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What the Google Phone should have been
2007-11-08 02:51:00
We are all aware that Google recently announced the much anticipated gPhone a few days ago, and it ended up not being a phone at all, but more of an operating system for future phones, open source off course. Google missed an option here that I hope they take advantage of soon, before someone else ...
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iPhone release date - June 29
2007-06-04 05:19:00
Apple has posted three new iPhone ads, and honestly, seeing the iPhone in action again makes you realize how cool of a device this really is. At the end of all three ads, it states Coming June 29. This has been the first confirmation from either Apple or ATT concerning a release dates for the ...
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iTunes Plus
2007-05-30 08:12:00
Apple has just released an update to iTune s (7.2) via the Software Update control panel. The update allows you to download the new DRM-free music from iTunes, now called iTunes Plus : With iTunes 7.2, preview and purchase iTunes Plus music—new higher-quality, DRM-free music downloads from participating music labels. As of right now, iTunes is not showing any DRM-free music available for purchase, we are expecting those to be released sometime tomorrow morning. From the iTunes Help Menu, it appears you will new be able to upgrade your existing songs to the iTunes Plus (DRM-free) version: The iTunes Store also offers songs without DRM protection, from participating record labels. These DRM-free songs, called “iTunes Plus,” have no usage restrictions and feature higher-quality encoding. The first time you buy an iTunes Plus song, you specify whether to make all future purchases iTunes Plus versions (when available). You can change this setting by accessing your account inf...
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Google Apps on the iPhone
2007-05-29 00:49:00
When the iPhone was announced, Steve Jobs indicated that the phone would be a closed system. So, if there were going to be additional applications added to the iPhone, Apple was going to be the one who provided them. Many critics panned this announcement saying this would prevent the iPhone from making any dents in the corporate market, currently dominated by RIM. In an interesting interview in the Seattle Times with Glenn Lurie, the guy from ATT in charge of the iPhone, he revealed Googl e Apps would be available as a “widget” on the iPhone. There are other things — you have the widgets, some of the Google applications that are coming — there are just so many things here that the price will not be an issue. The interesting thing of this quote is that not only will some of not all Google Apps be available on the iPhone, but other widgets will be made available. I have always contended that while the system may not be as wide open and Palm where anyone can release app...
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Apple Stores block MySpace
2007-05-27 23:12:00
Apple has confirmed they have officially blocked MySpace from all Apple Store demo computers. While this really isn’t much of a surprise, it brings up the question of who will be next to be blocked. Nearly 2 million people visit Apple stores every week,” the statement read. “We want to provide everyone a chance to test-drive a Mac, so we are no longer offering access to MySpace in our stores.” According to an Apple representative, the News Corp.-owned MySpace is the only site that has been blocked. Many of the stores had already set up machines that could only access Apple approved sites prior to the block so they were always available for demonstrations by Apple Store employees. I was in the San Francisco Apple Store last week, mid-day during the week, and the computers were all in use by young people, none of which were there to test out the computers, but were all messing around for hours at a time. We waited for nearly 45 minutes before we could get acce...
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iPhones for sale on eBay
2007-05-23 18:18:00
In an interesting turn of events, ebay sellers are already selling yet to be released Apple iPhone s. There are two auctions ending here shortly, one is currently at $1,375, and another ending late tonight (or early tomorrow, depending on where you are), is at $1,000. While I have no problem with sellers selling yet to ...
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iPhone receives FCC approval
2007-05-17 22:43:00
AppleInsider is reporting that the Apple iPhone has received FCC approval, clearing the one major hurdle the iPhone had to left before it could be released to the public. Apple has maintained that it is on track to release the iPhone in June, and it appears all that the one thing that could have delayed ...
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Apple updates MacBooks
2007-05-15 17:26:00
Apple today updated their entire line of MacBooks (not the MacBook Pro unfortunately). Just about everything remains the same, with the following changes: ? faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors ? All models now have 1GB of memory ? Bigger hard drives ? built-in 802.11n wireless networking Apple® today updated its MacBook® consumer notebooks with faster Intel Core 2 Duo ...
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Mac Software Savings
2007-05-05 07:12:00
I am a big proponent of mac shareware, it is what makes my mac go. While I spend a lot of time using mail.app, Safari/Firefox and other big company software, most of the software I use on my macs is shareware. If a program will save me time or reduce my aggravation, the small registration ...
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Apple Personal Shopping
2007-05-02 18:09:00
Apple introduced today Apple Store Person al Shopping . The idea is to have a dedicated Apple Store employee at your disposal as you shop at the Apple Store. This is a great service for those first time Mac users looking to switch from their PC to a shiny new mac, as well as long time mac ...
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Using Box.net to share files
2007-05-02 05:30:00
Box.net is a great online file storage option. While they do not give you the most space in their free plan, they are very innovative in the options they offer their users. Box.net recently released two great utilities for sharing your stored files. The first option is an embedded widget that you can put on ...
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Slingbox Player for Mac released
2007-04-30 21:24:00
Sling Media released the first official version of the Slingbox player for Mac today. The big news is the new player now supports the Apple TV. Sling Media, a digital lifestyle products company, today announced the availability of SlingPlayer ? for Mac, a software client for Slingbox? customers who want to view their home TV or ...
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Is the iPhone for business or not?
2007-04-25 06:07:00
Apple has been very successful creating consumer devices lately, from the iPod to iMacs. The Apple TV is another consumer device receiving great reviews, and should also be very successful once a few flaws have been addressed. Apple has always struggled with gaining a place in the workplace. Many of their business centric products, and ...
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MGM Films now on iTunes
2007-04-11 20:51:00
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Apple today announced that MGM is now offering titles from its prestigious catalog of feature films for purchase and download on the iTunes Store. Beginning today, iTunes customers will be able to purchase legendary films such as ?Dances With Wolves,? ?Mad Max,? ?The Great Train Robbery? and ?Rocky,? with other ...
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100 Million iPods and still going strong
2007-04-10 02:21:00
Apple announced today that they recently sold their 100 millionth iPod , I had no idea they had sold that many. Granted, I am personally responsible for about 10 of them, but come on! ? 1987 since the first iPod was introduced = 50,327 iPods sold per day since launch ? Estimated US Population gain per day: 7,855 ...
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Apple lowers prices on Cinema Displays
2007-04-06 06:17:00
Apple has lowered the prices of their Cine ma Displays today, in addition to introducing the quad and 8 core Mac Pros (more on that below). The new prices are as follows: $599 - 20? Cinema Display $899 - 23? Cinema Display $1799 - 30? Cinema Display While these new prices were needed to bring the costs of the cinema displays ...
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Will Apple TV change television forever?
2007-04-04 08:12:00
Apple TV, while not the first of it’s kind, is definitely different. With an estimated userbase of nearly 120 million iTunes users, the Apple TV has a head start while other solutions are starting from scratch. Those 120 million users are already familiar with iTunes, and how it works, and the Apple TV is as ...
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Organic Wordpress Theme
2007-04-03 00:27:00
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Apple and EMI to announce DRM-free music
2007-04-02 06:36:00
Apple and EMI plan to announce a ground-breaking step tomorrow morning where EMI plans to release a significant portion of their catalogue without DRM protection. Steve Jobs had argued a few weeks ago that music companies were releasing their entire CD colletion without any protection, while they forced DRM onto all MP3 sellers. A user ...
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iTunes to add Major League Baseball
2007-03-30 20:43:00
Apple today announced it will be offering Major League Baseball video highlights for the 2007 season on the iTunes Store, giving baseball fans the ability to catch all the action of their favorite teams anywhere, anytime. MLB video on iTunes will include a daily 25 minute ?MLB.com Daily Rewind? highlight show and two weekly ?Games ...
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iPhone - did it kill the iPod video?
2007-03-30 06:15:00
Apple last updated the iPod Video on September 12, 2006, nearly 7 months ago. Typically, we would have seen an update around now, even if it was just a small revision to keep things fresh. With the announcement of the iPhone in January, to be released sometime in June, Apple has created a bit of ...
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iTunes - Complete my Album
2007-03-29 17:24:00
Apple introduced today a feature that has been lacking since the launch of iTunes , Comp lete my Album . The strength of iTunes is that you hear a new song on the radio that you like, you can spend $1 on iTunes and have it on your iPod in a matter of minutes. The song ends up ...
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IMified - Orgainzation by IM
2007-03-27 04:22:00
Whether you use Google Talk, AIM, MSN, Yahoo Messenger or Jabber, IMified can help you stay organized without leaving your IM window. Just head over to IMified.com and find out the contact information for your service of choice. Create a buddy/contact for IFified, and send it a message. Doesn’t matter what it is, your reply will ...

Installing Widgets
2007-03-23 19:09:00
As you most likely know, installing widgets when using Safari is simple, just download the widget, and it asks you as part of the process if you want to install it. Simple. But what about us Firefox users? When you download a widget, it is saved on the desktop, end of process. In the past, ...
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Google Calendar - get updated info on your cell phone
2007-03-23 05:47:00
While Google Calendar isn’t complete when it comes to online calendars, you know that Google will continue to add features to it to make it complete. There are plenty of hidden features already available, and one of my favorites is the ability to get reminders sent to me on my cell phone. Receive reminders on ...
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Using Gmail as a file storage
2007-03-16 06:18:00
Everyday, I run across numerous bits of information on the internet that I want to save. It could be images, articles, web sites, bits of text, etc. I have used several programs and web sites in the past, though I think I have found the perfect utility. In the past, nothing worked well while ...
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PackRat - Backpack on your desktop
2007-03-02 07:15:00
BackPack by 37Signals is by far the best online organizational utilities available today. We use it to keep track of possible future stories, links to the site, SEO keywords are targeting amongh other items. Whether it is text or images, Backpack is fantastic. There are times when I am traveling that I don’t have access ...
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Apple iPhone confirmed
2006-12-04 23:00:00
In an interesting episode of DiggNation, a drunken Kevin Rose spills the details about the upcoming iPhone from apple. Just in case you didn’t know, Kevin Rose was the co-star of TechTV’s Screen Savers, and most lately, founder of Digg. Kevin was also the first credible person to predict the iPod Nano when announced a ...
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Original Signal - Keeping track of the Mac World
2006-11-24 06:21:00
I have been using Original Sign al now for a few months to keep track of several different areas of interest. Original Signal is an aggregator, simple as that. They pull RSS feeds from around the net and put them all on one page. Original Signal covers everything from Web 2.0 blogs to the most popular ...
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iPhone coming soon?
2006-11-16 18:29:00
Both Bloomberg and Forbes reported today that Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., also known as FoxConn, has secured the contract from Apple to build the upcoming iPhone . Both reports say that Apple has ordered 12 million units to be produced. Apple currently sells roughly 45 million iPods each year. This is a mock-up of the ...
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