http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Thu, 3 Dec 2009 04:53:33 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/20/hack_re_enables_atom_processor_compatibility_for_mac_os_x_10_6_2/ Hackers have circumvented the changes in Mac OS X 10.6.2 to allow the latest upgrade to Apple's Snow Leopard to run on netbooks with Intel Atom processors. When Apple released Mac OS X 10.6.2 earli... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/20/hack_re_enables_atom_processor_compatibility_for_mac_os_x_10_6_2/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/18/evidence_suggests_apple_at_work_on_mac_os_x_10_7/ Apple is unsurprisingly already at work on the next version of its operating system, according to a new technical message that references Mac OS X 10.7. As first discovered by MacRumors, a new data... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/18/evidence_suggests_apple_at_work_on_mac_os_x_10_7/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/12/microsoft_denies_apple_had_influence_on_windows_7_design/ After a Microsoft official was quoted as saying that the "look and feel" of Windows 7 was inspired by Mac OS X, Apple's rival to the north has officially retracted the statement. On the official Wi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/12/microsoft_denies_apple_had_influence_on_windows_7_design/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/11/apple_releases_safari_4_0_4_with_security_flaw_patch/ Apple Wednesday afternoon released an update to its Safari Web browser, addressing a vulnerability that could allow an image file to exploit Macs with older software. According to Apple, the flaw a... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/11/apple_releases_safari_4_0_4_with_security_flaw_patch/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/11/microsoft_official_admits_windows_7_design_inspired_by_mac_os_x/ When it looked to redesign its dominant operating system after the struggles of Windows Vista, Microsoft reportedly turned to Apple's Mac OS X for the "look and feel" of Windows 7. Simon Aldous, pa... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/11/microsoft_official_admits_windows_7_design_inspired_by_mac_os_x/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/09/intel_atom_support_officially_missing_from_mac_os_x_10_6_2/ Intel Atom support is confirmed to be missing in the final release of 10.6.2, citing multiple prominent Hackintosh sources. Apple's latest update for Snow Leopard has broken support for Intel's Ato... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/09/intel_atom_support_officially_missing_from_mac_os_x_10_6_2/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/09/apple_releases_mac_os_x_10_6_2_with_guest_account_bug_fix/ Apple's second update for Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.2, was officially released Monday afternoon, fixing a number of issues including a guest account bug that could potentially delete a user's accoun... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/09/apple_releases_mac_os_x_10_6_2_with_guest_account_bug_fix/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/05/inside_googles_android_and_apples_iphone_os_as_core_platforms/ A new batch of smartphones based upon Google's Android platform have started to arrive, finally fleshing out what users can really expect of the platform. This article is the first in a series examini... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/05/inside_googles_android_and_apples_iphone_os_as_core_platforms/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/04/apples_latest_10_6_2_beta_packs_fixes_for_vmware_imacs_apple_tv/ Apple has released a new beta of the Mac OS X 10.6.2 update with fixes for various performance issues dealing with AirPort, graphics drivers, and Apple TV, among others. Those familiar with the bui... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/04/apples_latest_10_6_2_beta_packs_fixes_for_vmware_imacs_apple_tv/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/04/latest_snow_leopard_build_resurrects_atom_compatibility/ Development build 10C535 of Snow Leopard update 10.6.2 retains Intel Atom support after the previous build had killed compatibility with the processor. According to the developer blog which initia... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/04/latest_snow_leopard_build_resurrects_atom_compatibility/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/04/art_project_video_game_attacks_apple_mac_machines/ A 1980s-style video game attacks the Mac platform, deleting users' files as they progress through the level and shoot enemies. While its creator clearly warns of the consequences, the software has bee... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/04/art_project_video_game_attacks_apple_mac_machines/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/02/apple_rumored_to_disable_atom_support_with_mac_os_x_10_6_2/ Mac OS X 10.6.2, the forthcoming update for Apple's Snow Leopard operating system, is reported to disable support for the Intel Atom processor, preventing unauthorized PC netbooks from running the ope... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/02/apple_rumored_to_disable_atom_support_with_mac_os_x_10_6_2/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/28/mac_os_x_10_6_2_to_update_nearly_150_snow_leopard_components/ Apple this week is equipping developers with a new beta of Mac OS X 10.6.2, the second maintenance and security update to the company's new Snow Leopard operating system that will perform upgrades to ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/28/mac_os_x_10_6_2_to_update_nearly_150_snow_leopard_components/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/25/evidence_points_to_new_macbook_pros_on_horizon/ After examining the configuration files included in the latest build of OS X, a new report has discovered references to two new MacBook Pro models. The 10C531 build of the 10.6.2 update contained t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/25/evidence_points_to_new_macbook_pros_on_horizon/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/24/inside_apples_new_mac_mini_server/ While Appleinsider predicted the arrival of a new dual-drive, optical-free Mac mini, Apple managed keep secret its plans to introduce a new Mac mini server bundle up to its relatively subtle launch th... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/24/inside_apples_new_mac_mini_server/ Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/23/apple_shuts_down_zfs_open_source_project/ Apple's efforts to support the development of ZFS, an advanced file system originally created by Sun, were officially terminated today in a notice posted by MacOS Forge. The tersely worded message ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/23/apple_shuts_down_zfs_open_source_project/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/22/apple_targets_3_new_get_a_mac_ads_at_windows_7_with_videos/ As promised, Apple has released three new Get a Mac ads targeting Microsoft's launch of Windows 7 as a good opportunity to abandon Microsoft. Last week, Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice presiden... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/22/apple_targets_3_new_get_a_mac_ads_at_windows_7_with_videos/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/22/psystar_sells_50_software_hack_to_run_snow_leopard_on_pcs/ Mac cloner and enduring litigant Psystar has rolled out a new $50 application that will allow certain Intel-powered PCs to run Mac OS X. The Florida-based company announced Thursday that any PC wit... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/22/psystar_sells_50_software_hack_to_run_snow_leopard_on_pcs/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/19/apples_mac_os_x_snow_leopard_sales_double_previous_records/ Retail sales of Mac OS X Snow Leopard upgrades, boosted by a new low price, resulted in strong sales that doubled the previously record-setting launch of Leopard. Speaking in the company's Q4 earn... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/19/apples_mac_os_x_snow_leopard_sales_double_previous_records/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/16/freebsd_adds_support_for_snow_leopards_grand_central_dispatch/ Apple's Grand Central Dispatch technology, which debuted in Snow Leopard as a mechanism for optimizing parallelism across multiple cores and processors, has now been ported to FreeBSD. Apple public... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/16/freebsd_adds_support_for_snow_leopards_grand_central_dispatch/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/16/apple_seeds_new_mac_os_x_10_6_2_beta_to_developers/ Apple Friday sent its third beta release of the forthcoming Mac OS X 10.6.2 update with fixes for QuickTime, iChat, and a widely reported guest account glitch that could delete user data.. People f... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/16/apple_seeds_new_mac_os_x_10_6_2_beta_to_developers/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/16/apples_snow_leopard_bests_windows_7_in_speed_tests/ When both Mac OS X 10.6 and Windows 7 were tested on a MacBook Pro, Apple's new operating system clearly beat Microsoft in terms of speed, a new test has shown. Both operating systems were tested o... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/16/apples_snow_leopard_bests_windows_7_in_speed_tests/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/15/windows_7_to_be_met_with_apples_mac_marketing_blitz/ Apple plans to counter the upcoming release of Windows 7 with advertisements that will lambaste the upgrade process from Windows XP, and portray Macs as more secure. According to BusinessWeek, Appl... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/15/windows_7_to_be_met_with_apples_mac_marketing_blitz/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/14/inside_mac_os_x_snow_leopard_server_apples_server_strategy/ Years before Mac OS X 10.0 was first released in 2001, Apple launched Mac OS X Server, targeting its newly acquired Unix-based operating system technology at the education and workgroup server market.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/14/inside_mac_os_x_snow_leopard_server_apples_server_strategy/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/12/snow_leopard_guest_account_bug_deletes_user_data/ Reports of a potentially critical Snow Leopard bug that can erase a user's account data have continued to surface since the operating system's debut [Updated with Apple official comment]. Since Mac... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/12/snow_leopard_guest_account_bug_deletes_user_data/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/12/u_s_army_adopts_apple_for_new_video_surveillance/ For security, ease of use and features, the U.S. Army has reportedly turned to Apple hardware for four new video surveillance installations. According to Security Systems News, the Army now has fou... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/12/u_s_army_adopts_apple_for_new_video_surveillance/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/09/apple_seeds_second_beta_of_mac_os_x_10_6_2_to_developers/ Apple has seeded its developers with a second beta release of its Mac OS X 10.6.2 update, which incorporates numerous fixes for a wide variety of issues. People familiar with the latest build, dub... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/09/apple_seeds_second_beta_of_mac_os_x_10_6_2_to_developers/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/08/mossberg_windows_7_narrows_the_gap_with_apples_mac_os_x/ Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal has given Microsoft's Windows 7 a glowing review, noting that Microsoft's latest operating system is still behind Apple's Mac OS X, but not by much. A known... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/08/mossberg_windows_7_narrows_the_gap_with_apples_mac_os_x/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/05/apple_seeds_mac_os_x_10_6_2_to_developers_with_dozens_of_fixes/ A pre-release build of the next update to Mac OS X 10.6 was seeded to developers Monday, bringing a long list of changes, fixes and tweaks. People familiar with the latest build, dubbed 10C514, sai... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/05/apple_seeds_mac_os_x_10_6_2_to_developers_with_dozens_of_fixes/ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/22/inside_snow_leopards_uti_apple_fixes_the_creator_code/ Snow Leopard's abandonment of Creator Code metadata, used to open a file with its creating application, has some users are worried that Apple has killed off a core Mac-centric feature. Instead, Apple ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/22/inside_snow_leopards_uti_apple_fixes_the_creator_code/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/19/why_apple_is_betting_on_html_5_a_web_history/ Despite making the vast majority of its money from hardware sales, Apple is investing heavily in shaping the future of software. One example of this pertains to HTML 5 and related web standards. W... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/19/why_apple_is_betting_on_html_5_a_web_history/ Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/19/roger_ebert_adds_to_health_care_debate_on_iphone_mac_use/ Film critic Roger Ebert gave Apple's VoiceOver technology two thumbs up in allowing him to communicate after losing his voice to cancer surgery, but said his health insurance would only offer to cover... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/19/roger_ebert_adds_to_health_care_debate_on_iphone_mac_use/ Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/17/snow_leopards_grand_central_open_cl_boost_app_by_50/ A developer reports seeing a 50% jump in real world performance after adding initial support for two new Snow Leopard technologies: Grand Central Dispatch and Open CL. As reported by the French sit... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/17/snow_leopards_grand_central_open_cl_boost_app_by_50/ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/17/bargain_price_boosts_apples_snow_leopard_to_swift_sales_start/ With sales twice as high as Leopard and four times better than Tiger, Apple's new operating system, Snow Leopard, is off to a tremendous start, new sales figures show. New figures released Thursday... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/17/bargain_price_boosts_apples_snow_leopard_to_swift_sales_start/ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/14/webkit_adding_support_for_gpu_accelerated_3d_via_webgl/ WebKit developers are adding support for WebGL, a new API designed to deliver hardware accelerated 3D graphics within the web browser without the use of a separate plugin. According to a report pos... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/14/webkit_adding_support_for_gpu_accelerated_3d_via_webgl/ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/11/apple_open_sources_snow_leopards_grand_central_dispatch/ Despite being a unique, key marketing feature of Snow Leopard, Apple has decided to open the code behind Grand Central Dispatch under the liberal Apache 2.0 license. Snow Leopard's new Grand Centra... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/11/apple_open_sources_snow_leopards_grand_central_dispatch/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/10/apple_releases_mac_os_x_10_6_1_security_updates_more/ The first maintenance update for Snow Leopard, Apple's latest operating system, was released Thursday afternoon, less than two weeks after the software's debut. According to Apple, the 71.47MB upda... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/10/apple_releases_mac_os_x_10_6_1_security_updates_more/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/09/mac_os_x_10_6_1_to_address_bugs_crashes_in_new_cocoa_finder/ Apple this week supplied supplied developers with the latest build of the first upgrade to Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.1, which includes fixes for the new Cocoa Finder. Build 10B504 was seeded to ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/09/mac_os_x_10_6_1_to_address_bugs_crashes_in_new_cocoa_finder/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/08/microsoft_unleashes_retail_talking_points_attacking_linux_macs/ In preparation for the launch of Windows 7, Microsoft has created ExpertZone "training courses" using controversial talking point programing to dissuade retail employees from selling customers Linux P... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/08/microsoft_unleashes_retail_talking_points_attacking_linux_macs/ Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/07/inside_mac_os_x_snow_leopard_malware_protection/ Apple has enhanced the warnings Snow Leopard users get when directly downloading or opening disk images containing files known to be malicious. This article, the fifth in a series looking closer at so... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/07/inside_mac_os_x_snow_leopard_malware_protection/ Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:00:00 GMT