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Article | 22/06/2011 Apple's overhauled Final Cut Pro X now available in Australia

Apple has released the latest version of its Final Cut Pro non-linear video editing software in the Australian Mac App Store. Apple's Final Cut Pro X ...

Article | 15/06/2011 Mac OS X Lion: What you need to know

The last time Apple updated the Mac operating system-2009’s Snow Leopard release—the most noteworthy changes happened under the hood. That’s not the c...

Article | 8/06/2011 How to upgrade to OS X Lion

On Monday, Apple said it would ship Mac OS X 0.7, aka "Lion," next month, and sell it exclusively through its own Mac App Store for US$29.99.

Article | 8/06/2011 Apple offers preview of iCloud music feature

Apple is letting customers try out one feature of its upcoming iCloud months before the service is set to debut. Late Monday, Apple made a beta of iTu...

Article | 7/06/2011 Mac OS X Lion to be available for $32 in Australia on Mac App Store, no retail release

The latest upgrade for the Mac OS X operating system, OS X Lion, will be available in Australia through the Mac App Store some time in July for $31.99...

Article | 1/06/2011 Apple to demonstrate OS X Lion, iOS 5 and iCloud next Monday at WWDC

The Monday 6 June kick-off of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference will include the official unveiling of the new Apple operating systems OS X Li...

Article | 24/05/2011 First Chrome OS desktop PC will ship in July

As the U.S. arrival date approaches for the first Chromebooks from Samsung and Acer, hardware maker Xi3 on Friday announced its own entrant in the for...

Article | 17/05/2011 Toshiba releases first all-in-one touchscreen PC

Toshiba has announced its first all-in-one desktop PC product, the All-in-one DX1210 PC. It is available now on the Australian market from selected re...

Article | 9/05/2011 Magic Mouse vs. Magic Trackpad

Shoppers buying one of Apple's shiny new Thunderbolt-equipped iMacs are faced with a choice before they check out: Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, or bot...

Article | 6/05/2011 ARM to bite into Intel's PC dominance by 2015, IDC says

IDC on Thursday predicted that ARM will capture a 15 percent share of the PC microprocessor market by 2015, as the company dials up development of pro...

Article | 5/05/2011 New 27in iMac speed results

On Tuesday, Apple released an updated line of iMacs, featuring quad-core Sandy Bridge Intel processors and Thunderbolt ports. Macworld Lab has all fou...

Article | 5/05/2011 How 'new' is the new iMac? iFixit teardown tells all

Apple announced its new upgraded iMacs earlier this week, and sure enough, the geeks over at iFixit have already cracked one open to discover their de...

Article | 5/05/2011 What is Ivy Bridge?

Ivy Bridge is the codename for Intel's next microprocessor. The Ivy Bridge processor will be a follow-on from the company's successful Second Generati...

Article | 5/05/2011 Moore's Law enters the third dimension as Intel hopes to find way into handheld devices

Intel today announced that it will transition to Tri-Gate transistors in its new 22 nanometre microprocessors, which will allow it to build upward in ...

Article | 4/05/2011 Apple refreshes iMac line-up with Sandy Bridge processors and Thunderbolt, free Magic Trackpad

Apple has updated its iMac range of desktop computers, with upgrades to processors, graphics and connectivity. The new 21.5in and 27in iMacs use quad-...

Article | 2/05/2011 Apple iMac refresh expected next week

Apple is expected to refresh the iMac line next week, adding new Intel processors and Thunderblot ports, according to AppleInsider. If the rumors prov...

Article | 28/04/2011 Windows 7 helps Microsoft boost OS share to 78.6%

Microsoft's Windows accounted for 78.6 per cent of worldwide operating system revenue in 2010, up nearly a full percentage point, despite growth in Li...

Article | 26/04/2011 Dell brings remote desktop capabilities to workstations

Dell on Tuesday announced a desktop workstation that acts like a server from which remote client PCs can exploit graphics processing capabilities.

Article | 23/04/2011 Windows 7 expands lead over Vista, still dwarfed by Windows XP

Windows 7 has expanded its lead over Windows Vista with more than 350 million licenses sold after 18 months on the market, Microsoft said Friday. But ...

Article | 19/04/2011 China set to surpass U.S. in PC purchases

When it comes to IT, China likes to build big, whether it's the world's largest supercomputer or city-size complexes dedicated to cloud computing. Now...