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Wednesday, 19 November 2008

New MacBook prevents home-cinema viewing on non HDCP monitors

Macworld staff

Apple's new line of MacBooks include built-in digital copy protection that will prevent protected media, such as DRM-protected iTunes films, from playing back on devices that aren't compliant. The Intel-developed High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) prevents content being played on devices such as large TV monitors and projectors.

Tuesday, 18 November 2008

Apple updates MacBook glass trackpad

Jim Dalyrmple Macworld.com

Apple has released a firmware fix for the new MacBook with glass trackpad. The update promises to fix the problem with unrecognised clicks that many users reported.

Monday, 17 November 2008

Classic Atari-style joystick goes USB

Peter Cohen Macworld.com

Legacy Engineering Group has released a USB joystick that looks and performs just like the joystick included with the classic Atari 2600 video game console.

Friday, 14 November 2008

Burning Monkey Casino released for iPhone

Peter Cohen Macworld.com

Freeverse Software on Thursday announced the release of Burning Monkey Casino for the iPhone and iPod touch. Available for download from the App Store, the game costs 59p.

Thursday, 13 November 2008

"MobileMe still has issues", Apple tells developers

Macworld staff

Apple has told developers – in release notes accompanying the recent Mac OS X 10.5.6 Snow Leopard build 9G35 – that MobileMe still has performance issues.

Wednesday, 12 November 2008

Apple enterprise VP leaving, won’t be replaced

Macworld staff

Al Shipp, Apple's Senior Vice President of Enterprise Sales, will be leaving the Cupertino company, and he won't be replaced according to reports.

Tuesday, 11 November 2008

Parallels Desktop for Mac 4.0 unveiled

Jim Dalrymple Macworld.com

Parallels has unveiled Parallels Desktop for Mac 4.0, the next major version of the company’s virtualization platform for Intel-based Macs. The new version introduces over 50 features and enhancements, including the ability to run Leopard Server in a virtual machine.

Tuesday, 11 November 2008

Ex-IBM exec could seek financial compensation over Apple job

Macworld staff

Ex-IBM executive Mark Papermaster must object in a court filing today over IBM’s decision to block his move to Apple if the legal process is to move ahead. US Federal District Judge Kenneth Karas ordered that Papermaster must "cease his employment" at Apple for the time being after he granted IBM's preliminary injunction.

Tuesday, 11 November 2008

Apple to weather spending breakdown better than rivals?

Gregg Keizer Computerworld

Consumer spending plans suffered a "massive breakdown" when the economy tanked last month, but Apple will come out of the downturn in much better shape than its competitors, a market research firm said on Monday.

Monday, 10 November 2008

US judge blocks IBM exec's Apple move

Macworld staff

A judge has ruled that Apple cannot employ IBM’s Mark Papermaster, the man recruited from IBM to head up iPod and iPhone development at Apple, at least for the time being.

Monday, 10 November 2008

Users complain that MacBooks freeze upon wake-up

Macworld staff

Several users are reporting issues with new MacBooks freezing when waking from sleep, sometimes with the screen turned on but the cursor frozen and other times with the screen completely blank according to MacFixIt.

Thursday, 06 November 2008

Software fix for MacBook trackpad "coming soon"

Macworld staff

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has confirmed that trackpad problems in the new MacBook and MacBook Pro will be addressed in a upcoming update.

Thursday, 06 November 2008

OS X Leopard one year on: five lessons Microsoft should learn

Robert Lemos CIO.com

With Leopard now one year old and a stable operating system, we look at five things Apple did right – things that fixed its initial problems. Five lessons that Microsoft would do well to learn.

Thursday, 06 November 2008

MobileMe down for seven hours

Aayusha Ayra Macworld.com

Users report another outage with Apple's troublesome MobileMe online service.

Wednesday, 05 November 2008

Intel Core i7 chips are 'blindingly fast', next-gen iMac to use them?

Sharon Gaudin Computerworld

Early test reports of Intel's next generation of processor claim significant speed increases.

Tuesday, 04 November 2008

Realmac releases RapidWeaver 4.2

Jim Dalrymple Macworld.com

RealMac announces that RapidWeaver 4.2 is now available. The update fixes numerous bugs and adds a couple of interesting new features.

Tuesday, 04 November 2008

Apple: "No new products before the holidays"

Jim Dairymple Macworld.com

“Our holiday line-up is set,” says Apple spokesman Bill Evans, quashing rumours of a iMac and Mac mini update.

Monday, 03 November 2008

Rumour: New iMacs next Monday

Macworld staff

Apple chatter points to an unusual Monday release for the next iMac, which will be announced next week if online sources are correct.

Friday, 31 October 2008

Rumour: Apple to reveal 3G-enabled Macs at Macworld Expo 2009

Jonny Evans

Fresh rumours speculate Apple's data-friendly plans for Mac - will we see Macs sold with built-in 3G connectivity and a data deal with a carrier?

Friday, 31 October 2008

Apple attempting to recruit IBM's top PowerPC expert

Jonny Evans

Just how extensive are Apple's plans for in-house processor design? Latest report says company has hired senior talent from IBM to lead expansion of its server products.

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