Microsoft fails in blocking Ballmer’s testimony in “Vista Capable” lawsuit
Back when Vista was announced, everyone was upset that they’d have to make significant hardware upgrades in order to accommodate the new operating system from …
Apple
QuickPwn now available for iPhone 2.2
Leave it to the iPhone dev team to re-jailbreak an iPhone nary a few days after the latest iPhone firmware 2.2 was released. Up front …
Security vendors say Mac OS X Trojan and backdoor tool are on the loose
Ruh roh, as Scooby would say. Once relatively untouchable, security experts have now found what they claim to be two new pieces of malware specifically …
Apple allows third-party email app, contradicts its own App Store policies
If this news doesn’t rile up some jilted developers, we don’t know what will. In the past, Apple had been very strict about apps that …
Apple iPhone 2.2 update is finally here
Hey ladies and gents, the long-awaited iPhone update, which includes Google Maps Street View, is finally here and ready for your downloading pleasure. At 246MB, …
GrandCentral showing signs of life; Google releases Vocito
After what seemed like an eternity of silence, Google has finally released something new associated with GrandCentral. No, you still can’t get in on the …
Mac OS X Snow Leopard to arrive in Q1 2009?
When Apple previewed OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” at WWDC this past summer, it said the latest update to OS X would arrive in about …
Confirmed: iPhone 3G coming to Wal-Mart on December 28th, select Sam’s Club stores as well
Shortly after we posted about the iPhone coming to Wal-Mart this morning, it seemed like all of our ninjas came out of the woodwork to …
iPhone 3G still may come to Wal-Mart in 2008
A little over a month ago we broke the news that Apple’s iPhone 3G would supposedly be coming to Wal-Mart on November 15th of this …
iFun turns your iPhone /iPod Touch into a Wiimote, or projectile
Is iFun cool? Yes, very much so. Is risking the livelihood of your iPhone or iPod Touch in the name of gaming a good idea? …
Apple issues update to resolve MacBook / MacBook Pro trackpad issues
New MacBook and MacBook Pro users rejoice – Apple has issued the promised software update that supposedly resolves any trackpad issues you may have been …
iPhone and iPod Touch get Netflix queue management thanks to i.TV
It took a while, as it typically does, but once again an App Store app has brought official iPhone / iPod Touch support for something …
Fry’s drops $1099 new MacBook before Black Friday
Early adopters, prepare to be annoyed. Those of you who have been putting off picking up the sexy new aluminum MacBook, prepare to be pleasantly …
Apple possibly working on a search engine?
File this one under kinda, maybe, probably not – but the rumor du jour on this fine Thursday morning is that Apple may well be …
Possible details of AT&T iPhone tethering plan emerge
As we get closer to the release of firmware version 2.2 for the iPhone which could drop as soon as next Friday, possible details of …
Sony BMG may jump on board with DRM-free iTunes Plus
For the time being, we’ll definitely have to file this one under rumor but our fingers are most certainly crossed. According to 9to5Mac’s “hunch”, which …
Apple steals number 2 spot from RIM in smartphone battle
The results are in and news now hitting the smartphone world is that Nokia is slipping down from the peak of the mountain while Apple …
iPhone 2.2 screenshots leaked, show new App store interface and Podcast support
While the rest of us wait around for the official release, some lucky Devs have tossed caution to the wind and ignored the binding clauses …
Confirmed: iPhone tethering plan making its way to AT&T
Finally, one of the many “every other smartphone can do it, why can’t the iPhone?” complaints constantly read throughout the blogosphere is about to be …
iPhone 2.2 update already jailbroken, what?
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, right? Well, something like that. The iPhone 2.2 software update hasn’t even been released yet …
iPhone hacked to support physical keyboard
Yeah, we know that the iPhone’s software keyboard is a thing of beauty, and that the aesthetic argument for a clean, unblemished touchreen interface is …
Software fix for faulty Apple MacBook trackpads coming soon?
Over the weekend, we reported on the growing body of circumstantial evidence that pointed to a flaw in the glass trackpad on the new MacBooks. …
Ziphone creator discovers crippling iPhone bug
If this isn’t the best way to score a job interview, we don’t know what is. Piergiorgio Zambrini, an Italian systems engineer and creator of …
Apple wipes hands, no more new stuff in 2008
According to a report from MacWorld, Apple is wiping its hands and walking away from the Blackjack table for the remainder of 2008. It’s been …
New Apple Macbooks shipping with faulty trackpads?
If multiple reports across the web are to be believed, the answer might be yes. According to a rather sizeable thread over at the Apple …
Microsoft hits Apple on their own turf
The gauntlet has been thrown down and Microsoft is making it pretty clear that they’re not going to be bullied around by Apple’s advertising tactics. …
Apple releases details of September MobileMe upgrade… At the end of October
Since what some might characterize as disastrous beginnings, Apple has been relatively quiet about the MobileMe service it initially billed as the savior of sync. …
Netflix and TiVo jump in bed together
The Netflix federation has been expanding at record pace as of late. Following their recent announcement of Watch Instantly streaming video support for the Mac …
Netflix “Watch Instantly” coming to Macs
One of the biggest virtues of Netflix membership for the past year or so has been the Watch Instantly video on demand service. Providing access …
Google releases Google Earth for iPhone and iPod Touch
Last night, Google added Google Earth to its arsenal of iPhone / iPod Touch-invading apps and all we can say is wow. We imagine 99% …
