Mac market share nears 8%; Safari tops 6.3%

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he Mac accounts for 7.94 percent of computers on the Internet, and Safari is the browser of choice for 6.31 percent of the same audience, so says marketshare.hitslink.com.This increases Mac users’ worldwide presence by nearly two percent from a year ago. In June 2007, 6.4 percent of the internet used a Mac, and 4.85 percent [...]

Latest Mac OS X Trojan Might Be Sign of Things to Come

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It?s been more than 10 days since the latest AppleScript.THT Trojan horse for Mac OS X reared its ugly head, yet still no word or fix from Apple. The new threat to versions 10.4 and 10.5 is classified as critical by the SecureMac security site, exploits a hole in the Apple Remote Desktop Agent to [...]

Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.4 update

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Apple on Monday evening released Mac OS X 10.5.4, the latest significant revision to Leopard and a key part of its online strategy. Also, Security Update 2008-004 and Safari 3.1.2 for Tiger address security issues for earlier Mac OS X versions. The update (59MB for 10.5.3 users) is considered an important precursor to Mac support [...]

Microsoft releases critical update for Office 2008 for Mac

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Microsoft just pushed out a 153.3MB update for Office 2008 for Mac that?s labeled ?critical.? You will get notified of the updated via Microsoft AutoUpdate the next time it phones home or you can download the patch directly from the MS support knowledgebase.According to Article ID 953822 the Office 12.1.1 update fixes an issue that [...]

Mac clone maker Psystar dupes Apple’s updates

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Psystar, which first drew attention in April when it announced plans to sell Mac clones, has posted several updates to Mac OS X 10.5 for its users, including some that look like copies or modified versions of Apple’s own security updates.

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Anti-malware group scolds Apple over Safari ‘carpet bomb’

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StopBadware.org wants Apple to beef up its Safari Web browser to better protect users from exploits that could allow attackers to download malicious code to a Mac or Windows user’s desktop.

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Psystar office exists, but not yet open to the public

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Psystar, the Florida firm that advertises Mac clones, is open for business. But it’s not ready to welcome the public into its new offices just yet.
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Suspicions soar about Mac clone maker PsyStar

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PsyStar, the company that this week claimed it is selling a $399 Mac clone is apparently not located at the address it has given online, and its telephone has been disconnected, raising questions about its legitimacy.

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Mac clone maker’s site back online, taking orders

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Psystar, which has unveiled plans to sell a $399 Mac clone computer, is now taking orders for the desktop machine. It is now called the Open Computer, not the OpenMac.
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Hackers vs. Windows, Mac, Linux next week in big-money contest

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Which operating system is more vulnerable — Windows Vista, Mac OS X or Linux? Hackers will try to find out next week at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver. At stake is $10,000.

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Security World: Microsoft updates Office 2008 for Mac

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The Office 2008 for Mac 12.0.1 Update contains several changes that improve security, stability, and performance. These changes include fixes for users of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, and include fixes for …
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Norton AntiVirus Dual Protection for Mac debuts

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Protection for Intel-based Macs running both OS X and Windows
March 11, 2008 (MacWorld) Symantec on Monday introduced Norton AntiVirus Dual Protection for Mac. It costs $69.95, which includes a one-year subscription to signature updates.
The new software package combines Norton AntiVirus 2008 for Windows with Norton AntiVirus 11 for Mac. [...]

 

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