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Now users who want to have an option to shut down their PCs remotely from their iPhone can do it with the new app. Thus, if you are sitting in your chair and watching your favorite TV program you do not wish to leave, while there is a PC turned on in another room, you may switch it off via your iPhone or iPad device with the new iShutdown app.

New malware is circulating on the Internet that infects Mac machines and tries to trick users into giving away their credit card data. According to Intego the malicious app called MacDefender hides on some webpages that use search engine optimization to spam the results of popular searches. On such infected websites users can see animation of a malware scam followed by a pop-up message telling users that their computer is infected. JavaScript on the page then automatically downloads a compressed ZIP file containing the malware.

According to the new finding of an agency that helps manage paid search advertising most Apple iOS devices including iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches fail to count paid-search conversions (i.e., clicks) because cookie-tracking is turned off.

It is known that all Apple mobile devices use the Safari as the default browser and so do Apple laptops and desktop PCs. It is also known that Safari blocks third-party cookies by default from considerations of privacy. But it is very bad for advertisers.

A new program for businesses was launched this week by Apple. Dubbed Joint Venture the program offers personal training, specialized support, loaner Macs, and other premium services.

According to the recent reports Apple denied the fact that they asked the injured workers to leave their jobs. This statement came after a scandal caused by interview of Jia Jingchuan, a 27-year-old worker who suffered from exposure to the chemical, to journalists. 

This week at a special event in Cupertino Apple made a preview of its forthcoming operating system OS X which will now be known as Lion. In the new OS the company brings many features of iOS to the Mac machines.

As it was found, after the interview conducted by the website Xbox 360 Achievements with the head of Microsoft UK's Xbox operation, no one needs Blu-ray.

As it became known, earlier this month Apple filed a lawsuit against Sanho Corporation producing accessories for Macs and iOS devices, requesting a trial by jury and the awarding of damages of an amount to be determined during the trial. 

Apple has upgraded its all-in-one iMac line of desktop computers using the latest-generation chips from Intel Corp and better graphics aiming to gain more share in the PC market.

The iMac, starts at $1,199 for a model with a 21.5-inch screen, while the 27-inch version starts at $1,699. The new iMacs are available today.

Apple has announced that iPad will be available in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore this Friday, July 23. 

From now, Apple can gladden its customers with the news that MobileMe Mail at me.com is now out of beta and available to all members.

New MobileMe Mail is featured with widescreen and compact views and rules to keep user’s email organized.

Opera unveiled the preview its next browser release, 10.6 - featuring support for geolocation and royalty-free WebM video and HTML5 offline web apps.

The app is supposed to be the next major milestone for Linux and BSD users, since Opera is skipping an official 10.5 release for those platforms. As the company assures the new version of the JavaScript engine is up to 75% per cent faster

Adobe warns users of Windows, Mac or Linux systems to be cautiousness as hackers are exploiting critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, Acrobat and Flash Player.

Adobe esteems Adobe Reader and Acrobat version 8.x are not vulnerable, but users of the newer version 9.0 of the software are at risk. The company has published a workaround involving the deletion of a library file connected with processing Flash content in PDF files pending the development of a more comprehensive fix.

Opera has announced the release of its latest browser for Mac machines claiming the new application is ten times faster based on speed comparisons between Opera 10.52 and Opera 10.10.

"To all Mac users who value fast browsing, please meet Opera," CEO Lars Boilesen says. "Opera is a consistent performer on even the most congested networks, giving people the fastest browsing experience, coupled with a powerful feature set that is finely attuned to the needs of Mac users."

Apple fans will likely put aside purchasing new laptops to buy instead the widely rumored iPad tablets according to the research from US stats gatherer ChangeWave. ChangeWave polled 3314 consumers to figure out their recent and anticipated buying habits.

The survey found that 18% of the polled are very or somewhat likely to buy the Apple tablet. ¾ of the respondents acknowledged they would pay $500 or more for an iPad with only 37% expressing their willingness to spend more than $700. Some pundits have said they expect Apple to charge $999 for it.