Computing with Macs

When the Apple Store is down for maintenance that usually means new products are likely to be introduced - is there a new MacBook Pro and iMac on the way?Related StoriesThe 'killer feature' in Apple’s new MacBook Pros will be Ivy Bridge processors - pollIvy Bridge to be 'killer feature' in Apple's new MacBook Pros - pollCasting call for extras in Steve Jobs movieApple ramps up new MacBook Pro production, to hit stores in JulyBuy Apple shares...  

(ENP Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ENP Newswire - 01 June 2012 Release date- 31052012 - Woodstock, IL - Other World Computing (OWC) http://www.macsales.com, a leading zero emissions Mac and PC technology company, today introduced the OWC ...  

January 14, 2009 — The first full week of 2009 was booked wall-to-wall by Apple, though it would be the last time. The Macworld Expo opened last week, and while the conference will be back next year, Apple Computers will be sitting it out. Apple ...  

The MacBook Air since the model 2010 uses a SSD presented in the form of bar with a connector specific to Apple (not to say proprietaire). Since some time, OWC has marketed faster SSD of larger capacity. Two other companies have launched out on the same path, MX Technology and Runcore.  The first announces the SATA II 128 and 256 GB models able to reach 275 MB/s in reading and 225 MB/s in writing with 25000 IOPS. For the second, the SSD will...  

What's in the pipeline at Apple, according to various rumours, crystal balls, and so called sources.Related StoriesKaspersky denies it's working with Apple on Mac securityApple ships Leopard security update, includes Flashback removerApple admits second iCloud mail outageNew MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac coming June, iPhone in October - AnalystApple to update iCloud at WWDC  

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster predicts that Apple will launch a refresh to its MacBook Pro, iMac and MacBook Air in June, but thinks that the more exciting upcoming Apple release is the new iPhone, which will arrive in October.Related StoriesKaspersky denies it's working with Apple on Mac securityApple ships Leopard security update, includes Flashback removerApple admits second iCloud mail outageMid-month rumour round up: New Macs, iOS 6...  

Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference is right around the corner, and on our latest CultCast, we’ll tell you why you need to hold off on your Macbook or iMac purchase for just a little longer — it’s going to be worth the wait! And then, we answer all our your queries on our brand new [...]Related StoriesMeet The Tiny Men That Built Your iMac [Gallery]iPhone & iPad Lead BYOD Adoption In Europe, Middle East, And AfricaWill Hackers Pull A “One...  

According to 9to5Mac, Apple might have chosen Samsung and its SSD 830 for its next generation MacBook Pro. This is a good news as such recent models are about twice faster than those currently proposed by Toshiba. However, Samsung units are not the fastest SSD, the Vertex 4 and the forthcoming models to be released in a very near future will offer performance levels saturating the SATA III interface.  The good news in this rumor is that beside...  

Rumors and speculation regarding the updates to Apple’s line of Macbook Pro laptops continue to builds up as the inevitable refresh of Apple Macbook line starts getting closer. Some believe that Apple will eliminate the 17 inch model from their line up. Others believe that Apple will consolidate their line entirely blurring the line between more »  

9To5Mac believes that Apple will introduce the Retina Display first on the MacBook Pro line, and the MacBook Air and iMac will gradually receive Retina Display updates later. The logic stems from Apple’s previous Mac updates where the company ...  

Many MobileMe users wonder how they will be able to access their MobileMe mail after June 30 if their Mac doesn't meet the upgrade requirements for the iCloud service. Courtesy of Apple Apple has updated one of the MobileMe to iCloud transition documents to clarify that MobileMe mail will still be accessible to everyone, even after the June 30 deadline. And it's easy to set up just about any email client to access iCloud and MobileMe...  

Even though you may be backing up all of your Mac's data on a regular basis, there are still times when knowing how to back up an essential element of an application can make things so much easier. Courtesy of Apple That's the case with backing up Safari's bookmarks. If you have ever wanted to copy your Safari bookmarks, either to have a backup or to move them to another Mac, then you know that Safari's Export and Import Bookmarks...  

Apple is in the process of sending out reminders to the Apple development community that the upcoming release of OS X Mountain Lion will include Apple's Gatekeeper security system. Gatekeeper is designed to check any app you load onto your Mac to ensure it has come from a reliable source, i.e., a Mac developer who has signed up for an Apple Developer ID. Courtesy of Apple The Apple Developer ID is used to digitally sign an app; it...  

The Flashback malware that infected over 600,000 Macs at the beginning of April netted its creators somewhere around $10,000 per day, according to recent data. The Flashback variant was discovered at the beginning of April and was one of the …  

It’s a question home computer users have been asking since the 1980s. Do you go with the more expensive, but user-friendly Macs, made by Apple Inc., or a cheaper computer running Microsoft Windows?