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Apple releases OS X 10.8.5 update

It’s taken a while to get here, but it’s officially out. On Thursday, Apple released version 10.8.5 of its OS X Mountain Lion operating system. The new version, a 287 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Fixes an issue that may prevent Mail from displaying messages. – Improves AFP file transfer performance […]

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Apple could release OS X 10.8.5 update as soon as today

If you’ve been hankering for OS X 10.8.5, it could hit as soon as today. Per AppleInsider, Apple began supplying prerelease builds of OS X 10.8.5 Mountain Lion to select partners on Monday, signaling that a public release of the maintenance and software update is not far behind. Sources familiar with the software indicated that […]

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Apple releases Security Update 2010-006 for Mac OS X 10.6 users

On Monday, Apple released its Security Update 2010-006 patch, a tiny 1.8 megabyte download that fixes one specific bug in Mac OS X 10.6.4’s AFP file sharing implementation that could allow remote attackers to bypass the password validation system if they know the name of an account on the Mac. Fortunately, previous versions of Mac […]

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Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.5.8 Update

Late Wednesday, Apple released Mac OS X 10.5.8, the latest version of the Mac OS X operating system. The new version, which varies in size per its download, offers the following fixes and changes: * Upgrades Safari to version 4.0.2. * Improves the accuracy of full history search in Safari 4. * Resolves an issue […]

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Apple Releases Updated Mac OS X 10.5.7 Developer Beta, Build 9J56

The Mac OS X 10.5.7 update, which appears to be close to release, went through yet another pre-release build late last week with developers working out additional tweaks for the operating system. According to AppleInsider, build 9J56 focuses on “Bluetooth compatibility and stability fixes” per sources familiar with the software. A number of recent Mac […]