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Dare to be Creative has launched an update to its system cleaner and optimization tool, Sponge 1.3. The software is designed to work in the background and remove unwanted content such as applications, duplicate files and disk hogs. The new version features improvements to overall performance and usability, while utilizing fewer system resources. Version 1.3 is also more stable, with fixes geared for large filesystems….
The creator of an iPhone worm has been hired for a legitimate app development job at Mogeneration. Ashley Towns wrote the worm Ikee, a self-propagating program that switched a user’s wallpaper to a picture of pop singer Rick Astley. The worm was allegedly not malicious, however it soon lead others to use similar code to obtain bank account login information, according to the BBC. Towns claims he was simply trying to raise awareness of security issues with the iPhone….
Signs of a new iPhone hardware model being tested online and Apple’s interest in updating the handset’s built-in Maps application have been revealed.
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It’s been a quiet few days, but we’re back live tonight at 10pm ET with two special guests: Beth Gladstone from our sister site WalletPop, and Dan de Grandpre from Dealnews. We’ll be talking about the weekend’s shopping, the upcoming deals for Cyber Monday, and the outlook for Mac & iPhone goodies for the rest of the holiday season. Do join us.
To participate on TalkShoe, you can use the browser-only client, the embedded Facebook app, or the classic TalkShoe Pro Java client; however, for maximum fun, you should call in. For the web UI, just click the “TalkShoe Web” button on our profile page at 10 pm Sunday. To call in on regular phone or VoIP lines (take advantange of your free cellphone weekend minutes if you like): dial (724) 444-7444 and enter our talkcast ID, 45077 — during the call, you can request to talk by keying in *-8.
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TUAWTalkcast tonight: Black Friday + Cyber Monday with WalletPop and Dealnews originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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