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1- When a couple of days ago Steve Jobs posted his open letter on Apple's future environmental practices, he mentioned that Apple's line of computers will be switching from mercury-based LCD displays to LED backlit displays within the next year or two:We plan to introduce our first Macs with LED backlight technology in 2007....Apple plans to completely eliminate the use of arsenic in all of its

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-68025611805652269222007-05-06T17:48:00.000-07:002007-05-07T17:47:45.367-07:00

It seems to me that wherever I go nowadays I hear something about advertising. First, Google plunks down $3.1 billion (twice as much as they did for YouTube) to buy DoubleClick, that annoying little company that provides 80% of all the banner ads you see on the internet and that tracks your browsing habits with a nifty little cookie. Then Microsoft, of all companies, complains about the

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-46459364742850019202007-05-06T08:31:00.000-07:002007-05-06T08:54:02.818-07:00

Apple's Corporate Gifting and Rewards Program allows companies to reward their best workers with goodies like MacBooks, iPods, and iTunes gift Cards. Apple is giving special pricing on orders of 50 items or more, as an incentive to buy more. The deals are made individually per client by calling or e-mailing Apple to set up a deal. Companies have the option of engraving their own logo on the

Julienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350804244864679532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-80058283817751986302007-04-27T11:44:00.000-07:002007-04-27T12:10:56.613-07:00

Like we've said before, the next iMac is supposed to tout new multi-touch functionality. But what if it could get a really major hardware overhaul, with a really futuristic design? What do you think it should look like? While looking for some cool PC pictures I found a story by TechRepublic, which has pictures of the six winning computers of the PC Design Contest 2007. The one I really found

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-41261434590937165822007-04-20T13:07:00.001-07:002007-04-20T13:22:43.323-07:00

I just installed Microsoft Office 2007 on my PC and I found that Word has a blogging feature, so I'm testing it right now in this post.So far it seems to work pretty well, except that to be able to post pictures I have to have my own upload server, whereas when I blog right on the Blogger site I can just upload using that. That means that if I want to include pictures in my posts I'll have to go

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-70974583583237916742007-04-19T14:48:00.000-07:002007-04-19T16:44:13.895-07:00

...that Dell has started offering Linux and brought back Windows XP as a option for your operating system. After all, when large companies decide not to upgrade to Vista you kind of need to offer them what they want. Oh, and these are pretty interesting:-Micheal Dell doesn't use Windows (not even XP), he uses Linux*-PCWorld says don't buy Windows Vista-Oh, and Microsoft is dead.*Maybe in a year

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-8169209275818681792007-04-17T16:38:00.000-07:002007-04-17T17:46:10.783-07:00

This morning Apple wrote on its WWDC2007 page that the keynote would last for three entire hours, causing us to speculate and er...sing about what Steve Jobs would reveal, demo, and distort for us during this unusually long keynote. Unfortunately for us this was just a rather extensive typo, so there will be no random products like iArmors and other iWhiteObjects announced to fill in the time.

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-63432425024114965702007-04-12T16:21:00.000-07:002007-04-12T17:54:09.183-07:00

Well, it seems that DigiTimes was right and Micheal Gartenberg was wrong (albeit for the wrong reasons). Today Apple has issued a statement explaining that Leopard would be delayed until October, four months after their initial June date. Unlike DigiTimes reported earlier however, the delay is not due to Vista compatibility issues but to the iPhone. Apple claims that "[it] had to borrow some key

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-81181599913895243972007-04-06T13:15:00.000-07:002007-04-17T16:09:28.948-07:00

Sure the Microsoft Zune may let you share songs wirelessly and play widescreen movies, but can it protect you from an AK-47? American soldier Kevin Garrad was saved by the very corner of his HP edition iPod, which slowed the bullet down enough to stop it from penetrating his body armor! If that's not functionality, I don't know what is.But hopefully Steve Jobs will take note and send Garrad a

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-82769072541182292542007-04-04T15:58:00.000-07:002007-04-05T13:39:02.687-07:00

Although most people may think that the new Mac Pro is the only major announcement by Apple today, Apple has also surreptitiously lowered all prices for their Cinema Displays. So if you bought one of those Mac Pros and you need a shiny new "widescreen wonder" to go along with it, you'll be happy to know that the 20-inch display's price has been dropped to $599, the 23" to $899, and the 30" to

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-84253004050511835012007-04-04T07:26:00.000-07:002007-04-04T15:58:24.026-07:00

This morning Apple released an improved set of Mac Pro configurations, namely a faster processor. With up to 8 core Intel Xeon (Cloverton) processors, the Mac Pro has consolidated its place as the computer of choice for graphics rendering and video editing. The Mac Pro is now up to 2.1x faster than the previous model, the Power Mac G5 Quad core. Apple is using two quad core processors instead

Julienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350804244864679532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-8743306472963086562007-04-03T16:06:00.000-07:002007-04-03T18:41:05.644-07:00

While this doesn't have anything to do with computers, it's still is an interesting bit of tech news. Today a French TGV (Train a Grande Vitesse) broke the world speed record for conventional rail trains with a speed of 574.8kph (357.2 mph), almost breaking the record for all train types which is held by Japan's Mag-Lev train of 581 km/h (363 mph).The train used to break the record was specially

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-43820719009247996782007-04-03T15:49:00.000-07:002007-04-03T16:06:04.545-07:00

Microsoft is being sued for misleading buyers into thinking that all PC's with Vista-capable stickers are capable of running Vista highest technologies, like Windows Aero and Flip3D. Instead, it seems that Vista-ready stickers merely signify the ability to run Windows Home Basic, which does not support those features.While that may true though, I think there's a more evident lawsuit that could be

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-36621309269792063252007-04-02T17:22:00.000-07:002007-04-02T18:00:47.825-07:00

Engadget uploaded avideo walkthrough of the LG Prada phone's full interface, which if you recall was the subject of many a heated discussions for its similarity to the iPhone. After watching this video I have decided to write my impressions on the Prada in comparison to the iPhone:Negative1- The start time seems very long, unlike what Engadget said about it. If the iPhone is truly based on OS X

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-51385455334672077092007-04-02T16:19:00.000-07:002007-04-02T17:20:53.359-07:00

Today Apple CEO Steve Jobs and EMI CEO Eric Nicoli met at a joint press conference to announce new "digital offerings," which turned out to be DRM-free music availability on the iTunes Store for all EMI music offerings. As you may know, EMI is a record company that was rumored to offer completely DRM-free music to their music retailers but had not done such until today. Not only that, but Jobs

Philippenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-73232716601564407362007-03-29T15:18:00.000-07:002007-03-29T16:04:05.850-07:00

Ever bought a song from the iTunes Store, and liking what you heard decided to buy the whole album it was in even though you would have to pay for that first song twice? Well today Apple has changed the system, letting you "complete" you're album purchase and pay less for the rest of the album if original song was bought less than 180 days before the album purchase.To use this service, go to

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-57923307856432028212007-03-28T16:04:00.000-07:002007-03-28T16:18:42.082-07:00

Remember when we said that Apple may be delaying Leopard to better its Vista support? Forget it, because Apple has just released Boot Camp 1.2, which does just that. Not only that, but they've added some really cool new features to Boot Camp, including improved graphics, trackpad, and iSight drivers, Apple Remote functionality for both iTunes and Windows Media Player, and last (and least) a

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-54122106510581593512007-03-28T15:37:00.000-07:002007-03-28T16:04:07.992-07:00

Pink! And they're not even donating money to a breast cancer fund. But boy has Microsoft put on its creative hat on this time. The Zune came out five months ago, promising quick updates and new features like podcasting to compete better with the iPod but all Microsoft could think of doing was to make it pink? Maybe Microsoft is just trying to get people's attention away from the iPhone for a

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-89493006008803698902007-03-26T15:57:00.000-07:002007-03-26T16:38:22.645-07:00

You may already have heard of Mozilla if you use its most famous application Firefox, the open-source web-browser. However, I somewhat recently discovered three other applications that Mozilla offers. These are Thunderbird, a desktop class mail program, Sunbird, a calendar program, and Songbird, a great digital jukebox and web browser all in one. While I don't know what Mozilla's obsession is

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-9256982310411965322007-03-26T15:27:00.000-07:002007-03-26T15:44:33.666-07:00

If you recall, at WWDC 2006 Steve Jobs not only previewed a couple of Leopard's new features but also mentioned some future top secret features. His reasons for not sharing the knowledge was that Apple did not want Microsoft to do any late-time copying before releasing Vista.However, it is now nearing the end of March, Vista has been out for almost 2 months and is not an excuse any more. After

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-81039026937637893612007-03-25T18:39:00.000-07:002007-03-25T18:45:19.067-07:00

AppleInsider reported today that Apple has refuted previous claims that Leopard would be delayed. Micheal Gartenberg after speaking to Apple:Just spoke with Apple who confirmed the reports are wrong and Leopard is still scheduled to ship in this spring as they previously announced. The rumor mill is wrong again.But then again, Apple said they weren't working on a phone before they announced it...

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-78980311336750147722007-03-25T18:25:00.000-07:002007-03-25T18:39:11.751-07:00

The Apple TV has barely started shipping but it's already been hacked. First, Gizmodo reported being able to swap the ATV's hard drive for a much larger one, in this case 120 Gb. And then, using Walt Mossberg's claim that the ATV runs a stripped-down version of Mac OS X, Something Awful has posted instructions on how to make it play Xvid video files. For those of you that already have an Apple

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-431042887210998902007-03-24T13:52:00.000-07:002007-03-25T18:24:52.028-07:00

In my opinion, the best feature that Leopard will have to offer is going to be Spaces. Spaces allows you to have different well, err... spaces, where you can do stuff. If you're the kind of person that needs to keep everything organized and separate, Spaces is definitely for you. Instead of having all your stuff cluttered on one desktop, Spaces gives you 4 desktops on which to put your stuff.

Julienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350804244864679532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-7149407465321895742007-03-23T17:44:00.000-07:002007-03-23T18:16:23.006-07:00

Today two different sources are claiming that Leopard will be delayed. DigiTimes reason that this is to enhance Vista support in Leopard and that it will not ship until October. To me this seems like an unlikely prospect, especially Vista has been out in Beta long enough (I think) for Apple to strengthen its Windows compatibility. Besides, Vista has been reported compatible with the current

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-35200241860277084442007-03-21T17:38:00.000-07:002007-03-21T18:01:33.118-07:00

Apple has finally started shipping the Apple TV, and it seems to be a hit among reviewers. The shipping time is listed as 3-5 days on the Apple Online Store, and pre-ordered Apple TV's are shipping right now. That and other positive Apple rumors seem to have driven AAPL shares up 10.5%, up to 93.87 per share from early March's 83.93. Additionally, Apple Stores will be offering hands-on demos and

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-13992780139452934132007-03-20T19:06:00.000-07:002007-03-20T19:17:23.642-07:00

Ever wanted to convert audio files from WMA to .aiff, .mp3, .m4a, or .wav? EasyWMA makes it easy to convert your audio files: with full drag and drop capabilities, it takes only a few seconds to be able to have your .wma file on iTunes and on your iPod. Personally, I use EasyWMA with my Olympus digital voice recorder, which saves the files in .wma format on my computer. In a few seconds, I can

Julienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350804244864679532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-42644113877007821752007-03-20T16:51:00.000-07:002007-03-21T16:40:25.828-07:00

It's true, iMacs have not had a significant hardware overhaul since the iMac G5 (the Intel iMac is a bit thinner than the G5). So some people are speculating about the next big step for the iMac, which they say is multi-touch functionality. According to AppleInsider, these will also significantly slimmer and sleeker (as if they were thick right now) but that the 17 - inch Mac will be taken down

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-89495222924628089082007-03-20T16:08:00.000-07:002007-03-20T16:50:41.582-07:00

Next month is the annual NAB Media Show, and Apple has already issued invites to their keynote. At NAB Apple is expected to release a new version of Final Cut Pro and possibly a new Eight Core Mac Pro to go along with that, which would go in conjunction with with Apple's past product releases at NAB, which were Final Cut Studio and Soundtrack Pro, in 2005.

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-975549759026511352007-03-18T12:54:00.000-07:002007-03-18T15:46:22.683-07:00

Callwave's free SMS text messaging widget has risen in popularity to #2 on the favorite widgets list. The widget allows users to send up to 5 free SMS messages daily to any phone from the USA, Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Greece, Czech Republic, Estonia,

Julienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350804244864679532noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-39170768727342474312007-03-17T16:26:00.000-07:002007-03-17T16:34:43.056-07:00

If you're a college student, you'll know that Spring Break starts today for most universities in the US. Becuause of this, Apple is trying to squeeze out the last Mac sales before Leopard comes out. While Apple is not actually offering a lower educational discout than during the rest of the year, it;s obvious that Apple considers students to be a very important part of the market. So if you're in

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-17385830981001148572007-03-16T12:53:00.000-07:002007-03-16T13:25:30.433-07:00

So here's a free way to get Vista: Download it(like the trial version) from the Microsoft website, and install it(or some Torrent site). When it prompts for activation, click later or something(make it go away). Then according to Tech-Recipes.com:1. Press WinKey + R to open the RUN box 2. Type or Paste this command into the run box: rundll32 slc.dll,SLReArmWindows 3. Press OK or hit ENTER 4.

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-62466322778137514892007-03-08T17:54:00.000-08:002007-03-08T18:08:07.407-08:00

AppleInsider reported today that Apple is seeking a Senior Panel Process Engineer "to develop the new process and design for the multi-touch panel used in Apple products." Notice the "s" in products. While certainly good news, this may indicate that Apple is not planning on shipping such products anytime soon. As we all know Apple has the capability of doing multi-touch displays, but maybe Steve

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-5872761739673810642007-03-07T15:47:00.000-08:002007-03-07T15:56:52.696-08:00

It seems that Google CEO Eric Schmidt and co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have joined the $1 salary club with Steve Jobs. Could they have been coerced influenced by Steve Jobs for some reason? After all, Google has announced increased future collaboration with Apple...

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-20076327082686830872007-03-05T18:22:00.000-08:002007-03-06T11:47:46.932-08:00

For the first time ever Apple has made the Top 10 list of Fortune's 2007 Most Admired Companies List. Not only did Apple go up in rank, but Microsoft seems to have dropped two places from last year. Each company is rated in eight "key areas," some of which are innovation and quality of products/services, in a scale where the lowest score is better.I'm happy to say that Apple soundly beat

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-24242910545596553182007-03-04T16:37:00.000-08:002007-03-04T16:47:11.941-08:00

While I was browsing the Apple Online Store, I noticed a new section in the Special Deals part of the store. This is a Clearance section, which currently offers older Airport Extreme Base Stations and some non-Apple Mac accessories.The Airport Extreme is priced at $129 instead of the original $249, a significant discount if you are not looking for 802.11n capability(in which case you should go

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-90791717715480972192007-03-04T14:11:00.000-08:002007-03-04T14:44:27.712-08:00

Those of you that are familiar with the Microsoft Zune probably know about the "doubleshot effect" that it implements. However, it seems that Apple may actually have patented this before the Zune came out, which may cause trouble for them if they wish to keep their current Zune design.Check out the patent filing here.[via Engadget]

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-36618735713937930282007-03-01T15:36:00.000-08:002007-03-01T16:01:50.439-08:00

This March and April, Apple will be attending not one, or two, but three shows, all in Las Vegas. The first one is PMA07 -International Convention and Trade Show, from March 8-11. There, Apple will:showcase Aperture, the first all-in-one post production tool that provides everything photographers need after the shoot.Like Apple's next show, PMA07 focuses on photography (hence Aperture). The

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-76307200247643706682007-02-28T15:58:00.000-08:002007-02-28T16:12:54.320-08:00

No words: just read all the comments under the video on YouTube...

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-8080958505358721882007-02-27T17:20:00.000-08:002007-02-27T17:53:42.655-08:00

ThinkSecret has just posted some picture sneak peeks of Mac OS X Leopard, with a lot of pictures on Terminal. It seems like Terminal has been updated in several ways, like the addition of tabs. Among the other changes are updated menus for battery life, updated screen savers, desktop pictures, and others. One of the major changes is the Network System Preferences Menu, with a small menu window on

Julienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350804244864679532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-40211265037426186212007-02-27T14:04:00.000-08:002007-02-27T14:16:45.432-08:00

It seems that investors view the AppleTV as a key product for Apple, since AAPL shares have dropped more than 5% after Apple announced that it will not ship until mid-March. Although I am starting to be annoyed by constant product delays, is this really enough cause to sell stock?To turn this into a positive post, this is a good time to buy AAPL stock, since it's almost at a two month low right

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-16941833833517176132007-02-26T15:31:00.000-08:002007-02-26T15:52:56.137-08:00

Today, I'm going to do something that I've never done before: I'm going to write a post that has nothing to do with Macs (sort of). Technically I can do that you know, this is a technology blog and tech includes more than Apple...right?So as I was browsing the Intertubes today, I learned(with the help of The Apple Blog) about a newly developed Windows program called Launchy. Launchy is an

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-10525534498256483932007-02-25T18:56:00.000-08:002007-02-26T15:08:51.793-08:00

If you weren't lucky enough to watch the Oscars this Sunday, the rumors have been confirmed: Apple showed it's first iPhone TV commercial during the breaks. I would describe it to you in detail, but since it will be available on YouTube tomorrow...Update: Apple has also released a high quality online version, updating Apple.com's front page with it from the month-and-a-half-old iPhone picture.

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-75732331944537224622007-02-21T18:22:00.000-08:002007-02-21T18:35:37.865-08:00

Can you survive one day without using your computer? Either way, visit ShutdownDay and if you're brave, you'll click "Yes, I can." That's for yes, I can go one day without my computer. There are currently a lot more people signed up for it than I though, but they could still change their minds...If you're really interested in this, there's even an OS X widget to go along. Tell all you're friends

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-86148370341473308702007-02-21T15:35:00.001-08:002007-02-21T16:06:34.663-08:00

In this YouTube find, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs face off in the "iWorld" of Apple commercials. While this is a funny video, it makes me wonder what will happen at the yearly D: All Things Digital convention, which both Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer will be attending. Will they be...agreeing...with each other or will a lightsaber fight ensue(watch the movie)?Hopefully we'll also get

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-91436489282445772542007-02-19T13:09:00.001-08:002007-02-19T13:21:38.672-08:00

Let's ask Bill Gates, he should be an expert on the topic:Hey-uhh-Bill, umm.. I can't understand-uhh-what you're-uhh..-saying...You what? You-uhh..-don't think-uhh...-that,umm...-Vista is a -well-worthy upgrade? Uhh... I really - uhh.. can't understand you- uhh...you know?

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-29606786497921523112007-02-15T18:45:00.001-08:002007-02-15T18:47:30.054-08:00

Hopefully it's not too late, but according to AppleInsider, Apple has filed a new patent today protecting the iPhone interface against other companies. This will probably prevent another ordeal like with the Creative Zen, as Apple seems to have emphasized greatly on the "non-use" of their interface on other mobile phones.powered by performancing firefox

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-15540298896048677122007-02-13T14:15:00.001-08:002007-02-13T14:20:06.512-08:00

First the Zune, now this. Apparently, to compete with Apple these days, all you have to do is copy one of their products, add a new color, and call it a weird name*. Have you no idea what I'm talking about?Apparently Meizu, a Chinese company is serious about shipping this phone, called the M8. The what you say? The Meizu M8! What a catchy name! Plus, the design is totally original...Hopefully

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-76398330204099381722007-02-13T13:43:00.001-08:002007-02-13T14:20:57.823-08:00

Tommorrow's the big day; will we see the Beatles on iTunes? According to several sources, if the Beatles collection ever becomes available on any online service, it will be available for all online services too. I guess that that's the end of convincing your friends to use iTunes because it is the exclusive carrier of the Beatles music. Oh wait, that never happened.Technorati Tags: Beatles,

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-41567263846348489682007-02-11T15:03:00.000-08:002007-02-14T12:52:12.362-08:00

According to me, the next two days will be a great time to buy some Apple stock. AAPL has been down for a couple of days, which means that it's cheaper to buy for you. However, I suspect it will rise on Wednesday, if Apple adds the Beatles to iTunes, etc... Overall, I think that the rest of this year is going have great opportunities for the stock to rise. Before the end of spring, we will see

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-24353717205638662722007-02-01T16:07:00.000-08:002007-02-01T16:15:29.695-08:00

One of the most significantly "missing" features from the iPhone is the ability to buy songs and other media directly from the iTunes Store. Luckily, an Apple patent has been revealed today that implies accessing and purchasing media from iTunes in the future. However, it remains to be seen if this will be featured on the first generation iPhone or not, and if users will be charged for this

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-28149375701385948382007-01-27T13:41:00.000-08:002007-01-27T14:06:58.059-08:00

Anyone need a Macbook Pro? If you don't mind it being refurbished, there's a great deal at Apple's Refurbished Macs page.Specs:15 inch screen1 Gb RAM100 Gb Hard DriveATI Mobility Radeon X1600 256Mb$1499 instead of $2499; like Apple says, that's a 41% discount.You could then use that $1000 discount to buy yourself say, a $499 revolutionary mobile when it comes out in June...P.S. - Like the new

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-66318569139245253312007-01-23T06:18:00.000-08:002007-01-23T06:29:37.643-08:00

Have you ever wanted to put those old cassette tapes in your iTunes library? Well, here's a neat trick you can do with any Mac: All you need is a cable that connects on one side to your audio input jack and on the other, to a headphone jack on your boombox or portable cassette player. This cable can be found at Radioshack and probably Best Buy and Circuit City.Then, go to your System Preferences

Julienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350804244864679532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-36833673945895869872007-01-22T16:09:00.000-08:002007-01-22T16:19:02.800-08:00

One of the only features that the Zune has over the iPod is apparently non-existent for some songs. Quote from Engadget's story:It appears Sony Music and Universal Music Group are marking certain artists of theirs as "prohibited" for sharing, meaning that just because you've paid for a song, and even managed to find another Zune user on the planet Earth, doesn't mean you'll necessarily get to

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-1005419656296948432007-01-22T12:09:00.000-08:002007-01-22T12:34:25.994-08:00

Watch as Fox News explains what I'm talking about:(the good part starts at 1 min 52 secs.)Riiight....

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-13058267560985408352007-01-22T11:54:00.000-08:002007-01-22T12:08:22.486-08:00

Did anyone check Amazon's top sellers in the Computer category recently?8 out of the top 13 top selling computers are Macs. That's 61.5% of the top selling computers on Amazon!1st - Macbook White 80Gb4th- iMac 20"5th- MacBook Black6th- MacBook White 60Gb8th- MacBook Pro 160Gb9th- MacBook Pro 120Gb12th- iMac 17"13th- Mac Mini 1.66Ghz

Philippenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-29134427482538389152007-01-21T10:01:00.000-08:002007-01-21T13:19:55.651-08:00

Why would anyone buy a limited edition of Windows Vista signed by Bill Gates?Sorry, did I say signed by Bill Gates? I meant: You get a plastic Vista box wit a plastic engraving of Bill Gates' signature.It's $259 and has the exact same software as the regular Vista Ultimate.[via Engadget]

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-3438233834216636262007-01-20T17:06:00.000-08:002007-01-20T19:26:51.864-08:00

Someone's managed to leak a bunch of future Nike+ accessories.These include:Nike Speed+ Watch kit ($130)Nike Amp+ ($80) This was actually leaked a while ago.Nike Flight+ and Aero+ ($130)More pictures here.These may be good for you runners, but Steve Jobs may not be too happy about this...[via Engadget]

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-52710643653173203382007-01-20T09:17:00.000-08:002007-01-20T09:46:01.382-08:00

Since August 2006, Amazon has been running a computing-on-demand service, allowing customers to create virtual computers on Amazon's computer infrastructure. The massive computer farm system at Amazon and other web giants, such as eBay and Google, allow them to have much more computing power than any IT department could offer.What does this mean for the rest of us? Well, for about 15 cents per

Julienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350804244864679532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-35068784724877833832007-01-20T07:36:00.000-08:002007-03-26T15:51:55.556-07:00

So Vista is finally coming out. Let's hope that Apple releases Leopard soon, and blow Vista's "new" technology away. Meanwhile, will Apple release a new Boot Camp version supporting Vista? How long will we have to wait before it is plagued with viruses and malware? Will anyone crack the Windows Genuine Advantage? These are all questions that will be answered very, very soon...

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-79973180260076792012007-01-19T20:48:00.000-08:002007-01-20T09:47:18.696-08:00

I recently saw an interesting article in Nature magazine about the US government's investment in supercomputers. Apparently, in November, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency " said it would grant almost $500 million to Cray and IBM to develop machines that will be about ten times faster tham most powerful existing supercomputers.This deal involves many companies, but I didn't see

Julienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350804244864679532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-71714691390309001202007-01-19T19:12:00.000-08:002007-03-26T15:50:42.826-07:00

How cool would it be if Apple made a multi touch tablet computer?I was just thinking of this randomly, but combining Apple's strengths and technologies into a tablet PC would probably make a really nice device. Since it's Apple, it would probably have a very nice and simple (and all white) design. (Why is everything Apple makes so beautiful?) I can imagine myself in the airport, taking a picture

Julienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350804244864679532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-85720089835352925392007-01-19T18:55:00.000-08:002007-01-20T19:48:18.892-08:00

Apple recently reduced its price to upgrade your Core 2 Duo Macbook/Pro's and iMac's with 802.11n support!The price is now $1.99 instead of $4.99, so get it while you can...I mean get it before Apple.com runs out of bandwidth! Actually it's not available for download yet but we'll let you know when it is.

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-27844996459363502392007-01-19T18:35:00.000-08:002007-01-19T18:48:49.902-08:00

Those were the words of Andy Ithnako, a Sun-Times columnist, after spending 45 minutes with an iPhone. Apparently, the iPhone's touch screen keypad is indeed superior to hard buttons, and the iPhone is the "simplest phone ever." Andy never talked about the price though, just about what the iPhone actually felt like; which was very, very good.Apparently, Apple will not allow 3rd party software to

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-36593340501397529742007-01-19T18:22:00.000-08:002007-01-19T18:54:26.764-08:00

Ok so the iPhone came out a couple days ago. Here's what I think about it:As far as the technology goes, I think it's obviously very advanced and, well, how should I put this...COOL. I think that the speed at which it goes from app to app is one of it's best attributes. The touchscreen is really nice in itself too, but I wonder how long it'll last as far as scratches, or regular wear and tear.

Julienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350804244864679532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-69986813123689819662007-01-19T14:37:00.000-08:002007-03-26T15:48:57.075-07:00

Welcome to MACubed. We're still fine tuning the site, and working on a better design, and logo for MACubed blog, so hang with us. By the way, that was my brother Julien before, and I'm Philippe. We're sorta new to blogging, so please excuse any stupid things we do on this blog for the next couple of weeks. Now that that's done, we can really get started...

Philippenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914715961775431769.post-24200792745168492702007-01-18T19:05:00.000-08:002007-03-26T15:47:55.109-07:00

Hey, we are two brothers who use Macs and really like the way Apple does things. We're also interested by other things, so you may find a post or two later on other tech, music, running, and whatever.

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