Mac News
Posted on 01/05/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
One of my all-time favorite Mac apps, Alfred, just got a significant update today, bringing new color themes, large type support, 1Password integration, support for dragging and dropping images and files from Alfred into other apps, and more!
Posted on 01/05/2012 by John Manners
The onscreen keyboard on the iPad is great, and works wonders, especially on the new iPad’s beautiful screen. Though, if you’re doing a lot of work on the iPad and typing for a long period of time, you might prefer a physical keyboard. Brydge is just that.
Posted on 01/05/2012 by Chris Hauk
A security firm says that the “Flashback” malware that plagued hundreds of thousands of Macs worldwide may have made as much as $10,000 a day for its authors.
Posted on 27/04/2012 by Chris Hauk
Apple’s Mac App Store for OS X has reportedly crossed the 10,000 application milestone this week. It launched in early 2011 with just over 1,000 applications available for download.
Posted on 26/04/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
Ken Segall’s new book “Insanely Simple” reveals that Steve Jobs planned a Willy Wonka style celebration for the millionth iMac purchaser, but was foiled by California law.
Posted on 25/04/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
Despite the fact that Apple has shown no interested in developing an iOS/Mac “hybrid” device, one designer has come up with a fantastic concept for how a touchscreen iMac might work.
Posted on 25/04/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
Today Microsoft announced that they have released an update to Service Pack 2 (Microsoft Office 2011 14.2.1), which provides all the same patches and fixes as the original Service Pack 2 update, but also addresses the Outlook database corruption issue.
Posted on 25/04/2012 by Henry Taylor-Gill
Dubbed as Cydia for Mac, a new app store known as ‘Hack Store’ will offer developers a more open and unrestricted way for them to sell their apps, so they don’t have to comply will Apple’s strict policies.
Posted on 24/04/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
Apple’s official apps and OS X have been gradually adopting elements on iOS for some while now, and according to Belgian website Apple Weetjes (via AppleInsider), the next major Apple app to become more iOS-like will be iPhoto.
Posted on 24/04/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
Google has officially launched their new Google Drive file storage service, offering 5GB of free storage space. The service includes desktop clients for both Mac and PC, and an official iOS app is due in the coming weeks.
Posted on 24/04/2012 by Henry Taylor-Gill
Linux inventor Linus Torvalds has revealed in an interview with TechCrunch that he adores his Macbook Air, calling it ‘special’.
Posted on 24/04/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
Following rumors that Apple may use a LiquidMetal casing for their next iPhone, we’ve received word from an anonymous source stating that Apple will be using a LiquidMetal casing for their upcoming MacBook Pro/MacBook Air hybrid.
Posted on 24/04/2012 by Chris Hauk
A new strain of Flashback, the malware that was found earlier this month infecting hundreds of thousands of Macs, has spawned a new strain, dubbed “Flashback.S”, it is being distributed in the wild. Like it’s elder sibling, it takes advantage of a vulnerability in Java that Apple has already patched.
Posted on 23/04/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
Following the recent release of SkyDrive for iOS, Microsoft has now released a new SkyDrive app for Windows and OS X Lion, bringing Dropbox-like file storage and management to their cloud storage service.
Posted on 23/04/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
Following Microsoft’s recent Service Pack 2 update to Office for Mac 2011, Microsoft has now completely removed the service pack from their Auto Update tool due to Outlook database issues.
Posted on 23/04/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes Apple may have something new up its sleeve: A new hybrid line of MacBooks that combines the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air lines.