Gregg Keizer

This week dozens of exploits to subvert Firefox, Chrome, Word, Photoshop, Skype and other programs have been posted. They are designed to exploit dynamic link libraries in Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft will include features ported from Windows' Office 2010, including Excel's Sparkline. The Mac version of the office productivity suite is slated for an October launch

The maker of a 10-day-old jailbreak exploit released code that others could put to use hijacking iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads. It

An F-Secure Corp. security specialist published a tweak designed to trick Microsoft Corp.'s security updates into thinking Windows XP Service Pack 2 is really SP3. But he recommends upgrading to Service Pack 3 over hacking the operating system

One analyst argues that Mark Papermaster's departure may be due to culture shock. His role will be taken over by Bob Mansfield, Apple's vice-president of engineering

Federal ruling says jailbreaking 'innocuous at worst, beneficial at best'

Sophos PLC has made a security tool designed to guard against a security problem with Microsoft Corp. Windows shortcuts originally discovered by VirusBlokAda. Microsoft won't endorse the measure and tells users to cripple shortcuts instead

A computer monitoring drilling on the doomed Deepwater Horizon was freezing in the weeks before a disastrous explosion that killed 11 and created the largest oil spill in U.S. history