VMware has released Fusion Tech Preview 2023 with a "significant leap forward" for its virtualization software on macOS. Apple Silicon-based Mac users now have full 3D acceleration on Windows 11.
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In an effort to gain more market share in desktop OS, Google has introduced Chrome OS Flex, a 'cloud-first' and 'easy-to-manage' operating system to turn your old PC and Mac into a Chromebook.
A new report suggests that Apple is working on eight-, 16-, and even 32-core chips for use in higher-end Macs in 2021 and 2022. The firm is also reportedly developing GPUs with up to 128 cores.
According to a new report, Apple will be revealing new Macs next week on October 27. The main rumor is that the company will unveil new models of its MacBook Pro computers.
Apple announced it sold 51 million iPhones and 26 million iPads during its fiscal first quarter of 2014, along with 4.8 million Macs, with revenues of $57.6 billion for the same quarter.
Apple has announced it sold million 33.8 iPhones and 14 million iPads in the third calendar quarter of 2013. Apple generated $37.5 billion in revenues for the quarter.
A US-based security researcher has published a single piece of code that can remotely compromise both PCs and Macs as long as they are running Apple's QuickTime media player. The exploit is at least the...
An anonymous security researcher claims to have developed a worm capable of delivering a malicious payload to fully-patched Mac OS X systems. A posting on the Information Security Sellout blog insists that the worm proves...
Some Mac users who have tried the three-day-old Safari 3.0 browser beta are hopping mad at Apple Incorporated because several notable applications won't work after installing the application. Numerous postings on Apple's user-to-user support forum...
Mac OS X is running with an outdated and vulnerable version of the open-source file and print program Samba, according to Symantec's DeepSight Threat Analyst Team. The vulnerabilities, first published on May 14, involve multiple...
Online storage startup Berkeley Data Systems, which only three days earlier announced it had signed General Electric to a multimillion-dollar backup contract, was back in the storage news April 26 with the public beta release...
The Palo Alto, California-based VMware has announced that Beta 2 of its free "Fusion" virtualization software for Macintosh desktops and laptops can now be downloaded from its Web site. VMware launched the original beta on...
When Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs takes the stage Monday for his Worldwide Developer's Conference keynote, it'll be hard for him to top last year's performance. At that time, Jobs captivated the computer industry with...
Gamesindustry.biz is reporting some fairly big news for all our Mac gamers out there in Neowin land. Aspyr Media has announced that they are developing a digital distribution service for the Macintosh platform. This new...
Sophos security said that the 10 most commonly found pieces of malicious software all targeted Windows machines. In contrast, it said, none of the "malware" were capable of infecting the Mac OS X operating system....
Serious flaws in Mac OS X and QuickTime software could put Macintosh and Windows systems at risk of cyber attack, Apple has warned. In a pair of security alerts released on Thursday, Apple outlined 31...
Skype has released Skype 1.4.0.49 for Mac OS X, bringing native compatibility for Intel-based Macs to the free communication software as a Universal Binary. The software can forward calls to other Skype names or regular...
Today, Apple finally released the Universal Binary version of Aperture bringing the professional photo editing software native to Apple's newer Intel based machines. The new release is an actual update from the previous original...
This week the team discusses MySpace (pre- & post-mortem), recovery from malware, and a software update patent. They also discuss dual boot Macs (oh yeah baby) and open source DRM. In...
Apple's switch from PowerPC to Intel-based Macs could lead to more attacks and cross-platform exploits, according to some researchers and solution providers. OS X includes features that make it a target for malware, and the...
We love our forum members. So much, that we might just believe their crazy stories. " Now, I was at the apple store today. I needed to get my powerbook fixed [again]...
When Apple Computer introduces its first Macs with Intel processors next year, onlookers could be surprised to hear an unfamiliar sound as the systems boot up and load a native copy of Apple's Mac OS...
AppleInsider is reporting that Intel powered Macintosh computers, recently deployed to a select few developers, are noticeably faster than the current Motorola/IBM powered variety. The developers received an interesting set of hardware over what one...
CodeWeavers Inc. on Wednesday announced plans to support Intel-based Macs. CodeWeavers makes CrossOver and CrossOver Office. The software allows Linux users to use software designed to work on Windows operating systems without needing to have...
Apple has officially discontinued its single processor Power Mac G5 in order to push sales of its dual processor lineup. The single processor models are no longer available for purchase on Apple's website, but...
Apple's move to Intel is certainly a risk. But it also has some significant benefits. First, they get economies of scale on their side -- they can manufacture Macs at a price similar to what...
Just in time for the release of Apple Computer Inc.'s new Mac OS X "Tiger" operating system, the company announced upgrades to its line of Power Mac workstations Wednesday. And many of the latest enhancements...
Microsoft Corp.'s Virtual PC software has been lauded by critics as a convenient way for Mac users to run Windows applications on their Macs, but what if you need to do the opposite? Maui, Hawaii-based...
Microsoft has delayed until later this year the release of Virtual PC 7, the latest version of a program that allows Windows software to run on the Macintosh. The software maker said...
Windows users live under a constant threat of attacks from writers of viruses or worms that exploit security flaws in their system. Outside of the annoyance of receiving infected e-mails, however, Mac users are immune...
Start-up firm Cooligy yesterday announced a new processor-cooling technology, developed in cooperation with Apple, Intel, AMD and DARPA. The technology – Cooligy's Active Micro-Channel Cooling – was developed at Stanford University's mechanical engineering department. It's...
Best Buy Co. Inc. will soon start a test selling Macintosh computers in some of its stores. Dawn Bryant, a spokeswoman for Richfield-based Best Buy, confirmed that the company is running the pilot program in...
America's Army -- the first person action game that serves both as entertainment and a recruitment tool for the United States Army -- is coming to the Mac, as MacCentral first told readers in May....
Apple Computer plans to discuss how it will incorporate HyperTransport, a rapid chip-to-chip communications technology, into future computers later this month at its developer conference. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company will use HyperTransport...
Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday cut prices on its high-end Power Mac line of desktop computers and on its flat-panel display monitors amid slumping demand for personal computers. "What we wanted...
A look into the future of the chipset that Macs use is expected when IBM announce their new 64-bit Power4 processor, which is expected to support the Altivec multimedia extensions which have been set out...
Microsoft has an unusual Oktoberfest for Mac users: a big discount on Office when purchased with a new computer. Beginning Tuesday, buyers of new Macs can pick up the full version of...
Microsoft has come up with another novel way to make its software compulsory - an annual subscription licensing system for schools where you have to pay for all of the computers you're using, even if...
