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iOS 6.1.3 available; fixes lock screen bug

by Steven Sande (Mar 19th, 2013)

Apple has just released iOS 6.1.3, available on applicable iOS devices by tapping General > Software Update. According to the update notes for this release, iOS 6.1.3 fixes a bug that could allow someone to bypass the passcode and access the Phone app. It also provides improvements to Maps ...

OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.3, Security Update 2013-001 now available

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 14th, 2013)

Apple has released OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3 and the first security update of 2013. The update includes a number of good improvements including: The ability to redeem iTunes gift cards in the Mac App Store using the built-in camera on a Mac. Boot Camp support for installing Windows 8 and ...

Apple blocking older version of Flash Player plug-in on Safari

by Steven Sande (Mar 1st, 2013)

Apple announced today that they've updated the web plug-in-blocking mechanism in Safari on OS X to disable older versions of the Adobe Flash Player. The move is a way to protect users from a recent vulnerability that took advantage of an older version of the Flash Player plug-in. If you're ...

Dropbox 2.1 for iPhone, iPad adds 'all-new' PDF viewer

by Steven Sande (Feb 15th, 2013)

Everybody's favorite cloud-syncing app, Dropbox, has been updated for iOS. Dropbox 2.1 adds a few new features, most notably a redesigned PDF viewer. That PDF viewer includes a button in the top-left corner of all open PDF files that now displays multi-page PDFs as thumbnails for quick ...

Daily Update for January 28, 2013

by Steven Sande (Jan 28th, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

TweetDeck for Mac gets ability to embed tweets, more

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 9th, 2013)

Official Twitter desktop client TweetDeck has just received a pretty significant update for OS X. The client now allows users to embed tweets directly from the app itself. Previously users had to use Chrome or the web client to embed tweets in their blogs and websites. The update also brings ...

Skitch for Mac updated with more 'classic' features

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 18th, 2012)

After Skitch was acquired by Evernote, the 2.0 update of the screenshot app received flak for removing a lot of useful features. Version 1.0 holdouts eventually found that the button to copy the URL of an uploaded image was broken, along with other issues in the older version. Thanks in part ...

Apple releases iOS 6.0.2 with WiFi fix

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 18th, 2012)

Engadget reports that Apple has released iOS 6.0.2, which promises an unspecified fix to WiFi usage. If you've been having issues with WiFi, you'll want to see about updating right away. Most of us on the TUAW staff have been getting error messages when checking for the update using over-the-air ...

iWork updated for iOS and OS X

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 4th, 2012)

Apple has just dropped updates to its iWork apps for iOS and OS X. While the Mac updates offer no major features – rather they have been updated to support the iWork for iOS version 1.7 apps – the iOS updates bring some significant updates: Pages 1.7 ($9.99) Use Change ...

Second- and third-generation Apple TV updated

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Nov 29th, 2012)

In fact, this is build 5443 of the Apple TV's iOS flavor, which is still showing 5.1.1 for me. Nevertheless, there's an update waiting which no doubt will improve stability and quash other bugs, plus make it play nice with today's Remote and iTunes updates. Just go to Settings > General > ...

iOS 6.0.1 now available, iPhone 5 users need to download installer (Updated)

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Nov 1st, 2012)

iOS 6.0.1 was just pushed to iPhones and iPads running 6.0. The update is 34.7 MB and contains various improvements and bug fixes, including: Fixes a bug that prevents the iPhone 5 from installing software via over-the-air updates. Fixes a bug where horizontal lines might be displayed ...

Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 4.01 supports Canon EOS M, Nikon D600

by Steven Sande (Oct 25th, 2012)

Apple today released the latest in a series of Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Updates that are designed to add RAW support for new digital cameras to iPhoto and Aperture. It's available now through the Mac App Store Updates tab or downloaded directly here. Digital Camera RAW Compatibility ...

Updates released for Angry Birds HD, GoodReader for iPad, Calendars by Readdle and others

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 11th, 2012)

It's been a busy few days in the iOS and Mac App Store with a handful of big-name products receiving updates. The list of notable updates includes the following apps, sorted by platform. iOS Apps SlingPlayer for iPad: Added HD picture quality support on WiFi connections and improved SQ ...

OS X 10.8.2 Supplemental Update 1.0 live in App Store

by Michael Rose (Oct 4th, 2012)

Do you have issues with certain Japanese characters not appearing in Mail? Are you frustrated by Safari's inability to access secure sites when parental controls are turned on? Or is your system having trouble starting up with more than 64 GB of RAM? If you answered "Yes" to any of these ...

VZW iPhone 5 WiFi/data fix available, requires reboot

by Steven Sande (Oct 1st, 2012)

Since the release of the iPhone 5 and iOS 6, some Verizon customers noticed that their devices were still consuming their expensive cellular data minutes -- even while their iPhones were on a WiFi network. Apple has released a carrier settings update for the Verizon iPhone 5 that resolves the ...