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The iPhone was nothing but a rumor for years before Apple actually announced it as an actual product, being the subject of many reports and inside information. Much like it, the Mac tablet is also another rumor that has been around for ages and which is still as popular as ever.This year, the Mac tablet slipped under... |
7 November 2007
08:58 GMT |
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Leopard has received quite a lot of press, the vast majority of it overwhelmingly positive, but while most people take the new operating system at face value, some of the more interesting tidbits are hidden. Between all the reviews and comparisons with Vista, one can lose track of small things that point to larger o... |
5 November 2007
08:18 GMT |
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Mac uses need to start sleeping with the light on because there is a new security threat on the horizon. The culprit is a new OS X-specific Trojan horse that has started popping up on a few sites and has already affected one user.OS X AV vendor Intego warns about what they labeled OSX.RSPlug.A, which is also known as... |
31 October 2007
15:06 GMT |
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Apple's Leopard launch was a success, with tens of thousands of people around the world gathering at Apple Stores and many more receiving their copy in the mail from home. Like with all Apple launches, lines oft stretched around corners, but unlike with the iPhone, the Leopard launch turned out to be quite non-e... |
29 October 2007
08:13 GMT |
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Analysts predicted that Apple will sell twice as many copies of Leopard as they did with Tiger, simply by comparing the installed base now and at the time when Tiger shipped. Now, with the Leopard launch close and preorders having been available for a few days, those numbers are being confirmed.Many solution provide... |
23 October 2007
08:19 GMT |
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It looks like the Leopard race is on its last leg, as Apple has just finished updating its site to offer Leopard preorders. The company's official date is the 26th, as was widely reported by all rumor sites.When Apple took the Online Store down earlier today, there was little need for speculating on what the ne... |
16 October 2007
09:15 GMT |
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When talking about Apple everyone mentions the hardware products they make. While the iPod, iPhone and Macs are clearly the products that sets Apple apart, it is important to remember that the real secret behind the success of Apple's hardware is the software that powers it, OS X.Apple now uses OS X in all of ... |
9 October 2007
10:12 GMT |
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EA have recently hit the market with NFS and Battlefield ports for the OS X, so Valve couldn't wait to seize the opportunity and make an OS X port of their own. Of course, Half Life 2 seems to have been the chosen title and the talks with Apple were on their way when suddenly...they stopped. The reason? A milli... |
8 October 2007
04:06 GMT |
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The Black Hat USA 2007 conference, in Las Vegas, saw the introduction of the 'Pwnie' awards. These distinctions were handed out to security researchers for accomplishments in the field of computer security. While many of the Pwnies were awarded for actual achievements, a few were also awarded for spectacul... |
3 August 2007
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Apple's offerings have long been seen as consumer products that are not adequate for business use beyond the very restrictive fence of the creative art departments. This perception has been around for a long time, despite various studies and surveys that indicated otherwise, but it looks like things are finally... |
2 August 2007
08:56 GMT |
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The next version of OS X has pretty much faded from sight after WWDC and the lukewarm reception of the top secret features. While users may not be overly eager to get their hands on Leopard, developers most certainly are if they are to write code for it. Those attending the World Wide Developers Conference received ... |
27 July 2007
08:58 GMT |
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Mac security threats have come to follow a very precise and highly dysfunctional pattern. Security researchers and firms keep warning that the platform is not secure and that users need to start taking security seriously or face impending doom. Then somebody comes up with a proof of concept exploit that is about as d... |
19 July 2007
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It is unclear when or why it started, but game developers are starting to pay more attention to the Mac platform and new titles that nobody was expecting keep being announced. Such is the case of a "Game Head" video posted on Gametrailers.com, where Epic Games' VP Mark Rein announced that a Mac version of Gears ... |
18 July 2007
08:35 GMT |
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Adobe has identified and fixed several vulnerabilities in their software that would allow an attacker who managed to successfully exploit them to take control of the affected system. It seems that these vulnerabilities are platform-independent and all users - including OS X ones - are strongly encouraged to upgrade.T... |
13 July 2007
10:57 GMT |
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Mac users are usually quick to update whenever a new software update comes out, be it third party, OS or security related. Such was the case of the latest update to OS X, 10.4.10, but the update contains a hidden surprise that is driving some users loopy. The popping sound that many users are experiencing after upda... |
26 June 2007
10:33 GMT |
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It has finally arrived, the much-talked-about 10.4.10 update. People were wondering which would be first, 10.5 or 10.4.10, over a year ago, but with the Leopard delay announced earlier this year, there was no longer any real doubt. Other than being the tenth update to Tiger, there is nothing of particular interest ab... |
21 June 2007
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Apple has entered a Settlement and License Agreement with IP Innovation, a wholly owned subsidiary that is a part of the Acacia Technologies group. The agreement resolves patent litigation that was pending in the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas with respect to certain Apple products.A little over a m... |
18 June 2007
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The World Wide Developers Conference came and went, as did the Leopard keynote, and even though the Top Secret features were not as revolutionary as some expected, Leopard is still looking like it will be a massive success.Judging by the number of pre-orders that Amazon has been receiving for the upcoming operating ... |
15 June 2007
10:37 GMT |
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It has been known for quite some time that Leopard will be quad universal, supporting both 3264-bit and 64-bit computing on PowerPC and Intel architecture. Last year at WWDC, Jobs announced that the 64-bit support will be across the board, not only in the Unix command line but also in Carbon and Cocoa. That was last... |
14 June 2007
09:57 GMT |
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First Jonathan Schwartz came and announced that ZFS had been adopted by Apple as the filesystem in Leopard. Then Brian Croll, senior director of product marketing for the Mac OS, said, 'ZFS is not happening,' when asked whether Sun's Zettabyte File System would be in Leopard. Now, Apple has issued ano... |
13 June 2007
08:39 GMT |
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While the main attraction at WWDC was Leopard, iPhone and Safari, there were other notable things that may not have been as anticipated, but that hint at future directions for Apple. Games are a significant part of the software developed for any platform, and while developers such as Blizzard always have a Mac versi... |
13 June 2007
05:17 GMT |
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WWDC brought us the latest Leopard previews, those everyone expected. What took people by surprise was the Safari announcement. Starting today, Apple is letting people test the latest version of Safari both on Macs and PCs.Mac users are well familiar with Safari, and this latest version brings numerous improvements, ... |
12 June 2007
10:14 GMT |
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When it comes to Apple, no OS X update is ever ready without the Sever version being there by its side, and that has not changed with Leopard. The new features of Mac OS X Server version 10.5 Leopard make it even easier for users to set up and manage.Leopard Server is the most significant improvement to the server op... |
12 June 2007
09:47 GMT |
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Everyone's been waiting for the WWDC keynote and the latest Leopard preview, in order to see those Top Secret features that were previously left out. With the keynote behind us, these Top Secret features out in the open, the direction Apple is headed with Leopard is much clearer.Those expecting Apple's late... |
12 June 2007
09:21 GMT |
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While most OS X security vulnerabilities that make the headlines pose little if any real threat, the latest exploit that has been identified is a serious matter.OS X users in mixed networks that include Windows PCs should be weary of a potential vulnerability that leverages the protocol Macs use to communicate with P... |
29 May 2007
18:11 GMT |
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For well over a year now, speculation on which would come first - Mac OS X 10.4.10 or Leopard - made the subject of talk between Mac users. However, with the announcement that Leopard will be delayed until October, the speculation slowly died out as the logical conclusion was drawn. Now, it looks like the moment is ... |
21 May 2007
08:46 GMT |
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Mozilla's Firefox is one of the most popular browsers out there; however, Mac users don't love it nearly as much as they could. One of the main reasons why this happens is the lack of an OS X look and feel for the application. Fortunately, it looks like the developers have listened to the users and this l... |
16 May 2007
11:22 GMT |
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There is one word that comes across every player's mind when it comes to games, the DirectX word. We all know about the DirectX update installations which prompt almost once with any serious game set-up. Once with the release of Microsoft Windows Vista a new DirectX release came into our world: the DirectX 10. ... |
26 April 2007
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Apple is being sued by an Illinois-based company and its Nevada partner over the Mac OS X. Apparently, Apple is infringing on a patent for tabs.Little-known intellectual property agency IP Innovation LLC and its parent Technology Licensing Corporation are claiming that Apple is abusing a patent they hold. The formal... |
23 April 2007
11:07 GMT |
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Dell recently made the headlines when it decided, due to popular demand, to bring back Windows XP as an option to their customers. However, it seems that Dell customers would like a bit more than just XP.Despite initially switching to Vista loaded systems, it seems that the reaction through the company's IdeaSto... |
20 April 2007
10:04 GMT |
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At the CanSecWest conference in downtown Vancouver, the stakes for the "pwn-2-own" hack-a-Mac contest have just been raised by quite a bit.Initially, the successful hacking of the machines would have resulted in ownership of the MacBook that you managed to break into. However, it seems that it was felt that the priz... |
20 April 2007
09:20 GMT |
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Apple's operating system has long had a reputation of being secure. While no OS is perfectly secure, Apple does its best to plug the holes before there is any actual harm caused, and releases frequent security updates.Security Update 2007-004 is recommended for all users and improves the security of the followi... |
20 April 2007
08:11 GMT |
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Regardless of what you actually do when working on the computer, it most likely involves set-up time. Opening up the necessary applications and documents might not seem like much, however, do it enough times, and spend enough time doing it, and it will start adding up significantly. Of course, there are situations wh... |
2 April 2007
08:51 GMT |
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Last week we saw a number of Apple TV hacks come to be, and the little box was made to do a lot more than it could out of the box. Despite the various successes, hackers did not rest on their laurels and kept working over the weekend, to bring the big one.Sunday, semthex from Hackint0sh.org, in collaboration with App... |
2 April 2007
04:42 GMT |
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Being able to work with many applications at the same time and have several windows open in each of them was a major breakthrough. Rare are the occasions where I only have one application open, and by rare I mean never. That having been said, there are times when, no matter how many applications and windows you have ... |
30 March 2007
08:55 GMT |
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This day and age, information is well within reach, and jut about any computer can hold a library's worth of books. Huge storage capacities and the ease with which the Internet allows the exchange of information means that any one of us could spend several lifetimes reading.While e-books are old and established ... |
29 March 2007
12:03 GMT |
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An increasing amount of jobs involve working with a computer, and a lot of others get done exclusively from behind a computer screen. The amount of time spend in front of a computer has grown dramatically over the past ten years, and so has the number of computer related ailments. Whether caused by improper use of th... |
28 March 2007
11:52 GMT |
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Widgets, and the Dashboard that houses them, are in a way as big an advancement as the introduction of icons and the desktop. While widgets are nowhere near as widespread and an integral part of the computing experience as the icons are, they are nevertheless going forward slowly but surely. These little applications... |
27 March 2007
12:45 GMT |
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