Details on three new unpatched security flaws were just released. While the risk to Mac users is low, the announcement raises ethical issues about how vendors and security researchers approach security vulnerabilities.
Microsoft Office 2008 SP1 fixes over 150 bugs in the application suite, and Microsoft also announces that the next version will once again support Visual Basic for Applications.
Notable software releases this week include PageSender 4.3, CrowzNest 2.0, Captain FTP 5.3, AOL Desktop 1.0, Cyberduck 3.0.1, Cocktail 4.1 (Leopard Edition), Dejal Simon 2.4, and the Office 2004 for Mac 11.4.2 Update.
Notable software releases this week include DocHaven 2.0.5, Caboodle 1.1.4, Opal 1.2, CopyPaste Pro 1.0, Fusion 2.0 Beta 1, Freeway 5.1, Quay 1.1, FoxTrot Professional Search and Personal Search 2.0b3, Comic Life Magiq 1.0, MacGourmet 2.3, and Parallels Desktop Build 5600.
So much for that $50 billion... Microsoft has rescinded its offer for Yahoo after upping the offer price to $33 per share, $4 below the $37 per share that Yahoo's board of directors wanted.
Notable software updates so far this week include TextExpander 2.1.1, DiscLabel 5.2.1, Microsoft Messenger for Mac 7, Tinderbox 4.2.4, MacPilot 3.0.1, Infovox iVox 1.2, Synchronize Pro X 6.0, 1Password 2.6, an iMac ATI Radeon HD Graphics Firmware Update, and Java 6 for Mac OS X.
MozyHome, an online backup service for Macs, has finally reached version 1.0 after more than a year of beta testing. The service offers unlimited online storage for only $4.95 per month.
Apple has refreshed the consumer desktop iMac line with faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors and availability of a high-end Nvidia graphics card.
Notable software releases this week include Keyboard Maestro 3.0.1, Firmware Restoration CD 1.7, MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.5.1, ScreenFlow 1.1, Default Folder X 4.0.5, TextExpander 2.1, VMware Fusion 1.1.2, and Boot Camp Update 2.1.
Apple posted record laptop sales in its second fiscal quarter of 2008, and nearly every other metric other than gross margin saw significant increases over Q2 2007. Notably, Apple retail stores are now averaging $7.1 million in sales.
Live Mesh from Microsoft combines online storage, cloud computing, desktop folder synchronization, and remote access. But the real news about the technology preview is its reliance on well-used standards, and its notion of enabling developers to build whatever they want on Live Mesh's base.
Notable software releases so far this week include Typinator 3.0, Google Earth 4.3, ConceptDraw 7.6, Interarchy 9.0.1, Camino 1.6, Teleport 1.0.1, 1Password 2.5.13, and Mactracker 5.0.2.
Notable software releases so far this week include Airfoil Speakers for Linux 1.0, Apple's Aluminum Keyboard Firmware Update 1.0, iGlasses 2.1, OmniWeb 5.7, Pro Applications Update 2008-01, Photoshop Lightroom 1.4.1, and Camera Raw 4.4.1.
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Adobe has updated the terms of service for the online photo-editing service Photoshop Express, after users complained that the original wording gave the company overreaching ownership of shared images.