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WeChat keeps you connected across platforms

WeChat is a social app that gathers all of your sharing and communication tools in one place, including video calls, text messages, and images. To fully experience the app, you'll need to get your friends to use it too, but it's a great way to connect with your friends across all platforms.

To get started with WeChat, you'll need to create a user ID and password, which requires you to enter your phone number and a four-digit code that is sent to you via text message. The app will need access to your Address Book, which is … Read more

iOS 4.3.3 arrives, patches location database

Apple today released, as promised, an iOS update addressing location-tracking behavior, and the security of that information on its portable devices.

iOS 4.3.3, which is a free update delivered through Apple's iTunes software, reduces the size of the "crowdsourced" location cache, no longer backs up the cache to iTunes in the form of a device recovery image, and deletes the cache when a user turns Location Services off.

Two of those issues--the size of the database, and the failure to delete the cache from the device--Apple had called "bugs" when addressing the issue … Read more

iOS 4.3.3 said to address location issues

Apple is said to be nearing completion on iOS 4.3.3, the software update that will address what Apple has called "bugs" that keep extended logs of locations stored on the iPhone and iPad.

Boy Genius Report, which has been accurate about details of upcoming iOS versions ahead of release and claims to have a copy of the new software, says the new build fixes two of the issues Apple brought up in its location tracking missive from last week.

Adjustments within the new update reportedly include: no longer backing up the subset of Apple's location … Read more

Spreadsheet protector

LockXLS offers several solutions for protecting your Excel data. With Lock XLS, you can add password protection or more complex security measures to your Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. It's a particularly handy tool for helping businesses secure sensitive data.

Lock XLS looks like a useful program for companies or individuals wanting to protect spreadsheet data from malicious or accidental tampering or limit access to confidential information. The program's interface is clean, simple, and easy to navigate. LockXLS comes with a helpful few sample files that speed up the learning process. An extensive built-in Help manual explains the program's … Read more