Next Patch Tuesday is Nov. 11, but a Fixit tool disables SSL 3.0 in the meantime
'Marketing ploy,' first and foremost, says analyst, but there's more to the strategy than keeping up with the Joneses
'We're just getting started,' says Cook of mobile point-of-sale payment service
As Microsoft's Oct. 31 deadline looms, world's No. 3 OEM touts 'Windows 7 for the win' and discounts consumer PCs
The Ford Foundation buys the computer Woz made, plans to display it in a Michigan museum
Apple omits Internet Explorer, rival Microsoft's browser, from advice about iCloud.com attacks in China
Apple CEO has already received $146M in stock awards this year
Mac revenue outpaces iPad's by 25%; 'Obvious cannibalization' of the iPad, says CEO Tim Cook
But if Microsoft's shares outperform the S&P 500, CEO could receive as much as $355M in stock awards by 2021
Free upgrade runs on all Macs sold since 2009, as well as some even older models
