Categories
News Software

Google Chrome for OS X goes 64-bit

If you were hankering for a 64-bit version of Google Chrome for OS X, it’s finally arrived. Safari has been 64-bit since OS X 10.6 (August 2009) and Firefox has been 64-bit since version 4 (2011). Incidentally, a 64-bit web browser is required to run Oracle Java on OS X. Per Google’s Chrome Releases Blog, the Chrome […]

Categories
News Software

Microsoft begins overhauling Skype, launches selected users to Skype for Web beta

A while back, it was reported that Microsoft has been significantly overhauling Skype. As of Friday, the company announced that it is starting to roll Skype out onto the Web. Per 9to5Mac, Skype for Web will allow users to chat, video call, and manage contacts from a web browser without having to download the Skype […]

Categories
iCloud

Apple announces updated iCloud pricing tiers, offers 1TB of space for $19.99 per month

The new iCloud pricing tiers have arrived. On Wednesday, Apple put its new iCloud pricing tiers into effect, announcing the changes on its web site and offering users up to one terabyte of space for US$19.99 per month. The new tiers range from 5GB to 1TB of online storage space and can be purchased now […]

Categories
News Software

Microsoft ends Skype support for users running Mac OS X 10.5.8 and earlier

If you love older versions of the Mac OS X operating systems and Skype, you’re out of luck. Per AppleInsider and The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Microsoft on Thursday announced that it has ended support for Macs running OS X 10.5.8 Leopard or earlier. Starting last week, Skype users began to complain on the company’s forum […]

Categories
Announcement Business Microsoft News Windows

Microsoft is trimming the fat with 18,000 layoffs

It’s not an easy thing being a Microsoft employee right now, as the software giant is doing quite a bit of refocusing which means some of those workers will inevitably be left in the dust. Just ask the 13,000 employees who were let go last Thursday after CEO Satya Nadella outlined the coming changes in an […]