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Mozilla releases Firefox 8.0.1 update

Late Wednesday, Mozilla.org released version 8.0.1 of its Firefox web browser. The new version stands as a 30 megabyte download (via MacUpdate) offered the following changes: – Fixes several JavaScript errors. Firefox 8.0.1 requires an Intel-based Mac and Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run. If you’ve tried the new version and […]

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Mozilla releases Firefox 8.0 update

On Monday, Mozilla.org released version 8.0 of its Firefox web browser. The new version stands as an 28.2 megabyte download offered the following change: – Add-ons installed by third party programs are now disabled by default. – Added a one-time add-on selection dialog to manage previously installed add-ons. – Added Twitter to the search bar. […]

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Cocktail 5.0.2 (Lion Edition) released

On Wednesday, shareware developer Maintain released version 5.0 of Cocktail (Lion Edition), Cocktail, the popular shareware utility program that allows for additional Mac OS X system tests. The new version, a 2.2 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and features: – Addresses compatibility issues with the latest versions of Safari, Firefox and Google Chrome. – […]

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DevilRobber trojan horse for Mac OS X discovered, controls GPU, steals user data

While there may not be that many viruses out there for the Mac, there are still Trojan horse apps to make life a little bit harder. Here’s another. Per AppleInsider, a new Trojan horse hidden in a Mac OS X application can steal sensitive user data and take control of the computer’s GPU to generate […]

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Mozilla releases Firefox 7.0.1 update

On Monday, Mozilla.org released version 7.0 of its Firefox web browser. The new version stands as an 28.2 megabyte download offered the following change: – Fixed a rare issue where some users could find one or more of their add-ons hidden after a Firefox update. Firefox 7.0.1 requires an Intel-based Mac and Mac OS X […]