Read more Macintosh stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6843/macintosh.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:19:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73304/windows-to-mac-software-should-scare-microsoft.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConflicted about choosing sides in the apocalyptic showdown between Microsoft and Apple? No need to worry—in this brave new world, you can have your cake and eat it. Parallels is Mac software that allows users to seamlessly integrate Windows programs, even the entire desktop. So, for just $79.99—...http://www.newser.com/story/73304/windows-to-mac-software-should-scare-microsoft.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 12:36:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72839/gap-narrows-but-macs-still-beat-pcs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith Windows 7 and Mac’s Snow Leopard operating systems both available, it’s time for Walter S. Mossberg to drop some science on the arduous task of picking a computer. Things aren’t too different this time around: Macs are still more expensive, though “prices on Windows PCs are creeping upward.” And...http://www.newser.com/story/72839/gap-narrows-but-macs-still-beat-pcs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 11:37:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70017/microsoft-pinching-apple-employees-to-staff-stores.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMicrosoft’s planned expansion into the brick-and-mortar retail sector will be staffed at least in part by…Apple Store employees, reports the Loop. The software giant is hiring away Apple managers with higher salaries, sources tell the tech blog. Those managers in turn are trying to bring aboard Apple's top salespeople. All...http://www.newser.com/story/70017/microsoft-pinching-apple-employees-to-staff-stores.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 14:54:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69693/nerd-alert-roddenberrys-mac-for-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDeep-pocketed Star Trek and Apple fanatics will battle it out next month in an auction for the first Macintosh Plus—a computer that happened to be owned by Gene Roddenberry. The Mac Plus was the third Mac model, released 2 years after the original, and the first to offer a...http://www.newser.com/story/69693/nerd-alert-roddenberrys-mac-for-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 10:54:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69242/pc-marketing-drops-the-technobabble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPC makers seem to have gotten the hint and are beginning to hawk their wares not with dazzling technobabble but with information useful to the average consumer, the New York Times reports. For years, tech concerns have touted their achievements in impenetrable language on “fact tags” (DDR2 RAM, anyone?), but...http://www.newser.com/story/69242/pc-marketing-drops-the-technobabble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 12 Sep 2009 10:54:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56947/experts-apples-first-worm-nothing-to-fret-about.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMalware that hijacks Macs has shown up for the first time, but it shouldn't be cause for panic, an expert tells the Globe & Mail . The malware, nicknamed iBotNet, only affects a few thousand users who downloaded a pirated copy of iWork and it's not spreading from computer to computer,...http://www.newser.com/story/56947/experts-apples-first-worm-nothing-to-fret-about.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Apr 2009 7:06:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48832/apples-mac-turns-25.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagApple’s Macintosh, the seminal device that helped usher in the age of personal computing as we know it today, turns 25 this week, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The original Macintosh combined a svelte form—by 1980s standards—with an accessible graphical interface, eschewing complex text commands for a...http://www.newser.com/story/48832/apples-mac-turns-25.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Jan 2009 15:16:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48675/obamas-staff-finds-high-office-means-low-tech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTech-savvy Obama staffers had a rude awakening on their first day at the White House, saddled with disconnected phone lines, limited Internet access, and 6-year-old PCs, the Washington Post reports. “It is kind of like going from an Xbox to an Atari,” a spokesman said of the disconnect between the...http://www.newser.com/story/48675/obamas-staff-finds-high-office-means-low-tech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Jan 2009 12:47:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47212/macworld-snoozefest-signals-apples-decline.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagApple's keynote address at the MacWorld expo yesterday felt a lot like the end of an era to those who managed to keep their eyes open during it, Dan Lyon writes in Newsweek . Marketing chief Phil Schiller's "almost unbearable" rollout of various new software features instead of thrilling announcements from...http://www.newser.com/story/47212/macworld-snoozefest-signals-apples-decline.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Jan 2009 2:24:06 CST