Tag: Software Update

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Android 4.3 Update for Nexus 7

My Nexus 7 finally got the Android 4.3 update, just about one week after Google said it was released.

From AnandTech:

One of the common complaints late in the life of the original Nexus 7 was slow storage I/O performance, leading to an inconsistent user experience. After a fresh flash, the Nexus 7 was speedy and performant, but after months of installing applications and using the tablet, things began slowing down. This was a friction point that many hoped would be fixed in the new Nexus 7 (2013) model, which it was. There’s even more to the story though, it turns out Google has fixed that storage I/O aging problem on all Nexus devices with the Android 4.3 update.

You dont’ have to read between the lines that prior to Android 4.3 Nexus 7 had a serious flaw.

Android 4.3 update for Nexus 7

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Apple releases Java for OS X 2012-003 to address Flashback malware.

From Apple Support:

This Java security update removes the most common variants of the Flashback malware.

This update also configures the Java web plug-in to disable the automatic execution of Java applets. Users may re-enable automatic execution of Java applets using the Java Preferences application. If the Java web plug-in detects that no applets have been run for an extended period of time it will again disable Java applets.

Available for OS X Lion and Mac OS X Snow Leopard (Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 8).


It is recommended to disable Java in Safari. Go to Safari Preferences > Security > uncheck “Enable Java”

Apple no longer includes Java runtime with OS X Lion. If you never had any programs that required Java, OS X Lion will not prompt you to download and install the Java update.

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Java for OS X 2012-002

Déjà vu? Apple released Java for OS X 2012-002

Java for OS X 2012-002 delivers improved compatibility, security, and reliability by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_31.

Please quit any web browsers and Java applications before installing this update.

See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5055 for more details about this update.

See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222 for information about the security content of this update.

Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 7 | 79.7 MB

Java for OS X Lion 2012-002 | 66.9 MB

I’m pretty sure that Apple released Java for OS X 2012-001 on Tuesday April 3rd, 2012. On Apple Support Downloads page, Java for OS X 2012-001 has been replaced with Java for OS X 2012-002, and still dated on April 3rd, 2012.

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Safari 5.0.3

Apple has just released Safari 5.0.3 to address a few issues.

  • More accurate Top Hit results in the Address Field
  • More accurate results in Top Sites
  • Fixes an issue that could cause content delivered with the Flash 10.1 plug-in to overlap webpage content
  • More reliable pop-up blocking
  • Improved stability when typing into search and text input fields on www.netflix.com and www.facebook.com
  • Improved stability when using JavaScript-intensive extensions
  • Improved stability when using VoiceOver with Safari

Safari 5.0.3 is available for Mac OS X10.5.8 or later and Windows XP, Vista and 7.