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Archives for February 2009

Steve Jobs Still On Track to Return in June

February 26, 2009 by Michael Leave a Comment

According to Apple board member Arthur Levinson Steve Jobs is still on track to rejoin the company as CEO in June. At a stockholders meeting on Weds (the first that Steve Jobs has not attended in the last 10 years) shareholders expressed their concerns about Jobs returning to his duties full time. The Apple board […]

Filed Under: Apple Inc, Steve Jobs

Ballmer STILL Doesn’t Feel the iPhone is a Mobile Competitor

February 26, 2009 by Michael 3 Comments

Like an ostrich that buries its head in the sand, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer continues to downplay the significance, and dominance of the iPhone in the mobile space. Ballmer spoke with analysts in New York earlier this week and told them that while he does consider Apple to be a major competitor in the computer […]

Filed Under: iPhone, Opinion

Apple launches “iTunes Pass” with Depeche Mode

February 25, 2009 by Michael Leave a Comment

Hey all of you hardcore “Depeche Mode” fans! huh? Ok, no “DM” jokes. Apple has launched a new program called “iTunes Pass” which will allow customers to pre-pay for a special editions of albums from bands. Woo hoo. For $19 Depeche Mode fans can be the first to take the plunge. For you money you’ll […]

Filed Under: iTunes

Safari 4.0 Beta – A First Look

February 24, 2009 by Michael 7 Comments

This morning Apple released a Safari 4 Beta. They have dubbed the release “The World’s Fastest and Most Innovative Browser”. It certainly is speedy, and there are some interesting new features – but not all of them are unique to Safari as the PR might have you believe. (que fanboy ranting…now!) Some of the innovations […]

Filed Under: Safari

Will We Ever See a New Mac Mini?

February 23, 2009 by Michael 12 Comments

This weekend there have been images and video of a new Mac Mini online (neither of which I can post from my iPhone…which I am blogging from at the moment). From what little I’ve seen from it, this looks fake to me. The design is too close to the original Mini’s to be real. Apple […]

Filed Under: Apple Inc, Mac Mini

Blogging from the iPhone

February 23, 2009 by Michael 2 Comments

The family and I moved into a new house this weekend. We managed to get a great deal on a new place just a few houses down from our previous place, and we’ve been able to make the leap from renting to buying. It’s been a busy weekend, and in the mess of it all, […]

Filed Under: iPhone, Site News

Adobe Issues Critical Security Alert for Reader and Acrobat

February 20, 2009 by Michael Leave a Comment

Adobe has identified a critical security vulnerability in the recent versions of both Acrobat and Reader. It is a buffer overflow issue in versions 7,8, and 9 of Acrobat, Acrobat Pro, and Acrobat Pro Extended. Versions 7,8, 9, and even the FREE version of Adobe Reader can cause crashing, and can also be exploited to […]

Filed Under: Mac

Pinch Media posts iPhone Analytics Slideshow

February 20, 2009 by Michael 1 Comment

iPhone AppStore Secrets – Pinch Media View more presentations from pinchmedia. (tags: pinch media) Sure – you might think all you have to do to have a hit iPhone app is make some kind of fart noise or boob jiggling application, but there is (at least sometimes) more to it than that. A little market […]

Filed Under: Mac

Hulu Asks Boxee to Remove Their Content

February 19, 2009 by Michael 4 Comments

You know it seemed like the big companies were starting to get it. Hulu has been a great step in the right direction, but yesterday the content providers that keep Hulu up and running made yet another bone head decision that continues to prove that they just don’t understand how the world is changing. They […]

Filed Under: Opinion

iPhone Addiction – Putting Down the Device

February 19, 2009 by Michael 5 Comments

I noticed a recent trend that I found slightly troublesome. The other night I looked up at dinner (we were eating out) and I was buried in my iPhone while we waited for our order. My daughter was buried in a coloring page, and my wife was buried in her iPhone as well. As soon […]

Filed Under: iPhone, Opinion

….And We’re Back

February 19, 2009 by Michael Leave a Comment

So – that wasn’t fun. The other day Apple Gazette got slammed with a bunch of traffic – the site was killed…you might have noticed. Long story short – we’re back, things are great, and the site is now on a much more robust server. Thanks for all the emails and tweets. Back to work.

Filed Under: Site News

New 17 Inch Macbook Pro Unboxing Pics

February 17, 2009 by Michael 21 Comments

Late last week Apple Gazette reported that the new Unibody 17inch Macbook Pro had begun shipping. That was met with some skepticism. Thanks to our good friend over at Stutsman Software, we now have a great set of unboxing pics which should put to rest any doubt that the new Macbook Pro is, indeed, shipping. […]

Filed Under: Mac, Macbook Pro

Tower Boxx Deluxe 3D for iPhone

February 17, 2009 by Michael 1 Comment

Tower Bloxx Deluxe 3D for iPhone from Digital Chocolate, Inc. is a highly addictive game that comes, apparently, from a facebook app. The game features some amazing visuals, and intuitive gameplay. Basically, you’re building a city one skyscraper at a time, and the game challenges you to build straight towers. A crane holds the next […]

Filed Under: Games, iPhone

Apple Gazette Daily 424 – Mobile Makers react to iPhone, Distant Shores, and More!

February 16, 2009 by Michael Leave a Comment

podcast sponsor link:Click Here to check out Premium Themes! Today’s Show: Mobile Makers react to iPhone, Distant Shores, and More! You can subscribe via iTunes, or by RSS feed, or… you can listen to the episode right here: right here In addition to that, you can also download the Apple Gazette Daily Widget and listen […]

Filed Under: Podcast

Windows Mobile 6.5 launches with “Skymarket”

February 16, 2009 by Michael 2 Comments

Mobile competition is heating up. Today Microsoft unveiled their updated Windows Mobile 6.5. The design completely revises the main interface of the platform, which now features a “honeycomb” home screen design, and zune-like menus. Microsoft also revealed their “Skymarket” – their own version of the App Store. The OS update also includes both Flash and […]

Filed Under: Mac

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