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AgileBits denies Apple acquisition of company following internal deployment of 1Password to assorted Apple employees

Apple is rumored to be ready to deploy 1Password internally to all of its corporate and retail employees around the world over the next few months per an unnamed source. The report offered the following comment: “According to our source, after many months of planning, Apple plans to deploy 1Password internally to all 100,000 employees. […]

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Apple releases macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 update, incorporates Messages in iCloud

It’s not the most earth shattering update in the world, but it could come in handy. On Friday, Apple released its macOS High Sierra update. The update, roughly a two gigabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – The macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 update improves the stability, performance, and security of your Mac.

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OceanLotus-related macOS backdoor discovered

A new macOS backdoor has been discovered. Per antivirus company Trend Micro, a new macOS backdoor has been located. The backdoor is said to be linked to OceanLotus, also known as “APT32”, which is a hacking group that started being active in 2017. The group has launched attacks against human rights organizations, media organizations, research […]

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Apple boosts free iCloud storage tier from 5GB to 200GB for students and teachers

This qualifies as both nifty and helpful. Over at Apple’s education event, the company has announced that teachers and students will receive 200GB of free iCloud storage, a forty-fold increase over the 5GB typically offered for the free tier of iCloud. “iCloud safely stores students’ documents and creative projects, keeping them up to date, secure […]

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First iOS 11.3 developer beta out the door, offers improved power management, iCloud Messages, additional Animoji units, other changes

Following Tuesday’s release of iOS 11.2.5, which brought HomePod support, Siri news, and a fix for the Messages text bomb, Apple has offered preview access to iOS 11.3, which will include assorted nifty new features, including a toggle for CPU throttling on phones old batteries. Following the iOS 11.3 update, Apple says users will now […]