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Apple releases macOS 10.13.4 Security Update 2018-001

They don’t address a monumental number of issues, but they do hone in on security. Apple on Tuesday released its macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 Security Update 2018–001 fix. The update patches a few security holes, as detailed via the notes below. According to the support document, a memory corruption issue in Crash Reporter and a […]

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Apple CEO Tim Cook refutes rumor of eventual combination of macOS and iOS operating systems

This is straight from the horse’s mouth, so odds are Apple will follow it. Following rumors that Apple is working on cross-platform software initiatives to bridge its two most popular systems, CEO Tim Cook has denied speculation that the company will eventually weld the two platforms together. “We don’t believe in sort of watering down […]

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Apple incorporates 13 major WebKit changes into Safari 11.1 update

It’s on the technical side of things, but Apple recently detailed the 13 major WebKit changes applied in Safari 11.1 when macOS 10.13.4 High Sierra hit last week. The changes are as follows: Service Worker API The Service Worker API enables scripts that run in the background to handle generalized processing for web pages. Service […]

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Smile releases PDFpen 10.0, PDFpenPro 10.0, adds watermark, batch OCR, assorted new features

An extremely handy utility just received a pretty decent update. On Tuesday, Smile released PDFpen and PDFpenPro 10.0, a new version of its all-purpose PDF editing tool for Mac. The new version adds the following fixes, changes and new features:

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OceanLotus-related macOS backdoor discovered

A new macOS backdoor has been discovered. Per antivirus company Trend Micro, a new macOS backdoor has been located. The backdoor is said to be linked to OceanLotus, also known as “APT32”, which is a hacking group that started being active in 2017. The group has launched attacks against human rights organizations, media organizations, research […]