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Researcher finds Sparkle framework vulnerability, highlights popular apps that could be exploited

Well, this is a mess. A “huge” number of third-party Mac apps are under threat of man-in-the-middle attacks due to a recently discovered vulnerability in Sparkle, an open source framework used to facilitate software updates. The flaw, which centered around a flawed WebKit rendering engine implementation found in certain Sparkle builds, is to blame for […]

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Apple releases iOS 9.2.1, OS X 10.11.3 updates

They’re not huge updates according to Apple, but they could make a difference. Apple on Tuesday released iOS 9.2.1 and OS X 10.11.3, the company stating that both updates contain security and bug fixes. More specifically, iOS 9.2.1 contains a fix for an issue “that could prevent the completion of app installation when using an […]

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Apple releases OS X 10.10.5 update

If you were waiting for the OS X 10.10.5 update, it’s here. On Thursday, Apple released OS X 10.10.5. The update, an 815 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Improves compatibility with certain email servers when using Mail.

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Apple releases OS X 10.10.4 update

You’ve been waiting for this for a while. On Tuesday, Apple released OS X 10.10.4, the newest version of its current operating system. The update, a 1.09 gigabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes:

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Apple swaps out discoveryd network protocol in latest OS X 10.10.4 beta, looks to overcome DNS-related errors

When in doubt, go back to the networking protocol that works best. And, hey, it should hopefully fix some of the Wi-Fi bugs in Yosemite. Apple, in an apparent effort to fix DNS errors seen in its Yosemite operating system, will be replacing its buggy discoveryd service with mDNSResponder, a process last implemented in OS […]