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Hacker group may have hidden within the NSA for 14 years, successfully compromised OS X, iOS devices among other efforts

This goes into the category of “man, it’s long, but you’ve got to read it”. An article on Ars Technica discusses the Equation Group, a group of hackers that had an incredible amount of success, were able to use revolutionary methods in their work and may have been embedded within the National Security Agency. In […]

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Apple confirms that Aperture will be discontinued after launch of Photos for OS X

It’s time to move on from Aperture. Shortly after last week’s deployment of OS X 10.10.3 to developers, Apple updated its official Aperture page on its website, adding a notice stating that Aperture will be removed from the Mac App Store when the Photos for OS X app launches. The same notice can also be […]

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iOS Mail OS X

How Apple could improve the awesome VIP Sender feature

TL;DR I love the VIP Sender feature in OS X and iOS and use it all the time, but it needs to be expanded. It works like this: click a sender’s name/email address in either OS X Mail or Mail.app and select “Add to VIPs.” Doing so prioritizes email from that sender and when new mail arrives, you’ll […]

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Developer News Software Yosemite

Apple releases first OS X 10.10.3 build to developer community, includes first look at Photos application

It’s the previews and betas that let you know about the cool stuff coming down the pipe… Developers got their mitts on build 14D721, the first preview build of OS X 10.10.3 on Thursday. The new build featured the first sample of Apple’s forthcoming Photos application, which replaces iPhoto for Mac. Apple offered a preview […]

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GoPro Studio software for HERO4 cameras updated to 2.00, significant new features added

You’ve got to admit, GoPro makes a good camera. For GoPro users, GoPro Studio 2.0 for the HERO4 cameras has just hit and is packed with some pretty decent new features. The software, which can be downloaded here, offers the following fixes and changes: New Modes + Features: – Adds Time Lapse Video mode – […]