Following rising concerns from security researchers, Apple reportedly removed a controversial MacOS feature in Big Sur 11.2 beta 2 on Thursday. Discovered during Big Sur 11.2’s first beta release, the feature allowed 53 of Apple’s own apps to bypass security firewalls and virtual private networks, according to CNET’s sister ZDNet. Researchers argued that the feature, …
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Apple’s newest computers — MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac Mini — are fast, have impressive battery life and can even run iPhone apps. The difference between this crop and previous models? These are powered by the Apple Silicon M1 processor. It’s the same kind of processor the company uses in the iPhone and iPad. If you spoiled yourself and picked up a …
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Apple’s latest Mac operating system, MacOS Big Sur, is now available for download. The new OS, also called MacOS 11, is full of new and redesigned features that make for a better experience, including updates to Safari, Messages and Maps. Big Sur is also the first version of the OS to run on Apple’s new Macs with the in-house M1 silicon chip, as …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s latest Mac operating system, MacOS Big Sur, is now available for download on all compatible Apple devices. Big Sur — first announced at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in June — includes major updates to the Safari web browser, and refreshed Maps and …
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MacOS 11 Big Sur arrived last month, and it’s got a few geeky features for long-time Mac users. But it also teams up with Apple’s new M1 chip (the first in a line known as Apple silicon) to turn the page on a new chapter for the Mac. So let’s break it down. If you’re a traditional Mac user, you’re …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s latest operating system MacOS Big Sur is now available for download as a free software update for all users, so long as your Mac is compatible. The newly designed operating system includes major updates to the Safari web browser, and refreshed Maps and Messages apps (we’ve rounded up some …
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Apple’s latest generation of Macs has shifted to a whole new set of Apple-made chips. These MacBooks, and a Mac Mini, use an M1 processor that sounds like a more advanced version of the graphics-boosted processors in recent iPad Pro models, and promise incredible gains in performance and battery life. And yet, these MacBooks and Mac Minis don’t look any …
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Dec 2020 Nov 2020 Going hands-on with the new M1-powered Apple MacBook Air feels very different from using any previous MacBook Air, even the early-2020 Intel version I tested alongside it. But that mostly comes from the new MacOS Big Sur experience, more than the hardware changes inside. Big Sur is a huge change for the Mac, with new visual …
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The early performance numbers proffered by Apple and others looked promising. By switching away from Intel chips to its own Apple silicon M1 design, the latest Macs were much faster than previous versions, even faster than most Windows PCs. At least on paper. I got a chance to test all three new systems — the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and …
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Apple said Monday it’ll change the way it logs data from your Mac about the apps you launch. Cybersecurity experts pointed out Thursday that a security feature was sending the information to Apple along with your IP address, which effectively ties data about the apps you use to your location. The data was also transmitted to Apple over the internet …
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