There is some debate as to the relative security of Apple and Microsoft code. Some argue that Microsoft code was flawed from the beginning, whereas Apple simply wrote more secure code. What’s your opinion? Mac OS X is comprised of a vast quantity of code from a variety of sources, including NeXT, The FreeBSD Project, The NetBSD Project and legacy Apple code that precedes their purchase of NeXT.
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The megapatch is the seventh Apple security patch release in three months. It deals with vulnerabilities in Apple’s own software, as well as third-party components such as Adobe Systems’ Flash Player, OpenSSH and MySQL. Sixteen of the vulnerabilities addressed by the update were previously released as part of two high-profile bug-hunting campaigns .
Secondly: how these services are marketed, not just in terms of advertising but rather in explaining and selling the benefits of the product. The real challenge for both Apple and Amazon and other competitors is that they have to sell the paradigm of TV and movies over the web to the masses and not just to tech-savvy computer users. The TV is about as consumer friendly as technology gets.
Apple is also offering relatively fixed pricing, though new releases sell for more than older titles. Iger said he is perfectly comfortable with that notion and doesn’t think it will prove to be an insurmountable hurdle for the rest of the industry. However, Disney is likely to team up with others. “It’s nonexclusive,” he said of the Apple deal.
The QuickTime flaws put both Mac OS X and Windows computers at risk of compromise. All of the vulnerabilities exist because of errors in the way the media player software handles certain files. Specially crafted files in certain media formats - including AVI, Flash, JPEG, MPEG4 and QuickTime - could allow an intruder to hijack a vulnerable system, Apple said in an advisory.
Apple releases patches for iPhone, iTunes, QuickTime
Posted on 2009 under MacBook Pro | No Comment16 Apr
According to Apple, the iPhone updates will improve battery life, cut down on the time it takes to synchronize with a computer and also reduce the number of dropped calls. It will also show a more accurate representation of the 3G network strength, meaning more bars on the screen. Instances of the phone crashing and e-mail reliability have also been looked into.
I recently attended CEDIA, where I was reminded that customers in their living rooms don’t want to fuss with geeky-sounding check boxes with no explanations, forums, debugging, and Apple’s problematic code. They just want to hit a few buttons and watch a TV show or a movie. And when something does go wrong, they want to have handy, concrete steps to fix a problem. All the sync problems I’ve had, and those of other users, suggests to me that the Apple TV needs to be rethought.
Apple, Facebook Partner for iTunes Music Giveaway…
Posted on 2009 under MacBook Pro | No Comment16 Apr
Apple will provide up to 250 million songs to Facebook users who are members of the site’s Apple’s group page, which now has some 130,000 members, writes AdWeek. The effort is in part intended to increase the group’s membership. Apple will run banner ads on Facebook to inform users of the promotion.
The QuickTime flaws put both Mac OS X and Windows computers at risk of compromise. All of the vulnerabilities exist because of errors in the way the media player software handles certain files. Specially crafted files in certain media formats including JPEG, QuickTime, Flash, MPEG4 and AVI could allow an intruder to hijack a vulnerable system, Apple said in an advisory.
Landon Fuller was an engineer in Apple’s BSD Technology Group, and one of the principal architects of the Darwin Ports project, which aims to provide an easy way to install various open-source software products on the Darwin OS family. Darwin is an open-source, Unix-like operating system designed to work as a standalone operating system as well as the core set of components for Mac OS X. Fuller has already offered fixes for the two vulnerabilities published by MOAB so far.