Mac botnets don't mean an increased threat (yet)
Writing in the latest issue of Virus Bulletin (registration required), two Symantec researchers report what they believe is the first evidence of a major botnet consisting of compromised Macs.
Writing in the latest issue of Virus Bulletin (registration required), two Symantec researchers report what they believe is the first evidence of a major botnet consisting of compromised Macs.
Apple Inc. Wednesday will report that it's sold fewer Macs in the first quarter of 2009 than the same period the year before, the first time in nearly six years that the company will have acknowledged a sales slide, a Wall Street analyst predicted Tuesday.
Apple's Mac sales in the U.S. fell last quarter compared to the same period the year before, the first time the company has posted a year-to-year slide in six years, market research firm IDC said Thursday.
A bug in VMware's Fusion virtualization software could be used to run malicious code on a Mac by exploiting Windows in a virtual machine, a security researcher said Wednesday.<br/>
Apart from "Windows or Linux?" nothing will start an argument in a bar full of techies quicker than, "Which hardware gives you more bang for the buck, Mac or PC?"
Apple updated its consumer desktop line Tuesday, refreshing the iMac and Mac mini with faster processors, more memory and storage and more capable graphics.
The worsening economy hit Apple hard last month as the company's US retail sales fell 6 percent compared to January 2008, research company NPD Group said Wednesday.
Microsoft Tuesday launched a public beta for software that ties Mac users more closely to Exchange mail servers, making good on a promise the company announced earlier this month.
For the second year running, Apple's computers are the most reliable and its support the most dependable of all computer makers selling in the US, a national chain of computer service shops said today.
The number of businesses planning to add Apple's Mac desktops and laptops to their corporate mix has doubled since earlier this year -- part of what an analyst calls the "consumerization" of IT.