Apple has released its next operating system for pre-order in the States, just a couple of weeks after Microsoft did the same for its forthcoming OS.

Apple's Snow Leopard OS X 10.6 and Microsoft's Windows 7 will go almost head-to-head with...

In the second of two parts, we asked a Mac head and a PC bod to give their five top reasons why one system beats the other.

PCs are better because:

You rarely hear "not available on the PC"
When was the last time you heard...

In the first of two parts, we asked a Mac head and a PC bod to give their five top reasons why one system beats the other.

Apple Macs are better because:

No viruses
A virus, what's that? I've been using an Apple Mac for...

Arguably better than Microsoft's current, celeb-endorsed, multi-million dollar efforts, this ad points a finger at Leopard's "spinning beach ball of death."

Apple, with CEO Steve Jobs credited as the inventor, has been awarded a patent for the Mac operating system's "dock", an instantly recognisable feature of the software.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office granted the Mac maker...

Apple has confirmed that it’s working on a new OS – entitled Snow Leopard.

The confirmation came from Steve Jobs as he addressed a packed Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.

The new operating system, 10.6 will be...

Steve Jobs began his keynote speech at the Macworld2008 by stating that before he looked forward to what was coming in 2008, he wanted to look back at the successes of 2007.

Jobs stated that 2007 was an "extraordinary year" for Apple, with...