Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Apple adds two 'Get A Mac' ads
Jonny Evans
Apple unleashes its latest pair of 'Get A Mac' ads, featuring the poor PC character in yet more unfortunate situations.
Friday, 09 May 2008
Apple pays up over sparking power adaptors
Jonny Evans
Apple will pay cash to some PowerBook and iBook customers in settlement for the cost of replacing faulty power adaptors company shipped around 2001 to end class action.
Thursday, 08 May 2008
The iMac turns 10
jason Snell, www.macworld.com
Apple's classic desktop Mac has reached the grand old age of 10. Jason Snell celebrates the iMac's 10th birthday with a look at what it meant to Apple and to the Mac community.
Thursday, 08 May 2008
Iomega ships 250GB Camo drive
Jonny Evans
Iomega's funkily-camouflaged portable drive offers 250GB storage and costs under £100
Thursday, 08 May 2008
Free data rescue/back-up Mac tool ships
Jonny Evans
Paragon Software Group (PSG) has introduced a free back-up and rescue utility for Macs, Rescue Kit for Mac OS X - Lite.
Tuesday, 06 May 2008
VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 1 available for free trial
Jonny Evans
VMware has introduced a free beta version of the next generation of its virtualisation software for Intel Macs available for trial.
Tuesday, 06 May 2008
Apple wins big in Consumer Reports survey
Brad Reed, Network World (US)
US consumer survey declares that Apple has the best US help-desk support for both laptop and desktop systems.
Friday, 02 May 2008
Mozy online storage comes to Macs
Stephen Lawson
The MozyHome online backup service became generally available on Thursday after a long beta test and the acquisition of its creator by EMC.
Thursday, 01 May 2008
Hosted Time Capsule back-up service launches
Jonny Evans
Mac users running Leopard can now pay for a service which sees their Time Machine back-ups stored on Time Capsule units kept remotely in a data centre.
Thursday, 01 May 2008
HP researchers build intelligent memory
Agam Shah
HP develops intelligent memory that can make decisions by analyzing data it has stored in the past.
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Apple extends WWDC discount to 9 May
Jonny Evans
Developers hoping to attend WWDC 2008 have until 9 May to book a ticket and save $300 as Apple extends early booker's discount offer
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Apple upgrades Java for Leopard
Jonny Evans
Apple has released an essential upgrade to the Java software implemented in Mac OS X 10.5, introducing support for Java SE 6 v.1.6.0_05 to the OS.
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Quanta profits up 18% on Apple laptop business
Jonny Evans
Quanta sees success on strong Apple laptop sales, says profit climbed 18 per cent as analysts predict more marketshare gains for Apple
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Apple updates iMac firmware
Jonny Evans
Apple issues software patch for older iMacs equipped with Radeon HD 2400 XT or HD 2600 Pro graphics cards.
Monday, 28 April 2008
Apple launches new iMacs
Mark Hattersley, Jonny Evans
Apple has just launched a new range of iMacs with processor speeds up to 3.06GHz, plus NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS graphics cards and up to 4GB of memory as a build-to-order option.
Monday, 28 April 2008
Apple 'happy with Intel' - Jobs
Jonny Evans
Apple CEO Steve Jobs tells Wall Street Journal not to lose sleep over fears Apple may migrate Macs back to the PowerPC post the PA Semi purchase.
Monday, 28 April 2008
Behind Apple's PA Semi purchase
Rik Myslewski, Macworld.com
Adding PA Semi to Apple's holdings seems to be "more about buying the talent needed to help customize designs on various chips Apple will need if they are to continue to innovate."
Friday, 25 April 2008
Rumour: New iMacs imminent?
Jonny Evans
The latest series of iMac upgrade rumour and speculation has begun - will Apple upgrade the iMac range next Tuesday?
Friday, 25 April 2008
Apple updates Boot Camp software
Jonny Evans
Boot Camp updated to version 2.1. Release promises improved compatibility with a Windows OS running on an Intel Mac
Thursday, 24 April 2008
US military could block Apple's $278m PA Semi purchase
Jonny Evans
The US Department of Defense (DoD) could still block the deal because PA Semi's PWRficient processor 'is designed into DoD programs in every major branch of the armed services,' a report warns.












