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LastPass exploit discovered, company scrambles to repair the vulnerability

A serious vulnerability was recently discovered in the popular LassPass password manager and developers are scrambling to fix the issue which makes it possible for malicious websites to steal user passcodes and in some cases execute malicious code on computers running the program. The flaw, which affects the most recent version of the browser extension, […]

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Uncovered iOS 10.3 beta code hints at floating one-handed keyboard feature in the works for iPad owners

This could lead to something interesting. Developer Steven Troughton-Smith has uncovered chunks of code inside the new iOS 10.3 beta that seems to support a floating one-handed keyboard. According to Smith, the feature is supported in iPads that are 9.7-inches in size or smaller, meaning the largest 12.9-inch model is left out. Smith explains that […]

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Apple releases iOS 10.2.1 update

It’s been a day for updates and Apple just released iOS 10.2.1, the current version of its mobile operating system. The update, which weighs in between 65 megabytes and over a gigabyte depending on whether you download it over the air or via iTunes, offers the following fixes and changes: Auto Unlock Impact: Auto Unlock […]

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Apple stops signing iOS 9.3.5, makes reverting from iOS 10 to iOS 9 that much harder

It just got that much harder to revert from iOS 10 to iOS 9. Apple has stopped signing iOS 9.3.5, effectively preventing anyone already on iOS 10 from downgrading to iOS 9. The company has stopped digital signing on iOS 10.0.1, making the latest versions of iOS —iOS 10.0.2, and 10.0.3 on the iPhone 7 […]

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Apple releases Security Update 2016-001 for OS X Yosemite, El Capitan users

Because security updates are a good thing. On Thursday, Apple released Security Update 2016-001 for users of OS X 10.10 Yosemite and OS X 10.11 El Capitan. The fix covers assorted zero-day exploits that could allow full access to a device and updates Safari to version 9.3.5 to patch security holes in the browser as […]