Third OS X 10.11.4 beta fixes bug with shortened Twitter links in Safari
The third OS X 10.11.4 beta solves issues Safari would encounter trying to load shortened Twitter links, according to a developer in contact with Apple.
Mac OS X
Roger Fingas
Google to ban Adobe Flash-based display ads, go 100% HTML5
Google's massive AdWords network will no longer accept new display ads made in Adobe Flash as of June 30, the search giant announced this week, as it works to phase out the much maligned Internet plugin.
Neil Hughes
Sparkle software updater leaves 'huge' number of Mac apps open to attack
A "huge" number of third-party Mac apps are under threat of man-in-the-middle attacks due to a recently discovered vulnerability in Sparkle, an open source framework used to facilitate software updates.
Mikey Campbell
Apple's Notes for Mac to support Evernote file imports in OS X 10.11.4
Apple's Notes app, included as part of the upcoming OS X 10.11.4 El Capitan software update, has been confirmed to support Evernote .enex file format imports in what could be a move to convert users to the iCloud native format.
Apple open-sources Swift benchmarking suite
Apple on Monday took its Swift benchmark suite open source, providing developers access to a wide-ranging set of tools designed to track project performance and catch bugs in code written in the company's fledgling programming language.
AppleInsider Staff
Apple seeds third developer beta of OS X 10.11.4
Apple on Monday issued a third developer beta of its upcoming OS X 10.11.4 update, roughly two weeks after the release of the second.
How to watch Super Bowl 50 on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV
It's Super Bowl weekend, and for cord cutters that usually means a visit to a bar or friend's house — but not this year, as NFL broadcast partner CBS has made the game available almost everywhere you look.
Apple adds server-to-server web service requests to CloudKit
Apple's CloudKit framework for automating apps' storage and retrieval of user data "in the cloud" has learned a new trick. Developers can now read and write data in their app's public database from a server-side process or script.
Daniel Eran Dilger
Apple updates Final Cut Pro X, Compressor and Motion with new features
Apple on Thursday rolled out a trio of updates for its pro-level video editing suite, bumping versions of Final Cut Pro X, Compressor and Motion with feature additions and numerous bug fixes.
Marty Edwards
Nate Hanson
