Apple : Anti-Virus for Mac
Apple Mac owners to use antivirus software.
In a note on its support site in late November, Apple said he wanted to “promote” people to use anti-virus security for the network.
The move is widely seen as a response to a growing trend among cyber-criminals, booby-trapped Web pages, you can catch Mac users.
Before now Mac users have been largely free of security problems in Microsoft Windows.
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Apple iPod Nano supports the “overheating”
Apple acknowledged that the battery is to blame led to a small number of its first generation iPod Nanos overheating.
However, he noted that the problem was “rare” in 0001% of sales from 2005 to 2006, adding that there are no serious injuries or damage.
The comments came after the Japanese government initiated an investigation of possible defect in the nano-batteries.
There were two reports of overheating music players in Tokyo, near blazing paper.
Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry official Hiroyuki Yoshitsune government said in contact with Apple to Investigate defect.
The battery problems
Apple said that the problem of overheating that could lead to that iPod does not work and are not damaged, can be attributed to a single supplier of batteries.
“There were no reports of serious injuries or property damage and no reported cases of any other model iPod Nano,” he said.
Any customer concerned about their products, bought between September 2005 and December 2006, please contact customer service, said Apple.
Lithium-ion batteries used in iPods were the cause of several fires in portable computers, which have led to world recalls.
In 2006, Apple was forced to recall 1,8 million lithium-ion laptop batteries made by Sony subjected to excessive heat.
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Apple believes that the benefits of strikes in the estimates
U.S. technology giant Apple saw profits beat forecasts, but warned that current quarter earnings would not meet analysts’ forecasts.
Revenues rose to $ 1.07bn (£ 534m), in the third quarter by 31% to $ 818m a year earlier.
Companies shipped 2,5 million Mac is not in the quarter, marking an increase of 41% per year, while deliveries of its iPod music player, 12%.
Downbeat outlook sent shares 6% lower after hours trading.
While the results were above expectations, and the company said that the number of Mac is not marked record, background on the decline in sales to a question investors.
