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Skype for Mac 5.4 beta brings Facebook, ads
Skype for Mac is finally getting some features that Windows users have had for weeks, though not all of them will be welcome. Skype today released Skype for Mac 5.4 Beta which will finally bring Facebook to the Mac app, though ads are coming along as well. The Skype for Mac 5.4 bBeta lets users more »
Important update: Carbonite and Mac OS X Lion
Carbonite Mac users may not want to upgrade their OS just yet. The popular cloud backup service isn’t quite ready for Lion just yet. Carbonite recently sent out an email to all Mac OS X users of the service, warning them not to upgrade to Lion right away. The company is working on getting Carbonite more »
Windows XP still holds 60% market share in corporations
Even with more and more companies transitioning their machines to Windows 7, Windows XP still accounts for 60 percent of the market according to a recent report conducted by Forrester Research, Inc. Please keep in mind that all of the following numbers and figures were taken from March data. According to the 400,000 machines from more »
Apple to unveil iCloud, Lion and iOS 5 during WWDC keynote
In a rare move, Apple has decided to tell us exactly what will be shown at the WWDC keynote next week. Turns out there’ll be a lot of talk about software and the cloud, as we expected. To make it even better, it will all be discussed by Steve Jobs himself. The only previously announced more »
Apple’s WWDC will start on June 6
Apple’s annual World Wide Developers Conference, five days of conferences about the OS X and iOS platforms has a date for 2011. Developers will be flocking to Moscone West on June 6 to June 10. This year Apple is inviting developers “for a preview of the future of iOS and OS X.” Sounds like there’ll more »
Apple could be preparing OS X Lion GM1 for developers
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion was first sent out to developers through the Mac App Store around this time last month. After some initial problems Apple could be readying the release of the first GM of Lion in the near future. The first GM, or Gold Master, of Lion won’t be the same sort of more »
Kindle for Mac arrives in the Mac App Store
While the Kindle for Mac app has been available for a little while, those sporting a Mac with OS X 10.6 or later and the Mac App Store can now grab the app that way. And while you would be downloading and installing the same Kindle for Mac app either way, if you go the more »
Amazon updates Kindle for Mac; adds search, note editing, passage highlighting & more
Amazon originally rolled out the Kindle app for the Mac back in mid-March, and a little more recently they have made it better. Yup, Amazon has offered up an updated Kindle app on the Mac and has added several welcomed features. According to the change log, Kindle app users on the Mac can expect the more »
Amazon releases Kindle app for Mac OS X
Amazon has steadily been releasing apps for various platforms, and the latest is for the Mac. The app itself comes as a free download, of course using the Kindle store will cost a few bucks depending on the book you choose. As far as which Mac users will be able to take advantage, well, the more »
Get caught up in tech with InterrupTech for August 31, 2009
Welcome back to InterrupTech. Catch up on the week’s most important tech stories in a hurry. We cover the Snow Leopard, Moto’s Android saviors, Sony’s newest eReaders, Nokia’s Booklet computer, and the continuing saga of Google Voice on the iPhone.
