In light of the recent Flashback malware infestation, it appears running OS X is not enough by itself to protect you from the bad stuff circulating around the web. Always considered to be a safe haven from the Trojans and viruses, Mac users can ill afford to be complacent nowadays, and many have been looking around for the best antivirus packages around.
Following a report earlier this month claiming that production has already began on the next-generation iPhone, a new rumor suggests that it will be receiving a slightly redesigned Home button. If you were anticipating a redesigned oval-shaped capacitive touch Home button, then prepare to be disappointed (again, bearing in mind just how often this rumor has been regurgitated time and time again). The new rumored home button seems to have little aesthetic difference from the existing home button on the 4S.
It seems that jailbreakers and potential unlockers are having to wait longer and longer for news to cheer about as the cat and mouse game with Apple and the networks becomes more and more difficult for those involved in producing jailbreaks and iPhone unlocks. Once upon a time, when a new firmware was released, it didn't seem to take that long for the development teams to pull something together to release to the public, but as time progresses it also seems that the difficulty levels involved in this kind of work is increasing dramatically.
The Android versus iOS debate is one of the most fiercely contested within the smartphone and tablet spectrum. Google's comparatively new mobile OS trumps Apple's offering in terms of reach and activations, but according to research compiled by ad network Chitika, iOS users are a lot more active on the Web than their Android-toting friends.
The next-generation iPhone which Apple will be releasing sometime later this year might just be implementing in-cell touch panels produced by Sharp and Toshiba, according to a report from DigiTimes.
An analyst has told investors that he believes Apple will not release a new iPhone during the summer, citing chip shortages as the reason that the handset will be released during an October window, just as the iPhone 4S was last year.
Just one month after Apple released the first revision to its Developer Preview of the upcoming OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) OS, the third Developer Preview has just been seeded, and as the title reveals, it's only for those paying subscribers of Apple's Developer program.
With the new iPad retailing pretty much everywhere in the world now, the focus of rumors and speculation has naturally leaned toward the next iteration of Apple's market-leading iPhone device.
Apple's long running spat with Samsung over just about everything they've ever sold had provided months of entertainment already. Both companies have sought sales bans in their quests to disrupt sales of new devices around the globe, and the spat shows no sign of coming to an end any time soon.
After years of being rather cagey in adopting new technologies, Apple really seems to be making much more of an effort to drag its products up to speed, offering consumers a better inventory of hardware for their day-to-day digital errands.
