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BBC iPlayer continues to soar with 17 million downloads
News ¦ iPlayer: Download version coming to Macs The download version of iPlayer for Macs is due this year, although no firm date has been made public. The BBC's online on-demand TV service, iPlayer, continues to go from strength to strength, with 17... [20 Feb 2008]
BBC signs up with iTunes
News iPlayer: Download version coming to Macs A range of BBC television programmes are now available for download at Apple's UK iTunes store. BBC iPlayer: all the coverage BBC signs up with iTunes BBC's iPlayer is go diams... [19 Feb 2008]
iPlayer: Download version coming to Macs
News The service has been available in streaming form for Macs and Linux - in addition to Windows XP and Vista - since December last year. BBC stats suggest around 90 per cent of people using the streaming version of iPlayer are running Windows, with... [08 Feb 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 01.02.08
Round-Up Let's take an analogy - and being a dyed-in-the-wool traditionalist the Round-Up's going to use the usual car analogy to differentiate between Macs and PCs. Mac users are a bunch of arrogant, self-satisfied gits. [01 Feb 2008]
First Direct banks on Apple
News Around 10 per cent of the customer base use Macs - a higher proportion than other banks, according to First Direct. First Direct is now offering its online banking services through Apple's Safari web browser, as well as on the recently launched... [24 Jan 2008]
Macs no longer safe from cyberattacks
News We can't say that … Macs are the place to be but it's clear there is a market experiment going on. If Mac users fall for scams that PC users have faced for years, it won't be long before criminal gangs exploit them, say security experts. [23 Jan 2008]
Mac sales set Apple 'on fire'
News Apple estimates 19 per cent of the Macs installed are running Leopard, Mac OS X 10.5, and Leopard generated $170m in revenue for Apple during the first quarter it went on sale, compared with the $100m that Tiger, Mac OS X 10.4, generated for Apple... [23 Jan 2008]
BBC iPlayer gets 3.5 million hits
News The streaming version of iPlayer was launched for Windows, Macs and Linux in December. More than 3.5 million BBC programmes have been watched using the BBC's online on-demand iPlayer TV service during the fortnight after Christmas Day. [15 Jan 2008]
BBC iPlayer gets Christmas bonus
News A streaming version of iPlayer was launched for Windows, Macs and Linux in December. The BBC's iPlayer website saw a 14-fold increase in traffic during the festive period. From 8 December 2007 to 5 January 2008 visits to the site rocketed following... [10 Jan 2008]
Minority Report: 12 months that changed Apple
Comment Apple's change of name in January from Apple Computer to Apple Inc also highlighted the company's growing focus on product families other than Macs. Few would dispute that Apple has had a remarkable year. [21 Dec 2007]
Apple OS X more vulnerable than Vista?
News Macs have traditionally been viewed as suffering from fewer vulnerabilities than Windows. Apple Mac operating systems had more critical vulnerabilities reported in 2007 than Microsoft's operating systems, according to research. [20 Dec 2007]
Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux
News The new all-platform streaming iPlayer service is available for Macs and Linux as well as the two Windows operating systems - XP and Vista. In a recent interview with silicon.com, Ashley Highfield, head of the BBC's future media and technology unit... [17 Dec 2007]
BBC's iPlayer comes to Macs and Linux
News But Anthony Rose, the BBC’s Head of Digital Media Technology, has now said the corporation is aiming to launch a download version for other platforms "including Macs" in 2008. This is the first time a UK broadcaster has provided an on-demand... [14 Dec 2007]
Dear silicon.com... Data breach row, hotel iMac, wi-fi piggybacking: yay or nay?
Comment By having Apple Macs, does that make it even more "high tech"? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. UK's worst security breach [22 Nov 2007]
Photos: High life at the high-tech hotel
Photo The Macs currently run Apple's Tiger OS but are due to be upgraded to the new Leopard OS before Christmas. Using the Macs you can surf the web while watching TV - the service offers 38 TV channels. City Inn plans to roll out the Macs to its other... [20 Nov 2007]
