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Google Earth 6.1.0.4738 released

On Thursday, software giant Google released version 6.1.0.4738 of its popular Google Earth program. The new version, a 23.8 megabyte download, adds the following new fixes and changes: – Improved the robustness of network access by providing better support for Proxy and SSL certs. This will fix issues users have experienced of not being able […]

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Apple begins iOS 5 app approval process

If you’re hankering for iOS 5, it may not be that far off. Per Cult of Mac, developers have begun updating their App Store software to provide compatibility with Apple’s forthcoming iOS 5 update for the iPhone and iPad, though no applications actually built on new iOS 5 code are yet available. One of the […]

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Apple unveils iOS 5, cites 200 new features, highlights 10 for keynote

Not that the iOS user base has done anything wrong, but there’s going to be some changes around here… Per Mac|Life, Apple sent in Senior Vice President of iOS Software Scott Forstall took the stage to talk about the 1,500 new APIs that developers will have to tap into, with 200 new features to end […]

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Mozilla releases Firefox 4.0 web browser

Late Tuesday, Mozilla.org released version 4.0 of its Firefox web browser. The new version stands as an 26.8 megabyte download offered the following fixes and changes: – Firefox 4 is available in over 80 languages – Uses JägerMonkey, a new, faster JavaScript engine that is up to six times faster than Firefox 3.6 – Support […]

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Apple quietly removes jailbreak API detection code in iOS 4.2

This is a bit weird but maybe it makes sense in the long run. Per Network World, less than six months after introducing it, Apple has quietly disabled its jailbreak detection API (Application Programming Interface) through the iOS 4.2 software update, according to a new report. The publication reported that the API, which was released […]