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Some 2015 Retina Display MacBook Pro owners experiencing system freezes under OS X 10.11.4

Well, this is sort of a mess. A large number of MacBook Pro owners running OS X El Capitan are reporting widespread system freezes since installing the 10.11.4 update to Apple’s Mac OS. Hundreds of users have posted to a dedicated thread discussing complete system freezes on the early 2015 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro notebook […]

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Researcher finds Sparkle framework vulnerability, highlights popular apps that could be exploited

Well, this is a mess. A “huge” number of third-party Mac apps are under threat of man-in-the-middle attacks due to a recently discovered vulnerability in Sparkle, an open source framework used to facilitate software updates. The flaw, which centered around a flawed WebKit rendering engine implementation found in certain Sparkle builds, is to blame for […]

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Apple’s iOS devices, ResearchKit being incorporated into DNA studies

The iOS is being used for some pretty neat DNA studies. A series of five new apps based on Apple’s ResearchKit, including one called ‘mPower”, has allowed researchers to track symptoms of Parkinson’s disease as well as help recruit thousands of study participants in a few days. “Apple launched ResearchKit and got a fantastic response. […]

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Rumor: Apple prepping iOS 6.1 beta, build expected to go Golden Master

Just the term, “golden master”, it pretty much sounds awesome. Per German web site iFun, Apple is said to be internally testing a new beta of iOS 6.1 that is expected to be the golden master build, suggesting the software is nearly ready to be released to the public. Citing a “reliable source,” the web […]

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Apple releases third iOS 6.1 beta to developer community

This could lead to some cool stuff. Per AppleInsider, developers on Monday were provided with the third pre-release beta of iOS 6.1, Apple’s forthcoming software update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The update is available through Software Update in the iOS Settings application. People familiar with the software said it is identified as […]