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OS X 10.9 to include Finder improvements, iOS-like multitasking and more

OS X 10.9 to include Finder improvements, iOS-like multitasking and more
  • Posted April 29, 2013, 10:36 AM by Dave LeClair | Filed in Apple
  • Whenever Apple is up to something new, you can rest assured that plenty of rumors will lead up to the company's official announcement. A new version of OS X is certainly no exception. 9to5Mac's Mark Gurman is reporting on some…

Rumor: iOS 7 behind schedule, OS X 10.9 engineers moved to help

Rumor: iOS 7 behind schedule, OS X 10.9 engineers moved to help
  • Posted April 3, 2013, 11:00 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, Apple
  • Apple may be scrambling to finish the next major revision of its mobile operating system in time for this summer's World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC), an annual event at which the company typically reveals new hardware and software. According to…

New 'Yontoo' Trojan targets major browsers on OS X, Windows

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  • Posted March 21, 2013, 12:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in IT Security, Software
  • Apple’s OS X operating system has long been a relatively unpopular target for malware coders, but that’s changing with the platform’s rise in popularity. Today Russian security website Doctor Web is reporting on a new trojan targeting Mac users that…

Apple releases OS X 10.8.3, adds Windows 8 Boot Camp support

Apple releases OS X 10.8.3, adds Windows 8 Boot Camp support
  • Posted March 15, 2013, 4:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Apple, Software
  • Apple has shipped a new point release of Mountain Lion that brings its flagship operating system up to version 10.8.3. The update includes a number of security and bug fixes and a handful of new features too, such as the…

EA's Origin game distribution platform launches for Mac

EA
  • Posted February 8, 2013, 10:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Gaming, Apple
  • Just a couple of weeks after delivering an alpha client for a limited number of users, EA has now gone ahead and announced the full release of its Origin digital distribution service on OS X. The new client will include…

Amazon in-app purchasing extends to Windows, OS X and web games

Amazon in-app purchasing extends to Windows, OS X and web games
  • Posted January 22, 2013, 10:33 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, Gaming
  • Amazon has announced an extension of its in-app purchasing API, already available for the Kindle Fire and other Android devices, for games on Windows PCs, Macs and the web. The move is aimed at expanding the reach of its e-commerce…

First fake-installer Trojan for OS X spotted in the wild

First fake-installer Trojan for OS X spotted in the wild
  • Posted December 12, 2012, 4:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in IT Security, Apple
  • Mac OS X users don't typically have to worry about malicious software, but with the platform’s popularity on the rise we’re starting to see more and more malware targeting Apple’s operating system. Just this week researchers at Russian anti-virus company…

New, thinner 21.5-inch iMac available this Friday

New, thinner 21.5-inch iMac available this Friday
  • Posted November 27, 2012, 1:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Apple, Hardware
  • Earlier this month a rumor surfaced claiming Apple would have to delay the launch of their redesigned iMacs due to an issue with a welding process. Although a second report citing unnamed sources denied those claims, Apple has now come…

Weekend Open Forum: What's on your Taskbar (or Dock)?

Weekend Open Forum: What
  • Posted October 19, 2012, 6:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in WOF, Software
  • Despite their evolution, the Windows Taskbar and OS X Dock at its core are still all about being able to quickly launch your favorite or most frequently used applications and easily switch between open windows. What programs do you keep pinned down for easy access?

Good Old Games brings all-time classics to the Mac

Good Old Games brings all-time classics to the Mac
  • Posted October 19, 2012, 10:36 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Gaming, Software With Video
  • Good Old Games has earned a reputation for delivering low-priced classic video games through a no-fuss, DRM-free digital platform on Windows. Late last year the company started an expansion plan with the addition of newer titles, alongside the usual retro…

Net Applications: Windows 7 overtakes XP, OS X passes Vista

Net Applications: Windows 7 overtakes XP, OS X passes Vista
  • Posted September 3, 2012, 2:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Microsoft With Video
  • More than three years after its debut Windows 7 has finally overtaken Windows XP as the world’s most widely used operating system, according to market research firm Net Applications. Market share for the decade-old XP steadily declined from 61.91% in…

Apple issues first Mountain Lion maintenance update

Apple issues first Mountain Lion maintenance update
  • Posted August 23, 2012, 2:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Apple, Software
  • Apple today released the first maintenance update for its new OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion operating system. Weighing in at just 24.2MB, OS X 10.8.1 is somewhat of a minor update that includes general operating system fixes to improve stability and…

EA's Origin, SimCity coming to Macs in February 2013

EA
  • Posted August 14, 2012, 3:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Gaming
  • Love it or hate it, EA’s Origin digital distribution service is growing at a steady pace, with over 500 games available from more than 50 publishers. The publisher revealed in June that Origin has played host to more than 12…

Mountain Lion becomes most successful OS X release to date

Mountain Lion becomes most successful OS X release to date
  • Posted July 30, 2012, 9:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Software
  • Apple’s latest operating system was released to the public last Wednesday and has already set a new sales record. Cupertino published a statement today pointing out that downloads for Mountain Lion have exceeded three million in just four days, making…

Apple reports $8.8bn profit for Q3, raises expectations for iPhone 5's launch

Apple reports $8.8bn profit for Q3, raises expectations for iPhone 5
  • Posted July 25, 2012, 10:28 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Apple
  • Apple reported its third-quarter financials in an earnings call yesterday, missing Wall Street's forecasts partly due to slowing demand from Europe and because of the continued speculation surrounding its next generation iPhone, as consumers wait for the new handset's arrival…

Apple patches CPU power consumption bug in 2012 MacBooks

Apple patches CPU power consumption bug in 2012 MacBooks
  • Posted July 19, 2012, 5:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing
  • Apple has issued an update that addresses CPU-related power consumption issues with MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models released in June, including the 15-inch Retina display model. Details are slim on the 76.64MB update, but CNET reports that it contains…

Apple App Store updates cause iOS, OS X apps to crash

Apple App Store updates cause iOS, OS X apps to crash
  • Posted July 5, 2012, 4:30 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Apple
  • Apple's servers appear to have pushed out corrupted binaries over the last few days according to Instapaper developer Marco Arment. The issue has caused OS X and iOS users to experience app crashes as a result of updating to new…

OS X Mountain Lion to get automated, daily security updates

OS X Mountain Lion to get automated, daily security updates
  • Posted June 27, 2012, 11:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Apple, IT Security
  • It appears that Apple has a fresh perspective on security updates, with the iconic Cupertino-based company adding a new automated security update tool in the latest update to its OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview operating system, now only a…

Apple details OS X Mountain Lion, optimistic about desktop OS adoption

Apple details OS X Mountain Lion, optimistic about desktop OS adoption
  • Posted June 11, 2012, 1:30 PM by Julio Franco | Filed in Apple, Software Breaking News
  • Apple was happy to share new details about their upcoming desktop operation system, OS X Mountain Lion, during WWDC 2012. Despite the company's growing focus on mobile, they are claiming a Mac installed base of 66 million users, where 26…

Mozilla announces Thunderbird 13, new custom email address feature

Mozilla announces Thunderbird 13, new custom email address feature
  • Posted June 7, 2012, 10:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Software
  • Mozilla, the non-profit foundation responsible for the popular Firefox browser has announced the release of version 13 of their Thunderbird email client, bringing a number of changes including hundreds of bug fixes and the addition of a new custom email…

Apple to do away with hotkey shortcuts in Mac App Store

Apple to do away with hotkey shortcuts in Mac App Store
  • Posted May 17, 2012, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Software
  • We’ve heard it through the grape vine that Apple is preparing to do away with apps that include hotkey shortcuts in the Mac App Store. Sources say that apps submitted before June 1 will only be allowed to receive updated…

Psystar loses latest appeal, hackintoshes remain forbidden fruit

Psystar loses latest appeal, hackintoshes remain forbidden fruit
  • Posted May 15, 2012, 5:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Apple
  • It's been a long time coming, but the US Supreme Court drove the final nail into Psystar's coffin Monday. Launched in 2008 by two Miami brothers, Psystar sold the first commercial hackintosh systems, dubbed "Open Computers," that could be purchased…

Microsoft SkyDrive takes on Dropbox with app for Windows and OS X

Microsoft SkyDrive takes on Dropbox with app for Windows and OS X
  • Posted April 24, 2012, 11:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Software With Video
  • Google is expected launch its cloud storage service any time now and Microsoft's competing service SkyDrive received a major overhaul to prepare for battle. Similar to Dropbox, Skydrive now has dedicated apps for Windows and OS X, which integrate right…

F-Secure provides free Flashback removal tool for Mac users

F-Secure provides free Flashback removal tool for Mac users
  • Posted April 12, 2012, 9:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Apple, Industry News
  • F-Secure has come to the aid of Apple Mac owners infected with the Flashback malware, announcing a free removal script for OS X. At its peak on April 6, an estimated 600,000 systems running OS X were said to be infected.

Apple finally releases Java patches for Flashback malware

Apple finally releases Java patches for Flashback malware
  • Posted April 4, 2012, 9:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Apple, IT Security
  • Apple silently released security patches for Java, addressing 12 separate flaws yesterday after their OS X operating system was found to be vulnerable to the Flashback Trojan. In fact security experts were so worried about the potential for damage from…

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