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    Apple Computer issued on Tuesday updates for its Mac OS X operating system to fix 26 security flaws.

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    Apple Computer released an update on Friday to its latest patch, a move designed to address installation problems with a fix released earlier in the week.

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  • Jobs: Jaguar, new iPods, new iMac and. . . Windows?

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  • Apple delays conference for 'Panther'

    The company, which also changed the show's venue, wants its Worldwide Developers Conference to coincide with the release of a preview version of Panther--the next update to its OS.

  • 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.

  • 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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