Declines for Mac, iPads and wearables, home and accessories, plus gloomy holiday season outlook, dents Apple's Q4 and full year results
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Apple Disappoints By Missing Wall Street Expectations
Financial results from Apple highlight weakening consumer demand, as it insists iPhone production problems are over
Apple Launches MacBook Pro With Upgraded M2 Chips
“Game-changing performance and the longest battery life ever in a Mac” are two of the Apple promises with new MacBook Pro
PC Shipments Declined 15 Percent In Q3, Warns IDC
Worrying decline in PC shipments continues, as IDC reports 15 percent year on year decline, with Apple only manufacturer to see increase
Apple Introduces Lockdown Mode To Thwart Spyware Menace
New Lockdown Mode feature for iPhones, iPads and Macs has been introduced, as Apple seeks to combat menace from state-sponsored hacking
Apple’s Silicon Designer Jeff Wilcox Joins Intel
Director who oversaw much of Apple's desktop and laptop transition to its own silicon designs announces resignation and joins chip giant Intel
30,000 Apple Macs Infected With ‘Silver Sparrow’ Malware
Red Canary security researchers warn up to 30,000 Apple Mac computers are infected with 'Silver Sparrow' malware, that has no known goal
Chrome OS Overtakes macOS In 2020
Chrome OS is now the second most popular operating system in the world, after it overtook macOS, thanks to Chromebook lockdown sales
Malware Now Targets Apple’s M1 Processors
Apple security warning. Researcher discovers malware is now being rewritten to target Apple's inhouse designed M1 processors
Apple To Sell Macs With In-house Processors From 2021 – Report
Apple will reportedly utilise its own in-house processors in its Mac computer portfolio next year, in a transition away from Intel CPUs
Zoom App Flaw Allows Mac Camera To Be Turned On Remotely
Zoom video conferencing app on Apple Macs contain zero-day vulnerability that allows for camera exploit
Apple To Drop Intel Chips From Macbooks – Report
Intel processors will reportedly no longer feature in Macs from 2020 as Apple plots inhouse CPUs
Apple Mac Adware OSX.Pirrit Returns With Vengeance
OSX.Pirrit adware exploits AppleScript to spy on Apple Mac users, yet adtech creators deny it is malware
Apple Update Undoes MacOS Root Password Fix
Apple security update means root password flaw can return for some users
Apple Macs At Risk From ‘Rising’ Malware Attacks
Apple not so safe after all. Rapid rise in malware targeting Mac devices, as Android security problem worsens
Computer And Internet Pioneer Robert Taylor Dies At 85
Taylor oversaw the development of key technologies including the Internet, the graphical user interface, an early search engine and Java
New Ransomware Campaign Targets The Apple Mac
Mac attack. New ransomware campaign targets Apple Mac users seeking to pirate popular software
Scammers Targeting MacOS With Denial-Of-Service Attacks
This follows the discovery of a similar type of attack in November where an HTML5 API caused browsers to freeze
Apple Issues Patch For Mac OS X To Protect Against iOS Spying Flaw
Patch your Macs now. Apple issues emergency patch for attack that can turn Macs into spying devices
Apple Mac Malware Gives Backdoor Access And Webcam Control
Malware targets OS X and gives attackers webcam access via Tor and full access of compromised Mac
Malwarebytes Extends Malware Protection To Mac Users
Mac attack. Growing ransomware threat on Mac sees security vendor extend its enterprise tool to Apple platform
IBM Launches Enterprise Mac Deployment Service
Apple and IBM love-in continues with new service offering easy Mac deployment to companies
Oracle Uses Java To Install Adware On Macs, PCs
Superfish take two? Oracle is now bundling Ask.com adware on Mac computers via the Java installation
Updated Microsoft Office For Mac To Arrive This Year – Report
Microsoft will finally deliver an update for its aged Office suite for Mac users sometime this year
Mac Malware With Apple Developer ID ‘Likely Government Sponsored’
The sneaky Janicab malware is likely targeting activists in Kazakhstan and Russia
Apple Mac Laptop Offers Best Windows Experience
Looking for a rock-solid machine to run Windows? Then head to your nearest Apple Store
Retina MacBook Pro Slated In Teardown
A teardown specialist has given the Retina display MacBook Pro the worse possible score, branding it virtually unfixable
Flashback Crooks Fluffed Money Making Scheme
Flashback operators were unable to make much money from the hundreds of thousands of Macs they had control of
Flashback Still Festering on 140,000 Machines
Flashback is still sitting on 140,000 machines, indicating many Mac owners aren't updating
Another Mac APT Attack Spotted
The SabPub APT is still active and is going after Mac machines