Apple on Friday patched two known critical vulnerabilities in its Xcode development tool that were concerned with the Git source code management client portion of the program. For unknown reasons, Apple waited seven weeks to update the version of Git shipping with the command-line tools in Xcode to v2.7.4, released by Git developers on March […]
The primary addition in the updated Twitter, 4.1.0, is support for Moments. These allow users to track an ongoing trend or event through curated tweets, including photos, GIFs, and videos. Moments originally launched for mobile last October, and it’s not clear what might have caused a delay on Mac other than Twitter’s mobile-heavy focus. […]
Google has some big announcements at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) this week. Chief among them in my book is the announcement of the Google Cloud CDN going into Beta. This is big for Publishers ho want to speed up delivery of images, audio and video and will take on big players like Amazon’s […]
HP announced that its Remote Graphics Software (RGS) now supports Mac receivers, giving Apple users the ability to harness the power of an HP Z Workstation. RGS is HP’s version of a remote desktop application that is specifically designed for use with an HP Z workstation. HP RGS uses a proprietary HP3 codec to secure […]
So TrendMicro has published a blog post that lists two unpatched vulnerabilities that affect QuickTime for Windows. Worse? They announced that Apple will no longer provide security updates for that software, either. These exploits will continue to exist until you uninstall the software (unless Apple has an abrupt change of heart). Basically, uninstall the software. […]
OWC has announced the release of SoftRAID version 5.5. This update adds the ability to convert AppleRAID volumes created by earlier versions of Disk Utility to SoftRAID, expanded error logging, and Thunderbolt chain error detection. SoftRAID version 5.5 is a free update for all version 5.x users of SoftRAID. For $49, users can purchase SoftRAID […]
Two weeks to the day after it unveiled a “sneak peek” version of the next iteration of Safari, Apple has updated its Safari Technology Preview browser for public testing. The alternate version of Safari can co-exist with the regular version, but can also be set as the default if users prefer to do so for […]
Adobe is helping those producing content for virtual reality headsets, by adding functions to its Creative Cloud apps aimed at enhancing VR and 360-degree video workflows. Central to the new features, set to arrive in the early summer, Premiere Pro CC will include a VR “field of view” mode that can potentially help video editors […]
Enterprise system administrators can now block attackers from using a favorite malware infection method: Microsoft Office documents with malicious macros. Microsoft this week added a new option in Office 2016 that allows administrators to block macros—embedded automation scripts—from running in Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents that originate from the Internet. Microsoft Office programs support macros […]
Along with iOS 9.3 and tvOS 9.2, Apple on Monday also released the public version of OS X 10.11.4, which also focuses mostly on performance improvements, security, and bug squashing but includes some new features, such as encrypted items in the Notes app (a feature it shares with iOS 9.3), expanded Note importing abilities, […]