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Apple yanks Group FaceTime from iOS 12, macOS Mojave developer betas, states feature will surface “later this fall”

If you’re hankering for Group FaceTime, you may have to wait a little bit. Apple pulled Group FaceTime calling from iOS 12 developer beta 7 and macOS Mojave developer beta 7 saying it plans to bring the feature back later this year. Group FaceTime, which was debuted at the Worldwide Developer Conference in San Jose […]

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Some users report intermittently crackling sounds on 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro notebooks, no clear cause or fix cited at present

As nifty as the 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro notebooks, a number of them may be experiencing intermittent crackling from the built-in speakers. The crackling appears to occur spontaneously during audio playback on both 13-inch and 15-inch models, based on a handful of videos shared by customers. As with many crowdsourced issues, there are a […]

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macOS Mojave’s Windows Migration Assistant to feature more robust Outlook import support, other features

Apple is apparently boosting its Windows Migration Assistant in macOS Mojave. The new version, which will be included in the upcoming macOS operating system, will support for moving data from third-party apps including Microsoft Outlook. The Windows Migration Assistant notes state, “Your accounts are transferred, along with their documents, email, contacts, and calendar data from […]

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T2 processor found within iMac Pro, 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro could be causing kernel panics for some Mac owners

This might call for a firmware update. A number of iMac Pro and MacBook Pro users have reported macOS kernel panics, learning investigators to begin suspecting Apple’s T2 security chips. Threads in Apple’s support forums discuss issues with the iMac Pro, and more recently the 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro. All describe how the Mac […]

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Security researchers look into “Calisto” malware two years after it surfaces for the Mac

Roughly two years after their circulation, security researchers have discovered infections of macOS malware named “Calisto”. The malware was seemingly developed in 2016 and may have been a precursor to the “Proton” macOS trojan that started to circulate in 2017. Calisto functions as a trojan that takes the form of an unsigned DMG for Intego’s […]