Archives for July 2009

July, 07th July 2009

• Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green Intellipower Hard Drive:  $199 Delivered

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on a 2TB internal SATA-300 hard drive from Western Digital for $199, delivered. It's…

• Reader Reactions: DOJ Telecom Anti-trust Investigations

  Telecommunications companies, including AT&T, could fall under the Department of Justice microscope for potential anti-trust violations. Today TMO readers are…

• MacBook Battery and Charger Lite Adds 5 Hours Run Time

  QuickerTek announced the immediate availability of the MacBook Battery and Charger Lite on Tuesday. The new battery and charger combination…

• NC Confirms Maiden Location for Apple Data Center

  Maiden and Catawba County officials in North Carolina confirmed Monday evening that Apple will be locating a new US$1 billion…

• A Closer Look at Apple & Antitrust

  On Monday, I covered a report that the Obama Administration's DoJ is looking askance at the telecom industry, including the…

July, 06th July 2009

• Counter-Rumor: Nvidia & Apple Doing “Just Fine”

  Last Thursday, we covered an unconfirmed report that said Apple and Nvidia were on the outs, and that the Mac…

• Arlington Police Release Video of Apple Store Shooter

  Arlington police have released a video (below) of the man who shot and wounded a Clarendon Apple Store employee over…

• Apple Mac Pro 2.66GHz Intel Xeon Quad Core for $2,274.00 Delivered A/R

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on a MacPro 2.66GHz Intel Xeon Quad Core fpr $2,274 after a mail-in rebate.…

• Babylon Upgrade Adds New Translation Features to Mac Dictionary App

  Babylon Ltd. announced the release of a free upgrade to its translation software for Mac users on Monday. The new…

• Apple’s LED Cinema Display: A Too Short Story

  When it came time to choose a display for my 2009 Mac Pro, I decided to stick with Apple. I…

• Photo Recovery for Mac Adds Photoshop Support

  Disk Doctors announced the immediate availability of an updated version of its Photo Recovery application for the Mac on Monday.…

• iPhones in Education

  Today TMO readers are talking about the fact that the iPhone and iPod touch are standard issue at some schools…

• Apple Employee Injured in Store Shooting

  An Apple Store employee was seriously injured in a shooting at the company's Clarendon store in Arlington, Virginia, over the…

July, 03rd July 2009

• Apple Warns of Learning Interchange Security Breach

  Apple has apparently been warning Apple Learning Interchange members that their user account passwords may have been compromised. The Mac…

• Happy Fourth of July!

  In honor of Independence Day -- a U.S. holiday -- The Mac Observer will not publish on July 3rd so…

July, 02nd July 2009

• Psystar Moves to Drop Bankruptcy Ahead of Apple Legal Battle

  Unauthorized Mac clone maker, Psystar, filed a motion to dismiss its bankruptcy case in Florida on Thursday claiming it couldn't…

• Uncomfirmed Reports Say Apple & Nvidia On The Outs

  Uncomfirmed reports say that Apple and Nvidia are on the outs, with the Mac maker banishing Nvidia from future Mac…

• Microsoft Sick Over Barf Ad

  Microsoft apparently didn't expect quite so much blow back from its Internet Explorer 8 ad showing a woman vomiting after…

• KRK Ships R6 Passive Studio Monitor for Recording

  KRK Systems announced Wednesday that its R6 passive studio monitor is shipping. The new studio speaker solution is intended for…

• Particle Debris (week ending 7/2)  Juiced, Joost and Goosed [UPDATED]

  In this week's boatload of technical news, John looks at iPhone 3GS video recording tips, 3GS battery saving tips, Google's violation…

• ExactScan 2 Pro Released

  ExactCODE GmbH released ExactScan 2 on Thursday. ExactScan 2 is a professional quality scanning utility for use with the Mac,…

• Apple TV with 160GB Hard Drive:  $324.00 Delivered

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on brand new Apple TV with a 160GB hard drive for $324. We should…

• TMO Appearances Jeff Gamet Shares iPhone Apps on MacJury

  The Mac Observer's Jeff Gamet joined MacJury host Chuck Joiner to talk about Apple's iPhone OS 3.0 and must-have iPhone…

• Art Text 2.2 Adds New Templates, Layer Options [Updated]

  BeLight recently released Art Text 2.2. The new version of the special effects application for text added over 100 new…

• Deciphering Mac Sales

  Apple will report its third quarter earnings on July 21, and today TMO readers are sorting through the wheat and…

• GridIron Flow Offers Visual Project File Tracking

  GridIron Software announced the immediate availability GridIron Flow on Thursday. GridIron Flow is a visual workflow management and file tracking…

• Psystar Releases New Mac Clone, Preps for Legal Battle

  Unauthorized Mac clone maker, Psystar, released yet another PC running Mac OS X despite the company's ongoing legal battle with…

July, 01st July 2009

• Omni Group Ships OmniGraphSketcher for Presentation-Ready Graphs

  The Omni Group announced Wednesday the release of a new product, OmniGraphSketcher, a tool for building graphs the company said…

• Twitter Trains: Don’t Get on Board

  Unless you’re a celebrity or otherwise have a career where Twitter plays a significant role, you probably don’t care much…

• “Welcome to Macintosh” Documentary Available on Comcast Pay-per-View

  "Welcome to Macintosh," a documentary about the Mac and its history, is now available on Pay-Per-View through the Comcast cable…

• OWC Boosts RAM Options for White MacBook, iMac

  Other World Computing announced new memory module kits for white MacBook and iMac Core 2 Duo Aluminum (Early 2008/Penryn) models.…

• Analyst: Mac Shipments Rose in May, MacBook Pro “Catalyst for Growth”

  Mac shipments are up, rising 25% in May compared to April, and Apple's new MacBook Pro units are a "catalyst…

• Well-Known Villains Return in City of Heroes Issue 15: Anniversary

  The superhero MMORPG City of Heroes celebrated five years of existence this week with the release of Issue 15: Anniversary,…

• AppleCare Protection Plan for the MacBook:  $186.44 Delivered

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on the AppleCare Protection Plan for the MacBook for $186.99. It's not common to…

• Welcome Back, Mister Jobs

  Apple is a company that has a distinct voice and a drumbeat. While Apple has functioned well for a short…

• Microsoft Promotes IE8 with Barf Ad

  Microsoft is promoting its Internet Explorer 8 Web browser with a series of new ads featuring actor Dean Cain, a…

• Moving iTunes Libraries Between Mac and Windows

  Today one TMO reader shares tips on moving your iTunes library between and Mac and PC.

• Apple to Report Q3 2009 Earnings on July 21

  Apple will be hosting its third quarter earnings conference call at 2PM pacific time on Tuesday, July 21. The company…

• Apple’s Ive Lands Honorary Doctorate

  Jonathan Ive, Apple's senior vice president of industrial design, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the U.K.'s Royal College…

• Maine Schools Order Up 71K MacBooks

  The state of Maine is will be outfitting high school students this fall with MacBook laptops as part of its…

• iPhoto ‘09 8.0.4 Fixes Import, Location Issues

  Apple released iPhoto '09 8.0.4 on Tuesday. The update for the digital photo management and editing application fixed issues related…