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The computers we use today derive their core experience from Apple's Mac, but the Mac also popularized other tech that's now standard today

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Mac sales so far in '14 may signal share push

By Gregg Keizer | 13 August, 2014 06:33

The Mac is poised to break Apple's annual sales record this year, according to an analysis of past sales trends as well as Wall Street projections.
The other Apple economy: $2bn in devices on eBay

By Gregg Keizer | 25 July, 2014 06:16

In the US alone, nearly $2 billion worth of Apple devices - Macs, iPhones, iPads and iPods - were sold on eBay over the last 12 months.
Apple grows Mac sales by 18 per cent on the back of the MacBook Air

By Gregg Keizer | 23 July, 2014 11:18

Apple sold 4.4 million Macs in the June quarter, the most ever for that three-month stretch, with an annual growth rate the rest of the PC industry hasn't seen since 2010.
Want an Apple watch? Just 3D print one

By Lucas Mearian | 23 July, 2014 04:41

An industrious design graduate from the University of Edinburgh has posted a 3D printing CAD file for a wrist ban that allows users to insert an iPod Nano, which can act as a watch, music player and more.
Apple to reveal iOS 8, OS X 10.10 on June 2

By Gregg Keizer | 22 May, 2014 04:22

Apple will again kick off its developer conference with a keynote, where top-tier executives, including CEO Tim Cook, will tout the newest versions of iOS and OS X, and likely introduce new hardware.

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Apple's Mac ends up in tablet cannibal pot, too

By Gregg Keizer | 13 January, 2014 11:48

Tablet cannibals have taken as big a bite out of Mac growth as they have out of PCs in general, showing that Apple is not immune to the seismic shift it triggered with the iPad.
OS X Mavericks: Different name, looks the same

By Michael deAgonia | 22 October, 2013 23:04

Apple's new desktop/laptop operating system, OS X Mavericks, looks and works a lot like its predecessor. But that doesn't mean Apple hasn't made it a better OS for users.
Google's Chromecast menaces Apple TV

By Gregg Keizer | 25 July, 2013 19:28

Google's new stream-to-TV Chromecast threatens rival Apple's efforts to gain a foothold in the living room, analysts said Wednesday.
Fifteen turning points in tech history

By Neil McAllister | 09 June, 2008 22:00

Imagine how different the computing world would be if IBM had used proprietary chips in the original PC, rather than off-the-shelf components. The PC clone market would never have happened, and IBM, rather than Microsoft, might have emerged as the leading company of the computer revolution.

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