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RSS macsOpen 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]
Dear silicon.com... cashless concerns, battle of the OSes, iPhone fans...
Comment With Apple shifting more Macs than ever before and Ubuntu really simplifying the Linux experience, we may start to see real competition in operating systems once again. In the UK, probably fewer than 3% of corporate machines are Macs, yet look at... [15 Nov 2007]
iPhone for business? Hang on...
News The lure of the device as an enterprise tool is down to its features and functionality, he said - especially the web browsing experience it offers - but there would also be "synchronisation benefits" to having iPhones instead of other mobiles as... [12 Nov 2007]
Mac porn Trojan is multiplying, warns F-Secure
News It shows that Macs are "starting to get interesting for the bad guys", he added. Security company F-Secure has discovered 32 variants of a Mac Trojan unearthed last week but claims about its powers have been wildly overstated, according to experts. [09 Nov 2007]
Minority Report: Apple's blues
Comment Users found despite an apparently successful installation, their Macs soon hung on restarting and presented users with a blank blue monitor. While Apple doesn't need to support third-party apps, particularly ones that mess with system libraries, it... [05 Nov 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 02.11.07
Round-Up Complaints soon began to hit Apple's support web forums and phone lines as users reported that having installed the new OS their Macs subsequently hung on restart with a plain blue screen. Worse still, some Macs installed with Leopard now feature... [02 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... petty cash, Vista sales, swelling SMEs...
Comment have people never considered the possibility of making a backup or do macs never get hit by lightning or power surges or knocked off desks or have coffee spilled on them or any of a hundred and one accidental disasters that affect computer systems... [01 Nov 2007]
BBC tech chief hits back at iPlayer critics
News He said: "I am a deep lover of Macs. The BBC has hit back at criticisms from the Mac and open source communities over the iPlayer only being available for Microsoft's Windows XP platform. The BBC launched the iPlayer in July this year for the... [30 Oct 2007]
Q&A: Ashley Highfield, head of BBC's Future Media and Technology unit
Comment We do believe the next suite of Adobe Air products will enable us to offer a download solution for Macs and we believe that would be possible at some point during 2008. I am a deep lover of Macs. The launch of the iPlayer, however, hasn't been... [30 Oct 2007]
Apple riding high on Mac sales, iPhone
News Apple sold 2.1 million Macs during the quarter, a company record and 400,000 units better than its previous best. Apple has reported another stellar quarter, exceeding estimates in just about every facet of its business. [23 Oct 2007]
Leader: Why the BBC must do more with iPlayer
Leader The BBC is in the process of developing a video streaming version of iPlayer, its online on-demand TV service, for both Windows XP and non-XP platforms.iPlayer is currently only available as a download service for Windows XP, despite the BBC... [19 Oct 2007]
Ashley Highfield
AS Profile The iPlayer was not without controversy - it's still only available for Windows PCs and not Macs. Ashley Highfield remains a top 10 Agenda Setter for the fourth year in a row. He continues to drive forward the BBC's digital strategy through... [12 Oct 2007]
