Gatekeeper is a mechanism by Apple that enforces the code signing and verification of app downloads. If the user tries to download an app that is not a part of the Mac App Store, Gatekeeper will step in and prevent the application from running without...
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Apple Launches macOS Mojave 10.14.5 Supplemental Update for 2018 and 2019 15-Inch MacBook Pro
Yesterday, Apple released a supplemental update of its macOS Mojave 10.14.5, which has been developed for 2018 and 2019 15-inch MacBook Pro models featuring a T2 security chip. Users can download the new update via the “Software Update” section of System Preferences on all compatible...
Apple Surprisingly Debuts New 8-Core MacBook Pro with a Modified Keyboard
Apple announced the launch of new 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pro models. The updated devices are with faster Intel 8-Core processors (8th– and 9th generation). The notebook will now deliver two times faster performance than a quad-core MacBook Pro and 40 percent more performance than...
Microsoft Edge Browser Preview Now Available for Mac Users
After Microsoft teased the Edge browser for macOS, now the company allows Mac users to download its official preview version. Despite the fact that Edge for Mac leaked during the Microsoft’s Build conference, the company is now supporting the daily Canary builds of the browser...
Apple Launches a New UK-only Ad to Promote Music-Making on Mac
Apple released a new music page with the name ‘Behind the Mac‘. The page is exclusive for the United Kingdom and features a brand new ad titled ‘Behind the Music. Behind the Mac‘, as well as portraits of various artists that use Mac devices in...
Beta 1 of macOS 10.14.6 Now Available for Testing
Yesterday Apple seeded Beta 1 of macOS Mojave 10.14.6 to developers for testing. This beta version comes just a few days after the official release of macOS 10.14.5. For now, there are no SDK release notes from Apple for this software update. Most likely, this...
Apple Releases Instructions on How to Enable Full Mitigation Against Intel CPU Attacks on Mac
After the announcement of new vulnerability which targets Intel CPU architecture, Apple released instructions explaining how users with computers ‘at heightened risk’ of attack to enable full mitigation mode. Due to the fact that full mitigation is considered as high amount of security for the...
‘ZombieLoad’ Intel Chip Vulnerability Affects Almost All Macs Since 2011
Security experts reported that a new set of vulnerabilities affects Intel chips dating back to 2011, including the chips which have been used in Apple devices. Yesterday, TechCrunch reported that the new vulnerability is called “ZombieLoad,” and it consists of four bugs which let hackers...
Apple Launches macOS Mojave 10.14.5 Featuring AirPlay 2 Support
Yesterday, Apple released macOS Mojave 10.14.5. This is the fifth official update to the macOS Mojave since September 2018. macOS Mojave 10.14.5 launches nearly a month after the release of macOS Mojave 10.14.4, which introduced Apple News+ support for the first time. Mac users can...
A Suspicious ‘Leaked’ Image of the New Mac Pro Circulates the Web
A curious ‘leak’ emerged on Imgur, regarding the modular Mac Pro that Apple is supposedly working on. The image shows a Mac Pro 7.1 codenamed Phoenix. It seems like someone has snapped a photo of an Apple presentation slide, though some elements of the product...