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News.blog: Mac OS X Leopard delayed until October?

News Digitimes is reporting that the next release of Mac OS X, code-named Leopard, will not ship until October of this year as Apple works to ensure compatibility with Windows Vista. Sounds a little hard to believe, but the report says that with the...

26 March 2007, 11:13

Mac OS X hacked in half an hour

News Gaining root access to a Mac is "easy pickings", according to an individual who won an OS X hacking challenge last month by gaining root control of a machine using an unpublished security vulnerability.

7 March 2006, 11:05

Dell 'happy to offer Mac OS'

News Michael Dell is beginning to think differently about the Mac OS. If Apple decides to open the Mac OS to others, we would be happy to offer it to our customers," Dell wrote in an email. Adding Apple's Mac OS to its repertoire could give Dell's PC...

17 June 2005, 9:32

Intel deal signals end of 'Classic' Mac OS support

News Apple's move to Intel chips appears to spell the eventual end of support for older, pre-Mac OS X programs. Current versions of Mac OS X support the running of Mac OS 9 programs in a 'Classic' environment.

7 June 2005, 10:28

Apple patches a batch of Mac OS X flaws

News The vulnerabilities apply to Mac OS X v10.3.9 and Mac OS X Server 10.3.9, according to Apple's advisory. The announcement comes roughly a month after Apple issued nearly a dozen patches for its Mac OS.

5 May 2005, 10:12

Windows can run inside Mac OS

News Parallels, a start-up company whose software enables Macs to run Microsoft Windows and the Mac OS at the same time, says it is ready with a final version of its product. However, Boot Camp permits people to run only one operating system at a time...

15 June 2006, 11:30

Skype launches beta for Mac OS X

News Skype has released a beta version of its latest client for Mac OS X users. He claimed it would be "exactly the same" as Skype for Mac OS X 1.5 beta, but would include the video capability. Much of the functionality in the new Mac beta, however...

27 July 2006, 10:23

Apple plugs serious Mac OS flaws

News Apple on Wednesday released a security update for Mac OS X that fixes 20 vulnerabilities, including a high-profile Web browser and Mail flaw disclosed last week. The patch arrives after two weeks of intense scrutiny for Apple Mac OS X safety...

2 March 2006, 10:06

Bluetooth worm burrows into Mac OS X

News Another day, another Mac OS X pest? Just a day after experts warned of what is believed to be the first Trojan in the wild to target Apple's Mac OS X, alerts are being published on a new worm that exploits an 8-month-old vulnerability in the...

20 February 2006, 10:29

Mac malware door creaks open

News Dashboard, one of the much-publicised features of Apple Computer's latest OS, Tiger, could be ripe for exploitation by porn scammers. Despite the potential for mayhem, Mac users can simply kill the widgets by deleting them from their Library folder...

10 May 2005, 9:32

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

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9 November 2007, 9:09

Yahoo Firefox toolbar reaches Mac and Linux

News Yahoo has started offering a beta version of its toolbar for the open source browser Firefox on Apple Mac OS X and Linux. Earlier this month, Google released a beta version of its toolbar for Firefox users on Windows, Linux and Mac.

25 July 2005, 9:59

Parallels releases updated Windows-on-Mac software

News Parallels on Thursday released an updated version of its Parallels Desktop software, which enables users of Intel-based Macs to run Windows and Mac OS X simultaneously. Version 3.0 of the software adds a number of new features, including...

8 June 2007, 10:14

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...

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4 September 2008, 10:27

Microsoft to drop Mac IE

News Firefox, Safari and other browsers such as Opera are available for Mac OS X. The minority of Mac users still browsing with Internet Explorer need to consider moving to another browser very quickly, as Microsoft plans to discontinue support for IE...

20 December 2005, 9:08