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• Hacker writes easy-to-use Mac Trojan

  In a sign that hackers, like everyone else, are taking an interest in everything Apple, researchers at Sophos say they've spotted a new Trojan horse program written for the Mac.

• Apple boosts MacBook Pro speeds in 'ho-hum' refresh

  As anticipated, Apple today refreshed its MacBook Pro notebook line, turning to Intel's new Sandy Bridge chip architecture and adding a new connectivity technology dubbed Thunderbolt that transfers data at speeds up to 10Gbps.

• Apple yanks MobileMe storage service from retail

  Apple today pulled the retail version of its MobileMe sync and storage service from its online store, and dropped the service from the list of optional factory-installed software for its Macs.

• Apple's MacBook Pro update: What's new

  Apple refreshed its MacBook Pro laptop line Thursday, and it's not just about speeds and feeds this time. With the addition of Intel's Sandy Bridge processor, AMD graphics, Facetime-enabled HD camera and a new high-speed Thunderbolt I/O port (reportedly 12 times faster than Firewire), this year's MacBook Pro update is a significant revamp. Let's take a closer look at what's new in the 2011 MacBook Pro.

• Apple ships preview of Lion OS, reveals new features

  Apple today released a preview of Mac OS X 10.7, aka Lion, to developers, who can download the new operating system from the Mac App Store.

• Apple slates iPad launch event for March 2

  Apple will hold an event next Wednesday, March 2, where it will likely launch the next iPad, analysts said today.

• IPhone attack reveals passwords in six minutes

  Researchers in Germany say they've been able to reveal passwords stored in a locked iPhone in just six minutes and they did it without cracking the phone's passcode.

• Expect iPhone 5 intro on June 6, says analyst

  Apple will introduce the next iPhone on June 6, an analyst said today.

• Mac, iOS gain online share on back of strong sales

  Mac OS X gained share last month by the largest amount since March 2010, while iOS, the operating system that powers the iPhone and iPad, passed two per cent for the first time, a Web metrics vendor said Tuesday.

• Top five discoveries in Apple's iOS 4.3 beta

  Apple isn't wasting any time getting to work this January after bringing the iPhone to Verizon earlier this week. The company released the first beta version of iOS 4.3 for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and Apple TV on Wednesday night. The new version of iOS promises all kinds of new features such as AirPlay support for third-party applications, four- and five-finger multitouch gestures and the return of the iPad's screen orientation lock switch.

• Apple opens Mac App Store, discounts own software

  As promised, Apple opened its Mac App Store today, stocking it with more than 1,000 games, utilities and productivity programs.

• Apple to drop app downloads from site next month

  Apple will pull all applications from its own Mac OS X download site on the same day that it launches the new Mac App Store early next month, according to reports.

• Apple slates Jan. 6 launch for Mac App Store

  Apple today announced that it would open its Mac App Store on Jan. 6, 2011, beating its self-imposed deadline by several weeks.

• Microsoft ships delayed patches for Office for Mac 2008

  Microsoft on Wednesday issued an Office for Mac 2008 security update that patched four vulnerabilities the company had disclosed but not addressed last month.

• Apple patches 15 QuickTime bugs in Leopard, Windows

  Apple on Tuesday patched 15 vulnerabilities in its QuickTime media player for Windows and Mac OS X 10.5, aka Leopard.