A well-timed security update never hurts. On Wednesday, Apple released its Java 2013-004 update for its Mac OS X 10.7 and 10.8 operating systems. The update, a 64 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Java for OS X 2013-004 supersedes all previous versions of Java for OS X. – This release updates […]
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This might come in handy. On Tuesday, Apple released Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 16, a security update that stands as a 69.48 megabyte download and offers the following fixes and changes: – This update enables website-by-website control of the Java plug-in within Safari 5.1.9 or later, and supersedes all previous versions of […]
This shouldn’t be overlooked. According to CNN, Apple will add an Activation Lock features as part of iOS 7. The feature, which functions as a “kill switch”, will require an Apple ID and password before an iOS device’s “Find My iPhone” feature can be turned off or any data can be erased. At a keynote […]
An update’s an update. On Wednesday, Adobe released Flash Player 11.7.700.225 for Mac OS X, an 18 megabyte download via MacUpdate. The new version adds the following fixes and changes: – Camera is not working for stageVideo(iOS)(3558247). – No option to disable hardware acceleration(3560209). – No option to fallback to WAV audio(3553459). – Addresses vulnerabilities […]
You’re not going to like this. Per Senor O’Grady over on the Apple Core, a group of researchers from Georgia Tech have discovered a way to hack into an iPhone or iPad in less than a minute using a “malicious charger.” The group plans to present its findings at the Black Hat conference in Las […]