Office 2008 for Mac out this year
Putting lingering questions about update timing to rest, Microsoft has announced that the new version of Office for Mac will arrive in the second half of this year, reports ZDNet Australia.
Office 2008 for Mac is a universal binary, the company said on Tuesday. That means the software runs both on Macs with Intel chips and on those with PowerPC chips. In addition, it is compatible with the new XML file formats used by Office 2007 for Windows, which hits retail shelves this month.
As with the Windows-geared update, much of the focus on Office 2008 for Mac was on revamping the user interface. The new Mac software, though, will not use Office 2007's "ribbon" user interface, but will instead have its own look, dubbed the "element gallery".
Retailers back Warner's combo DVD
Top US retailers will stock Time Warner's proposed new DVD, which merges two competing formats on one disc, in a step toward getting consumers to pay more for better pictures and sound, reports CNET News.com.
Best Buy, Circuit City Stores and Web seller Amazon will support the format, studio executives said Tuesday.
The new DVD is Warner Bros' solution to the battle for DVD technology between Sony's Blu-ray and Toshiba's HD-DVD - formats that both hold many times the storage capacity of current DVDs, and are roomy enough for high-definition movies.
Adobe tackles security flaw in PDF
Adobe Systems has issued updates to fix security flaws in its Reader and Acrobat software that could allow an attacker to remotely commandeer a computer, says ZDNet.
The vulnerabilities affect Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Standard, Professional and Elements versions 7.0.8 and earlier, as well as Adobe Acrobat 3D, Adobe said in its advisory. Secunia rated the Reader flaw as "highly critical".
The version 7.0.9 updates, issued Tuesday, are designed to address holes that could allow outsiders to gain access to hard-disk drives via a malicious link that targets PDF files on vulnerable computers.
$100 laptop could sell to public
The backers of the One Laptop Per Child project are looking at the possibility of selling the machine to the public, according to BBC News.
One idea would be for customers to have to buy two laptops at once - with the second going to the developing world.
Five million of the laptops will be delivered to developing nations this summer, in one of the most ambitious educational exercises undertaken.
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