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Mac Planet). 

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Mac News

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Wednesday, 28 December 2011
PCs to finally get Thunderbolt — Life after iWeb: web design and the Mac — What is iTunes Match, exactly? Apple gets fined in Italy — & 2011's bizarre Apple moments... read more
Tuesday, 27 December 2011
The end of the year is filled with advice — Five tips to make a new Mac user’s experience as pleasant as possible — Official iTunes Match for New Zealand — Stormtrooper humping in Apple Stores — New video card for Mac Pro... read more
Friday, 23 December 2011
Jobs gets a Grammy — 33% off all Aspyr Mac games — iTunes Match FAQ – some 'obvious' Mac tips... read more
Thursday, 22 December 2011
Beware iCloud phishers — Emoji in Mac OS X — New version of Mac OS X seeded to developers — Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol splashed with Apple devices... read more
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Four Aspyr Mac game classics for only US$20 — Explosion at Apple assembler — MacTech event lineup — QuarkXPress 9.1 — Tools for managing business Macs — Apple exchanging new iPods for old — New Apple Television rumours... read more
Friday, 16 December 2011
Logic Pro now in the App store — Apple a good place to work — Apple in search rankings — iTunes Match was not supposed to ship! Steve Jobs not Time's man of the year — Tips, Christmas and stuff... read more
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Retina Display MacBook Pro rumour — Apple's founding docs go for a mint — Apple weathers hard drive shortages — MacFamilyTree updates, discounts — Chrome updated... read more
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Apple's 'hobby' and the set-top market — 'Steve Jobs – One Last Thing' now available — Jobs exhibit online — iTunes update... read more
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Mac App Store downloads milestone — Huge crowd for Apple Store opening — Logic update — Aperture update — Must-have Mac apps for new Mac owners... read more
Monday, 12 December 2011
Earth core modelled — Evolution ... of riot gear — Massive asteroid is 'more like a planet' — Sway power has power to sway — Silicon alternative — UK wants a space-based radar system — Kepler 22b boosts SETI back into life... read more