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Microsoft feels the need, the need for speed in Teams

Desktop app buckles up for faster switching between chats or channels or join a meeting

Applications04 Nov 2022 | 52

OpenBSD 7.2: The other other FOSS xNix released, runs on Apple M2 Macs

Plus better support for some newer Intel wireless and graphics chipsets

OSes21 Oct 2022 | 31

How one Ukrainian software maker planned for survival as invaders approached

Set priorities, expect confusion, keep emergency instructions simple – that's just for starters

Off-Prem28 Sep 2022 | 30

Automating Excel tasks to come to Windows and Mac

Not just for the web anymore: Microsoft Office Scripts coming for the macro-managers among us

Applications13 Sep 2022 | 42

A refined Apple desktop debuts ahead of Wednesday’s big iThing launch

It’s an eight-bit affair for the Apple II, complete with Flying Toasters and many other upgrades

Personal Tech06 Sep 2022 | 39

The crime against humanity that is the modern OS desktop, and how to kill it

Opinion Just one big GUI mess

OSes05 Sep 2022 | 334

Apple adds M1 Mac notebooks to self-repair scheme

For 'limited, serial number-authorized repairs' in move unlikely to appease critics

Personal Tech22 Aug 2022 | 10

Parallels increases prices with Desktop version 18

Running Windows apps on your M1 Mac just got a bit more expensive

Virtualization09 Aug 2022 | 24

Apple plays the supply-chain card to explain Mac, iPad revenue shrink

Mom, what's an eye pad?

Personal Tech29 Jul 2022 | 6

AWS starts renting cloudy M1 Mac minis

They're cheaper than cloudy x86 Apples, but not entirely tempting

PaaS + IaaS08 Jul 2022 | 3

Old-school editor Vim hits version 9 with faster scripting language

All of the famed user-friendliness and ease of use – and 'drastically' better performance

Applications30 Jun 2022 | 48

Asahi Linux project shows progress in graphics drivers on Apple's M1

Follow the blue rabbit! Graphics driver developer lead talks to The Reg

OSes10 May 2022 | 18

Apple CEO: Silicon shortages and C-19 lockdowns to hurt sales by up to $8 billion

That Mac you ordered? Lead times stretch to June, but Apple warns 'most products affected' over next 3 months

Personal Tech29 Apr 2022 | 11

Apple's self-repair service finally launches after months of silence

The company kept quiet on progress since it announced plan in November

Personal Tech27 Apr 2022 | 19

Apple's Mac Studio exposed: A spare storage slot and built-in RAM

That's no quadcopter... that's a... cooling system?

Personal Tech24 Mar 2022 | 77

We take Asahi Linux alpha for a spin on an M1 Mac Mini

Hands on We didn't have high hopes for our sacrificial machine but were pleasantly surprised

OSes22 Mar 2022 | 42

Just two die for: Apple reveals M1 Ultra chip in Mac Studio

Plus another phone, laptop, monitor

Personal Tech08 Mar 2022 | 119

Use Zoom on a Mac? You might want to check your microphone usage

Uh, why is the mic indicator light on all the time, netizens wonder

Security10 Feb 2022 | 70

JumpCloud joins the patch management crowd, starting with Windows and Mac updates

Linux and mobile coming soon

Security03 Feb 2022 |

What does 2022 have in store for Asahi Linux on Apple chips? Drivers aplenty, but that GPU still needs tackling

Handily, the team spotted a bug in Linux's ARM SMMU support too

OSes16 Dec 2021 | 8

Don't make an iOS of yourself – Apple's patched its OSes, you know the drill

Cupertino also added a Digital Legacy – special IDs so your loved ones can get your data once you're dead

OSes14 Dec 2021 | 26

AWS adds another Arm CPU to its cloud: Apple's M1

Updates bare metal Macs-a-service and claims up to 60 per cent better price performance vs cloudy x86 Macs

PaaS + IaaS03 Dec 2021 | 2

Wine 6.0.1: For that one weird app on that one weird Mac

Wine64 support arrives for the Apple M1

Applications10 Jun 2021 | 28

How big might IT spending get in 2021? Gartner: How about $4 trillion. And no, you can't have a new MacBook

Ball gazers don't see devices flying off shelves in 2022. Do they know something we don't?

Personal Tech07 Apr 2021 | 11

Time for an upgrade: Dev of the last modern browser for PowerPC Macs calls it a day

One final update for its 'couple of thousand' users then it's just a hobby

Software31 Mar 2021 | 22

JumpCloud attempts to cash in on work-from-home era with Zero Touch Mac enrolment

Zero Touch? Probably the only way to use a Mac keyboard

Off-Prem16 Mar 2021 |

Bothering to upgrade the iPhone 12 over older models has proven to be worth its weight in gold for Apple

Macs sell like hot cakes too thanks to M1 chip, everything up by double digits

On-Prem28 Jan 2021 | 27

Google yanks Apple Silicon Chrome port after browser is found to 'crash unexpectedly'

Updated You'll have to run x64 version through the Rosetta emulation layer, or give it access to the Mac Bluetooth radio

Software18 Nov 2020 | 26

Microsoft unveils a Universal version of Office for Apple silicon

Seeking something perpetual for Windows on Arm? You can make do with a 32-bit Intel emulation

OSes12 Nov 2020 | 39

That's how we roll: OWC savagely undercuts Apple's $699 Mac Pro wheels with bargain $199 alternative

Doesn't matter if design was perfected at dawn of humankind, you still have to pay Cupertino tax

Personal Tech07 Aug 2020 | 63

Leaked benchmarks from developer kit for Apple's home-baked silicon appear to give Microsoft a run for its money

Before you get too excited 1) They're benchmarks 2) New consumer Arm-based Macs might use something else

Personal Tech30 Jun 2020 | 17

One year ago, Apple promised breakthrough features to help iPhone, iPad, Mac owners with disabilities. It failed them

WWDC Sure, you can make calls, for instance, but you can't end them

OSes25 Jun 2020 | 35

Chime after chime: Apple restores iconic Mac boot sound removed in 2016

Triumphant F#-major to return with upcoming macOS Big Sur

OSes24 Jun 2020 | 14

Apple on 2020 so far: OK, so iPhone sales are a bit glum. Wearables, music, apps, vids to the rescue... almost

Hope on the horizon, says Cook, but it will take some time to get there

Personal Tech01 May 2020 | 11

It's calculated Apple leak time: Cheaper iPhone, laptops with proper keyboards, and, oh, a Tile competitor

We love cheap thrills, don't we?

Personal Tech30 Jan 2020 | 26

How much cheese does one person need to grate? Mac Pro pricing unveiled

El Reg checks all the boxes. Dell: 'Hold my beer'

Personal Tech11 Dec 2019 | 75

Microsoft crams Office 365 docs into Edge-style sandboxes to thwart malware infections

Ignite Your guide to some of the security enhancements announced this week

Security07 Nov 2019 | 9

AMD stands for Another Monetary Decline, while Apple continues to sell enough pricey kit to keep Wall Street happy

Su stumbles as Cook and Co log $54bn haul for quarter

On-Prem31 Jul 2019 | 24

Turn on, tune in, drop out: Apple's whizz-bang T2 security chips hit a bum note for Mac audio

Sm... ck m... glitch up: Coprocess... has nasty... USB ...oun... outp... rruption... roblem

Personal Tech19 Feb 2019 | 26

Apple: Good news, everyone – sales are less bad than we thought. Not amazing but not bad. $84bn is $84bn, tho

Cook and co get a boost after topping their own low bar

Personal Tech30 Jan 2019 | 23

The Apple Mac is 35 years old. Behold the beige box of the future

Want expansion? Tough. You're using it wrong.

Personal Tech25 Jan 2019 | 113

This just in: What? No, I can't believe it. The 2018 MacBook Air still a huge pain to have repaired

Full teardown necessary should butterfly keyboard need service

Personal Tech08 Nov 2018 | 66

Wow. Apple's only gone and killed off Mac, iPad, iPhone family... figures for units sold to fans

But it has nothing to do with shipments being down. Honest

Personal Tech02 Nov 2018 | 49

Mac users get to join the OneDrive Files On-Demand festivities

Because there ain't no party like a cloud storage party

SaaS25 Sep 2018 | 6

Crumbs. Apple has tweaked the MacBook Pro keyboard

They say it is 'quiet(er)'. Well, quite...

Personal Tech12 Jul 2018 | 25

Starbucks site slurped, Z-Wave locks clocked, mad Mac Monero mining malware and much more

Roundup Some security bites for the long weekend

Security26 May 2018 | 10

Apple's QWERTY gets dirty, leaving fanbois shirty

MacBook owners demand recall over cruddy keyboard

Personal Tech26 Apr 2018 | 66

Huawei guns for Apple with Mac-alike Matebook X

Hands On This one's more than a Cupertino clone

Personal Tech25 Feb 2018 | 111

Apple: iPhone sales are down (but they've never been more lucrative)

Mac also slips in Q1, but revenues don't feel a thing

Personal Tech02 Feb 2018 | 45

Apple hauls in $52.6bn in Q4, iPhone, iPad and Mac sales all up

Peak Apple? With 37 per cent margins and $268bn cash, let us all have such peaks!

On-Prem03 Nov 2017 | 46

Apple Cook's half-baked defense of the Mac Mini: This kit ain't a leftover

We're not going to fry it, and we're not going to tell you anything more right now

Personal Tech20 Oct 2017 | 68

Apple Mac fans told: Something smells EFI in your firmware

Fully up to date for OS and apps, but there's a hidden hack threat

Security29 Sep 2017 | 58

So. Should I upgrade to macOS High Sierra?

Analysis Not today, and not soon

Software26 Sep 2017 | 51

Apple celebrates soaring iPad sales: Put it on my tab, says CEO Tim Cook

Get it? Put the drinks on my tab? Haha, ah. What a wild ride life is

Personal Tech02 Aug 2017 | 23

Mac ransomware author is giving away malicious code to script kiddies

Ringleader passes 30 per cent of earnings to their stooges

Security12 Jun 2017 | 19

Apple leaks new thinner, lighter iPad ... revenues

China, really bad. iPhones are over hyped. Still, $1bn is $1bn

Personal Tech02 May 2017 | 19