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News: Gatekeeper in-depth, gangs targeting Apple stores, Apple seeds OS X 10.7.4, and more!
Apple

News: Gatekeeper in-depth, gangs targeting Apple stores, Apple seeds OS X 10.7.4, and more!

Gangs raid Auckland Apple stores as police scour CCTV; meanwhile, Apple preps OS X 10.7.4 and gaming on Mac gains ground.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Apr 2012

Global Stories

News: Kaspersky's Mac security analysis, pending iCloud upgrade, return of the Nvidia GPU, and more!
Semiconductors

News: Kaspersky's Mac security analysis, pending iCloud upgrade, return of the Nvidia GPU, and more!

Kaspersky tackles Mac security independently, amid iCloud upgrades and the anticipated return of Nvidia GPUs in MacBook Pros.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Tue, 15th May 2012
News: revamped 15-inch MacBook Pro, Apple television rumours, iCloud beta, and more!
Supply Chain

News: revamped 15-inch MacBook Pro, Apple television rumours, iCloud beta, and more!

Apple updates 15-inch MacBook Pro with retina display and no optical drive, hints at new TV, launches iCloud beta, and more.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Mon, 14th May 2012
News: iCloud notifications, Ivy Bridge Macs, Office 2011 updates, and more!
Apple

News: iCloud notifications, Ivy Bridge Macs, Office 2011 updates, and more!

Apple tested notifications on the iCloud website the other day in a browser-based implementation of notifications similar to ones that appear on iOS.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Wed, 9th May 2012
News: plain-text passwords and FileVault, MobileMe and iCloud storage, MobileMe websites, and more!
Apple

News: plain-text passwords and FileVault, MobileMe and iCloud storage, MobileMe websites, and more!

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.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Mon, 7th May 2012
News: Liquidmetal products, HP regains PC crown, Forstall sells stock, and more!
Apple

News: Liquidmetal products, HP regains PC crown, Forstall sells stock, and more!

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.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd May 2012
News: OWC dual hard drive kit, update to Mountain Lion, beyond .zip, and more!
Apple

News: OWC dual hard drive kit, update to Mountain Lion, beyond .zip, and more!

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.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Wed, 2nd May 2012
News: Oracle releases Java, Apple's iBook Author, Sophos on the Mac, and more!
Apple

News: Oracle releases Java, Apple's iBook Author, Sophos on the Mac, and more!

Oracle to maintain Java for OS X, aiming to dodge security lapses like the Flashback trojan, as Apple ups app security with Gatekeeper.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Tue, 1st May 2012
News: Apple's tax avoidance, 100 Thunderbolt devices, the road to OS Xi, and more!
Apple

News: Apple's tax avoidance, 100 Thunderbolt devices, the road to OS Xi, and more!

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.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Mon, 30th Apr 2012
News: 10000 apps in the Mac App Store, Insanely Simple, iMac clones, and more!
Apple

News: 10000 apps in the Mac App Store, Insanely Simple, iMac clones, and more!

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.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Sun, 29th Apr 2012
News: WWDC 2012 announced and sold out, Apple security 10 years behind, touch-based iMac, and more!
Apple

News: WWDC 2012 announced and sold out, Apple security 10 years behind, touch-based iMac, and more!

It was about early Thursday morning that Apple announced WWDC 2012, their annual conference for developers of iOS and OS X software.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Thu, 26th Apr 2012
News: Apple's quarterly results, iPhoto '12 rumours, Send to Kindle, and more!
Apple

News: Apple's quarterly results, iPhoto '12 rumours, Send to Kindle, and more!

Apple's sales soar with $39.2bn revenue and new iPhoto '12 rumours, alongside Amazon's Mac-friendly Send to Kindle feature.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Wed, 25th Apr 2012
News: Adobe CS6 announced, Microsoft pulls Office 2011 update, MacBook Pro speculation, and more!
Microsoft

News: Adobe CS6 announced, Microsoft pulls Office 2011 update, MacBook Pro speculation, and more!

Adobe reveals CS6 pricing, while Microsoft retracts Office 2011 update. Meanwhile, 17 MacBook Pro faces discontinuation amid new Intel tech buzz.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Mon, 23rd Apr 2012
News: Flashback numbers update, Valve-Apple meeting never happened, Path Finder 6, and more!
Apple

News: Flashback numbers update, Valve-Apple meeting never happened, Path Finder 6, and more!

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.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Sun, 22nd Apr 2012
News: pushing iCloud to MobileMe users, Tim Cook named in TIME list, PCIe SSD, and more!
Apple

News: pushing iCloud to MobileMe users, Tim Cook named in TIME list, PCIe SSD, and more!

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.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Thu, 19th Apr 2012
News: power management technology, G-RAID Thunderbolt drive, Flashback update, and more!
Apple

News: power management technology, G-RAID Thunderbolt drive, Flashback update, and more!

Apple innovates with new power management tech for Macs, introduces G-RAID Thunderbolt drive, while 140,000 Macs remain Flashback-infected.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Apr 2012
News: LuckyCat malware threat, no more iWork and Aperture trials, iTunes library sharing, and more!
Microsoft

News: LuckyCat malware threat, no more iWork and Aperture trials, iTunes library sharing, and more!

New security threat infects machines via Microsoft Word exploit. LuckyCat malware allows remote access to machine's contents.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Apr 2012
News: German iCloud push email, 2012 Final Cut updates, OS X security threats so far, and more!
Apple

News: German iCloud push email, 2012 Final Cut updates, OS X security threats so far, and more!

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.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Mon, 16th Apr 2012