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Apple's Leopard shows up on file sharing sites
A file purporting to be a preview version of Apple's next Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" operating system showed up on file sharing sites over the weekend. Read more »
Apple patent filing might be iPhone 2.0
The iPhone isn't even here yet, but a newly revealed patent filing could shed light on Apple's next move. Read more »
Apple security talk cancelled
Just days before the annual Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, a talk on Apple's FileVault encryption system has been abruptly cancelled by its presenter. Read more »
Apple drops NDA for iPhone developers
Apple has decided to end the nondisclosure agreement attached to software that has already been released for the iPhone Read more »
Coders win from Android Market
Google officially opened its Android Market Wednesday in the US and promised that beginning next year, programmers would get the lion's share of revenue from applications sold on the download site for the company's mobile phone operating system. Read more »
Apple fixes Safari, scores 5bn iTunes downloads
Apple on Thursday released a new version of Safari for Windows that includes a security fix for a high-profile carpet-bombing desktop attack vulnerability. Read more »
Apple dismisses Safari vulnerability
Safari users are at risk of littering their desktops with malicious software because the browser does not ask for user permission when downloading files. Read more »
Bloomberg publishes Jobs obituary
An electronic gaffe at news outlet Bloomberg mistakenly sent an incomplete obituary for Apple CEO Steve Jobs over the wire on Wednesday afternoon in the US. Read more »
Apple: New York logo will confuse shoppers
There are many ways to slice — or draw — an apple, but the Cupertino computer maker is once again claiming right to its own methodology. Read more »
Apple OS X flaw exposes Keychain password
Apple has confirmed a security glitch that, in many situations, will let someone with physical access to a Macintosh computer gain access to the password of the active user account. Read more »
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Tech Guide: What's inside Apple's Mac OS X Tiger
How does Apple's latest version of Mac OS X, Tiger, look and feel on the desktop? Read more »
Developing Applications for Intel-based Macs
A new processor architecture has massively boosted Mac power and capabilities, but what does it mean for developers? Stephen Withers investigates how to port your Mac apps. Read more »
Mac OS X on x86 tested
Steve Jobs might not approve, but Apple's latest operating system can be installed on any x86 hardware. How well does it function? Read our preliminary labs test to find out. Read more »
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Panther adds new and useful features, but at the expense of some old standbys. Current Jaguar users need not apply. Read more »
How the Mac was born, and other tales
Steve Jobs will be the star attraction when the Macworld Conference and Expo opens to the public Tuesday, but many Mac fans might be just as interested in hearing from one of the original Mac's creators. Read more »
Should you install the new version of Java?
Sun Microsystems released a new version of Java for Windows, Linux and Solaris recently. Should you rush out to install it? Probably not. Read more »
10 Linux desktops you shouldn't overlook
Even if you're happy with the Linux desktop you currently use, you might want to check out some alternatives to see what you could be missing. This article highlights 10 of the best desktops and explains what makes them stand out. Read more »
50 significant moments from internet history
We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet. Read more »
RIFE with possibilities
Developing a web-based application is never a small undertaking. At the very best it's a lot of work just to develop the code that does whatever it is your application is supposed to do but before you even get to the point of writing your application's code, you have to decide what you going to write it in. Read more »
Teen iPhone hacker predicts two weeks: Interview
Builder AU tracked down the first person outside of Apple to get their hands on the inner workings of the iPhone and asked him the what, the where and the why of hacking the iPhone. Read more »
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Apple's new DRM core
-- As we enjoy the beach and BBQs, other parts of the world continue to deal with the big issues. Read more »
Apple shipping the Mark Webber of hard drives
-- The hard drives within Apple computers seem to pull mechnical failure and random incidents into play whenever you think things are fine -- just like our man in F1: M. Webber. Read more »
Creating Web apps at iPhone Developer Camp
-- "Apple is not ready to have a developer community yet ... you have to be on the Apple happy list to be a developer," Christopher Allen said. "There has always been this tension with Apple and the developers' community." Read more »
Set up Apache, PHP and MySQL like a n00b on OSX
-- Need to set up a local development environment for Web applications using Apache, MySQL, and PHP on your Mac? This one click solution will mean more work and less fussing around in Terminal. Read more »
FileMaker upgrades to version 9
-- We haven't heard a lot from the folks at FileMaker recently, but they've got a new version of their database software for PCs and Macs out in stores. Read more »
XP stays on life support for longer
-- This week's Roundup looks at Microsoft's decision to extend the life of Windows XP, the release of Microsoft Surface SDK, Firefox's new Geode plug-in, Yahoo's new tool -- Smush It and more. Read more »
Install usability practices in your shop with Silverback
-- Getting started with usability testing doesn't require an expensive lab full of equipment and science nerds in white coats to poke and prod your users. Cheap and accessible software is readily available to help your team create better software for end-users. Read more »
iPhone root password cracked in three days
-- It's been out just three days, but already the Apple iPhone has been taken apart both literally and figuratively. The latest: inquisitive Apple fans have hacked into the firmware and discovered the master root
password to the smart phone. Read more »
QuickTime and Firefox combine for insecurity
-- A vulnerability in Apple Software's QuickTime media player can be exploited to execute remote javascript code, or by tapping into Firefox's chrome engine can execute remote code of any kind. Read more »
Must have apps for Mac
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Gnome 2.16 Preview
With the next major release of the GNOME desktop scheduled for release next month, each passing day sees more of the code frozen. This is the first iteration since version 2.14 was released in April, which saw extensive improvements in performance. Here is our first look at some of the features in Gnome 2.16. Read more »
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In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »
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Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5
Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »
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BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continueAttending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »
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Interplanetary Internet a possibility
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Conroy ducks, Ballmer evades and Android Fails -- Club Builder
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Yang's resignation: The talk of Silicon Valley
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ZDNet.com.au chases Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer around Sydney during his recent visit Down Under.