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- Surge in Mac users good for Apple, not so good for security
- According to web metric analysts WebSideStory and Net Applications, the number of people surfing the web in the US on a Mac doubled over the past eight months. This represents an increase from a long-term flat-line of about 3% to around 6%. Switching from the PowerPC to Intel...
- Tags: Apple, Mac, Security, Trends
- Blog posts 2007-05-09
- Mac shipments expected to soar
- Wall Street analysts are making the rounds with Apples management and gushing in research notes. Heres whats interesting about this love-in: While analysts cant shut up about the iPhone or Apple TV they also have big expectations for that old stalwart--the Mac. ...
- Tags: Software Infrastructure, Hardware Infrastructure, General, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-05-09
- Does Apple's latest "Get a Mac" ad target Vista's weak spot?
- Have you seen Apples latest crop of ads? Theres one that looks to me like it hits Vistas weak spot - there are too many versions of Vista.There are three new ones on the Apple website (theres a fourth thats currently not on the Apple site but available on...
- Tags: Vista, Software, Microsoft, Apple, Ad industry
- Blog posts 2007-05-08
- Apple and Rich Internet Applications
- I had a chat with Ron Okamoto, the vice president of worldwide developer relations at Apple today regarding their Worldwide Developers Conference WWDC. Both Steve Borsch and me have been questioning when and if Apple would get into the Rich Internet Application game and after this chat, I think were...
- Tags: Rich Internet Applications, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-05-08
- Dot Mac Dead?
- Im actually thinking about it.After 7 years as a faithful user, Im thinking about taking the plunge and severing my bank account from Apples .Mac service. Im seriously getting fed up with the delays and obvious omissions from Apples online strategy, and I tend to believe that if the iPhone...
- Tags: Apple, Mashups, Web 2.0
- Blog posts 2007-04-26
- Apple has a spectacular quarter
- Apple had a spectacular second fiscal quarter. Here are the highlights:Revenue of $5.26 billion (compared to $4.36 billion a year ago)Net quarterly profit of $770 million (compared to $410 million a year ago)Gross margin of 35.1% (compared to 29.8% a year ago)International sales account for 43% of revenue1,517,000 Macs...
- Tags: Apple, Industry
- Blog posts 2007-04-26
- Apple has big quarter; outlook light
- Why does the Fred Anderson vs. Apple and Steve Jobs war of words amount to nothing more than a sideshow? Its the earnings. Apple reported fiscal second quarter earnings of $770 million, or 87 cents a share, on revenue of $5.26 billion. Wall Street was expecting earnings of 64 cents...
- Tags: General, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-04-25
- Are Mac users "in denial" about security?
- The contest held at CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver to see who could find and exploit a vulnerability in Mac OS X has re-ignited the debate about which is the safest operating system. Are Mac users in denial over security?No one argues that an Internet Explorer-based attack on Windows...
- Tags: Security, Mac, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-04-24
- Countering Apple's ad campaign
- A recent addition to Apples Mac advertising campaign features Mac guy speaking to "fat Windows." Windows complains about coming pre-loaded with a bunch of "trialware" applications that he doesnt need, and he has to go on the Operating System equivalent of a diet before the system is usable. Mac guy...
- Tags: Television, Microsoft, General, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-04-20
- Apple zaps 25 more Mac OS X bugs
- Apple has issued a mega-update with patches for 25 new security vulnerabilities affecting Mac OS X users.This is the fourth update (89th security patch) issued by Apple in 2007.With Security Update 2007-004, Apple continues to roll out fixes for flaws exposed during the MOAB Month of Apple Bugs project in...
- Tags: Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Hackers, Vulnerability research, Patch Watch, Metasploit, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-04-19
- Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station (draft 802.11n)
- The new Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station is a wireless router based on the draft 802.11n wireless networking standard. At $180, it's on the expensive end of an already pricey group of routers such as the D-Link RangeBooster N 650 wireless router and Netgear WNR834B RangeMax Next Router, and it's...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Wi-Fi, router, AirPort Extreme, Apple Macintosh, IEEE 802.11n, Apple Computer Inc., network
- Product reviews 2007-04-17
- Photos: Apple's new store in Rome
- When in Rome, the company does as it usually does--lays out the iPods and the Macs--and says buon giorno.
- Tags: Rome, Apple iPod, Apple Macintosh, photograph, Apple Computer Inc.
- Image galleries 2007-03-30
- Wilkes turns Intel-based Macs into hard cash
- Schools dont have a huge range of options when it comes to purchasing computers -- its Mac or PC. In the past, PCs have been more economical but recent innovations at Apple has made it a staunch competitor when selling to schools, reports eSchool News. Wilkes University in...
- Tags: Desktops, Apple Macintosh, Wilkes University, Apple Computer Inc., Intel Corp.
- Blog posts 2007-03-26
- Photos: A guided tour of Apple TV
- CNET Reviews From its tiny enclosure to the slick onscreen interface, the Apple TV is exactly what you'd expect from the designers of the Mac and the iPod.
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Apple TV, TV, Apple Computer Inc., enclosure, Apple iPod, Apple Macintosh, photograph
- Image galleries 2007-03-23
- Photos: A guided tour of Apple TV
- CNET Reviews From its tiny enclosure to the slick onscreen interface, the Apple TV is exactly what you'd expect from the designers of the Mac and the iPod.
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Apple TV, TV, Apple Computer Inc., enclosure, Apple iPod, Apple Macintosh, photograph
- Image galleries 2007-03-23
- Securing OS X 10.4: Tips from Apple and the NSA
- Apple and the National Security Administration NSA have published a security guide for Mac OS 10.4 with key highlights on network administration, securing Safari and the importance of physical security.As Jason OGrady points out, the guide is helpful to anyone that works with a number of Macs. And the 171-page...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, computer, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer Inc., Mac OS 9, security
- Blog posts 2007-03-22
- For security, you can't beat Mac OS X
- Today I came across a very interesting post over by Marius van Oers on McAfees Avert Labs blog which looks at the malware count for Windows, Linux and Mac platforms:Today we know of over 236,000 malicious malware items. These are mostly meant for the MS-Windows environment. Only about 700 are...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Operating systems, security, malware, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer Inc., Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows
- Blog posts 2007-03-21
- Should Apple be making fun of Vista UAC?
- Windows Vista UAC User Account Control has an additional security feature called Secure Desktop that hardens the UAC privilege escalation prompt, but some people seem to be upset with this feature because they say it's annoying. Apple has even gone as far as making a new TV commercial out...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Computer Inc., Vista UAC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Macintosh, escalation
- Blog posts 2007-03-19
- Apple bumper patch vindicates MOAB, MOKB hackers
- When the controversial Month of Apple Bugs MOAB project ended earlier this year, a derisive "that was it?" reaction could be heard coming from the Mac faithful.Outside of a QuickTime code execution exploit which required user interaction, the majority of the MOAB vulnerabilities released dealt with denial-of-service crashes and privilege...
- Tags: Patches, Apple Computer Inc., security, Apple Macintosh
- Blog posts 2007-03-14
- Apple releases Mac OS 10.4.9
- Waiting in your Software Update is the Mac OS 10.4.9. Resist the urge to install it tonight, people. Wait at least 72 hours before installing a major software update like this. Personally, Im waiting until at least Monday. The 10.4.9 Update is recommended for PowerPC and Intel-based Mac computers currently...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS, Web site development, Web technology, Operating systems, Intel based Mac, Intel Based, Apple Computer Inc.
- Blog posts 2007-03-13
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