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  • Numbers game: Macs safe but not so secure

    The scalp of Mac OS X has been waved trophy-like after being hacked in controlled environments, yet security researchers are hard pressed remembering the last time a Mac was compromised in the wild.

  • Mac clones to start shipping in seven days

    Mac-compatible systems running on standardised hardware will start shipping in seven days, according to a US firm which claims to have developed them but skeptics doubt whether the system exists.

  • Apple: Windows on a Mac is here

    Apple Computer said on Wednesday that it has released a public beta version of Boot Camp, software that enables Microsoft Windows XP to run natively on Intel-based Macs.

  • iPhone hack wars continue

    Two weeks after the update that disabled iPhones that had been unlocked or had third-party applications installed, hackers have struck back with a new method for unlocking the popular device.

  • iPhone prepares for new life as a PC

    Starting from February, you'll finally be able to call the iPhone a mobile computer.

Blogs (3)

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Why Time Capsule could be a bitter pill for business

    Apple also used the event to launch its latest bid for storage supremacy: the Time Capsule. For Mac-loving households, this might be good news, but as a business storage solution it leaves a lot to be desired.

  • Confessions of a naked Mac user

    I caved in. I had all intentions of pre-emptively spending my $900 government handout on a $700 HP netbook this weekend. But I was pwned by a shiny little MacBook in about the time it took white hat Charlie Miller to hack its upscale brother, the MacBook Air.

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Nobody protects Macs, not even Steve Jobs

    Macs are banned from many government departments because there aren't any 'approved' applications to encrypt them. So why doesn't Apple CEO Steve Jobs do something about it?

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