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Google plans Chrome for Mac and Linux

News Writing on the Google Mac Blog, Google software engineer Amanda Walker said the company is now "actively working" on versions of the newly released Chrome for Mac OS X and Linux. Google has revealed it's already working on a version of its Chrome...

Tags: linux, platforms, chrome, released

4 September 2008, 9:27

News.blog: WWDC set to be big for Apple

News Expect to hear new details about the future of Apple's Mac OS X and The Unofficial Apple Weblog reported on Wednesday that Apple would be providing developers with an early version of Mac OS X 10.6 during the conference.

Tags: wi fi, mac os, community, jobs

6 June 2008, 9:35

Apple patches Leopard with 'huge' update

News Apple has released an update to Mac OS X patching over 40 security holes, as detailed in Security Update 2008-003/Mac OS X 10.5.3. The update, released on Wednesday, plugs flaws that render OS X Leopard users vulnerable to systems compromises...

Tags: os, mac os, flaws, flash player

30 May 2008, 8:56

Mac cloners offer software updates

News Psystar, a Florida-based company that last month began selling generic PCs with Apple's Mac OS X operating system pre-installed in the US, has addressed one of the major shortcomings of the systems by offering bug fixes and software updates.

Tags: mac os, operating system, pre, automatic updates

29 May 2008, 8:50

Mozilla: Final Firefox 3 expected in June

News The release candidate is available for download for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Firefox fans looking for a major update to the open-source Web browser probably will get a final version of it next month.

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22 May 2008, 11:17

News.blog: Apple releases Safari 3.1

News OS X Leopard or Mac OS X Tiger version 10.4.11 operating systems; Apple on Tuesday announced that version 3.1 of its Safari browser is available for both Mac and Windows users. In order to run Safari 3.1, Mac users will need to be using the Mac

Tags: os, mac os, safari, windows users

19 March 2008, 9:21

News.blog: Firefox 3 beta 4 released

News Some of the enhancements include a new download manager to make locating downloads easier; a full page zoom feature that allows you to zoom in and out of pages more easily; and integration for Vista, Mac OS X and Linux that features platform...

Tags: beta, cent, zoom, firefox

11 March 2008, 8:42

Photos: Apple debuts iPhone 'software road map'

News Forstall went on to talk about the iPhone's Core OS. One SDK feature is an iPhone simulator, which lets you test an iPhone application on a Mac to give you a sense of how the application will perform, and also catch coding errors.

Tags: networks, jobs, president, iphone

7 March 2008, 9:49

News.blog: Microsoft tries Silverlight flash alternative

News Silverlight now runs on Windows and Mac OS, and it has a deal with Novell to build a distribution on Linux. OS. Microsoft's Silverlight browser plug-in will be bringing videos and other rich media to Nokia smartphones later this year.

Tags: nokia, mix, developers, conference

4 March 2008, 8:58

Photos: A touch of power for new MacBooks

News Available in 500GB and 1TB models for £199 and £329, respectively, Time Capsule, which works with Time Machine in OS X Leopard, provides automatic backup for the new laptops. With Apple's multi-touch technology, the trackpad allows you to "pinch...

Tags: ram, core, model, inch

27 February 2008, 9:35

Hackers to test OS vulnerability

News The hacking competition at CanSecWest 2008 will pit the Linux, Leopard OS X and Vista operating systems against each other, according to CanSecWest organiser Dragos Ruiu. Apple Mac, Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems are to be pitted...

Tags: laptops, linux, operating systems, macbook

8 February 2008, 9:17

Macworld begins amid anticipation

News But no one expects anything that will match last year's announcement of the iPhone, which, along with the arrival of the Leopard OS, set the company off on a successful year that ended with increased market share and a beachhead in the world of...

14 January 2008, 9:34

Apple Mac usage 'spectacular' in 2007

News Leopard's October launch proved popular with Mac enthusiasts, and sales in the first month were more than 20 per cent higher by volume than those of the previous version, OS X 10.4. OS usage rose throughout the autumn from a constant of between six...

Tags: cent, windows vista, statistics, operating systems

3 January 2008, 9:06

XP outperforms Vista in benchmark test

News Much like Apple educating the masses about the possibilities of the iPhone, or focusing on a single feature or benefit of the Mac OS in the Mac versus PC commercials, Microsoft should be educating the masses about the various new features in a...

Tags: ads, windows vista, consumers, beta

28 November 2007, 9:27

Mac porn Trojan multiplies targets

News Last week, Mac security software vendor Intego discovered a Trojan designed for Mac OS X being distributed via porn sites. If users thought the Mac-targeted Trojan discovered last week was a one-off, they'll need to think again -- security firm

Tags: ads, mac os, ip address, malware

9 November 2007, 9:09