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That was quick. The FaceTime for Mac beta security flaw has been shutdown by Apple on the backend — a flaw that allowed anyone with physical access to your machine to reset and grab your iTunes Store account password and security answers. So now, if some nefarious type were to click “View Account” within your FaceTime desktop app while you were chillin’ in the Starbucks toilet or chatting away the day by the office water cooler, the would-be identify thief would simply be redirected back to the FaceTime Account Preferences pane. At which point he’d probably just slip your laptop into his backpack earning two thumbs up from that guy.

Apple fixes FaceTime for Mac security flaw, not your Wolverine complex originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 04:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Pick your poison: Vodafone Netherlands? T-Mobile UK? A shop associated with Orange? Or heck, how about RIM itself? All of the above have started teasing the BlackBerry Bold 9780 recently, RIM’s oft-leaked upcoming replacement for the Bold 9700 — so it seems like this will be a pretty wide-scale deployment around the globe (as most of RIM’s launches tend to be). We’ve yet to see any leaks via American carriers, but we’d say it’s safe to argue that AT&T (and perhaps T-Mobile, too) will be signed up to take delivery of these things before too long. As a refresher, the 9780 is basically a 9700 with a better camera, more RAM, and BlackBerry 6 preloaded… so if you love your 9700, you’re probably going to love the 9780 even more. Timing is unclear, but one carrier — Vodafone Netherlands — has proclaimed that it’ll have ’em in early November.

Update: Video review with smooth dutch delivery (subtitled in english) posted after the break.

[Thanks to everyone who sent these in]

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BlackBerry Bold 9780 starts leaking all over the place (update: video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 04:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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At some future point in time, when the technology finally allows it, all ebook reader displays will make the jump to color. Perhaps that’s what Barnes and Noble is thinking by registering the nookcolor.com domain. Then again, “Nook Color” is the name rumored for B&N’s new 7-inch color touchscreen device said to cost a mere $249. Or maybe it’s just a collection of colorful snap-on bezels for its existing Nook. Whatever it is, we’ll be treated with the truth on Tuesday when B&N hosts its very special event. Be there won’t you, we will.

[Thanks, Matthew C.]

Nookcolor.com domain snapped up by Barnes & Noble, hints at Nook Color device originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on April 30, 2008 by CyberNet.

It’s been a little while since we checked out what Mint had to offer, but it looks like they are progressing quite well. One of the things that really makes them stand out is their ability to connect to your bank and download new transactions. Up until now they have supported (in the U.S.) 2,520 banks, 1,621 credit cards, and starting next week on May 6th they’ll have 2,381 investment accounts added to the list.

That’s right, not only will they keep track of your bank accounts and credit cards, but now they’ll also manage any brokerage, IRA, 401K, and 529 assets that you have. There’s no doubt that a lot of people were waiting for them to start supporting investment accounts, and I expect that this will attract a lot of new users.

I do have to give credit where credit is due, however. When we previously checked out Mint I was skeptical about how secure their system was, and whether they would be able to withstand the test of time. Well, the site has been up and running since September 2007 without any publicly disclosed vulnerabilities having been found. Bravo!

Am I still a little weary? Sure, but they definitely have to be winning over the confidence of the users. What about you? Is taking your finances online something you foresee doing now or in the future?

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Thanks to Omar for the tip!

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Tired of wading through dissertations in hopes of grokking a hacked-up method of overclocking your Droid X and / or Droid 2? Clearly, you aren’t alone. Unstable Apps has just released a $0.99 gem that enables one-tap overclocking on the aforementioned phones, with DX/D2 Overclocker giving users the option to run at low voltage, stock voltage or two higher-than-recommended voltages. Of course, given just how simple it is to potentially ruin your handset, we’d highly encourage using common sense and rational judgment when pushing the proverbial envelope. You know, the kind of judgment that convinces you to sing Bell Biv DeVoe’s Poison in a karaoke bar full of your closest colleagues.

Droid X and Droid 2 gain overclocking app: painlessly push your CPU for just $1 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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