Archive | November 11th, 2008

Parallels Desktop 4.0 gets 50% speed boost and improved graphics

11. November 2008

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Everyone’s favorite virtualization program just got a lot snappier.  Parallels Desktop 4.0 has officially been released and its speed improvements are nothing to scoff at. ArsTechnica has the full scoop over here. “Parallels Desktop 4.0 now has 50 percent faster performance than the previous version of the software, according to the company. Additionally, the team […]

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Apple announces iTunes “Movie of the Week”

11. November 2008

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iTunes users now have the option to purchase select “movies of the week” for $5.  Current movies available for a $5 download include Terminator 2, St. Elmo’s Fire, and Karate Kid.  In order to order these $5 movies, users must first pay $0.99 to join Apple’s ‘Rental of the Week’ program. MacNN has the full […]

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Talking iPod Gaming with Apple’s Greg Joswiak

11. November 2008

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T3 has an interesting interview with Greg Joswiak, Apple’s VP of iPod and iPhone marketing.  The interview highlights just how important the app store, and in particular games, have been to the success of the iPod touch.  He notes that the past quarter was Apple’s biggest non-holiday iPod quarter.  People have been predicting declining iPod […]

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Rumor: iPhone 2.2 update coming November 21

11. November 2008

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iPhoneHellas, a Greek iPhone site, is reporting that they have it from a reliable source that the anticipated iPhone 2.2 update will be released on November 21.  While copy and paste functionality remains conspicuously absent, the update does have some interesting additions. Some of the anticipated features in the 2.2 update include: A new look […]

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Rumor: iPhone tethering plan details

11. November 2008

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Macblogz purportedly has received some inside info as to what the iPhone tethering plan will look like when finally released. • 5GB Data Cap (just like Blackberry users) – AT&T will automatically turn off your tethering connection if you use too much bandwidth. Of note, the 5GB cap might get sliced for all users, not […]

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