Software : Apple removes Java software from browsers in Mac OS X update

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Apple removes Java software from browsers in Mac OS X update Posted: Apple has released an update to its Mac OS X software, which removes the Java software from all web browsers. After users install the update, which was released on Wednesday, Mac users will receive a 'missing plug-in' message when they encounter web content that requires Java. Users can click the message to download the software themselves, but it is no longer installed as standard. A second update, issued later in the week, disables Java on computers where it hasn't been used in a while. Security fears Apple, which announced the changes on its support pages, has not given an official reason for dropping the Oracle-made software, but it is likely down to continued security fears associated with the product. Earlier this year, the Java software was exploited by the Flashback trojan, which infected at least 600,000 Macs worldwide, compromising personal information in the process. Apple will hope, that by marginalising Java, the chances of another infection will be dramatically reduced. The updates are for Mac OS X 10.7 and upwards.

'Microsoft design style' may be latest, and final, Windows 8 UI rebrand Posted: Microsoft admitted it was abandoning the "Metro" name to describe its design language for Windows 8 in August after threats of a potential lawsuit from a German company surfaced. At the time, Microsoft claimed "Metro" was merely a codename used during W8's development, and that it would switch it to a broader term closer to launch was always part of the plan. Since then, Microsoft has adopted terms like "Windows 8-style UI," "New User Interface," "Windows 8 design" and "Windows 8 application" in place of "Metro." Now, new information has surfaced indicating Microsoft is once again flip-flopping on the name of its UI design in the wake of ditching "Metro." Microsoft design style Based on terminology discovered in Microsoft's app design guidelines for Windows 8, it appears the company is opting for "Microsoft design style" as the final replacement for "Metro." Any and all mentions of "Metro" have been seemingly stricken from the record, as Microsoft readies itself for the consumer launch of Windows 8 on Oct. 26. Curiously, the new term isn't capitalized, giving some credence to the thought the title is more of a descriptor than an actual branded name. For now, consumers and developers are stuck with this new branding, which doesn't exactly speak to simplicity like "Metro" or Windows 8 and Windows RT. Having already gone through nearly half-a-dozen different names just to describe the look of the Windows 8 user interface, it wouldn't be that surprising to see yet another change happen in the future.

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