http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/31/adobe.fixes.12.flash.bugs/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0803/19-flash-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Adobe has released updated Mac, Windows and Linux distributions of Flash Player, bringing old and new editions of the software up to v9.0.246.0 and v10.0.32.18, respectively. Matching these are v9.1.3 releases of Reader and Acrobat. Some 12 Flash vulnerabilities are said to have been closed in Adobe software, 10 of which could be used to assume full or partial control of a computer.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/31/adobe.fixes.12.flash.bugs/ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/10/quarterly.adobe.patches/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/acrobat9.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />In keeping with a scheduled plan, Adobe has released the first of its quarterly patch collections for Reader and Acrobat. Both programs have been upgraded to v9.1.2, addressing "critical vulnerabilities" which could trigger a crash and allow hackers to assume control of a computer. Mac and Windows editions are equally affected.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/10/quarterly.adobe.patches/ Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/21/adobe.adopts.patch.cycle/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0904/adobeflash.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Adobe will be adopting a quarterly patch cycle, at least with regard to Reader and Acrobat, explains the company's security and privacy director, Brad Arkin. Patches for the PDF tools should now be released every three months, and on the second Tuesday of said month. The timing is meant to coincide with Microsoft's famous "Patch Tuesdays," Arkin notes, thereby giving IT workers an opportunity t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/21/adobe.adopts.patch.cycle/ Thu, 21 May 2009 15:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/11/acrobat.reader.updates/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/acrobat9.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />As promised in late February, Adobe has released updates to Acrobat 9 and Reader 9. Both of the PDF-related applications are now at v9.1, fixing a critical security vulnerability which -- after a crash was triggered -- would allow a hacker to gain control of a computer. The vulnerability remains intact in versions 7 and 8 of Acrobat and Reader, though separate patches are scheduled to be release... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/11/acrobat.reader.updates/ Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/20/reader.acrobat.security/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/acrobat9.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Several versions of Adobe's Reader and Acrobat utilities are presently exposed to a "critical" security vulnerability, the company writes. In a special alert, Adobe notes that the vulnerability -- the details of which are not being made public -- could be used to cause one of its applications to crash, and in turn gain control of a targeted computer. Some hackers may already be exploiting the fl... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/20/reader.acrobat.security/ Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/03/pdftoolbox.server.4/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0811/pdtemplate.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Callas software has released pdfToolbox 4 and pdfToolbox Server 4, the latest version of its PDF preflighting and automated correction tools. The updates are fully compliant with the latest Ghent PDF Workgroup standards. The server version can be used for fully-automated PDF correction, page manipulation, presentation preparation or imposition. The standard Adobe Acrobat plug-in version features e... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/03/pdftoolbox.server.4/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/25/acrobat.9.updated.cs3/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/acrobat9.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Adobe has released Acrobat 9, the latest version of its PDF document tool. Updates to the software primarily revolve around Flash support, as users can now insert videos and applications built with the technology directly into a document. Users can also however take advantage of a new PDF Portfolios option, which gathers multiple filetypes, including audio and 3D objects, into a compressed PDF f... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/25/acrobat.9.updated.cs3/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/25/adobe.fixes.acrobat.hole/ <img align='left' src='0' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Adobe on Monday released patches for Acrobat and its free Reader equivalent to fix a security hole that could leave Mac and Windows computers susceptible to control at the hands of a malicious remote user. Computerworld writes that the "critical" vulnerability has existed in several incarnations of the v8.x.x Acrobat software, but does not apply to users of Acrobat 7.1.0. The patch comes after cri... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/25/adobe.fixes.acrobat.hole/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/02/acrobat.9.acrobatcom/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/acrobat9.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Adobe has announced Acrobat 9, a forthcoming version of its PDF creation and distribution tool. The update concentrates on Flash support, and will let users insert Flash videos and applications directly into PDF documents; Adobe's dedicated Flash Player may be required to view the results. Adobe is also introducing its PDF Portfolios feature, which will let users gather multiple filetypes -- inc... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/02/acrobat.9.acrobatcom/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/20/acrobat.connect.pro.debut/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0805/adobeconnectpro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Adobe has launched a new online service, Acrobat Connect Pro. The platform is intended as a tool for professional web conferencing and teaching, and is primarily Flash-based, requiring no extra software and making it platform-independent. Hosts can delegate roles such as presenters, and the service supports not just slides and text chat but streaming audio and video, as well as software simulati... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/20/acrobat.connect.pro.debut/ Tue, 20 May 2008 14:20:00 GMT