Automatic updating has its advantages, but it can conceal feature changes.

A new application from a German developer allows iPhones and other iOS devices to sync contacts and calendars wirelessly without requiring the use of an external service.

The latest update for iTunes stops the Palm Pre from synchronising with the iTunes library. It also delivers unspecified but supposedly "important" bug fixes.

Well, it's finally here. Mac OS X 10.5.7 delivers a swag of bug fixes, including many with security implications. There's a corresponding security update for 10.4 Tiger.

Mac OS X 10.5.7 is nearing completion, with pundits tipping its release in the coming days.

Updated software from Apple provides improved synchronisation between Microsoft Outlook and MobileMe. The change will be particularly welcomed by iPhone users.

A beta version of Google Sync provides two-way calendar and contacts synchronisation between Google Calendar and Gmail on one hand and iPhones and Windows Mobile devices on the other. Google has licensed Microsoft's patents covering ActiveSync for this service.

In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring how to use Dropbox on the popular Ubuntu distribution.

Users of Apple's iCal and Google Calendar can now enjoy the benefits of integrating the two programs.

Salesforce.com has shaken up the cloud computing market by providing a true platform for running third-party apps that integrate with the core software. Could Apple be planning something similar for MobileMe?