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Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is said to be readying the shipment of Lion, a/k/a Mac OS X 10.7. The release date looks to be tomorrow or Thursday, synchronized with the expected appearance of the new MacBook Air and Mac Mini. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers read the runes. Not to mention: Rube Goldberg, eh?..

Keeping your Mac in the best possible shape is the aim of the game, fortunately there's a plethora of available utilities which can improve your Mac life. Here's five personal recommendations to boost your experience.

[Update 3: Is the number accurate? Why is this a big deal? What's the botnet doing?] Russian researchers have discovered a botnet of more than 600,000 Macs. Yes, Macs -- you know, those things that don't get malware. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is coming under heavy criticism for its slow response to known vulnerabilities and for perpetuating the myth that OS X is malware-free. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers rush to grab the update. Not to mention: Almost gliding an Airbus into LAX...

Apple's Mac OS X 10.7, aka Lion, is now available to download, as predicted; it's $30, or $70, or even free for some users. But while the usual suspects are loving every minute of the new pomaceous operating system, others express some serious reservations. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers fight for the right. Not to mention: Ridiculous pictures of Celine Dion...
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Only this morning declared one of the greatest innovations of 2010 by Time magazine, we're receiving reports that components for the iPad successor, let's call it 'iPad 2.0', have been selected and approved with production set to accelerate come February, suggesting the next-gen Apple tablet will ship in Q1. I've gathered my thoughts and this is what I think we might know about iPad 2.0 at this time, though it is speculative, so some ideas may be wide off the mark.

Apple's new Lion OS will be leaner, keener and meaner than ever; it will teach Mac users a whole new touch-based way to interface with their computer, and borrows heavily from elements of Apple's iOS system for mobile devices. So, what do we know about the new operating system?

By Jonny Evans

There's a new global happening with consumers racing to the shops to pick up a new Apple [AAPL] iPad, which has sold more units in four days than most competing tablets sold in a year. What's will be the company's next trick as it applies itself, all systems go, to carve out psycho-geographic dominance of the new mobile age?

Apple has already revealed 250 features and improvements within Lion, which ships next month. We've found some more information, including clarification that it will be possible to download OS X Lion from the Mac App Store once in order to upgrade large numbers of Macs.

There are utilities to boost your Mac's memory handling, make your information easy to find, password management, background notifications and a power tool for repairing your Mac problems in this reader-submitted collection of six more essential utilities for a Mac.

When it comes to the iPhone 5, Apple doesn't have a problem -- it has an incredible opportunity. Millions of happy iPhone users are more willing than ever before to purchase a Mac or iPad, because they love their iPhone.

Apple has struck again, with the introduction of its own true 64-bit pro-video editing superhero, Final Cut Pro X, introducing important changes in the way the software handles, ingests, encodes and manages video production workflow. And in a sign of the times the self-declared 'jaw-dropping' release is available only via the Mac App Store -- at a fraction the price of Adobe Premiere.

Apple is prepared to invest every ounce of company muscle, intellect, invention and clout in order to ensure that ally-now-rival, Google, can never again claim bragging rights to innovating ahead of industry trends. And Cupertino is already planning radical user interface innovation in OS X 10.7.

Will Apple's future Macs run iPhone apps in simulation mode? Will the MacBook Air be reborn an iPad Pro? Can Google match Apple's hardware charms?

Apple CEO Steve Jobs made the news today with a promise his company will make its online hosted MobileMe service much better next year. Other than improved stability, reliability and consistent performance, just what exactly do we want Apple to give us? Here's a few suggestions.