Turns out it's almost ludicrously easy to bypass the iPad 2's password protection. All you do is ( Read more... )

Much has been made of the fact that the Apple iPad doesn't support Adobe's Flash player - conspiracy theorists claim that it's because Apple wants to tightly control what media plays on the iPad, only allowing things that were bought through the iTunes store. Apple, on the other hand, claims that Flash sucks battery life. Today, there's a bit ( Read more... )

Sophos is releasing a free antivirus program for the Mac (for home use). There are already several free AV products available for the PC, including AVG, Avast, and Avira, but not many free ones existed for the Mac, until now ( Read more... )

Apparently so, after he tried to take shuriken (throwing stars) out of Japan. They were picked up in his carry-on baggage when he was about to return on his private jet, and airport security officials demanded he give them up. (What, he was going to hijack his own plane ( Read more... )

It turns out that Apple users spend almost twice as much on sex toys as Windows users, particularly iPad users. The article posits that it's because Apple users are more "confident and adventurous in the bedroom." Of course, The Register reckons that it's because most Apple "fanbois" have never actually seen a member of the opposite (or same, ( Read more... )

If you're the ultimate Mac fan-boy (or fan-girl), you're probably pretty excited that the iPad will be available "soon" (late April in Canada, according to this). But how to celebrate? Why not a Steve Jobs Cheese Head? Also suitable for zombie-themed parties, I think...

After months of rumours, Apple Computer today announced that their "tablet computer" (which they have named the iPad) will be commercially available in the next few months ( Read more... )