Computerworld - The success of Windows RT, and to a lesser extent Windows 8, will hinge on the quality and quantity of apps in the Windows Store next month, analysts said today. And they don't like what they've seen so far. "History ...
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The latest release of Google's Chrome browser can render webpages with the resolution of Apple's Retina display, the company said on Tuesday, making good on a commitment it made several weeks ago. This means that users of 15-inch MacBook ...
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IDG News Service - Attackers are exploiting a new and unpatched vulnerability that affects the latest version of Java -- Java 7 Update 6 -- in order to infect computers with malware, according to researchers from security vendor FireEye. ...
Computerworld - Apple today launched OS X Mountain Lion, the ninth version of the 11-year-old Mac operating system. As promised yesterday by the company's chief financial officer, Mac OS X 10.8, aka Mountain Lion, was released to the Mac ...
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Monday, Microsoft unwrapped the next edition of its Office money maker at a press event and simultaneously launched a public preview for users to try out now. CEO Steve Ballmer touted the new software as "the most ambitious release of ...
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Microsoft must aggressively price its Office 365 subscription plans, perhaps as low as $2 a month, to convince consumers that it's better to rent software than to buy it, analysts said today. When CEO Steve Ballmer and other executives ...
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Computerworld - Although customers who subscribe to Office 365 will be able to install and run Office for Mac as part of the five-copies-per-plan deal, the Mac suite will sport few changes, Microsoft has said. Unlike Office on Windows, ...
Tags: Mac, Microsoft, Windows, Office 2013
Macworld - While Apple may have complicated the field of to-do and reminder apps with the introduction of its own Reminders app in iOS 5, that doesn't mean other developers have given up. Checkmark, a new app from developer Snowman, has ...
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Macworld - chas one keyboard, one mouse, and multiple Macs. And that started him wondering. He writes: On my desk I have an iMac as well as a MacBook Pro, both of which I use throughout the day. I control the iMac with a wireless keyboard ...
Tags: Reader Alan Lynch, MacBook, wireless keyboard, laptop
Computerworld - Western Digital today announced what it is calling its smallest external hard disk drive, the 500GB My Passport Edge, for both Macs and PCs. The new drives are 4.34 inches long by 3.2-inches wide and .5-inches thick. The ...
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The Thunderbolt interconnect technology could take a while to reach smartphones and tablets because of power consumption issues that need to be resolved, Intel executives said on Wednesday. Intel would like to bring Thunderbolt to ...
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More Mac users took to OS X Mountain Lion last month even as its explosive growth in August slowed dramatically, Web measurement company Net Applications said Monday. The ebbing uptake fit earlier OS X upgrade trajectories. Mountain ...
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Hackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Java 7, security experts said today. The unpatched bug can be exploited through any browser running on any operating system, from Windows and Linux to OS X, that has Java installed, said ...
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Older customers are now Apple's biggest fans, said a brand perception measurement company Friday, citing shifting demographics that indicate the company's appeal to the young and technology-enamored has been slipping. The finding from ...
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Geneva Lab's Sound System Model XS is a small, portable speaker system that sticks to Geneva's visual aesthetic. The Bluetooth-enabled speaker--which doubles as a travel alarm clock--includes a built-in rechargeable battery. The XS lives ...
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