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Apple voids warranties over cigarette smoke, users say

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:13:21 +0000

No repairs for 'biohazard' Macs A Mac user claims that Apple voided her warranty and refused to repair her machine because it was "contaminated" with cigarette smoke.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

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Another (loud, fuzzy) peek at Wired's tablet edition

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:44:38 +0000

What will Conde Nast magazines look like once they show up on tablet computers made by Apple, Hewlett-Packard, and others? This video gives you an idea.

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Macworld polishes 2010 show without Apple

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

The show must go on. That's the rallying cry for Macworld 2010, which is preparing to soldier on for the first time in 26 years without Apple as its anchor vendor. The show, a production of IDG World Expo, has been tweaked in a number of ways to compensate...

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Elgan: Four things you need to know about Apple

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:15:00 +0000

Here are four things that Apple believes that explain the unexplainable.

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Game developer cuts back on Android in favor of iPhone

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:12:14 +0000

One game developer said it is cutting its investment in Android in favor of Apple's iPhone because it sells 400 times more games for the iPhone than it does for Android.

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Techmeme Mobile launches for iPhone, Pre, Droid

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:03:45 +0000

Popular tech news aggregator Techmeme has launched a new mobile version of the site for the Apple iPhone, Palm Pre, and Motorola Droid.

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How smoking can ruin your Mac

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:00:00 +0000

According to a report, AppleCare warranties can be voided if Apple deems the damage was caused by secondhand smoke. Appeals to Steve Jobs have, apparently, not succeeded.

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Sony planning new online store

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:51:54 +0000

Taking a page from Apple's iTunes, Sony is devising an online store offering music, movies, books, and other downloadable content for its various devices.

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Sony Online Service to Challenge iTunes? Fat Chance

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:22:00 +0000

Sony has little hope to rival Apple's iTunes with a new music service called Sony Online Service.

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Apple cult leader emails outside world

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:16:54 +0000

11 words from the Messiah's Jesus phone Apple cult leader Steve Jobs has communicated with the outside world.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

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iPhone owners demand to see Apple source code

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:17:00 +0000

iPhone owners charging Apple and AT&T; with breaking antitrust laws asked a federal judge this week to force Apple to hand over the iPhone source code, court documents show.

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The unstoppable rise of mobile applications

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:13:00 +0000

Apple and Google Android seem to have the market sown up With the arrival of the Motorola Droid and the Apple App Store milestone of surpassing 100,000 apps, the buzz around mobile apps has never been louder. All of this, mind you, in a little more than a year since the App Store launch. > >

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Watchmakers Seize the Moment for iPhone

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:11:18 +0000

It was not so long ago that the spread of the mobile phone sent waves of fear through the reserved world of fine watchmaking. The practicality of a portable phone that doubled as an accurate digital timekeeper made the necessity for a wristwatch vanish almost overnight. But now, with the popularity of the iPhone and its myriad applications, the watch industry finally has been able to embrace a product that once was considered the biggest threat to its survival. A wide range of brands, from the big names like Breitling, Piaget, Van Cleef & Arpels, Dior and Bell & Ross to independents like Dewitt, have introduced iPhone applications in the past six months that highlight their watch lines. The applications, all free, are available from the online Apple store. Some might argue that the efforts are just another way of marketing to timepiece aficionados, but within the industry they are seen as a way to reach a younger and more digitally savvy customer and a natural extension of the close-knit world ...

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Google Chrome OS Depends On Hardware Partners

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Despite its focus on the Web -- a platform with proven appeal -- Chrome OS will also need compelling hardware to compete against Apple's anticipated tablet and Windows netbooks.

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Google Chrome OS Depends On Hardware Partners

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Despite its focus on the Web -- a platform with proven appeal -- Chrome OS will also need compelling hardware to compete against Apple's anticipated tablet and Windows netbooks.

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Macworld polishes 2010 show without Apple

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

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Apple: 'Enterprise' is as enterprise does

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:21:18 +0000

Gartner's Nick Jones wants to characterize Apple as a consumer company, but what happens when those consumers start using Apple's tech in the enterprise en masse?

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$2,000 tablet a perfect fit for Apple, says analyst

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:07:00 +0000

Reports that Apple will introduce a $2,000 tablet next year fit the company's historical pattern of going for the luxury end of the technology market, an analyst agreed today.

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Microsoft shareholder meeting: Sunnier overall, with wispy Apple clouds

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:27:12 +0000

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Apple's App Store review irking developers

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:15:00 +0000

Game developers are becoming more and more frustrated with Apple's App Store review policy. But so far, they don't have many alternatives.

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Analyst: Timing of the Apple tablet is irrelevant

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:58:00 +0000

Apple's long rumored tablet may be delayed until the second half of 2010, but financial analysts aren't concerned.

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Ballmer: Windows 7 selling like hotcakes

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:46:18 +0000

At Microsoft's shareholder meeting, Microsoft's CEO says that the operating system has sold twice as fast in its early days than any prior version of Windows. He also takes a few shots at Apple.

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Analyst: Google Phone Won't Ding Apple's IPhone

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:22:49 +0000

BroadPoint AmTech analyst Mark McKechnie said a Google smartphone made by one vendor would be preferable to devices that pair hardware from Motorola, HTC and others with software and services from Google. The analyst said a Google phone would be a fine growth opportunity for the search engine as it seeks to extend its tendrils on the mobile Internet. Apple, by virtue of its singular choke point for hardware, applications and services, is best positioned to weather any Google phone attack. Mckechnie expects 37.3 million iPhones will be sold worldwide in 2010, and said Apple could double its market share within a few years. - An industry analyst said a Google smartphone made by one vendor would be preferable to devices that pair hardware from Motorola, HTC and others with software and services from Google. However, such a device is unlikely to ding Apple's iPhone. Rumors of the so-called Google Phone...

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iPhone Is No.1, But RIM Owns Top Ten List

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:05:16 +0000

The stats are in. During the third quarter of 2009, the Apple iPhone 3GS was the top-selling smartphone in the U.S. Research In Motion, however, owned nearly every other spot in the top ten. Who's the real winner here?

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Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:50:00 +0000

Ever since the Mac mini was first released, people have been using Apple's diminutive Mac desktop as a server. At 6.5 inches square and 2 inches high, it bears just the sort of compact computing power you want to stick in a closet or under a desk and use as an all-purpose receptacle for all your stuff.

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Apple Tablet Rumored Delayed as Publisher Gears Up

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:37:55 +0000

Like Elvis, there have been so many sightings and rumors of an upcoming, groundbreaking Apple tablet that it has taken on legendary status. But now the legend is undergoing revisions, with new reports that the tablet will be delayed and that a major publisher is getting ready -- and still no word from Apple. Taiwan-based DigiTimes reported Thursday that the launch of the tablet computer is being delayed from March to the second half of 2010 so it can include a model using a 9.7-inch OLED display from LG. OLED, or Organic Liquid Crystal Display, technology is considered to have superior black levels and other features, compared to LCD screens. As High as $2,200 DigiTimes said there will also be a 10.6-inch LCD-based model, and Quanta Computer and Pegatron Technology will manufacture both models. Because of the high price of OLED, the publication said the retail price could be as high as $2,200, with the LCD model in the $800-1,000 range. The OLED screen alone is reported to cost about $500. ...

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The Apple Tablet Is Dead

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:05:00 +0000

The latest rumors say Apple has pushed the long-rumored device back to late 2010. Here's why I think that's baloney.

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Is It The Apps Or The Phone That Makes The Platform?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:20:14 +0000

Apple spends a lot of time emphasizing what you can do with the phone, and most of that is related to the apps, not the platform or any of its built in functions. With over 100,000 apps available, whatever you want to do, "There's an app for that." Are the apps more important than the platform? Microsoft's Ray Ozzie doesn't think so.

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National Security Agency beefed Win 7 defenses

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:35:59 +0000

Now for Apple, Sun, and Red Hat The National Security Agency helped Microsoft harden Windows 7 against attacks and is providing similar assistance to Apple, Sun Microsystems and Red Hat too, an agency official said.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

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Dear Apple, about the next iPod

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:58:36 +0000

What can Apple do with the iPod? How about an iPod that senses your mood and automatically plays music that is in tune with how you are feeling?

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Phishers Target Apple Customers In New Attack

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:30:21 +0000

While OS X is targeted by a far fewer number of viruses than other operating systems, that's not stopping fraudsters from trying to hit Mac users with fraud.

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The Ads, Oh They Are A Commin

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:14:14 +0000

Apple and Google have been planning to leverage the popularity of mobile devices to serve up ads to enhance their bottom lines. Now that devices are powerful enough to browse the normal web and bandwidth concerns are minimal, this looks like the perfect time to jump in in a big way. InformationWeek's RSS Feed is brought to you by NEC Ads by Pheedo

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Apple Clears Final Hurdle To Sell iPhone in South Korea

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:02:21 +0000

Apple will soon begin offering its iPhones through carriers in South Korea. On Wednesday, Apple jumped its last hurdle in getting the iPhone into the hands of mobile-phone users in South Korea. The Cupertino, Calif.-based software maker has been granted the license it needed from the Korea Communications Commission. Regulators in the nation that relies heavily on domestic manufacturers, including LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics, for their mobile-phone needs said companies offering location-based services such as maps and directions need permission before offering devices to consumers. In September, the commission granted Apple that permission, and on Wednesday the commission said it would grant Apple's South Korean unit a license to allow the collection of information on locations and offer features such as maps and directions. Expanding Market Share Being cleared to sell the popular smartphone may help Apple sell more iPhones in a market where 96 percent of people have at least one ...

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Howard Lindzon's Magnificent Seven: Apple Leads the Pack

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:30:22 +0000

In the 1990s, the Nasdaq was led by Microsoft, Intel, Dell, Cisco and the like. Many investors still look to those tech giants for leadership, but Howard Lindzon, CEO of StockTwits.com, says there's a new group of "horsemen" that deserve your at

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Asus, Toshiba Have Lowest Failure Rates, Says Study

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:18:21 +0000

Laptops from Asus and Toshiba, followed by Sony and Apple, had the lowest failure rates of the nine manufacturers included in a report from Square Trade, a provider of electronics warranties. Hewlett-Packard, which is the worlds largest producer of PCs, came in last. - Asus and Toshiba are the most reliable laptop makers, and netbooks have a 20 percent higher failure rate than laptops, according to a Nov. 17 study from SquareTrade, an electronics warranty provider that analyzed the failure rates of more than 30,000 new laptops covered by its warranty plan. ...

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South Korean regulator approves Apple's iPhone

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:37:28 +0000

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's telecommunications regulator cleared the way Wednesday for the launch of Apple's iPhone amid reports the hit device could reach consumers late next week.

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Motorola Droid is Cruising, But The Google Phone is Coming

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:20:27 +0000

I read something yesterday that rankled me. In an interview with the New York Times, Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein knocked the Motorola Droid, questioning its mainstream market appeal and dismissing the device as a techie phone. The Droid gracefully enabled me to use the same applications on use on my laptop for work and personal use, with little drop off in user experience. How is that not a sign of a great consumer device? Isn't Apple's iPhone touted for the same? What is a techie phone? Meanwhile, Google is reportedly building the Google Phone we've all been reading about for two years. - News Analysis: I read something yesterday that rankled me. In an interview with the New York Times, Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein knocked the Motorola Droid, questioning its mainstream market appeal and dismissing the device as a techie phone. quot;Android, and the Droid in particular,...

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Macintosh buying guide

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:16:00 +0000

'Tis the season to do some shopping, and if you've added a new Macintosh to you shopping list, you've picked a great time to buy one. Apple's current lineup features a nice variety of Macs that offer great value.

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Smartphones: A Bigger Target for Security Threats

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:42:18 +0000

Cheaters beware. In late October, Indonesian developer Sheran Gunasekera released mobile-phone software that can help someone eavesdrop on your conversations. A distrusting partner or spouse can secretly download the free application, called PhoneSnoop, onto your BlackBerry, remotely turn on the microphone, and listen to conversations held in proximity to the device. PhoneSnoop, downloaded more than 2,000 times since its release, is one of a growing number of applications that can be downloaded onto a smartphone without a user's knowledge. FlexiSPY similarly can be downloaded onto Research In Motion's BlackBerry or the Apple iPhone. Smartphones and the growing number of people using them are becoming a bigger target for unauthorized and potentially harmful software, including worms, viruses, and spyware that tracks a user's Web activity. The smartphone security threat "is imminent," says Jeff Wilson, a principal analyst at consultant Infonetics Research. Smartphones are increasingly prevalent and ...

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Palm Works To Regain a Place in Smartphones

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:02:52 +0000

In a land of cell phone giants, Palm is a mouse. Palm is tiny compared with Apple, Research in Motion, Samsung, Google, Microsoft and Nokia, which are battling to control the future of smartphones. Palm invented the category of a Web-surfing pocket-computer phone with its Treo line in 2002. But more recently, it lost its way in the market as some of its rivals developed more innovative phones. Its new management team, heavily laden with talent from Apple, introduced a new generation of smartphones in June with the Palm Pre on Sprint's network in the United States. The second phone in the line, the Pixi, went on sale in the United States on Sunday. Both phones received good reviews for being easy to use and great for Web browsing. But in recent weeks, Google's Android operating system for smartphones has grabbed the attention of the American public, as Verizon in the United States heavily promotes the Motorola Droid phone. While no one expected Palm's sales would rival the sales of iPhones or ...

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Apple iPhone to become Blighty's favourite smartphone

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:54:24 +0000

Sales to bloom now O2's exclusivity has ended, says analyst Canalys Mobility Forum Apple's iPhone could become Britain's best-selling smartphone, market watcher Canalys has claimed - and it's all due to the end of O2's exclusive on the handset.…

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IPhone cleared for sale by South Korean regulator

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:43:00 +0000

South Korean regulators gave Apple a business license on Wednesday that would allow it to launch the iPhone in the country at any time.

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China Mobile still in talks to sell iPhone

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:07:00 +0000

The world's largest mobile phone service provider by subscribers is still in talks with Apple about offering the iPhone in China even though rival China Unicom started selling the handsets there last month.

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Intel an investor in storage firm for Apple users

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0000

Chipmaker says it has invested in seven new companies through its global investment arm. Originally posted at Nanotech - The Circuits Blog

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Intel an investor in storage firm for Apple users

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0000

Chipmaker says it has invested in seven new companies through its global investment arm.

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10 Apple iPhone Myths Are Subject of New Report

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:21:09 +0000

While consumers may love the Apple iPhone, operators should remain wide-eyed about this handsome and trendy smartphone, says a new report from Strand Consult, which proposes and works to debunk 10 myths about the iPhone. - The Apple iPhone isnt all that youve been lead to believe. This is the thesis behind a 106-page research report published in November by the Danish firm Strand Consult. Titled The Moment of Truth A Portrait of the iPhone, the report discusses, and works to debunk, what it ide...

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Mac laptops less reliable than ASUS, Sony notebooks

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:42:00 +0000

Apple's line of laptops ranked fourth in a multi-year reliability survey of nine notebook makers, according to a study of 30,000 portable computers published today by a company that provides after-sale warranties.

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Open minimized windows in current space in OS X 10.5

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:22:00 +0000

Snow Leopard changed a lot of small things in the system, and not all of these were detailed by Apple. One such change occurs when you use minimized windows with Spaces (Apple's tool to create virtual desktops). In OS X 10.5, when releasing (unminimizing just sounds so...wrong) a minimized window from the Dock, it would spring back into whatever Space it started on, switching to that Space as it activated the newly-released window.

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Migrating to Windows 7: Final Touches

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:10:00 +0000

For the past month or so, I've been leisurely migrating to Windows 7--at my own pace. If you've been following along, thus far we've partitioned the hard drive and installed Windows 7 on a new partition, and then used a couple free programs to install favorite apps and copy over Firefox bookmarks. This week I'll show you how to finish up the process by migrating your Apple iTunes library and copying over your data.

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Rumors of Steep Mac Discounts Seen as Unlikely

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:04:08 +0000

Apple rumors are always the most popular during the holiday season. With Black Friday coming next week, the rumor mill is operating at top speed hinting that Apple is about to offer super-steep discounts on iPods and Macs (but not iPhones). The rumors also say that an Apple posting for a game designer verifies the long-awaited Apple tablet. The Boy Genius Report posted an image of an e-mail that allegedly will be sent out in time for the day-after-Thanksgiving sale. The pitch is notable because of the steep discounts it offers: "Up to 30 percent off all iPods" and "up to 25 percent off all Macs." In small print, the promotion says iPhones and iPod shuffles are not included in the deal. Those details suggest Apple is going to be pushing the iPod touch, which is currently priced at $199 to $399, while the iPhone 3G is priced at just $99 and the 3GS is priced at $199 to $299. Since the iPhone is more capable, albeit with a hefty AT&T; bill, Apple may be looking to bring the touch into line with ...

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