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How-To: Get around garbled DVD playback in Mac OS X

This could be handy. If you’ve ever been watching a commercial DVD on your Mac and noticed a blocklike pattern covering its output, you’re not alone. Fortunately, the mighty Topher Kessler over at CNET has written a spiffy workaround guide as to how to get around this problem and clear up your DVD’s playback for […]

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Apple cyber attack investigation shifts from Chinese to eastern European hackers

Ok, maybe we were a bit hasty in blaming the chinese… Per Bloomberg, while earlier reports suggested hackers who targeted Apple emanated from China, investigators now believe the criminals are instead based out of Eastern Europe. The attacks on Apple, Facebook, Twitter and others are now linked to “an Eastern European gang of hackers that […]

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Sony unveils upcoming PlayStation 4 architecture, announces “PlayStation App” to extend second screen functionality to iOS devices

This could lead to something nifty. In a follow-up to Sony’s PS4 announcement on Wednesday, the company released a statement regarding the platform’s “second screen” abilities, noting that Apple’s iOS devices will be supported. Per AppleInsider, the “PlayStation App” will allow iPhone, iPad and Android device owners to use their devices with the upcoming PlayStation […]

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Adobe Reader, Acrobat Pro updated to 11.0.02, add security fixes

You can’t argue with a security update… On Wednesday, Adobe released version 11.0.02 of its Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Pro applications. The updates, which can also be snagged through the Adobe Update Utility, add the following fixes and changes: – This full installer provides mitigation for specific security issues. For additional release details, see […]

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Evasi0n hack updated, new version offers iOS 6.1.2 support

It’s hard to knock a hack that’s also updated frequently. Per MacNN, the Evasi0n iOS jailbreak tool has been released enabling support for the new 6.1.2 OS update. No bug fixes are noted for the release, or specific notes on what the group had to modify to enable the hack. Problems such as app instability, […]