Microsoft terminates Internet Explorer for Macs

Microsoft is to cut adrift Internet Explorer for the Mac. From the end of next month, the venerable browser will not be available for download, and support for existing installations will cease 31 December 2005. Microsoft is recommending Apple's Safari as an alternative. ...more

Online photo labs refuse to print copyright snaps

Online photo labs are increasingly refusing to make prints from digital images sent in by customers because the photographs are too good. Copyright law prohibits photo labs from making prints of any image that is not owned by the customer in question. A combination of the ever improving technology built into digital cameras, the fall in the price of high-end cameras and the so-called digital SLRs, and the increasing use of Photoshop and other software packages to retouch and enhance images, is creating end results that are difficult to distinguish from the work of a professional. ...more

iPod headphones are a beacon for thieves

The iPod's distinctive white headphones are proving to be a beacon for thieves, according to the Evening Standard. One owner was mugged at knife point by two men, who threw away his phone and kept the music player. Having bought it with acredit card he was insured. ...more

Apple issues major security update

Apple has released a major security update for Mac OS X 10.3.9 client and server editions which addresses 20 outstanding vulnerabilities. ...more

Panasonic to test Blu-ray in Hollywood

Panasonic is bringing Blu-ray closer to home for Hollywood. Panasonic Corporation of North America will establish a Panasonic Hollywood Blu-ray Testing Centre (PHBTC) within Hollywood, reports DigiTimes. The centre will operate within the company's existing Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory. ...more