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Skype posts workaround instructions for connection issues found on Mac OS X, Windows (updated)

Er, if Microsoft paid US$8.5 billion for something, I suppose they’d like it to work on all the platforms it services… Per Macworld, Skype has published workaround instructions for correcting an issue that prevented many Mac users from successfully logging into the service. The company also published a set on instructions focused on resolving connections […]

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New version of “Mac Defender” malware found, lacks administrator password requirement

Somewhere, the guys who created this program really DO have a bridge to try and sell you… Per security firm Intego, a new, more dangerous variant of “MAC Defender,” dubbed “Mac Guard,” has been discovered, the new malware variant lacking the requirement of an administrator password to install. The discovery was announced on Wednesday, the […]

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AT&T to introduce 4G LTE network to 15 markets by end of 2011

Though reports have suggested Apple’s next iPhone will not support the 4G long-term evolution standard, AT&T will roll out its new high-speed network to more than 70 million customers by the end of 2011. According to AppleInsider, Details for AT&T’s 2011 LTE plans were detailed by the company’s chief technology officer, John Donovan, in a […]

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Apple posts support document describing how to remove Mac Defender phishing software

Apple has posted a support document explaining how to “avoid or remove” the infamous Mac Defender program and stated it would release an update to Mac OS X to automatically find and remove the malware. The new support document describes the malware as a phishing scam that redirects users from legitimate websites to “fake websites […]

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Microsoft retracts CEO Steve Ballmer’s comments as to Windows 8 arriving in 2012, cites “misstatement”

Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer has always possessed a multitude of skills. Knowing when to keep his mouth shut has not always been one of them. Per InfoWorld, a Microsoft spokesperson has clarified Ballmer’s comments as to Windows 8 arriving in 2012 as “a misstatement.” At a developer forum in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, Ballmer used the […]