Several of Microsoft's Metro apps will sport changes when the Windows 8 Release Preview debuts next month, says The Verge.

The Mac App Store program can be removed from Snow Leopard, but once updated past OS X 10.6.6, reinstalling it may require a little more than simply installing a combo update.

In a move to assume more control over apps and sales of cell phones and tablets, the Web giant is rumored to start releasing Android software to several mobile-device makers at once.

Apple has released a software update, designed to protect users of its Leopard operating system from malware attacks.

Apple's updates help protect Leopard users from Java and Flash-based attacks.