Before anybody jumps in and claims that you can achieve the same level of “happiness” after installing 50+ third-party add-ons, plugins, extensions, and utilities to Windows… you simply don’t get it, and you probably never will…
Month: February 2008
Sophos trumpets so-called Mac vulnerabilities in attempt to sell so-called security software
Have you ever had an auto mechanic you didn’t quite trust tell you that your car needed a repair ‘just to be on the safe side?’
PC Magazine reviews Apple TV 2.0: Now an even better deal
Apple has released Version 2.0, adding a nifty feature that was sorely missed in the first iteration…
Mtron announces new 128GB 1.8-Inch high capacity SSD
Mtron, a global manufacturer of Solid State Drive (SSD) products in South Korea, announced today that…
NY TImes: Apple’s iPhone swept up in a frenzy of global smuggling
Factories here churn out iPhones that are exported to the United States and Europe…
RUMOR: BBC shows coming to Apple’s iTunes Store this week
The BBC’s commercial arm is expected to announce a deal to distribute shows via the iTunes…
Bloomberg News columnist William Pesek: Why doesn’t Apple just buy Sony (or Nintendo?)
Oh, to be a fly on the wall at Sony Corp.’s Tokyo headquarters these days…
InfoWorld: Time to dump Microsoft’s Windows and ‘Get a Mac?’
InfoWorld’s ‘Save XP’ petition asking Microsoft to keep Windows XP available indefinitely…
American Idol performances now available exclusively on Apple’s iTunes Store
Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Interactive Media, 19 Entertainment, FremantleMedia and Apple…
Baton Rouge-area 6th-graders take home over 3,500 Apple MacBooks
West Feliciana Middle School sixth-graders left school last Tuesday with laptop computers…
HD DVD is officially dead; Toshiba stops production of defunct format
Toshiba Corp is planning to stop production of equipment compatible with the HD DVD…
Users’ love affair with Apple iPhone stumps Mobile World panel
A blue-ribbon panel of human behavior and technology experts at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain…
Apple’s iPhone gaining ground on RIM’s BlackBerry
The BlackBerry mobile communications device is hard to beat in the corporate world…
Apple TV’s new AirTunes capabilities and AirFoil
The Apple TV can now receive audio from iTunes, as an AirTunes device, just like an AirPort Express…
Sony PlayStation 3 tops Microsoft Xbox 360 in sales for first time; Nintendo Wii still leads
Sony’s PlayStation 3 video-game console topped Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in U.S. unit sales…
China Mobile: 400,000 unlocked Apple iPhones on our network at end of 2007
The shock wave caused by the Apple iPhone has been spreading from the US to China at an unbelievable rate…
Microsoft rearranges the deck chairs
Microsoft announced a sweeping shake-up of its executive ranks Thursday…
Douglas A. McIntyre’s dopey ideas for getting Apple stock back to $200
Writing for 24/7 Wall St., Douglas A. McIntyre has ideas of how to get Apple shares back to $200…
PC Mag: Apple’s Mac OS X 10.5.2 Leopard is strongest case yet for Windows PC users to switch to Mac
Apple recently released its second update to OS X ‘Leopard,’ and the latest version…
Wal-Mart axes HD DVD, to sell Blu-ray players exclusively
Wal-Mart Stores announced on Friday morning that it, too, has chosen a side in the battle…
Report: HD DVD is dead
“Toshiba is widely expected to pull the plug on its HD DVD format sometime in the coming weeks…
Apple calls Rush Limbaugh; working on his Mac issues
Apple has contacted Rush Limbaugh about the Mac issues that he’s been talking about this week on the most listened to radio talk show in America…
ExtremeTech reviews Apple TV 2.0: very easy to rent HD movies right from your living room
Apple TV was one of those products that I always wanted to like but just couldn’t when it was released…
How does Apple TV stack up against other HD content sources?
The most obvious new feature of Apple TV is its ability to rent iTunes movies, including a new selection of HD…
The Motley Fool’s Lomax: Apple’s increasingly looking like a red-hot stock idea
Apple’s increasingly looking like a red-hot stock idea…
EU official wants to extend copyright levies on iPods, other storage mediums; 95 year copyright
Singers and musicians should earn royalty fees for 95 years — almost double the current 50-year limit, a European Union official said…
PC World reviews Apple MacBook Air: For when portability is top priority
Apple’s engineers know that there’s more to good design than just a spec-sheet full of numbers…
Yahoo! Mail finally works with Apple’s Safari 3
When it comes to OS X applications, Yahoo is normally a bit (or a lot) behind the curve…
MacBook Air’s best friend: Targus’ Ultra Mini USB 2.0 4-Port Hub
MacBook Air owners take note: Targus’ Ultra Mini USB 2.0 4-port hub is meant for travel…
AnandTech comprehensively reviews Apple MacBook Air: Sacrifices all made up for by form factor
This is one of the most in-depth product reviews you’ll ever read and it is a must-read for anyone considering Apple’s MacBook Air…
RUMOR: Apple’s WWDC 2008 to be held June 8-13
Eagle-eyed MacDailyNews reader “Patrice” has done some detective work and found that the schedule of events…
New nano-clothing may someday power your Apple iPod
Nanotechnology researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are developing a shirt that harvests energy…
Apple iMac baptized by fire; still works
Notice that this Mac isn’t pristine white. Its yellow. Its black. Its gray and sooty. The plastic have bubbled and started to melt…
New York becomes first city in U.S. to pass electronics recycling law
The New York City Council passed groundbreaking legislation today that would institute a city-wide electronics recycling program…
Rush Limbaugh still waiting for Steve Jobs
Rush Limbaugh is still waiting for Apple CEO Steve Jobs to help him out with a couple of issues he’s having with his many Apple Macs…
Wendland reviews Apple MacBook Air: ‘stunning, elegant and convenient’
When Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the new ultra-slim MacBook Air notebook computer at last month’s…
Correction: Apple’s MacBook Air multi-touch is not all software-based
Chris Foresman has updated Ars Technica’s article regarding their coverage of T3’s claim…
WSJ: Google ‘loses enthusiasm’ for helping Yahoo avoid being subsumed by Microsoft
Google Inc.’s enthusiasm has waned in recent days for a potential advertising tie-up that could help Yahoo Inc. try to thwart…
Google sees 50 times more searches from Apple iPhone than any other mobile
Google on Wednesday said it had seen 50 times more searches on Apple‘s iPhone than any other mobile handset…
Apple TV 2.0 vs. Blu-Ray, DVD and HD Cable
What impressed us about the Apple TV rental was that the video, despite needing to be sent over the Internet rather than residing comfortably on a DVD or Blu-Ray Disc, exhibited…
Internet Freedom Preservation Act would bar Internet traffic discrimination
A Democratic lawmaker on Wednesday proposed legislation to stop network providers from playing traffic cop…
Apple TV 2.0 in-depth review
Here’s a look at how Apple TV compares as a living room media player and source of HDTV content…