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Fri, 17 May 2013

Mac malware uploads screenshots, certified by Apple

Karen Haslam

Uh oh. Looks like a bit more evidence that Mac's are not safe from malware has emerged again.

Fri, 17 May 2013

Apple's Cook defends tax practices and reveals of 'made in USA' Mac

Karen Haslam

Tim Cook is on the offensive prior to Senate meeting, defends Apple's tax practices and reveals details about Apple's plans to build a Mac on US soil

Thu, 16 May 2013

Apple and the file system: Skating to where the puck might go

Marco Tabini

Since the introduction of the Mac, Apple has waged a steadily escalating war against the file system. While the ability to organize files hierarchically has been a mainstay of operating systems for as long as there have been operating systems, the fine folks from Cupertino have constantly pushed away from that approach with each iteration of Apple's products, starting with the introduction of Packages and culminating, arguably, with iOS's complete lack of a user-facing interface for manipulating the file system.

Thu, 16 May 2013

Apple and Lenovo grow, but European PC market suffers

Mikael Ricknäs

PC shipments in Western Europe declined by 20.5 percent during the first quarter: The only vendors to see shipments grow were Lenovo and Apple, which returned to the top five.

Wed, 15 May 2013

Apple seeks Liquidmetal expert, reignites iPhone, MacBook Liquidmetal speculation

Karen Haslam

Along with a job listing for a bug tester for iWork, Apple is advertising for a mechanical engineer with experience in dealing with Liquidmetal, fuelling speculation that Apple may ramping up its use of the alloy for use in the iPhone, iPad or MacBook.

Wed, 15 May 2013

Blurring objects you want to hide in iMovie '11

Christopher Breen

Reader Fred Hendricks wishes to be respectful of others' privacy but isn't quite sure how to go about it. He writes:

Wed, 15 May 2013

Five overlooked OS X system tweaks

Kirk McElhearn

If you like to find new ways to tweak OS X, you sometimes need to look in unexpected places. For example, the Accessibility pane of System Preferences, which houses a number of features to help users who have limited seeing, hearing, and mobility, contains some nifty features that all users should know about. Here are five system tweaks that you might want to try on your Mac.

Wed, 15 May 2013

Four things Apple could do to improve iPhoto right now

Jeff Carlson

The last major version of iPhoto iPhoto '11 - came out in October 2010. Since then, I find myself spending less time working with family photos and more time muttering family-unfriendly words.

Tue, 14 May 2013

Macworld Awards: second round of nominations announced

Karen Haslam

Macworld has announced the second round of nominations for the Macworld Awards, with winners to be announced at an awards ceremony on Thursday 20 June. The list of new nominations is below. You can view the first round of nominations here.

Mon, 13 May 2013

What to do when things go wrong with your Mac

Karen Haslam

We recently encountered a problem with our MacBook Air that refused to charge. Here we look at the steps you need to take if you have a Mac that needs fixing.

Fri, 10 May 2013

Apple seeds sixth beta build of OS X 10.8.4 to developers

Ashleigh Allsopp

Apple has this week released its sixth beta build of the upcoming OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.4 to developers, which has been labelled as build number 12E37.

Thu, 09 May 2013

If Apple was a colour it would be blue

Simon Jary

Apple's not just black and white. We look inside Apple's true blue beating heart.

Thu, 09 May 2013

Intel: Keeping up with Moore's Law becoming a challenge

Agam Shah

Intel will advance Moore's Law for the foreseeable future, but keeping up with it is becoming more challenging as chip geometries shrink, according to a company executive.

Wed, 08 May 2013

How to set up a Mac mini media center

Christopher Breen

Trot back to the 16th century and corner famed prognosticating monk Nostradamus, and it's quite likely that when posed the question: "Will those living in the year 2013 be able to call up any media programming they like from a single box?" he'd respond with an enthusiastic "Mais oui!"

Mon, 06 May 2013

Ten improvements we'd like to see in OS X

Macworld Staff

As part of last year’s surprise release of Mountain Lion, Apple promised that it would begin delivering yearly updates to Mac OS X, much as it has to iOS in recent years.

Fri, 03 May 2013

Apple hijacks OS X devs to keep iOS on track

Gregg Keizer

Apple may delay the release of OS X 10.9 because it's pulled engineers from the team to help in a final push on the next version of iOS, according to online reports.

Fri, 03 May 2013

Apple expands flash storage options across iMac line

Marco Tabini

If you're in the market for a new iMac, you may be happy to hear that Apple has added a few more options to its line of desktop computers, allowing customers to opt for pure flash storage in addition to conventional hard drives or its hybrid, Fusion Drive.

Wed, 01 May 2013

Yes Siri, no Siri, for the Mac

Gregg Keizer

Apple's next version of OS X will probably not include Siri, the digital, voice-activated assistant embedded in the iPhone and iPad, an analyst predicted.

Wed, 01 May 2013

Want the best tech support? Buy a Mac, says Consumer Reports

Gregg Keizer

Apple today again captured top honors in Consumer Reports' tech support ratings survey, besting other computer makers by a wide margin.

Tue, 30 Apr 2013

New Mac Pro release date, rumors and images

Malcolm Wilde

When will Apple release the new Mac Pro - that's the big question for professional Mac users right now. In this article we explore some of the rumours and uncover potential leaked information about the new Mac Pro. Read our New Mac Pro release date, rumours and images article to find out more.

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