PC World - Mozilla’s Firefox Web browser has just hit a new milestone, reaching its 1 billionth user download. The big event happened Thursday night, according to the company’s official download counter.
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AFP - Apple released a free software update on Friday that eliminates a security vulnerability in its hot-selling iPhone.
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AFP - Mozilla announced Friday that it had passed one billion downloads of Firefox, its Web browser that has gained popularity as a free alternative to Microsoft’s ubiquitous Internet Explorer.
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NewsFactor - Adobe Systems on Friday issued a security update to its Flash Player that fixes at least 12 security holes. The patch plugs a zero-day vulnerability attackers have been using to break into computers via Flash.
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Macworld.com - Adobe Systems has updated Acrobat and Reader to version 9.1.3. Both updates are available through the Adobe Updater application or for download through Adobeâs Web site.
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Reuters - Global handset shipments grew nearly 5 percent in the second quarter, the first quarter-on-quarter growth in nine months, marking a reversal of course for the struggling market, researchers at iSuppli said on Friday.
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AP - EBay Inc. is developing software it might use to continue running the online telecommunications service Skype if it cannot resolve a legal dispute with a separate company run by the service’s founders.
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AP - A Boston jury has begun deliberating in the civil trial of a Boston University graduate student who was sued by four major recording labels over illegally downloading and sharing music.
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PC World - Apple released the iPhone 3.0.1 software update, patching the SMS vulnerability revealed Thursday at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. The release notes of the 3.0.1 update were short and to the point: “Fixes SMS vulnerability” for the iPhone 3G and 3GS.
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Reuters - Apple Inc said on Friday it has issued a software update to fix a vulnerability that security experts said could allow hackers to take control of the iPhone and use it for identity theft.
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