Apple's recently released patch which addresses Mac OS X’s implementation of Sun Microsystem’s Java as well as a problem with the web browser Safari has been criticized by one of the researchers who found the flaw, Brian Mastenbrook, wasn’t happy with how Apple reacted when he reported the problem back in July of last year.
Nice piece from Saul Hansell in the Times around Apple’s copyright claims on iPhone jailbreaking. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, in a filing (PDF) with the Copyright Office, urged an exception to copyright law that would allow customers to jailbreak the iPhone. Apple responded (PDF), urging no exception.
Hacking an iPhone is against the law, Apple Inc. has argued in comments filed with the U.S. Copyright Office.
According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a freedom-of-speech advocacy organization, this is the first public statement from Apple about its legal position on "jailbreaking," the term used to describe hacking an iPhone to install third-party applications not sold via Apple's own App Store.
Apple on Thursday released the first security update of 2009, the aptly named Security Update 2009-001. The update, which is available in versions for Leopard, Leopard Server, Tiger for Intel Macs, Tiger for PowerPC-based Macs, Tiger Server for PowerPC-based Macs, and Server Universal addresses a number of flaws in OS X. Security Update 2009-001 is recommended for all users and is available via Apple's site or Software Update.
We know Apple’s working on a new iPhone, but according to the latest analyst reports, we can expect three new models this year, including the much-rumoured iPhone nano and a capacity-bumped 32GB iPhone 3G.
According to Peter Misek, an analyst with Canaccord Adams, Apple will introduce a 32GB iPhone 3G, but won’t change the exterior design. It’ll also introduce a 2.5G iPhone for markets in China and India, and lastly there’s the iPhone nano.
Apple may not be interested in selling a Mac netbook, but that's not to say that netbook owners aren't interested in using Mac OS X. Thanks to a concerted effort by hackers, however, it is now possible to make your own Hackintosh netbook – all you need is a suitable netbook and a hacked version of the Mac OS X operating system.
So, after our Windows 7 netbook test, we were curious to see how far the hackers are along the Hackintosh path and decided to try and to install OS X on our own MSI Wind U100 – one of the better supported netbooks, by all accounts.
AppleInsider is reporting that the recent build of Snow Leopard, 10A261, commonly known as Beta 3, will use triangulation features via the Internet to pinpoint your location. Not only this, but Apple has helped developers out by including a new multi-touch framework, allowing people creating programs for Mac OS X to make better use of the recently released aluminium MacBooks and MacBook Pros.
Apple said Wednesday that it's facing unexpected delays related to its new unibody 17-inch MacBook Pros and won't be capable of shipping orders for at least another two weeks.
"Wrapping up the new 17-inch MacBook Pro is taking a few days longer than we projected," the company said in an email sent to thousands of customers this afternoon. "As a result, we will be unable to ship your 17-inch MacBook Pro until February 19, 2009."
Apple and AT&T Mobility are facing two new lawsuits claiming the speed and infrastructure of the 3G network is insufficient.
The lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court of the Southern District of Florida and in the United States District Court Eastern District of Texas Sherman Division this week. The lawsuit claims this violates statutory and common law, including consumer protection statutes, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, and breaches of express and implied warranties.
After leaving its once-touted background push data feature by the wayside, Apple is now reportedly mulling an option that would let iPhone apps run background processes and give the phone true multitasking.
The hint of a change in strategy was given to Mac Rumors, which now hears from unspecified sources that Apple is considering the switch away from its original approach and may let programs operate as "user selectable background processes."
