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Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 update, focuses on fix for MacBooks with “non-compliant” USB-C hubs

Apple on Thursday released macOS Big Sur 11.2.2, its latest update to its macOS Big Sur operating system. The update focuses on compatibility with 2019 or later MacBook Pro and 2020 or later MacBook Air models, and works to precent damage that could occur when using certain USB-C accessories, as detailed in the following release […]

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Apple updates macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 installer, fixes installation bug

This is why bug fixes were invented in the first place. Apple on Monday released an updated macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 installer that now properly checks for sufficient free space to complete the installation process. The revision patches a critical bug in previous macOS Big Sur installers that could result in installation failure and data loss. Similar […]

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Apple releases security updates for macOS Big Sur, macOS Catalina, and macOS Mojave operating systems, looks to address “Baron Samedit” sudo vulnerability

You’re probably going to want to snag these. Apple on Wednesday issued security updates for multiple versions of its macOS operating system on Wednesday. The update was found in the macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 update, macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Supplemental Update, and macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Security Update 2021-002, and fixes a sudo flaw known as “Baron […]

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Apple now offering free battery replacements for qualifying 2016/2017 MacBook Pro batteries that are unable to charge past one percent

If the battery on your 2016 or 2017 MacBook Pro is driving you nuts, this could be what you’re looking for. Following the release of its macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 update, which offers fixes to a bug that prevented the MacBook Pro notebook battery from charging, Apple has just announced that the company will replace […]

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Apple releases first macOS Big Sur 11.3 public beta, focuses on Safari extensions, HomePod Stereo support, other changes

Only two days after Apple seeded the first beta of macOS Big Sur 11.3 to the developer community, the first public beta is here. The macOS 11.3 beta includes a slew of new changes including sorting in the Reminders app, new Safari customization like expanded extensions, support for HomePod Stereo as the default output, and […]