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ESPN sportscaster Erin Andrews uses a Mac
ESPN sportscaster, and former U of Florida dancer, Erin Andrews is apparently a Mac user. And here she is sans Mac, working the sidelines:
Continue reading...Apple removes itself from U.S. Chamber of Commerce over climate change
5. October 2009
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Apple has reportedly resigned from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over disagreements with recent statements the non-profit group has made regarding its stance on climate change, and the EPA’s potential role in regulating greenhouse gas emissions. In a letter addressed to the groups president and chief executive, Thomas J. Donohue, Apple writes: Apple is committed […]
Continue reading...Windows Marketplace is now live with 34 apps
5. October 2009
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Windows Mobile 6.5 phones have started hitting the shelves, and with that, comes the arrival of Windows Marketplace which is up and running with a large selection of 34 apps. To be fair, Windows Marketplace wasn’t officially scheduled to launch until tomorrow, so maybe there’s a boatload of apps in the queue just waiting for […]
Continue reading...Adobe announces Flash Player 10.1, iPhone support nowhere to be found
5. October 2009
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At the Max Conference in LA, Adobe announced the arrival of Flash Player 10.1, an upgrade which promises to make delivering flash video more of a reality than it has been in the past for devices that haven’t been up to snuff. Flash 10.1 will improve performance by taking advantage of GPU acceleration on a […]
Continue reading...Publishers wary of Apple tablet implications
5. October 2009
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With Apple reportedly reaching out to publishers in anticipation of their rumored tablet, not everyone is excited about what an Apple tablet may do to the publishing industry. AdAge writes that a number of traditional publishers are wary of ceding control over their content to Apple, and want to avoid the situation that record labels […]
Continue reading...Psystar announces OEM licensing program to help get Snow Leopard on even more non-Apple hardware
5. October 2009
Earlier today, Florida-based clonemaker Psystar announced that in addition to installing copies of OS X on its own hardware, it will soon launch an OEM licensing program whereby third party hardware manufacturers will be able to license Psystar’s virtualization technology which would then enable users to seamlessly install retail copies of Snow Leopard on a […]
Continue reading...Apple’s been working on a tablet since 2003
5. October 2009
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The New York Times reports today that Apple’s been working on a tablet computing device, in some form or another, since 2003: One prototype, developed in 2003, used PowerPC microchips made by I.B.M., which were so power-hungry that they quickly drained the battery. “It couldn’t be built. The battery life wasn’t long enough, the graphics […]
Continue reading...How the iPhone App Store resurrected the lone wolf programmer
5. October 2009
It’s become pretty trendy, in some tech circles at least, to criticize Apple and its handling of the iTunes app store. Admittedly, Apple’s actions are sometimes confusing, contradictory, and even downright idiotic every now and again. But by and large, and especially given the massive number of apps in the app store, Apple has managed […]
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5. October 2009
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