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Apple releases OS X 10.11.5 El Capitan update

If you were hankering for the release of OS X 10.11.5 El Capitan, it’s here. On Monday, Apple released OS X 10.11.5, along with updates for its iOS, watchOS, tvOS and iTunes operating systems. The update includes the following fixes and changes: • Fixes an issue where applying a configuration profile to set allowSpotlightInternetResults to […]

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Some 2015 Retina Display MacBook Pro owners experiencing system freezes under OS X 10.11.4

Well, this is sort of a mess. A large number of MacBook Pro owners running OS X El Capitan are reporting widespread system freezes since installing the 10.11.4 update to Apple’s Mac OS. Hundreds of users have posted to a dedicated thread discussing complete system freezes on the early 2015 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro notebook […]

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Apple releases OS X 10.11.4 update

It’s not the biggest update in the world, but it could make a difference. Apple on Monday released OS X 10.11.4. The new version of the El Capitan operating system, which is available through the Mac App Store, offers the following fixes and changes: – Adds the ability to passcode-protect notes containing personal data in […]

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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 OS X 10.11.2 El Capitan update

If you’ve been hankering for a heft update to OS X 10.11 El Capitan, it just came out. On Tuesday, Apple released OS X 10.11.2, the latest update to its OS X operating system. The update, a 1.87 gigabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Improves Wi-Fi reliability – Improves the reliability of […]