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Google Docs Coming to iPad in "the Next Few Weeks" to Slap iWork Around

Google very casually announced today that iPad-compatible versions of Google Docs will be heading to Android and iPad soon. Could Docs upstage Apple's own iWork and make the iPad a true work machine?READ»

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The iPad's Biggest Innovation: Its $500 Price

After months of speculation that grew into a fevered pitch of rumor and leakage, Apple today introduced the device that everyone's been talking about: A new type of handheld computer called the iPad. The simplest way to explain ...READ»

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So Which Rumored Apple Gizmos Didn't Surface Last Week?

It's been a week now since Phil Schiller's first and last keynote speech for Apple at MacWorld, and now that the hype has come and gone, we can look at which of the supposedly "hot" rumored products surfaced, which didn't, and which ...READ»

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Mac Rumor Roundup: Lion on the Prowl?

In advance of Apple's super-secret announcement in Cupertino tomorrow, we serve up the gossip and rate its likelihood.READ»

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iFive: Energy Change Law in Jeopardy, Storm Hits Deepwater Cleanup, Verizon Goes 4G and iPhone, SpiderKid!, Gaga Goes Homme

While you were sleeping, innovation was being held to ransom on Capitol Hill. Ah, frack it, it said, before shrugging on a suit and smoking a cigarette--all in the name of art.1. Barack Obama's attempts to push his clean energy agenda ...READ»

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Workplace 1.5

Managing teleworkers--at home, at work, as Starbucks.READ»

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An Apple Tablet Fairytale, or 'What to Expect From Steve Jobs Today'

Apple's tablet, in development for so long it's almost a fairytale, described online as "unicorn dust" and magic, is finally due today. Everyone's trying to guess exactly what will be revealed. We've had a go, too. But we're taking ...READ»

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Is Apple Really Committed to the iPad?

Don't be fooled by the fancy hardware and "magical" talk: Apple isn't really committed to tablet computing...yet.READ»

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Is Apple Shooting for the Cloud?

More information is trickling out about Apple's new data center in North Carolina--it seems it's going to be big. Amongst the biggest in the World, in fact. Are the folks at Cupertino shooting Apple into the cloud computing ...READ»

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iPhone 4 Rumor Round-Up: Multitasking at Last?

In a few hours, Apple will reveal the next-gen 4.0 software that'll run at the core of its next iPhone, the current iPads, and maybe existing iPhones too. Here are some predictions as to what the announcement is ...READ»

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Technology: Steve Jobs Shows Apple's New iMacs and Software

At a press conference at Apple's headquarters today, Steve Jobs revealed the new iMac computers. There are two 20 inch models, one for $1199 and one for $1499 with improved features; and there is the 24 inch model for $1799. These ...READ»

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MacWorld 2009 Rumor Round-Up

With the doors of the Moscone center in San Francisco soon to burst open upon a Jobs-less Macworld 2009, the Internets are predictably alive with rumors--some more believable, some less believable, some just stuffed with desperate ...READ»

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"Feisty" Steve Jobs Ponders a $40B Shopping Spree at Apple Shareholder Meeting

Described as "feisty," Steve Jobs was on form yesterday at Apple's shareholder meeting--his first back since the recent health issues that forced him to step down temporarily as CEO. One, Infinite Loop, on the Apple Campus, was the ...READ»

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Apple Debuts First iPad Ad During Oscars, Demonstrates a Dozen Ways to Hold the Thing

Apple debuted its very first iPad ad during the Oscars tonight, showing off the tablet's various functions (with an emphasis on reading) in signature style. Oh, and if you were wondering how to hold a giant slab of screen with no ...READ»

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IBM Fighting Google on Business Email

IBM's trying a simple tactic to outwit Google's business software plans by selling its professional package for a third less in price. For fewer dollars you also get a less capable service, but IBM's confident that many customers will ...READ»

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How a $2 Version of Microsoft Office 2010 Could Cost More Than $100, Eat Up New PC Memory

Calm yourselves, Microsoft Office fans--the new version for 2010 isn't due for launch until tomorrow. Until then you can amuse yourselves with info on how MS is manhandling, shoehorning, and maneuvering to make the launch a ...READ»

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Apple Patent Beams Up Pico Projectors Into All Your Future Apple Gear

Apple patent-watching is sometimes surprising, sometimes bemusing, but a newly-revealed patent for built-in projectors into Apple gizmos should be filed in the awesome category--imagine the future iPhone and iPad designs! Apple ...READ»

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News: Flash

A flash-based iPod and a mini Mac were the big news at this morning's annual MacWorld conference (chronicled minute-by-minute by Engaget). Accompanied by pop star and Esquire columnist John Mayer, Apple CEO Steve Jobs discussed a ...READ»

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Apple's iPhone 4 Screen Is Better Than Your Retinas

Apple just revealed the iPhone for 2010: The iPhone 4. It's the design we've been expecting, but there are a number of surprising and amazing features that we're only learning about now, one of which is a human-retina-resolution ...READ»

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Apple's 'Latest Creation,' and the Latest Rumors About the iSlate Tablet

Months of speculation have just proven true: Apple's called select journalists to a press event on January 27 to see the company's "latest creation." The gaudy paint-splatted invite gives little away...but does it suggest the ...READ»

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Can Dell's Tablet Rival Apple's iPad?

Though HP's tablet was highly featured in Microsoft's recent Windows 7 launch, Dell is also keen to get in on the new tablet PC market, and recently has been pushing its iPad competitor. Which begs the question, can it kick it? ...READ»

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Meet T.J. Pluhacek, the Youngest iPad App Developer

The 16-year-old developer from Oregon has already landed his first iPad-specific program in the App Store--NoteLook. This is not a game.READ»

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Apple WWDC 2010 Rumor Round-Up [Updated]

In a few hours from now Steve Jobs will kick off the 2010 World Wide Developers Conference--one of Apple's premiere events. Fast Company.com will be liveblogging the keynote (10am PST), so check back then. In the meantime, here are ...READ»

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iPhone 4 Firmware Reveals File-Sharing, Orientation Lock, and How to Close Multitasking Apps [Updated]

Apple's just released the latest developer firmware before the official iPhone 4.0 roll-out. This is geeky. What is not geeky is some of the secrets it reveals about the future iPhone workings. Apple seems to have utterly nailed it. ...READ»

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Apple Teases OS X Lion in "Back to the Mac" Event, But What'll It Be Like?

Hiding in the logo for Apple's new press invite to an October 20th "Back to the Mac" event is a picture of a lion. Woah! That's one enormous hint it's all about the next-gen OS X. What'll it be like?READ»