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CrossOver updated to 11.2.2

CrossOver, the popular virtualization program from CodeWeavers, has been updated to version 11.2.2. The new version, which is available as a demo, offers the following fixes and changes: – This release fixes a bug which caused applications doing 3D drawing to fail to launch under CrossOver on Mac OS X 10.8.2 and 10.7.5. Because of […]

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Initial tests show forthcoming OS X 10.8.2 update may help resolve battery life issues

They may not be scientific tests, but they prove a point. Per the intensely cool cats at The Mac Observer, a set of tests published on Monday claim to show significant a boost in MacBook battery life using a new developer build of OS X Mountain Lion, with the latest beta showing an 85-minute increase […]

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Oracle releases patch for Java 1.7, works to close hole on discovered security flaw

With any luck, the patch fixed the issue. Per AppleInsider, Oracle on Thursday released a patch for the Java 1.7 runtime, plugging a recently discovered security hole that allowed malware to take over any operating system when a user visits a malicious website. In an update to its “CVE-2012-4681” security alert, Oracle addressed three separate […]

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Analyst: Java 1.7 zero-day less likely to affect Mac users due to lack of current installed base on platform

Yesterday, we posted as to a new Java vulnerability that could open the gates for additional malware on the Mac. Today, there’s some better news regarding this. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, online backup service CrashPlan co-founder Matthew Dornquist had the following to offer about the new Java vulnerability and what it could mean for […]

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Apple seeds fourth Mac OS X 10.7.5 beta to developer community

Mac OS X 10.7.5 is en route, or at least that’s what the betas would have you believe. Per MacNN, Apple has released a fourth beta of OS X 10.7.5 to developers. The download, build 11G45, is about 1.16GB as a delta, or 1.93GB as a combo update. As with the previous build there are […]