Oct 29
Apple faces yet more flack from the Mac faithful over the discovery that the operating system won’t run the latest version of Java. It’s one of several beefs relating to the OS X upgrade that is sparking vitriol among the normally docile crowd.
Leopard may have 300 new features, but it is unable to run Java 1.6, even though that same version is available for both Windows and Linux. That has taken some Mac users by surprise, including some on this user forum on Apple’s website. Several users there say 1.6 is so central to the development work they do on a daily basis that they will be forced to use an OS other than Leopard if it remains incompatible. Continue reading »
Oct 29
Only days after the official launch of Mac OS X Leopard, the software is already said to be running on PCs based on Windows. Members of OSx86 Scene claim to have hacked the OS, and are providing detailed install guides and troubleshooting. Leopard is reported to be partially crippled without Mac hardware, however, most notably in the lack of Wi-Fi support, which may render the OS useless for some. Continue reading »
Oct 29
The creators of APE (Application Enhancer) on Saturday denied that their application-enhancement framework is responsible for blue-screening Macs being upgraded to Leopard. Apple Inc., however, blamed the software in a support document advising users to delete APE from their machines.
Within hours of Leopard’s Friday debut, users began reporting a “blue screen of death” that appeared after running the default Upgrade option. On affected Macs, the blue screen stymied the required restart after the install, locking users out of their computers. Continue reading »
Oct 29
Apple posted a support document over the weekend on its Web site addressing reports of interminable “blue screen” problems that caused some Mac users upgrading to Mac OS X Leopard no small degree of frustration.
Some attempts to upgrade to Leopard were stymied after the installation process was almost complete and users attempted to restart their machines. A long thread on Apple’s discussion forums outlined the problems, in which their Macs would get hung up on the initial boot screen. That screen happens to be blue, inviting comparisons to the infamous Windows “blue screen of death” encountered when Windows crashes. Continue reading »
Oct 29
Microsoft has been having all sorts of problems with automatic Windows updates lately. First, it was reports of users who had turned off automatic update installations finding that their computers had installed and rebooted anyway without their consent, then some enterprise Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) users found out that Windows Desktop Search (WDS) had been installed without administrator approval. Microsoft acknowledged the first problem but denied the second, then relented and issued an apology via WSUS product manager Bobbie Harder’s blog. Continue reading »
Oct 29
BANGKOK – U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp. is moving deeper into the global health-care market with an agreement to buy the assets of a Thailand-based company that provides a package of clinical and back-office software, according to Microsoft officials.
The Thai company, privately-held Global Care Solutions Thailand Ltd., designed and developed its software in collaboration with Bangkok’s Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, one of the world’s leading international hospitals. Continue reading »
Oct 05
Well that was quick. As news spread throughout the Mac web earlier this week about new aluminum iMacs freezing up, Apple took notice. In a statement issued to Macworld, an Apple spokesperson said that the company is aware of the problem: “A small number of iMac users have made us aware that a recent software update issued by Apple can sometimes cause their iMacs to freeze, requiring them to restart their iMac,” the spokesperson said.
However, there is no fix available just yet. Apple believes it’s a software issue—the spokesperson said that the company is working on tracking down the bug and will issue a fix later this month in a software update. “We apologize for the inconvenience.” No problem, Apple. Let’s kiss and make up. Continue reading »
Oct 05
Novell released OpenSuse 10.3 Thursday, its latest free version of the open-source operating system.
For those who need a refresher, OpenSuse is the faster-moving but mostly unsupported version of Linux from Novell and various outside contributors. It competes most directly with Linux versions such as Canonical’s Ubuntu and Red Hat’s Fedora. Novell has tried for years to pit it against Windows as well, even as it cooperates with Microsoft in a legally thorny partnership. Novell’s supported product, Novell’s Suse Linux Enterprise Server, is sold in the form of an annual support subscription. Continue reading »
Oct 05
Apple may be gearing up to release Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) on October 26th according to information from sources at Apple Inc. AppleInsider reports that the announcements are likely to arrive any time between the 22nd and 27th of the month. Though the operating system has not yet achieved golden master status, recent builds have seen very short known issue lists. In fact, the latest build lists only one known issue, with Apple asking developers to test delivery of printer drivers through the Software Update mechanism. Apple has traditionally used the final Friday of the month to roll out major Mac OS X upgrades. Continue reading »
Oct 05
In a counterattack on rival Intel, chip designer ARM Holdings said it will collaborate with six other tech companies to help make Linux-based smart cell phones and other devices easier to use.
ARM, based in Great Britain, unveiled the collaboration at its ARM Developers Conference at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center on Wednesday. The company develops chip designs and then licenses them to chip makers and hardware firms. Many of its designs are for mobile phones or the handheld device market.
The company formed an alliance with Marvell, MontaVista, Movial, Mozilla, Samsung and Texas Instruments. Together the group will create a platform - a blueprint for software developers - to help them more quickly develop better mobile software to run on the Linux operating system.
Intel has the same market in its sights. At its Developer Forum two weeks ago, executives at the Santa Clara chip giant demonstrated that certain cell phones with ARM chip designs cannot access some Web sites, as they touted Intel’s own designs for new cell phone chips. Continue reading »
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