Cloud over Apple's harvest

The company grapples with reports of a vulnerability in OS X, as it announces that tweaks will come less frequently. Meanwhile, the company files for a patent to protect a translucent feature.

Mac OS X vulnerable to one-two combo attack

Two flaws, when used together, could let attackers who concoct a special Web site place a file on a Mac and then run the file through a simple browser command.
May 18, 2004

Pace of Mac OS X tweaks to slow

Apple plans to continue rapidly bringing out new versions of the operating system, but it won't continue at quite the pace it's maintained in recent years.
May 18, 2004

Apple seeks patent for see-through windows

Transparent windows are a hallmark of Apple Mac OS X that are also slated for the next version of Microsoft's Windows. Apple is looking to lock up rights to some variations.
May 18, 2004

iTunes software heads to China

Apple strikes a deal with China's second-largest computer maker under which the manufacturer will include the iTunes jukebox software on its PCs.
May 18, 2004

Eminem's copyright suit proceeds

The rapper says he doesn't endorse commercial products and that an iPod advertisement illegally used his work.
May 18, 2004