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Tag: operating systems

Early exposure to Apple’s macOS High Sierra public beta

Monday, July 3, 2017 12:55 pmMonday, July 3, 201714 Comments

With the release of the public beta, it appeared that Apple felt it was safe enough…

Android surpasses Windows in online OS usage share worldwide

Monday, April 3, 2017 2:58 pmMonday, April 3, 201721 Comments

Google’s Android is now the most popular OS in the world across all hardware platforms…

iOS 10.2 jailbreak said to be imminent

Tuesday, December 27, 2016 9:36 am9 Comments

If you missed the Luca Todesco 10.1.1 jailbreak, then there’s potentially some good news…

Zero day Microsoft Windows flaw lets hackers take full control of Windows PCs

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 4:01 pmTuesday, November 1, 201618 Comments

Google has revealed a critical bug in Microsoft Windows software that could give hackers full control…

Apple releases iOS 10.1 and watchOS 3.1 betas to developers

Wednesday, September 21, 2016 1:25 pmWednesday, September 21, 20168 Comments

Apple has just seeded the first iOS 10.1 beta for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch…

Should you upgrade your Mac to macOS Sierra?

Monday, September 19, 2016 4:50 pmMonday, September 19, 201622 Comments

Although Apple makes new software updates available to as many older devices as possible, there are always…

Apple’s iOS 10 gives apps room to grow

Wednesday, August 24, 2016 5:33 pmWednesday, August 24, 20169 Comments

Let’s start off with this simple notion: iOS 10 at its most basic level is a platform for mobile devices…

Microsoft’s Windows 10 Anniversary Update freezes systems, breaks millions of webcams

Saturday, August 20, 2016 10:58 am22 Comments

The Windows 10 Anniversary Update for PCs started rolling out more than two weeks ago…

Apple Seeds Seventh Beta of iOS 10 to Developers and Public Beta Testers

Friday, August 19, 2016 4:00 pmFriday, August 19, 20167 Comments

Apple today seeded the seventh beta of iOS 10 to developers and public beta testers…

Apple seeds fifth beta of macOS Sierra to developers

Tuesday, August 9, 2016 2:32 pmTuesday, August 9, 20161 Comment

Apple today released the fifth beta of macOS Sierra, the newest operating system…

AnandTech takes first look at Apple’s macOS Sierra

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 10:03 amWednesday, July 13, 20166 Comments

While macOS adopts a new name, it retains the existing versioning system, with macOS Sierra…

Why the iPhone knockoff peddlers hate ‘The Crutch Of Android’

Monday, June 27, 2016 1:28 pmMonday, June 27, 20166 Comments

Apple is the only major tech gadget company that makes the whole widget…

How to set up a new Mac securely or update an older machine

Monday, June 27, 2016 11:25 amMonday, June 27, 20165 Comments

When you get a new Mac, how can you make sure you’ve set it up to be as secure as possible?

iOS 10 and macOS Sierra: Networking for the modern Internet

Friday, June 24, 2016 11:28 amFriday, June 24, 20163 Comments

There are some things that developers can do to make their apps work better over the network…

The post-WWDC disconnect continues

Thursday, June 23, 2016 1:28 pmThursday, June 23, 201617 Comments

When it comes to a WWDC, far too many alleged tech and financial pundits just don’t get it!

Big surprise: John Dvorak gets it wrong about Apple

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 4:34 pm20 Comments

Dvorak is basically blinkered. He didn’t get the memo…

Dvorak: Apple should spin off the Mac into a separate company

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 11:54 amWednesday, June 22, 201634 Comments

A recent ‘little change’ got me thinking that Apple might spin it off its computer division into something I’m calling the Macintosh Computer Company…

macOS Sierra: The most fun Mac OS ever

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 12:56 pmTuesday, June 21, 201611 Comments

macOS Sierra is shaping up to be one of the most fun – and less geeky – Mac OS upgrades in recent memory…

Apple releases security update for mDNSResponder

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 9:29 am1 Comment

Current versions of Apple products use the updated version of Bonjour…

Apple’s cutting-edge ‘differential privacy’ offers unique option for technology users

Monday, June 20, 2016 10:28 amMonday, June 20, 20164 Comments

Modern technology has presented us with something of a Faustian bargain when it comes to our privacy…

The 5 features that will make you want to upgrade to macOS Sierra

Saturday, June 18, 2016 10:00 amSaturday, June 18, 201647 Comments

Nearly every summer brings the promise of sunshine, marigolds, and a new iteration of the Mac’s operating system…

Apple’s macOS Sierra and iOS 10: Leaving the past behind

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 4:00 pmWednesday, June 15, 201611 Comments

The preliminary word is out. Unlike the former OS X El Capitan and iOS 9, some older gear will not be supported…

It’s Tim Cook’s Apple now: What WWDC 2016 teaches us about his vision for Apple Inc.

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 10:14 am18 Comments

This year’s WWDC keynote was notable because it made clear that Apple’s business concerns and goals are different — and more ambitious and complicated — than the ones Tim Cook inherited from Steve Jobs…

What went missing at WWDC 2016

Tuesday, June 14, 2016 5:32 pmTuesday, June 14, 201627 Comments

Apple Music subscribers are getting plenty of new features this fall with iOS 10…

Time to upgrade your Mac? These Macs can run macOS Sierra

Tuesday, June 14, 2016 2:01 pmTuesday, June 14, 201617 Comments

macOS Sierra, the successor to OS X El Capitan, was announced overnight, but Apple is dropping support for multiple Mac models…

Apple debuts new ad for iOS 10

Monday, June 13, 2016 4:29 pm10 Comments

Apple today debuted a new TV ad for iOS 10…

Apple unveils iOS 10, the mother of all iOS releases

Monday, June 13, 2016 3:31 pmMonday, June 13, 201623 Comments

Apple today previewed iOS 10, the biggest release ever of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system…

MacDailyNews presents live coverage of Apple’s WWDC 2016 keynote address

Monday, June 13, 2016 9:55 amMonday, June 13, 201623 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook and a team of Apple executives will kick off the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference…

WWDC wish list for the next version of the Mac’s OS

Tuesday, June 7, 2016 11:33 am7 Comments

New features add convenience and speed up tasks we do all the time, and developers can get new tools…

Troubleshooting AirPort and Mac Wi-Fi problems

Monday, June 6, 2016 11:29 am7 Comments

Many of us are addicted to the extent that we get depressed and moody if we go without it…

Apple releases iOS 9.3.2 for 9.7-inch iPad Pro

Thursday, June 2, 2016 1:04 pmThursday, June 2, 20169 Comments

Apple has released a new version of iOS 9.3.2 specifically for the 9.7-inch iPad Pro…

Apple releases iOS 9.3.3 beta to public testers

Wednesday, May 25, 2016 1:31 pm4 Comments

A day after Apple rolled out the first iOS 9.3.3 beta to developers, it pushed out…

Apple seeds first beta of iOS 9.3.3 to developers

Monday, May 23, 2016 1:57 pmMonday, May 23, 20162 Comments

Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming iOS 9.3.3 update to developers…

WWDC 2016: The OS X rumors everyone’s talking about

Thursday, May 12, 2016 4:30 pmThursday, May 12, 201636 Comments

Apple’s going to show us the future (at least for a year) of all its platforms at WWDC 2016 in a few short weeks…

Developer runs Windows 95 on his Apple Watch

Saturday, April 30, 2016 11:02 am14 Comments

What are you, nuts?

15 years of OS X: How Apple’s big gamble paid off big time

Thursday, March 24, 2016 2:01 pmThursday, March 24, 201612 Comments

Although OS X is now an integral part of the Mac experience, it represented a big gamble for Apple…

Any collection of Apple customer data requires sign-off from ‘privacy czars’

Tuesday, March 22, 2016 11:25 am3 Comments

Unlike Google, Amazon, and Facebook, Apple is loathe to use customer data to deliver targeted advertising…

How to use Apple Diagnostics to identify Mac hardware issues

Friday, March 11, 2016 12:57 pm7 Comments

Apple’s Macs are usually pretty reliable, but when they do go wrong the Apple Diagnostics tool can be invaluable…

Apple acquires security company LegbaCore that found Mac firmware worm

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 2:25 pmWednesday, February 3, 20164 Comments

LegbaCore had collaborated with security researcher Trammell Hudson on Thunderstrike 2, the first firmware worm to affect Mac computers…

VMware Fusion, Workstation team axed

Wednesday, January 27, 2016 6:38 pm26 Comments

The developers responsible for the virtualization company’s Workstation and Fusion desktop products have been laid off…

Revisiting ‘Kodiak,’ the first Mac OS X public beta

Tuesday, January 12, 2016 10:55 amTuesday, January 12, 201613 Comments

It’s weird to be back in the early days of OS X…

Apple’s inevitable operating system convergence will be about input, not interface

Wednesday, January 6, 2016 11:36 amWednesday, January 6, 201610 Comments

Using new input devices and features like the Apple Pencil and the iOS 9 trackpad enabled by 3D Touch is a sublime and eye-opening experience…

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