There still isn’t a single virus or worm that targets OS X. Yes, there are a few trojans around to trap the witless and/or gullible. But, compared to the 114,000 pieces of malware known to affect Windows, including the self-replicating kind (ie viruses and worms) that spread unseen from company to computer, Mac users have had it pretty good.

Nine iPods are on the Amazon Electronics Top 25, as well four MacBooks in the notebook Top 10. There’s lots of seasonal cheer for our favorite fruit company as Christmas shopping gets under way in earnest.

Even as consumers held off Mac portable purchases in September (anticipating new products), Apple still managed impressive unit volume gains as competitors wilted.

Britain’s advertising regulators have banned a TV commercial for the 3G edition of the iPhone. The Advertising Standards Authority said Apple had exaggerated the speed at which the device can send and receive data.

Apple’s numero uno was ordered to pay the legal fees of a group that prevented him from tearing down a massive Woodside, CA home he owns.

Upstart Florida-based Mac clone maker has until Dec 8 to amend their claim, but the wording of the preliminary ruling from the bench indicates their chances are looking slim nevertheless. In fact, the words “road kill” come to mind.

For an anti-virus software company, especially one that’s a Mac specialist, finding fresh or, just as good, repackaged malware is an opportunity that can’t be passed up.

A holiday shopping survey finds the right products will fetch a better price. Given its already environmentally responsible products and packaging, it would seem a perfect storm is brewing for yet another very merry holiday shopping season for our favorite fruit company.

Over 16,000 people have signed a petition, and the industry association tasked with building out and promoting the connection standard is up in arms. Can Steve Jobs and Apple afford to ignore such a groundswell of protest?

From the original pair of stores—Tysons Corner, VA and Glendale, CA—that rang up their first sales on May 19, 2001 to the 250th location, which is scheduled to open this Friday, Apple’s retail division has grown to become a $6.3 billion operation that operates in eight countries.