Archive | November, 2009

Ever wonder what the Rudy and Robert Pedraza of Psystar look like?

17. November 2009

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There’s Rudy Pedraza on the left and his brother Robert on the right.  I bet they’re not smiling much anymore after getting their ass handed to em’ by Judge Alsup.

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Leaked Apple e-mail points to massive Black Friday savings at Apple Stores

17. November 2009

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Boy Genius Report has obtained what purports to be a screenshot of an email Apple is planning to send out soon in anticipation of Black Friday, widely considered the busiest shopping day of the year.  Surprisingly, the savings indicated below are unusually high, with iPod’s selling for 30% off and Macs selling for up to […]

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Apple releases 2 new iPhone commercials [Video]

17. November 2009

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On Monday, Apple unveiled 2 brand new iPhone commercials.  Both commercials closely follow the script of previous iPhone ads in that they each highlight a few select apps available for the iPhone. The first one, below, is called “Song”. The second ad is called “Gift”.

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Did Verizon sell 250,000 Motorola Droid’s in its first weekend?

16. November 2009

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Gigaom reports: We have been following the Droid pretty closely, and once we learned that the device had a solid (if not blockbuster) weekend, we decided to get a better grasp of the Droid-fever that seems to be spreading across the nation. Flurry, which tracks the usage of mobile applications across various platforms, ran a […]

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Seattle Mayor pushes for transition to Macs, right in Microsoft’s backyard

16. November 2009

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Seattle’s newly elected Mayor Mike McGinn appears to be up to no good in the land of Microsoft.  The mayor elect is a solidified iPhone user, and according to a recent report in Slog, his “transition team has eschewed the Blackberries usually handed out to mayoral staffers and instead asked for four iPhones.” But come on, […]

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Apple’s new Magic Mouse looks great, feels okay, and sorely lacks support for Expose and Dashboard

16. November 2009

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Apple may have introduced the mouse to the masses, but superior mouse design has never been Apple’s forte.  That’s not to say that all of Apple’s mice have been subpar (though the ill-fated hockey puck mouse that came with the first iMac comes to mind), but Apple, when it comes to mouse design, often seems […]

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Analyst claims Apple tablet will come in variety of different models

16. November 2009

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Despite no official announcements from Apple, it’s largely believed that Apple’s long rumored tablet will make its debut sometime in 2010.  Not surprisingly, analysts and tech pundits are hopping on the tablet bandwagon even though they happen to know little if anything about it.  Most recently, CNN spokewith a number of analysts about the Apple tablet, […]

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Is Apple getting serious about gaming? 2 new job listings shed some light on the issue

15. November 2009

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Two recent job listings at Apple seem to suggest that Apple’s relative aversion to gaming may soon be a thing of the past. First, AppleInsider directs us to a recent job listing on Apple’s website for a Game/Media Software Engineer for the iPhone, a noteworthy move considering that Apple hasn’t shown much of an interest […]

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Psystar gets owned

15. November 2009

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As you might already be aware, Psystar recently lost a huge legal battle with Apple when Judge Alsup granted Apple’s motion for Summary Judgment while denying Pystar’s.  The ruling reads in part: Psystar infringed Apple’s exclusive right to create derivative works of Mac OS X.  Specifically, it made three modifications: (1) replacing the Mac OS […]

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The new HP Pavillion MS214 All-in-One Desktop looks eerily familiar

14. November 2009

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Looks like the HP MS214 has a little bit of iMac envy.

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“iTunes Preview” lets users browse iTunes via the web, sort of

14. November 2009

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Macworld reports on the quiet rollout of iTunes Preview, a web based version of iTunes that’s called into action anytime a user without  the iTunes app installed clicks on an iTunes link to a song or album..  And believe it or not, it even works on IE 6! Unfortunately, it’s still not possible to listen […]

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Developer of Facebook app for the iPhone is fed up with Apple’s review process, and quits

14. November 2009

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Joe Hewitt, the Facebook developer behind the popular Facebook app for the iPhone, announced a few days ago that Apple’s frustrating review process for iPhone apps has caused him to cease all iPhone development.  In a tweet on the topic, Hewitt noted: Time for me to try something new. I’ve handed the Facebook iPhone app […]

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