New and Noteworthy: Leopard screenshots fake; Symantec to offer anti-phishing software; more

Leopard screenshots fake Screenshots purportedly depicting Mac OS X "Leopard" posted at Trinity Rubicon have been confirmed as fake. The artist who created the photos says "So in case you didn't just hear me admit it, those screenshots are 100% fake. They are entirely Photoshopped, done merely for fun out of lots of free time and about 6 cans of Diet Coke. I decided to make them after seeing this TUAW post, and after looking at the outstandingly fake screenshots, I decided to see if I could top it." More.

Symantec to offer anti-phishing software PC Advisor reports that Symantec will deliver a Mac OS X version of a new application for guarding against phishing attacks in October. "The software, Norton Confidential, will detect when a website or malicious program is trying to swipe a user name or password, Symantec said. A phishing attack usually involves a link sent by email or IM (instant message) that leads to a web page constructed to appear legitimate. The web page often asks for sensitive data such as bank details, information that can be used for an identity theft scheme or other online fraud." More.

Analyst says Apple should be less secretive Macworld UK reports that Robert Renck of Renck & Co complains that Apple's refusal to provide anything beyond basic details transforms the company stock into a faith-based system, demanding a huge amount of trust from investors. "Renck warns that this makes any kind of analysis of the company's future essentially unreliable, as analysts are denied a clear picture of how Apple makes money. The passion for secrecy is the only fault he sees in the company. "Apple clearly has its feet in two separate and distinct business models, namely computer manufacturing and software creation and the consumer electronics industry," he says, reminding the company that under US Securities and Exchange Commission rules it is under some pressure to reveal more details about its performance." More.

Vista vs. Tiger PC Pro pits Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) against Windows Vista, currently in Beta. "We've set out to directly compare the two operating systems - Windows Vista Beta 2 and Mac OS X 10.4.6 Tiger - to see how their relative pros and cons stack up. We've scrutinized the eight key considerations of a new computer buyer, taking in everything from gaming to security and entertainment to cross-platform use in the business world. Lastly, we take a look at the total cost of ownership and the kind of hardware you'll need to run each one, and it's here we make some truly surprising discoveries." The conclusion? "On the basis of what we know now, Vista has the edge. With its revamped navigation, Vista pulls Windows ahead of Mac OS X at the most fundamental level and, although the search technologies work in broadly similar ways, we feel that Tiger's Spotlight still needs some work and should certainly follow Vista's lead in incorporating web search. That said, Tiger's Dashboard is a more elegant solution to the problem of keeping information at your fingertips than Vista's extravagant Desktop Sidebar, particularly if you're running on a smaller screen." More.

Previously on MacFixIt

• MacBook (13"): More on trackpad button clicks not registering -- Apple fixing some; more
• Microsoft Office 2004 11.2.4 (#3): Does not fix Excel scrolling problem; Crashes while installing -- one fix
• InDesign CS2 4.0.3 released: Resolves launch, QuickTime issues

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