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Chillingo’s Ravensword ($6.99, iTunes link ) is being touted as a Morrowind-type experience for the iPhone. That’s a lot to live up to. A full-fledged action RPG on my diminutive Apple portable seems like a dream come true, if it can actually hold a candle to its console ...
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iPhone
Google’s Chrome browser is fast, small, and “nearly” perfect. Using the same Webkit rendering engine as Safari, and its own custom V8 javascript engine, Chrome has been blowing away the competition on Windows for over a year. Google is finally nearing a release for the Mac ...
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If there’s one thing you can count on about Apple’s App Store review policy, it’s that the process will be consistently inconsistent. Today, an app launches that was originally rejected for known and acknowledged use of private APIs, despite the fact that developers ...
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Recently, my boss at my day job was considering getting a Mac and asked that fateful question: So, what about games?
A few years ago, any response to that question would have been met with an awkward silence and an embarrassed look and a rush to change the subject to the weather. Now a days, ...
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Mac
As our sister site GigaOM reports , video calling has indeed arrived on the iPhone. It’s just a little one-way, is all. A new version of Fring supports video calls made using both its own and the Skype network, but you’re only able to receive video, not transmit it, since the ...
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November was not a great month for Apple, at least according to web metrics firm Net Applications . While one could argue the launch of Windows 7 in October may have negatively impacted market share for OS X, Safari also lost ground to Chrome , and even the iPhone OS saw a slight decline ...
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If you’re looking for a solution that keeps track of various social networks at once, all in one centralized location, EventBox for the Mac was a nice beta program that did the trick. EventBox is no more, but the program still exists. It’s changed names and become Socialite (much ...
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Google Reader
It has been a long time coming. Google’s Chrome web browser has been available on Windows for over a year, while Mac users have been left with three options — take their chances with a nightly build of the open-source fork of Chrome (dubbed Chromium), use Google’s ...
Online
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In an unexpected twist in the drawn out battle between Psystar and Apple, Computerworld is reporting that the two companies agreed Monday to a partial settlement that could end the case after 17-months of back-and-forth between the two companies. Details on the settlement are sparse, but ...
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Whether you’re hunting for presents for an Apple-adoring friend, or a treat for yourself, this gift guide will help you procure some of the most exclusive items available.
Browsing through this gift guide you’ll find a handpicked selection of some of the most luxurious ...
Hardware
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MacBook
Back in October, HardMac reported that Apple was busy testing Intel’s new “Gulftown” Xeon chip ahead of its inclusion in a refresh of the Mac Pro, which is slated for release early next year. The 32nm Gulftown chip is an evolution of the 45nm architecture found in the currently-shipping ...
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Not one to be outdone by Twittelator Pro’s most recent update , atebits’ latest update for Tweetie 2 ( iTunes link ) brings implementations of the two newest official Twitter features: Lists and Retweet. As someone who isn’t particularly crazy about the official retweet ...
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Apple has posted details on a new full-time position at its Cupertino headquarters for an iPhone Software Engineer who will join its newly created Maps team. On the job description web page, Apple says it wants to “…take Maps to the next level,” and “…rethink how users use Maps and change ...
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MacRumors is reporting a chain of evidence showing what may be an as yet unreleased iPhone being used outside Apple’s industrial design lab, but in this case unreleased may not mean new.
Source: Ars Technica
Whoever has this device in their possession apparently rides BART, the ...
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It can sometimes be easy to forget that Apple’s primary purpose as a company is to make money, not to continually wow the industry and the public with fresh designs and technical innovation, which is all actually just a means to the end of profitability. Occasionally, though, we are ...
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Flash Memory
Black Friday was nice, and I actually picked up a pretty good deal on a new Canon DSLR despite the fact that I live in Canada and we don’t traditionally observe the day. But I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t looking forward to Cyber Monday, which is like Black Friday, but aimed ...
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iPod
Mac OS X is a wonder. When it comes to personal information management, entertainment and the Internet, it’s got all the basics covered. Beyond that, there are a handful of “essential” apps most Mac owners install on a new machine within minutes of booting it up for the first time. ...
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Ever since I began my quest for the ultimate minimalist Mac experience, I have failed to find an elegant and stable way to control iTunes without using the built-in controller. I thought the solution was in Bowtie , but, unfortunately, that app only provides elegance. After some time it ...
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The App Store is known for a few things, including the sheer volume of apps available, the tremendous success it’s brought some independent developers, and, most notoriously, for the constant stream of rejections that it issues with remarkable frequency. Now one scorned developer has ...
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Nearly half of the money spent in America in the last year on desktop computers went to Macs. According to NPD, and reported this week by BetaNews , Apple’s October desktop PC market share was 47.71 percent, a huge increase on the previous year’s figure of 33.44 percent.
BetaNews’ Joe Wilcox ...
