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Apple Opens 24/7 Live Chat Support for MobileMe Subscribers

On Monday, Apple announced that it would be complementing its MobileMe online service support with a new chat feature available to members. According to Macworld, the MobileMe live chat support will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for English speaking customers. The real-time support is for “customers that encounter an issue […]

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Software

Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.0.10 Update

Early Tuesday, Mozilla.org released version 3.0.10 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 17.3 megabyte download, sports the following fixes and changes: Fixed a security issue. Fixed a major stability issue. The program requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later to install and run.

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Rumor

Rumor: Apple, Verizon in Talks for 2010 iPhone

Despite its exclusive contract with carrier AT&T, Apple is now claimed to be in discussions with Apple for its own version of the iPhone in 2010. According to USA Today, anonymous sources familiar with the negotiations stated that Verizon reportedly entered serious talks before Steve Jobs’ hiatus and has been continuing those talks even with […]

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Software

Garmin Releases WebUpdater 2.0.6

Over the weekend, GPS accessory company Garmin released version 2.0.6 of its firmware for its family of devices. The update, a 4.0 megabyte download (courtesy of VersionTracker), fixes issues with detecting certain Zumo models. The update requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later to install and run.

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How-To

How-To: Work Around Continuous External Hard Drive Spinning

As spiffy as Mac OS X’s 10.5 Time Machine feature can be, a number of users have noticed that their external hard drives continue to spin even when they have stopped using the drive, which has brought about the question as to whether the drive was being accessed by another, unauthorized application or because of […]