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Macworld 2009: A roundup of keynote highlights
News In his speech, Schiller outlined the updates to the iLife '09 suite.iPhoto now includes sorting and finding photos by face recognition, a new button for uploading to Facebook and Flickr directly, and 'Places', Apple's software that supports...
[January 7, 2009, 14:47]
Apple users must pay for faster Wi-Fi
News Apple on Thursday confirmed reports that it plans to charge customers a fee to download software that will enable the 802.11n capability in the Wi-Fi chips found in some MacBook and MacBook Pro systems.
[January 19, 2007, 7:28]
QuickTime prepared to make its comeback
News Apple alleged that Microsoft and Intel had illegally copied portions of its QuickTime for Windows product after hiring a third party Apple had used to help develop the software. Ten years ago this month, Apple released the gold code, or final test...
[December 5, 2001, 14:40]
Apple sues over Flash MX video technology
News Apple licenses similar technology from Sorenson for its QuickTime video server and player software. Apple has filed a lawsuit against Sorenson Media over technology licensed to Macromedia for the new Flash MX player.
[May 1, 2002, 17:05]
SpotlightIndexer
Downloads One limitation that ails this software is the fact that it will not index hidden directories; some that Apple deem off limits. By default, Apple's new "Spotlight" feature in Mac OS X 10.4 has been a saving grace for local searches.
[April 1, 2007, 8:00]
KDE brings Safari improvements to Linux
News The KDE Project has released a significant update to its K Desktop Environment software that includes refinements to the Konqueror Web browser derived from collaboration with Apple's Safari browser team.
[February 5, 2004, 10:35]
RealNetworks unveils latest Mac beta
News The multimedia software company on Tuesday unveiled the latest beta, or test version, of RealOne SuperPass for Apple's Mac OS X. What will Apple come up with next? Until now, Mac users could subscribe to RealNetworks' GoldPass, the precursor to...
[October 9, 2002, 12:15]
Panther: A £99 security update?
News However, Apple apparently doesn't intend to fix the flaws in previous versions of the software: Apple's Security Updates Web page doesn't list fixes for the flaws in Mac OS X 10.2 and earlier. David Goldsmith, director of research for @stake, a...
[October 30, 2003, 8:15]
Apple, Microsoft near OS updates
News The latest Mac OS X 10.2 testing version is the first released to software developers since Apple's World Wide Developers' conference in May. Apple had been distributing two CDs throughout the testing process -- one containing the operating system...
[July 24, 2002, 13:35]
Microsoft on trial: Executives told to 'kill' QuickTime
News Testifying in the Microsoft antitrust trial, Apple senior vice president Avadis Tevanian told the US District Court that officials from the world's largest maker of PC software made the threat in various ways over a period of more than a year...
[November 6, 1998, 14:33]
Apple sues Mac-clone maker Psystar
News Apple licenses the use of its Macintosh operating system software for use only on Apple-labelled hardware," the Mac maker said in the suit, adding that the only way to get a full version of the Mac operating system (OS) is on a new machine.
[July 16, 2008, 17:15]
Microsoft moves into music downloads
News With unequalled software reach, Microsoft's entry into the market will almost necessarily create a splash larger than that of virtually any other company, despite being as much as a year behind Apple and others.
[November 18, 2003, 11:05]
PDF reader flaw fixed
News The vulnerabilities affect Adobe's Acrobat and Reader software for both the Windows operating system and Apple's Mac OS, Adobe said in two separate security advisories. File and folder permissions for the applications could permit non-privileged...
[July 13, 2006, 9:45]
Is Psystar the new SCO?
Blog The crux of the matter is that if Psystar win, the guts will apparently be knocked out of the GPL licence and Apple software will become more expensive to cover it's losses, both as a result of the consequent ability to be freely copied and...
[October 22, 2009, 17:39]
Intel Macs will struggle with Vista
News However, Cameron Esfahani, an Apple senior software architect, said that his understanding is that only 64-bit versions of Vista will support EFI. In addition, while EFI has the prospects for supporting many older types of software and hardware...
[March 10, 2006, 8:25]
The Real deal for Mac OS X?
News RealNetworks on Monday launched its RealOne player for Apple Computer's Mac OS X, following test versions of the software that came out in July and August. For example, citing the popularity and quality of Apple's iTunes software, the company said...
[December 17, 2002, 8:03]
Apple accuses RealNetworks of hacking
News In a terse statement, a "stunned" Apple accused RealNetworks of adopting "the tactics and ethics of a hacker" with the release of its Harmony software, which allows songs sold via its online store to be played on a variety of portable devices...
[July 29, 2004, 16:05]
Is Apple about to take on the video market?
News H.264 shipped with Apple's latest operating system, called Tiger, and a preview version of the software is available for Microsoft's Windows. Apple is making its biggest strides in software. Apple CEO Steve Jobs is famously secretive when it comes...
[July 21, 2005, 17:35]
GreatVideo!
Downloads uses QuickTime as a conversion platform to convert files to traditional video formats readable by most popular video editing, authoring and playing software, including Apple Final Cut Pro Adobe Premier and QuickTime Pro software.
[May 25, 2007, 8:00]
Sophos updates Mac antivirus
News Regardless, until a major security event creates demand, Sophos and other antivirus software makers may find Apple's customers not very fertile ground for their products. Despite the popular misconception that Mac users aren't affected by viruses...
[June 24, 2004, 12:10]
