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Is Bluetooth still secure?
Insight Industry players say the wireless technology is still safe to use, even as hackers exploit Bluetooth devices as a springboard to other systems.
Tags: Bluetooth, Hacking, Viruses and worms, Security Management
Open source, features to drive smartphone market
News Symbian remains dominant mobile OS but market share will dip, with emergence of competing open source platforms Android and Maemo, predicts In-Stat.
Tags: Mobile platforms, Applications and tools, Nokia Corp., Open Source, Symbian Inc., Phone, Operating System, mobile, handset, Smart Phone
'Openness' leads way for mobile platforms
News The decision to make Symbian open source is crucial in maintaining its leadership over Android, Linux and Microsoft Windows Mobile, says analyst.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Open source, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Mobile, Smart Phone, Sales, operating system, Symbian Inc.
64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel
News Apple's OS X 10.6 operating system Snow Leopard by default loads with a 32-bit kernel, despite running 64-bit applications.
Tags: Mac OS, Apple Inc., Kernel, Apple Macintosh, performance, 64-bit, software product, Apple OS, marketing, 32-bit
Google CEO resigns from Apple board
News Eric Schmidt, who has been on Apple's board of directors since 2006, is stepping down because of a growing number of conflicts of interest.
Tags: Mac OS, Web browsers, Leadership, Apple Inc., Google Inc., FTC, Apple Safari, CEO, Apple OS, Eric Schmidt
Apple's Snow Leopard due early 2009
News According to an Apple executive's presentation, the OS X update could debut at the beginning of next year, slightly earlier than expected.
Tags: Mac OS, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Apple QuickTime, Conference, Apple OS, Macworld, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Adobe PDF, San Diego
Apple OS continues to gain market share
News The latest PC shipment numbers show Apple gaining at least another percentage point in U.S. market share.
Tags: Mac OS, Operating systems, Software, Apple Inc., Gartner Inc., operating system, phone, Apple OS, Microsoft Windows, marketing
More Mac users excluded from Leopard
News Following Apple's update, 800MHz Mac systems will not be able to run the upcoming Leopard OS, according to reports.
Tags: Mac OS
Linux firms look to plug Samba hole
News A major flaw in the software for sharing Windows files from a Linux server has open-source firms warning companies to apply a patch.
Month of Apple bugs planned
News Apple's reputation for offering greater security than rival operating systems such as Windows will come under the spotlight in January.
Nokia to buy major Linux company
News The Finnish handset manufacturer is buying Trolltech, which specializes in graphical user interfaces for Linux and other platforms.
Tags: Acquisitions, Cellular phones
Can Apple change its enterprise spots?
News Steve Jobs' company is enjoying unprecedented mainstream popularity--except when it comes to large corporates. Will Leopard be the OS to change all that?
Tags: Music devices, Personal Computers, Handhelds, Mac OS
Red Hat: Linux won't rule
News Bob Young explains why converting Unix customers is easy and why Linux will never replace Windows on the desktop.
Let's kill the OS upgrade disc
News Life would be easier if we paid for ongoing OS upgrades the way we pay for other digital assets--by subscription.
Tags: Windows 7, Mac OS, Upgrade, Apple Inc., Computer, Operating System, App, Microsoft Corp., software, Windows 7
Gnome: We've overtaken Windows on features
Insight An upgraded Gnome desktop environment for Linux and Unix has been released, with its authors pitching enhanced features for end-users and a commitment to make hardware "just work".
Tags: Open source
