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In a total reversal of what Windows and Macintosh users might expect, Adobe Creative Suite 4 will include 64-bit support for the Windows platform, but not for Mac.

Mac OS X users probably won't get 64-bit support until CS5, the subsequent release of the graphics editing software, according to John Nack, Adobe's Photoshop product manager.

Apple continues to patch holes in its Safari for Windows, releasing version 3.0.2 of the browser. Again, several security holes are the focus of the release, including the patching of an issue that allows an attacker to spoof the address bar to trick a user into visiting malicious sites.

On Apple's website, the description of the update doesn't list the vulnerabilities remedied, saying only that it includes the "latest security updates." Stability issues as well as text display and start-up time adjustments, and additional fixes for non-English systems are also included. Since its release at WWDC two weeks ago, several security researches have discovered critical security flaws in the product.

Apple executives at WWDC said that Mac OS X Leopard will not use Sun's ZFS 128-bit file system, contrary to reports that surfaced last week. Apparently, somebody forgot to tell Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz, who told a conference that Apple would announce the switch Monday.

Instead, Leopard will continue to use HFS+, the file system currently found in Mac OS X Tiger. The news is disappointing to many Apple enthusiasts who were looking forward to the improvements ZFS would have brought, including checksums to protect data integrity, disk snapshots for backups, and virtually unlimited storage space.

It took security engineers perhaps less than two hours yesterday to introduce Apple's surprise entry in the field of Windows browsers to the big, cruel world of exploits and vulnerabilities, following its introduction yesterday morning at WWDC. As a result, much of the clout Safari had received as the secure browsing alternative to Internet Explorer and Firefox -- as long as it was on a Macintosh -- was burned off like fire to a flash fuse.

Errata Security engineer David Maynor had a report posted on the first vulnerability he found by 1:48 pm, complete with screenshots of the pre-crash letdown dialog produced by his fuzzing tool. As he admitted, it wasn't a difficult crash to find, posting a screen shot of the memory dump revealing both a stack corruption and an access violation, and then giving credit to Thor Larholm for posting a complete report on the calamity not an hour later.

WWDC 2007 - Responding to feedback from developers, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Monday that the company would open up the iPhone platform for third party application. The initial concern with such a capability was security, but Jobs says Apple came up with "a very sweet solution."

Because the iPhone (due at 6pm on June 29) includes Safari's full WebKit engine, Apple says developers will be able to write Web 2.0/AJAX applications for the device. The applications can integrate with iPhone services, which means they can make calls, send e-mail and integrate with Google Maps. Because they share Safari's security features, the applications are safe and require no separate SDK. "With all the Web services built in, you can build fantastic applications for iPhone," remarked Apple vice president Scott Forstall.

WWDC 2007 - In a surprise "One more thing..." announcement at its Worldwide Developer Conference Monday, Apple says it will release version 3 of its Safari Web browser with Leopard in October, as well as a version for Windows XP and Vista.

Steve Jobs noted that Safari has captured 5 percent of the browser market already, and says the company has built up expertise with iTunes for Windows. Safari 3 is faster than both IE and Firefox, Jobs said, and the update will have Google and Yahoo search built into the browser. Other new features in version 3 include drag-able tabs. A public beta of Safari 3 for Mac OS X Tiger and Windows XP/Vista is available for download from FileForum.

WWDC 2007 - At its annual Worldwide Developer Conference Monday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs provided the final look at Mac OS X 10.5, code-named "Leopard," before the new operating system ships in October. He demoed 10 out of what he says are 300 new features.

22 million people are currently using Mac OS X, Jobs said, with two-thirds of that number running Tiger. Leopard will be the next major upgrade to Apple's platform, bringing a number of new and innovative features. WWDC is the first chance for developers to really sink their teeth into those changes.

WWDC 2007 - For many, the biggest complaint about the Mac is it's lack of games. Apple wants to change that. The company said Monday that EA Games would return to the platform in addition to several other developers, helping to further make the Mac as a platform for gamers.

Among the games coming to the Mac would be Command & Conquer 3, Battlefield 2142, Need for Speed Carbon, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The games are expected to simultaneously release in July.

Microsoft said Friday it had named Craig Eisler to head the Macintosh Business Unit, replacing Roz Ho, who had spent seven years with the division and spearheaded much of the Redmond company's recommitment to the platform.

Eisler was formerly development chief for the company's DirectX platform, however he left the company to work for mobile software developer Action Engine as its CEO and then helping AOL launch its wireless offerings in 2005.

Apple's stock plunged over two percent Wednesday after technology news blog Engadget posted an unsubstantiated rumor claiming that both the iPhone and Leopard had been delayed.

The precipitous drop began after managing editor Ryan Block posted information "on authority" saying Apple had delayed the iPhone until October, and Mac OS X Leopard a second time until January 2008.

Apple on Friday pushed what is likely the second-to-last update to Mac OS X 10.4, code-named "Tiger." The update includes several fixes to printing, Finder and Apple applications and networking, as well as several third-party fixes among other modifications.

The company said that on Intel-based Macs, the update would require two restarts, but did not specify the cause. PowerPC-based systems would require a single restart.

At the company's Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs provided the first peek at Mac OS X version 10.5, known by the code-name "Leopard." Jokingly calling it Vista 2.0, Jobs said he couldn't reveal all of the new features or else they would be "photocopied."

Major additions to be demoed included full support for 64-bit applications, which was previously handed in the operating system's Unix layer. Apple has now extended 64-bit all the way through the user interface, enabling a fully native 64-bit UI carbon application. 32-bit and 64-bit applications can still run side by side without emulation or translation.

At the company's Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco Monday, Apple officially completed its transition to the Intel platform, introducing the Mac Pro to replace the aging G5 PowerMac. Apple says a similar machine from Dell costs $1,000 more.

The launch marks 210 days since Apple began shipping its first Intel based systems, with the planned switch announced at last year's WWDC. Analysts feared at the time that Apple would take a major hit in sales during the process, but the results have proved otherwise.

Apple has scheduled its yearly developer conference for early August, about two months later than previous years. The WWDC is often the event where Apple CEO Steve Jobs offers a peek at the next release of Mac OS X, but he used last year's show to announce a transition to Intel processors.

The focus of WWDC 2006 in San Francisco will be on building applications for Intel based Macs, along with optimizing code and learning about the latest APIs. Apple could offer the first glimpse of Mac OS X version 10.5, code-named Leopard. Registration for the event runs $1,595, although Apple is offering a $300 discount for early sign-ups.

Apple on Tuesday launched a new resource for those developing on the upcoming Intel platform. While the first Macs based on Intel processors are not due until 2006, the Cupertino company would like to ensure that the transition is as smooth as possible.

Although most of the content on the Developer Transition Resource Center is freely available, some of it will only be available to registered users of the site. Topics, resources, tutorials and QuicktTme videos of Intel-related WWDC sessions are some of the content that will be made available.