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  • Mac OS X faces hacker threats: Symantec

    Symantec is warning that Apple's OS X operating system is increasingly becoming a target for hackers and malware authors.

  • Mac OS X hacked under 30 minutes

    Gaining root access to a Mac is "easy pickings," according to an individual who won an OS X hacking challenge last month by gaining root control of a machine using an unpublished security vulnerability.

  • Mac OS X flaw raises serious concerns

    An unpublished security vulnerability in Apple's OS X operating system which first came to light after a hacking competition has sparked concern in the user community.

  • Another Mac OS X hack challenge launched

    A university systems engineer in Wisconsin is giving hackers until Friday to break into his Mac.

  • Apple patches Mac OS X flaws

    Apple Computer has released nearly a dozen fixes for flaws in its Mac OS operating system, including a script for preventing phishers from fooling users of its Safari browser.

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  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Symantec's OS X spyware prediction in flames

    Symantec published its 10th Internet Threat Report this week and quietly admitted a few days later that its predictions of increasing Mac-targeted spyware threats have not been realised.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Symantec quits beating the 'OS X malware' drum

    The latest Internet Threat Survey from Symantec is a whopping 120 pages and unlike in its previous reports, the company has avoided any mention of malware for Apple's OS X.

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    The shock of the new

    Mere days after resolving that although I would ideally like a smaller screen size, a 15.4" MacBook Pro was The Laptop For Me, Apple releases the 13" MacBook.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Does Microsoft adore Apple's iPhoto?

    Apple customers must cringe when Microsoft starts talking about Windows Vista -- after all many of the same "new" features have been available on Mac OS X for about five years.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Don't bother upgrading to Entourage 2008

    If you're considering an upgrade to Entourage 2008, think again -- for some reason, Microsoft hasn't bothered to add some vital functions that are critical to making Apple Mac systems welcome on any Exchange network.

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  • Apple's Mac OS X

    Apple has announced Mac OS X, the new Macintosh operating system which combines the openness of UNIX with the broad applications base of Macintosh.

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard

    The grace of Leopard's interface enhancements makes productivity more pleasurable with a Mac, as more than 300 functional and fun features top off this update.

  • Mac OS X upgrade doesn't come cheap

    Apple Computer fans who rushed to Mac OS X last year learned Wednesday that there's no such thing as a cheap upgrade.

  • Mac OS X: worth the wait?

    The wait is over: After seven long years, Apple hits the mark with OS X.

  • Apple to slow pace of Mac OS X tweaks

    Apple Computer plans to continue rapidly bringing out new versions of Mac OS X, but it won't continue at quite the pace it's maintained in recent years.

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