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Apple, Consumer Reports find smoking gun that caused variable life in initial review

Apple and Consumer Reports may have figured out what caused the poor battery test results that Consumer Reports highlighted during its review. On Tuesday, both companies released reports stating that a developer setting had been activated that typical users don’t use during testing, and also that the same setting has a bug that affects performance. […]

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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 […]

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Apple says it will work with Consumer Reports to isolate potential battery issues found in 2016 MacBook Pro

Following up on Consumer Reports refusal for the first time to recommend the 2016 MacBook Pro due to inconsistent battery life, it looks like Apple will be working with the publication to try to sort out potential issues with the battery. “Working with [Consumer Reports] to understand their battery tests,” Apple Vice President of Worldwide […]

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Safari Technology Preview 2.0 released, available for download and testing

If you’re interested in what’s on the horizon via Safari’s upcoming versions, you’re going to like this. Apple released Safari Technology Preview version 2.0 today. The updated browser lets you play around with a slew of upcoming technologies and offers the following fixes and changes: Browser Differences: – Changed the CFBundleSignature to allow Apple Events, […]

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Mozilla releases Firefox for iOS

If you’ve been hankering for the day Firefox would be available for iOS, it’s finally here. Mozilla has announced that its Firefox browser is now available for iOS and can be used on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Until today, Firefox for iOS was available as a public preview, and only in New Zealand. […]