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Ten Mac Apps That Make Windows Users Drool

BY Chris DannenFri Jul 10, 2009 at 1:08 AM

// Used to be that Windows users could admit the Mac was easy to use--they just complained there wasn't any software for the platform. Apple knew their weakness, too, so they endeavored to turn their developer tools into the envy ...READ»

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Summer Movies We're Afraid to See: Brokeback Platform

BY Rooftop ComedyWed Jul 1, 2009 at 4:30 PM

It's official: You can make anything into a movie. (Contest ends on Thursday 7/9!)READ»

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How to Beat the Apple Tax

BY Chris DannenMon May 11, 2009 at 4:06 PM

So you're thinking about getting a Mac, but you don't want to pay the "Apple tax" that Microsoft's latest ads are always prattling on about. Here's how. Forget eBay The days of deal-having on eBay are gone, ...READ»

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Finally: Chic 3rd-Party LCDs for Macs

BY Chris DannenTue Apr 14, 2009 at 9:57 AM

If you have a Mac--or just want to look like you do, from the desk up--then you've probably considered (and reconisidered) purchasing one of their outrageously expensive Studio Displays, which run $900 for a 24-inch and $1800 for a ...READ»

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Power Your iPod With a Steam Engine

BY Ariel SchwartzFri Apr 10, 2009 at 2:43 PM

We're not likely to see steam-powered iPod generators on the market any time soon, but this is still a neat project. A steampunk fan named Thomas matched a Lego Technic Motor to a Jensen #75 steam engine and soldered in a USB ...READ»

INNOVATION | 1 comment

iFive: Netbooks Flirt with Android, Hello BlackBerry App World, and Steve Jobs to Give Away Macs? in Today's Innovation News

BY David LidskyWed Apr 1, 2009 at 5:07 AM

While you were sleeping, innovation resolved not to be fooled again. Here's today's innovation news: 1. The netbook market gets even hotter with a report that HP, Asus, Dell, and other PC makers are testing versions of the ...READ»

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Why Won't the Apple Tablet Rumors Go Away?

BY Chris DannenMon Mar 9, 2009 at 1:25 PM

Digitimes reported today that LCD manufacturer Wintek will produce displays for a new Apple [AAPL] netbook to be released this summer. We've been hearing about the non-existant Apple netbook for months. Why won't these rumors die? ...READ»

ANONYMOUS | 5 comments

The Six Best Things on the Web this Week

BY Chris DannenFri Feb 20, 2009 at 11:14 AM

In case you spent your week "working," here's what you missed online: card-counting iPhones, Mac Mini spy-shots, Depression predictions, and two refreshing arguments against Malcolm Gladwell and intelligent design. Oh, and a sleep-walking dog, to keep things highbrow.READ»

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Apple Officially Quashes iPhone Nano and Mac Netbook Rumors

BY Kit EatonThu Jan 22, 2009 at 5:59 AM

Apple has officially quashed any idea that it's planning an iPhone nano or netbook-like MacBook computer. During Tim Cook's first quarterly earnings call as stand-in Apple leader yesterday afternoon, he was asked about the ...READ»

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Apple Patents Reveal Its Future in GPS Mobile Apps

BY Kit EatonThu Jan 15, 2009 at 10:19 AM

Apple's iPhone GPS is a fabulously useful tool: Personally I've used it when lost in the city a few dozen times. But Apple's retaining a tight grip on both its own software and third party applications that use GPS functionality. The iPhone ...READ»

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Apple Hasn't Copyrighted OS X Says Psystar

BY Kit EatonTue Dec 23, 2008 at 6:08 AM

The Psystar saga has rumbled on for while now, but the latest move proves how bizarre the head-to-head with Apple has become. Psystar's lawyers are now claiming that Apple has not properly registered a copyright claim on OS X, meaning ...READ»

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Is Apple Planning A "Mac Nano?"

BY Chris DannenMon Dec 22, 2008 at 5:47 PM

A Chinese company says it's producing a case for an upcoming iPhone Nano. Bits of code inside the latest version of OS X suggest a new Mac Mini. Are they one in the same?READ»

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Which Tech Company Is Apple Investing In?

BY Chris DannenFri Dec 19, 2008 at 2:48 PM

Apple [AAPL] recently bought 8 million new shares in a little-known graphics technology company this week. That company, UK-based Imagination Technologies Group [LON:IMG], makes a mobile video technology that could give the iPhone 3G ...READ»

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2009: Year Of The Linux Revolution

BY Chris DannenTue Dec 16, 2008 at 10:50 AM

As our software becomes more Web-centric and our devices cheaper, Linux is becoming the operating system on everyone’s lips for 2009. Sorry, Microsoft. If this week’s news is any indication, you’ve been served. The biggest ...READ»

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Should Mac OS X Be Open?

BY Chris DannenWed Dec 10, 2008 at 3:30 PM

There's a little computer company in Florida called Psystar making cheap Macintosh clones, that thinks that OS X should be open. But Apple [AAPL] thinks the company may be the puppet of a larger enemy. The Cupertino computer-maker ...READ»

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Why Government Should Oversee Computer Security

BY Chris DannenMon Dec 8, 2008 at 1:47 PM

While a clever virus runs rampant on the social networks, the UK blocks Wikipedia for hosting an image of an album cover showing a naked girl. Is cyber-security broken?READ»

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Is The New MacBook Green? Ask Greenpeace.

BY Danielle SacksWed Nov 26, 2008 at 1:22 PM

We know the drill by now: every few months Apple rolls out some new iPod model, seducing us to trash our still-shiny-perfectly-brand-new one. We tend to think of this as progressive design. However, these days progressive design must ...READ»

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New Apple Ads Employ McCain-like Tactics

BY Saabira ChaudhuriTue Oct 21, 2008 at 12:49 PM

Apple's latest ads are out and the company has no qualms about playing dirty. Here's a look at John Hodgman and Justin Long teaming up, yet again, to drive Vista into the ground.READ»

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Sorry Microsoft, My Mistake

BY Ray TorresanMon Oct 20, 2008 at 1:43 AM

I have been blogging a bit lately about Microsoft's big brand comeback. While I consider myself a Mac Guy, I was happy to see Microsoft finally show a pulse and put up a response to Apple's Get a Mac campaign. While the ...READ»

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Big News From BlackBerry

BY Chris DannenTue Oct 7, 2008 at 1:17 PM

Today we have the privilege of recognzing two signifcant achievements for RIM [RIMM], the maker of BlackBerry devices. Both are long in coming, much-needed, and potentially dangerous for companies trying to dominate the touchscreen ...READ»

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New MacBook Pro Leaked?

BY Chris DannenThu Sep 25, 2008 at 6:22 PM

The folks over at Engadget have gotten ahold of what might be a leaked photo of the new Apple [AAPL] MacBook Pro. Mac pundits everywhere have joined a chorus demanding the model's redesign, which is said to be long overdue. If this ...READ»

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Adobe Says CS4 Will Be More Mac-Friendly

BY Chris DannenWed Sep 24, 2008 at 9:47 PM

Adobe [ADBE] products have been famously synonymous with creative Macintosh-types for years, but early reports from Wired magazine on the beta version of the company's Creative Suite 4 are even more Mac-friendly than ever. The ...READ»

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New iPhone Gets Reviewed By Big Three

BY Chris DannenWed Jul 9, 2008 at 2:16 PM

With the arrival of Apple's [NASDAQ:AAPL] new iPhone 3G nigh, the big three tech reviewers of the print journalism world -- Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal [NYSE:NWS.A], David Pogue of the New York Times [NYSE:NYT], and Ed ...READ»

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Apple vs. Microsoft -- Who is Winning the Epic Battle

BY Rachel KingThu Jun 19, 2008 at 3:25 PM

It was 1975 when Bill Gates founded Microsoft to develop and sell the BASIC programming language for the Altair 8800, a microcomputer based on an Intel CPU. The following year, the first Apple fell from the tree … or emerged from ...READ»

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iPhone 3G Shipping July 11th; MobileMe Service Debuts

BY Chris DannenTue Jun 10, 2008 at 12:09 AM

The so-called genius phone just got an IQ upgrade. Few of the technorati were surprised on Monday when Apple [NASDAQ: AAPL] unveiled the second iteration of the iPhone, which sports a precious few, but significant, ...READ»

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