macs in news
RSS macs in newsStories 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... [30 Jul 2007]
BBC iPlayer petition hits 10,000
News The BBC added that developing a version for Apple Macs and Microsoft Vista is "absolutely on our critical path for this year". More than 10,000 people have signed an e-petition on the 10 Downing Street website urging the... [23 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... [18 Jul 2007]
Podcast: The Weekly Round-Up 13.07.07
Round-Up Podcast Are Macs better value than Vista, should you sack someone by IM and how techies beat stress at work are all discussed in this week's silicon.com Weekly Round-Up podcast. Host Steve Ranger is joined in the studio by Andy... [13 Jul 2007]
Mac versus PCs - the CIO verdict
News The cost of upgrading to Windows Vista is forcing more organisations to evaluate alternatives including Apple Macs and Linux for the desktop. Half of silicon.com's 12-strong CIO Jury IT user panel said the Vista factor... [12 Jul 2007]
Mac desktops are "smarter money", says CIO
News Property asset management company Capital & Regional is evaluating Linux desktops and Apple Macs as a way to reduce its dependency on Microsoft. Zone and The Mall shopping centres - could potentially run on Suse Linux... [10 Jul 2007]
BBC's new media boss talks web 3.0
News A public beta will be available from 27 July and Highfield promised future versions that would allow viewing via TV sets, programme stacking and - answering some early critics - use over mobiles, Macs and PCs running... [03 Jul 2007]
BBC iPlayer goes public
News He said developing the service for Macs and The BBC's on-demand TV service, iPlayer, has been launched to further boost the Beeb's efforts to embrace the internet and meet the growing clamour for television on demand. [27 Jun 2007]
Apple's Safari coming to Windows PCs
News Leopard developers will now have the ability to create 64-bit applications specifically for Macs. It also lets users search other computers - both Windows and Macs -connected to a local-area network,... [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. He also believes Windows can be as secure as Linux - if it is... [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... [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. Windows Vista is now usable on... [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. Apple has issued a security update for its Mac OS X to plug 45 security holes, including several zero-day vulnerabilities. The mega-patch is the seventh Apple security... [14 Mar 2007]
