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macOS Mojave News Software

CrossOver 18 now available, features macOS 10.14.Mojave support, other fixes

CrossOver 18 has arrived, complete with full macOS 10.14 Mojave support as well as a number of fixes and improvements. CodeWears announced that CrossOver 18, which can be used for running Windows applications on macOS desktops without using Windows itself, is now available and ready to go. The CodeWeavers team has updated Wine, the core […]

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Developer Fun macOS News Software

Presence of WINE-like wrapper hints at tools that may allow for easier porting between Steam and macOS games

This could turn into something interesting. Albeit Valve has historically loved its own way of doing things, a deep dive into Reddit’s /r/linux_gaming subreddit revealed the presence of Steam Play, which is based around a WINE-like compatibility wrapper. WINE functions as an open-source project that can cajole Windows executables into running on Unix-based systems, i.e. […]

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Handbrake 1.1.0 released, improved user interface, 4K video, other new features added

Following its release of Handbrake 1.0 almost two years ago, The Handbrake Team has released Handbrake 1.1.0 of its Mac utility that can convert video files to several different codecs, it can even rip DVDs and Blu-ray discs. Version 1.1.0, released on Sunday, includes the following hefty list of fixes, changes and new features:

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Microsoft News security Software

Security researchers locate vulnerability in Skype installer

This might be something that Microsoft wants to look into and fix. The current version of Skype feature a security flaw that could let an attacker gain control of Mac, Windows, and Linux computers. The company has stated that it isn’t planning on fixing the flaw, at least for now, because it amounts to rewriting […]

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High Sierra macOS News Processors security Software

Apple has partially repaired effects of Intel “KPTI” memory/security bug, will add additional fixed in macOS High Sierra 10.13.3

Following public disclosure of a security flaw with nearly every Intel processor produced for the last 15 years, concern grew that a fix may take up to 30 percent of the processing power away from a system. But Apple appears to have at least partially fixed the problem with December’s macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 with […]