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Bluetooth Special Interest Group announces 4.2 spec, introduces speed and privacy improvements

Some nifty changes are coming to Bluetooth. Per 9to5Mac, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced an updated Bluetooth spec, version 4.2, that introduces a number of new features alongside enhancements to speed and privacy. The update also allows for Bluetooth over IPv6, which along with an upcoming update will allow devices to have […]

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VirtualBox updated to 4.3.0

You can’t knock a tidy update. VirtualBox, an open source x86 virtualization project available for free has just hit version 4.3.0. The new version, a 113 megabyte download, features the following fixes and changes with the full release notes posted here: – VMM: major rewrite of the VT-x code and the AMD-V code including many […]

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Apple releases AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.6.4

This might help out. Per The Mac Observer, Apple released AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.6.4 on Tuesday, a maintenance release for the company’s line of Wi-Fi routers that squashes three bugs. One affects Apple’s Time Capsule models, another deals with IPv6 issues, and a third fixes iOS device connectivity. This update is available for […]

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Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.8 update

Late Monday, Apple released Mac OS X 10.6.8, the most recent version of its Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” operating system. The update, which alternates between 250 MB and 1.09 gigabytes for the combo update download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Enhancements to the Mac App Store to get your Mac ready […]