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Apple releases Security Update 2011-003, removes Mac Defender malware

Beating the expected arrival date (the Mac OS X 10.6.8 update had been anticipated to take care of this), Apple has released Security Update 2011-003, which adds malware detection and removal for the “MAC Defender” scam and delivers a daily update mechanism for updating subsequent malware definitions. Per AppleInsider, the 2.3 megabyte security update for […]

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iOS 4.3 en route, will be delayed for CDMA iPhone

The good news: iOS is on its way. The bad news: You might have to wait for the CDMA version of it for your Verizon iPhone. Per AppleInsider, the announcement of iOS 4.3’s on March 11 had Apple explicitly exclude CDMA iPhone 4 from the list of supported devices, indicating that a separate build will […]

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Onyx 2.2.2 released

Onyx, Titanium Software’s popular freeware multifunction utility for Mac OS X, has been updated to version 2.2.2. The new version, a 16.5 megabyte download (courtesy of MacUpdate), adds the following fixes and changes: – New Parameters > Mail panel – New Mail’s hidden functions – Display the result after verifying volume (Verify > Structure of […]

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Apple explains iOS 4.2 security fixes

Following Apple’s Monday release of iOS 4.2 for iPads, iPhones and iPod touch devices, the company outlined its security fixes in a Knowledge Base entry posted online. Per Macworld, many of the patches protect against malicious attackers running code on your device, which could in theory be used for all sorts of malicious purposes. Vulnerabilities […]

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Apple seeds updated Mac OS X 10.6.5 beta version to developers

Late Thursday, Apple seeded Mac OS X 10.6.5 build 10H548 to developers Thursday with no known issues. Per AppleInsider, The first beta of Mac OS 10.6.5 was issued on Friday, August 13th, Apple initially released weekly builds of the OS, but builds have recently been coming two weeks apart. Sources familiar with the build have […]