News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
Apple first announced Mac OS X Snow Leopard in June and said it would ship in about year. However, a slide presented by an Apple employee at a recent conference suggests Snow Leopard may be ahead of schedule.
Jim Dalrymple | Nov 20, 2008
Judge William Alsup dismissed a Psystar lawsuit against Apple alleging the company violated US federal and state antitrust laws.
Jim Dalrymple | Nov 19, 2008
Apple officially discontinued its 23-inch Cinema Display on Tuesday, making way for recently announced 24-inch LED Cinema.
Jim Dalrymple | Nov 19, 2008
Apple this week released an update for its newest MacBook and MacBook Pro line of notebooks. Specifically, the firmware addresses an issue where clicks are not being recognised.
Jim Dalrymple | Nov 19, 2008
A lawsuit filed against Apple and AT&T on November 4, 2008, charging misrepresentation of the 3G speed of the iPhone on AT&T’s network, has been amended with an additional charge. The new charge claims the iPhone develops hairline cracks in the housing.
Jim Dalrymple | Nov 18, 2008
In an effort to sever ties with his former employer, Mark Papermaster has countersued IBM, claiming among other things that Apple and IBM are not significant competitors.
Jim Dalrymple | Nov 17, 2008
Parallels on Tuesday unveiled Parallels Desktop for Mac 4.0, the next major version of the company’s virtualisation 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.
Jim Dalrymple | Nov 12, 2008
Apple has rejected an update to return7's Internet Radio application CastCatcher into the App Store because of bandwidth concerns, according to a blog post by one of the developers, Amro Mousa. The rejection comes after Apple allowed three prior releases into the Store.
Jim Dalrymple | Nov 11, 2008
Despite Internet rumours of forthcoming product releases, an Apple representative confirmed that the company has no plans to release any new products before the holidays.
Jim Dalrymple | Nov 5, 2008
Hard drive-maker LaCie is offering potential customers unlimited online backup for one year with the purchase of any of the company’s external storage devices.
Jim Dalrymple | Oct 30, 2008
Apple may be spurning Blu-ray for the moment, but US-based Mac clone-maker Psystar brought out an option for those users that want the ability to play and burn Blu-ray formatted disks.
Jim Dalrymple | Oct 30, 2008
Mac users will be able to use the next version of Office for Windows directly, thanks to lightweight versions of its apps that will be delivered through Web browsers. Even though the release is for Windows, Microsoft representatives confirmed for Macworld that the Office Web apps would work with Safari and Firefox.
Jim Dalrymple | Oct 30, 2008
Myvu has announced that its Crystal video goggles now work with the iPhone. The Crystal glasses require a new cable which costs $US24.95.