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Apple releases Security Update 2009-002 for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger usersTuesday, May 12, 2009 - 06:09 PM EDTApple today released Security Update 2009-002 for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger users which is recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X. Previous security updates have been incorporated into this security update. Security Update 2009-002 is available via Software Update and also via standalone installers. More info and download links: • Security Update 2009-002 (Tiger Intel, 165MB) • Security Update 2009-002 (Tiger PPC, 75MB)

The idea of creating a Mac clone complete with Mac OS X is not a new concept. However, one company is taking its entry into the clone market a step further by opening a retail store in the Los Angeles area. The new Quo Computer, set to go on sale next week. (Credit: Quo Computer) Quo Computer plans to open its first retail location, selling Mac clones, on June 1. This is the first time that I'm aware of that a clone maker will have a storefront to sell its wares. Mac clone companies, to this point, have chosen to...

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Apple's new iPhone set to heat up phone war The battle for dominance of the lucrative "smartphone" market will step up a gear on Monday as Apple is widely expected to launch a new version of the iPhone. By Rupert Neate 07 Jun 2009 The new iPhone is so important to Apple that Steve Jobs, the chief executive, is expected to return from sick leave to attend the launch at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. Mr Jobs, who has previously battled against pancreatic cancer, went on medical leave in January suffering from a hormonal imbalance. The company...

Apple today introduced the new iPhone 3G S, the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet, packed with new features including improved speed and performance--up to twice as fast as iPhone 3G--with longer battery life, a high-quality 3 megapixel autofocus camera, easy to use video recording and hands free voice control. iPhone 3G S includes the new iPhone OS 3.0, the world's most advanced mobile operating system with over 100 new features such as Cut, Copy and Paste, MMS*, Spotlight Search, landscape keyboard and more. iPhone 3G S customers get access to more than 50,000 applications from Apple's revolutionary App Store, the...

Apple appears poised to make good on repeated assurances that CEO Steve Jobs would be back at the helm by the end of June. As the date approaches and Apple begins its World Wide Developers Conference, attention is focused intently on Jobs and what his return means for Apple's investors, customers and employees. One of the executives most affected by Jobs' return is Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook, who has managed Apple's day-to-day operations during the CEO's medical leave of absence. Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer, said in January that he would be out through June. Cook has run...

Posted in reverse order, read from the bottom up! • No "One More Thing." Event ends. • Schiller recaps todays announcements... • iPhone 3GS new ad now playing... • iPhone 3GS available in over 80 countries. • iPhone 3GS available June 19th. • Current iPhone 3G stays on market. 8Gb model only. Now just $99. • iPhone 3GS: $199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB. WHite and black versions. • iPhone 3GS goes from 6hrs. to 9hrs. for Internet/Wi-Fi, from 7 to 10hrs. for video, from 24 to 30hrs. for audio, from 10 to 12hrs. for 2G talk, still 5hrs for...

Watch Phil Schiller, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing, unveil the new iPhone 3G S, the new MacBook Pro family, and Mac OS X Snow Leopard. See the video-on-demand event, exclusively in QuickTime and MPEG-4, here.

Apple today updated the aluminum unibody MacBook Pro line to include 13-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch models featuring Apple's innovative built-in battery for up to 40 percent longer battery life. Each MacBook Pro includes an LED-backlit display with greater color intensity, the innovative glass Multi-Touch trackpad, an illuminated keyboard, an SD card or ExpressCard slot, a FireWire 800 port and state of the art NVIDIA graphics. Starting at just $1,199, the MacBook Pro line is more affordable than ever, with some models up to $300 less than the previous generation. The industry's greenest notebook lineup, every Mac notebook achieves EPEAT Gold...