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New OS X flaw puts Macs at hacker risk too
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While the iPhone SMS security vulnerability has been hogging the headlines this week, it also emerged from the same conference that Mac OS X is at risk too. Speaking at the Black Hat security event, Mac expert Dino Dai Zovi exposed an OS X coding loophole by installing a rootkit that could give hackers complete control of a Mac, allowing them to take even encrypted data from the other side of the world. Bank accounts exposed The 'Machiavelli' technique relies on using the Safari browser to get hold of encrypted data such as bank accounts and other personal information. Dai Zovi explained his motivation in helping Apple work on ...
In Depth: How to turn the Mac mini into a great media centre
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Apple would have you believe that the Apple TV is the perfect media centre; we disagree. Though the Apple TV is sleek and comparatively cheap, it's too restrictive. No, for our money you need a Mac mini. It's a proper little Mac, so it's ready to be expanded, added to and turbo-boosted to do everything you need it to. The Apple TV, on the other hand, is pretty much a closed box and you can't do anything with your films, television shows and music apart from play them back. Oh sure, it has an HDMI port that makes it easy to hook it up to your modern television, but that doesn't, in our book, make up for the pain of being pushed towards buying your content through the ...
In Depth: 30 essential Mac time-saving shortcuts
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We all want our Macs to be labour-saving rather than labour-causing devices. Yet, even if you've been using a Mac for a long time, the thought, "There has to be a better of way of doing this," will probably come to mind on a daily basis. Whether you're undertaking a repetitive task that has to be done often or just a one-off job that seems to be more complicated than necessary, it's your time that's being wasted and we're here to put an end to it. So we're going to show you 30 brilliant ways you can make life with your Mac that much easier – and we're not going to use Automator once. We'll ease you in with great ways to work faster with OS X and Finder, and then move on to ...
Google chief Eric Schmidt quits Apple
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt has quit the board of Apple as the search giant has started to encroach on Apple's turf. A member of Apple's Board of Directors for three years, Schmidt has left the role by mutual consent, according to Lord Jobs on high: "Eric has been an excellent Board member for Apple, investing his valuable time, talent, passion and wisdom to help make Apple successful," said Steve Jobs. Google to take on Apple "Unfortunately, as Google enters more of Apple's core businesses, with Android and now Chrome OS, Eric's effectiveness as an Apple Board member will be significantly diminished, since he will have to recuse himself from even ...
FTC still looking at Apple Google connections
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The Federal Trade Commission will continue to investigate Apple and Google's high level relationship despite the latter's CEO Eric Schmidt's resignation from the Apple board this week. The US FTC had started to look at the fact that Schmidt was on the boards of both Apple and Google, two companies that are increasingly offering rival products. Schmidt's resignation, citing Google's move into 'Apple's core business', appeared to have drawn a line under the situation, but FTC director Richard Feinstein has insisted that there is still an investigation needed. "We will continue to investigate remaining interlocking directorates between the companies," Feinstein ...
