A new tool allows Mac OS X attackers with root OS access to easily steal the keychain password data of logged in users and reinforces the dangers of granting administrative privileges to applications without serious consideration. The ...
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Java 6 will be retired from security support in less than two months, and users and businesses should prepare now for its demise, experts said today. Oracle will publicly patch Java 6 for the last time on Feb. 19, 2013. After that date, ...
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Apple sold 27 million iPhones and 14 million iPads in the last quarter of 2012, swelling its revenue by 27 percent, but its profits fell short of what analysts had been expecting. Apple's net profit for the quarter, ended Sept. 29, was ...
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Apple has quietly hired Kristin Paget, a former Microsoft security expert who worked as a hacker for the company to resolve Windows Vista vulnerabilities, to work on its Mac OS X security team. According to her LinkedIn profile, Paget ...
One in five Mac users has adopted OS X Mountain Lion, the upgrade launched five weeks ago, Web analytics company Net Applications said Saturday. Meanwhile, Microsoft's Windows 7 passed the 11-year-old Windows XP for the first time last ...
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AOL offered a limited preview Thursday of a new cloud-based email service that sorts content automatically to help combat "inbox fatigue" and doesn't force users to get a new address. Getting users to change email provider is no mean ...
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A hacked Colombian Transport website has been rigged to deliver a malware payload that is able to target Mac OS, Windows and even Linux systems, according to a report from F-Secure. MORE SECURITY: Smartphone, tablet security and ...
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As we predicted, you may not be getting your hands on a new iMac this side of Christmas. MacBidouille has spoken to retail sources in France and reports that expectations that 21in iMacs would arrive on 27 November (the day after ...
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The U.S. International Trade Commission ruled Friday that Apple did not infringe three of Motorola Mobility's patents, while remanding the investigation into a fourth patent to the presiding administrative law judge. The ITC decided to ...
2X Software today announced that Ernst Granzow GmbH, the electrical wholesaler for professionals in Baden-Württemberg, has deployed 2X ApplicationServer XG to deliver virtual desktops and applications on a range of devices ensuring ...
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Sales of Apple's iMac, the computer often credited with saving the company, have peaked and by the end of 2014 will account for approximately 2% of the firm's revenues, analysts now predict. The iMac, an all-in-one computer with roots ...
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In what has been described as "the biggest management shakeup at Apple since the Steve Jobs putsch that eliminated Gil Amelio in 1997″ Apple's CEO Tim Cook is said to have fired Scott Forstall, described as an unpopular face at Apple, ...
Apple is investigating ways to ditch Intel chips in future Macs and replace them with its own ARM chips like the ones in the iPhone and iPad, according to Bloomberg. The report cites 'people familiar with the company's research' who ...
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The Gamecom 780 is the latest gaming headset from Plantronics featuring a retro design and Dolby Digital virtual 7.1 surround sound. This headset sells for just AAPS38 making them a very affordable option and success the chunky Gamecom ...
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Apple's new OS X, dubbed Mountain Lion, will exclude some older Macs that can run 2011's Lion, the company's website said. The system requirements for OS X 10.8, slated to ship this month, ban older machines including the plastic-encased ...
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