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Netscape 6.1 is now available for both Mac OS and Mac OS X. The new version offers performance and stability improvements in Navigator and Mail; interface enhancements, including an updated Modern theme; improved bookmark and history management; and more.

Apple has released Final Cut Pro 2.0.2 [1.4], an update to its high-end video editing application, as noted by MacUser UK.

Charles Haddad’s latest Byte of the Apple column in the August 8 issue of Business Week takes a look at Mac OS X and its increasing user base, appeal, and bright future.

The Mac Show, an Internet-based live radio show focusing on all things Mac, has announced their lineup for tonight’s broadcast (9:00-11:00 pm ET). Tonight’s show includes an excellent video of the Apple Store opening in Plano, TX; the return of their “What’s My Product?” game; Stan Flack of MacMinute.com; and a special “Mystery Guest.”

A new virus that affects Windows is being embedded in PDF files, a first in what could be a trend among new viruses. The virus can only be triggered when a PDF file is opened with Adobe Acrobat, however, not the free Acrobat Reader. The popular PDF file format offer the ability to embed attachments, although Reader is not able to access.