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Apple releases iOS 9.0.1 update

This is probably worth snagging. And, with any luck, it’ll take care of some of the larger issues users have been having. On Wednesday, Apple released iOS 9.0.1. The update, a 34.2 megabyte download (or 1 gigabyte download from a pre-iOS 9.0 version), offers the following fixes and changes: – Fixes an issue where some […]

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Microsoft offers subscription-free versions of Office 2016 for Mac, lays out price points

If paying US$7 a month or US$70 a year for an Office 365 subscription to use Office 2016 for Mac isn’t your thing, you can now buy the thing outright. Microsoft is now offering the Home & Student edition for a one-time fee of US$150, and limits users to one Mac and 15 gigabytes of […]

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Apple Watch iOS iPhone News Software Wearables

DataMan Complication updated for watchOS 2, offers warnings when data cap is about to be exceeded

This could be useful. DataMan Next has just been updated for watchOS 2. The new version shows a Smart Forecast icon, meaning a tick icon means “safe” and you’re not at risk of overage. This feature works along with DataMan Glance, which gives you a quick way to get your usage stats quickly from your […]

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XcodeGhost malware affecting hundreds of iOS apps, Apple pulling infected versions from App Store

This is where things get a bit messier. Apple has admitted that it is App Store integrity was compromised as apps were secretly infected by fake Xcode tools before submission to the App Store. The company has now officially acknowledged the problem and is now removing apps affected by the malware from the App Store. […]

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iOS News security Software

Palo Alto Networks cites XcodeGhost malware’s presence in 39 iOS apps

Well, this is kind of a mess. Research associate Palo Alto Networks has posted an analysis on a novel malware XcodeGhost that modifies Xcode IDE to infect Apple iOS apps. The report mentions that at least two popular iOS apps were infected. We now believe many more popular iOS apps have been infected, including WeChat, […]