Today Mac users can download the official release of Skype 2.5. A beta of this has been out since late last year, but now Skype is happy to release a full stable version out into the wild. It’s also important to note that if you were considering buying Skype Out to make calls anywhere in […]
Archives for January 2007
Apple to launch Video Sales in Europe
Apple is taking it’s first steps into online video sales in Europe. Hopefully things will extend quickly, and all of Europe can enjoy the ease of video downloads from iTunes (and then maybe…MAYBE…one day I can download BBC programming from MY iTunes over here in the States…I want my Doctor Who dammit!!!!) From the Article: […]
SPECULATION: 5 Ways Apple will use Multi-Touch to Change Computing
Now, let me say right now – this is SPECULATION – I am not claiming, nor pretending, that these things are going to happen. This is just what I think based on what I’ve read, seen, and expect. I can’t wait to hear what you think about this, and I hope we can have a […]
Bill Gates called out on “Vista Innovations”
MacDailyNews has posted a great video of Bill Gates being confronted about how “mac-like” vista is on CNN: Click Here to check out their full article, including commentary…
Apple Releases 802.11n Update
Apple released the much discussed 802.11n software update today in the Apple store for the price of $1.99 with no fanfare. You may recall that the price was original rumored to be $4.99, but when Apple made the official announcement it was at the reduced cost of $1.99 after lots of grumbling within the Apple […]
iPod Shuffle – Now in Color!
Well, today’s product update has hit…and it’s nothing predicted by Think Secret or Apple Insider. Instead, we have the iPod shuffle now available in five different colors! From the press release: Apple(R) today announced that the world’s most wearable digital music player is now available in five brilliant colors: blue, pink, green, orange and the […]
Chinese iPhone Knock-Off on the Way
Loop Rumors caught wind of this Chinese Knock-Off iPhone. The device is made by Chinese electronics maker Meizu, and is called the M8. The device looks shockingly like the iPhone, but the specs are actually quite different. The M8 phone is smaller than the iPhone, with a 3.3″ touch screen that sports a 720×480 resolution, […]
New Apple Products coming TOMORROW?
Reports are coming in from all over the Apple Rumor sites that we may see a product line update from Apple tomorrow. 8-core Mac Pros and updated Apple Cinema displays are on the top of the lists of new things that we can expect according to Think Secret… …while Apple Insider is convinced that we’ll […]
Adult Swim Fix now works with Macs!!
If you’re a fan of Adult Swim on Cartoon Network then you’ll be glad to know that the Adult Swim Fix broadband service that features clips and full episodes of AS shows finally works with Macs. TUAW reports that they’ve tested it, and everything runs smoothly. Adult Swim Fix often premieres new episodes of various […]
Verizon REJECTED iPhone Deal
Let the speculation about why Apple chose Cingular cease and desist…we have the answer. USA Today reports that Verizon rejected an iPhone deal from Apple because of Apple’s financial terms and other demands. For Verizon to sell the iPhone Apple wanted (among other things) a percentage of the monthly cellphone fees, say over how and […]
UK Get A Mac Ads Online
Apple has posted the UK versions of the “Get a Mac” ads online. These may have been there for a while…so no “that is so old” comments please. I first saw them tonight, and I find most of them funnier than their US counterparts. Click Here to check them out.
Lego Star Wars II coming to Mac
UK developer Feral Interactive has made the announcement that they are porting Lego Star Wars II to the Mac. The announcement was made at Macworld this year…but I missed it in all the hype about the iPhone. I’m a big fan of the Lego Star Wars series, and I’m pleased to see this version coming […]
Quicklinks for Sun. Jan 28th 2007
Here are some interesting stories from around the web… The Apple Blog shows us that Sony has caught up with 2004 and has released Spider-Man 3 scrubbers for your iPod on the official Spider-man 3 website. MacNN reports that you can find refurbished Mac Pros at Apple’s online store for as little as $2,199 with […]
More Apple envy from Allchin
PC Pro yesterday covered the third instance where Jim Allchin, co-president of the company’s Platform Products and Services Group, has shown his love for all things OS X. Like the previous instances, these come from emails that have been part of an Iowa antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft. In this round of emails, Allchin expresses how […]
The First Apple Phone
Todd Ogasawara over at O’Reilly Net found this awesome patent for an Apple Phone dated December 10th, 1985. What’s really cool about it? It’s a flip phone. Click here to take a look at the patent.
