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Apple releases first OS X 10.9.5 beta, Safari seeds, to developer community

The first beta for OS X 10.9.5 as well as the new Safari builds are out the door. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Wednesday pushed out to developers the first beta of the upcoming OS X 10.9.5 Mavericks maintenance update alongside new builds of Safari 7.0.6 and 6.0.6. The new OS X 10.9.5 Mavericks seed, build […]

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Apple blocks older Flash plug-in version if Safari, pushes users to adopt new, more secure, version

You may not like doing it, but you’re going to have to snag the newest version of Adobe’s Flash Player plug-in. Per AppleInsider, Apple late Thursday issued a security message saying it has blocked old versions of Adobe’s Flash Player plug-in for Safari, citing a recent flaw that could potentially allow hackers to harvest browser […]

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Apple releases OS X 10.9.4 Mavericks update

On Monday, Apple released its OS X 10.9.4 Mavericks operating system update. The new version, which stands at roughly a 958.2 megabyte via OS X’s Software Update utility, offers the following fixes, changes and new features: – Fixes an issue that prevented some Macs from automatically connecting to known Wi-Fi networks. – Fixes issue causing […]

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Apple seeds updated OS X 10.9.4 beta to developer community

It’s not the most exciting thing in the world, but it’s a step closer to OS X 10.9.4. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Thursday seeded a new beta build of the upcoming OS X 10.9.4 Mavericks maintenance update, with the latest version coming with minor bug fixes and minor tweaks. The latest OS X 10.9.4 Mavericks […]

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Netflix to abandon Silverlight for OS X Yosemite, go with Media Source Extensions for video streaming on the Mac

Maybe it wasn’t meant to be between Netflix and Silverlight. According to the cool cats at The Mac Observer, Netflix is finally moving away from Microsoft’s Silverlight for video streaming on the Mac, at least for OS X Yosemite users. The company said it is instead relying on a feature called Media Source Extensions which […]