Maintenance release focused on improving stability with iCloud connectivity, plus ensuring all references to MobileMe are removed. ($99.99 new, free update, 77.7 MB)

 

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Snart kläcks äggen. Snigelexperten: ”Man ska absolut döda dem.”

Sökandet efter en 73-årig man som natten mot i söndags försvann från Alnö utanför Sundsvall avbröts vid 22-tiden i kväll utan att mannen hittats.

judgecorp writes "Mozilla's mobile operating system Firefox OS will win overwhelming support from developers because it dropped XUL in favour of HTML5, says the head of Mozilla Europe in an interview. Firefox OS is more open than iOS and Android, and 75 percent of apps are already written in HTML5."

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Pentagon says it is seeking to 'build greater cooperation' and address security interests in region.

Professor says he was expelled from a Paris outlet for wearing self-designed vision system similar to Augmented Reality.

A court sentences six for comments posted on social media that it says insulted Oman's ruler, Sultan Qaboos.

Två hundar och en kanin räddades genom ett fönster vid en kraftig vindsbrand i ett flerfamiljshus i Hageby i Norrköping i kväll.

zacharye writes "Oh, the irony. A musicians' rights group in the Netherlands was fined this week for stealing music from a client, using it without his permission and failing to pay royalties. Music royalty collection agency Buma/Stemra approached Dutch musician Melchior Rietveldt in 2006 and asked him to create a composition that would be used in an anti-piracy advertisement, which the group said would be shown exclusively at a local film festival. One year later, Rietveldt purchased a Harry Potter DVD only to find that his piece was being used on DVDs around the world without his permission..."

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Nigerian agency tells parliament oil giant should pay $5b for environmental damage caused by offshore leakage last year.

Orten Vilaflor på södra kanten till nationalparken Teide på Teneriffa har evakuerats för en skogsbrand.

Det började brinna kraftigt på vinden till en flerfamiljsfastighet i Hageby i Norrköping i kväll och enligt polisen utryms boende på tre adresser.

Två män döms till fängelse av Göteborgs tingsrätt för våldtäkt och medhjälp till våldtäkt av en tonårsflicka i stadsdelen Backa i Göteborg i april.

vu1986 writes, quoting GigOm: "Microsoft has confessed to violating its browser choice agreement with European antitrust regulators, after they opened up a fresh investigation into the company's behavior. This is a big deal, not least because it means that the company could now face a fine of up to 10 percent of its annual turnover — $7 billion at last count." Microsoft agreed in 2009 to inform users they could install other browsers. They did, mostly, but Windows 7SP1 users didn't get the software update. Microsoft is claiming it was just a software bug, and have taken actions to fix it.

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TheNextCorner writes with news on where CmdrTaco has been hiding. Quoting Malda's IamA blurb over at that Reddit thing: "In 1997 I started Slashdot.org. For several years, we pioneered news aggregation and on-line communities while exploring our niche of the 'net under the slogan, 'News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters.' Our work was later expanded upon at countless other more successful sites including Reddit and the Huffington Post. I left Slashdot last year, took a long time off, and then started work at the Washington Post Co's WaPo Labs their digital media R&D skunkworks group. I work as their Chief Strategist and Editor-at-Large, contributing what I can to a variety of projects ranging from their Social Reader, to some projects under development. From here I am able to continue to explore my interests in news, journalism, technology, and communities. ... I'll hopefully be answering from 2pm-5pm ET"

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