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Skype 5.0 beta for Mac now available

Late Thursday, Skype announced a public beta of its client for the Mac. Per Macworld, the new version brings Skype much more in line with its Windows counterpart in both features and interface. First and foremost, the interface looks absolutely nothing like its predecessor, and entirely like its Windows counterpart, which got the 5.0 treatment […]

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PayPal addresses security hole via iPhone app update

If you’re in iTunes, this is one more reason to snag the updates for your iOS-based apps… Per the Wall Street Journal, PayPal has released an update to its popular iPhone app. The fix came into place after the company had become aware of a significant security vulnerability in which the previous version reportedly failed […]

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Hardware News

Light Peak could arrive for the Mac in early 2011

Intel’s Light Peak optical cabling technology is on track to make its first appearance in products in early 2011, with Apple expected to follow soon after, according to a new report. Per CNET, Apple has expressed a very strong interest in Light Peak after Intel approached them with it several years ago. According to sources, […]

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Cocktail 4.7.8 (Snow Leopard Edition) released

Late Wednesday, shareware developer Maintain released version 4.7.8 of Cocktail (Snow Leopard Edition), Cocktail, the popular shareware utility program that allows for additional Mac OS X system tests. The new version, a 2 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and features: – Added ability to clear Koobface.A (Boonana.A) trojan. – Added ability to clear Microsoft […]

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Apple ends Personal Shopping service for retail store locations

Apple has brought an end to its Personal Shopping program in its retail stores, removing all mention of the service online and within its Apple Store iOS app. Per ifoAppleStore, the elimination of Personal Shopping “became effective yesterday and stems from the belief that every customer should receive the same attention and amount of service.” […]