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MacBU moving into Microsoft Business Division

As part of its corporate infrastructure shakeup revealed this week, Microsoft will consolidate its Mac Business Unit — the team that produces software for Mac OS X — into the company's Business Division.

AppleInsider Staff 16 years ago 21

Google Chrome browser for Mac leaves beta

Google has announced the first stable release of Chrome for Mac users, now available for download.

Prince McLean 16 years ago 63

Microsoft's Office 2011 beta 3 for Mac gets new icons

Microsoft has issued a third release of its private beta program for Office 2011 for Mac, which is expected to reach production by the end of the year.

Prince McLean 16 years ago 42
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Steve Jobs says no to Google's VP8 WebM codec

In reply to a email asking his thoughts on Google's announcement of the royalty-free WebM video codec, Steve Jobs reportedly simply forwarded back the critical expose profiled yesterday by AppleInsider.

Daniel Eran Dilger 16 years ago 99

Professional Final Cut Pro users worried about upcoming changes

Final Cut Pro users are upset at the prospect of Apple tailoring its upcoming releases to fit the majority of its users, who are increasingly a prosumer audience.

Daniel Eran Dilger 16 years ago 40

X264 developer says Google's new VP8 WebM codec is a mess

Despite the unbridled enthusiasm among bloggers for Google's newly announced free WebM codec, a digital video expert has reviewed the new VP8 specification and delivered a severely deflating technical analysis, noting that it decodes video slowly, is buggy, and copies H.264 closely enough to all but guarantee patent issues.

Daniel Eran Dilger 16 years ago 89

Apple scaling Final Cut Studio apps to fit prosumers

Apple's Final Cut Studio suite of video post production apps is getting a significant makeover to better target the software to the mainstream of Apple's customer base rather than high end professionals.

Prince McLean 16 years ago 104

Adobe-Apple war on Flash reminiscent of PostScript struggle

Three years of mounting tensions between Apple and Adobe Systems over the availability of Flash on devices running the iPhone OS have exploded into a battle of scathing attacks in both directions. Adobe is now advertising its "love" for Apple, despite enumerating the company's sins that it hates.

Daniel Eran Dilger 16 years ago 108

Apple announces new MobileMe Mail upgrade beta program

MobileMe subscribers can now join a new beta program to access the upcoming version of MobileMe webmail app right now.

Prince McLean 16 years ago 78

Road to Office 2011: New looks, support for Exchange, VBA

Microsoft's forthcoming Office for Mac 2011 promises greater feature parity with its Windows version, including improved support for Exchange and reincorporated support for Visual Basic for Applications, a feature that was dropped in Office 2008. It also shares more in common with the the look of Office 2010 for Windows, which is also currently in beta.

Daniel Eran Dilger 16 years ago 46

Scribd "scrapping Flash and betting the company on HTML5"

Document sharing site Scribd, which allows users to upload PDF, Word, PowerPoint, and other documents on the web using Adobe's Flash Player, has announced that it will begin converting its file service to HTML5, starting tomorrow.

Prince McLean 16 years ago 51

Internet Explorer web browser use drops below 60%

Microsoft's share of web browser use has dropped to an historic low below 60% for the first time since Internet Explorer 4 passed the beleaguered Netscape back in 1999.

Prince McLean 16 years ago 67

Road to Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac: A New Hope

It's been just over two years since Microsoft released Office 2008 for Mac. Now the company is preparing to launch its 2011 edition in significantly less time than it took to update Office 2004, this time delivering an application interface sporting a sharper and more professional look. Here's an early introductory look at what's coming.

Prince McLean 16 years ago 105

Apple's second iPhone OS 4.0 beta bundles new APIs, animations

A second, pre-release version of iPhone OS 4.0 has been released to developers building apps designed for the new system, just weeks after Apple announced the initial beta.

Prince McLean 16 years ago 37

Adobe slips mobile Flash Player 10.1 to second half of 2010

After mounting an intense attack on Apple for not supporting Flash on its iPhone OS mobile devices, Adobe has admitted that it will not be able to ship its promised Flash Player 10.1 for mobile platforms until the second half of the year.

Prince McLean 16 years ago 101

Inside iPhone OS 4.0: Multitasking vs Mac OS X, Android

How you work on a smartphone is very different from how you work on a desktop computer. This reality is particularly true when it comes to multitasking. The approach to multitasking taken by Google's Android and Apple's upcoming iPhone 4.0 is also very different. Here's how they compare.

Daniel Eran Dilger 16 years ago 110

Opera Mini for iPhone fails Acid3 test

Opera's new browser for iPhone offers an edge in speed in exchange for less than accurate page rendering. However, the free new browser isn't just taking shortcuts; its weak performance in the Acid3 test demonstrates that it doesn't correctly support web standards.

Daniel Eran Dilger 16 years ago 73

First look: Opera Mini for iPhone

Opera Software's free new Opera Mini browser for iPhone is now available in the US App Store. Here's a look at what it offers.

Daniel Eran Dilger 16 years ago 85
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