Sometimes it’s the job postings that give the future away. Per MacRumors, builds of Apple’s upcoming OS X 10.9 have been appearing in site logs since November, the logs hinting at possible Siri integration into the operating system. A recent Apple job posting reinforces the rumor that Siri might be bundled with the next version […]
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When it comes to Java, there’s always an argument to be had between Apple and Oracle. Per MacGeneration, the recently released Java 7 Update 11 has been blocked by Apple through its XProtect anti-malware feature in OS X. Oracle issued the latest update to Java earlier this month to fix a serious zero-day security flaw. […]
Never knock a decent update on a web browser you’re fond of. On Tuesday, Mozilla.org released version 18.0.1 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 36.6 megabyte download and adds the following fixes and changes: Bugs Fixed: – Problems involving HTTP Proxy Transactions. – Unity player crashes on Mac OS X (bug 828954). […]
Following up on the discovery of a Java 7 flaw that prompted Apple to disable the software in OS X, Oracle issued a statement saying it is currently working on a fix and released a patch over the weekend. Oracle released the statement late Friday following a U.S. Department of Homeland Security recommendation that all […]
In as much as it’s useful to keep operating systems on thumb drives and recovery partitions, there are times where you miss having an emergency DVD on hand. That being said, this should be useful. Discovered by French web site MacGeneration and the mighty Mac Observer, Apple’s Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard has returned […]