http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Some Mac users were taken by surprise Thursday as their computers stopped running programs written using the Java programming language after Apple blocked Java due to security problems. http://phys.org/news278862652.html Technology Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:51:13 EST news278862652 Apple released a preview version of its new Macintosh operating system on Thursday, bringing some features of the iPad to the personal computer. http://phys.org/news248608918.html Technology Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:02:11 EST news248608918 (PhysOrg.com) -- Macs have, for the most part, been considered to be more secure than their PC counterparts due to the lack of developments of viruses and other malicious codes that are created for them. Most of the authors of malicious code are playing a numbers game, in order to get the best results they need to hit the largest number of machines possible with each piece of code. As Mac operating system-based machines have become more and more popular, they have become increasingly attractive to the writers of malicious code. http://phys.org/news218132121.html Technology Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:15:50 EST news218132121 Apple Inc. is expanding the "app store" idea that caught fire on the iPhone and iPad to its line of Mac computers. http://phys.org/news213547296.html Technology Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:41:52 EST news213547296 I didn't dwell a lot on the MacBook Air when Apple first unveiled it in January 2008. Its thin profile and light weight were definitely impressive. But with an $1,800 price tag for the base model, slow processors, only an 80-gigabyte hard drive and no DVD drive, the notebook was too expensive, too underpowered and too limited to get me too excited. http://phys.org/news208156194.html Electronics Fri, 05 Nov 2010 06:10:11 EST news208156194 Apple Inc. has kicked off a Mac computer-themed event at its company headquarters. http://phys.org/news206802021.html Technology Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:01:27 EST news206802021 It's time to take stock of the year that was and figure out how to make the next one better. http://phys.org/news181629307.html Technology Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:50:01 EST news181629307 Figuring out what Apple Inc. has in store for its next big product launch has become as popular a game as gathering to pick fantasy football drafts every fall. http://phys.org/news169931528.html Electronics Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:20:01 EST news169931528 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it will include Outlook, a popular e-mail and calendar program that's ubiquitous on its Windows computers, in the next version of its Office suite for Apple Inc.'s Mac computers. http://phys.org/news169392479.html Technology Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:40:01 EST news169392479