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“A conservative is a liberal who’s been mugged.” I thought of that old wisecrack this morning when I encountered something I’d never seen before: a serious trojan attack on my Mac.
(Follow-up: How to Avoid or Remove ‘Mac Defender’ Malware)
The attack in question was an …
If you were Steve Jobs, what better way to celebrate your 56th birthday than with a launch of a new line of MacBook Pros?
After news of a meeting in which retail employees signed a non-disclosure agreement, the Internet is abuzz with rumors of an upcoming product launch. Sources at BGR speculate that the new line of laptops will be …
You can’t blame Gail Davis for hanging up on the person who called her to congratulate her on downloading Apple’s 10 billionth app and winning a $10,000 iTunes gift certificate. Her husband and her both don’t have iPods capable of using App store items.
“I thought it was a prank call,” Gail Davis said to Cult of Mac. “I …
Newsflash: Apple is white hot right now, in case you hadn’t noticed. Having very little competition in the tablet space? Good for business. Having a wildly popular cell phone? Good for business. Redesigning the MacBook Air and dropping the starting price to just under $1,000? Also good for business.
On a conference call yesterday (you …
Steve Jobs is known to try and be involved with Mac users. While he might not be writing personal, handwritten notes to thank you for buying an Apple computer anymore, he does still try and answer emails from customers sent to his personal account. Now, we’re finding out that Jobs still takes $1 in salary. According to the Wall Street …
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In this week’s Technologizer column at TIME.com, I take a stab at answering technology’s longest-running question: “PC or Mac?” My answer won’t please everybody–it’s a topic that instantly sends some people into prickly, combative mode–but it’s the only one that makes sense: “It depends on what you’re trying to do, and how much money …
The first Apple computer, the Apple I, was sold to an anonymous buyer for £133,250 or $213,600 at a Christie’s auction in London today. The computer is one of 200 that were ever produced.
(More on TIME.com: Update for iPad Brings Wireless Printing, Apple TV Streaming)
The computer had a letter of authenticity signed by the …
Among the announcements from Apple’s press event yesterday, we heard about the new Mac App Store. If you’ve ever downloaded an app to an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad, you’ll feel right at home with this. The Mac App Store will be rolled out within 90 days, according to Apple.
Unlike with Apple’s mobile devices, you’ll still be able to …
Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage today to announce the new iLife ’11 software suite, FaceTime availability for Mac users, Apple’s upcoming operating system “OS X Lion,” and new 13.3- and 11.6-inch models of Apple’s ultraportable MacBook Air notebooks. Here’s a look at what’s new.
iLife ’11
Apple has updated its iLife …
Invites for an Apple Mac event have just gone out to media. They’re even hinting at the next version of OS X with a lion! What could it be? A new MacBook Air? What’s in store for OS X? We’ll find out October 20!
Not that the average Joe would ever need a 12-Core machine or need to spend $5,000 on one but Apple now makes one just in case.
Slipped into the Apple Store this morning, the latest Mac Pro is equipped with two 2.66GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon Westmere (32nm) processors with 6GB of memory and 1TB drive. And that’s just the base …
Apple intends to remind us all today that it still makes computers. Remember Apple computers? They’re like the iPhone but much, much bigger and faster.
We’ll start the showcase off with the new 27-inch LED Cinema Display at $999. It’s got a 2560×1440 resolution, built-in iSight camera, microphone, and speakers, a built-in USB …
