Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) this week released a critical security update for its QuickTime media player application, to fix a flaw that could let outside parties take over a user's computer via a buffer overflow. The update affects those using QuickTime 7 for Windows and Mac OS X, with Apple recommending that all users upgrade to QuickTime 7.6.

New York - KickApps, a developer of social media applications, on Monday announced that videos uploaded to KickApps-powered social media sites can now be viewed on Apple's iPhone. The company is now automatically converting all videos uploaded through KickApps into the Quicktime video format, compatible with the iPhone's Safari Web browser.

Carlsbad, Calif. - RealNetworks announced on Thursday that the newest version of its RealPlayer will contain a feature that allows users to download any video they find online for later viewing via the RealPlayer, and even burn them to DVD and CD.