A new bug on OS X lets you crash any Mac app with a text field as long as you enter a certain phrase. The bug was filed with Apple on Thursday and can be reproduced very easily in most apps like TweetDeck, Chrome, Safari, TextEdit that have a field to enter text.
Web Traffic From OS X 10.9 Continues to Grow, Announcement Imminent?
Posted by Rounak Jain on Feb 02, 2013 | No Comments »
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Apple first announced OS X Mountain Lion on February 16th, releasing it later in July. If the company were to follow the same release cycle, Mountain Lion’s successor, OS X 10.9 should at least be feature complete by now for a public preview. And if traffic logs were any indication, it seems that the OS is ready to be shown off to tech journalists and the general public any time soon.
Oracle Releases Java 7 Update 13 To Fix Security Vulnerabilities, Re-enables Browser Plug-in on Mac
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Feb 02, 2013 | No Comments »
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Oracle has released Java 7 Update 13 to address several vulnerabilities.
Couple of days back, Apple had remotely blocked the Java 7 browser plug-in for the second time due to security vulnerabilities.
Apple Remotely Blocks Java 7 Browser Plug-in Again
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Jan 31, 2013 | No Comments »
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It looks like Apple has again blocked Oracle’s Java 7 browser plug-in.
Earlier in the month, Apple had taken the exceptional step of using its anti-malware tools in OS X to disable existing installations of the Java 7 browser plug-in after a serious security vulnerability was discovered.
Best Buy Putting MacBooks on Sale for Two Days Discounts up to $700
Apple’s “Red Friday” Shopping Event Goes Live in China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia And Thailand
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Jan 24, 2013 | No Comments »
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As expected, Apple’s special one day shopping event in some Asian countries to celebrate the Chinese New year has just gone live.
Dubbed “Red Friday” the event is similar to the “Black Friday” in the US and elsewhere where Apple offers discounts on Macs, iPads, and iPods, as well as accessories.
Mac Shipments Up Over 5% in Q4 2012
Posted by Tris Hussey on Jan 14, 2013 | No Comments »
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I think it’s safe to say this is a rather mixed, if not confusing, day for Apple watchers. Just to recap the, oh, last twelve hours or so, we have softer than expected iPhone 5 demand, Apple stock dipping, and Samsung pushing out over 100 million Galaxy S series devices. On the plus side, Apple is selling more Macs, although most other PC manufacturers are taking it on the chin.
Oracle Releases Java 7 Update 11 To Address Security Vulnerability [Updated]
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Jan 14, 2013 | No Comments »
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Oracle has just released Java 7 Update 11 to address the vulnerability, which we reported on Friday.
The security vulnerability could allow the installation of malicious software and malware on machines that could increase the chance of identity theft, or the unauthorized participation in a botnet that could bring down networks or be used to carry out denial-of-service attacks against Web sites.
Opinion: Apple Takes The Hacked and Makes It Available to All
Posted by Tris Hussey on Jan 13, 2013 | Comments (21)
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Earlier this week I posted about an ingenious person getting Rhapsody OS to run on a jailbroken Microsoft Surface Tablet (Surface RT, it should be noted). I also mentioned how Microsoft appeared to be generally okay with the hack (only for the time being it turns out), commenter Kraken followed up on this idea and I thought I’d dig into the topic a little more.
How to: Print from iOS to a non-AirPrint printer
Posted by Tris Hussey on Jan 12, 2013 | Comments (12)
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AirPrint is pretty cool, if you have an AirPrint-enabled printer that is. My mom happens to have one and when I’m at her house printing is a piece of cake. At home, however, I don’t have an AirPrint printer and sometimes I do need or want to print things from my my iPhone or iPad, so want can I do? Several things, in fact.
