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Apple released patches for 17 different flaws of its Mac OS X server. But, as per latest research the patch didn’t do anything. Andrew Storms, director of security operations at nCircle Network Security Inc. conducted a system test with the new patch. Still the Mac OS X client is adding the port on incremental basis.
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ZDNet reported that a new Microsoft ad intended to combat negative opinions about the company’s Windows Vista operating system is turning heads online. The company asserts that it is now compatible with the vast bulk of software and hardware. It also boasts that Vista is more secure, faster, uses less energy and is even “sexier.”

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Wall Street turned thumbs down to a good earnings report from Apple on Monday. Sales of Macintosh computers and iPod music players boosted Apple’s profits by almost a third from last year. But still, Apple stock fell by more than $16 a share, just shy of ten percent, in afterhours trading.

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Gartner today announced that worldwide PC shipments for the second quarter of 2008 were 71.9 million units, a 16 percent increase from the second quarter of 2007. Every territory was up by double digits except the U.S. and Japan, which are mature markets.

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Apple announced yesterday that it had sold 1 million of the new model of iPhone by Sunday, just two days after it was launched. Apple introduced the iPhone 3G on Friday in 21 countries, including Australia, Italy, Mexico and New Zealand, and people around the world grabbed them.

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Apple’s highly anticipated App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch is likely to launch tomorrow, according to Forbes citing three sources. The launch would take place at noon Eastern time, which is 9am out here on the west coast

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With the price of NAND flash memory continuing its steady sequential decline, Apple Inc. this month cut the price of its Solid State Drive (SSD)-equipped MacBook Air by half a grand, AppleInsider has discovered.

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Apple on Monday released Mac OS X 10.5.4, another update to its “Leopard” operating system. According to Apple, some of the more general fixes include all recent security updates, a fixed issue with Adobe CS3 files on a remote server, and additional RAW image support. AirPort appears to have gotten a tweak that improves reliability on 5GHz networks (woo!), in addition to a fix for performance problems in Logic Studio and MainStage.

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If you are a .Mac subscriber, Apple appears to have activated the corresponding @me.com email addresses. If your email address was username@mac.com previously, you can now use username@me.com and emails should arrive in your .Mac mailbox.

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People who complain about lack of front camera and videoconferencing for iPhone will be happy soon. They will be able to buy the Apple Videoconferencing Kit, ZOMG for iPhone 3G at just $29. Using a unique silicon-based mirror material and natural bamboo wood for its handle and base, the Apple Videoconferencing Kit measures an unprecedented 0.5 inches at its thinnest point. It is easy to hold it in front of the iPhone 3G camera, allowing face-to-face video communication with users all around the world. The Apple Videoconferencing Kit ultra-shiny surface allows for an extremely clear image, the best in its class, and can be easily customized using any kind of materials, from stickers to Crayola.
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