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Dropbox security bug temporarily allowed logins without authentication

by Chris Rawson (Jun 20th, 2011)

Earlier today, a code update to Dropbox introduced a bug that temporarily allowed access to users' accounts and files without authentication via the company's web interface. For approximately four hours, from the time that Dropbox made the changes until the service's developers were able to ...

iOS Home Sharing bug found while using multiple Macs

by David Winograd (Apr 15th, 2011)

iOS 4.3 brought us Home Sharing, which allows you to share iTunes libraries on up to five authorized computers on the same network and also have them show up on your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. But if you have more than one Mac with a library to share, you may be in the same boat I found myself ...

Mac OS X 10.6.7 supplemental update for 13" MacBook Air

by Mike Schramm (Mar 30th, 2011)

Apple has released a "supplemental update" to OS X version 10.6.7 specifically for the 13" MacBook Air model released late last year. The update reportedly fixes an issue that made the devices "unresponsive when using iTunes," and it clocks in at a tiny 461 KB. As always, the updates are ...

FaceTime causing some iPad cameras to freeze

by Mike Schramm (Mar 23rd, 2011)

According to a thread on Apple's support forum, there may be an issue going around with FaceTime on the iPad that freezes up the iPad 2's front camera. Users are saying that sometimes, when FaceTime loads up, the front camera will freeze on a frame and not send any more video. Fortunately, the ...

MacBook Pro owners reporting Home Sharing issues

by Steven Sande (Mar 17th, 2011)

The new MacBook Pro models powered by Intel's Sandy Bridge CPU may sport the über-fast Thunderbolt I/O interface for incredibly fast connections to external hardware, but those same MacBook Pros are reportedly having problems with a commonly-used wireless interface. According to a post ...

Why my next Mac won't be a notebook

by Chris Rawson (Mar 17th, 2011)

Apple's products are widely hailed as better-built and more reliable than other manufacturers' devices, with greater longevity, better build quality and a lower incidence of device-killing defects. Ask most Mac owners, and they'll tell you their experiences with their machines have been almost ...

iPod touch owners report graphics issues under iOS 4.3

by Chris Ward (Mar 16th, 2011)

Reports are coming in of iPod touch users having graphics glitches after updating to iOS 4.3. As you can see in the picture here and in this video, the problem looks like overlapping icons and "interference" on the screen. There's a growing thread on the Apple message boards of ...

Bad kitty: Sticky mouse issue demonstrated in Lion

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Feb 24th, 2011)

Over the day we've been hearing about bugs in the developer preview of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, mostly with third-party services like Dropbox (no sync, no menu bar icon), Evernote, the 1Password Safari plug-in, Textual crashes, etc. But here's a little video demonstrating an acute case of "sticky ...

QuickTime 7.6.9 out now, fixes a number of security issues

by Mike Schramm (Dec 7th, 2010)

Apple has updated QuickTime to version 7.6.9, bringing out a whole slew of security fixes protecting against various "maliciously crafted" file formats. Apple has been working closely with security experts to hammer these out, and as a result, the software is much better protected against opening ...

Easily fix "vanishing" iPhone music in iOS 4.2.1

by Dave Caolo (Nov 23rd, 2010)

Some iPhone users are reporting that their iPhones are unable to play music after upgrading to iOS 4.2.1. Fortunately, the fix is simple (for most). In fact, all you must do is re-sync your iPhone. If you receive a message that the iPod app is unable to play your music after updating (you'll see ...

Mac OS X 10.6.5 fixes MacBook Air display issues

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 19th, 2010)

As noted by Mac Rumors, the Mac OS X 10.6.5 software update released last week fixes the display issues some owners were having with their new MacBook Airs. In a new support document released today titled MacBook Air (Late 2010): Video anomalies after waking from sleep, Apple describes the symptoms ...

Line2 users shouldn't update to iOS 4.2 [but 4.2.1 may be OK]

by Dave Caolo (Nov 18th, 2010)

Update: Several commenters who have installed the 4.2.1 release candidate build of iOS report that it fixes the sustained-ring issue for Line2 and other VoIP apps. Toktumi is warning all all iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users with the handy VoIP app Line2 installed to avoid upgrading to the ...

10.6.5 Server update pulled by Apple

by Michael Rose (Nov 15th, 2010)

Update: Version 1.1 of the 10.6.5 updater is online. If you're going with it, best to use the Combo updater. If you were listening in on the Talkcast last night, you heard Steve relay a tale of woe from a client who rushed to update his server to the latest Snow Leopard build, 10.6.5, only to ...

iPad gets a new iOS 4.2 gold master build to address WiFi issues

by Chris Rawson (Nov 12th, 2010)

To address WiFi connectivity issues in the previous gold master build of iOS 4.2, Apple has released a second GM build of iOS 4.2 for the iPad. The previous build number was 8C134; the new build is 8C134b, probably indicating only very minor changes between the builds. It's unclear how this will ...

Rumor: iOS 4.2 delayed 'at least a week'

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 11th, 2010)

MacStories reports that the iOS 4.2 update scheduled for tomorrow has now been delayed due to a significant bug found in the gold master build. The bug involves WiFi connection issues found by developers currently running iOS 4.2 GM on the iPad. "Basically, even if the iPad manages to ...