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Apple Releases Critical Network Time Protocol Security Update for OS X Users [u]
Apple released today a critical OS X Network Time Protocol security update for Yosemite, Mavericks, and Mountain Lion users. The update is highly recommended for all users, as it addresses a critical security issue with the software that provides the Network Time Protocol service on OS X. Apple recommends that users install the update "as...
OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Download Released, Security Updates for Mountain Lion/Lion
After releasing iOS 7.1.2 earlier, Apple has pushed out OS X Mavericks 10.9.4, which has a bunch of bug fixes including one addressing Wi-Fi connectivity issues, reliability when waking from sleep and also includes Safari 7.0.5. The OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Update is recommended for all Mavericks users. It improves the stability, compatibility, and security...
Future OS X Versions Could be Named California, Diablo, Skyline and More
At last year's Worldwide Developers Conference, where Apple previewed the Mac OS X ‘Mavericks’, the company announced that it would be shifting gears on OS X naming, moving from big cats to "places that inspire us in California”. Today, French site Consomac has reported that Apple may also be using a pair of shell companies to...
Mac OS X Mavericks Adoption Rate Passes 40% after Five Months
The power of free software has visible effects as early as five months after release: Apple released Mavericks, its latest desktop operating system, nearly five months ago, as a free upgrade, and now 40% of all Macs are running this latest version of Mac OS X. The data was shared in Chitika's latest report, which...
Apple Releases OS X 10.9.1 with Improved Support for Gmail and More
Following a Mail update for Mavericks in November, Apple today released OS X 10.9.1, an update that contains stability and compatibility enhancements for Mac computers. The update also includes improved support for Gmail in OS X Mail, improved the reliability of Smart Mailboxes, and fixed an issue that prevented VoiceOver from speaking sentences that contained...
Western Digital Updates WD SmartWare To Fix Mavericks Data Loss
Following the reports coming out last month regarding users experiencing data loss when connecting external hard drives to Macs with OS X Mavericks installed, Western Digital has just released an updated version of its WD SmartWare hard drive software, addressing the data loss issue, MacRumors is reporting. Western Digital had previously warned its customers in an...
Upcoming OS X Mavericks Updates Include Safari, iBooks & Remote Desktop Bug Fixes
Last week, we reported how Apple is trying to fix OS X Mavericks’ Mail app issues with receiving messages, sorting messages into folders and deleting messages faced by users of Gmail, a new report by 9to5Mac today is claiming that a number of updates addressing minor bugs found in Safari, iBooks & Remote Desktop Client apps...
Apple To Release Mavericks Follow-Up ‘OS X 10.10’ Sooner Than Expected?
Less than two weeks ago, Apple released OS X Mavericks (10.9) as a free download and already, traffic data from an unreleased software labelled 'OS X 10.10' is steadily growing over the past month, as highlighted by AppleInsider. It seems that Apple is already hard at work on the next major update of its Mac operating system,...
Get Access To 43 Gorgeous Wallpapers Hidden In OS X Mavericks
With the release of OS X Mavericks, Apple has hidden away a bunch of gorgeous, high resolution wallpapers in a secret location, which are actually intended to be used for default OS X screen savers. Luckily, Lifehacker has shown us how to access these 43 beautiful wallpapers for use as background images on your Mac […]
Benchmarks: New 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro Gets A Graphics Boost
Apple revealed and released its new MacBook Pros on Tuesday. The new line of Retina MacBook Pros consists of five standard configurations, three 13-inch models and two 15-inch models. The new 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro features Intel’s fourth generation dual-core Haswell processor, Intel’s Iris graphics, new PCIe-based flash storage, and Thunderbolt 2 which is capable...
Over 7% of Mac Traffic Is Already Coming From OS X Mavericks [Live Tracker]
According to a live tracker hosted by analytics firm GoSquared, roughly 7% of Mac traffic is already coming from machines upgraded to OS X Mavericks, which Apple released as a free download in the Mac App Store yesterday at the iPad Air / iPad Mini Retina launch event. As highlighted by MacRumors, the tracker reflects the...
Reasons Why Apple Made OS X Mavericks Free
Some voices had already whispered that Apple was preparing some pricing changes on its desktop operating system, but Craig Federighi surprised many of us yesterday – I think – when he announced that Mavericks will be available as a free upgrade. The news that the iLife and iWork suites are going free just topped yesterday’s...