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  • Apple begins offering $5.99/month price point for two months to retain Apple TV+ subscribers

    Apple begins offering $5.99/month price point for two months to retain Apple TV+ subscribers

    When in doubt, offer short-term discounts to keep your subscriber base.

    Apple has announced a discounted price point to keep subscribers from canceling their Apple TV+ accounts, and for users who who to cancel their accounts, they may see a pop-up that drops the price of ‌Apple TV‌+ to $5.99 for the next two months, before the $12.99 per month cost resumes. Apple appears to have started offering the discount in the last few days.

    Apple recently increased the price of its Apple TV+ streaming service to $12.99 per month in the United States. The company is still charging $99 for an annual subscription, so there is an option to get a lower price when subscribing for a full year. Apple also has not changed the price of its Apple One bundles.

    If you’ve seen this offer on your end, please let us know about your experience in the comments.

    Via MacRumors

  • Leaked Apple memo acknowledges iPhone 14 SIM card software error

    Leaked Apple memo acknowledges iPhone 14 SIM card software error

    This is another reason iOS and firmware updates exist.

    Apple has officially acknowledged another iOS bug impacting customers of the iPhone 14, this time related to cellular data and SIM card support.

    Per a leaked memo, the company acknowledged that some users of its iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max may see an error message stating “SIM Not Supported” on their device. Following the pop-up message, the unit may entirely freeze. Apple has stated that it’s “investigating” the issue and notes it’s not a hardware problem, adding that customers should keep their software up to date.

    In the meantime, Apple has advised customers to wait a few minutes to see if the message disappears. Should the message remains, Apple has stated that customers should not attempt to restore the device. Instead, customers should head to an Apple Store or authorized service provider where a request for technical assistance can be submitted, and the issue resolved.

    The issue follows other bugs that have been associated with the iPhone 14. In the days and weeks following its launch, the handsets have had several issues, including issues with device activations and camera vibrations. Both issues have been addressed in subsequent ‌iOS 16‌ updates. Apple is currently testing iOS 16.1 with developers and public beta testers, with a launch expected at the end of this month.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via MacRumors

  • New Mac OS X trojan horse goes live, acts as Adobe Flash Player updater application

    The bad news: There’ll always be people designing viruses, trojans and malware for computers.

    The good news: It’s quite a bit rarer on the Mac OS X side of things.

    Even so, the latest attempt from digital wrongdoers to infect your Mac has been spotted taking on the look and feel of Adobe’s Flash Installer.

    According to CNET, the trojan, which has been dubbed as fairly serious since it mimics the Adobe Flash Player updated, has been named the Trojan Bash/QHost.WB by F-Secure, which provided some insight as to how it works.

    Once installed, the Trojan adds entries to the hosts file to hijack users visiting various Google sites (e.g., Google.com.tw, Google.com.tl, et cetera) to the IP address 91.224.160.26, which is located in Netherlands. The server at the IP address displays a fake Web page designed to appear similar to the legitimate Google site.

    The Trojan is currently dormant, meaning that while it will take you to the fake Google site, nothing will happen. It is, however, programed to serve pop-up ads once the user has accessed the false IP.

    The current solution is to only install Adobe updates from Adobe’s official Web site. As with any Trojan designed for Mac, the malware only works if the user allows it. Most of the threats currently in the wild can be avoided by simply sticking to paid versions of software obtained directly from trusted creators of the product.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

  • Apple releases Safari 4.1.3, 5.0.3 updates

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    Apple on Thursday released versions 4.1.3 and 5.0.3, respectively, for Windows, Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard operating systems.

    Safari 5.0.3 is available direct from Apple for Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later and Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. Tiger users must be running Mac oS X 10.4.11 for Safari 4.1.2.

    For both Mac and Windows users, the update fixes an issue that could prevent users from submitting web forms. It also establishes an encrypted, authenticated connection to the Safari Extensions Gallery.

    The latest version of Safari 5 for Mac also fixes an issue that could cause Web content to display incorrectly when viewing a Google Image result with Flash 10.1 installed.

    Other fixes and changes include the following:
    – More accurate Top Hit results in the Address Field

    – More accurate results in Top Sites

    – More reliable pop-up blocking

    – Improved stability when typing into search and text input fields on www.netflix.com and www.facebook.com

    – Improved stability when using JavaScript-intensive extensions

    – Improved stability when using VoiceOver with Safari

    The updates, as usual, can be snagged and installed via Mac OS X’s Software Update utility. If you’ve tried the new versions and have any feedback to offer, please let us know.