A new malware that targets Apple Mac OS computers has been discovered, and packs a double whammy: it uses the system’s graphics processing unit (GPU) to mine for Bitcoins, and it spies on the user. Security experts at Sophos said that the malware, named DevilRobber (also known as OSX/Miner-D), comes with copies of Mac OS X image editing app GraphicConverter ver....
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The PC has always been one of the most dominant gaming platforms, and it benefits far more users than those who use the Mac OS X. Apple’s desktop operating system has not embraced gaming jsut yet, with only a limited number of games, such as Starcraft, Diablo and Warcraft, released for the system. Now, it seems that it will change with Epic Games announcing that...
“Mac” and “gaming” are two terms that you don’t often hear or use in a sentence, but as Macs gain popularity, developers are now looking at them to be the next big thing in gaming. Now, Feral Interactive has announced that Deus Ex: Human Revolution, which was released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the PC, is now headed to the Mac platform. UK-based...
For those of you who want to transfer files between two computers, regardless if you are running on Mac or Windows platform, a new device has been created for you. The iTwin is a USB device that allows you to securely access, edit and share all your files from anywhere around the world. The iTwin can now support Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Lion. This upgrade to the award-winning...
Apple has announced that more than 1 million people have downloaded the company’s latest operating system, Mac OS X Lion, to their computers on its first day of availability. With one million downloads in a day, it became the fastest selling operating system in the company’s history. According to Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior president of Worldwide Product...
Apple is estimated to ship 17 million Mac computers and 30 million iPad units this year, according to an analyst. Charlie Wolf, an analyst from Needham & Co., who has previously predicted that Apple will sell 7.5 million iPad 2 units in the third quarter of the 2011 fiscal year, has changed his estimates to 9 million units. “While competitors have rushed to launch...