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OWC releases Slim ExpressCard/34 peripheral for MacBook notebooks

Peripherals maker OWC has released a new eSATA ExpressCard adapter for MacBooks. The card, which is rated for 3GB/s, is hot swappable and ACHI compliant, requiring no drivers for any Mac notebook running Mac OS X 10.5 or higher. Per MacNN, the card is said to be capable of 170MB/s read speeds and 120MB/s write […]

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Mozilla releases Firefox 3.6.7 update

Late Tuesday, Mozilla.org released version 3.6.7 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, an 18.7 megabyte download, sports the following major change: – Version 3.6.7 is a security and bug-fixing release. Firefox 3.6.7 is available in more than 70 different languages and requires a G3, G4, G5 or Intel-based Mac, Mac OS X 10.4 […]

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Mozilla releases Firefox 4, beta 1 for public testing

For the brave and the bold, Mozilla has released the first public beta of its upcoming Firefox 4 web browser. The new browser, a 20.2 megabyte download (courtesy of VersionTracker), incorporates the following fixes and changes: – Tabs are now on top by default on Windows only – Mac OS X and Linux will be […]

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Opera web browser updated to 10.60

Late Thursday, Opera Software released version 10.60 of its web browser. The new version, a 22.7 megabyte download, boasts the following fixes and changes: – Our further-optimized JavaScript engine is over 50% faster than in Opera 10.50. – Enhanced support for advanced Web standards such as HTML5 and WebM video is now included. – Opera […]

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Adobe releases Acrobat Reader, Pro 9.3.3 versions, patches security holes

Late Tuesday, Adobe released a long-awaited patch that addresses a number of vulnerabilities in versions of its Acrobat Pro and Reader offerings. Per Macworld, the fix addresses 18 different vulnerabilities, some of which are critical, are corrected by the update. Adobe has released new versions of both Acrobat Professional and Acrobat Reader for Mac. The […]