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Balt Adjustable Height Laptop Stand: $210
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the Balt Adjustable Height Laptop Stand for $210, $15.00 off its previous price. This…
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TMO’s Thunderbolt Roundup
Forget Lion, iPads, and iPhones; the feature that we’re most excited by (and thus far disappointed in) is Thunderbolt. The…
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How Steve Jobs May Have Snookered the TV Industry
It is widely believed that when Steve Jobs told his biographer, Walter Isaacson, that he had “finally cracked it,” he…
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Apple Seeds OS X 10.7.3 Developer Build; Release Imminent
Apple released a new build of OS X 10.7.3 to developers late Tuesday and it is generally believed that this…
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Congress: Tracking Who Supports SOPA, PIPA
Voter awareness on who supports the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act is on the rise, and ProPublica…
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Reader Discussion: Apple’s Education Media Event
Apple will be hosting a special education-related media event on Thursday, January 19 in New York City. Today TMO readers…
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Websites Protest SOPA, PIPA Bills
Websites throughout the U.S. launched a public protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act on Wednesday…
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Android’s Share of New Smartphones Collapses
The gap between Android and iOS for new smartphone purchases has narrowed drastically since last October. According to Nielsen, the iPhone…
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House to Resume SOPA Debate in February
When the U.S. House of Representatives shelved its controversial Stop Online Piracy Act several days ago there wasn’t a question…
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iOS 5: Opening Safari Web Links in the Background
In the Mac OS X version of Safari, you can open links in new tabs or windows without bringing them…
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Apple Patents Method of Sorting TV Shows
Apple was issued a new patent on Tuesday by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office that appears to cover a…
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Yahoo Co-Founder Jerry Yang Quits
Yahoo co-founder and former CEO Jerry Yang is leaving the struggling online company after 17 years, and AllThingsD reports that he may have…
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MGG 375: Tips on Dock, Resume, AppleCare, Gmail, Ripping, & More
Dave, John, and your fellow Mac Geek Gab listeners have TONS of tips to share today. Highlights include managing Lion’s…
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Virtual Programming Looking for Mac Game Beta Testers
Virtual Programming announced on Tuesday that the company is looking for beta testers for its Mac games. The company is…
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Youngest Female Microsoft Certified Professional Dies at 16
The youngest girl (and, for a time, the youngest person) to become a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) has passed away…
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11” MacBook Air 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5: $999
The Deal Brothers noted that Apple has added a refurbished 11” MacBook Air 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 to its deal…
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Apple, The Perils of Power and Human Emotion
Small companies simply try to build great products. Large, powerful companies exercise their power. In doing so, they influence our…
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Printing Multiple Emails at Once in OS X Mail
Mac Geek Gab listener Andrew writes in with a great tip for printing and archiving multiple emails at once using…
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Evio Harmony Case for iPad 2 is Perfect for Readers
We take a look at the Evio Harmony case for iPad 2, a stylish well-built case that will be ideal…
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Apple Hits Samsung with New Smartphone Lawsuit in Germany
Apple has filed yet another lawsuit against Samsung, this time targeting ten of the company’s smartphones such as the Galaxy…
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iTunes Match Adds 19 More Countries
Apple’s iTunes Match added support for 19 more countries on Tuesday. The new rollout means that iTunes users in 37…
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Author Says Forstall Wants Apple CEO Gig
Apple’s senior vice president for iOS Software, Scott Forstall, apparently wants to take the reigns as CEO. Author Adam Lashinsky…
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Wikipedia Shuts Down Wednesday in Protest of SOPA/PIPA
Community-driven online encyclopedia Wikipedia has announced plans to “go dark” this Wednesday, January 18, to protest controversial congressional bills SOPA (Stop Online…
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Reader Discussion: iPhone Wins Businesses and Consumers
Apple’s iPhone has been popular ever since its introduction, and has been moving into territory that previously belonged only to…
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Apple to Unveil Ebook Publishing Tools at Media Event
Apple will be hosting a special education-related media event on Thursday, January 19, and insider sources are claiming the company…
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In Icons Scraps Steve Jobs Doll
In Icons’ life-like Steve Jobs doll, originally promised to ship in February, won’t make it to store shelves after all.…
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The Woz: Android Has Some Advantages Over iPhone
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak has set off a few shock waves in the tech blogosphere by saying that the iPhone…
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Apple’s Brand Gains 58 percent in 2011 Interbrand Ranking
Apple’s brand value skyrocketed during 2011, enough to propel the company into nine spots higher in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands…
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My K-12 Wish List for Apple’s Education Media Event
With the January 19th Apple Event just a few days away, David Winograd has some ideas he thinks could really make…
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I Have Seen the Future of UI, and It Is Gaze
Bryan Chaffin saw a lot of things at CES, but one of the coolest was Gaze, a technology from Tobii…
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Apple to Amazon: This Means War
This week’s Particle Debris starts out with academics: are computer languages too cryptic? But we quickly move into the war…
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Apple’s Supplier Responsibility Progress Report Shows Progress
Apple released its 2012 Supplier Responsibility Progress Report last week, a report that highlighted the company’s efforts in enforcing its code of…
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Refurbished 15” MacBook Pro 2.66GHz Intel Core i7: $1,869
The Deal Brothers found us a deal on the refurbished 15” MacBook Pro 2.66GHz Intel Core i7 for $1,869. This…
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White House Opposes SOPA, Congress Drops Bill
U.S. President Barak Obama publicly condemned the proposed SOPA legislation for the first time over the weekend, and Congress responded…
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Reader Discussion: Apple, CES & Product Trends
Apple may not have been at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, but that doesn’t mean the…
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Jeff Gamet Looks at CES 2012 on Mac OS Ken Day 6
The Mac Observer’s Jeff Gamet joined Ken Ray on Mac OS Ken Day 6 to take a look at the…
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Reminder: TMO 2012 Editors Choice Awards Submissions
The Mac Observer will once again host its annual Editors Choice Awards at Macworld | iWorld Expo in January. Our…
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Time Machine: Restoring Files to Specific Locations
We all know how important backing up is, and OS X makes the process incredibly easy with Time Machine. You…
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John Sculley: Steve Jobs Was Never Fired From Apple
David Greelish, computer historian with Classic Computing, recently had the opportunity to speak with John Sculley, former Apple CEO (1983-1993)…
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3 Free iPhone Apps You’ll Be Glad You Have
Spome apps you use a lot, but in this week’s Free on iTunes, Vern Seward points you to three that…
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US Air Force Revises Plans for iPad Exclusivity
Following the lead of the commercial aviation industry, part of the U.S. military is making plans to switch their aviation crews from…
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John Sculley: The Truth About Me, Apple, and Steve Jobs Part 1
The following is the full transcript of the first part of an interview that David Greelish did with John Sculley…
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John Sculley: The Truth About Me, Apple, and Steve Jobs Part 2
The following is the full transcript of the second part of an interview that David Greelish did with John Sculley…
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Attorneys Develop Unique iPad Case, Turn to Kickstarter
Two Oregon attorneys have taken the initiative to make the iPad more functional for courtroom use and their solution, a…
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An iPhone and Words With Friends Saved a Man’s Life
The quick thinking of a Missouri couple and the help of an iPhone game has saved the life of Australian…
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Verizon Says 4G LTE Requirement a “Long Way Off”
It’s been reported that Verizon is going to require LTE (4G) capability on all of its new smartphones in 2012.…
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Apple Acquires Additional Space, This Time in Sunnyvale
Even as it is working on building a new campus in Cupertino, Apple has been acquiring existing space in nearby…
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Steve Jobs Comic Book Hits the Shelves
Bluewater Productions’ comic book version of Steve Jobs’ life hit shelves this week, and Reuters filed a video report covering…
