Windows support ends December 14, Mac gets 60 days. Turn on secure storage to keep your chats What’s happened? Meta is discontinuing its Messenger desktop apps for Windows and macOS. Both listings are gone from the Microsoft Store and the Mac App Store, and users are getting in-app notices with a clear timeline. The serviceContinue Reading
On Thursday, Apple released a slew of updates that bring a few new features to the iPhone and Mac. But much more importantly, the updates include three critical zero-day patches for security vulnerabilities that are known to have been actively exploited. The most alarming of the bugs allow a hackerContinue Reading
Following its discovery of the Shrootless vulnerability back in October 2021, Microsoft has uncovered a new macOS vulnerability that it says could be exploited to gain unauthorized access to a user’s data. Tracked as CVE-2021-30970, the new “powerdir” flaw found by the Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team could allow an attacker to bypassContinue Reading
Your computer might be telling you something If you didn’t think anti-virus software was needed on your Mac, think again. Growing threats have made all computers susceptible to viruses and malware – including those with macOS. While Apple’s software has traditionally done a great job of protecting devices, adding another layerContinue Reading
Apple’s latest software update is finally coming down the pipes: macOS High Sierra is now available to download in the Mac App Store. If you have a Mac from 2010 or later — and even some MacBooks and iMacs from late 2009 — your computer should be able to handleContinue Reading
Apple is ditching Bing in favor of Google. While Bing will still power Image Search in Siri, everything else will now be handled by Google. Microsoft has been keen to point out how popular Bing is of late, but this will be a blow to Bing’s reputation. If Bing actuallyContinue Reading