New and Noteworthy: 1 TB hard drives by end of 2006; Apple presents new 'Get A Mac' ads; more

1 TB hard drives by end of 2006 XBit reports that hard disk manufacturer maker Hitachi Global Storage Technologies said in an interview that the world's first  TB hard drive would be unveiled as early as by the end of the year. "While the company did not say directly that it would unleash the giant storage device, it could be expected, as Hitachi needs to grab the technology leadership crown from Seagate Technologies. [...] The Hitachi executive indicated that the 1TB hard disk drives will come in 3.5" form-factor and will fit into typical personal computers. But Mr. Healy did not say whether his company, or Seagate Technologies will be the first to unveil the 1 TB storage device." More.

Apple presents new 'Get A Mac' ads Macworld UK reports that  Apple has introduced three new 'Get A Mac' ads in the US, all of which are available to view online. "(Two new ads) look at the dangers of spyware on windows systems, and the sheer confusion and frustration Windows users must grapple with when they try to create a photo book using that platform." More.

Apple Changes Its Tune on Viruses Writing in his New York Times blog, David Pogue notes that Apple has started trumpeting the Mac's security superiority over Windows -- with good reason. "For years, Apple avoided advertising the fact that Mac OS X hasn't come under a single virus attack 'in the wild.' But now Apple has changed its tune. Its new TV ads mention the Mac's viruslessness, and a new marketing e-mail puts it very bluntly indeed: 'PCs got 114,000 viruses last year. Macs got zero. Get a Mac.' [...] If the Macs market share is five percent, then shouldn't it have five percent of the viruses? It ought to have seen 5,700 viruses last year, not zero. Clearly, there's something else at work here, and I'll tell you what it is: Mac OS X is simply harder to hack." More.

Photoshop tests show Mac Pro still lags Bare Feats tested the new Photoshop Benchmark created by the Retouch Artists on a Mac Pro 3.0 GHz, and the results weren't exactly spectacular. "It was carefully crafted to reflect typical actions of a professional Photoshop user. Checkout our findings so far." More.

Previously on MacFixIt:

• Apple posts Knowledge Base article about sleep issues
• Mac Pro (#8): Hanging with external devices: Try switching ports, other workarounds
• PowerBook G4/iBook battery recall (#2): Some iBook G3s also eligible; continuing problems with serial number, date ranges

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