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Rumor: Apple hiring dozens of Israel-based former Texas Instruments chip engineers

Never doubt the power of hiring the best engineers you can find. Per The Next Web, Apple has reportedly hired a number of former Texas Instruments engineers living in Israel, with the new employees said to bolster the tech giant’s research and development resources in the region. Sources familiar with Apple’s developing Israel-based operations have […]

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“Dockster” trojan for the Mac goes into the wild, plays on the same Java vulnerability as “Flashback”

Ok, this shouldn’t be happening again. Per F-Secure, a new piece of malware that takes advantage of a well-documented Java vulnerability has been found on a website dedicated to the Dalai Lama, with the trojan able to install itself on an unwitting Mac user’s computer to capture keystrokes and other sensitive data. Dubbed “Dockster,” the […]

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Apple releases third iOS 6.1 beta to developer community

This could lead to some cool stuff. Per AppleInsider, developers on Monday were provided with the third pre-release beta of iOS 6.1, Apple’s forthcoming software update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The update is available through Software Update in the iOS Settings application. People familiar with the software said it is identified as […]

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Dropbox updated to 1.6.3

Hey, you can’t knock improvements on useful software. Early Tuesday, Dropbox released version 1.6.3 of its cloud-based storage client for Mac OS X. The new version, a 23.1 megabyte download, which adds the following fixes and changes: – Fixes rare issue with sync not working on 10.4. – Other small fixes. Dropbox 1.6.3 requires Mac […]

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Apple to launch iPhone 5 in dozens of additional countries throughout December

Come Friday, the iPhone 5 will be available pretty much everywhere. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Monday announced that the iPhone 5 will debut in more than 50 countries this month, including South Korea on Friday, Dec. 7, with Russia, Brazil and Taiwan to follow a week later. Those additional countries that will gain access to […]