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RSS mac osMagic Mouse - Apple's best ever?
Comment So for years, Mac users laboured with single-button mice in a contextual-click world. In addition the two-finger swipes work well on web pages and the Mac's photo software. Eventually, Apple software... [03 Nov 2009]
Photos: The Apple mouse through the ages
Photo Ever a stickler for detail, Steve Jobs reportedly insisted the Mac mouse eschew the Lisa mouse's angular design and become more like a mini version of the Mac itself. The mouse was a key selling point of... [03 Nov 2009]
Windows 7 to trump Snow Leopard?
Comment According to reviews thus far, Windows 7 is a polished beast, slick and quick and a worthy contender for Mac OS X. Apple said Mac sales have been fuelled by demand for its latest... [20 Oct 2009]
'A full-scale switch to Macs is laughable'
Comment In a recent silicon.com CIO Jury, just one of the IT chiefs surveyed said the recent release of Snow Leopard will make their business more likely to adopt Apple desktops, while other CIOs outlined to silicon.com why they believe... [13 Oct 2009]
Why CIOs are saying no to Macs
News It's a situation that looks unlikely to change, despite the launch of a new Mac OS: a recent poll of the silicon.com CIO Jury found none of the IT chiefs surveyed said the release of Snow Leopard will... [02 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Google Chrome
Cheat Sheet Google has also said it's working on Chrome for Mac OS X and Linux - showing that it isn't restricting its ambitions to Windows - with an early developer version of both already out. It's early days but... [22 Sep 2009]
Macs more likely to be used on your network but you didn't pay for them
Comment Apple has made each new release of Mac OS X easier to integrate with corporate resources. Apple is content to continue to make Mac OS more enterprise-friendly and... [21 Sep 2009]
Apple's Snow Leopard won't make us move to Macs, say CIOs
News Apple may be reinvigorated with CEO Steve Jobs back at the helm and a new OS just out of the gates, but it looks like the business world is still closed to the Mac maker. Just one of the 12-strong jury... [21 Sep 2009]
Photos: Installing Apple's latest Mac OS X
Photo Two weeks after the release and one update to 10.6.1 later, silicon.com sister site ZD Australia decided to upgrade from Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard to OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.... [16 Sep 2009]
Understanding The Critical Role Of Device Management And Security In Your Business' Mobile Strategy
White Paper Firms are increasingly embracing more than just one mobile platform, making it critical that they invest in tools that can support mobile devices powered by BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Mac OS X,... [04 Sep 2009]
Apple tablet, Windows 7, Nokia mini laptop, 3D printers and future mobiles
Photo With rumours of a Mac tablet spreading like wildfire, silicon.com's sister site CNET News.com mocked up what the finished product might look like. See more of the OS here. Shown here is how the device... [02 Sep 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Apple iPhone
Cheat Sheet Pretty impressive for a year or so but Apple did have the advantage of an existing loyal Mac developer base to draw on. Nowadays the number of apps available for the iPhone is in excess of 65,000 - outstripping competing... [02 Sep 2009]
Snow Leopard, Windows 7, Microsoft Word ban and BT broadband
News One of the biggest stories in August was the build-up to the launch of Apple's latest Mac operating system, Snow Leopard.silicon.com took a look at what new features and refinements to expect from the newly-launched... [01 Sep 2009]
Apple's Snow Leopard: Embracing the brave new multicore world
News Apple began shipping Snow Leopard on Friday but the true importance of the Mac OS X update is likely to emerge much later. That's because Mac OS X 10.6 begins a... [01 Sep 2009]
Google Chrome getting on better with Apple's Snow Leopard
News Google released an update for Chrome to fix compatibility problems with Snow Leopard on Monday, which along with other fixes shows the gradually maturing state of the Mac OS X version of the browser.... [01 Sep 2009]
