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Dropbox adds built-in document scanner, other features

This is kind of nifty, even if Evernote beat Dropbox to it. Dropbox now features a built-in document scanner capable of capturing photos, notes, sketches and converting them into documents that can be stored in Dropbox. Like many iOS-based scanning apps, Dropbox’s scanning tool will automatically detect the outline of the item being scanned and […]

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Yahoo slims down services, will require iOS 5.0 or later, Mac OS X 10.8 or later to access Yahoo Mail after June

Sometimes you’ve got no choice but to upgrade… Yahoo announced that it will be ending support for Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Contacts will be discontinued for some older Apple devices as of June 15th. In the case of Yahoo Mail, users with devices running iOS 4 or earlier will no longer be able to use […]

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Apple releases Security Update 2015-002 for OS X 10.8, 10.9, 10.10 operating systems

It’s not a huge security update, but it came out yesterday and is probably worth snagging. Late Monday, Apple released Security Update 2015-002, a 4.8 megabyte update containing updated security fixes for the OS X 10.8, 10.9 and 10.10 operating systems. The update, which addresses vulnerabilities such as the “FREAK” attack, can be located and […]

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Waltr surfaces, allows users to copy previously unplayable media formats to iOS devices

This could be helpful. Recently, a new app called Waltr surfaced. The app works as an alternative to iTunes to copy media onto your device, except that it transcodes files so that they play on the iDevice using the native Videos and Music apps. You no longer have to worry about file formats, including MKV […]

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Apple releases Network Time Protocol security patch

It’s not a huge patch, but it could make a difference. Per Mac|Life, Apple released a small Network Time Protocol security patch on Friday. The patch, a 1.4 megabyte download, addresses what the company terms as a new “critical security issue”. Fascinatingly enough, the vulnerability itself was discovered by the Google Security Team back on […]