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Google, Amazon, eBay and others drop Apple Watch support for some of their apps

It’s been a quiet trend, but it’s still worth noting. Over the last few months, a number of companies, including Google, Amazon and eBay have pulled some of their Apple Watch apps from the App Store. The programs, namely Google Maps, Amazon and eBay, were all early supporters of the Apple Watch and released apps […]

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Rumor: Apple to open iPhone 7 preorders on Friday, September 9th

Friday, September 9th might be the first day the next-gen iPhone is available for preorder. Noted blogger Evan Blass on Wednesday stated that Apple is looking to start preorders for the device on Friday, Sept. 9. Blass reported the supposed “iPhone 7” preorder date through Twitter without attribution. Last week, the blogger claimed Apple’s next […]

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News Software

Google releases Picasa 3.9.13.29 update

On Wednesday, software giant Google released Picasa 3.9.13.29, the latest version of its photo organization program for the Mac. Once installed, Picasa imports (without moving or copying) photos from the iPhoto library as well as other folders and external hard drives on your Mac. The program also includes assorted editing tools for straightening, text generation, […]

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Kaspersky Lab states Flashback infections drop to under 30,000, warn of potential exploits en route

This too shall pass. Per the cool cats at Ars Technica, Flashback infections have plummeted since Apple released a tool to stop the Trojan, but a security firm has cautioned that more malware could be on the horizon. Researchers from Kaspersky Lab held a press conference Thursday morning in which they revealed that the number […]

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Symantec releases Norton Flashback Detection and Removal Tool

In the midst of all this Flashback hubbub, Symantec on Thursday released a free scan-and-removal tool to help remove the now-infamous Flashback malware. The utility is available on http://us.norton.com/mac-flashback/promo as a 649 kilobyte download and requires a quick agreement to the software terms prior to download. If you’ve tried the utility and have any feedback […]