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FlashBack Trojan Mac Infection Drops from 600, 000+ to 270,000
There will be a reprieve for Apple computers users in light of the significant drop of Apple FlashBack trojan infections announced by software security firm. According to a report published by Symantec, the infection of the Apple computers has dropped to less than half of the over 600,000 infections that were noted last week by the Kaspersky antivirus vendors.
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Western Digital Shipping Ultrabook-Compatible HDD
Western Digital released an ultrabook-compatible hard drive disk that aims to provide large storage sizes. The company said this will remove the trend for low-capacity and highly-priced hard drives.
Lenovo Yoga Ultrabook - High Specs at a High Price
Lenovo's Yoga ultrabook is the company's convertible ultrabook, with a 360 degree flip-and-fold design. Want to buy one? Be prepared to dig deep into your wallet as the baseline Yoga starts at $1,900.
Acer Timeline M3: A Powerful Ultrabook Let Down by Insipid Display?
Acer, the prestigious manufacturer of laptops and Android tablets, has extended its lineup of Timeline notebook PCs with Timeline M3 Ultrabook. The new product has an elegant design and is a powerhouse of performance loaded up with dedicated graphics module. But like many of Acer's non-famous yet remarkable products, the poor quality display turns out to be a downfall for the powerful ultrabook
Apple Gives Marketplace a Sneak Peek into How iPad is Made in Foxconn (VIDEO)
For a while now, Apple has been under fire over the working conditions at its Chinese suppliers, particularly Foxconn. For the sake of transparency, Apple and Foxconn recently allowed a reporter to take a sneak peek into one of Foxconn's factories and see how the iPad gets built.
Apple iPad Will Continue to Lead Tablet Market Till 2016
Tablet sales have been forecast by Gartner Inc. to increase by almost 100 percent from 2011 to 2012. The rise in sales will largely be due to Apple's new iPad, which will lead the tablet market for the next four years.
Intel Promises 75 New Ultrabook Designs priced $699 upwards
With ARM gearing up to enter the world of Windows later in 2012 when Windows 8 launches, Intel is preparing its own battle plans to compete with this new threat to its Windows PC dominance. The plan here is to push Ultrabooks into the minds and heart of consumers, something that hasn't been working very well since the company first announced the very first Ultrabook laptop two years ago.
Ivy Bridge-Powered iMacs and MacBook Pro Could Hit Stores as Early as June
Many top resellers including Best Buy and J&R are running out of stock of 15-inch MacBook Pro, an indication that Apple is ramping down the manufacturing of 15-inch MacBook Pro in order to make some space for its next generation MacBook Pros, which will be powered by Intel's new Ivy Bridge processors. Even new Ivy Bridge-powered iMacs are expected to be released in June.
Apple Will Release FlashBack Malware Detection and Removal Tool Soon
Apple has finally announced it will release software to detect and remove the Flashback/ Flashfake Mac Trojan currently infecting hundreds of thousands of Mac computers worldwide.
Apple Shows Gratitude to Flashback Trojan Discoverer by Trying to Shut Down His Server
The Russian security firm - Dr. Web discovered the much talked Flashback malware. A Botnet on Mac was something unexpected. According to the Russian security firm, Flashback has infected more than 600,000 Mac computers worldwide out of which more than 50% are located in U.S. alone.
Toshiba Unleashes Excite 13: A Powerful Tablet With 13-inch Display (But Do We Need It?)
The 10.1-inch display is assumed as a standard screen size for Android tablet. But Toshiba on Tuesday surprised the world with its 13-inch Excite tablet. Along with the monster-sized tablet, Toshiba also added two more tablets, one with 7.7-inch display and another with 10.1-inch display, to its lineup of Android tablets.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Launch Delayed Till end-April: Why?
Still waiting with bated breath to get your hands on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2? You better be prepared to wait a little longer. In February, Samsung announced that the Galaxy Tab 2 will be released in March. However, due to unknown events, Samsung has pushed back the launch date to the end of April.
Microsoft to struggle vs. Apple, Google in tablets
Microsoft's push into the tablet industry will see only limited success, with the U.S. software maker remaining a distant No. 3 behind Apple and Google, research firm Gartner said on Tuesday.
