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Apple drops from first to fifth place in Laptop Mag’s annual survey

In as much as you may love your Apple notebook, Apple’s wares seem to be on the decline according to Laptop Mag. The publication, which has awarded Apple the top spot in its annual survey since 2010, placed Apple’s notebooks at fifth place alongside Acer but behind Lenovo, Asus, Dell and HP. The magazine had […]

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Apple releases iOS 10.3.1 update, offers bug fixes, security fixes

After a major OS update come the fixes. Apple on Monday released iOS 10.3.1, an update available for its iOS devices available as an over-the-air update or when connected to iTunes via a Mac or Windows PC. The update, which weighs in at just under 30 megabytes as an OTA download, resolves issues such as […]

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WikiLeaks releases 8,700+ CIA-related documents, show agency efforts towards hacking Android systems, iPhones, operating systems and smart TVs

This is pretty much one for the ages. WikiLeaks has released more than 8,700 documents that have apparently originated from the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence, with some of the leaks saying the agency had 24 “weaponized” and previously undisclosed exploits for the Android operating system as of 2016. Some of the Android-specific exploits were […]

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Apple patches “Fruitfly” malware, which relied on pre-OS X system calls

Apple appears to have nixed the “Fruitfly” malware strain. The malware, which has been patched over, relied on antiquated code predating OS X. Although older, the Fruitfly malware had been used in real-world attacks on biomedical research groups according to security software maker Malwarebytes. Fruitfly operated by communicating with two command-and-control servers, and can perform […]

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Safari-get.com URL leads to new malware strain for macOS-based machines

You’re going to need to be a little more careful when surfing the Web on your Mac. For the past few weeks, people have been tricked into visiting a phony website embedded with malware that can freeze Macs, according to a report this week by the cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes. The new malware, which can be […]