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Sprint iPhone 5 to Offer Unlimited Data Plan

Sep 9, 2011 - 2 Comments
Sprint iPhone 5

Sprint will be the USA’s only cell provider to offer unlimited data plans with the upcoming iPhone 5. This latest news come from Bloomberg, who also confirms the mid-October release date: Sprint, the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier, plans to begin selling the device in mid-October under a deal with Apple for the next model, the … Read More

MacUpdate Bundle: 11 Mac Apps for $49.99

Sep 7, 2011 - 6 Comments
MacUpdate Fall Bundle of Mac Apps

The latest MacUpdate Bundle has been announced, stuffing in 11 great Mac apps at a dramatically reduced price. Purchased individually these would cost $487, but the MacUpdate Bundle brings the combined price down to $49.99. The apps include: Toast 11 Titanium ($99) – Burn CDs, DVDs and Blu-Ray discs, plus convert and export video for … Read More

iPhone 5 Reservations Available Now in EU, Pre-Orders Coming Soon to USA?

Sep 5, 2011 - 5 Comments
Deutsche Telekom

Hinting at an impending release of iPhone 5 and anticipating significant demand, Deutsche Telekom has begun to offer reservations for EU customers who are interested in purchasing the next-gen iPhone, whenever it is released. Bloomberg confirmed that Deutsche Telekom will hand out coupons starting today to reserve the iPhone 5, but didn’t provide any further … Read More

Amazon Tablet Specs Revealed, Costs $199, Release Due in November

Sep 2, 2011 - 12 Comments
Amazon Tablet, the Amazon Kindle

Update: Amazon launched the $199 Amazon Kindle Fire, the tech specs are better than expected and you can read more here. Another iPad competitor is about to enter the stage this holiday season, this time from none other than Amazon. Apparently it’ll just be called “Amazon Kindle”, and while the name isn’t too groundbreaking the … Read More

New iPad 2 Commercial: “Learn”

Sep 1, 2011 - 17 Comments

Apple has started airing a new iPad 2 commercial focused on learning and education, titled “Learn”, which is appropriate given the fall back-to-school season. The text of the ad is: Are you curious about new ideas? Do you want to learn a new language? Or just a new word? Maybe you want to know more … Read More

Get 1000 Free Rollover Minutes from AT&T

Sep 1, 2011 - 5 Comments
1000 Free Minutes from AT&T

Are you an AT&T customer? Want 1000 free rollover minutes? Of course you do, all you need to do is send a new text saying “YES” to 11113020. Wait a minute or so, and you’ll get the confirmation: “Thank you for responding to our free 1000 bonus Rollover Minute offer. You will receive a confirmation … Read More

iOS 5 Beta 7 Released to Developers

Aug 31, 2011 - 25 Comments
iOS 5 beta 7 released for download

Pushing ever closer to a GM and the final release date in the near future, iOS 5 beta 7 has just been seeded to developers. The newest iOS 5 beta can be downloaded as IPSW from the iOS Dev Center, or more easily, as an Over-the-Air (OTA) update, which can be accessed from iOS 5 … Read More

MacBook Air is the Computer of Choice in a Tribes Fight to Save the Amazon

Aug 31, 2011 - 9 Comments
MacBook Air in the Amazon

The middle of the Amazon Rainforest is probably the last place you’d expect to see a brand new MacBook Air, but that’s exactly what Chief Almir of the Surui people is using in his fight to protect the Amazon. The internet, a partnership with Google, and Apple’s flagship ultraportable MacBook Air, have enabled the chief … Read More

Windows 8 vs Mac OS X & iOS – Visions of User Interfaces Collide

Aug 30, 2011 - 141 Comments
Windows 8 Ribbonized UI

I would be convinced this was an April Fools joke out of Redmond were it not August, but no, it’s the new Windows 8 Explorer default interface. While Apple is busy reducing clutter and creating minimalist interfaces, streamlining OS X and iOS, Microsoft is busy moving in the opposite direction. Believe it or not, these … Read More

Tim Cook’s First Letter to Apple as CEO, Post-Steve

Aug 25, 2011 - 7 Comments
Tim Cook, Apple CEO

Tim Cook reportedly sent out the following email to all Apple employees today, a day after Steve Jobs resigned from the CEO position. Team: I am looking forward to the amazing opportunity of serving as CEO of the most innovative company in the world. Joining Apple was the best decision I’ve ever made and it’s … Read More

Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple

Aug 24, 2011 - 16 Comments
Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple

Steve Jobs has resigned from his role as CEO of Apple, but he will stay on as Chairman of the Board. Tim Cook, the current COO, will become CEO effective immediately. Steve Jobs provided the following resignation letter: To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community: I have always said if there ever … Read More

iOS 5 Beta 6 Set to Expire on September 29

Aug 24, 2011 - Leave a Comment
iOS 5 Beta 6 expires on September 29

Heads up to iOS devs out there, if you installed iOS 5 beta 6, you might find it useful to know that sixth beta is set to expire on September 29. At that point you’ll either need to have installed a newer beta, which will surely have been released by then, or downgrade iOS 5 … Read More

iPhone 5 Coming to Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon in October, says Wall Street Journal

Aug 23, 2011 - 10 Comments
Sprint iPhone

AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint will all sell the iPhone 5, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. Todays WSJ’s report continues to specify a “mid-October” release date for the iPhone 5 on all carriers, which is contrary to the Reuters exclusive from earlier today which said late September. Adding Sprint to the … Read More

Reuters: iPhone 5 has Bigger Screen, iPhone 4S is 8GB, Late September Launch

Aug 23, 2011 - 7 Comments
iPhone 5 mockup

Reuters is chiming in today with an exclusive that seems to confirm some of the existing next-gen iPhone rumors, most significant is that Apple is indeed planning on releasing two distinct iPhone models in the near future, an iPhone 5 and a lower priced iPhone 4(s?). iPhone 4S: 8GB memory for $200 unsubsidized First up … Read More

iOS 5 Beta 6 Released for Developers to Download

Aug 19, 2011 - 4 Comments
iOS 5 beta 6

Apple has released iOS 5 beta 6 for developers to access through either OTA updates on the iOS device itself, or through the iOS Dev Center. Supported hardware continues to be all versions of iPad and iPad 2, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and the last two generations of iPod touch. OTA updates are by the … Read More

Mac Image Editor Skitch is Now Free on the Mac App Store

Aug 18, 2011 - 2 Comments
Skitch is a simple free Mac image editor

Skitch, a simple image editor for Mac OS X, is now available free from the Mac App Store. Skitch calls itself an image swiss army knife, but you can think of it like Preview on steroids, with your standard basic image editing features of rotating, cropping, flipping, in addition to various screen grabbing features and … Read More

Mac OS X 10.7.1 Hides Your User ~/Library Folder Again, Here’s How to Make it Visible

Aug 17, 2011 - 7 Comments

Ahhhh the user Library folder has disappeared again! If you already installed Mac OS X 10.7.1 update, you may have noticed that your user library directory is hidden, again, returning it to the default invisible state that Lion wants. Mildly annoying, but it should be expected that system updates will revert things to how Apple … Read More

Mac OS X 10.7.1 Update Released (Direct Download Links)

Aug 16, 2011 - 24 Comments
Mac OS X 10.7.1 Update

Mac OS X 10.7.1 update has been released by Apple for all OS X Lion users to download. One of the most significant bug fixes pertains to dropping WiFi issues, so if you have been experiencing connectivity problems don’t miss this update. Other fixes address issues with HDMI and optical audio, Safari video, and migrating … Read More

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