Apple releases Panther security update

Apple has released the first security update for Mac OS X 10.3. The update addresses a potential vulnerability in the implementation of QuickTime Java in Mac OS X v10. ...more

20 million Thinkpads later...

As the 20 millionth IBM Thinkpad computer rolls out of the factory, we talk to Adrian Horne of IBM's Personal Computing Division on the Thinkpad's mobile future. The milestones that have kept the Thinkpads ahead of the pack, according to Horne, are products such as the 700c in 1992, which he described as 'the first notebook that was truly lightweight, portable and with a colour screen'. And other innovations such as the butterfly keyboard - a full-sized fold-out keyboard that came with the 701. ...more

Acrobat makes 3D leap

Adobe has introduced new tools for embedding 3D images into PDF files, but not if you are a Mac user. Acrobat 3D is designed to make it easy for people who work with 3D models to convert them from the major CAD formats into PDFs. The software includes tools for editing lighting, adding textures and materials and creating animations such as assembly and disassembly instructions within the PDF file. ...more

Cheaper chips for mobile computing

Another round of processor price cuts - this time from Intel - with the focus on mobile processors. It was on 26 August that Intel announced the new 2.6, 2. ...more

Visual Studio .Net 2003 adds Compact Framework support

Microsoft has officially unveiled Visual Studio .Net 2003, its major software development system. Following on from the release Windows Server 2003 and a 64-bit Edition of SQL Server, there is also a new release of Microsoft's programming environment. ...more