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Nicknamed Alcor, the developer of the famed Quicksilver application has opened up the source code for Quicksilver. Alcor had promised to open-source Quicksilver in time for the Leopard OS, and has kept his word. It is licensed using the Apache License. Quicksilver is very famous for being quick, light and improving our productivity. It is the most popular launcher at present, and things look better with the open-sourcing.

This event is not a feature update, and is expected to be more of a massive bug hunt and fix thanks to the open-source community that will be taking it for a spin. Also, the Alcor’s life will be easier, not to mention devote more time towards adding features rather than hunting down bugs.

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To say that this week has been a hectic one would be an understatement. Problems like iPhone bricking and Leopard troubles continue, but things have taken a peculiar twist this week - nasty hackers are sending out malicious code targeted at Macs (that’s something!). The code is targeted at Mac users, who are made to believe that they’re downloading a free media player while trying to view online p**n.

We’ve already talked about Leopard, and soon enough, a so-called threat emerges. Analysts say that there could be more to come, and that hackers are only warming up to the idea of throwing stuff at Macs. Now, that’s a worrying by-product of Mac’s increasing sales!

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We’ve heard about Mac OS X Leopard quite a few times last week (my posts). Now, I guess it is time for iPhone to bask in some glory.

Apple, in a move that enraged many potential customers, have restricted the sale of iPhone per person to two, with payment by credit card only. Apple explains that this is to curb reselling practices by buyers, and that they are finding it difficult to supply enough iPhones for the market.

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