Microsoft to patch Excel hole, seven others Submitted Thursday, April 09, 2009 @ 02:52 PM Microsoft company information - ( Microsoft News ) news.cnet.com -- Microsoft on Tuesday said next week's Patch Tuesday would include eight patches, five of them critical, including one addressing a vulnerability in Excel.
A company representative declined to confirm whether the patch for its spreadsheet software addresses a vulnerability that has seen "zero-day attacks" which target unpatched security holes. But given the fact that both that Excel vulnerability and the Excel patch slated for Tuesday affect Microsoft Office 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2007, as well as Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008 for the Mac, it could be the same weakness. See the complete story here.Hottest tracks to cost $1.29 at ITunes starting April 7 Submitted Friday, March 27, 2009 @ 03:07 PM Apple company information - ( Apple News ) articles.latimes.com -- The world's largest music store, Apple's iTunes, plans to boost the price of many hit singles and selected classic tracks to $1.29 on April 7, breaking the psychological barrier of 99 cents in what could be he first big test of how much consumers are willing to pay to download individual songs. See the complete story here.Mac, iPod Sales Drop 16 Percent in February Submitted Friday, March 20, 2009 @ 06:58 PM Apple company information - ( Apple News ) dailytech.com -- pple is stuck in recession purgatory
It’s been a fast paced start to the year for Apple. The electronics superpower has rolled out a new laptop, new desktops, and even a new iPod Shuffle -- priced for the recession at $79. However, what would normally make for another record setting start of the year for Apple is fast turning south as fears of the recession has sent customers fleeing from Apple's pricey luxury lineup. See the complete story here.Apple's iTunes 8.1 plugs malicious podcast security hole Submitted Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 03:12 PM Apple company information - ( Apple News ) news.cnet.com -- Apple on Thursday released iTunes 8.1, which includes a fix for a vulnerability that could lead to theft of usernames and passwords if a podcast containing malware were subscribed to. See the complete story here.Apple shrinks its iPod Shuffle Submitted Wednesday, March 11, 2009 @ 04:32 PM Apple company information - ( Apple News ) news.cnet.com -- Apparently the tiny iPod Shuffle wasn't tiny enough. On Wednesday, Apple unveiled a 4GB Shuffle that's half the size of its predecessor.
The new device is smaller than a AA battery yet holds up to 1,000 songs, Apple said. The preshrunk Shuffle also adds a new VoiceOver feature that can recite song titles, artists, and playlist names, as well as provide status information, such as battery life. Speaking of which, Apple said the gadget's battery life clocks in at 10 hours. See the complete story here.Windows 7 to kill off QuickTime on PCs? Submitted Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 09:33 AM Microsoft company information - ( Microsoft News ) Apple company information - ( Apple News ) techradar.com -- Microsoft has some good news for movie fans. If you want to watch .mov files in Windows 7, you don't need to install Apple's QuickTime. Bye, bye annoying system tray icon! Adios, Apple update! See the complete story here.Apple fixes dozens of holes with OS X security update Submitted Thursday, February 12, 2009 @ 08:24 PM Apple company information - ( Apple News ) news.cnet.com -- Apple released a Mac OS X security update on Thursday that contains fixes for more than two dozen vulnerabilities, including one in Safari RSS that could lead to arbitrary code execution and one in Remote Apple Events that could disclose sensitive information. See the complete story here.IBM develop 'most realistic' computerised voice Submitted Tuesday, February 03, 2009 @ 01:33 PM IBM company information - ( IBM News ) telegraph.co.uk -- The voice is made even more convincing because it has been programmed to include verbal tics such as "ums", "ers" and sighs.
Computer experts at IBM have invented the technology to be used on telephone helplines, satellite navigation systems and even on cameras or iPods. See the complete story here.Trojan found in pirated Apple iWork software Submitted Friday, January 23, 2009 @ 01:26 AM Apple company information - ( Apple News ) news.cnet.com -- Internet security firm Intego said on Thursday that it has discovered a new Trojan horse in pirated copies of Apple's iWork '09 productivity software that could allow an attacker to take control of the infected computer. See the complete story here.Apple QuickTime bitten by code execution flaws Submitted Friday, January 23, 2009 @ 01:09 AM Apple company information - ( Apple News ) blogs.zdnet.com -- Apple today released QuickTime 7.6 to fix at least seven serious security flaws that expose Mac OS X and Windows users to remote code execution attacks. See the complete story here.Analysis: Apple Finally Kills DRM Submitted Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 03:29 PM Apple company information - ( Apple News ) pcmag.com -- At Apple's final keynote address to the Macworld faithful today, the company made an announcement that should change the way music is purchased from now on—roll it back to the old, better way, I mean. Apple will no longer put DRM code on its iTunes music files. See the complete story here.Apple U.S. Mac sales flat in November Submitted Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 01:11 AM Apple company information - ( Apple News ) Microsoft company information - ( Microsoft News ) news.yahoo.com -- Apple Inc witnessed flat year-over-year overall sales in the United States for its Macs in November, while sales of rival Microsoft Corp's Windows PCs were up 7 percent, according to research firm NPD Group Inc, which tracks retail sales. See the complete story here.Microsoft releases its first iPhone app Submitted Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 01:15 AM Microsoft company information - ( Microsoft News ) Apple company information - ( Apple News ) news.cnet.com -- Engineers in the company's Live Labs have released the company's first application for Apple's popular smartphone--even before making it available on Microsoft's own mobile platform. Seadragon Mobile, which was added to Apple's App Store on Saturday, is a free image-browsing app that allows users to quickly "deep zoom" images while online and is intended to demonstrate what is possible with a mobile platform. See the complete story here.No Steve Jobs Keynote, Apple Leaving Macworld Submitted Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 01:09 AM Apple company information - ( Apple News ) informationweek.com -- Apple CEO Steve Jobs will not be delivering the Macworld Conference & Expo keynote in January, and Apple plans to cease exhibiting at the conference in 2009, the company said Tuesday. See the complete story here.Apple deletes Mac antivirus suggestion Submitted Friday, December 05, 2008 @ 09:01 PM Apple company information - ( Apple News ) news.cnet.com -- Apple removed an old item from its support site late Tuesday that urged Mac customers to use multiple antivirus utilities and now says the Mac is safe "out of the box.". See the complete story here.Comcast to intro bandwidth use tracker in January Submitted Friday, December 05, 2008 @ 08:59 PM electronista.com -- Comcast will soon provide its subscribers with a tool to monitor how close they are to the 250GB cap imposed by the Internet service provider at the end of August. The online bandwidth meter will be available on January 5th, according to an anonymous tip, and will have a three-hour delay as opposed to real-time monitoring. The meter will retain up to three months of usage records and will allow users to monitor multiple MAC addresses. See the complete story here.Is Apple building a search engine? Submitted Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 01:23 PM Apple company information - ( Apple News ) Google company information - ( Google News ) blogs.zdnet.com -- Rumor has it over at TechCrunch that Apple is working on some type of search engine.
If you think about it, the idea is not so far-fetched: Apple’s Safari browser has 6-7% market share and currently uses Google exclusively as the search engine for both the standard and mobile versions on the iPhone and iPod. Through the maligned MobileMe, Apple has a suite of personal productivity tools that bring more traffic to them on a daily basis, which means there is a lot of searching going on without a lot of monetization on Apple’s part, according to Michael Arrington. See the complete story here.Wal-Mart MP3 store relaunches Submitted Wednesday, November 05, 2008 @ 09:31 PM Apple company information - ( Apple News ) Microsoft company information - ( Microsoft News ) Nokia company information - ( Nokia News ) news.cnet.com -- American retail giant Wal-Mart relaunched its online MP3 store Tuesday, and it's a worthy competitor to Amazon in the DRM-free MP3 sweepstakes. (To remind you: unlike many songs from Apple's iTunes, or Microsoft's Zune Marketplace, or Nokia's music store, every song sold on Amazon and Wal-Mart can be played an unlimited number of times on just about any portable device and in any software application out there.) See the complete story here.Microsoft parks "I'm a PC" recording booth outside Apple Store Submitted Wednesday, November 05, 2008 @ 09:25 PM Microsoft company information - ( Microsoft News ) Apple company information - ( Apple News ) appleinsider.com -- Microsoft Corp., engrossed in multi-million dollar marketing blitz to counter comical ads from rival Apple, Inc., is now using a portion of its budget to fuel guerilla retail tactics near the Mac maker's stores. See the complete story here.Cancer scare as Apple Mac Pro alleged to emit toxic gas Submitted Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 05:32 AM Apple company information - ( Apple News ) news.com.au -- APPLE's popular Mac Pro computer gives off toxic cancer-causing gas, the French newspaper Liberation has alleged.
In news that has sparked an internal investigation by Apple and frenzied tech-blogging overseas, Liberation newspaper cited findings that the computer emits seven "volatile organic contaminants" including styrene, benzene and its derivatives. See the complete story here.
