Apple fixes security exploits with emergency update for OS X and other top stories.

• Apple fixes security exploits with emergency update for OS X

  

  Following the launch of an emergency update for the iPhone last week, Apple has rolled out that very same update, fixing the same security exploits that were originally spotted and squashed on the iPhone toward the end of August. The update was released on Thursday, and is now available for owners of Macs with newer versions of the OS X platform. The exploits, had they not have been fixed, had the potential of being “weaponized” against the Mac’s operating system OS X. But with the upda..

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• Is it time to switch from iOS to Android?

  

  Apple is about to unveil its latest smartphone, likely to be called the iPhone 7. Plenty of owners of older iPhones will be eager to upgrade, but what if you’re losing faith in Apple’s flagship device? According to research firm Gartner, Android accounts for 86.2% of new smartphone sales, with impressive handsets from Samsung, Motorola and Google tempting people away from iOS. Considering making the switch? Here are answers to some of the questions you might have. Will I be stumped by an unfami..

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• Call of Duty Infinite Warfare's multiplayer explained in two robot-filled trailers

  

  We’ve seen Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’s single-player gameplay and space battles in recent months, but now we have a good look at how the game will be handling multiplayer. Infinity Ward has released a new pair of trailers that highlight some of the new features of the game and how players will be able to go head-to-head with one another. The next installment in the franchise will be set in partially space, long after Earth has been stripped of all its resources. Colonies established throug..

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• Daimler will fight Tesla with 'at least' six electric cars

  

  The Reuters scoop also hears that there will be a plug-in hybrid SUV that relies on a hydrogen fuel cell when its 30-mile electric range runs out. That would theoretically give you the added range of a fuel-based car without the environmental impact of gasoline.You may have to wait a while to see many of these vehicles when the Automobilwoche leak suggests that these EVs might arrive between 2018 and 2024. Having said this, it appears that Daimler has already anticipated the next phase of Tes..

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• Lenovo Yoga Book preview: Hey look, it's a tablet with a notepad!

  

  We aren't sure exactly where the line between innovation and 'new for the sake of being new' is, and frankly, the new Lenovo Yoga Book is a device that seems to make these things even more complicated. The Yoga Book is, in essence, a tablet, which also happens to have a bottom portion, a la notebook. However, the bottom part isn't a normal keyboard with buttons; instead, it is a touch panel that can do two things: display a touch keyboard, or act like a graphics tablet that can get input from th..

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• New iPhone 7 Fights Galaxy S7 As Emotion Defeats Power

  

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• Razer created the clickiest keyboard of all time and now my coworkers hate me

  

  I wasn't expecting to be impressed. Mechanical keyboards are great, but they're rarely practical. It feels badass to mash into a great keyboard with Cherry switches when I'm playing games, or for a brief session of pseudo typing, but when I actually want to be a productive writer I typically default back to thin, mushy laptop-style keyboards. Razer decided to blend mechanical switches and rubber domes to make the best of both worlds, and in fact has created a frankenstein that's an absolute joy..

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• Massive iPhone 7 leak details enhanced display, improved storage options and much more

  

  With just a few days to go before Apple’s special media event kicks off in San Francisco next week, the mother of all iPhone 7 leaks has landed right in our laps. In a research note published by reputed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and obtained by MacRumors, Kuo gives us the low-down on everything we can expect to see from Apple’s next-gen iPhone. Over the past few months, we’ve certainly seen no shortage of rumors regarding the iPhone 7, but Kuo’s latest research report provides us with our clearest l..

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