In Brief: Apple blocks older versions of Adobe Flash

Apple has updated the plugin-blocking component in Safari to prevent earlier versions of Flash from being used, a new support document states. Lion, Mountain Lion, and Snow Leopard users are affected. The update comes in response to recently-discovered vulnerabilities in Flash that have already been patched by Adobe, but which could impact people who don’t update on a regular […]

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MSNBC/NBC NEWS: Apple security update shutters Snow Leopard and Windows users

Last week, Apple released the latest version of its Safari Web browser, patching more than 100 vulnerabilities. But if you’re running an older version of Mac OS X or any version of Windows, you’re in for some harsh luck. Safari 6 is available only for the brand-new OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and its predecessor, […]

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Apple Encouraging Mobile Me users to switch to iCloud with Snow Leopard upgrade free

According to the web site MacGasm.com, with the shuttering of Mobile Me looming, Apple is sending notices for those who have not yet switched to the iCloud service by offering them a free copy of Snow Leopard. Just a reminder, Mobile Me will be shuttering its doors on June 30th, 2012.

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Apple answers problems with Snow Leopard & Rosetta updates

Just over 24 hours after we reported about a problem between the latest update for Snow Leopard and Rosetta, Apple has made another update available to address the issue. According to Apple’s own web site: Security Update 2012-001 v1.1 is now available for Mac OS X v10.6.8 systems to address a compatibility issue. Version 1.1 […]

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