For added security, the patch also disables versions of Adobe Flash Player that do not include the latest security updates, and encourages users to get the latest version directly from Adobe's website.
He attributes the lull to the longer-than-expected time it took Skype to get the latest version of its Android app operating on a range of handsets.
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Eventually, when users download Chrome, they will also get the latest version of Flash, rather than needing to install it separately, according to a blog post by Linus Upson, a vice president of engineering at Google.
The Noisecast was among the first to try out the new experience and even has a few tips on how to get it for yourself, although it didn't work on our PS3, even after uninstalling and reinstalling the app to get the latest version.
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So it was that I embarked on an upgrade trek for my European i9000 with CyanogenMod to get their latest stable CM9 version and try to bring my aging device kicking and screaming into the Ice Cream Sandwich age.
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For the other platforms, trying to get a handset to the latest version of the software is all down to the whim of each network.
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So the plan to tax EU banks E30bn is today's latest version of a get-out clause.
Two interesting wrinkles to the latest version of these tests: banks get a one-time do over if the Fed rejects their capital plan and a key measure of risk-weighted assets has gotten more stringent.
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Just as Facebook members post their latest vacation photos and spark conversations with buddies, someone in a marketing department, say, can post the latest version of a new ad and get instant feedback from his entire team on Chatter.
But how does a long-time Windows user, especially someone who loved every other version they tried, get to the point where they have so much hated the latest release?
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