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News Macs are as easy to hack as they are to use, according to security researcher Charles Miller. Open source is yet another vector for new attacks on Apple Macs. During his presentation, 'Hacking Leopard: Tools and techniques for attacking the newest... [14 Aug 2007]
Apple targets Twitter generation
News So to draw curious neighbors over the fence, Jobs likes to show family-friendly applications when showing off new Macs or software, appealing to the desire of those in attendance to easily create a digital record of their children's hijinks both... [08 Aug 2007]
iPhone gets first update
News Apple has issued a score of security updates for Macs and also the first update for its iPhone mobile device. Dozens of vulnerabilities and bugs were covered by a total of six downloads for Mac OS 10.3.9 (Panther), Mac OS 10.4.10 (Tiger) on PowerPC... [01 Aug 2007]
Stories of the month - July 2007
News The age-old Mac vs PC debate was reignited this month when half of the silicon.com CIO Jury decided the cost of upgrading to Microsoft's latest OS - Windows Vista - is encouraging companies to consider investing in Macs or Linux-based machines... [30 Jul 2007]
Minority Report: Macs gaining enterprise cred
Comment Over the past few years Apple has done a lot to make Macs more appealing to corporations - and, says Seb Janacek, it looks like its hard work may just be starting to pay off. Predictably, the perceived cost of Macs is a major barrier and a common... [19 Jul 2007]
Macs versus PCs - the battle continues
News In a recent interview, the CIO of property asset management company Capital & Regional kicked off the debate, telling silicon.com Macs are "smarter money and cheaper" than Microsoft's newest OS - a view that seems to be shared by some silicon.com... [18 Jul 2007]
Mac versus PCs - the CIO verdict
News Nicholas Bellenberg, IT director at publisher Hachette Filipacchi UK, said his company runs lots of Macs with good cross-platform compatibility with Microsoft applications - though he added Entourage on the Mac doesn't match Outlook on the PC for... [12 Jul 2007]
Mac desktops are "smarter money", says CIO
News Zone and The Mall shopping centres - could potentially run on Suse Linux with a Firefox browser, while Apple Macs may be a better alternative to Windows PCs. Property asset management company Capital & Regional is evaluating Linux desktops and... [10 Jul 2007]
Apple's Safari coming to Windows PCs
News It also lets users search other computers - both Windows and Macs -connected to a local-area network, and it syncs up with Apple's dot-Mac service to let road warriors access the sales contract they left back on their home Mac before setting out... [12 Jun 2007]
Macs not safe from viruses, says Sophos founder
News It gives a false impression that somehow Apple Macs are all virus free. The co-founder of antivirus company Sophos said the Mac is not a virus-free platform. Speaking in an interview with silicon.com sister site ZDNet Australia, Dr Jan Hruska, who... [08 Jun 2007]
Apple vows to be "greener"
News According to the letter, Apple will introduce its first Macs later this year that have displays backlit by light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which are free of the toxic substance mercury. In addition, Jobs said new Macs in 2007 will have glass monitors... [03 May 2007]
Apple defends Jobs as profits surge
News As was expected, Oppenheimer steered clear of questions about Jobs, the board's statement and the stock options mess during the conference call, preferring to focus on sales of Macs and iPods during the quarter. [26 Apr 2007]
Run Vista on a Mac
News Although Boot Camp - an application that lets users with Intel-based Macs install Windows alongside Mac OS X - is still in beta, version 1.2 is the first to support Vista installations. The next full release of Mac OS X - Leopard - will contain a... [30 Mar 2007]
First Direct Macs up with customers
News A spokeswoman for the bank told silicon.com it is sending a letter to inform users of Safari - which is supplied as standard with Macs - it is "actively trying to resolve the situation as quickly as possible". [15 Mar 2007]
Apple issues OS X mega-patch
News The vulnerabilities pose varying risks to Macs. It deals with vulnerabilities in the Mac maker's own software, as well as third-party components such as Adobe Systems' Flash Player, MySQL and OpenSSH. [14 Mar 2007]
