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Skype network recovering after Wednesday’s crash

There’s a downside to something being successful: eventually people come to rely on you. Per Macworld, Skype is continuing to slowly recover after an outage caused by problems with its peer-to-peer interconnection system. The latest estimates say that 10 million users are now online after a crash on Wednesday according to a blog post. However, […]

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Prosoft releases Data Rescue 3.1 update

Amidst yesterday’s hubbub, Data Rescue II, Prosoft Engineering’s data rescue and recovery program, was updated to version 3.1 on Wednesday. The new version, a 13 megabyte download, features the following fixes and changes: – Runs natively as 64-bit on supported machines in Snow Leopard. – New Welcome window for easier access to suspended and completed […]

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iOS 4.1 hits gold master, reported to boost performance on iPhone 3G handset

Over the past few days, Apple’s iOS 4.1 update has gone from “coming soon” to “gold master”. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, user report have stated that the update resolves iOS 4.0.2’s stuttering, crashing, and generalized slowness on the iPhone 3G handset and offers better overall performance. Specific improvements included speed, performance via the Maps […]

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Delicious Library Updated to 2.5

On Wednesday, software company Delicious Monster released version 2.5 of the shareware favorite, Delicious Library. Delicious Monster allows Macs with webcams to scan the bar codes of any book, movie, music CD or video game, then creates an archive based on background information from the Internet. Additional features help keep the library organized and reseller’s […]

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Apple releases MacBook EFI Firmware 1.9 Update for mid-2010 models

Late Thursday, Apple released its MacBook EFI Firmware 1.9 update for its 15″ and 17″ mid-2010 MacBook Pro notebooks. The update, a 2.2 megabyte download, resolves a rare issue that may cause the system to freeze during startup or intermittently stall during operation, and it improves compatibility with external displays. As always, the update can […]