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iSkin shows off new Mac & iPod gear

by Stephen Chinnadorai on Jan 21, 2008 at 10:26 PM

I’ve always been a fan of iSkin’s Mac and iPod accessories. They are sometimes slightly more expensive than the competition in the iPod accessory area, but the quality of their products makes the price worth it. Like many other Mac and iPod related companies, iSkin have been showing off their… Continue Reading »

Google bringing Picasa to Mac OS X

by Stephen Chinnadorai on Jan 21, 2008 at 09:02 PM

Picasa has been a popular and successful photo organizing tool from Google, for Windows, for a long time now. I guess Google never thought about bringing it to the Mac because, let’s face it, iPhoto has everything you need already. I was surprised when I heard that Google is going… Continue Reading »

The MacBook Air: What you need to know

by Stephen Chinnadorai on Jan 21, 2008 at 05:04 PM

The MacBook Air is for most people a completely new revolution in computers. Its striking design is only .16 to .76 inches thick and it weights only 3 lbs. This is clearly a special laptop - something far apart from the competition. Some older Mac users that were around in… Continue Reading »

If you bought a iPod Touch after Jan 1 the new apps are free (maybe)

by Stephen Chinnadorai on Jan 21, 2008 at 01:54 PM

I still think it is unfair that Apple is charging $20 for a software update that should have been free. Engadget has the rumor that if you bought your iPod Touch after January 1st, then you are eligible for a free software update. “If you got your touch after January… Continue Reading »

Jobs on whether the Zune is a “worthy alternative”

by Michael Mistretta on Jan 21, 2008 at 11:16 AM

When Microsoft announced the new Zune’s back in November, Microsoft’s Robbie Bach made a comment that finally, the Zune was “a worthy alternative” to the iPod. Steve Jobs was questioned about that comment by an interviewer this week at Macworld. The response was very unexpected. Some may even say it… Continue Reading »

iTunes movie rental cheat squashed

by Greg Healy on Jan 20, 2008 at 11:00 PM

Yesterday, We reported on a cheat that would allow you to circumvent Apple’s time constraints on movie rentals. The cheat would allow you to increase the time before the rental expired by years. By setting your clock forward weeks, months etc., you could trick iTunes into giving you a lot… Continue Reading »

Firmware 1.1.3 unbricks iPhones

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Jan 20, 2008 at 05:59 PM

Apple’s iPhone Firmware 1.1.1 was the big iPhone fiasco last year- it caused tons of reports of “bricked” or unusable iPhones. Anyone who had hacked their iPhone to use another network was at a high risk of having their iPhone rendered unusable. At the time Apple said that the bricking… Continue Reading »

Steve gives fan the cold shoulder?

by Greg Healy on Jan 20, 2008 at 03:41 PM

Apparently Steve Jobs isn’t as nice as he would have you believe. Fangirl “Violet Blue” re-tells her experience of walking up to Steve and asking him for a picture: So, I saw that Steve Jobs was just hanging out on the Macworld expo floor, not in conversation, not talking to… Continue Reading »

Cheat the iTunes rental system

by Michael Mistretta on Jan 20, 2008 at 01:13 PM

Many think that the iTunes Movie Rentals have too strict time limitations. You only get to watch your movie for 24 hours once you have started playing it. Clever hackers have developed a simple loop in Apple’s system, which allows you to rent movies, and keep them with plenty of… Continue Reading »

MacBook Air’s battery details emerge

by Michael Mistretta on Jan 20, 2008 at 11:58 AM

The MacBook Air wowed us all on Tuesday, and as the time passes, some specific details have begun to reach the Internet. For example, Apple’s claim of 5 hour battery life is much more reasonable than usual. Ars Technica achieved 5 hours with WiFi on and the screen at half-brightness… Continue Reading »

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