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Comparing the iPad 2 vs Kindle Fire vs Nook Color

Sep 28, 2011 - 41 Comments
Kindle Fire vs iPad 2 vs Nook

If you’re anxious to compare the new Kindle Fire tablet to the iPad 2, or even the Nook Color, than this handy chart from The Verge makes it nice and easy. What obviously stands out here is that the iPad 2 dominates every conceivable spec in the chart, minus the higher price point of course. … Read More

Amazon Kindle Fire Priced at $199, Release Date is November 15 – Tech Specs Revealed

Sep 28, 2011 - 12 Comments
Kindle Fire tablet

Amazon has announced the Kindle Fire, the companies first true entry into the tablet market, and what is seen by many as the first real iPad competitor. Backed by Amazon’s massive content library of movies, TV, songs, magazines, books, and apps, the Kindle fire is priced at $199 and is set to be released to … Read More

Check Download Speed from iTunes & the App Store

Sep 28, 2011 - 5 Comments
Check download speed from iTunes App Store

Want to check the download speed of something you’re getting from iTunes or the iOS App Store? No sweat, you can check not only the progress of the download, but also see the transfer speed of what is being downloaded from iTunes. From the sidebar of iTunes, click on Store, then go to “Downloads” This … Read More

Use Firefox? Download Firefox 7, it Reduces Memory Use & Increases Speed

Sep 27, 2011 - 21 Comments
Firefox 7

Firefox 7 is now available to download for all supported platforms, the new release has an emphasis on improved memory management and speed, and it does provide a noticeable difference in snappiness when loading pages or browsing the web. The benefits are best seen if you keep Firefox open for a long time (who ever … Read More

Official: iPhone Event on October 4th, Apple Confirms

Sep 27, 2011 - 6 Comments
official iPhone event invite for October 4th

Apple has confirmed the expected October 4th iPhone media event by sending out invites to a small group of press. The image above, sent to AllThingsD, ThisIsMyNext, SlashGear, and LoopInsight shows the invite to a 10:00AM PST event on their Cupertino campus, which only says “Let’s talk iPhone.” There is increasing evidence that the release … Read More

Control What Apps Restore Windows in OS X Lion with RestoreMeNot

Sep 27, 2011 - 7 Comments
RestoreMeNot controls specific apps to restore or not in OS X Lion

OS X Lion’s Restore function is what causes app windows to re-open after you’ve relaunched an app, and people seem to either love it or hate it. Sure you can turn it off completely, but that’s a bit overkill if you only don’t want certain apps to restore their windows, and still want resume to … Read More

What Will iPhone 5 Look Like? Contradictory Reports Show Nobody Knows

Sep 26, 2011 - 8 Comments
iPhone 5 said to look like iPhone 4

Two vastly different analyst reports do a great job of indicating the immense confusion surrounding the next-gen iPhone launch, which is due next week on October 4th. While some analysts are continuing to predict an all new redesigned iPhone 5 released alongside a low-end iPhone 4S, other reports suggest only one new iPhone is going … Read More

Reverse Horizontal Scrolling in Mac OS X

Sep 26, 2011 - 9 Comments
Reverse Horizontal Scrolling to be Natural in Mac OS X

Reverse scrolling, better known as ‘natural scrolling’ for OS X Lion users, is when the content on screen follows your finger movements, just like iOS. This is activated by default for vertical scrolling, but what about horizontal? Oddly enough, scrolling left and right maintains the old style scrolling behavior, moving the content away from your … Read More

“Show Package Contents” Unavailable? Extract .pkg Files Without Installing Them

Sep 26, 2011 - 6 Comments
Extract Package (.pkg) file contents without installing them in Mac OS X

Have you ever wanted to get a look at the contents of a package file on the Mac, but without installing it? You can do that with the help of an excellent command line. This continues on with our series of inspecting the contents of app installers, and in this case we’ll demonstrate how to … Read More

iPhone 5 Release Date Could Be October 14

Sep 25, 2011 - 6 Comments
iPhone 5 release date?

A new report says that Apple is blacking out selected vacation days during the second week of October, strongly indicating that iOS 5, iCloud, and iPhone 5 are expected to be released that week. Specifically, AppleInsider learned that Apple “has in some locations blacked out vacation time for employees from October 9th through 12th and … Read More

iPhone 5 Event to be Held on Apple Campus

Sep 25, 2011 - 5 Comments
One Infinite Loop, the Apple Campus

Apple intends to host the October 4th media event on their own campus in Cupertino, California, according to a new report from WSJ’s AllThingsD. The event is expected to be headlined by the iPhone 5 (or iPhone 4S), in addition to introducing the next iPod touch, iOS 5, iCloud, and Mac OS X 10.7.2 update. … Read More

Mac Setups: Mac Pro Video Editing Workstation & a MacBook Pro Too

Sep 24, 2011 - 7 Comments
Mac Pro with Flip Clock Screensavers

This user submitted Mac setup comes from Chris K and is primarily used for video editing with Final Cut. The dual displays are powered by a Mac Pro sitting under the desk, while a MacBook Pro 15″ sits to the left and an iPad 2 rounds out the right. Great setup! For those wondering, the … Read More

Show What Files Are To Be Installed & Where Files Will Go in Mac OS X

Sep 23, 2011 - 8 Comments
Show Files and Locations of Files to be Installed in Mac OS X

In nearly all Installer and Package apps, you have the option to view exactly what files will be installed and where the installer wants to place them on the Mac. This is an often overlooked feature of the OS X Installer, and it you’ve ever wondered what and where on earth that random .pkg wants … Read More

Quad-Core ARM CPU Support Found in Xcode, Quickly Removed by Apple

Sep 23, 2011 - 9 Comments
Cortex A9 CPU references in source

Apple looks to be experimenting with quad-core ARM CPU’s, possibly for future iPhone, iPad, and even MacBook Airs, as references in Xcodes default compiler reveal. This was first discovered by ArsTechnica, who proposes three possible scenarios for why the CPU support exists: Quad-core processor could be included in next-gen iOS devices like the iPad 3 … Read More

iOS-Like Dark Menu Bar for Mac OS X Lion

Sep 23, 2011 - 25 Comments
dark menu bar in Mac OS X

If you’ve been using Nocturne to get the black menubar in Mac OS X but don’t care for any of the features outside of the darker menu bar, check out MenuBarFilter. All it does is turn the Mac menu bar color into a dark black gradient, closely resembling iOS. Download MenubarFilter now or head to … Read More

How to View & Mount Hidden Partitions in Mac OS X with Debug Menu in Disk Utility

Sep 23, 2011 - 20 Comments
View and mount a hidden partition in Mac OS X

By enabling a hidden debug feature in Disk Utility, you are able to both view and mount hidden partitions on hard drives in Mac OS X. Hidden partitions include things like Linux swap, GUID partitions, a Windows Recovery drive, and the Mac OS X Recovery HD partition, and once they’re mounted they can be edited … Read More

Mac OS X 10.7.2 Update Coming October 12th?

Sep 22, 2011 - 11 Comments
Mac OS X 10.7.2 build 11C62 suggests release alongside iOS 5 and iCloud

Mac OS X 10.7.2 build 11C62 has been released to developers today with no known issues. The second update to OS X Lion primarily focuses on iCloud support, suggesting the software update will likely be released alongside iCloud, iOS 5, and whatever iPhone is announced at the October 4th event that Apple has planned. Other … Read More

iPhone 4S Case Solidifies Name, Shows Volume Buttons Moved to Right Side

Sep 22, 2011 - 6 Comments
iPhone 4S Otterbox case

At least one of the devices to be launched by Apple on October 4th looks to be named ‘iPhone 4S’ after all. The proof comes in the form of several pictures of an Otterbox case, clearly showing the iPhone 4S monicker printed on the packaging, which were discovered and posted to Twitter by jailbreaker @chronic. … Read More

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