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Facebook Messenger to receive VOIP upgrade for European versions of the software

If you’re across the pond, this’ll come in handy. Per AppleInsider, Facebook Messenger users on iOS in the U.K. and other parts of Europe will get a software update on Monday enabling Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) calling within the app. The update comes after Facebook already rolled out the feature in the United States […]

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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 […]