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Skype updated to version 5.3.0.1074, receives full Lion support

On Wednesday, version 5.3.0.1074 of the Skype VoIP application went public. The new version, a 22.2 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Updated contact list view. – New contact grid view. – Support for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. – Minor improvements. Skype 5.3.0.1074 requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later to […]

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New Mac OS X trojan horse goes live, acts as Adobe Flash Player updater application

The bad news: There’ll always be people designing viruses, trojans and malware for computers. The good news: It’s quite a bit rarer on the Mac OS X side of things. Even so, the latest attempt from digital wrongdoers to infect your Mac has been spotted taking on the look and feel of Adobe’s Flash Installer. […]

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iOS iPad iPhone iPod Touch News

Apple begins hunting down, closing device slots of users running unauthorized iOS 5 beta versions

If you’re using an unauthorized iOS 5 beta, Apple probably wants you to stop. Per Karthikk.net, Apple has reportedly begun closing the accounts of some developers who have inappropriately sold their account device slots, allowing them to profit from the installation iOS 5 on unauthorized non-developer iPhones and iPads. Some developers who sold their slots […]

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Apple to officially end MobileMe sync for certain features in iCloud transition

Apple’s transition to the iCloud is coming and it won’t always be easy… Per AppleInsider, while many of the features of MobileMe are simply being upgraded in the move to iCloud, Apple has previously noted that Gallery, iDisk and iWeb are on the chopping block. Now, the company has further made it clear that data […]

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iPhone News

AT&T cracking down on customers using tethering, hotspot cracks

If you thought you were clever in tethering your smartphone or turning it into a Wi-Fi hotspot, AT&T might have some words about that. Per 9to5Mac, users have reported being kicked off their unlimited data plans for using free tethering apps such as MiWi for jailbroken iPhones or PDANet for Android handsets. AT&T is reportedly […]