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Excellent iTunes alarm, Aurora 3 released

A new version of the beautiful (and free!) iTunes alarm, Aurora has been released. Version 3 sports a new icon, a sleeker, more appealing interface an

The Face Of The iPod Silhouettes

We've all seen the ads with the black silhouettes and the white earphones. This is the site of the retouch artist that made them that way. It shows wh

TransGaming and Nvidia team up for high-end games on the Mac

TransGaming and Nvidia have "joined forces" to "bring top tier video games to the Intel-based Macintosh platform using TransGaming's Cider portability

Experts say Civil War may be Brewing between Apple and AT&T

"When you try to put together two companies with very different operating styles, you open up a Pandora's box for executives to miscommunicate or disa

Steve Jobs on his Departure, NeXT Project, and Triumphant return to Apple

A great article of Steve Jobs' initial departure from Apple, what he did after that (NeXT), and his return to Apple and his Miraculous turn around o

Interview with Macworlds Jason Snell

Macworld Expo/Conference has come and gone, and Jason Snell attended [of course], so I asked Jason to answer a few questions about the Expo and his ex

Apple Releases 10.4.9 Update

Apple has finally released the Mac OS X 10.4.9 updater to users through the Mac OS X Software Update tool. The 10.4.9 Update is recommended for Power

Lily Allen Accuses Apple of Bullying Musicians Into Exclusive iTunes Deals

Her comments were made in a radio interview. She stated: "They won't advertise your album unless you give them extra material," according to a report

Leopard to include native GTK support in Quartz

According to a new post on O'Reilly.net, it appears that the next version of Apple's OS X 'Leopard' will include native GTK support. It goal is to: "

New Holiday Get A Mac Ad Airs!

Three new Mac ads have been posted on Apple's site.• Gift Exchange• Sales Pitch• Meant for Work

MacSanta brings discounts on Mac software

A group of Mac developers -- Rogue Amoeba, Bare Bones, Unsanity, and Potion Factory to name a few -- have got together to offer 20% off on all of thei

Take iSight snapshots during invalid login attempts

"With the new MacBook Pro's including built-in iSight cameras, I thought it would be useful to take an iSight snapshot of anyone trying to break into

iPod firmware 1.2.1 released

Just connected my 5G iPod and iTunes popped up this update. The only thing mentioned about this update is "Bug Fixes".

Mac minis help automaker Ford

If you ’ve driven a Ford lately, chances are a Mac mini deserves some of the credit." “Mac minis are cost effective and they are reliable machines,”

8-core Mac Pro Leak at Apple UK

Apple's UK Store offers a small slip which may indicate that 8-Core Mac Pro's are coming soon. "Now quad-core or 8-core processing power. Configure yo

UNPUBLISHED Get a Mac Ad

New "Get a Mac" ad not yet published anywhere - enjoy!

Podcasts, that will help you to learn foreign languages

If you search for podcasts that will help you learn foreign languages, just visit OpenCulture's iTunes Foreign Languages page. The list provided will

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Zaprudering the iPhone Commercials: Maps

Submitted 6/7/2007 8:56:15 PM - www.tuaw.com

"Wow. The things you can learn from Apple commercials. Notice anything about that map icon? It looked mighty familiar to me. Here are a bunch of other things I've noticed about iPhone maps."

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Maybe a contract-free iPhone is NOT out of the question

Submitted 6/7/2007 8:56:15 PM - www.tuaw.com

Something is missing from the latest iPhone commercial--namely the bit about "2 Year Activation Required". And today AT&T launched new pay as you go Feature Packages. Could this be leading up to the pre-paid contract-free iPhone that we all gave up o

Views 377 Comment (9) | Maybe contract free NOT out question

iPhone May Allow 3rd Party Applications?

Submitted 6/1/2007 11:08:51 PM - www.macrumors.com

Another comment by Apple's CEO Steve Jobs today indicated that Apple is still putting serious thought into allowing 3rd party application development for the Apple iPhone. His statement today reinforced previous hints that they were still reconsider

Views 409 Comment (9) | May Allow 3rd Party Applications

AT&T planning IPTV for Apple TV in 2008?

Submitted 6/1/2007 11:08:51 PM - www.engadget.com

"Maybe this shouldn't come as that much of a surprise, but when AT&T execs talk about having a long and close relationship with Apple, they're not just planning on putting out future iPhones. A well-connected source tells us that AT&T and Apple are w

Views 213 Comment (1) | planning IPTV Apple 2008

YouTube for Apple TV uses H.264, not Flash

Submitted 6/1/2007 11:08:51 PM - www.macrumors.com

The reason for the delay is that Youtube will be encoding all of their videos into a "H.264 streaming-efficient compression format" specifically for the Apple TV. All of Youtube's videos are currently encoded in Flash Video (FLV) format.... Interesti

Views 161 Comment (0) | YouTube uses 264 Flash

Breaking down 52 ways to speed up your Mac - A great list of tips.

Submitted 5/17/2007 2:43:15 AM - www.macuser.com

"It looks like I may have to make debunking Mac speed tips a regular feature. I already criticized a list of 11 things, finding a large portion that were really not helping. With a list of 52, I 'm going to be doing a lot of typing. Follow me down t

Views 185 Comment (0) | Breaking down ways speed your Mac great list tips

5 Things NOT to do on your Mac

Submitted 5/17/2007 2:43:15 AM - www.tuaw.com

I'd like to discuss some things to avoid -- 5 common Mac-istakes that can stop you in your tracks.

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iTunes 7.1.2 DRM cracked

Submitted 5/16/2007 6:15:11 AM - www.hymn-project.org

This utility will scrub DRM from YOUR music files and make a backup copy of the originals for safe keeping. Great for iPod owners who now have another brand of music player - iTunes will convert your AAC files to MP3 when you're ready to run away fro

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Five New MacBook Configurations for Tues, May 15th?

Submitted 5/16/2007 6:15:11 AM - www.macrumors.com

Tuesday, May 15th is the most recent date-on-the-calendar for those awaiting Apple notebook updates. Questionable rumors posted last week indicated that we would see Apple laptop updates this week, while other rumors pointed to "sooner than expected

Views 168 Comment (1) | Five MacBook Configurations Tues 15th

Apple Releases New MacBooks

Submitted 5/16/2007 6:15:11 AM - www.macrumors.com

As predicted, Apple released revised MacBooks today.Apple(R) today updated its MacBook(R) consumer notebooks with faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 1GB of memory and larger hard drives in every model. The MacBook is just one-inch thin and features

Views 137 Comment (3) | Releases MacBooks

Apple hints at video rentals through iTunes (during shareholders meeting)

Submitted 5/12/2007 4:31:25 AM - www.appleinsider.com

Apple Inc. did not make any material announcements during its shareholders meeting on Thursday, but did hint that it will offer video rentals through iTunes at some point in the future. "Timing of this is difficult to determine, but we would expect [

Views 162 Comment (0) | hints video rentals through during shareholders meeting

Apples Shareholder Meeting Notes: Leopard, Apple TV, Research

Submitted 5/12/2007 4:31:25 AM - www.macrumors.com

Macworld.com and CNBC have notes from Apple's shareholder meeting which took place today.In it Steve Jobs fielded various questions covering the backdating stock options, Fred Anderson, Greenpeace and the iPhone. Some of the interesting tidbits are

Views 151 Comment (0) | Apples Shareholder Notes Leopard Research

Jobs chided, answers questions at shareholder meeting

Submitted 5/12/2007 4:31:25 AM - www.engadget.com

Yeah, we tend to think things like shareholder meetings are as boring as the next guy (well, the next guy who's not a stock broker, anyway), but Steve really took and dished out some heat at yesterday's get together.

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Woz Explains Apple Fanboyism

Submitted 5/12/2007 4:31:25 AM - gizmodo.com

Here's another clip from my interview with Steve Wozniak yesterday. This time, he's talking about what about Apple makes people so fanatical.

Views 170 Comment (0) | Woz Explains Fanboyism

LifeHackers Top 10 Mac Utilities

Submitted 5/12/2007 4:31:25 AM - lifehacker.com

Today's top 10 covers the system utilities that add a extra polish and convenience to your Mac's working environment. Most (but not all) of these little suckers are free, many live in your Mac's System Preferences pane and on the menubar, and all of

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Apple ultra-portable to pack 13-inch display; next MacBook may be yawner

Submitted 5/12/2007 4:31:25 AM - www.appleinsider.com

A forthcoming update to Apple Inc.'s 13-inch line of consumer MacBooks won't deliver much in terms of new features, AppleInsider has learned. Meanwhile, the dimensions of the company's ultra portable sub-notebook initiative are taking shape, with wor

Views 149 Comment (0) | ultra portable pack inch display next yawner

The Unofficial Mac Tablet That We Really, Really Want to See Released

Submitted 5/9/2007 6:38:10 PM - crunchgear.com

Apple's industrial designers have just been showed up by Yann Le Coroller. The MacTab combines the MacBook 's looks with a tablet PC's function and portability. It's held together by "magnets" and "notches" and a hinge on the back lets you use it in

Views 146 Comment (0) | Unofficial Tablet Really Want See Released

Boot MacOS X86 from USB Pendrive

Have you ever dreamed about carrying in your pocket,your favorite OSx86 install. And boot it everywhere.When dreams come true... Full tutorial @ MacGe

Download these cool Mac OSX Utilities

Includes iPod notes, slide show, secret folder, timer, etc

Nike+ IPod = Surveillance

If you enhance your workout with the new Nike+ iPod Sport Kit, you may be making yourself a surveillance target.

Apple.com sees a whopping 46% increase in US visitors

comScore's data shows that the number of American visitors at Apple.com went from 27.3 million in March to 38.8 million in April, making Apple the 13t

Why Apple TV is a dud

"Steve Jobs' latest is a dud - and that speaks volumes."

Top Ten Mac OS X Tips for Unix Geeks - Oldie but a Goodie

These tips will show you the differences between Mac OS X and other flavors of Unix; help you find the bits that resemble the Unix you are used to; an

iPod Killed the Radio Star

....ever since that fateful day on October 21, 2001 when Apple released a revolutionary music player known as the iPod, no one knew that it would chan

Building a Game Engine with Cocoa

In this episode, we'll put together a generic, minimalist framework for setting up the board and moving the pieces around using standard Cocoa drawing

9 best VoIP phones for Mac - all under $100

Though Macintosh still lags behind the PC in terms of the VoIP product market, the powers-that-be are beginning to awaken to the opportunities inheren

The Genius of Apples User Interface Themes

A possible explanation why Apple design their Mac OS X applications with different themes. A response to point 7 on "15 Things Apple Should Change in

Mac OS X Intel Codec Pack!

"Here's a codec pack I made with just about all of the codecs you 'll need for your new shiny mac you might of been fortounate enough to unwrap over

First screenshot of Cookbook from My Dream App

They've had quite a week over at My Dream App. A first look at Atmosphere, and now our first look at Cookbook, the third place winner in that contest

Apple Avoids Locking in iPhone Name

Apple has methodically avoided locking itself in to the iPhone name by not etching it in to the product and by using "weasel" language.

How Apple Stores Beat Tiffany

Mac maker ’s retail locations haul in sales per square foot better than even Best Buy.

Heres a Direct Video Link of Steve Jobs at All Things Digital 2007

Forget the play-by-play over at Engadget (which I greatly appreciated), here's the actual video from the conference.

Apple to impose 802.11n upgrade fee on Intel Mac owners

Core 2 Duo-based Mac owners who want to unlock next-generation 802.11n wireless technologies hidden inside their computers will first have to fork a f

For some one iPod just is not enough

Barker said he didn 't plan on amassing a collection of iPods. After becoming hooked on one of the early iPods, however, he found himself drawn again