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New Aperture 4 release date, Apple to release update to Aperture in December

Given the age of the software it seems likely that Apple will soon update Aperture and speaking at a recent Apple Event the company suggested an update may come in December
Mavericks rushes onto Macs as uptake easily beats predecessor to 10% mark

But Apple is uncharacteristically mum on downloads
Microsoft's Windows Launches Through the Years
Apple's $900 million moment

Will defer almost a billion dollars more in the fourth quarter to cover free OS X upgrades and iWork give-away
Sophos takes first step in rolling out cloud security strategy
How do I get Snow Leopard? How to get Snow Leopard so you can update to OS X Mavericks UPDATED

Installing Apple's latest operating system. If you are still running Apple's Leopard operating system you need Snow Leopard first
Apple iOS apps subject to man-in-the-middle attacks
Power loss: Reactions to the new iWork for OS X
Free iWork upgrade angers Mac users

'Serial software killer,' one customer calls Apple after it yanks features from desktop applications
Electronic privacy? There's no such thing

You will never be secure if you labor under the delusion of privacy

Apple is, for the moment at least, no longer selling the Mac Pro in Europe. Is Apple annoyed with us for still buying BlackBerries or siding with Samsung in the courts? No, it’s because an amendment to the IEC 60950-1 regulation increases requirements around electrical port protection and the fan guards in the system.

>> Thu, 10 Jan 2013

Can Microsoft kill the iPhone?

By Matt Egan

Can Microsoft kill the iPhone? Let me answer that with another question. Why did we stop asking if Google can kill the iPhone? Because it found a niche of its own. For all the lawsuits and talk of thermonuclear war, Apple and Google know that this town is big enough for the both of us.

>> Wed, 09 Jan 2013

Apple's bad cable manners

By Simon Jary

After an 18-month wait Apple is finally shipping a new range of iMacs, and very nice they are, too. I bought one of the 27-inch iMacs because our home iMac bores the pants off me when it tries to handle a few hungry Adobe programs and bad-boy iPhoto at the same time. See: Apple iMac (27-inch and 21.5-inch) review (Late 2012)

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New Final Cut Pro X December release date, rumours and images

In this article we'll bring you everything we know about the next version of Apple's Final Cut Pro and the release date so you'll know exactly when the new version of Apple's Final Cut Pro will launch. We'll also fill you in on the expected features of the new Apple software.

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Numbers 3.0 (2013) for Mac review - update to Apple’s Excel-alternative

Numbers has always been an oddball but it’s not getting more sensible with age. Numbers for Mac OS X doesn’t so much rival Excel as out-manoeuvre it; but is it too leftfield for anybody to truly love?

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