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Apple releases Network Time Protocol security patch

It’s not a huge patch, but it could make a difference. Per Mac|Life, Apple released a small Network Time Protocol security patch on Friday. The patch, a 1.4 megabyte download, addresses what the company terms as a new “critical security issue”. Fascinatingly enough, the vulnerability itself was discovered by the Google Security Team back on […]

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Microsoft begins overhauling Skype, launches selected users to Skype for Web beta

A while back, it was reported that Microsoft has been significantly overhauling Skype. As of Friday, the company announced that it is starting to roll Skype out onto the Web. Per 9to5Mac, Skype for Web will allow users to chat, video call, and manage contacts from a web browser without having to download the Skype […]

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Little Snitch 3.5 nightly build 4226 released, offers SSH fixes

Little Snitch, the popular network utility by Objective Development Software Gmbh, has been updated to version 3.5, its nightly build number 4226, a 22.2 megabyte download adding the following fixes and changes: – Little Snitch menubar item no longer occupies space when disabled. – Added support for showing iOS App Extension icons. – Improved handling […]

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Microsoft ends Skype support for users running Mac OS X 10.5.8 and earlier

If you love older versions of the Mac OS X operating systems and Skype, you’re out of luck. Per AppleInsider and The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Microsoft on Thursday announced that it has ended support for Macs running OS X 10.5.8 Leopard or earlier. Starting last week, Skype users began to complain on the company’s forum […]

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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 […]