Apple releases Mac OS X security update SECURITY Apple Computer released an update last week for Mac OS X to fix several vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute code on unpatched systems.
Microsoft plans to launch a competitor to Apple's iPod, a wireless media player called the Zune, just in time for the holidays. Apple fans point and laugh at Microsoft's entry into a market totally dominated by the iPod and its transcendent design.
Mike Elgan thinks Microsoft's Zune is going to be a strong competitor to the iPod -- thanks in part to Microsoft's alliances with content providers and Microsoft's creation of a "perfect storm" of consumer media.