iOS

Hot on the heels of the iOS 5.1.1 release, Apple has pumped out a raft of security updates for Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) and Lion (OS X 10.7) users. This update patches numerous vulnerabilities in numerous system components. These … Continue reading →

Apple might be moving away from its dependence on Google for its Maps app. Apple will reportedly ditch Google’s backend for the built-in Maps app in iOS 6, according to sources with 9to5Mac. The app is said to be faster … Continue reading →

Apple is reportedly planning to bundle a new Maps application with the next version of its iOS mobile platform. Apple rumour site 9to5Mac cited unnamed sources who claimed that the upcoming iOS 6 release will be headlined by the debut … Continue reading →

The Flash blocking move was similar to one Apple made last month when it stopped the Java plug-in from launching automatically. Safari 5.1.7, which runs on OS X 10.6 and 10.7 — Snow Leopard and Lion, respectively — as well … Continue reading →

That’s because Apple created an iPod firmware update not too long after the announcement of Harmony, which blocked it and other music services from uploading songs to the iPod. [More from Mashable: OS X Lion Flaw Exposes Login Passwords in … Continue reading →

A new Apple patent application concerning face-recognition technology suggests an interesting security update for iOS. And that could be just the beginning of what the technology might enable. The patent, “3D Object Recognition,” describes a …

The Flash blocking move was similar to one Apple made last month when it stopped the Java plug-in from launching automatically. Safari 5.1.7, which runs on OS X 10.6 and 10.7 — Snow Leopard and Lion, respectively — as well … Continue reading →

Just two months after releasing iOS 5.1, Apple has released an update of the operating system for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. The update, iOS 5.1.1, is mainly aimed at fixing various bugs, including those that prevented the newest … Continue reading →

Apple yesterday patched 36 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, most of them critical, plugging a hole that revealed passwords used to encrypt folders with an older version of FileVault. Both Mac OS X 10.7, aka Lion, and 10.6, better known … Continue reading →

OS X Lion v10.7.4 and Security Update 2012-002 for Snow Leopard both contain the same patches and can be downloaded via Software Update preferences, or from Apple’s Downloads site, the Mac maker informs customers. To be clear, Lion users needn’t … Continue reading →