The overall shift means Apple’s services unit is now the company’s second largest category…
Tag: Macintosh
Changing your Wi-Fi channel to boost speed
If your home Wi-Fi has slowed to a crawl, there are all kinds of possible reasons why…
Apple updates iMovie for Mac
Apple on Thursday pushed out a solid update for iMovie for Mac…
Here’s the problem: Apple is ignoring the Mac
Apple sold 4.03 million Macs in the March quarter, a 9% decline from the same period in 2015…
Apple’s Mac sales tumble 12% in second-biggest downturn since ’07
Apple yesterday said it sold 4 million Macs in the March quarter, a 12% decline from the same period…
Apple’s languishing Macintosh: Is a massive re-invention near?
Apple’s Mac lineup has become a cash cow with little invention, but that may be about to change…
Why Intel’s problem won’t be Apple’s problem
This week, beleaguered Intel announced that it was laying off 12,000 employees
Former NSA security expert builds ransomware blocker for Mac
A former NSA security expert has built a free, generic ransomware blocker for Mac…
Apple’s emphasis on security makes ARM-powered Macs ‘inevitable’
Apple will offer Macs equipped with an ARM processor, the same silicon used in the iPhone and iPad…
Hacker promises to kill Apple Mac ransomware before it becomes a nightmare
Ransomware has become the scourge of the web in recent months…
Intel axes 12,000 employees, 11% of its workforce
Intel expects the program to deliver $750 million in savings this year and annual run rate savings of $1.4 billion by mid-2017…
Apple just made 8GB RAM the new Mac normal
Apple today made 8GB of memory standard across all configurations of the 13-inch MacBook Air…
Hey Apple, how about shipping a new computer sometime?
As I was fussing over yet another glitch on my aging iMac the other night and, while doing so, relying on my slightly less senior MacBook Air…
Apple webpage hints at looming rebrand of OS X operating system to MacOS
Instead of referring to its desktop operating system as OS X, Apple again has referred to it as MacOS…
Mac users attacked again by fake Adobe Flash update
Mac users are once again being urged to exercise caution when installing updates to Adobe Flash Player…
Apple’s aging Mac Pro is falling way behind Windows rivals
Apple’s Mac Pro is aging fast, especially with screaming fast Windows desktops being announced in recent weeks…
OS X 10.11.4 hidden framework hints Apple could rebrand it as ‘macOS’
Following the naming conventions of iOS, watchOS and tvOS, Apple’s Mac operating system could soon return…
Is it time to end big, annual OS X updates?
Do we really need major, highly touted updates to software like OS X or is it time for…
Possible OS X futures – two things we learned this week
The ‘Pro’ as in Mac Pro may in fact be headed towards the cloud itself…
Good news and bad news as ransomware comes to the Mac
New research suggests that a strain of ransomware which affected Mac computers this month may have been less threatening…
Trappist monk who inspired Apple’s fonts dead at 83
The man who inspired Steve Jobs to bring multiple typographic styles to the Mac…
Mac ransomware attack casts light on a booming shadow industry
The first widespread ransomware attack on Apple Inc. computers is drawing attention…
Why you should stick with the Mac App Store for safer OS X software downloads
I didn’t think twice about installing software from outside of the Mac App Store, but…
7 steps to protect yourself from over-hyped Mac ‘ransomware’ threat
A new malware briefly flared this weekend but there’s only an extremely slim chance your Mac has been affected…
Mac users targeted in first known OS X ransomware scam
Apple customers were targeted by hackers over the weekend in the first campaign against Macintosh computers…
Terminal tips and tricks every Mac user should know
These tricks are often simple and can help you spruce up your Mac far beyond what the System Preferences window allows…
OS X 10.12: Running out of features?
As Apple works on the latest El Capitan bug fixer-upper, 10.11.4, it hasn’t quite gotten the love…
Apple plans to deliver Siri for Mac this year
Apple currently plans to use its next major release of the Mac operating system, known as OS X 10.12…
Apple releases OS X 10.11.4 public beta 4 with updated Messages and Notes apps
Apple has released the fourth OS X 10.11.4 public beta for non-developer testers….
Steve Jobs’ ‘heavily worn’ Seiko wristwatch from iconic Mac photo fetches $42,000
Even in ‘heavily worn condition,’ the Seiko wristwatch that Jobs wore in a 1984 photo shoot with the original Macintosh…
3 OS X command line tips Mac users need
The Unix roots of Apple’s OS X means the operating system offers a range of performance and troubleshooting features…
The Best Gaming Mac you can buy today is…
The pricey 2013 Mac Pro cylinder with dual FirePro D700s only makes sense if you run your games…
Skylake Mac notebooks may see staggered launches in 2016
Apple is expected to refresh its MacBook lineup in 2016 with Intel’s faster Skylake processors and Thunderbolt 3 with USB-C…
VMware Fusion, Workstation team axed
The developers responsible for the virtualization company’s Workstation and Fusion desktop products have been laid off…
How Apple can comply with Donald Trump’s ‘Made in America’ directive
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made headlines this week with a protectionist proposal…
How Donald Trump got everything wrong about Apple in one sentence
Donald Trump, the billionaire and leading Republican candidate for president of the United States, says he wants Apple…
Why Donald Trump is now targeting Apple and their ‘damn computers’
The only thing I don’t like about Apple, and you can’t say much, is that why don’t they make their product here?
Trump could cost U.S. consumers $6 billion per year by imposing a 35% tariff on Apple iPhone
In a speech yesterday Donald Trump said he would impose an import tax of 35% on goods such as Apple’s iPhones…
Trump: We’ll get Apple to manufacture ‘their damn computers and things’ in the U.S.A.
When Donald J. Trump ascends to the presidency — as Donald J. Trump promises he will — the focus will be on making America great again…
Steve Jobs refused to carry an Apple access card
Steve had to be escorted everywhere on campus. He refused to carry one of the access cards that would allow him to open the locked doors that separate the buildings…
Apple was the only personal computer maker to experience growth in 2015
Apple was the only PC manufacturer to see YoY growth in the personal computer market…
Apple continues to beat the Windows PC market
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 75.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015, a 8.3 percent decline from the fourth quarter of 2014…
