Macbook Air Internal EVDO Broadband Card Mod

Sastira writes "Jordan Bunnell has successfully modded his Macbook Air to use an internal EVDO Broadband card. In order to make everything fit, he had to sacrifice the WiFi and bluetooth cards, but considering the portable nature of the laptop, it is a small price to pay for being truly wireless." (You'll need to scroll down past the sketchy-looking top section of that page.) Sastira also links to this InsanelyMac forum thread on the mod.

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iPhone in Canada Officially Announced

After months and months of speculation, rumors and probably an uncountable number of hours of exhauting negotiations between Apple and Rogers, the "Canadian iPhone" was finally announced. Ted Rogers, Rogers' founder and CEO, finally spilled the beans, and issued a...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

OQO Hacker Claims World's Smallest OS X Machine

TechRadar writes "A hacker has turned his OQO ultraportable into the world's smallest Mac running Leopard. 'I will warn you this project is not for the plug and play crowd but definitely do-able,' the hacker, 'TRF' says. Interesting, given the OQO was designed by ex-Apple employees." It might run Mac OS X, but one thing this OQO is not is a Mac.

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Ankh: Heart of Osiris [(universal) Feature]

Assil, the shiftless son of a pyramid architect, managed to meet the Pharaoh and get his death curse removed in the first game, but when the story in Heart of Osiris opens, someone has stolen his precious Ankh. That someone happens to work for the god Osiris, who wants it for his own fiendish plans, but you and Assil will figure out a way to get it back. Sure, that quest may involve combining seemingly unrelated objects to produce results that move the story along, but that"s the point of this Monkey Island-inspired humorous game.

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[Source: Apple Games - What's New]

Space Wars 3D Screensaver [(universal) Demo]

Like a scene from your favourite sci-fi movie, watch fleets of space ships wage war among the stars in stunning real-time 3D. Now has missiles and torpedoes, cloaking devices, bigger explosions, and more.

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[Source: Apple Games - What's New]

Early registration for WWDC 2008 extended to May 9

Whether you want to develop applications for iPhone or the Mac, you can get expert assistance at this years Worldwide Developers Conference from Apple engineers and learn hands-on in the highly informative sessions and labs. And since weve extended early registration until May 9, you can still save $300.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Using Subversion with Xcode3.0

When you’re coding a huge project in Xcode, and you’ve written all of this awesome stuff, it’s almost done, and the big release is coming soon, that’s when the worst happens:The hard drive that had all of your code on it dies suddenlyYou didn’t have a backup in TimeMachineFiles become corruptedYou remove some important code, [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Meet the new iMac

The updated all-in-one iMac introduced today offers the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and the most powerful graphics ever available in an iMac. The ultimate all-in-one desktop computer includes faster processors with 6MB L2 cache, a faster 1066 MHz front-side bus across the entire line, and 2GB of memory standard in most models. And the 24-inch iMac now offers a 3.06 GHz Intel processor and the high-performance NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS graphics as options. Available immediately, the new iMac starts at just $1,199.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

iMacsUpdated

Today Apple update its line of iMacs.This really is not that much of an update, but if you are like me and shopping for a new iMac, the addition of more RAM to the $1499 model is a welcome addition. The 4GB of RAM for only $180 more is much better than the $360 it [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Quick Tip of the Week: Reading PDFs in Safari

When you find a link for a PDF while surfing the Web, Safari lets you open it right in the browser with a single click. In Mac OS X Leopard, Safari also offers new PDF controls that let you zoom in, zoom out, save that PDF file, or open it in Preview. Find out how by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

iMac: A Mighty Gaming Mac [(Intel) Hardware]

Just when you thought iMac had everything for your games, now there"s even more. The latest generation of Intel Core 2 Duo processors at speeds up to 3.06GHz. Up to 2GB of memory standard. Brilliant graphics built in with optional NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS graphics on 24-inch models. Whether you"re looking for a great computer for work, school, play, or all three, the beautiful, powerful, all-in-one iMac delivers.

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[Source: Apple Games - What's New]

More on Accessibility: CaptioningSucks

Closed captioning is a technology that’s been around for a few decades, but it’s changed very little since then. The techniques and processes behind the scenes are even still roughly the same as they were in the beginning. Some Canadians have been complaining that the quality of their captions are even worse than those in [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

First Psystar Mac Clones Ship

An anonymous reader writes "According to Gizmodo, Psystar has begun shipping its Macintosh clones, thus proving that the company is not a hoax. Initial impressions seem to be positive, though Software Update does not work."

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Forum Activity: April 28,2008

Where do you get your Apple news?MacUpdate Promo is out - $64.95So Who’s Using Time Machine?Converting from PC to MacNeed Me Some Gamage

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Read RSS Newsfeeds In Style WithTimes

From Google Reader to NetNewsWire to Vienna, RSS readers have become somewhat of a commodity, with all of them providing a similar feature set and the same approach to getting your fill of feeds. Then, along comes Dustin MacDonald who not content with the status quo cooks up a little application called, simply [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

3G iPhone: Not Glossy Black?

For a while now, we've been under the impression that the new iPhone will sport a glossy black case, news has arisen that would seem to suggest otherwise. The folks down at MacRumors recently reported that the glossy back that...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

Macs Gaining a Bigger Role In Enterprise

rev_media tips a short article up at InfoWorld giving some numbers on the increasing Mac presence in businesses. "We're seeing more requests outside of creative services to switch to Macs from PCs," notes the operations manager for a global advertising conglomerate. They "now [support] 2,500 Macs across the US — nearly a quarter of all... US PCs." Another straw in the wind: "Security firm Kapersky Labs has already created a Mac version of its anti-virus software for release should Mac growth continue (and the Mac thus [find] itself prey to more hackers)."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

2nd Generation (3G/GPS) iPhone: New Features!

According to a "trusted" source from within Engadget, the new 3G iPhone will be roughly the same size as the current iPhone, but perhaps slightly thicker. Instead of having a recessed headphone jack that only supports certain headphones, the new...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

Musical magic in GarageBand

Jim Dalrymple (macworld.com), still going strong on his recording project, knew he wanted to write a traditional type blues songnothing too complicated, just a good slow blues number in A. But even though he knew what he wanted, laying down some tracks proved harder than he thought. Until, that is, Dalrymple remembered Magic GarageBand. Just 45 seconds later, he had the perfect slow blues song playing, while I filled in the leads.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Macs gaining bigger role in the enterprise

Were seeing more requests outside of creative services to switch to Macs from PCs, notes David Plavin. In fact, the operations manager for the Publicis Groupe explained to Galen Gruman (infoworld.com) that hes received so many requests that he now supports 2,500 Macs across the U.S. nearly a quarter of all Publicis U.S. PCs.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Podcast Pick: Building a better honey bee

Watermelons, avocados, apples, onions, carrots, squash, tangerinesthese fruits and vegetables come to your dinner table thanks in large part to the industry of the tiny honey bee. Better Bees, a podcast from KQED Public Broadcasting (part of iTunes U) explains what researchers are doing to ensure that the honey bee survives deadly mites, Colony Collapse Disorder, and other threats to their survival.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Protect YourMac

As someone who both works in a high-theft environment (university campus, anyone?) and who owns a piece of portable Apply goodness that contains my entire life, I’m rather concerned about security and theft prevention. I had considered a laptop lock, but considerations of how much I really do move my laptop about and [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Widgetbox Showcases iPhone Widgets in Gallery

Widgetbox, an online community of widget makers and users, has unveiled an iPhone widget gallery which iPhone users can access via their mobiles. Widgetbox said that "a range of select widgets are immediately available in the Widgetbox iPhone Gallery including...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

Lunch Questions Answered With "Grub! on the go..."

Everyday around 11:35 a.m., my coworkers and I look around at each other and ask, "What's for lunch?" On the weekends, a similar routine occurs between my husband and me. We pop open the map on our iPhone, type whatever...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

Apple Prepares For the Coming iPod Slump

Hugh Pickens writes "Companies like AOL have stagnated along with the products that made them successful as a mature market and downward pressure on prices led to a nasty death spiral, but Saul Hansell writes in the NY Times that Apple has used its amazing six-year run with the iPod to nurture other business lines. Even though the number of iPods sold this quarter grew only 1 percent from the same quarter a year ago, Apple should be able to sustain itself with three business lines that will help it withstand a collapse in the MP3-player market: a continuing revenue stream from the iPods that have already been sold because of the iTunes Store, product upgrades to the iPhone and iPod Touch that are so different that they may well appeal to a significant number of iPod users, and perhaps most significantly, sales of the Macintosh which showed an increase of 51 percent by units and 54 percent by dollars."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Sign up today for the Final Cut World Tour

Starting next month, Apple takes the Final Cut World Tour to cities from Hollywood to Mumbai. During the free, in-depth seminar on Final Cut Studio 2 and Final Cut Server, Apple production experts offer step-by-step demonstrations of workflows used by leading post-production houses, creative agencies, Hollywood film studios, and broadcast television operations. Sign up today to reserve your seat.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

TAB Weekly: April 24,2008

It’s the third TAB Weekly Podcast! We’re covering previous TAB articles as well as Apple Q1 results, Salesforce.com Mac switch, Motorola market share, and more!As usual, I’m joined by Brian Warren.You can listen to the podcast here in the player below or subscribe to the feed in iTunes. You can also subscribe directly to [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Mmmm, Delicious Library 2 Looks AboutReady

I - along with much of the rest of the Mac-using world - have been waiting for Delicious Library 2 for quite a while. Seems like we’ve been hearing about how awesomer the second incarnation of the media tracking application will be, for years. I know it’s not that extreme, but anticipation makes [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Dairy Dash [(universal) Demo]

Ah, life on the farm what could be more relaxing? Just about anything, according to the Smiths! Help these city slickers get a grip on the family farm as the entertaining hustle of the Diner Dash series goes pastoral. Care for cows, goats, chickens, and sheep while growing tomatoes, corn and pumpkins. You"ll even enjoy the occasional glass of lemonade and fill an order or two for Flo! It"s all in a day"s work in Dairy Dash!

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[Source: Apple Games - What's New]

WebApp of the Week: AOL Money & Finance

This week's web application is essentially a souped up version of the iPhone's current "stocks" application. For the avid investor, being able to check the fluctuation of your stocks throughout the day is a must, and sometimes the stocks application...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

Apple Buys a Chip Company for $278M

An anonymous reader writes "Apple's just bought a chip company, P.A. Semi that could make chips for iPhones and maybe iPods. Apple wouldn't reveal the exact plans, but Dan Dobberpuhl, lead designer of Alpha's chips, is known for making super efficient processors, like a 64-bit dual core last year that was supposedly about 300% more efficient than the nearest competition, using only 5 to 13 watts at 2GHz. Apple's quarterly results are later today, so we might hear more about the deal. This is something of a blow to ARM, especially with the mobile chip market heating up recently, with forays by Intel and Nvidia adding to competition from established players like VIA."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Apple Buys Non-Intel ChipMaker

I don’t think this will show up in tonight’s quarterly report, but Forbes is reporting that Apple bought chip company P.A. Semi with the apparent hopes to use them to create chips for the iPhone. Unsurprisingly, Apple spokesman Steve Dowling said, “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Pro Tip of the Week: iCal, your powerful personal assistant

Did you know that you can use iCal to easily set up recurring events, send yourself reminders, invite participants to meetings, reserve meeting rooms and equipment, attach documents to an event, and more. Find out how you can tap into the power of iCal by reading the latest Pro Tip of the Week.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Hoyle Casino 2008 [(universal) Demo]

The best-selling casino game of all time, offers excitement and challenge with over 600 variations of 16 of the most popular casino games. Set in a realistic Vegas environment, Hoyle Casino combines nonstop entertainment, endless replayability, attention to rules, and a simple interface making it a sure winner with novice and expert computer users alike.

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[Source: Apple Games - What's New]

Apple Reports Record Second Quarter Results

Apple today posted revenue of $7.51 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.05 billion, or $1.16 per diluted share, for its fiscal 2008 second quarter, which ended March 29. Were delighted to report 43 percent revenue growth and the strongest March quarter revenue and earnings in Apples history, said Steve Jobs. During the quarter, Apple shipped 2,289,000 Mac computers (representing 51 percent unit growth and 54 percent revenue growth over the year-ago quarter), sold 10,644,000 iPods, and reported quarterly iPhone sales of 1,703,000.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

AT&T Gets Nice iPhone Profits

That sound you hear of cash filling AT&T coffers of late has a big part owed to it by iPhone sales, which apparently have been doing the company a good measure of business. This is according to a Bloomberg report....

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

Penumbra: Black Plague [(universal) Feature]

Black Plague concludes the story begun in Penumbra: Overture, in which a mild-mannered physics professor named Philip found himself exploring a nightmarish abandoned mine in Greenland, after receiving a book from his long-lost father. Philip escaped the mine only to find himself in a high-tech research station. Armed only with what you can find around you, guide Philip to the truth. Penumbra"s advanced physics engine allows you to interact with the game environment in new ways.

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[Source: Apple Games - What's New]

GPS On the New iPhone?

No, I'm not talking about WIFI triangulation, but instead true global positioning on the iPhone! At this point in time, GPS is only a rumor, but developers (with no affiliation with Apple) recently pulled some telling information from the SDK...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

Penumbra: Black Plague [(universal) Demo]

A first person horror adventure focussing on story, immersion and puzzle solving. Unlike Penumbra: Overture, violence and combat are not even an option - the player has to use his/her wits to guide Philip through his final test, and this makes the game unique in offering a truly dangerous and terrifying experience.

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[Source: Apple Games - What's New]

Beginning Mac: ApplicationInstall/Uninstall

When I first switched from Windows to OSX one thing that I initially didn’t really understand was how to install/uninstall applications. Obviously it is second nature now, but hopefully the information below will help a new switcher.InstallationOn Windows when you download an application it is generally a .exe file. It is sometimes compressed in to [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

An IM Patent for the iPhone?

Ian Lamont writes "Apple has filed a patent for IM on portable devices, which could mean that it's getting ready to launch an IM client for the iPhone. The filing is titled 'Portable Electronic Device for Instant Messaging', and covers methods for sending, receiving, and viewing ongoing conversations. The proposed GUI is similar to Apple's current interface for SMS. As for why iChat wasn't enabled for the iPhone earlier, there's some interesting background and analysis here, which also includes a discussion of AIM for the iPhone. IM also came up in the discussions last year about the most-wanted features in iPhone 2.0."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

PayPal Denies It Will Block Safari

Despite reports that PayPal may drop support for Apple's Safari browser because it lacks anti-phishing features, PayPal now says it ain't so. Though PayPal telegraphed displeasure with Safari last January, they're now unambiguous about their position: "We have absolutely no intention of blocking current versions of any browsers, including Apple's Safari, from our website."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Mophie Juice Pack for the iPhone

Have you ever been on the road with your iPhone, and gotten down to that last little bar of battery? Doesn't it always seem as if your iPhone (or any cellphone for that matter) always runs out of battery just...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

TAB Weekly: April 17,2008

It’s the second TAB Weekly Podcast! This week we’re covering everything from the “Psystar Scandal” to Blockbuster and more.As usual, I’m joined by Brian Warren.You can listen to the podcast here in the player below or subscribe to the feed in iTunes. You can also subscribe directly to the our podcast feed.We’d love to [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Speech to Text, the NextStep

Windows has developed what they feel is the next generation of computing, the tablet PC. Weve seen Bill Gates strongly advocate the tablet as the true next generation platform for computing. But I disagree, and heres why.Handwriting schmandwritingI still argue that writing recognition on a tablet isnt close enough to paper writing. Ive used a HP [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Editing plug-ins and SDK for Aperture 2.1 arrive

On the same day that Apple posted the Software Development Kit (SDK) that third-party developers can use to create image editing plug-ins for Aperture 2.1, the first image editing plug-ins from third-party developers have arrived and several others are expected to appear shortly.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Forum Activity: April 21,2008

iPod Touch, the future?Bluetooth Keyboard and MouseiPhoto 08Making the Icons BiggerUsing Photoshop/Adobe Suite with Expose

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Cheaper iPhones in the UK! France?

Apparently negotiations between Apple Inc. and Orange, a French cellphone carrier, were initiated earlier this week. The main topic of these discussions was to lower the current price of the iPhone in France. According to Les Echos, a French newspaper,...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

IBM's Pilot Program For Internal Use of Macs

geoffrobinson writes "Roughly Drafted has obtained internal IBM documents detailing the results of a small pilot program for internal use of Macs. Positive and negative results were detailed, but overall most participants were happy with their Mac experience. The pilot will be expanded this year. One advantage cited: less reliance on Windows. So it seems a mix of Macs, PCs, and Linux boxes are in IBM's future. Given the history between IBM and Microsoft, this is quite interesting."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Crucial Introduces Memory/System Scanner ForMacs

PC users have long been able to avoid retail prices and save some money on RAM by hitting Crucial’s PC System Scanner site to analyze their current configuration and have the program give upgrade options (then go to deal sites and really save some $$). Mac users can now do the same thanks to the [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

3G iPhone Expected in June

MaineCoasts writes "The Times Online reports that European sellers of the iPhone are braced for 'significant losses' on unsold inventories of first-generation iPhones which must be cleared away for the new 3G versions expected in June. The three European distributors of the iPhone 'sold 330,000 units to the end of December, but industry sources say that European sales of the iPhone were forecast to be between 500,000 and 600,000.'"

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Apple first among Worlds Most Innovative Companies four years running

In its annual tribute to innovation, Businessweek invites us to meet the worlds 50 most innovative companies. Foremost among them is Apple. Our repeat winner has rocked the wireless handset world with the iPhone, spurring rivals to imitate the touch-screen design. After just nine months on sale, its already No. 3 in the global smartphone market. Indeed, Apple not only leads the overall rankings but also tops the Consumer Products and Technology categories and comes in second in the Entertainment and fourth in the Retail categories.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Man bites dog

Everyone knows that at&t has terrible customer service, right? It's a nightmare, yes? Heaven knows I've said as much myself. We all know the score: the first slow activations, confused support, weird billing, yada yada yada. Ok, so I'm here...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

$399 Mac Clone Most Likely a Hoax

timholman writes "According to Gizmodo, an investigation has shown that the $399 OpenMac is almost certainly vaporware, as is Psystar itself. The company's address has actually changed twice this week, according to its web page, and Psystar is no longer accepting credit card transactions. Too bad for those who may have already ordered an OpenMac."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Hi-ReS: Fragments of Imagination

The London interactive agency Hi-ReS! builds intriguingly imperfect, immersive experiences with the help of Mac applications such as Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Studio, Logic, and Autodesk Maya. The Mac puts everything in one place, says Hi-ReS! Creative Director Florian Schmitt. Especially with the new MacBook Pro. For the first time, we have the power to do anything anywhere.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Make a photo book for Mom and save

While Mothers Day will be here before you know it, you still have plenty of time to get Mom something really special. Simply use the photos you have in your iPhoto or Aperture library to create a gift shell treasure for years to come. If you place your order by May 11 and use our special offer code, you can even save 20% on the cost of your custom photo book. (Order by May 4 if youd like her to receive it in time for Mothers Day.)

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

IBM's Pilot Program For Internal Use of Macs

geoffrobinson writes "Roughly Drafted has obtained internal IBM documents detailing the results of a small pilot program for internal use of Macs. Positive and negative results were detailed, but overall most participants were happy with their Mac experience. The pilot will be expanded this year. One advantage cited: less reliance on Windows. So it seems a mix of Macs, PC's, and Linux boxes are in IBM's future. Given the history between IBM and Microsoft, this is quite interesting."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

My Idea for an Apple Living RoomExperience

The question for the past few years has been simple: who’s going to make it into the living room first. The market is growing, features are being added, but no clear victor has been declared.I think I may have come upon a conclusion that appeases almost everyone. Bear with me, it’s a bit loopy. I [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

Adobe Photoshop CS4 Will Be 64-Bit For Windows Only

HighWizard notes that Adobe Systems has shared the first scrap of information about its next version of Photoshop, CS4, and it's a doozy: there will be a 64-bit version of the photo-editing software, but only for Windows Vista and not for Mac OS X. Ars explains the history of how this conundrum came to pass — blame Apple and/or Adobe as you will.

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iPhone's Development Limitations Could Hurt It In the Long Run

ZDOne writes "Apple might have finally come around to allowing third party developers to create applications for the iPhone, but only up to a point. ZDNet UK claims Apple is leaving itself vulnerable to the competition and to a loss of lustre by blocking background tasks on the device. The author notes, 'Perhaps it doesn't trust application designers or users very much. Perhaps it wants the best software for itself, where it can limit what it can do in order not to upset its telco friends. Whatever the reason, it reflects badly on Apple. The iPhone is not an iPod; it's a smartphone connecting to a universe of fast-changing data on behalf of innovation-hungry users. The sooner it stops pretending to be a 1981 IBM PC, the better it will be for everyone.'"

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

Microsoft or Apple - Who Is the Faster Patcher?

Amy Bennett writes "And the answer is... Microsoft. Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology analyzed 658 high-risk and medium-risk vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft products and 738 affecting Apple. They measured how many times over the past six years the two vendors were able to have a patch available on the day a vulnerability became publicly known, which they call the 0-day patch rate. What they found: 'Apple was below 20 [unpatched vulnerabilities at disclosure] consistently before 2005,' said Stefan Frei, one of the researchers involved in the study. 'Since then, they are very often above. So if you have Apple and compare it to Microsoft, the number of unpatched vulnerabilities are higher at Apple.'"

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

X-Plane 9 [(universal) Demo]

The world"s most comprehensive, powerful flight simulator the most realistic flight model available for personal computers. Welcome to the world of props, jets, single- and multi-engine airplanes, as well as gliders, helicopters, and VTOLs such as the V-22 Osprey and AV8-B Harrier. This latest version includes support for new-gen hardware including dual-core CPUs and the latest in video cards. It also includes stunning new global scenery and atmospherics, with reflective water and volumetric fog. Featured aircraft include a super-detailed Piaggio P180 Avanti II, Cessna 172 and Cirrus" SThe Jet.

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[Source: Apple Games - What's New]

iPhone SDK and Free Software Don't Match

kookjr writes "Are you planning to develop software for the iPhone? If you want to develop Free Software, Linux.com (Shares corp overlord w/ Slashdot) has a good review of the conflicts between Apple's Registered iPhone Developer Agreement and licenses like the GPL. This is important for people who may not read all the agreements they click Agree to."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]

iPhone v2.0: Saving of Web Images

According to Gizmodo, the iPhone 2.0 firmware will allow users to save web-images directly to the iPhone's hard drive. "Just hold your finger against an image for a longer time than usual and the popup dialog will appear." This feature...

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[Source: iPhoneFreak]

Mac clone announced - Just as ugly as you would imagine a wannabe tobe

Back when Steve-O returned to Apple, he completely killed off their clone program that allowed other hardware manufacturers to build computers that could run the Mac OS. Steve notoriously wants control over everything plus the clone program was cutting in to their bottom-line.In addition to Apple putting a stop to the clone program, they also [...]

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[Source: The Apple Blog]

At MIT, the Mac helps scientists learn the language

Deb Roy and his wife Rupal Patel have turned their house into a high-tech observatory and live-in laboratory. With the aid of their young son, the pair of academics are collecting data for the most ambitious study ever conducted on how children acquire language. So far, their Human Speechome Program has amassed more than 200,000 hours of audio and video recordings more than 250 terabytes of data and theyll depend on a Mac application called TotalRecall to help them make sense of it.

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[Source: Apple Hot News]

Psystar Offers $399 "OpenMac" Computer

mytrip writes to tell us that Psystar has announced a new line of Intel-based computers that promise to run an unmodified version of Mac OS X "Leopard". Unfortunately almost immediately after the launch their website went down and as of this story remains unaccessible. "Astute readers may well hear this news and ask themselves if it doesn't sound like a Mac clone, something whose time came -- during Gil Amelio's tenure at Apple -- and went shortly after current CEO Steve Jobs assumed the helm at the company. [...] It definitely defies the EULA for Mac OS X, which specifies that the purchaser of a legal copy of Leopard is entitled to install the operating system on an Apple-branded computer. If you buy the $399 OpenMac, you can check the EULA yourself if you also buy the pre-install option, as the company includes a retail copy of Leopard with your purchase."

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[Source: Slashdot: Apple]