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Thursday, 22 January 2009 08:52

Another record quarter for Apple

Apple has again booked record quarterly revenue and profits. Revenue for its first quarter of fiscal 2009 exceeded $US10 billion.

Published in Core Dump
Who would have thought it? A product based on a Windows operating system picked up the Best of Show award at Macworld Expo last week.

Published in Core Dump
The latest incarnation of Apple's iWork productivity suite for the Mac doesn't deliver any new programs (eg the database that some users have been begging for) but it does beef up the existing trinity of applications with some useful new features including an advance look at forthcoming online document sharing facilities.

Published in Core Dump
Wednesday, 07 January 2009 06:56

Apple's iLife revamped for '09

Apple has unveiled a major update to its iLife software bundle, but the cloud application tipped by some pundits are nowhere to be seen.

Published in Core Dump
Wednesday, 17 December 2008 08:48

No Jobs keynote for Apple's last hurrah at Macworld

Is 2009 going to mark the end of Macworld Expo? Apple has turned its back on the annual pilgrimage: Steve Jobs won't be giving the keynote in January, and it'll be the last time the company exhibits.

Published in Core Dump
Monday, 15 December 2008 05:49

EFiX Mac clone aborted amid legal concerns

Yet another would be Mac cloner has shelved plans to bring a product to market amid claims the whole thing was a misunderstanding. EFiX USA planned a family of high-performance PCs that could be used to run Mac OS X with the aid of an optional extra, but later reversed its decision in a highly public turnaround.

Published in Core Dump
Friday, 12 December 2008 09:45

Psystar alleges copyright misuse by Apple

Mac cloner Psystar has squeezed ahead of a court-imposed deadline to amend its counterclaims against Apple after having its original countersuit tossed out of court. Apple's original suit against Psystar alleged copyright, trademark and trade dress infringement; trademark dilution; breach of contract; and unfair competition.

Published in Core Dump
There's more to this week's Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008 updates than just security patches. Functionality has also been improved.

Published in Core Dump
Wednesday, 03 December 2008 13:00

Apple peels antivirus advice from its support site

Apple recently revised a support article that recommended the use of antivirus software on Macs - and now the article has been pulled completely! What's going on?

Published in Core Dump
Tuesday, 02 December 2008 07:34

Apple adds DMCA allegations to Psystar suit

Apple has beefed up its complaint against Mac 'cloner' Psystar by alleging a breach of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). But does Apple understand the DMCA?

Published in Core Dump
Monday, 01 December 2008 08:50

Why I've got the browser blues

It would be really nice to go back to the days when I only needed one browser. As it is, I seem to need two different browsers to get my routine work done.

Published in Core Dump
Reports are streaming in from across the Internet that Apple stores are now matching prices against authorised resellers undercutting Apple, just in time for the US Thanksgiving “Black Friday” sales - although conflicting reports say an Apple price matching policy always existed.

Published in Fuzzy Logic
Tuesday, 25 November 2008 02:08

LG touchscreen coming to iMac?

You know that touchscreen Mac that some people have been waiting for? Here's why one observer thinks it might be close at hand.

Published in Core Dump
Tuesday, 11 November 2008 03:11

Apple's iLife suite gets security patch for Tiger

iLife is the target of the latest in a run of security-related patches.

Published in Core Dump
Wednesday, 05 November 2008 18:59

I didn't know you could do that in Linux!

Here are 12 tips, tricks, tweaks and techniques to make you say "I didn't know you could do that in Linux." Sure, not every one may be your cup of tea but here are 12 items to help you have the most positive Linux experience you can and to show why Linux is a superior operating system to other alternatives.

Published in The Linux Distillery

Windows Vista gets a bad rap for its hefty hardware requirements, but it's not alone. Apple's MacOS X platform has left a lot of Macs with PowerPC G3, G4 and G5 chips out in the cold. However, Linux isn't just for the Intel set; here’s how Ubuntu to can bring new life to your old Mac too.

Published in The Linux Distillery
Saturday, 25 October 2008 07:13

Apple come out, say no to prop 8

Apple have publicly come out, opposing Proposition 8 which is a hot potato in Californian general election politics right now. What's more, they've put their money where their mouth is donating $100,000 to the "No on 8" campaign. What is prop 8 and why has it sent this technology company all fruity?

Published in Strategy
Wednesday, 22 October 2008 09:00

iPhone sales bonanza in Apple Q4 earnings

Despite having less than 10% share of the worldwide PC market, Apple has still sold millions of Macs, iPhones, iPods and says it has sold more phones than RIM has sold BlackBerries.

Published in Fuzzy Logic
Tuesday, 21 October 2008 07:18

Why did Apple put out the FireWire?

Although the death of FireWire was long ago telegraphed when Apple stopped supporting it on the iPod, the untimely death of FireWire on the new MacBook has really fired up users who have lots of FireWire based equipment and want a MacBook – not a MacBook Pro.

Published in Fuzzy Logic
MacRumors is suggesting the new NVIDIA powered MacBook and MacBook Pro models have received hardware decoding of H.264 video, not available on the previous versions even though their respective cards had hardware decoding capabilities, but Apple isn’t confirming.

Published in Fuzzy Logic

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