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Apple rereleases watchOS 5.3.2, allows Apple Watch Series 4 to communicate with older iPhones

If you have a less-than-entirely-new iPhone and an Apple Watch Series 4, this will come in handy. Apple has issued a second release of its watchOS 5.3.2 operating system, this time allowing for owners of iPhones that cannot upgrade to iOS 13 or later to continue using the wearable device with their older smartphone.  The […]

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Google launches Password Checkup, scans for weak/easily compromised passwords

This could definitely come in handy. Or at least let you know if your passwords need to be updated. Last Wednesday, Google launched its Password Checkup feature, a new program that scans all your passwords that you’ve saved in Chrome against lists of known leaks to see if your passwords have been compromised. The feature […]

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Apple releases security update for iOS 12, macOS Mojave, High Sierra, and Sierra operating systems

Apple on Thursday released a significant security update for iOS 12 as well as macOS Mojave, Sierra, and High Sierra. The release notes describe the addressed security issue as follows: Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. […]

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Avid/2013 Mac Pro crash issue pinned down to Google Chrome extension, fixes in progress

Following up on yesterday’s story as to a number of 2013 Mac Pros in Hollywood editing studios crashing due to what appeared to be an issue with Avid, the software maker has confirmed that the issue itself stemmed from a Chrome update. A number of users in the film industry reported that their Mac Pros […]

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Mysterious Avid issue knocks out 2013 Mac Pro workstations, workarounds and fixes under development

A number of film and TV editors throughout Los Angeles on Monday evening reported that their 2013 Mac Pro workstations running macOS operating system versions between macOS 10.9 Mavericks to macOS 10.14 Mojave were unable to boot, resulting in speculation as to a possible computer virus attack. Social media reports suggested that the issue was […]