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iPhone Alarm Bug Prevents Alarm Clock Activating After New Years Eve

Dec 31, 2010 - 31 Comments

If you rely on an iPhone alarm clock to wake up in the morning, pay attention: your alarm will not sound after New Years Eve. MacRumors says: Apparently a bug in the iPhone clock app prevents non-recurring alarms from properly triggering on New Years day. I was able to confirm this after a couple of … Read More

Disable Anti-Aliasing in Mac OS X Zoom

Dec 31, 2010 - 9 Comments

You probably know by now that you can zoom into anything in Mac OS X by holding down the Control key and then using the scroll wheel or a two-fingered forward swipe on the trackpad. You’ve also probably noticed that the more you zoom in, the blurrier things get because you’re zooming into anti-aliased graphics … Read More

Re-Open Last Closed Safari Tab with Command+Z

Dec 31, 2010 - Leave a Comment

Did you accidentally close a browser tab or window? The feeling isn’t great, right? You may have lost an important webpage before you were finished with it, or without bookmarking it. Well in Mac OS X you can quickly restore and reopen that last closed Safari window or tab by hitting a a simple undo … Read More

Fake iPhone 4 is freakishly similar to real iPhone 4

Dec 31, 2010 - 7 Comments

Would you believe this isn’t a real iPhone 4? This freakishly accurate counterfeit is called the SoPhone, and the enclosure is so precise that it fits into all existing iPhone 4 cases. Not only does the outside look identical to the iPhone 4, it’s apparently running a customized version of Android that is themed to … Read More

MacBook Pro 13″ is the Bestselling Computer of 2010

Dec 31, 2010 - 4 Comments
MacBook Pro 2010 model

Amazon has just released their “Best of 2010” list, and sitting right at the top of their bestselling computer list is the MacBook Pro 13″. Apple’s popular laptop also grabbed the number one spot for the “Most Wished For” computer of the year. I’m not surprised at all to see the MacBook Pro take this … Read More

Redsn0w 0.9.7b4 Download Available

Dec 31, 2010 - 15 Comments

Update: Redsn0w 0.9.7b5 download is now available, this new version adds Bluetooth support. Redsn0w 0.9.7b4 is now available to download, marking the fourth beta release of the iOS 4.2.1 untethered jailbreak. This version is significant in that it no longer requires the use of the usbmux command line tool, making the jailbreak process less complicated. … Read More

Altec Lansing InMotion Speaker Dock for iPod and iPhone for 69% Off

Dec 30, 2010 - 1 Comment

In the market for a iPhone or iPod speaker dock? Amazon has one as part of their daily lightning deals, selling the $199 Altec Lansing inMotion for iPod and iPhone for just $62.99 with free shipping. Check out Amazon Gold Box Lightning Deals to grab the hugely discounted price. There’s only three hours left and … Read More

MacBook with a Momentus XT SSD hybrid drive boots and launches Photoshop in 26 seconds

Dec 30, 2010 - 8 Comments

Wondering just how fast the Momentus XT SSD Hybrid drive is? Check out this video of an older 2009 MacBook model that compares performance of the stock 5400 RPM drive and the Momentus XT Hybrid. In the video, the MacBook with the Momentus XT cold boots and launches Photoshop CS4 in just 26.5 seconds, while … Read More

Skype Video Calling for iPhone arrives

Dec 30, 2010 - 4 Comments

The latest version of Skype for iOS brings video chat and video calling to iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. You can make direct video calls to other iOS clients in addition to Mac OS X and Windows Skype clients. What makes the new version even more exciting is that you can make Skype video calls … Read More

Skip a Song Outro in iTunes

Dec 30, 2010 - 1 Comment

Everyone has heard one of those songs that is good up until a point, and then an annoying outro plays. Wouldn’t it be nice to just skip that bad part of the song automatically? Well you can using iTunes, just set it once and you’ll be able to prevent the outro of a song from … Read More

Verizon getting iPhone before Valentines Day 2011

Dec 29, 2010 - 2 Comments

Despite rumors and speculation suggesting otherwise, the much anticipated Verizon iPhone will not be released at the upcoming CES expo in January of 2011, instead it may come shortly after at an Apple event. This according to BusinessWeek: Apple’s introduction of an iPhone for use on Verizon’s network will come sometime after the Consumer Electronics … Read More

iPhone 4 discounted to $149 as iPhone sale returns to RadioShack

Dec 29, 2010 - Leave a Comment

RadioShack is hosting yet another sale for the iPhone 4, this time it’s three days only, starting today and going until December 31. The base model iPhone 4 16GB will be offered at $148.99 with a 2 year contract, while the iPhone 4 32GB is $248.99 with a 2 year AT&T contract. As the previous … Read More

Another step toward an iPod Nano jailbreak

Dec 29, 2010 - 1 Comment

An Irish iPhone developer has made another step towards an iPod Nano jailbreak, this time they’ve managed to get the iPod Nano into what may be DFU mode (visible in the screenshot above). Once in this mode, Steven Troughton-Smith discovered that by using an iOS jailbreak helper tool he can transfer files to the nano: … Read More

iPad 2 Rumors: Dual Core CPU, USB, Anti-Glare Screen, CDMA + GSM Version, etc

Dec 29, 2010 - 6 Comments

As the due date for iPad 2 approaches, the rumor mill conjecture continues to heat up. The latest rumors for the next iPad are as follows: iPad 2 will have Dual-Core CPU The basis of this rumor comes from a Senior Technology Analyst at the Rodman & Renshaw investment bank, Ashkok Kumar, who claims that … Read More

Sleep to Music with an iPhone or iPod touch

Dec 29, 2010 - 6 Comments

Using a Sleep Timer feature, you can set your iPhone or iPod touch to automatically stop playing music after a given amount of time passes, this allows you to fall asleep to music without your music playing all night. This sleep Music feature is built directly in iOS and you don’t need to download any … Read More

Need a Leather iPad Case? This one is $1

Dec 29, 2010 - 7 Comments

Amazon is blowing out the CaseCrown Leather iPad Case for just $1 plus $4.99 in shipping and handling. This is a 97% discount and by far the cheapest genuine leather case I’ve ever seen for an iPad. Why the huge discount? I have no idea, but grab it while you can.

sIFR Flash – How to Display sIFR Flash Text with a Flash Block Plugin Installed

Dec 29, 2010 - 3 Comments

Usually when people complain about Flash it’s regarding the abysmal performance (particularly on Mac OS X) when playing Flash elements, games, and videos. The easiest solution for Mac users is to just install a Flash blocker plugin like ClickToFlash so that Flash files are not automatically loaded. Unfortunately by using a Flash blocker you may … Read More

iPod Nano jailbreak may be possible soon

Dec 28, 2010 - 1 Comment

A self proclaimed ‘iPod Nano hacker’ has found a way to boot an iPod nano with modified system files, which suggests that the device may be possible to jailbreak sometime in the near future. The hack at this stage is pretty simple, it’s basically just removing apps from the launchboard screen and creating a blank … Read More

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