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New Mac virus skirts Gatekeeper, initiates creepy reverse-shell connection
- A new trojan virus is targeting computers running Mac OS X and initiating an encrypted reverse-shell connection, allowing attackers potentially unfettered access to infected machines armed with basic, inbound-only firewalls. Security firm Intego appears to be the first to report…
Microsoft raises Mac Office prices, ends multi-license packs
- Purchasing a copy of Mac Office 2011 Home & Student (single license) will now set you back about $140, or about $20 more than last year's retail prices. It's well-known that some wines improve with age. Unlike a finely crafted…
Origin alpha available for Macs, official release "launching soon"
- Origin will be "launching soon" for Macs, their official blog states. Before the final release hits the web though, Origin has invited its Mac users to kick the tires on the latest alpha client. Don't get too excited though: the…
Download Firefox 18: faster JavaScript engine, Retina support
- Continuing to adhere to its rapid release cycle, Mozilla has published the latest stable release of Firefox 18. "The Firefox of today," Mozilla VP Jonathan Nightingale believes, "is significantly better than the Firefox of a year ago in every way".…
Google improves Flash sandbox, Chrome safer than ever
- Google silently rolled out an update to Chrome which featured an unusual change, apparently one worthy of an announcement on the Chrome Blog: improved Adobe Flash plug-in sandboxing. The company claims its new method of fortifying Flash makes Adobe's plug-in…
Portable Thunderbolt drive promises 750MB/sec speeds for $799
- Promise Technology today announced the availability of what it claims to be the world's fastest ultra-portable storage device with Thunderbolt connectivity: the Pegasus J2. At the time of this writing, the J2 appears to only be available at the Apple…
Mountain Lion attains gold master status, available to developers
- According to developers, Apple has begun providing them with the "gold master" of Mac OS X 10.8, also known as Mountain Lion. Gold (or golden) master is a term often used by Apple which signifies the final, retail version Mac…
Kaspersky Lab uncovers new Mac OS X backdoor
- Kaspersky Lab has ousted a new backdoor in Mac OS X that is used as part of an Advanced Persistent Threat campaign. Experts say this is a new and previously unknown variant of the MaControl backdoor, affecting both i386 and…
Company converts Macbooks into tablets, sells them as "Modbooks"
- Mac OS X on a tablet. Sound interesting? Los Angeles-based startup Modbook Inc. hopes you'll think so. The company intends to release its own tablet running Mac OS X, but there's one detail which makes these tablets especially fascinating: the…
BlueStacks runs Android apps on your Mac
- Ever wish you could run certain Android apps on your Mac? BlueStacks, an Android "app player" for Mac OS X and Windows, may let you do just that. Although still in its early alpha stages for Mac, the platform emulator…
Thunderbolt 1.2.1 update resolves kernel panic issue for Mac users
- Apple has released a new Thunderbolt update (1.2.1) which promises not to crash your Mac this time around. For those of you who have been patiently waiting in hopes of avoiding a system crash, it should now be safe to…
Warning: Thunderbolt update crashes Macbooks, iMacs
- In addition to a number of major product announcements, Apple also showed off its new Thunderbolt-based gigabit network and FireWire adapters Monday at the 2012 WWDC. In order to enable support for the adapters on older Macs, Apple rolled out…
Microsoft SkyDrive update adds Windows 8 sync, other improvements
- The client software for SkyDrive, Microsoft's cloud storage solution, has been updated for both Windows and Mac OS X. Build 16.4.4111.0525 adds improved Windows 8 integration, specifically with photos and goes on to address a number of bugs and quirks.…
Mountain Lion update reveals automatic Mac App Store downloads
- Mac OS X 10.8, otherwise known as Mountain Lion, isn't ready for prime time just yey. However, as often is the case, developers have been enjoying preview builds for some time now. As it turns out though, the latest update…
Apple releases OS X 10.7.4, patches plain text password bug
- Apple has released a minor update to OS X Lion that patches a security concern that was brought to the general public’s attention earlier this week. OS X 10.7.4 also includes an updated version of Safari that is said to…
Apple previews OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, brings iOS and the Mac closer together
- Released only about seven months ago, Lion was the first version of Apple's Mac OS X desktop operating system to reflect a strong influence from iOS. Today the Cupertino-based company is teasing us with a peek at the next major…
Mac OS X Trojan steals data, uses your GPU to mine Bitcoins
- A newly discovered malware threat that targets Mac OS X systems has been found embedded in pirated copies of image editing software Graphic Converter. Known as DevilRobber or Miner-D, this latest piece of malware attempts to steal personal information and…
Apple moves 1+ million copies of OS X Lion in 24 hours
- It’s been a busy week for Jobs, Schiller & Co over in Cupertino. On Tuesday, Apple reported record-breaking Q3 financial figures that boosted stock prices to an all-time high. A day later, Apple released a new 27-inch LED-backlit Thunderbolt display…
Apple releases Mac OS X Lion for $30, new MacBook Airs
- Apple has officially flipped the switch on its next major update to OS X: version 10.7, codenamed Lion, is now available from the Mac App Store as an upgrade to Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard -- you'll need…
Apple prices Mac OS X 10.7 Lion at $30, coming next month
- Apple today announced that Mac OS X version 10.7 Lion will be available in July as a download from the Mac App Store for $30.00 (only as an upgrade to Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard). The eighth major…
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