A security researcher has debuted a new proof-of-concept rootkit, the ultimate in malware, that works on Mac OS X, which may be a harbinger of bad things to come for Apple’s operating system.
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Various sources, including Microsoft, indicate that PC created Open XML formated files cannot be opened after applying last week’s Office 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2). Redmond’s recommending that users roll back to an earlier version in order to restore compatibility.
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There is probably no other place where rumors are more rife than in the world of Apple. Now we have rumors (and counter-rumors) that Apple may be attending CES this year. True? Not true?
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In addition to Power Goo, which has been reborn on the iPhone and Kai’s Power Tools, MetaTools was also known for its 3D synthetic environment creator Bryce, a product that created and defined the category for a number of years. It was the kind of application where you’d spend most or all of a day setting up and tweaking a landscape or world, only to let it render over night or over the weekend just to see what it looked like, and the anticipation was often quite delicious.
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Microsoft has announced the locations of its first two retail stores, advised by Apple’s prior retail guru. And one of the two stores will be in direct, proximate competition with an Apple retail outlet.
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The Miami, Florida-based Mac cloner has tried a range of legal and delaying tactics in its legal fight. The company’s latest questionable move is the hiring of the lawyers that have represented Jammie Thomas, the Minnesota mom who took on the RIAA and lost to the tune of $2 million in fines.
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There are rumors, rumors everywhere and not a fact to drink. Is the fabled Apple tablet going to be a large, but no more talented iPod Touch, or will it be something more?
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As developer support for the platform continues to erode steadily away, at least one vendor has stepped up to bring back PowerPC compatibility for its flagship product. Granted, they’re in this to make money — no sin there — but you’d think more people would be capable of doing the same math.
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Apple is teaming up with the major names in music publishing to collaborate on a new product, codenamed “Cocktail,” which aims to bundle more information with music album downloads.
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Unsurprisingly, as Mac unit volume has held up and even returned to growth in the first half of 2009, the market for books about coding for the fairer platform have done well, too. Of course, although still tops in terms of volume, sales of Windows related titles have plummeted.
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