With Windows Blue, Microsoft looks to take a page out of Apple’s Mac OS X playbook

Windows 8 is here. Windows Blue, apparently, is next.

Nexon to publish Dota 2 in Japan and Korea

'Freemium' publishing guru Nexon (MapleStory) will partner with Valve Corporation (Portal, Half-Life) to publish the Defense of the Ancients sequel in both Korea and Japan.

Russian hacker Borodin says it’s game over for iOS exploit, focusing on Mac

It’s been 10 days since Russian hacker Alexey Borodin unleashed hell for Apple with his iOS in-app purchasing exploit. But after successfully countering some of Apple’s attempts to shut him down, Borodin is calling it quits on his iOS hack. …

One step ahead of Apple, Russian hacker exploits Mac OS X in-app purchases

While Apple was hard at work coming up with a fix for Russian hacker Alexey Borodin’s iOS in-app purchasing exploit, the wily hacker has unveiled a similar exploit for in-app purchases on Mac OS X.

The latest hack, which affects …

Apple sets WWDC for June 11-15, but don’t expect the iPhone 5 there

Apple has announced that its Worldwide Developers Conference has been set for June 11-15 and will take place at San Francisco’s Moscone West, the company said today.

Some speculation has suggested that Apple could move back to its original schedule …

Apple blesses Twitter as the social network of Mountain Lion, shuns Facebook

The apple of Apple’s eye, Twitter, will soon be the default social graph and social network for all iOS and Mac devices, as Facebook once again gets the shaft.

Apple has integrated Twitter into OS X Mountain Lion, the next-generation …

Intern’s paper reveals secret project to port Mac OS X to ARM chips

Apple has long been rumored to be working on porting the Mac OS X operating system to run on ARM chips, a move that could help it gain independence from chip maker Intel.

Some interesting evidence that such work is …

Apple launches $69 OS X Lion thumb drive for those who can’t download it

Apple on Tuesday launched a Mac OS X Lion thumb drive for people who wanted to uncage their own copy but didn’t have a strong enough Internet connection or capped bandwidth.

When Apple released Lion back in July, the decision …