iPhone, iPod touch 2.2.1 released
January 27, 2009
The usual bunch of bug fixes and stability enhancements are included along with Safari and Mail issues. Also, previous security patches are included in this release.
Archive for January, 2009
How to remove OSX.Trojan.iServices.A, iServices.B
January 27, 2009
OK, so you found your way to Blorge after downloading and installing the iWork ‘09 (OSX.Trojan.iServices.A) trojan to get a shot of morning-after medicine and now you once again find yourself itchy in places you did not know could itch (pirated Adobe Photoshop CS4, didn’t ya). Come on in—we have got the stuff you need.
FireWire Trade Association: Revised MacBook proves it [we still matter]!
January 27, 2009
Last week’s nVidia 9400M upgrade of the entry-level $999 consumer class portable has been widely praised because it pairs best-of-class integrated graphics performance with the FireWire. Big deal? Well, Apple’s latest unibody MacBooks do not include an IEEE 1394 port, a connection standard that matters greatly to budget-minded independent musicians and filmmakers, a core constituency of this the Cupertino, CA-based company’s best selling computer product line.
New iMacs almost ready [again]
January 26, 2009
Will we really see revised prosumer desktops soon, or will this just be another false alarm like November with this year’s lackluster Macworld conference? Whatever the case, at least one industry observer believes most of the changes will be under the hood, though it is not yet clear if the iMac will arrive powered by a dual or quadcore processor.
Intego discovers iServices trojan in Photoshop serializer
January 26, 2009
Last week Mac Blorge brought you news of the iWork trojan (OSX.Trojan.iServices.A) and how to remove it. Well, today we’re back with news of a fresh variant circulating among the torrents that comes “packaged” with a pirated copy of Photoshop CS4 for Mac.
Even in a recession, Apple’s cool still sizzles
January 24, 2009
Over the last week or so, quite a few companies have announced earnings for the 2008 holiday shopping season, including our favorite fruit company—record profits on record revenues.
How to remove the iWork ‘09 trojan
January 23, 2009
Software piracy might earn you a special seat at the front of the bus on the highway hell. In the meantime, however, you probably want that little piece of heaven on your desk—yes, your Macintosh—to be malware free. Here’s how to get rid of the OSX.Trojan.iServices.A (aka iWork ‘09 trojan)
Obama unhappy with White House tech
January 23, 2009
It is no secret that Barack Obama is a technology fan. He is not overwhelmed, however, by the technology that he found when he began to look around the White House
10 of the most important people behind the Mac
January 23, 2009
Who were and are the people who made the computer for the rest of us what it was and is today? In many ways, this is a who’s who of not just Apple, but also the computer industry itself.
Pirated iWork 09 installation may infect thieves with trojan
January 22, 2009
If you are one of the 20,000 people who have already pirated Apple’s iWork 09 at the time this article was written, technological karma may have arrived on your doorstep. It seems that a good number of the pirated iWork 09 installations have installed a nasty Trojan onto the computers of the software thieves.
