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Valve Software also reveals a few details about today’s release of the Steam Mac clientToday, Valve Software is set to release the Mac version of Steam, a pioneering game platform that distributes and manages over 1,100 titles directly to a community of more than 25 million players around the world. In addition to creating several award-winning game titles, Valve is also a developer of

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Compatibility re-instated with the latest version of Apple’s Snow LeopardApple recently released an adjacent update to Mac OS X 10.6.3. Appropriately assigned a 1.1 version number, in order to reflect the small nature of the increment, the software update targets several recently discovered bugs, one security issue reported by a well-known security expert, while delivering a small number of

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Apple took its online store down earlier today only to bring it back online hours later, featuring upgraded hardware. Rumors had it that it was planning to equip its entire line of notebooks with Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs from Intel. The rumors were proven partially true, as Apple has updated its 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro computers with the long-anticipated Arrandale processors, while the 13

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Software UpdateApple has released the long-awaited third incremental update to its Snow Leopard operating system, Mac OS X 10.6.3. Weighing in at 719MB for desktop computers, and around 430MB for notebooks, the update is available for free download via the Mac OS X built-in Software Update mechanism, and from Apple’s Support Downloads section. Last updated in November 2009, Mac OS X 10.6 -

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Apple’s ingeniously crafted operating system turns 9 todayToday, Apple’s Mac OS X is nine years old. Released on March 24, 2001, Cheetah was the very first iteration of Mac OS X, bearing the 10.0 version number. In fact, the X in “Mac OS X” stands for the Roman numeral for “10.” The X is a very prominent part of the Mac OS brand identity. Since 2002, Apple has been bundling and pre-installing

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Implemented Mac Address Book "me" card integration with AutofillThe Google Chrome Dev Channel has been updated to version 5.0.356.0 for Mac OS X, Google’s Anthony Laforge reports. The same version number is listed for Windows and Linux installments of the browser, as well as Google Chrome Frame. Google Chrome is a lightweight web browser based on the WebKit layout engine and application framework

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Amazon launches Kindle app for MacAmazon has released the Kindle application for Mac. The program automatically synchronizes the last page read, and allows customers to create bookmarks and view the annotations they created on their Kindle device. Like the original product, the Kindle Mac app enables users to search and browse more than 450,000 books (including New York Times Best Sellers and new

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Bringing the Gentoo-based Live CD distro up-to-datePapugLinux is a lightweight, Gentoo-based distro using the Fluxbox window manager and a number of other applications with an equally small footprint. PapugLinux 10.1 is the first major release in a little over a year and likely the only one for 2010 based on previous release schedules. PapugLinux 10.1 is mostly aimed at bringing the various

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Software Update Via its Downloads area, Apple is informing Aperture 3 users that a new update is available to fix all the user-reported issues following the major 3.0 release. The Mac maker claims, “This update improves overall stability and addresses a number of issues in Aperture 3.” A lengthy list of such fixes is provided on the company’s Support section. Posted yesterday, and weighing

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Microsoft Office for Mac loved the Mac community since way back If you’re a fan of Microsoft’s software and Apple’s hardware, the contest we’re here to tell you about should interest you. The company behind the Windows operating system has announced a race to win a custom-painted MacBook Pro + a copy of Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac. Although not very straightforward, the announcement goes:

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Mac OS X tool for jailbreaking iPhone and iPod touch now availableFollowing the revival of redsn0w, the infamous iPhone Dev Team has released an updated version of its PwnageTool application for those looking to jailbreak their iPhone or iPod touch. Available as a free download, PwnageTool is a Mac-only application that only jailbreaks (doesn’t unlock) iPhones, while Windows users have different

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The popular web browser is likely to stop at version 3.6 for Mac OS X 10.4Mozilla is dropping Tiger support altogether, as far as its Firefox web browser is concerned. A post over at mozilla.dev.planning has Mozilla developer Josh Aas laying out the case for dropping support for Apple’s five-year-old OS, explaining that Mozilla needs to start taking advantage of modern features available in

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Build number 11A47 suggests Apple has kicked off development for the next major version of Mac OS XAn entry posted in a database of changes to the open source "launchd" framework, which oversees booting of Mac OS X and administers processes running on the system, hints at the upcoming major version of the Mac OS - 10.7. Just minutes ago, it reported that an analytics firm spotted tablet-like

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On January 24, 1984, Apple introduced Macinosh with a bangGetting around to posting this day-old piece of news just now, Today, January 25th, the Apple Macintosh is already 26 years and one day old. Most of all, however, we would like to praise Apple for its advancements. From 128K to Snow Leopard, the Macintosh and its operating system never ceased to amaze us.Readers should not mistake Apple’s

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New patch aims to eliminate critical exploitA revision to Patch 1.24 for Warcraft III is now available for free download, Blizzard Entertainment has announced. The new update is available for Warcraft III and its two installments, Reign of Chaos and The Frozen Throne. Bringing the fantasy real-time strategy game to version 1.24d, the recent release fixes an exploit that allowed malicious players

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Screen issues apparently still plaguing the 27-inch modelApple is again delaying shipments of 27-inch iMacs in what looks like an endless cycle of issues hitting the company’s flagship all-in-one desktop computer system. It is believed that screen issues plaguing the 27-inch systems still haven’t been fully addressed, this being the main reason behind the delay. Those who ordered themselves a 27-

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The latest development milestone of the next major Firefox versionMozilla has recently issued a new version of its popular web browser, Firefox. Currently at version 3.6, release candidate 1 brings tons of fixes, built-in Persona support, fullscreen for open native video, an improved automatic form-fill function, support for the HTML5 File API – for developers –, as well as new features in CSS

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"An office suite that is adapted to the unique needs of Mac users"The development team responsible for the popular Mac OS X suite of office applications, NeoOffice.org, has released Patch 3 into the wild, providing additional maintenance to what is a constantly under-development project. The release notes for the update were unavailable at the time of the writing. However, the patch is available

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Adds improvements for Snow Leopard hosts, bug fixesParallels Server is a powerful, bare metal hypervisor solution for server virtualization developed by Parallels Inc., a team of experts in virtualization software. Parallels Server provides great value for cost-conscious organizations looking to standardize and optimize their IT infrastructures, according to Parallels Inc.The cross-platform

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Among other improvements, the update brings faster boot times for Mac OS X Server guestsPat Lee of the VMware team has announced via the company’s blog that a new version of its virtualization solution is available for Mac users. Released as a free update to existing customers, Fusion 3.0.1 adds new features, performance improvements and an array of bug fixes. Mac OS X Server improvements include

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The search giant aims to provide a "snappy and satisfying browsing experience on OS X"Mark Larson, of the Google Chrome Team, has announced that Chrome Beta is finally available for Mac OS X. Simultaneously released on Linux and Windows as well, Chrome Beta (version 4.0.249.30) for Mac will migrate users who previously installed the Dev channel releases to the Beta channel. Going back is also an

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New maintenance release for the popular password manager for Mac usersAgile Web Solutions has released a new version of its password manager and form filler for Mac OS X, 1Password. Working seamlessly in modern web browsers like Apple’s Safari, as well as Firefox, Camino, and Flock, 1Password stores all of one's information into the built-in Keychain. Adding a user agent for Firefox 3.6 betas to

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The first such update for OS X 10.6 users, the sixth for those running LeopardApple has issued Java updates for Mac OS X users, marking the sixth release on Mac OS X version 10.5 and the first for Snow Leopard – Mac OS X version 10.6. Delivering improved reliability and compatibility, the updates also have a security side, which Apple details in two separate Support documents posted online. “

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Apple announces 12 Days of ChristmasApple UK has announced through its iTunes12DaysOfChristmas.co.uk website that it will be offering free songs, music videos, apps, TV episodes and movies on a daily basis from December 26 to January 6. The Mac maker encourages brits to sign up for the company’s newsletter so they don’t miss a thing. “This Christmas, we’re feeling very generous and are giving

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Mac OS X users encouraged to update to the latest versionLast week, Sun Microsystems announced a new beta release of its open source virtualization program, VirtualBox. Bringing Teleportation, a feature that allows for the live migration of a VM session from one machine to another, VirtualBox 3.1.0 can also restore VM states from arbitrary snapshots instead of just the last one. New snapshots can

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