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Research team finds major zero-day security flaws in both iOS, OS X operating systems

Well, this is a bit awkward. A group of researchers from Indiana University and the Georgia Institute of Technology have stated that security holes in both iOS and OS X allow a malicious app to steal passwords from Appleā€™s Keychain, as well as both Apple and third-party apps. The claims appear to have been confirmed […]

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Apple replaces discoveryd with mDNSResponder for iOS 9, OS X 10.11 betas

It looks like the discoveryd protocol may not be working out for Apple and thus, it could be abandoned for both iOS 9 and OS X 10.11. Recent analysis of the iOS 9 and OS X 10.11 El Capitan have shown that Apple has dropped the network protocol for the time being. In both cases, […]

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Apple posts full WWDC keynote speech online

Following up on the slew of announcements from this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple late Monday posted to its website a full version of this year’s WWDC keynote address. The keynote clocks in at just under two and a half hours from Bill Hader’s comedic intro to a musical performance by The Weeknd. The keynote […]

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Apple announces Swift 2, promises programming language will go open source in the near future

It never hurts when a programming language becomes accessible to a wider audience. During the WWDC keynote on Monday, Apple announced that Swift 2, the update to its Swift programming language, would receive significant changes. A number of enhancements to the language are planned, adding Objective-C generics, a faster debug mode, C function pointer APIs […]

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Apple announces OS X 10.11 El Capitan, plans for fall release

The torrent of news and announcements from this year’s WWDC keynote starts here. It starts with El Capitan. On Monday, Apple announced OS X 10.11 El Capitan, the next version of its operation system. The updated OS will feature new versions of multiple stock apps, including Safari, Mail and Notes, improved Spotlight search with natural […]