http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Sun, 27 May 2012 20:26:38 -0400 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/23/mountain_lion_to_bring_offline_mode_to_safari_reading_list/ A feature in Apple's upcoming OS X Mountain Lion will bring extended functionality to the Safari web browser by caching saved pages for perusal when away from an internet connection. The previousl... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/23/mountain_lion_to_bring_offline_mode_to_safari_reading_list/ Wed, 23 May 2012 21:46:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/22/apple_update_brings_raw_support_for_6_new_cameras/ Apple on Tuesday released a system-wide update that adds RAW image support for six new cameras. The OS X Lion system-level compatibility update allows RAW data from the following digital cameras to... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/22/apple_update_brings_raw_support_for_6_new_cameras/ Tue, 22 May 2012 20:26:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/22/apple_adds_automatic_downloads_alert_to_latest_mountain_lion_beta/ Apple's previously announced Automatic Downloads feature is slowly coming together in the latest developer preview of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, which features a new Notification Center alert for Mac Ap... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/22/apple_adds_automatic_downloads_alert_to_latest_mountain_lion_beta/ Tue, 22 May 2012 14:52:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/18/apple_sends_out_sandbox_deadline_reminder_email_to_developers/ With Apple set to flip the switch on its Mac App Store sandboxing system, the company sent out an email to registered developers on Friday reminding them that enforcement of the new rules will being o... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/18/apple_sends_out_sandbox_deadline_reminder_email_to_developers/ Fri, 18 May 2012 23:09:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/17/apple_issues_fourth_developer_preview_for_mountain_lion_server/ Following the release of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3, Apple on Thursday seeded the latest build for the operating system's server assets. The most recent OS X Mountain Lion Server s... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/17/apple_issues_fourth_developer_preview_for_mountain_lion_server/ Thu, 17 May 2012 22:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/17/pixelmator_becomes_first_os_x_lion_app_to_comply_with_sandboxing/ Applications complying with Apple's sandboxing rules for OS X have begun to appear on the Mac App Store, with Pixelmator being among the first major offerings to meet the forthcoming requirement. P... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/17/pixelmator_becomes_first_os_x_lion_app_to_comply_with_sandboxing/ Thu, 17 May 2012 16:57:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/17/filing_details_apples_plans_for_retina_ready_resolution_independent_os_x/ Apple's behind-the-scenes work to upgrade its OS X operating system for future high-resolution Retina display Macs has been detailed in a new patent filing. The application, published this week by ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/17/filing_details_apples_plans_for_retina_ready_resolution_independent_os_x/ Thu, 17 May 2012 12:22:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/16/apple_issues_developers_new_update_to_os_x_108_mountain_lion/ Apple on Wednesday supplied its developers with an updated version of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3, the pre-release build of the forthcoming Mac operating system update. The software... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/16/apple_issues_developers_new_update_to_os_x_108_mountain_lion/ Wed, 16 May 2012 20:31:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/14/software_updates_bring_flashback_removal_flash_disabling_to_os_x_leopard/ Apple on Monday released two software updates that bring recent OS X Lion security fixes regarding Java and Adobe Flash Player to Macs running previous generation operating system OS X 10.5 Leopard. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/14/software_updates_bring_flashback_removal_flash_disabling_to_os_x_leopard/ Mon, 14 May 2012 20:36:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/14/kaspersky_lab_asked_by_apple_to_advise_on_os_x_security/ In the wake of the biggest malware presence in Mac history, Kaspersky Lab claimed it was asked by Apple to consult on potential OS X security issues, but later said the company's CTO was misquoted [up... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/14/kaspersky_lab_asked_by_apple_to_advise_on_os_x_security/ Mon, 14 May 2012 16:02:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/10/apples_latest_lion_update_continues_preparations_for_retina_display_macs/ Apple continues to make behind-the-scenes improvements to OS X that will allow future Macs with high-resolution Retina displays to show higher quality images, AppleInsider has learned. Hidden withi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/10/apples_latest_lion_update_continues_preparations_for_retina_display_macs/ Thu, 10 May 2012 14:49:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/09/filevault_bug_fixed_in_os_x_1074_lion_update/ Apple on Wednesday released OS X 10.7.4, the latest update to the company's Lion operating system which brings various improvements including a fix for a recently-exposed FileVault bug. The update,... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/09/filevault_bug_fixed_in_os_x_1074_lion_update/ Wed, 09 May 2012 20:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/08/reported_applecare_training_points_to_june_mountain_lion_launch/ The EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) division of AppleCare is allegedly hiring and training new staff on certain aspects of Apple's upcoming OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, possibly hinting that a relea... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/08/reported_applecare_training_points_to_june_mountain_lion_launch/ Tue, 08 May 2012 22:53:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/07/filevault_security_hole_discovered_in_os_x_lion_1073/ Apple's legacy FileVault Mac encryption system in OS X 10.7.3 has a security flaw that could allow malicious users to access stored passwords. The flaw was detailed late last week in a post by Davi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/07/filevault_security_hole_discovered_in_os_x_lion_1073/ Mon, 07 May 2012 16:53:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/01/apple_seeds_new_os_x_1074_build_to_developers/ Apple seeded the latest 11E53 builds of OS X Lion and Lion Server with no known issues on Tuesday, possibly signaling an imminent release of the forthcoming maintenance update. The update comes one... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/01/apple_seeds_new_os_x_1074_build_to_developers/ Tue, 01 May 2012 23:56:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/01/apple_pushes_out_updates_for_ilife_ios_apps/ Apple on Tuesday rolled out updates for the iOS versions of iPhoto, Garageband, iMovie and Cards to squash a number of bugs and add add performance improvements and features. iMovie The upda... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/01/apple_pushes_out_updates_for_ilife_ios_apps/ Tue, 01 May 2012 23:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/01/flashback_os_x_malware_estimated_to_net_authors_10k_per_day/ The malware known as "Flashback" that was believed to have infected hundreds of thousands of Macs may have paid out as much as $10,000 a day to its authors. The estimate comes from the security fir... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/01/flashback_os_x_malware_estimated_to_net_authors_10k_per_day/ Tue, 01 May 2012 14:31:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/30/apple_urges_developers_to_get_developer_ids_ahead_of_gatekeeper_launch/ With the expected summer release of OS X Mountain Lion just a few months away, Apple on Monday sent out a mass email to Mac developers urging them to apply for a Developer ID in preparation for the ne... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/30/apple_urges_developers_to_get_developer_ids_ahead_of_gatekeeper_launch/ Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:53:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/27/oracle_releases_first_java_development_kit_and_javafx_sdk_for_mac_os_x/ One and a half years after Apple announced the depreciation of its edition of Java for the Mac platform, Oracle has announced the availability of its own Java Development Kit and JavaFX Software Devel... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/27/oracle_releases_first_java_development_kit_and_javafx_sdk_for_mac_os_x/ Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:44:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/24/one_in_five_macs_are_infected_with_windows_malware___report/ Windows malware is so prevalent that a new study has found it quietly present on 20 percent of Macs, dwarfing the number of Apple machines infected with actual OS X malware. The details come from a... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/24/one_in_five_macs_are_infected_with_windows_malware___report/ Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:44:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/24/apple_seeds_fourth_build_of_os_x_1074_lion_with_no_known_issues/ Apple this week seeded its developer community with the fourth build of OS X 10.7.4, the upcoming maintenance update for its Lion operating system. People familiar with the latest build said it is ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/24/apple_seeds_fourth_build_of_os_x_1074_lion_with_no_known_issues/ Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:02:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/20/flashback_discoverer_bucks_claims_of_malwares_decline/ In a status report released on Friday, the Russian security firm that first discovered the Flashback trojan disagrees with recent findings from Symantec and Kaspersky Labs, warning that the number of ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/20/flashback_discoverer_bucks_claims_of_malwares_decline/ Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:31:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/19/kaspersky_says_mac_flashback_infections_have_dropped_to_30k/ Flashback infections have plummeted since Apple released a tool to stop the Trojan, but a security firm has cautioned that more malware could be on the horizon. Researchers from Kaspersky Lab held ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/19/kaspersky_says_mac_flashback_infections_have_dropped_to_30k/ Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:58:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/19/apple_encouraging_icloud_upgrades_with_free_snow_leopard_for_mobileme_users/ In an effort to push customers toward iCloud ahead of shuttering its MobileMe service, Apple has reportedly begun offering free copies of OS X Snow Leopard to MobileMe users still on the older Leopard... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/19/apple_encouraging_icloud_upgrades_with_free_snow_leopard_for_mobileme_users/ Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/18/apple_issues_xcode_44_developer_preview_3/ Apple on Wednesday included a beta version of Xcode 4.4 for developers alongside releases of OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 and Safari 5.2 The preview of Xcode 4.4 includes an updated Apple LLVM Compiler ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/18/apple_issues_xcode_44_developer_preview_3/ Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:51:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/18/apple_releases_os_x_mountain_lion_developer_preview_3/ Apple on Wednesday supplied developers with the third preview build of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, giving developers a chance to test out the latest version of the prerelease software. According to pe... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/18/apple_releases_os_x_mountain_lion_developer_preview_3/ Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:08:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/16/latest_mac_trojan_spreads_through_microsoft_word_documents/ A new version of a backdoor trojan for Apple's OS X operating system takes advantage of an exploit in Microsoft Word to spread. The latest variant of the attack known as "LuckyCat" was discovered a... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/16/latest_mac_trojan_spreads_through_microsoft_word_documents/ Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:48:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/13/apple_releases_flashback_removal_tool/ Coming on the heels of its Thursday Java update, Apple has released a separate program to remove the so-called Flashback trojan that has affected over 600,000 Macs worldwide. Apple on Friday releas... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/13/apple_releases_flashback_removal_tool/ Sat, 14 Apr 2012 02:48:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/13/apple_seeds_third_os_x_1074_beta_to_developers/ Apple on Friday seeded the new OS X 10.7.4 build 11E46, asking developers to focus on the App Store, graphics, mail, QuickTime, screen sharing and Time Machine. The third build has no known issues ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/13/apple_seeds_third_os_x_1074_beta_to_developers/ Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:47:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/13/app_developers_ask_apple_to_fix_radar_bug_reporting_tool/ An online petition signed by over 350 iOS and Mac app developers is asking Apple to fix its bug reporting tool called Radar, one of the only avenues through which software makers can communicate with ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/13/app_developers_ask_apple_to_fix_radar_bug_reporting_tool/ Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/12/apple_java_update_removes_flashback_malware/ Apple on Thursday released a software update to remove Flashback, the most notorious Mac trojan to date, which reportedly affected some 600,000 Macs worldwide. According to Apple, the Java security... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/12/apple_java_update_removes_flashback_malware/ Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/10/apple_working_on_software_to_detect_and_remove_flashback_trojan/ Apple revealed on Tuesday that it is currently developing software to detect and remove the Flashback malware that has infected an estimated 600,000 Macs worldwide. The Cupertino, Calif., company m... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/10/apple_working_on_software_to_detect_and_remove_flashback_trojan/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/06/apple_issues_second_os_x_java_update_this_week/ Apple on Thursday rolled out its second Java update for OS X in less than a week via Software Update. Java for OS X 2012-002 appeared on Software Update just two days after version 2012-001 was rel... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/06/apple_issues_second_os_x_java_update_this_week/ Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:38:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/05/flashback_trojan_estimated_to_have_infected_600k_macs_worldwide/ A trojan horse named "Flashback" that surfaced last year is believed to have created a botnet including more than 600,000 infected Macs around the world, with more than half of them in the U.S. alone.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/05/flashback_trojan_estimated_to_have_infected_600k_macs_worldwide/ Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/30/inside_os_x_108_mountain_lion_reminders_app_adds_geofence_location_alerts/ The new Reminders app in OS X Mountain Lion, borrowed from iOS 5, will also bring "geofence," location-based reminders to the desktop using opt-in location tracking. Reminders is a new Mac app ba... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/30/inside_os_x_108_mountain_lion_reminders_app_adds_geofence_location_alerts/ Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:17:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/23/os_x_lion_tested_with_unreleased_intel_core_i7_ivy_bridge_chip/ A modified version of OS X 10.7.3 has been tested with an unreleased Intel Core i7 Ivy Bridge chip, giving a first indication of how Apple's next-generation Macs will perform. An anonymous tipster ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/23/os_x_lion_tested_with_unreleased_intel_core_i7_ivy_bridge_chip/ Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:58:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/23/double_resolution_icons_in_os_x_108_mountain_lion_hint_at_retina_macs/ More evidence that high-resolution Retina display Macs are in Apple's near future has been discovered in an early developer build of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. Double-resolution icons were found in "... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/23/double_resolution_icons_in_os_x_108_mountain_lion_hint_at_retina_macs/ Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/16/apple_serves_up_first_beta_of_os_x_lion_1074_to_developers/ Apple has asked its Mac developers to begin testing Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 build 11E27 -- the first external beta of the company's fourth maintenance release to its current Lion operating system. The... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/16/apple_serves_up_first_beta_of_os_x_lion_1074_to_developers/ Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:18:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/16/apple_releases_os_x_mountain_lion_developer_preview_2/ Apple has released to developers its second developer preview of OS X Mountain Lion, one month after making the initial build available. In the last four weeks, Apple has focused on readying a seri... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/16/apple_releases_os_x_mountain_lion_developer_preview_2/ Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:06:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/12/apple_preparing_for_first_external_betas_of_os_x_1074/ Apple is wrapping up work on its next performance and maintenance update for the Lion operating system, as OS X 10.7.4 will soon make its way to developers for testing. People familiar with the sof... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/12/apple_preparing_for_first_external_betas_of_os_x_1074/ Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:15:00 GMT