Macs are more secure: official August 4, 2007

Apple’s recent campaign claiming its machines were more secure and less likely to crash or pick up a virus than Windows PCs has been cleared by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
No word on whether the smugness of comedians Mitchell and Webb is likely to break acceptable bounds though.
A national press campaign included a picture [...]

Could Windows 7 use touchscreen tech? July 30, 2007

Microsoft revealed earlier this week that Windows Vista’s successor – codenamed Windows 7 – is scheduled to be released in 2010. But what the company is not making clear is what new features the OS will have, a topic that has become fodder for educated speculation.
Analysts said Microsoft is probably keeping tight-lipped about what Windows [...]

Apple Buys Open Source Printing Software July 14, 2007

In a move that should help the company improve the printing capabilities in Mac OS X Leopard, due this October, Apple has acquired the source code to the UNIX printing software CUPS in addition to hiring the program’s author. CUPS will continue to be available under its existing GPL2/LGPL2 license.
An acronym for Common Unix Printing [...]

Solaris to Get Linux Features July 8, 2007

BOSTON (Reuters) – Sun Microsystems Inc. is revamping its Solaris operating system, incorporating key pieces of rival Linux software in a move that could gain better support from developers who have massed behind Linux.
Solaris is one of the main varieties of the Unix family of operating systems, known for their [...]