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Minority Report: The 3G iPhone has landed
Comment There was nothing on new Mac hardware and no sign of the ghostly 'tablet Macs' some analysts had predicted. The other big announcement was the upgrade of the Mac.com suite on online services that has remained largely unchanged for a number of years... [13 Jun 2008]
Sales of Mac Office rocket, says Microsoft
News Senior marketing manager Amanda Lefebvre declined to give all of the credit to Apple, but said of the increased number of Macs, "Of course that's one of the components that is helping us. Microsoft's Mac unit is set to disclose that copies of the... [13 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... ZX Spectrum nostalgia, Mac attack, tag a bag…
Comment My only two problems with Macs: Comments came flying in on this, some cheering for the winner, while some were a little miffed their favourite didn't feature on the poll… And from old computers to the latest in high-tech cool, the age-old debate... [24 Apr 2008]
Apple profits up thanks to Mac, iPhone and iPod
News Robert Stimpson, portfolio manager at Oak Associates, which owns Apple shares said: "It looks like the Macs were good, the iPods were flat and the iPhones were OK. Apples sold 2.3 million Macs in the quarter, topping the two million to 2.2 million... [24 Apr 2008]
Minority Report: iPhone, Android and the world in your pocket
Comment While worldwide computer unit sales continue to slow - although Macs are bucking the trend - it's in mobiles that growth is predicted as the web moves to handheld devices. The Mac, and more recently the iPod, have had an undeniable influence on... [23 Apr 2008]
Minority Report: Why I am a Mac user
Comment However, with the Macs I've owned this problem has never been applicable. Certainly, there are a couple of Macs in the Apple stable that have been guilty of positioning form above function. But perhaps the most common allegation hurled in the... [17 Apr 2008]
Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer
Cheat Sheet The streaming version was compatible with Macs and Linux as well as the Microsoft platforms right from its launch. Aside from the work to make the download version compatible with Macs, the BBC also has plans to broaden access even further, making... [05 Mar 2008]
BBC iPlayer continues to soar with 17 million downloads
News The download version of iPlayer for Macs is due this year, although no firm date has been made public. ¦ iPlayer: Download version coming to Macs He said: "We're also very keen to expand beyond the PC and Mac onto other devices. [20 Feb 2008]
BBC signs up with iTunes
News iPlayer: Download version coming to Macs Once downloaded, the programmes can be played on Mac or PC as well as on video iPods, iPhones and Apple's IPTV service. BBC iPlayer: all the coverage BBC signs up with iTunes BBC's... [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. Actually, the agency focused on Apple versus PC users and found Mac people are pretty much... [01 Feb 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. Until recently, the relatively small number of Mac users had been safe because they were not considered worthy of attention by professional gangs. [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]
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. The MacBook and MacBook Pro models have been a mainstay in the company's Mac sales in recent years. [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]
