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Microsoft to begin automatically pushing Windows 7 Service Pack 1 update starting today

If your Windows 7 partition seems to be updating itself after you’ve booted into it, there’s a reason why. Per ZDNet, as Microsoft marches toward its early April 2013 end of free support deadline for Windows 7, the company is planning to update automatically some of those who still have yet to install the first […]

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Rumor: Apple to release next-gen, Retina Display iPad mini in 2013

The next-gen iPad mini could be that much spiffier as well as arrive with a Retina Display screen. Per CNYes and Macotakara, Apple is reportedly planning to ship 55 million iPad mini units in calendar 2013. But Apple has also reportedly cut its shipment projections for its full-size 9.7-inch iPad, the report said, from 60 […]

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Rumor: iPad version of Microsoft Office to hit this November

Some pretty decent stuff comes out in November (including Thanksgiving), so perhaps a long-awaited version of Microsoft Office for iOS is in order. Per Boy Genius Report, a “reliable source” stated on Wednesday that Microsoft is planning to release the full Office suite for iPad later this year. The loading screen for the application reportedly […]

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Flashback trojan emerges as “LuckyCat” variant, exploit found to spread malware via Microsoft Word documents

You’ve got to hand it to whoever developed it: they’re persistent. Per SecureList, a new version of a backdoor trojan for Apple’s OS X operating system takes advantage of an exploit in Microsoft Word to spread. The latest variant of the attack known as “LuckyCat” was discovered and detailed by Costin Raiu, Kasperskky lab expert. […]

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Flashback trojan changes tactics, can now install on your Mac without a password

Well, you’ve gotta admit, they’re persistent. Per Macworld and F-Secure, the Flashback Mac trojan uncovered by security firm Intego last year can now infect your computer from little more than a visit to a website. Originally, Flashback masqueraded as an installer for Adobe’s Flash Player. Since then, the malware has changed tacks at last once […]