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| | The dust has settled. The rumor mill is quiet. The masses are sated. If you've been under a rock today you probably don't know what I'm talking about, but I'll assume for the majority you've at least vaguely kept up on the slew of iPod announcements put forth by Steve … |
| | Sony has always had a love for specific formats, particularly ones cooked up by its developers. Can we say [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betamax"]Betamax[/URL]? Now it looks like another Sony-backed format is taking a long ride into the sunset and it will certainly be of no loss to most techies. Sony, in unveiling a … |
| | Yesterday I wrote that Apple was having some legal woes attached to its i-Phone. It seems users who travel overseas may be hit with whopping long distance charges. If the day's bad press bothered Apple CEO Steve Jobs, he's certainly not showing it. In fact, he followed up on the …  |
| | I'm a big fan of Apple - - I own three G-5's and an old G-4 laptop, and my two of my three kids own iPods (Nano's). The sleek design, seamless workability, and rock-like defense against viruses and other threats that always seem to befall those unfortunate souls in the … |
 | The first interesting missive to arrive in my inbox came courtesy of the words of Microsoft COO, Kevin Turner, speaking at the July 26th Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting 2007. Turner decided to focus his attention on Vista security, rolling out the usual 'most secure Windows operating system ever' company line …  |
 | Well the iPhone has been launched, woop. Now i ask the question, "What is the point?". A device which combines 2 items which most people already own, a phone and an MP3 player. Now i own a phone and an MP3 player (not an iPod i must add) so why … |
| | The suspense is suspended and the mystery solved, Apple has revealed that the hugely hyped iPhone will go on sale in the US on June 29th. As for the cost that will depend upon the exact configuration, but the cheapest version will be $499. As for networks you have a …  |
| | Hi again, Bennet has been ranting about how useless and crappy dells are (we know that already) now he has turned his Scottish anger to the simple company of Apple. (Bennets anger is here: http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1474.html ) Quite funny if you read it But to the defence of Apple (i am … |
| | A school in Meridian, Idaho, is banning iPods and other digital music players during tests due to the fact that students were using them to hide answers, as one teacher overheard. The iPods in question could be loaded up with notes hidden in song lyrics, or recorded lectures stored on … |
| | Today, [URL="http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/04/09ipod.html"]Apple announced that they have now sold over 100 million iPods[/URL], which comes after they had released the first iPod 5-and-a-half years ago. Grammy award winner John Mayer said about the iPod: "Without the iPod, the digital music age would have been defined by files and folders instead of …  |
| | What better use of an iPod than to save a soldier's life by stopping a bullet? [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiki/445618364/in/pool-appleusers/"]This photo[/URL] appears to prove it, although the actual story was that the iPod [I]alerted[/I] the soldier to the fact that he had been shot, but it was his armor that actually stopped the …  |
| | Leading security vendor [URL="http://www.kaspersky.com"]Kaspersky Lab[/URL] has uncovered the first ever proof of concept virus designed with the sole intention of infecting the iPod media player. Like all proof of concept viruses though, Podloso poses no real world threat to users. For a start it requires a Linux installation, not on … |
| | [URL="http://www.apple.com/macpro/"]Without further ado[/URL], Apple has added a new build-to-order option to their Mac Pro that allows 2 Quad Xeon processors instead of the previous 1, promised to run at 3 Ghz, and making the Mac Pro the first 8-core Mac. The upgrade doesn't seem like a huge one, as all …  |
| | It seems like Apple is nearing a day we'd never think would come. [URL="http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKN0137689420070402"]This time it seems official.[/URL] According to the reports, Apple and EMI have formed a deal that would not only allow Apple to sell EMI's music on their store (quite possibly The Beatles), but "large portions of … |
| | $500 is a lot of money for a cell phone. True, the iPhone is a lot more than just a cell phone, but the price is steep nevertheless. And the results seem to prove it when you read articles like [URL="http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/89B5D6ED1CD4A132CC25728E0013778A"]this[/URL] one, which showed that people are simply not willing … |
| | You've likely heard of the whole commotion that was caused over Apple's usage of the iPhone name, which was a trademark of Cisco. Well, the funny thing is that the whole deal is over, and Cisco has really lost. Well, not officially, as a statement from the 2 companies was …  |
| | Cory Doctorow, he of [URL="http://www.boingboing.net/"]Boing Boing[/URL] fame and one of the most well known proponents of the [URL="http://creativecommons.org/"]Creative Commons[/URL] scheme, has rather surprisingly attacked Steve Jobs and Apple over DRM. Whoa, hold on a minute there, surprising that someone who speaks out in favor of Creative Commons should be arguing …  |
| | I know this is a little bit late, but here's my rant on what Apple has done. They have quitely shipped the latest MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops (except the 17" 1.83 Ghz MacBook Pro) [URL="http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/notebooks/ontheradar/0,39050980,61983220,00.htm"]with test versions of 802.11n cards[/URL], the latest and fastest Wi-Fi technology coming out soon. … |
| | With the release of the Apple iPhone, threatening to shake up the cell phone industry, it's inevitable that companies will try to use ideas similar to Apple's. The latest "cause of concern" is [URL="http://www.smh.com.au/news/mobiles--handhelds/lgs-iphone-copycat/2007/01/19/1169095944823.html"]LG's Prada KE850[/URL] cell phone, which uses a touchscreen interface, and similar features such as web browser, … |
| | It's the one thing that we never thought would happen - Apple opening up FairPlay, the system that governs the DRM for music bought from the iTunes store. And if [URL="http://www.tech.co.uk/home-entertainment/hi-fi-and-audio/hi-fi-amps-and-receivers/news/apple-to-open-up-fairplay-drm?articleid=394429162"]Tech.co.uk[/URL] is correct, it could very well happen. I can barely believe it; after all, Apple is not known for … |
 | Just recently, the development group that I work with decided to adopt Linux as our standard operating system for the server-side of our project. Linux is a great choice of server OS for many obvious, and not-so-obvious, reasons. It's extremely flexible, stable, and secure, and works on just about any … |
| | Some people have been writing about the iPhone, and there are complaints as expected with any new device (or old for that matter). So I decided to write about them, and show what's really behind all this. Price is the thing that hits you first when getting a new tech …  |
| | When Steve Jobs heralded the iPhone as being as revolutionary as the iPod during his MacWorld keynote in San Francisco on Tuesday, he must have known that it was going to be a bloody revolution. Sure enough, Cisco has now fired the first shots with a lawsuit in the US … |
 | Apple has just announced its long awaited iPhone and I have to admit it looks like a nice device. It is a little pricey,$500 for a 4gb model and $600 for an 8gb model. Also you should probably have to consider the price of cancelling your current provider's plan. However … |
| | With the Macworld Keynote, it was inevitable that Apple would release some fancy new product. Among other things, the iPhone turned out the be the most significant, turning the iPod into a device which can make phone calls, and much, much more. All for only $499. The idea of merging … |
| | While Apple has displayed a [COLOR=Black][URL="http://www.apple.com/"]new banner[/URL][/COLOR] on its website declaring Happy New Years, "The first 30 years were just the beginning. Welcome to 2007," the [URL="http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/"]Month of Apple Bugs[/URL] has been launched, as if to scorn Apple's website banner. The Month of Apple bugs aims to reveal a new … |
| | While the iTunes store traffic is at its high point, rising more than 400% this holiday season, Apple is getting faced with several federal lawsuits, according to Associated Press. Among those is one targetting the copy-protection system that content purchased from the iTunes store are encoded in. What the claim … |
| | If previous reports of iTunes music store sales lulling were worrying analysts, they've got nothing to worry about now –– the iTunes store sales have more than quadrupled during the Christmas season, according to a report made by E-Commerce. People using their iTunes gift cards and new iPod users recieved …  |
| | Endless beta testing does still not guarantee a bug-free program, as Microsoft found out a few weeks ago. Recently, a major flaw was discovered by a Russian programmer, in Windows Vista that was released to businesses earlier this month. This particular flaw allows a user with standard user system priviliges …  |
| | If you always thought that OpenStep, Cocoa's base, was limited to Mac OS X, you're wrong. A project called [URL="http://www.gnustep.org"]GNUstep[/URL] is dedicated to creating an open-source implementation of the reusable objects that Cocoa uses. Cocoa, which is the framework that the vast majority of Mac OS X software developers use … |
| | Obviously the name of Sony's highly-rumored video download service isn't going to be called SonyTube, but it's true that they are going to compete with YouTube, Google Video (which recently bought YouTube), and most definitely Apple's iTunes Store download service. Similar to Apple's service, this download service will be targeted … |
| | As of late, many conflicting reports are saying that altough iPod sales continue to rise, iTunes store music sales are decreasing. They go on to state that sales now are 65% lower than in January, with average transaction sizes dropping by 7%. I think this is really crazy. Why? Apple … |
| | [URL]http://www.rockbox.org/[/URL] I have been playing around with Rockbox the alternative firmware for the Apple iPod and other popular MP3 players. So im basically just going to go over some of my likes and dislikes of the software so far. [B] Likes [/B][LIST] [*]For one if you are strictly an opensource … |
| | Ever since computer's hard drives became large enough to hold substantial amounts of information, people have been trying to store music on their computers. Which is fine until they start "sharing" it. Since the beginning of music sharing, record companies have been trying to halt this illegal activity. Online music … |
| | It is now pretty much confirmed that sometime next year or in the recent future Apple will be releasing a cell phone. So far some rumors circulating around the interweb say that it is going to include two separate batteries one for the cell phone portion of the "phone" and … |
| | [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBfLjqfYKM0"]Oh boy[/URL]. If Kevin Rose, the founder of [URL="http://www.digg.com"]Digg[/URL], is correct, he may soon be facing a lawsuit big enough to cripple a small country. In his podcast, he gets drunk and tells "vague details" of the much rumored iPhone. He starts off by saying, "I have a little bit … |
| | Microsoft just released their iPod killer -- except that it isn't killing the iPod. Although it looks promising, it has had a number of [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/13/installing-the-zune-sucked/"]negative Zune reviews[/URL]. It may seem like the Zune is a total flop, after all, "it's from MS". But no, I don't think that is the … |
| | A number of owners of new iPods could be getting more than they bargained for, as Apple has [URL="http://www.apple.com/support/windowsvirus/"]admitted[/URL] that a ‘small number’ of iPod video products sold after 12th September are infected with the RavMonE.exe virus. Mistakes happen, and while Apple has been forthright about owning up to the … |
| | The much vaunted, overly hyped and hugely anticipated Apple iPhone, a handset merging mobile phone and iPod into one unit, looked like being a step closer to reality when a French magazine featured a ‘leaked’ image of the thing on its front cover. Unsurprisingly, this was picked up by [URL="http://www.pdafrance.com/news/2006-09-12/id7496/iPhone-ou-Macphone-sur-20minutes-ce-matin/"]PDA … |
| | Although most news circulating around the web about the deffective batteries has to do with Dell or Apple (including one airline not allowing Dell laptops which im sure Dell's PR is very happy about) the company that stands to loose the most seems to be Sony. They are the ones … |
| | Recently one of the most talked about things is this Apple Wifi hack that was demonstrated by a group called SecureWorks at one of the largest security conferences, Defcon. [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chtQ1bcHLZQ&mode=related&search="]Here is a link[/URL] to the video so you guys can watch the video yourselves. Now Here is a link to … |
 | As many of you already know, Apple has released a new line of computers with Intel chips inside -- namely the new iMac, and the MacBook. I took delivery of my new one the last week of February, and it was a wonderful new tool to take me into the …  |
| | In the past, Apple Computer has used San Fransisco's MacWorld Expo to release new hardware and software. What's next on the list? The highly anticipated Intel-based computers, as Apple migrates away from the PowerPC architecture, and into Intel's chipset. At least one Apple-News website has credible information that Apple is …  |
| | Sleek. Powerful. Graphic. Capable. Stable. Portable. Clean-design. This new iMac G5 Rocks. At a special event today (Oct 12, 2005), Apple Computer released two new awesome pieces of hardware -- an iPod that can play video, and a new awesome iMac G5. Let's talk about this new G5 and why … |
| | According to Steve Jobs, Apple Computer is ontrack to ship Intel based Macintosh computers by June 2006. Jobs said at the recent Apple Expo (Paris) that "We said we'd be shipping by next June, and we are on track to have that be a true statement." Apple made announcements several … |
| | anyone please explain me what is productive application and immersive application.. Thanks and regrards dhanya |
| | Hello! Please help me... I cannot run AVG (8.0) antivirus which worked perfectly until some days ago. Now I click on the AVG icon in the start menu and nothing happens, no tray icon appears and the antivirus appears to be non working. I paste here my HijackThis log: Logfile … |
| | Hi all, I'v been battling with this on and off, but cannot work out why I cannot load any pages that are [url]www.microsoft.com[/url]. I can access support.microsoft.com, amazon.co.uk, apple.com, in fact anything at all as long as it is not [url]www.microsoft.com[/url]. Has anyone seen anything like this before. It seems … |
| | to whom it may concern, Hi all! Recently, my sis told me to download various different anti-virus programs, which i did. It found lots of viruses & spyware. Now, my laptop seems to be freezing every so often during the day. i can't shut it off the usual way...i end …  |
| | I'm planning to buy a Mac Mini with a minimum of 2GB RAM. Its main usage will be for internet and word-processing (certainly no games of video streaming) but I also want to be able to use MacSpeech Dictate. If I have extra cash would I be better moving up …  |
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