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Twitter acquires security firm Dasient

It never hurts to be a bit more secure. Per Macworld, Twitter has announced that the company acquired Internet security firm Dasient. Dasient, which describes itself as a cloud-based Web antimalware technology company, introduced in 2010 a service to protect advertisement networks and publishers from malicious ads. The company announced the acquisition via its blog […]

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iPhone News

AT&T looks to transfer $1 billion of wireless spectrum to T-Mobile

If you’ve got a spare billion dollars of wireless spectrum just laying about, why WOULDN’T you transfer it to the wireless carrier that you’d made a bid to purchase? Per the Wall Street Journal, AT&T has filed for FCC approval to transfer wireless spectrum worth US$1 billion to T-Mobile as a result of the failure […]

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News Software

Google Chrome updated to 16.0.912.77

Google Chrome, Google’s new web browser, just reached version 16.0.912.77 for the Mac. The new version, a 34.9 megabyte download, offers the following change: – Bug fixes. Google Chrome 16.0.912.77 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.

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How-To MacBook Pro

How-To: Troubleshoot keyboard backlighting on a MacBook Pro

You like your MacBook Pro. And if you paid extra for it, you’re probably pretty fond of your MacBook Pro’s backlit keyboard. So when it goes south/doesn’t light up, there’s some room for consternation. To this end, the cool cats over at MacFixIt have assembled a useful list of steps to take if your backlight […]

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News wireless

RIM Co-CEOs step down, take lower positions on board

Sometimes you just need to make a chance. In a surprise step, RIM confirmed late Sunday that its two CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis would resign from their top positions. Per the Wall Street Journal, the two would stay on as board members and shareholders for the BlackBerry designer, but would hand over direct […]