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Slingplayer For Mac OS X Officially Released: Start Your Slingin’

After months of empty promises and false starts, Sling Media has finally publicly released a Mac OS X version of its SlingPlayer software. Now, users of Apple’s candy-coated operating system can enjoy running Slingbox, slinging, if you will, their media from point A to point B. https://gizmodo.com/slingbox-review-round-up-110876 The SlingPlayer software appears to be a Universal…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon

Stupid iPod Cooling Hack

Trolling MacOSXHints, I found this idiotic hack to cool off an iPod during a mega-sync session. I have a 20 GB iPod that’s on its last legs. Whenever it syncs a lot of songs [it gets] super-hot. So I borrowed an idea from overclockers…took a cold pack that was in the fridge, wrapped it in…

Tech News Brian Lam

Laptops Are Built Like Crap

Consumer Reports recently posted this chart showing the percentage of laptops that need some serious repair – we believe/hope over the life of the product. These numbers are staggering, as is the fact that there is only a 3% difference between leaders Sony and Lenovo and losers Compaq and Gateway. Everyone’s products suck. Great. But…

Tech News Mark Wilson

15.4-inch Macbook Coming?

Sally told Susan told Johnny told Sally again that a 15.4-inch Macbook will be released in May 2007. We are actually a little disappointed at the news and would much prefer a smaller version of the notebook. And what the hell is Sally doing talking to Johnny again? Not that we are questioning Steve Jobs,…

Tech News Mark Wilson

How To Get Applecare’s Executive Customer Service

Don’t abuse this how-to, but if regular Applecare can’t get you the satisfaction you deserve—or think you deserve—here’s how to get in contact with people who have the power to do anything (within reason). 1) Call Apple Corporate: 408-996-1010) 2) Ask the operator for Gene (like denim) Teluse, VP of Customer Care. She is Apple’s…

Tech News Jason Chen

New Macbook Pro in the Wild: Looking Like Best in Years?

The fresh Macbook Pros with Core 2 Duo chips inside have touched down. Since Apple tends to only give traditional publications loaner notebooks, the first hands on reviews are coming from the common folk. The day 1 response is overwhelmingly in favor of the seemingly stably and robust revision 2 of Apple’s pro line of…

Tech News Brian Lam

MacBook Update Slaps Your Mac Back to Life

Well, if you’re MacBook ain’t mooing chances are it could be shutting down on you. Apple fessed up today saying that a small number of lazy ass MacBooks have been intermittently shutting down on their owners. A new firmware update should keep your sleepy Mac from quitting on you. Or you could give it the…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

OctoMacs On the Way, Mac Pro Faithful Rejoice

The Mac pros are already ecstatic over the Mac Pro, that tower of a Mac with the dual-core Xeons inside, but now they’re getting even more worked up over the rumors of a dual quad-core Mac in the works. So that would mean—count ’em—eight cores in all, sending those content creators straight into MacHeaven. What…

Tech News Charlie White

Apple Patents Another Touch Sensitive iPod Concept

Apple dropped another bomb today by unveiling a new patent application appropriately titled “Electronic Device Having Display and Surrounding Touch Sensitive Bezel for User Interface and Control.” At least they are specific with the title. The focus of the patent is the incorporation of a touch-sensitive bezel (edge of screen) that can adapt to the…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Apple Store Robbed, AOL Rubs It In Contextually

A case of poor timing for contextual ads, or is AOL rubbing it in? Thieves raid Apple employee store for third time [AppleInsider] Thanks Edward!

Tech News Jason Chen

50-inch Apple Monitor In Early 2007?

Now that the “when are MacBook Pros going Core 2 Duo” question is solved, let’s move on to an even larger rumor: a 50-inch Apple monitor. https://gizmodo.com/macbook-pro-core-2-duo-is-here-209686 A source tells someone’s cousin who told her guitar instructor that a monitor refresh is coming in 2007, most likely being tied to Apple’s iTV. Why sell just…

Tech News Jason Chen

New Macbook Pro: 39% Faster?

So Apple’s MacBook Pros have grown into Core 2 Duo swans, making the jump from a 2.16 Core Duo processor to a 2.33GHz Core 2 Duo processor. Apple makes vague claims of a new Macs 39% speed jump from the previous Macbook Pros and that they’re 7 times faster than a 1.7Ghz Powerbook. But what…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

The Woz Guest-DJs on XM Radio

The man, the myth, Steve Wozniak landed himself a little guest DJing gig on XM Radio 15, the Village. The show is appropriately titled: Guest DJ On A Segway—because of Woz’s obsession with the Segway. On his show he talks about his latest book, iWoz: From Computer Geek To Cult Icon along with playing his…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Apple: What Took You So God Damn Long?

While all the other Mac worshipers dance in the streets and shout their hosannas at Apple’s leisurly introduction of its Core 2 Duo-packing MacBook Pros, the rest of us surly chip watchers sit in the dark and dank back rooms wondering wtf Apple has been doing, taking two months just to swap out a processor.…

Tech News Charlie White

MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo Is Here

Just like that, and without fanfare, Apple dropped MacBook Pros with Core 2 Duo processors today. A lot of people have been waiting for these lovelies to come out, and they don’t disappoint, offering a 39 percent speed boost double memory and a FireWire 800 port in the same one-inch shell. There are two 15-inch…

Tech News Noah Robischon

Apple Releases Magsafe Airline Adapter

Now even 30,000 feet in the air you can ensure your exploding MacBook and MacBook Pro battery always has a full charge. Along with the Core 2 Duo MacBook Pros announced today, Apple also unveiled a Magsafe Airline Power Adapter. https://gizmodo.com/macbook-pro-core-2-duo-is-here-209686 This small device plugs into the power adapter on airplanes and gives your MacBook…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Pantech PG3600V has Circular Wheel Buttons, Declared iPod Copier, Sued for Kajillions

Okay, they weren’t really sued for kajillions, but Pantech has released the PG3600V. This cellphone has a circular wheel design that has buttons—yes, similar to the iPod. The circular button wheel is a good aesthetical design, and maybe the companies use it because it works, not because they are trying to be exactly like Apple.…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Sears Apes Apple’s Old Switch Ads To Sell Xbox 360s

We’re all for homages and sharing ideas, but this Sears ad looks a bit too much like the old Apple Switch ads in timing, editing, and style. It makes us ashamed that we bought our Xbox 360s at Sears early this year when demand was high and supply was low. We’re still paying for it…

Tech News Jason Chen

Rumor: Core 2 Duo MacBook, MacBook Pros coming in November

Our blogging cohorts, Engadget, got some word about the release date of the highly anticipated Core 2 Duo Apple laptops. An IT guy at a Swiss University got the scoop on the Core 2 Duo MacBooks from some sales reps and word is that the laptops will be released in November. Not much other information…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Lenovo and Apple Top Reliability Survey From Some Company We’ve Never Heard Of

According to RESCUECOM, a national computer repair company, IBM/Lenovo and Apple scored the highest on reliability out of every manufacturer they service. Sampling 20,000 random calls over the period of 2003 to 2006, RESCUECOM compared the number of calls to the percentage of US market share and ranked Lenovo a 243, Apple a 201, Dell…

Tech News Jason Chen

Slingplayer For Mac OS X Officially Released: Start Your Slingin’

Stupid iPod Cooling Hack

Laptops Are Built Like Crap

15.4-inch Macbook Coming?

How To Get Applecare’s Executive Customer Service

New Macbook Pro in the Wild: Looking Like Best in Years?

MacBook Update Slaps Your Mac Back to Life

OctoMacs On the Way, Mac Pro Faithful Rejoice

Apple Patents Another Touch Sensitive iPod Concept

Apple Store Robbed, AOL Rubs It In Contextually

50-inch Apple Monitor In Early 2007?

New Macbook Pro: 39% Faster?

The Woz Guest-DJs on XM Radio

Apple: What Took You So God Damn Long?

MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo Is Here

Apple Releases Magsafe Airline Adapter

Pantech PG3600V has Circular Wheel Buttons, Declared iPod Copier, Sued for Kajillions

Sears Apes Apple’s Old Switch Ads To Sell Xbox 360s

Rumor: Core 2 Duo MacBook, MacBook Pros coming in November

Lenovo and Apple Top Reliability Survey From Some Company We’ve Never Heard Of

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