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New malware strain found to target Uyghur activists on the Mac

The bad news: There’s yet a new malware strain going around on the Mac. The good news: If you’re up to date, it’s not a concern. Per CNET, security company F-Secure has located spam e-mail laced with backdoor Trojan horse malware has been continuously delivered to members of Uyghur activist groups in an Advanced Persistent […]

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Elgato releases EyeTV 3.6.1 update

A handy update never let anyone down. On Monday, Elgato Systems released version 3.6.1 of its EyeTV software application, which finds and tracks all television programming you want to see and allows users to pause live television and save content to file. The update, a 148.8 megabyte download via MacUpdate, offers the following fixes and […]

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Two new patents show how Apple would use iPhone, Bluetooth to interact with cars

One day, your iPhone WILL talk to and control your car. Per the United States Patent and Trademark Office (1, 2) and AppleInsider, a pair of patent filings discovered on Thursday reveal Apple is actively investigating the possibilities afforded by the iOS mobile platform’s various wireless connectivity options, including the ability to interact with, and […]

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MacBook Pro News

13-inch MacBook Pro determined as “best performing Windows laptop” according to PC services company Soluto

You’re gonna either love or hate this. Per CNET, Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro is the “best performing” Windows laptop. The MacBook Pro won out over established PC makers like Dell, Acer, and Lenovo, according to Soluto, which was quick to explain its finding. A main factor in this machine’s metrics is the fact that every […]

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Dropbox updated to 2.0.8

Don’t knock a useful update. On Thursday, Dropbox released version 2.0.8 of its cloud-based storage client for Mac OS X. The new version, a 29.1 megabyte download (via MacUpdate), which adds the following fixes and changes: – Fixed a bug where quitting Dropbox doesn’t dismiss the tray popup. – Fixed a bug where Dropbox would […]