Ian Betteridge

Apple Computer Inc. has released an update for its Mac OS X 10.4 operating system that fixes two security flaws, including one that potentially opened the platform up to a denial-of-service attack. Mac OS X Update 10.4.2 addresses an issue with the operating systems TCP/IP stack, which allowed a specially formed TCP/IP packet to cause […]

Apples efforts to woo the open-source software community have taken another step forward with the announcement of the WebKit Open Source Project, which forms the core of its Safari browser for Mac OS X. Safari is based on KHTML, an open-source rendering engine used in the Konqueror browser and other projects. However, Apple Computer Inc. […]

Microsoft Corp. has confirmed that it will maintain file-level compatibility between its Windows and Mac office products after the introduction of new XML-based file formats in Office 12. In a posting on his blog, Rick Schaut, software engineer with Microsofts Mac Business Unit, aka Mac BU, said Mac Office 12 would support the new formats, […]

The Wall Street Journals story that Apple is in talks with Intel over the possibility of using its processors in the Mac represent arguably the most solid confirmation yet of long-term reports that the chip maker has been angling for one of the few remaining markets that have resisted its charms, and that Apple has […]

Apple Computer Inc. has quietly patched several security holes in Mac OS X 10.4, also known as “Tiger,” including one that allows potentially malicious widgets to be downloaded and installed into Dashboard. The security patches were released as part of an OS X 10.4.1 update earlier this week, but the company has only just released […]

Apple Computer Inc. has released the first patch to its new “Tiger” operating system, Mac OS X 10.4, with an update that purportedly addresses several of the problems reported by early users of the software. Mac OS X 10.4.1, which can be downloaded either directly from Apples Web site or via the Software Update system, […]

As Apple releases Mac OS X 10.4, aka “Tiger,” analysts have praised the companys security efforts so far, while cautioning that a rise in the market share for the Mac could lead to more attention being paid to the platform from hackers. The release of the update is widely expected to create more interest in […]

If Apple Computer Inc. pays its lawyers a retainer, then its certainly getting good value for its money over the past six months. Despite being the poster model for freewheeling, vaguely counter-cultural values in the computer industry, the company has kept its legal team busy by suing a motley assortment of college students, journalists and […]

In a move that is likely to have major ramifications for the publishing, print and Web design industries, Adobe Systems Inc. has announced it will buy archrival Macromedia Inc. in a deal worth around $3.4 billion. The deal, which has been approved by both sets of directors, is an all-stock transaction under which Macromedia shareholders […]

Figures in the software industry have given their first takes on the dealthat has Adobe Systems Inc. buying up Macromedia Inc., one of its leading rivals in the design and publishing market. The two companies announced this morning that Adobe would acquire its rival in a takeover worth around $3.4 billion. Amish Mehta, CEO of […]