How will OEM partners find new opportunities in a changing devices market?
The volume-centric strategies that were once used to drive PC original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners' sales are now out of sync.
View ArticleMac security issue prompts Apple development process audit
Apple will review its software development process after a researcher discovered a security issue in a new version of its Mac operating system.
View ArticleHow a single character could make your Apple device crash
Apple has revealed a bug in some versions of its operating systems is causing its devices to crash thanks to a single character in Telugu.
View ArticleMicrosoft previews Office 2019 for Mac
The beta of Office 2019 for Mac is meant for volume license customers who intend to run the 'perpetual' version of the suite, not Office 365 subscribers.
View ArticleRIP Macintosh: 1984 - 2018
You may still love your Mac, but Apple doesn’t share your passion.
View ArticleMicrosoft launches Office 2019 for Windows, macOS
Microsoft has launched Office 2019 for Windows and macOS, giving its most important customers - volume licensees - first crack at the application suite.
View ArticleLanguage barriers, Lunar New Year and NDA impasse: How ASUS and Kaspersky...
Kaspersky Lab’s dealings with ASUS after revealing the Taiwanese computer brand’s live software update tool was being used to install a malicious backdoor on its customer’s computers were marred by a...
View ArticleIBM: ‘Mac users are happier and more productive’
IBM, which has embraced Apple hardware in a big way, says the employees who use Macs are more likely to stay at the company.
View ArticleMajor Thunderbolt security flaw found in Macs and PCs
Björn Ruytenberg recently detailed a series of security vulnerabilities in Thunderbolt 2 and Thunderbolt 3, collectively called 'Thunderspy'.
View ArticleApple adds Mac computers to independent repair shop program
Apple has expanded a program that provides parts and training to independent repair shops to cover its Mac computers.
View ArticleApple somehow sold $9B in Macs last quarter
Despite navigating its first fourth-quarter without a new iPhone in a nearly decade, Apple still managed to eke very slight growth.
View ArticleMicrosoft readies Office for Big Sur, M1-based Macs
One day after Apple unveiled new computers that run on Apple-designed silicon, Microsoft issued a preview of Office for the Mac that will run natively on the new hardware.
View ArticleApple takes the Mac to the cloud
Though I’ve long thought that tomorrow's desktop will be cloud-based, even I didn't expect the next desktop-as-a-service would be macOS running on the AWS cloud.
View ArticleWindows 10 on M1 Macs: What you can do (virtualisation, sorta) and can’t...
Running Windows 10 for ARM on an M1 Mac is workable via virtualisation. There's no retail version of the OS available currently, only a free preview, but the indicators that there may be seem positive.
View ArticleChromebooks continued to outsell Macs in 2020
Consumers snapped up Chromebooks in 2020, enough so that Google’s Chrome OS is now the second most popular OS in the PC space.
View Article30K Macs are infected with ‘Silver Sparrow’ virus and no one knows why
Security researcher Red Canary has discovered a new malware target at Macs running both Intel and M1 chips but there’s a twist.
View ArticleM1 Mac users are reporting excessive SSD wear and tear
If M1 Macs are performing too many writes on the SSD, that could lead to drive problems down the road.
View ArticleAn act of desperation 20 years ago was the building block for the modern Mac
With its back against the wall and its internal software development failing, Apple was left with only desperation moves.
View ArticleFrom Aqua to Catalina: Evolution of the Mac OS X operating system
The macOS we use today is the result of iteration over 16 major OS releases during those 20 years. Here are the highlights.
View Article24-inch M1 iMac: New colours, new chip, and much much more
Apple has started a colourful new chapter for its all-in-one Mac. Here are the top five features of the new iMacs.
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