People often wonder about what motivates the creators of malware. In the case of the Flashback malware that infected several hundred thousand Macs, it turns out that the motivator was money . A post on the Symantec official blog …

RIM, maker of the BlackBerry, has claimed responsibility for the ultra lame “Wake Up” flash mob stunt that appeared outside the Sydney Apple store last week. The stunt saw flash mobs pull out black signs that read “Wake Up.” When confronted with the signs, shoppers at the…

CNet confirmed today that Bloom Energy will be supplying fuel cells to Apple. This will go toward powering Apple’s North Carolina data center. GigaOM originally reported last month that Bloom Energy would be Apple’s …

When it comes to evaluating the next big thing, we turn to our secret weapon: the TUAW braintrust . We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today’s topic is AppleScript. “AppleScript is a bit like Office Space’s Milton Wadams…

Apple and Samsung are fighting a multi-year, multi-country patent battle which includes over 50 different lawsuits. To try to end this fracas , the two companies are meeting on May 21 and 22 in San Francisco to discuss a settlement, according to a …

Siri has many useful features , but here’s one you won’t find in Apple’s documentation. This video from Aatma Studio showcases a new self-destruct feature that would make Dan Briggs or Jim Phelps proud. You can check out the YouTube video below…

A recent New York Times article slams Apple for avoiding billions in state and federal taxes using common corporate loopholes. Apple didn’t take kindly to this report and has issued a four-paragraph response defending its practices. The Cupertino company says it pays “an enormous…

This past week was relatively quiet as far as Apple-related rumors go. In the wake of Apple’s latest quarterly earnings release, it seems there was enough real news to keep everyone occupied that …

Apple began selling the new iPad today in an additional nine countries, including India. The other countries include Colombia, Estonia, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, South Africa and Thailand. With today’s rollout the new…

Apple has pulled an app that allows iPhone users to turn Bluetooth on and off with a single tap, and that’s not sitting right with ZDNet blogger Jason O’Grady . According to O’Grady, that one app removal “demonstrates how has become lethargic and how…