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• 14 November 2012

• News: Logitech introduces Mac-based video surveillance

  Logitech on Wednesday introduced new software that turns Mac computers into video surveillance command centers.

• News: Apple stops selling Apple Care in Italy after 'violating' warranty law

  Apple is reported to have taken AppleCare off the shelves in Italy, although reports claim it is still selling the protection plan to Italian customers online.

• 13 November 2012

• News: HP tweaks Windows 8 downgrade policy

  Hewlett-Packard has twice revised its message to customers about downgrading new PCs equipped with Windows 8 to the older Windows 7 in an attempt to clarify its position.

• 12 November 2012

• News: Apple releases update for mid-2012 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro

  Apple has released a software update for its mid-2012 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and 15in Retina MacBook Pro. The update includes bug fixes and graphics performance updates, as well as USB compatibility improvements.

• News: Mac-accessory Roundup: Speakers, mics, stands, and more

  Do you need better speakers for your Mac? How about more memory? Or maybe you just need some laptop protection. You're in the right place, as we've got a roundup of new Mac-complementing gear. Here are the new gadgets we've come across recently.

• Opinion: Build a killer Windows 8 gaming PC for under $1,000

  Building a fast gaming PC is easier than ever. Building a fast gaming PC on a tight budget is a little harder—not because of the building, but because of the shopping. You have to scour the web (or your favorite retail stores) for the right prices on components.

• News: Weekly Wrap: Reviewing the newest iPads, mastering software, easy backups

  Sandy kept us from publishing a Weekly Wrap last Saturday. But we’re back now, and our Macworld Doppler radar shows a lot of huge stories from the week gone by. It’s cloudy with a chance of MacBooks. Or more accurately, iPads and Mac minis. But MacBooks sounded better.

• 08 November 2012

• News: Tablets beat out PCs on holiday shopping lists

  Respondents largely opted for tablets over PCs in a survey asking which computer they had on their holiday wish list.

• News: Clear expands list-making app from iPhone to the Mac

  A Mac version of Clear, the popular list-making app originally for iPhone, launched on Thursday with iCloud support, allowing users to track and update their to-do items from multiple devices.

• News: HP urges consumer customers not to downgrade new PCs to Windows 7

  Hewlett-Packard (HP) has advised consumer customers not to downgrade new PCs equipped with Windows 8 to the earlier Windows 7.

• News: Lenovo sees profit growth sag in fiscal Q2

  Lenovo said Thursday its net profit for the fiscal second quarter increased by only 13 percent year-over-year, marking a shift from the high profit growth the company has previously seen.

• 07 November 2012

• Opinion: Tiny $57 PC is like the Raspberry Pi, but faster and fully open

  It would be difficult to overstate the popularity of the tiny Raspberry Pi computer that launched earlier this year, but it's just one example of a rapidly growing class of small, inexpensive, Linux-powered devices, as I've already noted on several occasions before.

• News: Apple not likely to ditch Intel chips for Macs in near future

  There’s a certain sense to recent rumors that Apple may trade the Intel chips in its Macs for the company’s own processors. Apple is, after all, the poster child of a company that wants to control its own destiny: It makes its own hardware and software, and is a proponent of the “walled garden” ecosystem exemplified by its iTunes Store and App Store. Even more recently, Apple has taken deeper control of its processor design; the iPhone 5’s A6 chip uses Apple’s own custom ARM-based design, rather than taking a standard ARM core and just dropping it in, as the company has with past iOS devices.

• News: Mac OS X 10.9 data spotted in analytics logs across the web

  Apple appears to be testing Mac OS X 10.9, according to data appearing in analytics logs.

• Opinion: Remains of the Day: Everybody was kung-fu fighting

  Apple may dip Intel chips, OS X 10.9 is waking up from a cat nap, and Amazon's taking home the bacon in Europe. The remainders for Tuesday, November 6, 2012 are fast as lightning.

• News: Thales Australia completes NGD pilot program

  Thales Australia and the department of defence have successfully completed the Next Generation Desktop (NGD) project pilot program.

• 06 November 2012

• News: Apple's 'ambitious processor plans' to involve ditching Intel in future Macs?

  Apple is investigating ways to ditch Intel chips in future Macs and replace them with its own ARM chips like the ones in the iPhone and iPad, according to Bloomberg.

• Feature: Top 10 tips for solving common PC problems

  We tackle ten of the most common PC problems from slow running to no internet connection, and provide tips on fixing and preventing them.

• 02 November 2012

• News: The Apple family tree: Apple platforms through the years

  If you asked someone to name Apple’s computer platforms, you’d probably get three answers: Apple II, Mac, and iOS. But the true history of Apple’s computing platform heritage is much more rich and varied than most people realize.

• 01 November 2012

• News: Windows 8 uptake remains listless after public launch

  Driven by millions of upgrades, Windows 8's global usage share climbed by a third last month, but the new OS's adoption pace remained lethargic compared to that of its predecessor three years ago.

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