Archives for January 2010
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Browse By Day in January 2010
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App Store Game Based on Spartacus: Blood and Sand TV Show Debuts
Artificial Life and Starz Digital Media on Monday announced the launch of an App Store game based on the TV…
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Apple Adds Haiti Relief Donations Page to iTunes
Apple added a page for making donations to Haiti relief efforts to the iTunes Store on Monday. The company pledged…
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Google Investigates China Employee Involvement in Cyber Attack
Google is investigating whether or not employees in its Chinese operations were involved in a major cyber attack that originated…
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Secret of the Lost Cavern Episode 2 Continues the Prehistoric Adventure on iPhone
Coladia has released episode two of Secret of the Lost Cavern for iPhone, the portable version of its prehistoric puzzle…
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MGG 236: Video Encoding, Damaged Preferences, Unfreezing Locked-Up Macs and More
John and Dave take this snowy New England Monday afternoon to dig through the mailbag, answering questions and sharing tips…
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Livescribe 2GB Pulse Smartpen: $135.98
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the Livescribe 2GB Pulse Smartpen for $135.98, with free delivery.
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AT&T Offers $30 Price Cut for Unlimited Plans
AT&T lowered the price for its smartphone unlimited voice and data plans on Monday by US$30. The price reduction is…
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Apple Sends Out Invites for January 27th Media Event
Apple has, at long last, sent out invitations to a media event the company is holding on January 27th. The…
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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Hits the App Store
Rockstar Games announced the immediate availability of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the iPhone and iPod touch on Monday.…
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Want to See What’s on Your TCP/IP Network? Check out IP Scanner!
John F. Braun check out IP Scanner, a utility to show you devices on your TCP/IP network.
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Touch Screen iMac May be In Development
Apple may be planning on extending its multi-touch reach beyond handheld devices and mice with the introduction of a 22-inch…
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Reader Reactions: Google’s Nexus One
Google's Nexus One smartphone is out, but sales may not be as good as the Internet search giant was hoping…
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Apple, Google Smartphone Market Battle Heating Up
Apple and Google are competing head-on for smartphone marketshare, and that battle could lead to some big changes for iPhone…
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Apple Asks ITC to Block Nokia Imports
Apple and Nokia don't seem to be getting any closer to a resolution in their patent infringement battle, especially now…
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WhoPaste 4.3 Improves Daylite Support
Mac-Chi announced the immediate availability of WhoPaste 4.3 on Monday. The update for the contact entry utility improved support for…
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Site Offers $10K Bounty for Tablet Photo, Gets C&D from Apple
Online magazine Valleywag has offered a bounty on a photo or video that would prove the existence of Apple's as-yet…
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Close Call, Flashlight, Alarm Clock Free and More
In this week's installment of Free on iTunes Vern Seward has a Close Call, turns on his Flashlight, and wakes…
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New at the App Store: Colosseum, Pik’s Revenge Episode 2, More
The latest games to hit the App Store include Biscuit Games’ hack-and-slasher Colosseum, the second episode in Fluik Entertainment’s adventure title Pik’s…
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Diner Dash 5: BOOM! Headed to Mac Next Month
PlayFirst on Friday announced that Diner Dash 5: BOOM! will be headed to Mac and PC on February 16 in…
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Psystar Officially Files Notice of Appeal in Apple Lawsuit
Psystar has officially filed its Notice of Appeal in the copyright suit it lost against Apple Inc., according to a…
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BusinessWeek: Apple Stepping Up Acquisitions, M&A Resources
Apple has been stepping up its corporate acquisitions, and with the help of former Goldman Sachs investment banker Adrian Perica,…
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Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium Student Edition for Mac: $404.99
The Deal Brothers found a deal on Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium Student Edition for Mac for $404.99, with…
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Jeff Gamet Discusses CES on MacVoicesTV
The Mac Observer's Jeff Gamet joined host Chuck Joiner on MacVoicesTV to talk about his recent trip to CES 2010,…
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Apple Loses Top Corporate Lawyer
Charles Charnas, Apple's lead corporate lawyer, left the company in early January. His departure was marked by a short email…
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Acrobat.com Comes to the iPhone
Adobe's Acrobat.com is now available on the iPhone and iPod touch thanks to the release of Acrobat.com Mobile. The app…
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Apple’s Subscription Accounting Deadline
Apple plans to move away from the subscription accounting model it's been using to track iPhone sales revenue, and today…
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DOJ OK with Text Message Rates
The U.S. Justice Department has concluded an investigation into the rates major cell service carriers charge customers for text messages…
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AT&T Expands Atlanta Wireless Data Service Coverage
AT&T announced on Friday that it has expanded its wireless data coverage in the Atlanta area. The company added what…
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Apple Intros MobileMe Gallery App for iPhone
Apple released Gallery for the iPhone and iPod touch late on Thursday. Gallery is an app that lets users view…
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Aspyr’s GameAgent.com Site Adds Civilization Games
Aspyr Media’s GameAgent.com digital distribution site has added the strategy games Civilization IV, along with its Warlords and Beyond the…
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Warner Music Group Get $9 Million from Apple’s Acquisition of Lala
Time Warner's Warner Music Group received "about" US$9 million out of Apple's acquisition of Lala, approximately 45% of the $20…
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Gartner: Apple’s Q4 Mac Sales Up, But U.S. Market Share Slips to 7.5%
Apple's Mac unit sales rose in the December quarter of 2009, but the company saw a rare decrease in market…
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Ultimate Ears 18 Custom Monitors Fit 6 Speakers In Your Ear
Logitech announced Thursday Ultimate Ears 18 Pro Custom Monitors, a 6-speaker in-ear monitor solution aimed at professional musicians and audiophiles.…
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Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive: $99.95
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the Western Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black 1 TB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive for $99.95,…
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Teen Charged with Terrorist Threats in Apple Store Incident
17 year old Jason Barry was charged with making a terrorist threat on Wednesday after leaving a potentially threatening message…
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Reader Questions: Is it Worth Switching to a Mac?
One Windows user in the TMO forums is considering the switch to a Mac. Today TMO readers are talking about…
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TMO’s Jeff Gamet Discusses CES 2010 at CoMUG
Jeff Gamet, The Mac Observer's managing editor, will be speaking at the Colorado Macintosh User Group meeting on Thursday, January…
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Kodak Sues Apple, RIM Over Digital Camera Tech
Apple and RIM found themselves on the receiving end of a legal battle from Kodak on Thursday over allegations that…
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Intel Backtracks on i5 MacBook Pro Leak
After reports surfaced on Wednesday that Intel leaked information about upcoming MacBook Pro models with Core i5 processors, the chip…
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iPhone 4G to Get Touch Sensitive Case
Even as Apple tablet rumors continue to race across the Internet at a fevered pitch, new iPhone rumors are picking…
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powerOne Adds Financial, Real Estate Calculators to iPhone
Infinity Softworks announced the immediate availability of powerOne on Thursday. PowerOne is a calculator app for the iPhone and iPod…
