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  • Apple Posts A Boatload Of New iPad Footage

    Apple Posts A Boatload Of New iPad Footage

    Posted on March 29, 2010 | No Comments
    There’s less than a week to go until the iPad’s April 3 launch date, but up until now footage of people actually using the device has been relatively scant — there’s the Steve Jobs keynote address, a few Flip-cam recordings from the twenty minutes reporters had after the keynote, and a whirlwind commercial. Today, we’re getting much, much more: Apple has just posted a series of eleven Guided Tours that walk you through many of the device’s core features, including Safari, Mail, iBooks, and the iWork suite. We can’t embed the videos here (you’ll have to head to Apple’s site to watch them), but here are some screenshots showing off the device.

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  • Confession: I pre-ordered my iPad and Breguet made me do it

    Confession: I pre-ordered my iPad and Breguet made me do it

    Posted on March 12, 2010 | No Comments
    I’m a sucker. It’s true. As much you guys think we rail against Apple, we’re like abused puppies, slinking back to our master’s hard ankles, shivering and awaiting praise. Why did I pre-order the iPad? Well, first I’m a gadget blogger. Second there is no certainty that mother Apple will grace us with an early [...]

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  • What if…Apple only offered the 64GB/3G iPad and sold it for $499

    What if…Apple only offered the 64GB/3G iPad and sold it for $499

    Posted on February 11, 2010 | No Comments
    Even though the iPad is still more than a month away from shipping, iSuppli conducted a preliminary itemized parts breakdown. The results aren't that surprising: Apple's making a boatload on these things. Suppli concluded that the $499 16GB/no 3G model only costs $229 to manufacturer with the $829 64GB/3G model costing only $117 more to make even though it carries a $329 premium. Nice, eh? These numbers can be broken down even further showing Apple's insane margins. The 3G module only costs $24.50, but Apple charges $129 more for the option. The NAND memory chips are really the only difference between all three options, but their real costs of $29 for 16GB, $59 for $32GB, and $119 for 64GB are nowhere near proportionate with the iPad's prices. All this data shows that Apple's abandoning its long-held K.I.S.S. strategy. So what if Apple got back on the keeping it simple bandwagon, only offered the high-end 64GB with 3G iPad and still sold it for $499? After all, the company would still be making at least $153 on each iPad sold. Would that turn around the iPad's outlook?

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  • Let’s talk about the World of Warcraft: Official Magazine for a bit

    Let’s talk about the World of Warcraft: Official Magazine for a bit

    Posted on February 1, 2010 | No Comments
    You'll recall that, a few months ago, we mentioned that Blizzard, in collaboration with Future (the publisher responsible for Edge in the UK, among other magazines), would be creating a World of Warcraft-themed magazine. It's called World of Warcraft: Official Magazine and I just received the very first issue, Winter 2009. From a visual standpoint, the magazine is gorgeous. It's like looking at a work of art. These guys clearly know their way around Adobe InDesign.

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  • Psystar, Apple reach settlement: No more PCs pre-loaded with Mac OS X (but Rebel EFI may be safe)

    Psystar, Apple reach settlement: No more PCs pre-loaded with Mac OS X (but Rebel EFI may be safe)

    Posted on December 1, 2009 | No Comments
    Some more Psystar news for y'all. You'll recall that the renegade company was more or less shut down last week, slapped with an injunction and expected to pay Apple an awful lot of money. Put all of that aside for a minute, for there's new news: Apple and Psystar have struck a deal! The deal, which ends a 17-month-long legal battle, means Psystar will stop selling computers pre-loaded with Mac OS X. This ends our long, national nightmare.

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  • I say we should never have to read the manual

    I say we should never have to read the manual

    Posted on November 9, 2009 | No Comments
    Have you heard? Men generally don't read the manual before calling tech support. Women do. It probably has something to do with ego or something like that, but you know what, I never read the manual and for a damn good reason.

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  • AT&T sues LG, Samsung, others alleging LCD price-fixing ‘conspiracy’

    AT&T sues LG, Samsung, others alleging LCD price-fixing ‘conspiracy’

    Posted on October 21, 2009 | No Comments

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    A cellphone without an LCD isn't much of a cellphone. Alright, yes, there are exceptions to the rule, but generally speaking, LCDs still rule the industry, which makes it a ripe target for nefarious price-fixing schemes to take root -- something that LG and Sharp are well-acquainted with coming off a stinging half-billion dollar verdict last year. All the talk of artificially inflated display pricing recently must've spooked AT&T, because they've gone ahead and filed a lawsuit in San Francisco today alleging that LG, Samsung, Chunghua, AU Optronics, and others all conspired to boost component prices during a period in which the carrier bought some 300 million handsets. That's a boatload of phones -- several times AT&T's total subscriber base -- and we're guessing the result could be a significant cash outlay if they're successful with the suit. Does this mean free Mythics for everyone?

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    AT&T sues LG, Samsung, others alleging LCD price-fixing 'conspiracy' originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Android 2.0 given a once-over, makes 1.6 look a little dated

    Android 2.0 given a once-over, makes 1.6 look a little dated

    Posted on October 16, 2009 | No Comments

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    Many Android-powered devices around the globe haven't even been granted an official Donut update yet, but 2.0 (Eclair, if you like) is already well on its way to completion, and Boy Genius Report has a rather extensive gallery of shots of the latest and greatest code in action. The biggest disappointment might be that the browser seems to be little more than a minor bump from the one that's shipping in 1.6 -- though it's a boatload faster, which is a start -- and the good news is that pretty much everything throughout the platform appears to have been rethought and refined. The skin looks more modern, new UI elements like graphical balloon-shaped submenus are a welcome touch, and features like integrated Facebook synchronization risk putting MOTOBLUR back on its heels. Look, T-Mobile, we appreciate the quick 1.6 rollout, but can we go ahead and get this pushed out stat while you're at it? Check a shot of the new Contacts pop-up menu after the break.

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    Android 2.0 given a once-over, makes 1.6 look a little dated originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Apple quits U.S. Chamber of Commerce over environmental policy

    Apple quits U.S. Chamber of Commerce over environmental policy

    Posted on October 6, 2009 | No Comments
    Seemingly overnight, Apple has become the poster child of the responsible, Green company. (Apple recently posted all the details of its efforts; Greenpeace is now BFFs with Apple.) In fact, it's so pro-enviroment (as if anyone is anti-environment!) that it just quit the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which is a huge organization that represents business interests to the various powers that be. The USCC, however, is all up in arms about all this “nonsense” about new laws designed to protect the environment and whatnot, so it's doing its damnedest to ensure that those laws don't get passed. That's what has upset Apple.

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  • Rhapsody App submitted to Apple for approval: Mobile streaming music ahoy (hopefully)

    Rhapsody App submitted to Apple for approval: Mobile streaming music ahoy (hopefully)

    Posted on August 24, 2009 | No Comments
    Provided Apple and/or AT&T don't throw a fit, you'll soon be able to use Rhapsody on your iPhone (and iPod touch). The App works over 3G and EDGE (and Wi-Fi, of course), streaming music from a library of more than 8 million songs.

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  • Boxee Swings For The Fences: Windows Support, MLB, Digg, Tumblr And Current All Launch Tonight

    Boxee Swings For The Fences: Windows Support, MLB, Digg, Tumblr And Current All Launch Tonight

    Posted on June 24, 2009 | No Comments
    Boxee is holding an event in San Francisco tonight to declare a winner of its App Dev Challenge, in which third-parties created apps for the media platform. But the real winner tonight will be Boxee, which is also announcing a boatload of new features and functionality for its media center software — none bigger than a version of Boxee for Windows, finally. While many developers go the other way, Boxee started as a Mac and Linux product first. But obviously, Windows PCs are the vast majority of the machines out there. "This is huge being able to serve the rest of the computer market," Boxee CEO Avner Ronen tells us. And that's undoubtedly an understatement, given the success Boxee has already had minus all those Windows users.

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  • Fun rumor says $100 price cut for PS3 coming this August (in time for Madden)

    Fun rumor says $100 price cut for PS3 coming this August (in time for Madden)

    Posted on June 9, 2009 | No Comments
    Still fretting over the price of the PS3? Well, if one analyst proves accurate, then Sony will cut the price of the PS3 by $100 in mid-August. And if “mid-August” sounds vaguely familiar to you, that's because it is! That's when EA releases Madden, a game that, somehow, still sells a boatload every year. (Note: I have never bought a Madden game. Imagine that!)

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  • McAfee’s list of dangerous search terms: lyrics, videos, games (oh my)

    McAfee’s list of dangerous search terms: lyrics, videos, games (oh my)

    Posted on May 29, 2009 | No Comments
    Here's a tip for you on this endless Friday: if you don't want a computer virus then don't search for lyrics. It turns out that the search term “lyrics” is a dangerous one, and carries a maximum risk percentage of 26.3 percent in McAfee's little danger-o-meter or whatever. That is to say 26 out of every 100 Web sites that pop up when you search for “lyrics” may contain viruses, browser exploits, a boatload of pop-ups, and other Internet nasties.

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