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Google releases Picasa 3.9.13.29 update

On Wednesday, software giant Google released Picasa 3.9.13.29, the latest version of its photo organization program for the Mac. Once installed, Picasa imports (without moving or copying) photos from the iPhoto library as well as other folders and external hard drives on your Mac. The program also includes assorted editing tools for straightening, text generation, […]

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iOS Rumor Software

Rumor: Apple in negotiations to purchase Waze map service

When in doubt about your own technologies, maybe it’s time to go shopping. Per TechCrunch and The Mac Observer, Apple is apparently deep in negotiations to buy the online map service Waze. Sources say the Mac, iPhone and iPad maker is willing to pay upwards of US$500 million for the company, although Waze is said […]

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iOS News security Software

Hacker cites iOS 6 code as becoming more secure, offering “tougher protections”

Hacking an iOS device may be getting tougher to do. Per iPodNN, in a recent tweet, hacker i0n1c has revealed that the forthcoming iOS 6.1 update adds “again tougher protections” to the codebase even compared to iOS 6, suggesting that security has been dramatically improved. While many users have perfectly legitimate reasons (beyond just wanting […]

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Google Earth updated to 7.0.2.8415

On Tuesday, software giant Google released version 7.0.2.8415 of its popular Google Earth program. The new version, a 40.8 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: What’s New: – We have included substantial performance improvements to this build. You should see scenes load more rapidly than in our previous public Beta release. – We […]

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Google Chrome updated to 23.0.1271.101

Hey, an update’s an update. Late Monday, Google released version 23.0.1271.101 of its Chrome web browser. The update, a 56.5 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – This build contains the fix to a bug with sound distortion with microphone input: 157613. Google Chrome 23.0.1271.101 requires an Intel-based Mac with Mac OS X […]