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Apple Mac OS X Updates

Mac OS X Server Combo 10.5.7
The 10.5.7 update is recommended for all servers currently running Leopard Server. This update includes general opera...
12 May 2009 at 3:00am

Mac OS X Server 10.5.7 Update
The 10.5.7 update is recommended for all servers currently running Leopard Server.
12 May 2009 at 3:00am

Mac OS X 10.5.7 Update
The 10.5.7 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes t...
12 May 2009 at 3:00am

Mac OS X 10.5.7 Combo Update
The 10.5.7 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes t...
12 May 2009 at 3:00am

Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update
The 10.5.6 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard.
19 Mar 2009 at 3:00am

Mac OS X Combined Update 10.3.4
The 10.3.4 Update delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability for Mac OS X v10.3 “Panther”.
19 Mar 2009 at 3:00am

Mail Update 1.0
This update addresses stability issues with Mail.
22 Dec 2008 at 2:00am

Mac OS X 10.5.6 Combo Update
The 10.5.6 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard.
15 Dec 2008 at 2:00am

Mac OS X Server Combo 10.5.6
The 10.5.6 update is recommended for all servers running Leopard Server.
15 Dec 2008 at 2:00am

Mac OS X Server 10.5.6
This update is recommended for all servers currently running Leopard Server.
15 Dec 2008 at 2:00am

MacNewsWorld

Jobs' Quiet Comeback, Mini's Big BOM and Maine's Massive MacBook Splurge
After the raging blog activity surrounding the launch of iPhone OS 3.0 and the new iPhone 3GS, the Apple-focused blog...
by Chris Maxcer
2 Jul 2009 at 6:00am

Jobs Is Back, Apple's Still Standing, Life Goes On
After all the excitement about Steve Jobs' health, the market reaction to news that the Apple CEO had returned to wor...
by Richard Adhikari
1 Jul 2009 at 6:00am

Grumbling Over Transparency Intensifies as Jobs Returns to Apple
Apple has confirmed that CEO Steve Jobs has officially gone back to work, according to numerous media reports. Beyond...
by Erika Morphy
30 Jun 2009 at 4:17pm

iPhone OS 3.0: The Delight Is in the Details
As most iPhone owners already know, the iPhone rocks. More importantly, what makes it come alive isn't so much the sv...
by Chris Maxcer
30 Jun 2009 at 6:00am

Toasted iPhone 3GS Rumors Spreading Like Wildfire
The iPhone 3GS may be selling like hotcakes, but some users are saying that's not where the comparison ends -- and it...
by Erika Morphy
29 Jun 2009 at 4:00pm

Telestream Lets Windows Media Flow Into Mac Platform
adggIt took Telestream six years after its founding in 1998 to cook up an Apple application, but some 15 million Mac ...
by John P. Mello Jr.
29 Jun 2009 at 6:00am

Shutters Close on iPhone Peep Show
The blogosphere began buzzing Thursday when "The Hottest Girls," the Apple App Store's first iPhone app featuring nud...
by Richard Adhikari
26 Jun 2009 at 8:00am

Apple's Tally, iSuppli's Breakdown, and Cupertino's Best-Kept Secrets
Apple doesn't talk much publicly, but when it does, it's usually bragging about its awesome products or some special ...
by Chris Maxcer
26 Jun 2009 at 6:00am

Just Because I'm Paranoid Doesn't Mean My Mac Is Secure
I was buying a fully loaded Mac to replace the 4-year-old Mac I had at home. Along with Microsoft Office for the Mac,...
by Erika Morphy
25 Jun 2009 at 6:00am

Jobs' Return to Apple Is Path Strewn With Controversy
The public relations strategists at Apple might want to consider a job in politics for their next gig: It is rare for...
by Erika Morphy
24 Jun 2009 at 4:41pm

Macworld UK

LaCie intros 'biggest' ever storage solutions with LaCie 12big Rack range
LaCie 12big Rack Fiber, Serial, and Network announced

Macworld Awards 2009 nominee LaCie has announced a range of stor...

2 Jul 2009 at 11:00am

Apple posts document on iPhone 3GS overheating issues
Apple suggests some fairly obvious remedies to keep your iPhone cool in hot weather.

Apple has partially answered user...

2 Jul 2009 at 10:30am

Apple releases minor MobileMe Web service updates
Gallery now allows iPhone 3GS users to publish videos to an album

It may not be MobileMe 2.0, but Apple has applied an...

2 Jul 2009 at 8:00am

Apple patching serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone
iPhone is more secure than MacOS X-based computers, but SMS may be a critical weakness

Apple is working to fix an iPho...

2 Jul 2009 at 7:30am

Security Research: Jailbroken iPhones leave users more vulnerable
Jailbreaking a handset may remove up to 80 percent of its security protections

Jailbreaking an iPhone leaves users vul...

2 Jul 2009 at 7:20am

FileMaker offers free FileMaker Graphics Pack
Offer is valid on purchases made between 1 July 2009 and 18 September 2009

Macworld Awards winner FileMaker has announ...

2 Jul 2009 at 7:00am

GEAR4's latest iPod CD micro system adds DAB radio
The CDM-D150 is a CD micro system with dock for iPod and DAB/FM radio

GEAR4, the Mac accessory manufacturer, has intro...

2 Jul 2009 at 7:00am

Sonnet drops Tempo SATA Pro ExpressCard/34 price by $100
SATA card supports sustained data throughput of up to 200 MB/sec

Sonnet Technologies has announced that it has reduced...

2 Jul 2009 at 7:00am

Greenpeace praises Apple, new line of products "virtually" free of PVC and BFRs
But slams PC makers Dell, HP, Lenovo over toxic products

Greenpeace International on Wednesday criticized some major ...

2 Jul 2009 at 5:25am

Drinkspiration by Absolut brings drinking trends, recipes to iPhone
Makes it possible to share your location and real-time drink choices at Facebook and Twitter

Famed vodka company Absol...

2 Jul 2009 at 5:00am

Yahoo News search: Apple Mac

Slashdot: Apple

Some Overheating 3GS iPhones Glow Pink
Hugh Pickens writes "The Telegraph reports that dozens of users of the recently released iPhone 3GS have reported ove...
by kdawson
1 Jul 2009 at 3:51am

Controversy Over San Francisco Public Transportation Data
paimin writes "A struggle is breaking out in San Francisco over whether the developer of a publicly-funded installati...
by Soulskill
28 Jun 2009 at 8:20am

Hospital Confirms Steve Jobs's Liver Transplant
CNet is reporting that the hospital where Apple's CEO reportedly got a liver transplant two months ago has now confir...
by kdawson
23 Jun 2009 at 10:26pm

Apple's Obsession With Secrecy Grows Stronger
Hugh Pickens writes "The NY Times has a story on the culture of secrecy at Apple (registration possibly required). Se...
by kdawson
23 Jun 2009 at 4:42pm

The Commodore 64 vs. the iPhone 3G S
Harry writes "The unfortunate news about Apple rejecting a Commodore 64 emulator from the iPhone App Store inspired m...
by timothy
23 Jun 2009 at 10:19am

Apple Issues Firmware Upgrade For MacBook Pro
Lucas123 writes "After declining comment on an apparent downgrade to the serial ATA hard drive interface in its new M...
by timothy
23 Jun 2009 at 9:01am

Tracking Thieves With 'Find my iPhone'
An anonymous reader wrote in to say "A friend of mine who just got an iPhone 3GS and has Mobile Me just used the "Fin...
by CmdrTaco
22 Jun 2009 at 10:11am

Licensed C64 Emulator Rejected From App Store
Miasik.Net writes "A fully licensed Commodore 64 iPhone emulator has been rejected from the App Store. The excuse App...
by Soulskill
21 Jun 2009 at 11:54am

Steve Jobs Had a Liver Transplant Two Months Ago
evw writes "The Wall Street Journal reports that Steve Jobs had a liver transplant two months ago (subscription requi...
by Soulskill
20 Jun 2009 at 7:16am

iPhone 3.0 Update Delivers Prodigious Patch Batch
CWmike writes "Apple patched 46 security vulnerabilities in the iPhone and iPod Touch, half of them in the Safari bro...
by timothy
18 Jun 2009 at 3:00pm

Mac Rumors

Concerns of iPhone 3GS Overheating and Discoloration Gaining Publicity
Last week, Nowhere Else began receiving reports [Google translation] from owners of the white iPhone 3GS that had exp...
2 Jul 2009 at 1:56pm

More iPhone App Controversy with Alleged Underaged Nudity
Wired reports on the latest high profile app removal from the App Store related to nudity. This time, a free app cal...
2 Jul 2009 at 1:30pm

Psystar Exits Bankruptcy, Launches New Xeon-Based Systems Running OS X
Psystar, manufacturer of unauthorized Mac clones currently involved in a legal battle with Apple, reports that it has...
2 Jul 2009 at 11:29am

Haptic Feedback, Fingerprint Identification, and RFID Tag Readers in Future i...
Apple has let loose a number of revealing new patent applications that cover some interesting technologies that could...
2 Jul 2009 at 4:00am

Apple to Rate Your Karaoke Singing on Your iPhone?

Apple has published a very interesting patent application in which they explore how to provide a Karaoke experience ...
2 Jul 2009 at 2:50am

Apple Dropping NVIDIA for Future Macs?
SemiAccurate claims that Apple will be dropping NVIDIA-based designs in their next iMacs and laptops for at least the...
1 Jul 2009 at 7:56pm

iPhone OS 3.1 Features: Non-Destructive Video Editing, Voice Control Over Blu...
Apple yesterday seeded iPhone OS 3.1 and iPhone SDK 3.1 betas to developers for testing, and users have been digging ...
1 Jul 2009 at 8:38am

Apple Releases Beta 3.1 iPhone Firmware and SDK to Developers

Even with the recent release of iPhone 3.0, Apple is hard at work at the next update: iPhone 3.1. Apple seeded regi...
30 Jun 2009 at 6:52pm

OS X Snow Leopard Tidbits: On Demand QuickTime 7 Installation
Since the release of the OS X Snow Leopard Build 10A394 developer seed late last week, users have been digging throug...
30 Jun 2009 at 3:35pm

Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.5
Mozilla today released Firefox 3.5, a significant upgrade to the world's second-most popular Internet browser. Webmo...
30 Jun 2009 at 11:18am