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Apple releases macOS Sonoma 14.4.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.6 updates, focuses on USB hub connectivity, Java, other features

If you’ve been hankering for a way out of the macOS Sonoma 14.4 update disaster, it’s here. Apple on Monday released macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 as well as macOS Ventura 13.6.6, two small updates for their associated operating systems. Per Apple’s release notes, the update offers the following fixes and changes: As always, the updates can […]

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Users report iCloud Drive issue, lost previous version data following macOS Sonoma 14.4 update

There are times when Apple’s significant operating system updates go just fine, there are few if any problems, and things generally continue apace with the company’s user base. And then there are updates like macOS Sonoma 14.4, which appears to have created a new bug that wipes saved versions of files stored on iCloud Drive. […]

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Oracle offers a warning about macOS Sonoma 14.4 update, says Java processes could terminate unexpectedly

Late last week, developer Oracle warned that Apple’s recently released macOS Sonoma 14.4 update can cause Java processes to “terminate unexpectedly.” In a blog post on Friday, Oracle’s Senior Director of Product Management Aurelio Garcia-Ribeyro recommended that Apple silicon Mac users who rely on Java avoid updating to macOS 14.4 until Apple resolves the issue. […]

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Apple releases GarageBand update, addresses security issue in the process

Following a string of hefty operating system updates and honing in on hundreds of security fixes last week, Apple this week updated a specific vulnerability in its GarageBand audio editing application. The GarageBand 10.4.11 update is for users running the app in macOS 13 Ventura and macOS 14 Sonoma and wasn’t patched in macOS 14.4 […]

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Apple releases day-one software update for M3 MacBook Air notebooks

You can’t knock a day-one bug fix. Apple recently shipped a day-one macOS update for its new M3-equipped MacBook Air notebooks, which went on sale back on Friday. Per MacRumors, the initial run of 13.6-inch and 15.3-inch MacBook Airs will arrive running “a special build of macOS Sonoma 14.3, with a version number of 23D2057.” […]