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Oracle releases patch for Java 1.7, works to close hole on discovered security flaw

With any luck, the patch fixed the issue. Per AppleInsider, Oracle on Thursday released a patch for the Java 1.7 runtime, plugging a recently discovered security hole that allowed malware to take over any operating system when a user visits a malicious website. In an update to its “CVE-2012-4681” security alert, Oracle addressed three separate […]

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Mozilla to discontinue support for Firefox under Leopard this October

Ya gotta upgrade sometime. Per Macworld, Mozilla will drop support for Apple’s OS X 10.5, or Leopard, after it ships Firefox 16 in October, according to company developers. “We are not planning to support Mac OS X 10.5 with Firefox 17,” said Josh Aas, who works on the Firefox platform group, in a message last […]

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Parallels Desktop updated to 7.0.15106

On Thursday, Parallels released version 7.0.15106 of its Parallels Desktop virtualization software. The new update, a 306 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Resolves an issue with installing Parallels Desktop in Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 or later. – Resolves an issue with opening third-party virtual machines in Parallels Desktop. – Resolves […]

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VMWare releases Fusion 4.1.1 update

On Wednesday, virtualization softare maker VMWare released version 4.1.1 of its Fusion software for the Mac. Similar to other virtualization software packages, VMWare allows users to run alternate operating systems such as Windows and Linux distributions on Intel-based Macs at native speeds. Other features, such as Unity, allow users to run and minimize Windows applications […]

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Parallels Desktop updated to 7.0.14922.693916

Updates: They tend to be useful. Late Wednesday, Parallels released version 7.0.14922.693916 of its Parallels Desktop virtualization software. The new update, a 289 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – New interface languages, including Czech, Portuguese, Chinese Simplified, and Chinese Traditional. – Option to choose Mac OS X Snow Leopard-style full screen mode […]