Mac OS X

The first, fully-functional ransomware targeting Mac computers called “KeRanger" has been permanently shut down by Apple, TechCrunch is reporting. First reported by researchers at Palo Alto Networks, this ransomware can encrypt the data on a Mac so the user can no longer access it. After that, the hackers ask the user to pay them in digital currencies...

OS X's best emulator just received a huge update. We first covered OpenEmu all the way back when it first released in late 2013, and the venerable emulator received arguably its biggest update since that very first release. Initially, the application supported a variety of 8 and 16-bit including Game Boy, GameBoy Color, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear,...

Today, Readdle has launched their well known editing tool PDF Expert for Mac OS X. PDF Expert is a fast, beautiful tool that will empower your PDF workflow. From the first document, PDF Expert springs into action with smooth scrolling and fast search. PDFs open instantly, whether they are just small attachments or 2000-page reports....

Twitter has today unveiled a completely revamped Twitter for Mac desktop app at its "Twitter Flight" developer conference, TechCrunch reports. While the app won’t be launching publicly for the next few months or so, Twitter says that it is integrating new features like in-line Vine and video playback, group Direct Messages, photos in Direct Messages and...

Security researcher and Apple hacker Pedro Vilaca has uncovered a zero-day vulnerability in Macs that allows unwanted persons to slip malware onto computers. The newly discovered security flaw apparently affects all older Macs, and builds on older flaws already uncovered by security researchers (via PC World). After finding that is it possible to gain access...

Today, Telegram has updated its messaging app for iOS with several new group chat features. Group chats have not evolved much since they were introduced in the first messaging apps many years ago. With the new features included in the latest update to Telegram Messenger, the company hopes to bring group chat communication closer to...

ComputerWorld has put up a bunch of cool Mac OS X tricks on their website that you probably didn’t know of and once you do, we’re pretty sure you’ll love to use them. Here they are: Small Volume / Brightness By pressing Option-Shift and volume Up/Down, you can tweak your Mac volume in tiny increments. Look...

Call it bullshit reporting or a publicity stunt, but according to security firm GFI, Apple's Mac OS X is the most vulnerable operating system of 2014, with the iOS platform coming in second. And it doesn’t stop here. The report goes on to claim that Microsoft's operating systems, especially the now defunct Windows RT platform, are the...

According to the latest research from antivirus and internet security company Kaspersky Lab, the cyber threat to Mac OS X users is growing fast, with 1,499 new malicious programs detected in 2014. The Telegraph is reporting that every second user of Kaspersky Lab's products for Mac OS X was exposed to a malicious attack, with a total...

If you thought that Heartbleed was the biggest bug yet discovered, you may want to think again: Red Hat security researchers have revealed a new bug called "bash bug", which they say easily matches Heartbleed. The common Unix command shell "bash" used by Linux and Mac users allows attackers run any code they want as...

Today, Microsoft announced updates for its OneNote application on iOS and Mac OS X.  The update, which is available starting today and is focused on business and school, improves on the updates that were released in May making it the best choice for users to stay organized and take notes.  The most notable new feature...

Last week, Reuters inaccurately reported that the National Federation of the Blind had an issue with the accessibility of Apple’s apps. Over the past several years, Apple has shown that it takes accessibility in its products very seriously. It didn’t take long for the Cupertino-based company to point out that their products should be enjoyed...