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In an oddly unusual patent application Apple filed back in 2008, the company seemingly explores the possibility of integrating advertisements into its Mac OS X (or possibly even a new and unreleased) operating system. The graphics that have been provided even show how Apple might implement it into OS X.… Continue Reading »

At a recent meeting with my colleagues, some of the guys were showing off USB drives that were barely larger than an iPhone SIM card. These things were tiny. My colleagues were impressed, I was not. Can something that size be safe from breaking? From being lost? From being eaten… Continue Reading »

Did you salute Major Snow Leopard Bug? If you did, you watch just the right amount of How I Met Your Mother. But even if that didn’t get your attention, I hope you’ll continue reading because there are few things worse than losing your data. According to numerous discussions on… Continue Reading »

Yes, we’re all aware that the Mac is pretty solid against viruses, but it’s not impervious. Evidence of this comes from a report at 9to5Mac in which they state, “Security researchers at Symantec have uncovered what they suspect may be the first Mac OS X botnet launching denial-of service attacks.”… Continue Reading »

Gizmodo broke a story about a Microsoft dual-screen, multitouch table currently in the “late-prototype” development phases, dubbed “Courier”. This means that the prototypes are working and being refined, and the design concept is now being shared with other agencies who might have a hand in development, such as third party… Continue Reading »

Microsoft has opened their own version of Apple’s App Store. These “Apps,” which can be downloaded from the “Marketplace,” are all free, professionally designed and coded by Microsoft for their store, and available for their new Zune HD media device. However, free is the key word in this phrase. Microsoft… Continue Reading »

NPD, a market research company, is reporting that Apple’s Mac OS X Snow Leopard has been doing extremely well since its launch, even when compared to Leopard sales. For example, they have said that Snow Leopard has sold more than twice as many copies as Leopard during the first two… Continue Reading »

That was fast. Seems Apple was quick to respond to issues found with the first version of Snow Leopard, seeing that it was released only two weeks ago. Issues addressed in this update include all the usual—fixes for some printer problems you may have been experiencing, and an update to… Continue Reading »

Slick. Speedy. Sexy. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. You could easily replace the word “snow” in “Snow Leopard” with any other “s” adjective and still describe it accurately. Snow Leopard, by Apple’s own admission, is “The worlds most advanced operating system [Leopard]. Finely tuned.” It is, however, a truly unique experience for Mac users.… Continue Reading »

Well, we are about a week or so into Apple’s new operating system release, Snow Leopard, and all we’ve gotten are wallpapers and disk space. It certainly has been an interesting announcement and release, as people on the Internet have been discussing the price and whether it even constitutes a… Continue Reading »