NZMac stories - Page 3
News: more retina display Macs, five antivirus apps, the end of Perian, and more!
Wed, 16th May 2012
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Apple eyes retina displays for iMac and MacBook Air amidst rising security concerns, as the iconic Perian codec faces its end.
News: Kaspersky's Mac security analysis, pending iCloud upgrade, return of the Nvidia GPU, and more!
Tue, 15th May 2012
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Kaspersky tackles Mac security independently, amid iCloud upgrades and the anticipated return of Nvidia GPUs in MacBook Pros.
News: revamped 15-inch MacBook Pro, Apple television rumours, iCloud beta, and more!
Mon, 14th May 2012
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Apple updates 15-inch MacBook Pro with retina display and no optical drive, hints at new TV, launches iCloud beta, and more.
News: Lightroom 4 and the Mac App Store, Apple updates, iCloud photo storage, and more!
Thu, 10th May 2012
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Adobe launches Lightroom 4 on the Mac App Store as Apple rolls out OS X and Safari updates, amidst calls for better iCloud photo storage.
News: iCloud notifications, Ivy Bridge Macs, Office 2011 updates, and more!
Wed, 9th May 2012
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Apple tested notifications on the iCloud website the other day in a browser-based implementation of notifications similar to ones that appear on iOS.
News: plain-text passwords and FileVault, MobileMe and iCloud storage, MobileMe websites, and more!
Mon, 7th May 2012
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A flaw has been revealed in Apple's FileVault technology that stores the user's password in clear text, after an Apple developer enabled a debug mode.
News: Liquidmetal products, HP regains PC crown, Forstall sells stock, and more!
Thu, 3rd May 2012
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HP dethrones Apple for PC crown, while Liquidmetal tech deemed not ready for the MacBook Pro. In other news, Forstall cashes out on Apple shares.
News: OWC dual hard drive kit, update to Mountain Lion, beyond .zip, and more!
Wed, 2nd May 2012
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OWC releases a new dual hard drive kit for the 2011 Mac Mini, Apple updates Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3, and Mac Bartender app enters beta stage.
News: Oracle releases Java, Apple's iBook Author, Sophos on the Mac, and more!
Tue, 1st May 2012
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Oracle to maintain Java for OS X, aiming to dodge security lapses like the Flashback trojan, as Apple ups app security with Gatekeeper.
News: Apple's tax avoidance, 100 Thunderbolt devices, the road to OS Xi, and more!
Mon, 30th Apr 2012
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There's a fantastic piece from the New York Times on how Apple sidesteps billions in taxes, by taking advantage of a few laws in the US.
News: 10000 apps in the Mac App Store, Insanely Simple, iMac clones, and more!
Sun, 29th Apr 2012
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It has been revealed that the Mac App Store is now the home to over 10,000 Mac apps, passing the milestone 15 months after the original launch.
News: WWDC 2012 announced and sold out, Apple security 10 years behind, touch-based iMac, and more!
Thu, 26th Apr 2012
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It was about early Thursday morning that Apple announced WWDC 2012, their annual conference for developers of iOS and OS X software.
News: Apple's quarterly results, iPhoto '12 rumours, Send to Kindle, and more!
Wed, 25th Apr 2012
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Apple's sales soar with $39.2bn revenue and new iPhoto '12 rumours, alongside Amazon's Mac-friendly Send to Kindle feature.
News: Gatekeeper in-depth, gangs targeting Apple stores, Apple seeds OS X 10.7.4, and more!
Tue, 24th Apr 2012
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Gangs raid Auckland Apple stores as police scour CCTV; meanwhile, Apple preps OS X 10.7.4 and gaming on Mac gains ground.
News: Adobe CS6 announced, Microsoft pulls Office 2011 update, MacBook Pro speculation, and more!
Mon, 23rd Apr 2012
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Adobe reveals CS6 pricing, while Microsoft retracts Office 2011 update. Meanwhile, 17 MacBook Pro faces discontinuation amid new Intel tech buzz.
News: Flashback numbers update, Valve-Apple meeting never happened, Path Finder 6, and more!
Sun, 22nd Apr 2012
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Over 650k Macs remain plagued by the Flashback trojan, debunking Symantec's 140k claim. Meanwhile, Valve denies an Apple meeting and Path Finder 6 launches.
News: pushing iCloud to MobileMe users, Tim Cook named in TIME list, PCIe SSD, and more!
Thu, 19th Apr 2012
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Apple wants MobileMe users to make the jump to iCloud, and they're sending out free Snow Leopard DVDs to ease the transition to OS X Lion.
News: power management technology, G-RAID Thunderbolt drive, Flashback update, and more!
Wed, 18th Apr 2012
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Apple innovates with new power management tech for Macs, introduces G-RAID Thunderbolt drive, while 140,000 Macs remain Flashback-infected.
News: LuckyCat malware threat, no more iWork and Aperture trials, iTunes library sharing, and more!
Tue, 17th Apr 2012
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New security threat infects machines via Microsoft Word exploit. LuckyCat malware allows remote access to machine's contents.
News: German iCloud push email, 2012 Final Cut updates, OS X security threats so far, and more!
Mon, 16th Apr 2012
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Apple loses iCloud court appeal in Germany, affecting push email service, while promising major Final Cut Pro X updates and facing OS X security threats.