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Apple Mac OS X Updates

Mail Services Update 1.0
This update addresses issues affecting overall mail service reliability and performance.
17 Dec 2009 at 8:00am

Mac OS X v10.6.2 Update
The 10.6.2 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fi...
9 Nov 2009 at 8:00am

Mac OS X v10.6.2 Update (Combo)
The 10.6.2 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system f...
9 Nov 2009 at 8:00am

Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 Update
The 10.6.2 update is recommended for all servers currently running Snow Leopard Server version 10.6 and includes gene...
9 Nov 2009 at 8:00am

Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 Update (Combo)
The 10.6. update is recommended for all servers currently running Snow Leopard Server version 10.6 and includes gener...
9 Nov 2009 at 8:00am

Mac OS X 10.5.8 Combo Update
The 10.5.8 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5 to 10.5.7, and includes general...
12 Sep 2009 at 8:00am

Mac OS X Server v10.6.1 Update
The 10.6.1 update is recommended for all servers currently running Snow Leopard Server version 10.6 and includes gene...
10 Sep 2009 at 8:00am

Mac OS X v10.6.1 Update
The 10.6.1 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fi...
10 Sep 2009 at 8:00am

Mac OS X Server 10.5.8 Combo Update v.1.1
The 10.5.8 update is recommended for all servers currently running Leopard Server.
31 Aug 2009 at 8:00am

Mac OS X Server 10.5.8 Update v.1.1
The 10.5.8 update is recommended for all servers currently running Leopard Server.
31 Aug 2009 at 8:00am

MacNewsWorld

Report: iPad Will Propel Tablets Into Mainstream Use
The tablet computer market will see 50 million units shipped in 2014, according to a new In-Stat report -- and if App...
by Erika Morphy
8 Feb 2010 at 10:44pm

Tune-Up App Lets You Get More Intimate With Your Mac
It's been both a boon and bane for the Mac that it has some characteristics of an appliance. For some users, "it just...
by John P. Mello Jr.
8 Feb 2010 at 1:00pm

Ripping the Wrong Page From Apple's E-Playbook
On January 27, a major speech took place: No, it was not the State of the Union address, but Steve Jobs' announcement...
by Andrea Belz
8 Feb 2010 at 1:00pm

AT&T Figures Its 3G Net Can Handle SlingPlayer for iPhone
AT&T said Thursday it will now allow Sling Media's television-viewing program for the iPhone to operate over its "3G" ...
by Jessica Mintz
5 Feb 2010 at 6:00pm

Apple and Oracle: Will the Real Tech Titans Please Stand Up?
I was a bit distracted from the Apple iPad news due to the marathon Oracle conference last week on its shiny new Sun ...
by Dana Gardner
5 Feb 2010 at 1:00pm

Don't Stomp on the Bookworms, E-Publishers
Apple's new iPad is apparently going to let me download The DaVinci Code -- either in book or movie form. I like that...
by Renay San Miguel
5 Feb 2010 at 1:00pm

NotifyMe Needs to Up the Nag Factor
For some types of personalities, a simple to-do list is all that's needed to keep things on track. They don't need re...
by Paul Hartsock
4 Feb 2010 at 1:00pm

A Wild, Wild Week for Apple
Apple hosted another new product circus last week, and as usual, some investors sat with itchy trigger fingers on the...
by Richard Adhikari
3 Feb 2010 at 1:00pm

iMac Firmware Aims to Smooth Out Flicker Glitch
Apple on Monday released its second firmware update in three months to resolve screen issues with its 27-inch iMac co...
by Richard Adhikari
2 Feb 2010 at 7:57pm

Taking the Good With the Bad in the New iPad
More so than than any other major Apple product in recent memory, Apple's new iPad tablet device presents the world w...
by Chris Maxcer
2 Feb 2010 at 1:00pm

Macworld UK

Getty launches subscription stock image service, Thinkstock
New service offers monthly or yearly subscription options

Getty Images has launched Thinkstock (www.thinkstock.com), a...

8 Feb 2010 at 5:00pm

RouteBuddy intros RouteBuddy Atlas 1.3 for iPhone, iPod touch
RouteBuddy Atlas can use the iPhone's built-in GPS and compass

RouteBuddy have released RouteBuddy Atlas 1.3, the late...

8 Feb 2010 at 3:25pm

AppFund seeks Apple iPad developers, offers funding up to $500,000
iPad will revolutionise the way that consumers use mobile devices insists AppFund

AppFund, a newly launched fund is se...

8 Feb 2010 at 3:00pm

Glu intros 1000: Find 'Em All! for iPhone
Find everything from a half eaten jam sandwich to a monkey with a typewriter

Glu, a leading global publisher of mobile...

8 Feb 2010 at 2:00pm

CubeMe Google Chrome plug-in shows how Adobe Flash will look on iPad
CubeMe by The Blue Cube, a Google Chrome plug-in has been updated

A recently updated Google Chrome plug-in shows how A...

8 Feb 2010 at 12:00pm

QuarkXPress 8 BOGOF offer extended until 28 February
Anyone purchasing a QuarkXPress 8 full product can receive an additional QuarkXPress 8

Quark has announced a special '...

8 Feb 2010 at 12:00pm

Sharp, Samsung settle all outstanding LCD patent cases
A confidential agreement ends a multi-year legal battle

Sharp and Samsung have put nearly three years of battling over...

8 Feb 2010 at 12:00pm

Nokia targeted in US class action suit, announces job cuts
Suit alleges Nokia mislead investors when describing its market position

A class action complaint against Nokia allege...

8 Feb 2010 at 11:30am

Adobe shows future Photoshop masking technology
Photoshop PM Bryan O'Neil Hughes shows off some new selection technology

In a brief video post, Adobe has revealed a f...

8 Feb 2010 at 10:05am

Mozilla ends Firefox support for Mac OS Tiger
Mozilla will permanently drop support for Mac OS X 10.4

Barring any last-minute change of mind, Mozilla will permanent...

8 Feb 2010 at 10:00am

Slashdot: Apple

Mozilla Puts Tiger Out To Pasture
Barence writes "Mozilla is ready to exorcise support for Mac OS X 10.4 from Firefox's development code, closing the d...
by CmdrTaco
8 Feb 2010 at 3:11pm

Apple's Change of Heart On Flash
Dotnaught writes "In a blog post, Walter Luh, co-founder of Ansca Mobile and a former employee of both Apple and Adob...
by kdawson
6 Feb 2010 at 10:05pm

Mentioning Android Is a No-No In iPhone App Store
donberryman writes "Apple has told a software developer that its application cannot be included in the iPhone App Sto...
by kdawson
5 Feb 2010 at 4:42pm

New iPhone Attack Kills Apps, Reroutes Web Traffic
Trailrunner7 sends in a threatpost.com article on exploiting flaws in the way the iPhone handles digital certificates...
by kdawson
2 Feb 2010 at 9:11pm

Apple's Trend Away From Tinkering
theodp writes "Having cut his programming teeth on an Apple ][e as a ten-year-old, Mark Pilgrim laments that Apple no...
by Soulskill
31 Jan 2010 at 6:12pm

Boot Camp Finally Supports Windows 7 On Macs
Dave Knott writes "After some delay Apple has updated Boot Camp to support Windows 7 on Macintosh computers. They hav...
by timothy
30 Jan 2010 at 10:22pm

Novell Bringing .Net Developers To Apple iPad
GMGruman writes "Paul Krill reports that Apple's new iPad could be easier to write apps for, thanks to Novell's MonoT...
by timothy
30 Jan 2010 at 2:50am

Has Apple Created the Perfect Board Game Platform?
andylim writes "recombu.com is running an interesting piece about how Apple has created a 'Jumanji (board game) platf...
by kdawson
29 Jan 2010 at 8:12pm

AT&T Admits New York City iPhone Service Sucks
RevWaldo notes a post up at The Gothamist on AT&T's admission of its poor cell service in New York. "AT&T has realize...
by kdawson
29 Jan 2010 at 5:02pm

MSI Will Launch iPad Alternative
itwbennett writes "Underwhelmed by the iPad? Don't give up on tablets just yet, says blogger Peter Smith. MSI has a t...
by kdawson
29 Jan 2010 at 4:18pm

Mac Rumors

Apple Job Posting Suggests Video Recording Coming to Future iPad Models
A new job posting on Apple's site suggests that the company is preparing to add still and video camera capabilities t...
9 Feb 2010 at 2:41am

Current MacBook Pro Models Deleted From Best Buy's Inventory System? Updates ...
Yesterday, a poster in our forums claiming to be a Best Buy employee reported that the company's internal inventory s...
9 Feb 2010 at 1:08am

Claimed Fourth-Generation iPhone Parts Surface Revealing Taller Form Factor

iPhone 3GS on left, claimed fourth-generation iPhone on right
iPhone repair site iResQ has posted photos of what it ...
8 Feb 2010 at 6:31pm

Apple Open to iPad Price Cuts if Demand Lags?
The Wall Street Journal reports on a research note from Credit Suisse analyst Bill Shope based on meetings with Apple...
8 Feb 2010 at 3:53pm

Austrian Wireless Carrier Preparing to Offer Subsidized iPad
TamsIJungle reports (via Engadget) that it received word from wireless carrier Hutchison Austria that the company is ...
8 Feb 2010 at 3:41pm

Macworld San Francisco 2010 Kicks Off This Week

Macworld Expo 2010 kicks off this week at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. The significance of this...
8 Feb 2010 at 1:29am

Intrinsity (Formerly Exponential Technology) Now Speeding Up ARM CPUs
One of the major announcements alongside the Apple iPad launch was the fact that Apple is now in the chipmaking busin...
7 Feb 2010 at 4:23pm

Make Your Own (Paper) iPad and iPad Sighting at NYC Starbucks
While the iPad was officially announced in January, the iPad will not be available for purchase until late March. H...
6 Feb 2010 at 9:55pm

Unreleased Core i7 MacBook Pro 6,1 Benchmarked? Supplies Constrained

A Geekbench result posted to their site on February 4th has generated a lot of excitement in our forums. The repor...
6 Feb 2010 at 7:38am

Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.6.3 (Build 10D548)
Apple has seeded a new version of Mac OS X 10.6.3 to developers today. The last seed was released on January 22nd. ...
6 Feb 2010 at 1:43am