• New, sneakier Flashback malware infects Macs

  By Gregg Keizer | 25 April, 2012 04:14

  A new, sneakier variant of the Flashback malware was uncovered yesterday by the French security firm Intego.

• Flashback Mac botnet shrinks, says Symantec

  By Gregg Keizer | 13 April, 2012 02:53

  The number of Macs infected with the Flashback malware has plummeted in the last few days, antivirus vendor Symantec said today.

• Flashback malware infects 2% of all Macs

  By Gregg Keizer | 10 April, 2012 03:21

  Nearly 2% of the Macs whose owners have checked their computers have been infected with the Flashback malware, according to a Russian antivirus company.

• Opinion: Why Linux on the desktop is dead

  By Tony Bradley | 26 March, 2012 01:36

  Linux is awesome. It's a powerful, capable, flexible operating system with tremendous potential. But, it's never going to be a factor on the desktop, so don't even waste your time considering it.

• Apple's Mountain Lion share menu lacks Facebook option

  By Cameron Scott | 17 February, 2012 12:41

  Apple's new Mountain Lion OS, which was previewed Thursday, includes a sharing feature readily available in most apps -- but users can't use the menu to share via Facebook.

• OS X Mountain Lion: A big cat for business?

  By Ryan Faas | 19 February, 2012 09:13

  Apple surprised the tech world by unveiling a developer preview of OS X Mountain Lion, the next generation of its desktop operating system set to ship this summer - just a year after OS X 10.7 Lion arrived.

• In depth: Hands on with Apple's new OS X, Mountain Lion

  By Jason Snell | 17 February, 2012 01:38

  Apple updates its iOS mobile operating system once a year. But why should the iPhone and iPad have all the fun? Apple has announced that it will release a new version of OS X—Mountain Lion—this summer, just a year after the release of OS X Lion.

• Windows on verge of dropping below 90% market share

  By Jon Brodkin | 14 January, 2011 09:15

  Windows is on the verge of dropping below 90% market share, with smartphones and tablets posing an increasingly serious threat to Microsoft's dominance of the operating system market.

• Massive Mac OS X update shatters illusion of security

  By Tony Bradley | 12 November, 2010 02:15

  Perhaps you've heard that the Apple Mac OS X operating system is simply more secure by design and not prone to the security flaws and vulnerabilities that plague the dominant Microsoft Windows operating system? Well, don't believe the hype. Apple unleashed an update for Mac OS X this week which fixes a massive 134 vulnerabilities.

• Is Linux really harder to use?

  By Katherine Noyes | 03 August, 2010 08:17

  Not surprisingly, the misperception that Linux is harder to use than other operating systems is also one that competing vendors routinely use to scare potential new users away from Linux.

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  Whether it's a MacBook Pro or an iPhone, Apple is finding its way into the business world. Desktop Macs are moving into every department and data centers are rolling out Apple storage. They're everywhere. Are you ready?

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