Apple has posted a trio of new software updates software updates, the most important of which are Thunderbolt-related. The Thunderbolt Display Firmware Update fixes unspecified stability problems with Apple’s latest product, and apart from the monitor requires a Mac running either OS X 10.6.8 or 10.7.1. A new Thunderbolt Software Update for Snow Leopard is required to use the […]
Apple has posted Security Update 2011-005, a new patch for OS X Lion and Snow Leopard. In each case the code is aimed at fixing just a single problem: fraudulent certificates issued by DigiNotar, a threat Microsoft dealt with on Wednesday. Apple notes that it has removed DigiNotar from the listed of trusted root and […]
Apple has released updated drivers from Lexmark that cover all supported models under Snow Leopard and Lion, including all-in-one (AIO) models and scanner drivers. The company has only added support for one series — the 6500e and 6500e Fax units — but brings most updated drivers to version 10.6.4 or 10.7.0, the latter of which […]
Apple has released Security Update 2011-003, a patch for Mac OS X Snow Leopard. The fix’s main goal is protection against Mac Defender, a piece of malware that attempts to scam credit card numbers from people duped into installing it. A definition for Mac Defender has been added to File Quarantine, and when the code […]
Apple has posted a security update for its Safari browser, which has been released alongside a related security update for Snow Leopard. Safari 5.0.5 brings several critical fixes for its WebKit engine, patching vulnerabilities that were discovered by researchers working with TippingPoint’s Zero Day Initiative. The changes are designed to help protect against sites containing […]
Apple has posted two new Mac OS X Java updates. The first, Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 4, upgrades Java SE 6 in Snow Leopard to v1.6.0_24. Apple is vague on details, but does mention that the release improves “compatibility, security, and reliability.” Security-wise it copes with “multiple vulnerabilities,” the most dangerous of […]
Apple has released Mac OS X 10.6.5, a long-in-development update for Snow Leopard. The patch fixes a number of problems in the operating system, mainly issues with Exchange servers, image processing in iPhoto and Aperture, and the stability and performance of 3D graphics. Some other areas addressed include dragging contacts from Address Book to iCal, […]
Apple today pushed a large (387.47MB) update via Software Update to owners of various HP printers, scanners and all-in-ones under Mac OS X 10.6.1 or higher. Details on what models specifically have been added or updated in the new v2.5.2 update were not available, but a current list of all the HP models supported under […]
Apple has released a new patch for Snow Leopard, Security Update 2010-006. This update only fixes a single issues, found in Apple File Protocol. Through an error handling problem in AFP Server, an attacker knowing a person’s account name can bypass password screening and access files in shared folders. The issue is exclusive […]
Yesterday, September 13 marked ten years since Apple introduced the first Mac OS X beta to the general public. The OS helped a turn around at Apple, which had faced troubling times in the ’90s. OS X got its start at Apple, when Apple purchased NeXT which bought Steve Jobs back into the Apple Fold. […]
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