Macworld Mac Spotlight

Steve Jobs lives on in Apple folklore and marketing plans

team@macworld.co.uk (Bob Brown) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:28:00 GMT

Although it's been nearly four months since Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died, there has been little slowdown in Steve Jobs news since then. In fact, some days there seems to be more than ever.

Updates for Snow Leopard security, Remote Desktop now available

team@macworld.co.uk (Lex Friedman) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:14:00 GMT

In addition to releasing Mac OS X 10.7.3 this week, Apple also pushed out two other software updates: a security update for Snow Leopard and an update to Apple Remote Desktop.

Opinion: Macworld Expo is dead, long live Macworld | iWorld

team@macworld.co.uk (Christopher Breen) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:14:00 GMT

For those who’ve been following Apple for years and attending the winter’s Macworld Conference and Exposition for nearly as long, some of the changes to the 2012 version of the show were unsettling.

Apple updates AirPort Utility, base station firmware

team@macworld.co.uk (Dan Moren) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:56:00 GMT

The cloud has finally descended upon Apple's networking hardware, as the company on Monday released updates for its AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express, and Time Capsule base stations, along with a new version of its AirPort Utility network software.

Industry 'slow to respond to Macbook Air' - report

team@macworld.co.uk (Patrick Budmar) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:59:00 GMT

The tablet market is going to face some stiff competition from Ultrabooks over the next five years, according to analyst firm Juniper Research.

Macworld | iWorld 2012 Best of Show winners

team@macworld.co.uk (Roman Loyola) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:13:00 GMT

The annual expo for Mac and iOS users has evolved to focus on the user community, but the Macworld | iWorld exhibit hall where companies show off their wares is still a huge part of the show--you might even say it's the most important part. Hundreds of products are on display, but a few stand out from the rest. We call these products the Best of Show.

Expo Notes: More stuff for the business folks

team@macworld.co.uk (Dan Miller) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:55:00 GMT

If you'd just read the pre-show publicity about Macworld | iWorld, you might have thought it was all about art, music, and fun. But as I walk the show floor, I've been finding lots of Mac and iOS products for serious business use, too. Yesterday, I wrote about some announcements from Ntractive, Mindwrap, and Stellar Data Recovery. Here are three more intriguing business products I've seen since then.

Rubinstein leaves HP

team@macworld.co.uk (Nancy Gohring) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:54:00 GMT

Jon Rubinstein, known for his role developing the original iPod for Apple and for running Palm, has left Hewlett-Packard, where he's worked since the company's acquisition of Palm.

Expo Notes: HP unveils new LaserJets on show floor

team@macworld.co.uk (Jackie Dove) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Silicon Valley stalwart HP, a company with deep roots in the Mac community, has arrived at Macworld | iWorld bearing printer goodies in the form of several new color LaserJets for small offices, home offices, and mid-sized businesses. The company is showing one single-function and two multifunction models on the show floor.

Expo Notes: The highlights of the Macworld iWorld Expo

team@macworld.co.uk (Macworld Staff) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:57:00 GMT

Here are some of the highlights from the Macworld iWorld Expo in San Francisco

Apple 'infiltrates the enterprise'

team@macworld.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:06:00 GMT

Twenty-one percent of information workers questioned by market research firm Forrester are using one or more Apple products in their job.

MacBook, Mac mini get firmware updates

team@macworld.co.uk (Philip Michaels) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:39:00 GMT

After the release of MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.5 earlier this week owners of the mid-2010 Mac mini and mid-2010 MacBook also have firmware updates to call their own.

2011 'eventful year for Mac malware'

team@macworld.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:44:00 GMT

2011 was an eventful year for Mac malware, seeing the release of the 'most effective and widespread malware' targeting Macs to date, according to Intego.

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