Topic: Apple Safari

Switching from a Mac to a PC: Five lessons from an Apple fanboy

The Internet is filled with testimonials of people ditching their PC for a hip new Mac. Where once they trudged through stodgy spreadsheets, they now write screenplays and edit flashy videos (if the ads are to be believed). But there's almost no material documenting the opposite experience. Most of the personal switching-to-Windows stories are many years out of date and center around now-obsolete "But you can't play games and none of your software will work!" arguments.

So, here are the top five things an Apple fanboy learned from two months using Windows.

iPhone tracking: Is Google breaking its privacy pledge?

iPhone privacy feature was circumvented to allow Google to track what iPhone users were doing, privacy researcher says. Google settled another privacy case in October.

Amazon releases the Kindle Cloud Reader – and scores a win over Apple

Adding cloud technology to the Kindle puts Amazon a step above Apple in the e-reader wars.

Facebook iPad app on the way: report

A Facebook iPad app has entered the final round of testing, one reporter says.

iCloud, iOS 5 headline a packed WWDC keynote from Apple

iCloud, iOS 5, and Mac OS Lion make up the three big announcements in Steve Job's keynote at WWDC.

Is Android really faster than iOS?

Android loads pages an average of 52 percent faster than the iPhone iOS, one tracking firm said this week. Others aren't so sure.

What's wrong with Firefox?

Firefox, a browser developed by Mozilla, has lost valuable market shares to Google Chrome and a resurgent Internet Explorer. Some analysts now wonder whether Firefox will rebound or go the way of Netscape.

The iPad raises the question anew: Is it legal for e-books to go audible?

Kindle 2 raised questions about the legality of audio features on an e-book reader. The arrival of the iPad may do the same.

Bing could become default search engine on iPhone

If Bing does knock Google off its iPhone perch, it would be a major win for Microsoft.

Google Chrome OS, Mac browser get polished for the holidays

Google's OS is said to be a week away, and developers are putting the final touches on a public beta of the Mac version of its browser.

Google on Chrome for Mac: "Please don't download!"

Browsers are the new OS, says Google

Safari 4's browser war salvo