Tag: macOS

26 SEP

Password-theft 0day imperils users of High Sierra and earlier macOS versions

(credit: Koichi Taniguchi) There’s a vulnerability in High Sierra and earlier versions of macOS that allows rogue applications to steal plaintext passwords stored in the Mac keychain, a security researcher said Monday. That’s the same day the widely anticipated update was released. The Mac keychain is a digital vault of sorts that stores passwords and […]

15 SEP

The near-final macOS High Sierra golden master has been seeded to devs

Enlarge / High Sierra’s default desktop wallpaper. (credit: Apple) The golden master (GM) candidate of macOS High Sierra was released to developers today. The GM doesn’t add any significant new features over the previous beta version, but it can be helpful for QAing Mac software updates for High Sierra before the public roll-out, as minimal changes […]

28 AUG

Latest macOS kills pro video editor favorite Final Cut Pro 7

When Final Cut Pro X (FCP X) launched to replace version 7, it sent shockwaves through the professional editing community. Many users had moved to FCP 7 from Avid because it was cheaper, and after much development on Apple’s part, was capable of doing professional jobs. However, FCP X was widely aimed at consumers and […]

06 JUN

Steam brings virtual reality to macOS

Mac platforms have been too underpowered for virtual reality, requiring Apple diehards to bootstrap Windows for a ramshackle VR solution. But today at its annual WWDC conference, Apple announced an in-house solution: A Thunderbolt 3 GPU enclosure powered by AMD Radeon processors and a software seed in the new version of macOS. Combined, they finally […]

06 JUN

Hands-on with the new macOS on a Macbook Pro 13-inch model

Apple updated its MacBook Pro laptops with Intel “Kaby Lake” processors today, and it also announced changes coming in the High Sierra version of the macOS. The company made the disclosures at its Worldwide Developer Conference in San Jose, Calif. We were on site to get a look at what Apple showed onstage. The laptops worked […]

05 JUN

WWDC 2017 LIVE: Apple to unveil iOS 11, iPad Pro 2, macOS 10.13, watchOS 4, Siri Speaker

GETTY Apple will use its WWDC 2017 keynote to preview iOS 11, macOS 10.13, watchOS 4, and more WWDC 2017 Keynote, Key Points • Amazon is bringing a dedicated Prime Video app to the latest generation Apple TV • watchOS will bring three new Apple-designed watch faces – Siri, Kaleidoscope and Toy Story • Next […]