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  • New Parallels Mobile App for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch Delivers Anytime Anywhere Control of Mac OS X, Windows, Ubuntu, Chrome, Fedora, Applications and Files on Your Mac

    Posted on September 1, 2011 | No Comments
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  • Critical Adobe flaw: Still want Flash on your iPhone and iPad?

    Critical Adobe flaw: Still want Flash on your iPhone and iPad?

    Posted on June 7, 2010 | No Comments
    Adobe has warned users that a critical flaw exists in its Flash, Adobe Reader, and Adobe Acrobat software, and it affects every single platform—Mac, Windows, Linux, Solaris, you name it. Should a "hacker" exploit the flaw, he or she could take control of your entire system. Not to defer to Apple's wisdom, but do you really want such a flaky piece of software running on your iPhone or iPad?

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  • Free coffee at Barnes and Noble

    Free coffee at Barnes and Noble

    Posted on June 7, 2010 | 1 Comment
    Let's face facts: today's all about the iPhone. (Yes, we're already there, waiting in line.) Non-iPhone stories will be few and far between. Even the following story has an iPhone connection—it's madness! Right then. Barnes and Noble has a begun a clever little promotion to get you into their stores (and hopefully buying their books): free coffee. Who doesn't like coffee, and free coffee at that?

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  • Hold onto your hat: Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 leaked

    Hold onto your hat: Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 leaked

    Posted on April 26, 2010 | No Comments
    Still using BitTorrent? Using a Mac? Want to try out a leaked beta of Microsoft Office 2011? Clearly you see where I'm going with this.

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  • Review: Netgear Stora

    Review: Netgear Stora

    Posted on February 12, 2010 | No Comments
    Short Version: Hard drives that claim to do it all are a dime-a-dozen. Finally, however, I’ve found one that delivers on those claims. Features: Mac/Windows/Linux compatability Built-in Windows Networking, UPnP features Web accessible sharing Two SATA/SATA II compatible slots USB 2.0 port supports USB HDD or printers Pros: Small size Expandable Seamless Windows Networking Cons: Front panel is flimsy Some web UI issues Obtrusive app loads at login Review: We’ve seen [...]

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  • Psystar settles with Apple to the tune of $2.7 million (but won’t pay up just yet)

    Psystar settles with Apple to the tune of $2.7 million (but won’t pay up just yet)

    Posted on December 2, 2009 | No Comments
    More Psystar news for you. We now know that the Florida-based company will have to pay Apple $2.68 million in damages over its little Hackintosh business. (That's a partial settlement, not court-mandated or anything.) Go ahead and go to its Web site: everything is out of stock!

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  • Blacksn0w unlock available now for iPhone 3G and 3GS

    Blacksn0w unlock available now for iPhone 3G and 3GS

    Posted on November 3, 2009 | No Comments

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    There's no stopping the eternal tug-of-war between the powers that be and the hackers that will, and for the time being it looks like things are back in the hands of the hackers. As of noon today giddy jailbreakers can take the next step and go full-on with blacksn0w, the unlock for the latest 05.11.07 baseband (with tethering enabled to boot). And if that weren't enough, it looks like blackra1n RC3 is alive as well, with Mac and Windows support. What are you waiting for? Hit the read link to get started, if that's your thing. And the battle for the iPhone's immortal soul continues...

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  • Blackra1n iPhone 3GS/iPod Touch jailbreak now available for Mac

    Blackra1n iPhone 3GS/iPod Touch jailbreak now available for Mac

    Posted on October 13, 2009 | No Comments
    Just days ago, iPhone hacker extraordinaire geohot released blackra1n, a tool for jailbreaking the iPod Touches and iPhones (including the 3GS) running OS 3.1.2. Alas, it was only available for Windows users. Just two days later, geohot and the rest of the endlessly impressive iPhone hacking community have it all up and running on OS X. [...]

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  • Parallels Switch the Mac bundle lets you switch to Mac

    Parallels Switch the Mac bundle lets you switch to Mac

    Posted on August 25, 2009 | No Comments
    Are you ready for Windows 7? Remember, you need go out and get a really nice computer with a nice monitor and lots of hard drive space - basically you're going to have to get a Mac. Don't worry, though. It's easy to switch. Parallels is essentially a virtual machine that can run almost any version of Windows. The $100 software and hardware solution lets you drag everything from your old Windows PC to your Mac and then run almost all your apps natively under OS X. Viola!

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  • Fonera+ gets upgraded to 2.0, adds built-in torrent download and upload services, other goodies

    Fonera+ gets upgraded to 2.0, adds built-in torrent download and upload services, other goodies

    Posted on July 13, 2009 | No Comments
    As you recall Fon makes wireless routers for sharing. You install the Fon node in your house, share it with others, and then are given access to other Fonera routers around the world. It's sort of a viral Wi-Fi community. Now, however, the Fonera is incredibly more interesting. The device can now access web services without the aid of a computer, allowing you to download torrents and "content" as well as upload to multiple services just by plugging in a USB key. The router also can be used as a webcam or print server and can connect to a 3G or HSDPA node and share the connection over Wi-Fi. It also supports 802.11n and acts as a wireless NAS with remote browsing capabilities. In short, the router just got much smarter.

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