Applications drive OS X switch

Apple has finally taken the plunge and announced that all new Macs will boot into Mac OS X. The move was strongly influenced by the increased availability of OS X-native applications and the need to speed up migration to the operating system that has been shipping since last March. Previously, Macs had both Mac OS 9 and X installed but when users started their machines the systems booted up into OS 9. ...more

OS X virus warning criticised, no threat exists

A security company that warned of the first 'trojan horse-style virus for Mac OS X has been criticised by developers and security experts for raising an unnecessary false alarm. Intego first warned of the potential security threat last week. Along with Apple and other security firms, it was notified of a loophole in OS X that could allow an MP3 file to be used top carry malicious code. ...more

High-tech crime costs the UK ?2.45bn

High-tech crime cost UK businesses more than ?2.45bn last year, according to new figures from the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit. Based on a survey of 200 businesses, the figures show that 89 per cent had experienced some kind of cyber crime, with 90 per cent the target of attempts to gain unauthorised access to company systems while only slightly less, 89 per cent, said that they had suffered from data or information theft. ...more

Bluetooth technology ready for the big time

It's been a long time coming, but analysts at the In-Stat/MDR research group predict Bluetooth is about to explode onto the mainstream market, with shipments of devices offering the wireless technology rocketing 60 per cent every year to more tha 700 million by 2008. 'Most of the end-use markets for this technology seem to be making significant headway,' said Joyce Putscher, Director of the high-tech market research firm's Converging Markets and Technologies Group. In particular, ever more mobile phones are integrating the technology along with accessories such as wireless headets. ...more

Intel puts a fire under mobile devices

If you thought that these new PocketPC devices nipped along, think again. The Palms have a 33Mhz Motorola chip and PocketPC 2002 devices upped the ante to an Intel chip clocked at 206Mhz. Now Intel has turned up the heat further with two new mobile chips, the fastest of which zips along at 400Mhz. ...more