Tag archive: Mac OS X

The father of the C programming language and the UNIX operating system, Dennis Ritchie, died this past weekend at the age of 70 following a long illness News of Ritchie's death was publicly reported by software engineer Rob Pike, a friend and former colleague of Ritchie's, who posted the sad news to Google+. “[Ritchie] was a quiet and mostly private man, but he was also my friend, colleague, and collaborator, and the world has lost a… Read More

The choice between Chrome, Firefox and Safari just got a little tougher. A new OS-X-exclusive browser dubbed Raven takes the world of apps and brings them to the Web without sacrificing the style and simplicity the Apple operating system is known for. User interface Given that Raven was designed specifically for the Mac operating system, it should come as no surprise that its user interface bears a striking resemblance to all things Mac. You… Read More

Earlier today, Google pushed the most recent revision of Chrome out to users of the Web browser. Google Chrome 14 brings a smattering of bug fixes as well as updates to the core functions of the browser. One such update adapts Chrome to the Mac OS X Lion scroll bar style that appears when scrolling up and down the page. Chrome is also now compatible with Lion's full-screen mode. Google has included Native Client support within this… Read More

HTC might have been making polite overtures to Apple lately about resolving the companies' high-stakes and complex patent litigation, but the company seems to have returned to the tried-and-true legal tactic of putting more pressure on its opponent. Reuters reports HTC has filed a new infringement suit against Apple in the U.S. District Court in Delaware, claiming all of Apple's major hardware product lines—iPods, iPads,… Read More

For some Macintosh users, the download-only availability of Mac OS X Lion is no big deal: pay your $29.99 and let your broadband connection do all the work of pulling in 4GB of data. But if you don't have a broadband connection—or anticipate needing to install or recover Lion while away from the Internet—that lack of an installable DVD version of Lion might be a serious problem. Apple is now shipping it's solution: for… Read More

Many Macintosh users are a bit stymied by OS X Lion: sure, maybe it makes sense that Apple is eschewing physical DVDs for online-only distribution, but what happens if a Mac's hard drive fails or the machine won't boot? Mac OS X installer discs have been tremendous helps in those cases, since they can boot a Mac and provide access to Apple's disk repair and recovery tools. In order to ease the pain, Apple has just released… Read More

HTC may have just won a small victory in its high-stakes patent battle with Apple: a judge with the United States' International Trade Commission has ruled that Apple's Mac OS X operating system infringes on two patents held by S3 Graphics Co.—that's useful for mobile gear maker HTC, since it just announced plans to acquire the company. However, the same decision also finds that Apple's iOS mobile operating system… Read More

It looks as if Apple's Lion will be officially unleashed next week, with several reports indicating that the computer giant will be holding an overnight meeting of staff at its retail stores on July 13. 9to5Mac is reporting that it has heard from “a few overseas sources” that something is afoot, with an overnight shift planned for Wednesday next week. Such overnight gatherings usually involve new products being introduced to members of… Read More

Apple has kicked off its 2011 World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) with CEO Steve Jobs (still on indefinite medical leave) introducing Mac OS X 10.7 Lion (due in July), iOS 5.0 (due “this fall”), and iCloud—a series of transparent synchronization, backup, and cloud-based storage services designed to be transparent to users. Finally, Jobs, also introduced iTunes in the Cloud, which will enable iTunes music purchases to be synched… Read More

Apple has released Security Update 2011-003 to deal with the MacDefender malware and known variants that have been attempting to bilk Macintosh users out of their credit card information and money to fix non-existent problems on their computer. The update is available for Mac OS X 10.6.7 and Mac OS X Server 10.6.7, and patches Snow Leopard's built-in file quarantine system to detect MacDefender and known variants. And, in case new… Read More

In an unusual move, Apple has announced that it will be releasing an update to its Mac OS X operating system that will directly detect and remove the MacDefender malware/phishing scam that has been targeting Mac OS X. Apple says the update will be available “in the coming days,” and in the meantime has posted instructions for users to manually remove MacDefender and its variants. Although MacDefender popped up earlier this month,… Read More

Although malware on Mac OS X is nowhere near as common as it is on Windows, Trojan horses—programs that purport to do something useful and instead do something nasty—aren't exactly unknown. Some appear in the form of “free” installers for commercial applications distributed via file sharing networks, while others have been mostly proofs-of-concept that never made it out into the wild. However, a new-ish trojan… Read More

A federal judge in Tyler, Texas, has overturned a patent infringement case brought against Apple by Mirror Worlds, vacating a $625.5 million damages ruling against the Cupertino company. The ruling marks a significant victory for Apple, which last October was found to infringe on display technology from Connecticut-based Mirror Worlds in technologies like Spotlight, Time Machine, and Cover Flow. The original case maintained that Apple infringed… Read More

Tickets to Apple's upcoming World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) sold out in under 10 hours after going on sale on Monday. Now, some of those tickets are popping up on eBay. And they're fetching premium prices — some going for well over double their $1,599 face value. A search on eBay reveals one active auction for a single WWDC ticket with a current high bid of $3,951 (includes free shipping though!). EBay shows nine other… Read More

Apple's new 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pro laptops are reportedly freezing when put under a heavy load, according to numerous reports, as well as user comments on the Apple Discussion board. The problem, which appears to be widespread, has persisted for at least some users even after an update from Apple. The new 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pros feature Intel's speedy new Sandy Bridge Core i7 quad-core CPUs, available up to 2.3GHz, along… Read More