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Amazon Update
Amazon has discounts on the brand-new Mac Mini models plus the new iMacs and new MacBook, not to mention the iPod Touch. AppleCare is discounted, too, and you save a bunch on MobileMe. Amazon also saves you money on the MacBook Pro, Mac Pro and MacBook Air and offers deep discounts on Snow Leopard. Photoshop Elements 8 is on sale, too (with an extra rebate), […]
- Report: ApplicationsQuicken, Canvas, Print Shop
- Report: Backupopen files, verification, etc.
- Report: Hard DrivesFireWire vs. USB, RAID vs. Drobo
- Report: Help Pleasedeveloper tools/accounts, digital video formats
- Report: iMac AluminumDisk Warrior and AppleCare CD, plus wireless mouse boot issue
- Report: Internet ServicesComcast and usage caps
- Report: iPodMac OS 9 compatibility
- Report: iTunes StoreCommentary and Tips, iTunes Music Cards
- Report: Keyboards and Micebattery life, screen shifts
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Amazon Update
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- Chrome Drops Safari Into Fourth Place Among Browsers December 15, 2009Computerworld reports on data from research firm Net Applications showing that Google's Chrome browser has slipped past Apple's Safari to snag third place in worldwide Internet browser market share behind Internet Explorer and Firefox. The surge com...
- 64GB iPhone and 128GB iPod Touch Possible in 1st Quarter 2010? December 15, 2009Toshiba announced (via 9to5Mac) that they have launched a 64 gigabyte (GB) embedded NAND flash memory module. The new chip offers 64GB on a single chip and will start mass production in the first quarter of 2010. The reason the larg...
- Details of Core i7-980X (Gulftown) Mac Pro Processors Leaked December 15, 2009Chinese site PCOnline.com.cn (via HardMac) leaked details about the upcoming Gulftown 6-core processor that is expected to be used in Mac Pros in early 2010. The processor has been previously referred as the Core i9, though it seems it will ...
- Apple Wins Assortment of Advertising Awards in Adweek's 'Best of the 2000s' December 14, 2009AdweekMedia today announced the winners of its "Best of the 2000s" advertising awards, and Apple figured prominently in the selections. Apple took home top honors in a number of categories, including Steve Jobs for "Marketer of the Decade",...
- Apple Set to Sell 10 Million iPhones This Quarter? December 14, 2009A DigiTimes report about growth in smartphone growth for Taiwanese component suppliers is gaining a fair amount of notice this morning for its citation of a market research firm's claims that Apple is set to sell 10 million iPhones this quarter, well...
- 27" iMac Shipping Times Slip to Two Weeks Amid Screen Flickering Complaints December 14, 2009Digital Daily reports on apparent widespread screen flickering problems on Apple's 27" iMac models, coinciding with a slip in shipping times to two weeks for orders placed through Apple's online store. The screen flickering complaints come i...
- Article Suggests iPhone is to Blame for AT&T's Network Failures December 14, 2009A NY Times article suggests that the iPhone may be to blame for AT&T's network failures. Despite the fact that AT&T fell last on the list of Consumer Reports' latest annual cell phone satisfaction survey, the author claims that independent data sug...
- Sketchy Evidence of iPhone 3.1.3 and iPhone 4.0 OS December 14, 2009BoyGenius points to some sketchy evidence found in their browser logs that seems to suggest iPhone OS 3.1.3 and 4.0 are being used in the wild. The reason we label this as "sketchy" is that the ability to fake user agents is ...
- Official Google Phone Coming in January 2010, Testing Now December 12, 2009Leaked image from TheUnlockr.com TechCrunch reports that Google has begun testing a new Android device with their employees. The new device is said not to be just another Android-based phone, but the official Google Phone that has bee...
- Apple Rolls Out New App Store Look December 12, 2009Apple is rolling out a new look to their App Store individual app pages tonight which brings it in line with the rest of the iTunes 9 design that was revealed a few months ago. The changes will be of primary interest to App Store developers who rely...
- Chrome Drops Safari Into Fourth Place Among Browsers December 15, 2009
