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Researchers estimate 600,000 Macs infected by “Flashback” trojan, offer removal/online safety advice

Even if you’re a Mac user, you have to be careful out there. According to Russian antivirus company Dr. Web, a trojan horse virus named “Flashback” that surfaced last year is believed to have created a botnet including more than 600,000 infected Macs around the world, with more than half of them in the U.S. […]

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Hardware iPad Rumor

Apple “noodling” with idea/prototype of 7.85-inch iPad

Before there’s anything, there’s always a prototype. Per The Next Web, Apple is “noodling” with ideas and prototypes for a 7.85-inch iPad, though it’s not clear if the device will ever see the light of day. John Gruber of Daring Fireball commented that he has “heard from nobody” on whether the 7-inch iPad will actually […]

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News Software

Skype updated to 5.6.0.203

On Tuesday, version 5.6.0.203 of the Skype VoIP application was released. The new version, a 22.7 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Automatic Updates – Improved UI for group video calling. – New full screen mode in OS X Lion. – Ability to delete conversations. – Ability to disable Audio Gain Control. […]