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History: Today in History, Dinosaurs, Iapetus and More
Don't know much about history? You're in luck because Vern Seward has found several apps for that in this week's…
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Canson Demonstrates Mac Version of PAPERSHOW Digital Communications Tool
John F. Braun learns more about PAPERSHOW, an interactive digital communications tool which will soon be available for the Mac…
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Eye-Fi Announces Eye-Fi Pro X2 for Wireless Photo and Movie Uploads
John F. Braun gets the scoop on the Eye-Fi Pro X2, the latest release of this wireless memory card, at…
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Reporting From Macworld: The Vibe is Great!
SAN FRANCISCO - As we continue to cover Macworld, one struck me over the head late into the day on…
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Macworld Expo in Photos
The showroom floor opened at Macworld Expo 2010 on Thursday, and The Mac Observer was on hand to catch capture…
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Particle Debris (week ending 2/12) Buying Success, Inhibiting Success, Creating Success
In this week's amassment of technical news debris, John looks at different philosophies for business success. Also, one article from…
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Alive and Well From Macworld
Despite concerns that Macworld Expo 2010 wouldn't have the same energy as past years, the event seemed to hit the…
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New Google Chrome Beta Adds Extensions and More
Google released a new beta of its Chrome browser on Thursday. New features include app extensions and bookmark sync. Over…
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Adobe Posts Critical Security Update for Flash
Adobe posted a new version of Flash on Thursday that addresses a critical security issue, (CVE-2010-0186) which "could subvert the…
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Having Fun at Macworld Expo
With Apple having pulled out, there was intense speculation these past months as to how Macworld Expo would hold up.…
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NPD: Apple #5 in Brick & Mortar and Online Technology Sales
Apple has claimed the #5 spot in sales for both brick & mortar store fronts as well as online technology…
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Analyst Predicts Huge iPhone Sales, ups AAPL Target to $280
Charlie Wolf, an analyst with Needham, sent a note to investors on Friday noting that Mac and iPhone sales are…
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Mac Game Based on Shutter Island Movie Arrives
Macgamestore.com on Friday announced the release of a casual hidden objects game based on the upcoming film Shutter Island. Players…
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More Signs Point Toward Bing on iPhone
As relations between Apple and Google grow strained, rumors have swirled that Apple and Microsoft have discussed making Microsoft’s Bing…
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IBM Plans to Design Apps Aimed at iPad
SAN FRANCISCO – IBM this week announced more business apps for the iPhone, including Lotus Connections for corporate social networking…
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Flurry Analytics Attributes iPhone OS Development Spike to iPad
Flurry Analytics, which provides various tools to mobile application developers, on Friday released data looking at January project starts and…
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Apple Releases Mac Pro Audio Update
Apple has released Mac Pro Audio Update 1.0, which is aimed at owners of Mac Pro computers released early last…
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Microsoft Rep: Office for iPad is ‘Something We’re Looking At’
Microsoft senior product manager Mike Tedesco revealed during an interview with the web site T3 that a version of Office…
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Apple Begins Countdown to 10 Billion Songs Sold
Apple has posted a counter on the iTunes Store, beginning the march toward 10 billion songs sold. The customer who…
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TMO’s Bryan Chaffin and the Atomic Love Bombs Perform During Macworld Expo
The Mac Observer's Bryan Chaffin also happens to be a member of the Atomic Love Bombs, and the band will be performing…
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HP Announces New Officejet 4500 All-in-One Printer
SAN FRANCISCO - On Thursday, Hewlett Packard announced its new Officejet 4500 All-in-One series at Macworld with professional quality color…
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Folks Queue Up For Macworld Expo
SAN FRANCISCO - While the Mac media's eyes are looking to see how well Macworld does without Apple, the image…
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Will Apple Finally Include 3G with i5/i7 MacBook Pros?
Seth Weintraub at Computerworld has assembled a compendium of the best information available and surmises that the new i5/i7 MacBook…
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AudioEngine Drops Prices on Wireless Audio Adapters
SAN FRANCISCO - AudioEngine announced Thursday that it had lowered prices on its wireless audio adapters. The AW1 is now…
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Telltale Brings Tales of Monkey Island to the Mac, Opens Voting For Next Release
SAN FRANCISCO – Telltale Games on Thursday released the Mac OS X version of Tales of Monkey Island, the fifth…
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Microsoft Introduces Office for Mac 2011
SAN FRANCISCO - At Macworld 2010, Microsoft's MacBU announced Office 2011, the next version of the office productivity suite for…
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What Should Apple Do About Adobe?
There was a time, long ago, when Adobe was a hip company under John Warnock that made great products complementary…
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MacSpeech Releases MacSpeech Scribe, Offers Peak at Dictate iPhone App
SAN FRANCISCO - MacSpeech on Thursday kicked off Macworld Expo by announcing the release of MacSpeech Scribe, which is also…
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Bill Gates on the iPad: Meh
Bill Gates may have been impressed by the iPhone, but when he was asked by BNET columnist Brent Schlender for…
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Epocrates: One in Five Doctors Likely to Purchase an iPad
Epocrates, which develops mobile and web-based software used by physicians, has released the results of a survey it conducted shortly…
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Apple Considering 99-Cent TV Shows?
Apple is in negotiations to offer more standard-definition TV series episodes for US$0.99 each, rather than the $1.99 they currently…
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Apple TV 3.0.2 Update Offers Minor Refinements
Apple on Thursday released version 3.0.2 of its Apple TV firmware, an update that offers minor user interface tweaks to…
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Mac Geek Gab Live Recording at Macworld Expo
The Mac Observer's Mac Geek Gab co-hosts, Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun, will be recording a special podcast on…
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Mozilla Plans to Remove Support for Firefox on Tiger
Josh Aas of the Mozilla development planning team recently posted a note stating that they want to make a final…
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Absoft Announces IMSL 6 For Fortran 11.0
On Wednesday, the Absoft Corporation, in concert with Visual Numerics, announced the immediate availability of IMSL 6 library for its…
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What’s Next For Google? Becoming an ISP?
Google announced in its blog on Wednesday that the company is going to build an experimental, high-speed optical fiber network.…
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iPhone, Android Gaining Market Share, Microsoft, Palm Losing
Data released by comScore on Monday shows that amongst the top smartphone platforms, Apple's iPhone, and Google's Android are gaining…
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Microsoft Exec Admitted ‘We Were Smoked’ When iTunes Store Opened
When Apple opened the iTunes Store in April 2003, Microsoft executive Jim Allchin remarked in an email: “1. How did…
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Emblaze Also Accuses Microsoft of Technology Infringement
Israeli company Emblaze on Wednesday said it has notified Microsoft that the company infringes on its U.S. patent for media…
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Chuck La Tournous Goes Mouse-free at Macworld Expo
Chuck La Tournous, The Mac Observer columnist and the man behind Randommaccess.com, will be hosting a session at Macworld Expo…
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Disney CEO Sees the iPad as a Possible ‘Game Changer’
Speaking to analysts during a conference call, Disney CEO Bob Iger said the iPad "could be a game changer in…
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Adobe CTO: HTML Video Won’t Supplant Flash
Citing the widespread use of Flash on the Internet, Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch recently published a blog post in which…
