http://www.macuser.co.uk/news/ MacUser news en-gb Fri, 16 May 2008 15:30:10 +0100 Fri, 16 May 2008 15:30:10 +0100 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 site.editor@macuser.co.uk webmaster@macuser.co.uk http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/197670/kangaroo-set-for-autumn-launch.html ITV is targetting an autumn launch for Kangaroo, the joint internet TV venture that it formed earlier this year with BBC Worldwide and Channel 4. Thu, 15 May 2008 13:45:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/197610/apple-targets-international-retail-expansion.html Apple has opened unveiled its largest US store in Boston. The company's retail boss said the glass-fronted building reflects Apple's plans to expand retail ventures at home and abroad. Thu, 15 May 2008 11:52:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/197508/cyberduck-adds-idisk-and-s3-to-ftp-client.html Cyberduck has released the new version of its eponymous FTP, SFTP, WebDAV and Amazon S3 client for Mac OS X. Thu, 15 May 2008 10:39:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/197484/adobe-unveils-flash-10-with-beta-release.html Adobe has released a beta version of the forthcoming new version of Flash Player. Intended for developers and designers, the Flash Player 10 beta, codenamed Astro, provides new support for custom filters and effects, native 3D transformation and animation, extensible rich text layout and GPU hardware acceleration. Thu, 15 May 2008 10:16:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/197478/intel-atom-to-power-larger-iphone.html An Intel executive has claimed that Apple's next iPhone will be based on Intel's Atom processor. Thu, 15 May 2008 09:55:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/197433/o2-iphone-announcement-in-the-coming-weeks.html O2 has told reporters to expect a joint announcement with Apple in the "coming weeks", adding to the speculation about an imminent release of a 3G iPhone. Thu, 15 May 2008 08:41:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/197427/ask-snaps-up-dictionary-sites.html Ask has penned a deal to buy Lexico, home to popular reference websites Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com, bolstering its audience by 11%. Thu, 15 May 2008 08:38:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/197187/switzerland-is-next-for-iphone.html Swisscom has announced that it has won the contract to supply the iPhone in Switzerland. Wed, 14 May 2008 12:17:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/197160/myspace-wins-massive-spam-payout.html MySpace has won a record $234 million payout against an organisation which spammed members of the social networking site. Wed, 14 May 2008 11:44:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/197004/microsoft-releases-office-2008-service-pack.html Microsoft has released the first Office 2008 service pack, announced earlier this week. Wed, 14 May 2008 09:08:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/196989/iphone-heads-east.html Apple has signed a number of new iPhone distribution deals in Asia and Australia. Wed, 14 May 2008 08:40:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/196878/jobs-to-kick-off-apple-developers-gig.html Apple has announced that - as usual - CEO Steve Jobs will kick off the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference. Tue, 13 May 2008 14:20:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/196584/apple-gives-in-on-itunes-flexible-pricing.html HBO has started selling TV shows on iTunes, with Apple bowing to demands for flexible pricing. Tue, 13 May 2008 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/196557/vba-support-to-return-to-office.html Microsoft has announced that it is to restore Visual Basic support in the Mac version of Office. Tue, 13 May 2008 09:02:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/196524/microsoft-releases-office-2008-update.html Microsoft has released a first update for Office 2008, addressing both performance and security issues. Tue, 13 May 2008 08:31:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/196515/adobe-enhances-the-digital-negative.html Adobe has updated the Digital Negative specification (DNG), its archival format for raw files generated by digital cameras. Tue, 13 May 2008 08:11:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/196359/google-turns-ordinary-sites-into-social-networks.html Google has announced its Friend Connect service, which allows websites to easily embed social-networking features onto their pages. Mon, 12 May 2008 18:38:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/196128/microsoft-tells-ie8-testers-to-be-wary-of-xp-sp3-updates.html Microsoft has warned that anyone installing the Windows XP SP3 update on a PC or Mac running the Internet Explorer 8 beta will no longer be able to downgrade to either IE6 or 7. Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/196080/microsoft-appeals-eu-record-fine.html Microsoft has launched an appeal against the EU's record €899 million fine for antitrust violations. Mon, 12 May 2008 11:41:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/195999/parallels-updates-for-windows-service-packs.html Parallels has update its desktop virtualisation application to support the recent Windows service pack releases. Mon, 12 May 2008 11:02:00 +0100