Closing OS X — a sad and needless move by Apple
Thanks to pirates, or rather the fear of them, the Intel edition of Apple’s OS X is now a proprietary operating system.
Thanks to pirates, or rather the fear of them, the Intel edition of Apple’s OS X is now a proprietary operating system.
The SANS Institute has warned of a steep increase in critical security holes in Apple’s Mac OS X operating system and in previously undiscovered (“zero day”) vulnerabilities in web browsers.
Apple’s first Intel-based Macs, iMac and MacBook Pro, were born into a position of advantage. OS X Tiger, a loyal base of customers and developers, firm ownership of high-margin specialty markets, and high regard in the mainstream have turned everything Apple’s touched (at least since the Titanium PowerBook G4) into gold.
A security researcher has posted code that exploits a number of newly discovered and unpatched bugs in the Mac OS X platform.
Following on the heels of Apple’s release of Boot Camp comes a virtualisation system allowing both operating systems to run at the same time.
Apple Computer’s Boot Camp beta is pregnant with possibilities for IT. Some are good — very good, in fact. But it all comes down to how Apple will ultimately define its support of Windows.
Last month, I received an invitation to an unveiling of some “fun new products” at Apple’s headquarters. After being dropped into a herd of journalists all crushed into a cubicle, I asked and was assured that there was no trap door.
Ten minutes after the box arrived, I had (all by myself) unpacked and set up the computer, got it going, taken a photo of myself and emailed that photo to my geek partner, saying: “Look, I’ve got an iMac G5 to test.” And I’m only a mere journalist.
It can be a jolting experience to return to an application you last used seriously 15 years ago and see what the intervening versions have added by way of new functionality.
Apple has revealed a major management shuffle by naming Tim Cook its chief operating officer, and announcing the retirement of Jon Rubinstein.
Apple’s all-new iPod nano has been in the news lately, receiving rave reviews but also a wave of criticism since recent claims that the iPod nano ships with a faulty screen. This is not the case, an Apple representative says.
Apple Computer chief executive Steve Jobs has slammed some music labels, calling them “greedy”.
Apple has begun its campaign against OS X for Intel pirates with a new release of its developer's testing OS software for Intel.
Apple and Motorola are expected to team up with Cingular Wireless next week to introduce an iTunes mobile phone that can store and play digital music.
Wall Street Journal report follows its Mac-on-Intel scoop