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Apple follows up on root user security hole in macOS 10.13 High Sierra, has yet to offer timeline for fix

Well, this qualifies as a pretty huge mess. Following the discovery of a security hole in macOS High Sierra in which a user can simply enter their user name as “root”, not provide a password and be allowed full access to the computer, Apple has offered the following statement: “We are working on a software […]

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Apple releases third OS X 10.10.3 beta to developers, focuses on Force Touch, other features

It’s the operating system betas that predict the way the wind if blowing. Apple on Thursday issued a number of new beta releases for developers, including an OS X 10.10.3 Yosemite beta with Force Touch trackpad support for third-party apps, as well as new betas of iOS 8.3, Xcode and OS X Server. The pre-release […]

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Skype updated to 5.8.0.865, adds Mac OS X 10.8 support, refined contacts list

On Thursday, version 5.8.0.865 of the Skype VoIP application was released. The new version, a 23.5 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Support for Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. – Reintroduction of a slimmer contact list, which can be resized and repositioned as necessary. – When talking to people using the […]

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Apple releases fourth Mac OS X 10.7.4 seed to developer community

The betas, they just keep rolling on… Per AppleInsider, Apple this week seeded its developer community with the fourth build of OS X 10.7.4, the upcoming maintenance update for its Lion operating system. Sources familiar with the latest build said it is labeled as “11E52.” The download is said to be more than 700 megabytes […]

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Apple releases third Mac OS X 10.7.4 seed to developer community

It’ll be cool to see what comes next. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Friday seeded the new OS X 10.7.4 build 11E46, asking developers to focus on the App Store, graphics, Mail, QuickTime, Screen Sharing and Time Machine. The third build has no known issues and Apple is asking devs to continue their focus on the […]