Eager customers lined up for hours outside stores in the US to be the first to own an Apple iPad

Writer Peter Nowak starts his survey of technology by linking war, porn and fast food - the idea surfaced after he saw the lurid sex tape of Paris Hilton.

There can't be much money in Mac security software if no one's making Mac viruses. Even I only have this stuff installed to review, to be honest, or I wouldn't bother.

Norton 360 is essentially a bundle of security tools (anti-malware, anti-phishing, firewall and anti-virus) plus tune-up and maintenance utilities.

It may have US$40 billion in the vault, but Apple still faces serious challenges in the marketplace.

Developers don't have any particular attachments to Macs, or so Mac Planet blogger Mark Webster thought until recently.