Apple Finally Release OS X 10.8.3 For Mountain Lion After 13 Long Betas

Following Tuesday's seed of the latest beta, Apple today released OS X 10.8.3 to the public. The update brings several enhancements including support for camera redemption of gift cards in the Mac App Store to mirror functionality introduced for the iTunes Store in iTunes 11 last November.

OS X 10.8.3 also adds several enhancements to Apple's Boot Camp solution for booting Windows on Macs, such as Windows 8 support and support for Macs with 3 TB hard drives.

The 10.8.3 update is recommended for all OS X Mountain Lion users and includes features and fixes that improve the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including the following:

- The ability to redeem iTunes gift cards in the Mac App Store using your Mac's built-in camera

- Boot Camp support for installing Windows 8

- Boot Camp support for Macs with a 3TB hard drive

- A fix for an issue that may cause Logic Pro to become unresponsive when using certain plug-ins

- A fix for an issue that may cause audio to stutter on 2011 iMacs

- Includes Safari 6.0.3

For detailed information about this update, please visit: this link With 13 different beta seeds for developers, OS X 10.8.3 spent three and a half months in testing before seeing a public release. [Source]

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Apple Releases a Java Patch Via Software Update to Remove Malware Threat Following Earlier Attack

Apple has released a new version of Java meant to plug a vulnerability that can be exploited to install malware on user's computers. The company made an unprecedented announcement this morning, admitting that hackers had effectively infected a "small number" of its computers after employees visited a website for software developers that contained the malicious code. Apple says it isolated those computers from its network, and promised that it would release a support tool today to patch the vulnerability. The update uninstalls Apple's Java applet plugin from all browsers, as well as the Java Preferences application, which it says is no longer needed to configure the applet's settings.

Users can obtain the Java update through Apple's support website, or by using the Software Update tool for OS X. [TheVerge]

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