Last week, the Mac community was dead scared when the first widespread Mac OS X malware threat, Mac Defender, sometimes also under other names such as Mac Protector or Mac Security, made its way onto the internet. The malware is distributed through ill-designed webpages that claim that the user's Mac has been infected.
In an Apple support document the company says it intends to release a security update to address the potential threat from malware claiming to offer a security application for download.
Hands up if you've ever restored your iDevice only to realize you hadn't saved your photos somewhere beforehand? Come on, hands all the way up. That means you at the back!
The MacBook Air is Apple's line of slim and compact notebooks that still manage to have nearly the full specifications of a standard notebook. It's now clear, according to Digitimes, that we'll see an upgrade soon, with production beginning in May and shipments starting in June or July, according to suppliers.
Apple will release its upcoming Mac OS X 10.7 Lion with the Mac App Store being the primary distribution channel, reports AppleInsider.
Just as we've been expecting Apple today updated its iMac line, bringing quad-core CPUs and Thunderbolt to all models.
What we like at Redmond Pie is nice simple apps that do one thing and do it well. Fitting firmly into that category has to be ipswDownloader - an OS X app built with the sole purpose of downloading the IPSW firmware files Apple releases for iOS.
Apple has just posted earnings for Q2 2011. They have managed to sold a record number of 18.65 million iPhones, 4.69 million iPads, 9.02 million iPods, 3.76 million Macs, and made around $24.67 billion in revenue. These statistics are slightly lower than the earnings recorded for Q1 2011 where the Cupertino-based company broke its own previous records.
Apple has pushed out an updated Developer Preview of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. This update is required to redeem downloads of Mac OS X Lion seed builds from the Mac App Store.
Apple has officially confirmed the schedule for WWDC 2011. It is going to be held from 6th to 10th of June – at Mascone Center in San Francisco. A lot of exciting things are on the horizon for this conference, including great opportunities for developers and hopefully the unveiling of the next iPhone, along with iOS 5, Mac OS X Lion.
