On Tuesday, Adobe released version 9.1.2 of its free Reader program. The program, which has long been a staple for viewing and printing Portable Document Format (PDF) files, addresses a number of customer workflow issues and critical security vulnerabilities. Adobe Reader 9.1.2 requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later to run and its download file […]
Early Tuesday, Mozilla.org released version 3.0.10 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 17.3 megabyte download, sports the following fixes and changes: Fixed a security issue. Fixed a major stability issue. The program requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later to install and run.
Early Wednesday, Mozilla.org released version 3.0.9 of its Firefox web browser. The new browser, a 17.3 megabyte download, sports the following fixes and changes: Fixed several security issues. Fixed several stability issues. Many users experienced an issue where a corrupt local database caused Firefox to “lose” its stored cookies. (bug 470578) Fixed an issue where, […]
On Tuesday, Microsoft released updates for both its Office 2004 and Office 2008 suites for the Mac. Microsoft Office 2004 version 11.5.4, a 9.7 megabyte download through the AutoUpdate program, offers stability and performance fixes and repairs a vulnerability in which an outside party could insert malicious code. The program requires Mac OS X 10.2.8 […]
Late Tuesday, Apple officially released iPhone OS 3.0 beta to to its developer community. According to Engadget, the new beta includes push notifications and in-app purchasing, giving developers a chance to play with these features. The report also cites significant stability improvements within the new build. While MMS and tethering are also included within beta […]