Ian Betteridge

As one developer prepares to move his application from Mac to Windows, others reaffirm their commitment to the platform—despite competing directly with Apple Computer Inc. Arlo Rose, creator of Konfabulator, the “widget engine” that allows third parties to create small applications that sit in their own translucent layer on screen, is set to release the […]

At a special music event expected to see the launch of the U2 iPod held Tuesday, Apple sprang a surprise by also releasing the rumored iPod Photo, a version of the music player capable of storing and showing photos. The iPod Photo, which is available immediately, comes in 40GB and 60GB versions and looks identical […]

Analyst company Merrill Lynch has predicted that Apple will launch two new iPods by the first half of 2005, including the first to be based on flash memory instead of on a small hard drive. The report, titled “What to Expect from Future iPods” and written by Merrill Lynch analyst Steven Milunovich, claims that the […]

A malicious script for Apple Computer Inc.s Mac OS X has been discovered that is capable of harvesting passwords and installing remote control software and security backdoors onto a users machine. Renepo, which Symantec Corp. has classified as MacOS.Renepo.B and Mac user groups are calling Opener, is a Unix shell script that attempts to turn […]

As Apple begins a major push to win developers over to the next major update to Mac OS X, Sun Microsystems has announced an update to its Java Studio Creator tool designed to lure more Mac developers toward its programming language. Formerly known as Project Rave, Java Studio Creator is a visual development environment for […]

After a series of delays, Microsoft Corp. has started to ship a version of Virtual PC that is compatible with Apple Computer Inc.s G5-based systems. Virtual PC 7 is a complete emulation of standard PC hardware, and is capable of running any application compatible with the Pentium processor, allowing users to run a full version […]

Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer used a gathering of press in London to further the companys claims to be a friend of the music industry – and, in the process, attack the iPod. Ballmer claimed that Windows Medias digital rights management system was the best way for content creators to ensure they get paid, […]

The first example of a working program designed to exploit a bug in Microsofts GDI+ library—which allows malicious code to be run simply by viewing a JPEG image—has been found in the wild. EasyNews, a provider of Usenet newsgroup services, claimed it had already found two images containing code designed to take advantage of the […]

As was widely predicted, Apple Computer Inc. used the Paris Apple Expo to show off a radical redesign of the iMac, its first consumer computer to feature a PowerPC G5 processor. The keynote speech was delivered by Phil Schiller, the companys senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, in the absence of CEO Steve Jobs, […]

The latest episode in the long saga of Microsoft Corp.s confrontation with the European Union is set to unfold Tuesday, when representatives of the two sides meet with an appeal judge to decide if sanctions imposed against the company should be suspended. Legal representatives for Microsoft will meet with Bo Vesterdorf, president of the European […]

Apple Computer Inc. looks to take its scripting architecture to a new level in the next release of Mac OS X, aka “Tiger.” The forthcoming Automator will provide a simple, graphical environment for building complex scripts and even applications. Tigers Automator still carries its code name of Pipeline in the version released to developers at […]

Apple Computer Inc. has confirmed that the iMac is to be replaced in September with an entirely new model. With few of the iMac models still on the shelves of distributors and dealers, the company faces two months with no mainstream consumer computer available. In a statement, Apple confirmed it had stopped taking orders for […]