Scott Ferguson

Is your Mac “phoning home”? Thats the question some Apple users are asking after installing an updated version of the companys Mac OS X—Version 10.4.7—that aims to help authenticate desktop widgets. According to at least one blog, Apples efforts to help identify and validate end users desktop widgets may have also introduced a new privacy-related […]

Apple Computer announced July 5 that it will offer a new 17-inch iMac for $899, which will replace the older eMac model. The iMac, which will feature a 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo processor, a video camera and the iLife 06 software suite, will be marketed toward students and teachers, according to the company. With a […]

Across the globe, sales of semiconductors grew to 19.7 billion in May, an increase of 9.4 percent from the same time period in 2005, the Semiconductor Industry Association announced. The popularity of consumer gadgets such as cell phones and digital cameras, combined with a drop in the average price of notebook computers to under $1,000, […]