After a fair amount of anticipation, Apple released its long-awaited iOS 4.1 update for the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, second-, third-, and fourth-generation iPod touch. Per iLounge, the update adds a number of bug fixes and new features, including a fix for the iPhone 4’s proximity sensor, Bluetooth issues, patches for security holes […]
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Mozilla.org, creators of the Firefox web browser, has just released version 3.1.3 of Thunderbird, its free e-mail client. The new program, an 19.2 megabyte download, sports the following fixes and new features: – Several fixes to improve stability and security, see the Security Advisory. – Several fixes to improve stability. – Several fixes to the […]
On Thursday, Adobe released a long-awaited patch that addresses a number of vulnerabilities in versions of its Acrobat Pro and Reader offerings. The updates, which can also be snagged through the Adobe Update Utility, address security vulnerabilities while providing additional stability. Acrobat Reader 9.3.4 and Acrobat Pro requires an Intel or PowerPC-based processor and Mac […]
Late Wednesday, Apple somewhat unexpectedly released iOS 3.2.2 and iOS 4.0.2, the latest versions of its operating system for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices. The new version, which weighs in at over 500 megabytes, repairs a security vulnerability associated with viewing malicious PDF files. To download and install the update, attach your iPhone […]
Late Tuesday, Microsoft released version 11.6.0 of its Microsoft Office 2004 suite and version 12.2.6 of its Microsoft Office 2008 suite as well as version 1.6 of its XML Converter utility. The Office updates, which weigh in at 192 and 332 megabytes, respectively, focus on improving security for both suites, fixing vulnerabilities that could allow […]