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Thursday, 07 August 2008

BETT 2009 runs 14-17 January

Jonny Evans

Expect more Apple than ever at next year's BETT 2009 trade show for educators and ICT pros.

Thursday, 07 August 2008

Apple product upgrades loom

Jonny Evans

Apple analyst expects new iPods and redesigned MacBooks and MacBook Pros will make their appearance at a hitherto unannounced Apple special event in September.

Tuesday, 05 August 2008

Future MacBook images slip?

Jonny Evans

Taiwanese Mac Web site claims to have seen the future of Apple's consumer laptop, the MacBook, and the future is thin, rounded and aluminium.

Tuesday, 05 August 2008

UBS outlook glows for Apple

Jonny Evans

Good news for the iPod, Mac and potentially for the iPhone - though Apple's plans for a sub-notebook Mac appear to have been delayed, an analyst warns.

Tuesday, 05 August 2008

Mac OS X market share growth stumbles

Gregg Keizer, Computerworld (US)

In July, Apple's Mac OS X powered 7.76 per cent of the computers that accessed the 40,000 sites Net Applications monitors

Tuesday, 05 August 2008

Consumer group urges, 'Mac users, dump Safari'

Gregg Keizer, Computerworld (US online)

Focus on phishing, consumer group warns, Mac users must beware of Web-based hoaxes which Safari offers scant protection against

Monday, 04 August 2008

Apple servers still vulnerable to DNS poisoning, experts warn

Jonny Evans

"It appears that Apple forgot something. The client libaries on my OSX 10.4.11 system, post patch install, still does not randomize the source port," warns security expert on DNS threat.

Monday, 04 August 2008

US border agents can seize iPods, iPhones, laptops

Agam Shah

US agents now have the authority to seize and retain laptops indefinitely, according to a new policy detailed in documents issued by the DHS.

Friday, 01 August 2008

Apple - Europe's biggest PC supplier

Jonny Evans

Don't look away - Apple is Europe's biggest PC supplier, at least in the education market - and has become the fifth biggest supplier in the UK.

Friday, 01 August 2008

Apple finally patches dangerous DNS flaw

Jeremy Kirk

Apple has issued a patch for the DNS (Domain Name System) flaw considered one of the most dangerous vulnerabilities to ever affect the Internet.

Thursday, 31 July 2008

Mac clone maker hires Apple-beating law firm

Gregg Keizer, Computerworld

Three attorneys at Carr & Ferrell were listed on the Monday stipulation, including Colby Springer, Christine Watson and Robert Yorio, a partner at the firm, Yorio and Springer were among the lawyers who represented Burst.com in its patent-infringement case against Apple that started in 2006.

Wednesday, 30 July 2008

Apple up for many gongs in British Technology Awards

Jonny Evans

Apple has eclipsed Microsoft in terms of the number of awards it has been nominated for, though its deep-pocketed competitor has achieved nine nominations.

Tuesday, 29 July 2008

Rumour: Apple MacBook trio receiving massive upgrade

Jonny Evans

New MacBooks and MacBook Pros will offer a glass multi-touch trackpad, with support for gestures; and will be much thinner and lighter than before, looking more like a MacBook Air, report claims...

Tuesday, 29 July 2008

Apple falls on DNS bug security patch

Gregg Keizer, Computerworld

Apple was told of the vulnerability before patches went public. "They were notified at some point," security expert explains. "They were given a heads-up."

Monday, 28 July 2008

Solar power solution for modern Apple laptops ships

Jonny Evans

Apple Juicz for MacBook and MacBook Pro folds to only 10.5 inches and comes with a carrying case. It offers 55 Watts of power and unfolds to a sun-grabbing 60 x 42 inches.

Monday, 28 July 2008

MacBook Touch rumours grow online

Jonny Evans

Mac rumour and speculation climbs in intensity as bloggers, correspondents consider the dawn of the all-new MacBook Touch, reports claim.

Monday, 28 July 2008

Second Mac clone maker set to sell systems

Gregg Keizer, Computerworld

"They can't make a copy [of Mac OS X], but the ultimate consumer of our computers will have to purchase a copy, so Apple's not being harmed here," Tom added.

Monday, 28 July 2008

Steve Jobs' health issues not life threatening

Dan Nystedt

"This is Steve Jobs," the New York Times quotes the executive as saying: "You think I’m an arrogant [expletive] who thinks he’s above the law, and I think you’re a slime bucket who gets most of his facts wrong."

Friday, 25 July 2008

Forrester: Vista rejected like 'new Coke' by enterprises

Eric Lai, Computerworld (US online)

Fewer than one in eleven of the PCs being used in large or very large enterprises runs Windows Vista, prompting Forrester Research to slam it as 'new Coke".

Friday, 25 July 2008

Microsoft looks to mimic Apple success, says Ballmer

Gregg Keizer, Computerworld (US online)

"Today, we're changing the way we work with hardware vendors to ensure that we can provide complete experiences with absolutely no compromises. We'll do the same with phones - providing choice as we work to create great end-to-end experiences."

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