Apple seeds OS X 10.11.2 beta to public testers
Two days after Apple seeded the first OS X 10.11.2 beta to developers for testing, the company on Thursday issued a build to consumers taking part in the public beta program.
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AppleInsider Staff
Apple issues first OS X 10.11.2 beta to developers
Hours after releasing the iOS 9.2 beta to developers on Tuesday, Apple seeded a first version of its upcoming OS X 10.11 El Capitan Mac operating system for testing.
Apple releases OS X 10.11.1 with more than 150 new emoji, improved Office 2016 compatibility
Apple on Wednesday issued its first incremental update for OS X 10.11 El Capitan, offering a number of bug fixes and improvements related to Office 2016, Mail, VoiceOver and more, as well as more than 150 new emoji characters.
Apple blocks old, unsafe Adobe Flash plug-in versions in OS X Safari
Following the discovery — and subsequent fix — of yet another critical Adobe Flash vulnerability last week, Apple activated its Web plug-in blocking capability for OS X Safari to protect Mac users from what Adobe describes as "limited, targeted attacks."
Mikey Campbell
1Password to change file formats after key file found to contain unencrypted data
1Password makers AgileBits have promised to change one of the default file formats in the software in response to a blog post by Microsoft engineer Dale Myers, who revealed that an AgileKeychain file was displaying unencrypted metadata.
Roger Fingas
Valve's $50 Steam Link streams games from Mac OS X to an HDTV
Valve is now accepting preorders for the upcoming Steam Link hardware accessory, a $50 set-top box that will stream 1080p gameplay from a nearby computer, including a Mac running Yosemite or later.
Neil Hughes
Pixelmator for Mac gets El Capitan optimizations, Metal-based Photos extension
Pixelmator for Mac was updated to version 3.4 on Thursday, adding things like optimization for OS X El Capitan, and a new Photos extension founded on Apple's Metal graphics technology.
Adobe identifies major Flash Player vulnerability, says exploit being used in real-world attacks
Adobe has discovered a "critical" vulnerability affecting many recent versions of Flash Player, according to a new security bulletin, which warns that the exploit is already in use by hackers.
Apple seeds fourth OS X 10.11.1 beta with potential Microsoft Office 2016 fix
Apple on Wednesday released the fourth pre-release version of its upcoming OS X 10.11.1 maintenance update to developers and public beta testers, bringing with it the usual stability, compatibility and security enhancements.
