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    Microsoft, while trying to get its HD Photo image format standardised as "JPEG XR", also continues to work on spreading the technology by more conventional means -- such as building Photoshop and Mac OS X support.

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    A few Mac users are concerned about a feature in the latest update to Mac OS that directs their computers to check in with Apple Computer's servers on a regular basis without the user's knowledge or permission.

  • Vista delay could add up to Mac sales

    If there's one company that stands to benefit from the delay of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, it's Apple Computer, analysts said.

  • Apple Mac less secure than Windows in 2007?

    During 2007, Apple has patched more than ten times the number of critical vulnerabilities in Mac OS X compared to the number patched in Microsoft Windows.

  • Apple trounces Microsoft in performance showdown

    Research which pitted Windows PCs against Macs found that Vista works better on a Mac.

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    Ubuntu can't cut geek support umbilical

    Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala was officially released overnight and marked the eleventh release of the distribution. It's attractive, polished and measured, but fails "the grandma test".

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    The price is wrong for Windows 7

    There's no doubt that Windows 7 is going to be one of the better releases of Windows in the product's long history, but is the Redmond giant holding back uptake with the pricing?

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Adobe's rich JavaScript bankrupts security

    In the past week, the security environment around Adobe's Reader and Acrobat products has imploded, with yet more JavaScript vulnerabilities appearing. Adobe needs to look no further than Microsoft for a lesson in how to deal with these situations.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Does Microsoft adore Apple's iPhoto?

    Apple customers must cringe when Microsoft starts talking about Windows Vista -- after all many of the same "new" features have been available on Mac OS X for about five years.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

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    The CTO of the third biggest antivirus firm revealed to me this week that an Apple Powerbook loaded with Unix is his "platform of choice".

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    Apple's Mac OS X operating system simplifies the process of connecting Windows systems to Macintosh PCs, and this guide shows you how it is done.

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  • Australian tech execs favour Unix: survey

    Unix has topped the popularity stakes in an IT Manager Channel poll which asked Australian tech executives to rank which server operating system they would opt for in an ideal world.

  • Torvalds: Next Linux due by June

    The next version of the heart of the Linux operating system is expected by June, according to project founder Linus Torvalds.

  • Turning Wine into Windows on a Mac

    It used to be that running Windows programs on a Mac was a slow, painful process. There was only one option: running Virtual PC emulation software.

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  • Microsoft slams iPhone as irrelevant

    Apple's soon-to-be-launched iPhone will be irrelevant to business users because it is a "closed device" and does not support Microsoft Office, a senior executive with the software giant said this week.

  • Free OpenOffice for Mac users

    Sun Microsystems has released the first beta of OpenOffice, the open-source sibling of its StarOffice package, for Mac OS X computers.

  • Mac vs. PC: Which is better for business?

    A friend of mine is starting a new business. I get to choose which computer he's going to use. Question is: Should we go with the PC or the Mac? Here's what I think.

  • Torvalds: Next Linux due by June

    The next version of the heart of the Linux operating system is expected by June, according to project founder Linus Torvalds.

  • Is Mac OS X weaker than Windows?

    Alarmist advice and unbacked claims by security software vendor Symantec has the Macintosh community up in arms.

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