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Flurry analytics responds to Steve Jobs’ criticism over data collection
During his time at the D8 Conference on Tuesday, Steve Jobs went off a little on Flurry, an analytics company that collects data from mobile devices. The company gets developers to put the code in their apps and it sends data to Flurry. A vice president said they have been in touch with Apple to [...]
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0Intego releases list of Mac apps that download spyware to your computer
Following news earlier on Tuesday from Intego that it found some apps and screensavers that download spyware in the background when being installed, the company released a preliminary list of apps. According to Intego, the screensavers are all made by one company, 7art-screensavers. They will download an app to your system called PremierOpinion.
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3Intego warns of malware in a number of free Mac apps
Security company Intego on Tuesday issued a warning of a new spyware application that is installed by “a number of freely distributed Mac applications and screen savers found on a variety of websites.”
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6School officials remotely activate MacBook Web cam, take picture of kid
The Lower Merion School District is in hot water today over its use of a MacBook Web cam.
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23“One Finger Discount” encourages people to support developers
MacHeist began its newest software bundle deal this week with a twist — free software. In response to the deal, some developers have banded together to encourage people to pay for software and support developers.
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5Apple responds to iPhone anti-phishing confusion
iPhone OS 3.1 was released earlier this week during Apple’s music event in San Francisco and includes a new feature that seems to have been misunderstood in early tests.
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8Apple confirms Mac OS X Snow Leopard malware protection
Speculation and stories about Snow Leopard’s supposed malware protection have been around for days, but now Apple has confirmed its existence.
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0QuickTime, GarageBand updates improve stability
In addition to updating iTunes, Apple on Monday also released updates for its QuickTime media software and GarageBand, the company’s consumer music creation application. According to Apple, QuickTime 7.6.2 “includes changes that increase reliability, improve compatibility and enhance security.” In fact, the QuickTime update fixes 10 security flaws in the application. Among the changes are [...]
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