Major macOS High Sierra Security Bug Fixed, iPhone X Demand, Jailbreaking Fading in Popularity - MacRumors

Brought to you by: Apple Releases macOS High Sierra Security Update to Fix Major Root Password Vulnerability The internet exploded this week with news of a major macOS High Sierra vulnerability that could allow users with physical and in some cases remote access to a Mac to gain administrator access through the "root" superuser account without entering a password or any other security check. Apple moved quickly to address the issue, releasing a patch in less than 24 hours and automatically pushing it to users' Macs, although the initial update for the fix also broke file sharing for some users. Apple shared instructions on how to fix that issue, and it appears the security update has been revised to prevent that problem from happening in the first place.   Read Full Article Sponsored Stories Timing — Automatic Time & Productivity Tracking for Mac How much time did you spend on your Mac yesterday? In today's fast-paced world, knowing where your time goes is more important than ever. But regular time tracking with start/stop timers is slow and cumbersome. Timing fixes that by automatically tracking which apps, documents and websites you use on your Mac. Later, you see exactly how much time you worked, what you worked on, and how much you procrastinated. Timing can even automatically ask what you did when you were away or suggest missing time, so you'll never forget to enter a meeting. Timing will help you get more productive by staying on top of your time. And if you need to know how much you worked on a specific project or task, e.g. for billing your hours — Timing makes that easy, too. Download the free 14-day trial today and save 10% when you purchase! Visit Sponsor Popular Stories Nov 30, 2017 Improved iPhone X Shipping Estimates Due to Better-Than-Expected Production, Not Weak Demand Availability of the iPhone X continues to improve with Apple's retail stores seeing much better supplies in recent days, and according to noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, that's due to better-than-expected improvements in production yields rather than any weakness in demand. With supplies improving, Apple is ramping up advertising for the iPhone X, releasing a series of new ads this week focusing on features like Face ID and Animoji. Face ID and the TrueDepth camera system that enables it continue to be controversial, however, with one security company again going to great lengths to defeat Face ID with a mask and privacy advocates and developers again raising concern over whether users are given enough warning when third-party apps are collecting 3D face maps.   Read Full Article Two Major Cydia Repositories Shut Down as Jailbreaking Fades in Popularity Jailbreaking, once a relatively popular method of customizing iOS outside of Apple's "walled garden," has faded in popularity in recent years as Apple has brought many of the tweaks and features desired by users to the official operating system. With the decline in popularity, the developers behind jailbreaking tools and other resources have been putting less effort into maintaining them, and just in the past couple of weeks two of the major repositories for these jailbreak tweaks have shut down.    Read Full Article New Sports Section Goes Live in Apple's TV App in iOS 11.2 and tvOS 11.2 Apple is continuing to seed new developer and public beta versions of its next operating system updates, this week pushing out fifth betas of iOS 11.2, macOS 10.13.2, and tvOS 11.2. Apple has also activated the Sports section within the TV app for users on iOS 11.2 and tvOS 11.2, offering a convenient way to access scores and live streams for your favorite sports and teams, complete with notification alerts. We're not exactly sure when the new updates will be made available to everyone, but it should be within the next few weeks.   Read Full Article Hundreds of iPhone Users Complain About the Word 'It' Autocorrecting to 'I.T' on iOS 11 and Later Following the previous high-profile autocorrect bug that saw the letter "I" being replaced with "A[?]" for many users, we've been seeing a number of reports about a similar bug that autocorrects "it" to "I.T". Apple has been quiet about this one, and there have been a few reports suggesting it might be fixed in the latest iOS 11.2 beta, but Apple has not yet pushed out a public fix for the problem.   Read Full Article Apple TV 4K With 64GB Storage Faces 4-5 Week Shipping Delay The Apple TV 4K was just released a couple of months ago, but after seeing solid availability for most of that time, the 64 GB model is oddly showing extended shipping estimates of 4-5 weeks and very little stock in Apple's retail stores. The reason for the shortages isn't known, as we're obviously not expecting an update of any kind so soon after launch, but if you're looking to get one as a holiday gift, you might be out of luck unless you're willing to go with the 32 GB model.   Read Full Article

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