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Apple purchases WifiSLAM, attached “indoor GPS” technology for $20 million

Well, Apple had to buy SOMETHING… Per the Wall Street Journal, Apple recently closed a deal worth about $20 million to acquire WifiSLAM, a Silicon Valley firm focused on building technology that affords users positioning data while indoors. The news paper was able to confirm the acquisition with an Apple spokesman, though the company did […]

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Apple includes Yontoo trojan on XProtect.plist database

With any luck, the Yontoo trojan won’t be around on the Mac OS X platform for long. Per the Intego Security Blog and MacRumors, shortly after news emerged of a new adware trojan targeting OS X web browsers, Apple updated its malware and adware detections list to block Yontoo. The company has apparently updated its […]

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Dropbox 2.1.3 beta out the door

An update’s an update, even if it’s just a beta. Late Friday, Dropbox released the public beta 2.1.3 of its cloud-based storage client for Mac OS X. The new version, a 27.4 megabyte download (via MacUpdate), which adds the following fixes and changes: – Fix an issue preventing Dropbox from starting on Mac. – Fix […]

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Rumor: Apple to debut cheaper iPhone with plastic casing, no Retina display come June/July

There’s gotta be a nugget of truth in here somewhere… Per AppleInsider, analyst Amit Daryanani of RBC Capital Markets issued a note to investors on Friday in which he said he’s received word that Apple plans to launch “multiple new phones” in the June-July timeframe this year. Specifically, he expects Apple to launch a next-generation […]

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Apple adds two-step verification, other new features to iCloud security

When in doubt, beef up the ol’ security system a bit… On Thursday, Apple has rolled out a new two-step verification service for iCloud and Apple ID users. This functionality greatly enhances the security of Apple accounts because it requires users to use a trusted device and an extra security code. Per 9to5Mac, the security […]