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Security Experts Use Macs Not for Protection, But for the Experience

Whenever Macs get infected with malware, security analysts become extremely vocal, for it is a sensitive topic, and one that has always been open for debate: “are Macs more secure?” Security experts say “no”, although some may be reluctant to believe them, since they pose with ever-newer MacBo...

9 November 2009
08:51 GMT

Sony Is Working on a PlanetSide Sequel

PlanetSide has operated as a solo name for quite some time now. Sony Online Entertainment haven't announced any new titles in the successful series but they did show signs that they planned to add another name to the franchise. In the last days of September Sony issued a request towards former and active PlanetS...

13 October 2009
04:49 GMT

Apple and Windows Machines Happily Cohabitating

Despite the marketing doctrine from both Microsoft and Apple, consumers have ultimately made the choice that Apple and Windows machines can happily cohabitate under the same roof. According to statistics released by the NPD Group, no less than 85% of all U.S. computer owning households with at least one Mac computer ...

6 October 2009
07:59 GMT

Download BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion recently announced that it would soon make available a BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac users, and, starting with Friday, October 2, the new software solution is available for the owners of a BlackBerry smartphone that have a Mac computer at home. The solution is avail...

3 October 2009
05:31 GMT

Download Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2.0.1

An updated version of the Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac is now available for download from Microsoft. The Redmond company is offering the utility for Mac users to streamline the bridging of Apple machines and Windows computers. In certain scenarios users of both Mac and Windows computers will nee...

12 August 2009
07:06 GMT

Microsoft: We're Going to Keep Running Apple, and Running Them and Running Them

All is fair in love, war and marketing smackdowns. At the Worldwide Partner Conference 2009, in New Orleans on July 15, 2009, Microsoft’s Kevin Turner, chief operating officer, revealed that the Redmond company had managed to hurt Apple since the fall of 2008, and that more hurt was on the way. In an extremely ...

16 July 2009
10:53 GMT

Tour 9630 Supported in Missing Sync for BlackBerry

The BlackBerry Tour 9630 has been around for less than one week, yet it seems that the handset has become already popular enough to determine developers to come up with software solutions that offer support for it. One of them is ‘The Missing Sync for BlackBerry’ application that comes from Mark/Space for...

16 July 2009
06:15 GMT

Four Built-in Features That Your Mac Has and Your PC-Using Friends Want

How many times a day do you end up using a PC although you also own and use a Mac? This happens to me quite often when I have to wake one of my friends’ PCs from the dead or even the one that I keep at home mainly for testing Windows applications and playing games that are not yet available on the Mac platform....

10 July 2009
13:11 GMT

Mactracker Awaiting Update - iPhone 3G S, Early 2009 Macs

Mactracker is a free reference utility for Mac OS X that holds everything one could possibly want to know about any Apple hardware products (not just Macs), from the specifications and the history of the model, to photos, details about the release date, and even availability. With the help of Mactracker, you can sea...

10 July 2009
09:42 GMT

Size Does Matter in Mac vs. PC Face-Off

I'm just going to say that size does matter when it comes down to the now traditional Mac vs. PC face-off and leave it at that. At the bottom of this article you will be able to find embedded the latest release out of Microsoft's Laptop Hunters series of video advertisements. This one features Matt and Oliv...

9 July 2009
10:48 GMT

Seagate Further Expands FreeAgent for Mac Series

After having recently announced the expansion of its BlackArmor and FreeAgent series of external drives, the Scotts Valley, California-based Seagate has just informed about the introduction of a new line-up of mobile and desktop FreeAgent for Mac storage solutions. In addition to the new FreeAgent Go for Mac with USB...

24 June 2009
03:36 GMT

EVGA Offers High-Priced GeForce GTX 285 for Macs

EVGA has established itself as one of the leading vendors of NVIDIA-based graphics cards, providing computer enthusiasts with the very latest in graphics performance. Although its offering ranges from graphics cards to USB products and motherboards, it's mainly recognized for its line of GeForce graphics cards. ...

9 June 2009
09:53 GMT

Western Digital Intros 4TB External Drive for Mac Users

Western Digital, one of the world's leading providers of storage solutions, has just announced the introduction of its new My Book Studio Edition II, a Mac-compatible dual-drive external storage system that can provide users with as much as 4TB of storage space. The new solution ups the ante in terms of storage ...

9 June 2009
09:06 GMT

The Next Steps in the PC vs. Mac Ballet

Although it took Microsoft some time to respond to Apple's Get a Mac video ads, the Redmond company is now producing and serving consumers a steady flow of advertisements aimed at turning them away from buying Mac computers. The software giant's main weapon? A price measuring contest of Windows PCs vs. Macs...

15 May 2009
07:20 GMT

LaCie Intros New NAS Devices with Integrated BitTorrent

LaCie, a leading vendor of computer storage solutions, has announced today the expansion of its line of NAS (Network Attached Storage) solutions, with the introduction of the new Big Disk Network and d2 Network. These two solutions have been designed to provide storage support in a convenient NAS device to users who ...

6 May 2009
05:25 GMT

Microsoft: Avoid Macs - Cash in on Windows Value

By the looks of it, Microsoft will only stop advertising the price advantage of Windows PCs over Apple Macs when it will be preaching in vain to the “choir” of consumers that have assimilated the fact as an ubiquitous reality. The bottom line is that Windows PCs are, indeed, cheaper than Macs, and Microso...

10 April 2009
12:24 GMT

Five OS X Features That Windows Needs

Any Mac user you will ever bump into will tell you that he/she loves his/her Mac. Even more, most people that have bought an Apple product will also say they are satisfied with their acquisition. The fact is that they will not say that because of some weird power that Steve Jobs has over all people that have ever bou...

31 March 2009
12:41 GMT

Mac Refreshes 'Not a Big Deal,' Analysts Say

As to the recent Mac hardware upgrades, MacsimumNews cites an “Underwhelming” response on behalf of the analyst community. Researchers also weighed in on the laptop vs. desktop equation, while almost every voice suggested Apple doesn't know what "low price" really means.“I don’t think thi...

6 March 2009
04:51 GMT

The Sims 3 Release Date Finally Confirmed for June 2

Electronic Arts has announced that the long awaited Sims 3 would be released on June 2, 2009, following the delay from its original date in February. The game is set to arrive on the PC, the Mac, the iPhone, the iPod Touch and other mobile phones.The Sims 3 will be one of the most important releases for Electronic Ar...

4 February 2009
04:27 GMT

Apple Cutting Back iMac Supplies, Making Room for New Models (Rumor)

An AppleInsider report claims that reliable sources have gained knowledge of iMac supplies being constrained in the near future, indicating that new models are waiting to be released.Reportedly, people familiar with Apple's plans found that new reseller orders for the high-end 24-inch 3.06GHz iMac aren't li...

2 February 2009
06:24 GMT

Microsoft Jumps at Apple's Jugular over Mac Prices

Microsoft has taken yet another swing at Apple, accusing its rival from Cupertino of foisting a tax on customers. The tactic, meant to discourage consumers from considering Apple's Mac computers in order to create an advantage for Windows-based machines, is nothing new for the Redmond company, as back in October...

6 January 2009
10:29 GMT

Mac, Safari Reach All-Time High Market Share

November 2008 Operating System stats from Net Applications show a new all-time high marketshare for Apple's Macs with 8.87% in the OS market. Net Applications' Web Browser stats ending on the same date show Apple's Safari hitting a new landmark as well, with 7.13% share of the browsers visiting Net App...

2 December 2008
03:08 GMT

Six Free and Must Have Games for Your Mac

As much as you might like to work and do your best while at the office, it just comes a time in everyone’s life when one should have some rest and relaxation. And what could be more relaxing for a hardcore computer user like you (a hardcore Mac user to be more exact) than to play a little game? And what’s...

12 November 2008
03:21 GMT

Claim: Apple Refreshing Mac Mini

MacMiniColo is an Internet hosting company that has shown quite a significant amount interest in Apple's low-end desktop Mac, the mini. It is now suggesting that a new Mac mini is on the way, in a piece called "State of the Mac mini," which also offers some interesting details on the alleged technical specificat...

24 October 2008
04:48 GMT

Microsoft: Windows Has 97 Percent, Mac Has Got 3

Just ahead of the week in which Apple introduced its new line-up of notebooks, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer downplayed the relevance of the Cupertino-based hardware company on the global PC market. And, while Apple slashed the prices of the new MacBook and MacBook Pro computers to make them more af...

17 October 2008
16:01 GMT

Apple Dismisses Psystar's 'Monopoly' Claims

Apple is not lowering its guard in the legal dispute with Miami-based Mac cloner, Psystar. A 23-page motion that dismisses Psystar’s antitrust claims has been filed by Apple, which has decided not to issue a response to the company's counterclaim.Psystar first started making profits using Apple's OS w...

2 October 2008
02:58 GMT

Why Small Businesses Are Going Crazy for the Mac

Jason R. Rich, author of “Mac Migration: The Small Business Guide to Switching to the Mac,” has found that ever more small businesses are making the move to Mac, thanks, in part, to Apple's aggressive advertising campaign - but mostly because Macs really do all that they're advertised to do.&nbs...

24 September 2008
07:50 GMT

How to Access Your Music from Anywhere in Three Easy Steps

I have heard lots of people complaining about not being able to listen to their favorite music while away from their computer since my first encounter with such a device. This would happen while they are at work, visiting an uncle, an aunt, or even a friend who has different tastes in music.  As much as I know t...

2 September 2008
07:15 GMT

Six Features That Apple Should Add to OS X to Greatly Improve It

Why do you think the chicken crossed the road? From where I'm standing, it must have been because on the other side everything seemed to be a lot better than on its side. Probably the chickens that lived on the other side of the road had better food, a lot more space in the henhouse and a couple of bubble bathtu...

2 September 2008
04:01 GMT

Crystal Quest Brings Old Mac Flavors to Mobiles

Connect2Media, a new multi-platform entertainment company that has recently received investments from the California-based Hands-On Mobile, announced the availability of Crystal Quest for mobile phones across the US. First released more than 20 years ago (1987) for Apple's Macintosh, Crystal Quest is one of...

2 September 2008
03:20 GMT

Microsoft Slashes Office 2008 for Mac Prices

Microsoft is gearing up for the debut of a new school year, and the Redmond company is looking beyond the PC, at the Mac users running its Office suite tailored to Apple's computers. In this regard, discounts of up to 30% have been set in place for Office 2008 for Mac, the equivalent of the 2007 Office System fo...

12 August 2008
10:00 GMT

Checkout - A Fully Featured Point of Sale System

If you are a retailer or if you have thought at some point in your life of starting your own business, then you should know that besides a business plan and the money to start with, you also need a good management software solution. Usually, in this type of activity you need at least two or three software application...

30 June 2008
14:22 GMT

8 in 10 Businesses Choose Macs

According to a Computerworld report, more than 700 surveyed senior IT administrators and C-level executives revealed that Macs are clearly a better choice for their business. Some of the reasons include the ability to virtualize other operating systems and reliability."Then, we were talking about onesies and twosies,...

30 June 2008
04:19 GMT

Mac-Switchers Confused by Installation Prompts

Ever thought installing a simple program (such as Mozilla Firefox) on the Mac can be more confusing than it is on Windows? Neither did I, but that's because we don't see it the way a Windows user does, especially if it's the first time they're installing a piece of software on the Apple machine.Th...

26 June 2008
09:36 GMT

MAC Future Earth: Organic Ash Exfoliator

Organic cosmetics are all the rage these days, as I'm sure most of you already know. With so many big players in the cosmetic industry setting their sights on producing and marketing "all-natural" beauty products, it's now a pleasure to browse the shelves and cosmetics counters in various shops up and down ...

18 June 2008
11:34 GMT

AMD HD 3870 Shows Love for Macs

Despite finding it more and more difficult to keep up with rivals Intel and NVIDIA in the computing and graphics chips market, or perhaps in a move to counteract that, Advanced Micro Devices has made a late announcement on Thursday, according to which it is expanding its Radeon for Mac lineup. Mac users, as well as P...

13 June 2008
04:47 GMT

The Intense Neo Sci-Fi Collection from MAC

MAC is the latest cosmetics giant to launch a new summer makeup collection, and let me tell you this - it's not for the fain of heart. Its bold, innovative approach to packaging is as surprising and as refreshing as the frost and shimmer that's inside the bright orange containers. The MAC team welcomes its ...

23 May 2008
08:05 GMT

Microsoft Unveils Office 2008 for Mac Service Pack 1

According to Microsoft, it seems that not only is Office 2007 a smashing success on the Windows client, but Office 2008 has debuted with the strongest launch in history for Apple's Mac computers. Designed as the equivalent of Office 2007 but for Mac, Office 2008 was launched at the beginning of this year at the ...

13 May 2008
04:22 GMT

Yahoo Acquires Inquisitor, Spotlight-Like Safari Plug-in

Yahoo has announced the acquisition of Inquisitor, a Safari browser plug-in that provides useful as-you-type search suggestions to Mac users of the Apple browser. Inquisitor is similar to another technology powered by Yahoo, Search Assist, with a single difference: it is actually a browser plug-in that has to be down...

12 May 2008
03:10 GMT

Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.5.3 Build 9D23 to Developers

Apple has released yet another build of its upcoming maintenance update for Mac OS X Leopard users, just three days after the last build seeded to devs. This time around, Apple has also issued the seed notes that talk about the known issues (there are none as of this build, by the way), focus areas, and areas of chan...

22 April 2008
17:06 GMT

Powerline Network Adapter for Mac Released - 10 Times Faster than DSL

MacWireless has just released the Powerline Network Adapter for Mac, a device that provides speeds of up to 10 times faster than DSL, the company claims. The networking solution is said to be particularly useful when your wireless signal has to deal with "enemies" such as concrete, metal, or other obstructions in the...

21 April 2008
07:11 GMT

Leopard Leaves Vista in the Dust in Performance Benchmark

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard has left Windows Vista Home Premium in the dust in a performance benchmark put together by Popular Mechanics both on desktop machines and on laptops. On computers featuring similar hardware configurations Apple's proprietary operating system proved its superiority over Microsoft's late...

17 April 2008
13:09 GMT

Does Yahoo Messenger Deserve The Messenger of The Year Award?

The people at About.com have launched a voting session, asking users around the world to vote their favorite instant messaging client as well as the most improved instant messenger and other several sections. Obviously, Yahoo Messenger, one of the most popular application of this kind, is placed among the favorites t...

14 April 2008
03:10 GMT

A Slew of Updates Available for iMac, MacBook/Pro/Air Owners

MacBook users as well as iMac owners are greeted with an array of updates from Apple today. The company's entire line of MacBook laptops (MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air) has received the EFI Firmware (versions 1.2, 1.5 and 1.0 respectively), but so has the iMac - iMac EFI Firmware Update 1.3 is available f...

9 April 2008
08:55 GMT

Now You Can: Run Yahoo Messenger for the Web on Your Desktop!

As you surely know, there are multiple types of Yahoo Messenger out there compatible with certain versions of operating systems or especially addressed to users who don't want to download and install applications. Beside Yahoo Messenger for Windows and Mac OS X, the Sunnyvale company has also released the Web ve...

9 April 2008
03:02 GMT

MacFreelance 2.0.8 Improves Leopard Compatibility

Macware has just updated its invoice and billing application, MacFreelance, to version 2.0.8. The new release adds improved compatibility with Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard, a new first-launch wizard and other enhancements. Version 2.0.8 also resolves previous formatting issues with negative value currency. A free trial of ...

4 April 2008
04:04 GMT

Apple Reveals WWDC 2008 iPhone, Mac and IT Sessions

Apple has confirmed over 60 sessions spanning iPhone, Mac and IT at the 2008 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference, soon to be held on June 9-13 at the Moscone West in San Francisco. Last month, Apple introduced sessions dedicated to devs building native iPhone apps. Developers are encouraged to register in order to b...

3 April 2008
09:11 GMT

Study Finds that Few iPhone Owners Are Mac Fans

Surveys are generally interesting, especially when they deal with gadgets that people commonly use. This time around the iPhone is taking up quite a lot of space on the industry's scene, but while some say Apple's handsets are paving the way for everyone to embrace and ultimately adopt Mac's, (ourselve...

2 April 2008
05:18 GMT

Survey: Once an Apple Fan, Always an Apple Fan

A recent survey conducted by poll by online magazine brandchannel.com has revealed the following: Apple is the most inspiring brand; Apple is the one brand that nearly 2,000 professionals and students (the surveyed folks of course) can't live without. Now that's what I like to hear!Sure, Macs can be hacked ...

1 April 2008
04:49 GMT

Yet Another Mac OS X Infection Spotted in the Wild

Mac OS X has always been regarded as a secure operating system which cannot be attacked by viruses, Trojan horses, malware or other infections since most of them are focused on compromising Microsoft's Windows. However, it may seem like the rogue security products have evolved a little bit and are now attempting...

1 April 2008
03:54 GMT


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