Archives for May 2009
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Browse By Day in May 2009
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AWR 150: Psystar Bankruptcy, Apple Server Farms, & Microsoft Zune HD Fun
In this week's Apple Weekly Report podcast, Jeff and Bryan discuss how Psystar ran out of coal to shovel into…
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Particle Debris (week ending 5/29) Burial, Reversal and Arresting Gear
In this week's compendium of scattered technical news, John looks at the proposed burial of the BlackBerry, Apple's contorted reversal,…
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PlayFirst Previews Upcoming Games
PlayFirst this week took the wraps off three upcoming games, two of which are available now in Beta form: Passport…
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Apple Stores Offer Hands-On With The Sims 3
Electronic Arts' highly anticipated The Sims 3 debuts next Tuesday, June 2, but Apple's stores are giving customers a chance…
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MacUpdate Offers Bundle of 11 Apps for $49.99
MacUpdate on Friday announced its Spring 2009 software bundle, which features 11 applications worth over US$500, including Micromat's TechTool Pro…
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Thursby Software Releases ADmitMac for PIV
Thursby Software Systems, Inc. announced the release of ADmitMac for PIV on Friday. ADmitMac for PIV securely integrates U.S. Government…
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Callpod Intros Keeper Desktop Encrypted Data Storage App
Callpod announced the immediate availability of Keeper Desktop on Friday. The application lets Mac OS X users store sensitive information…
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Rebuttal: Apple is Already Selling a Netbook
Our esteemed Bryan Chaffin, TMO's Executive Vice President, and I have been in agreement for a long time that Apple…
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QUO Jumps into the Mac Clone Game
The Mac clone market is growing again, and this time it involves a company called QUO. The Los Angles-based company…
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Apple, Palm and iTunes Compatibilty
Palm's soon to be released Palm Pre smartphone is compatible with Apple's iTunes application. Today TMO readers are talking about…
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Microsoft Takes On Google with Bing
Microsoft is still on the war path to steal away the Internet search market from Google, and the newest tool…
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Zero Panic Migration to a New Mac, Part I
In earlier times, migrating to a new Mac wasn't too hard. Just copy some files over. Today, however, the upgrade…
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Hulu Intros Desktop App for the Mac
Mac-toting TV fans received a little present from Hulu in the form of Hulu Desktop. The application lets viewers stream…
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SMC Firmware Update 1.3 Adjusts MacBook Pro Fans
Apple released MacBook Pro SMC Firmware Update 1.3 on Thursday. According to Apple's release notes, the update "adjusts the fan…
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Mac Netbook-Schmeckbook! It’s an iPod Super Touch, I Tell You!
Bryan Chaffin revisits why he thinks Apple won't be releasing a Mac netbook per se, but rather some form of…
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Apple Updates iWork ‘09 for Stability
Apple updated iWork '09 to version 9.0.2, an update whose patch notes say, "This update improves reliability when saving some…
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Native Instruments Releases Deep Reconstructions Kore Soundpack
Native Instruments announced Thursday the release of Deep Reconstructions, a Kore Soundpack of effects and editing tools that allows users…
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Data Center 3.0 Now Offers Support for Mac
Total Phase announced native Mac OS X support for the new Data Center 3.0 software on Thursday. Data Center 3.0…
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Solving the White MacBook Upgrade Mystery
There's a minor mystery to be found in this week's Apple news. On Wednesday, Apple upgraded the specs for its…
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Canto Releases Cumulus 8
Canto announced the release of Cumulus 8 on Thursday. This update of the company’s asset management software introduces new digital…
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Mac Box Set Drops Down to $132.49 w/ Free Shipping
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the Mac Box Set, which includes iLife '09, iWork '09, and Mac OS…
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Jobs Pays Visit to Apple Campus
Apple CEO Steve Jobs apparently dropped by the company offices on Wednesday to attend a directors meeting. According to sources…
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Zune HD: Ready to Roll?
Microsoft announced the new Zune HD is due out this fall, and today TMO readers are talking about whether or…
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Apple Netbook Makes More Sense than iTablet—For Now
There is a known market for notebook computers, and that market had been soaring until the economy went bonkers. There…
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Woz: Jobs Sounds Healthy
Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder and dancing machine, said he recently spoke with Apple CEO Steve Jobs and that he sounded…
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Apple Plans 25 New Stores, Revamps Services
While other retailers are cutting back because of economic concerns, Apple has 25 more stores in the works, including locations…
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NC House OKs Apple-friendly Tax Incentives
North Carolina's House of Representatives approved a bill that could give Apple special tax incentives to build a US$1 billion…
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Snarb.tk Releases Cover Stream 2.6 Utility for iTunes
Swedish developer Snarb.tk announced the release of Cover Stream 2.6, the latest version of the company's iTunes controller application for…
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MMOG WarBirds 2009 Adds New Aircraft, More
iEntertainment Network on Wednesday announced an update to its military MMOG (massively multiplayer online game) WarBirds 2009 that features new…
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OWC Releases the Fastest Bus Powered/Largest Capacity Storage Solution on the Market
Other World Computing announced the release of the OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro, what the company is billing as the largest…
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IGG Software Releases iBiz 4 for Mac Time Tracking, More
IGG Software announced the release of iBiz 4 on Wednesday, an upgrade to the time-tracking, billing and project management solution…
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Apple Time Capsule AirPort Extreme Plus 1 TB Storage: $339.43 Delivered
The Deal Brothers found a deal on a new 1TB Time Capsule from Apple for $339.43. Time Capsule is Apple's…
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TMO/iPO Wants to Hear from Developers at WWDC
Members of the The Mac Observer and iPod Observer staff will be attending Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), June 8-12. If you're a Macintosh…
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LaCie Releases Core4, Core7 USB Hubs
Long-time Mac and PC hardware developer LaCie announced the release of two designer USB hubs on Wednesday, the LaCie Core4 and…
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Twitter Warns Users of Possible Phishing Scam
The microblogging Web service Twitter has been warning some of its users to change their account password after they signed…
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Psystar, Bankruptcy and Mystery Investors
Today TMO readers are talking about Psystar's bankruptcy filing and what names will float to the surface once its investors…
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Apple Intros Back to School Promo with Free iPod touch
Apple kicked off its annual back to school promotion on Wednesday with an offer for a free 8GB iPod touch…
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Tweetie 1.2 Adds Video Support
atebits released Tweetie 1.2 on Wednesday, adding video recording and tweeting support to the Mac OS X Twitter client.
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Apple Bumps White MacBook to 2.13GHz
Apple quietly gave the entry level white MacBook a speed bump from 2.0GHz up to 2.13GHz on Wednesday. The updated…
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DiscLabel 6 Ramps Up Design Tools
SmileOnMyMac announced the immediate availability of DiscLabel 6 on Wednesday. The new version of the CD and DVD label builder…
