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As part of the settlement, Psystar agreed to pay Apple $1,337,550 in damages and $1,337,500 in legal fees after the appeal process has been completed. The court will also rule against Psystar for circumventing the copy protection in Mac OS X 10.5, violating Apple’s end user license agreement, and illegally copying Mac OS X. In…

Apple filed a lawsuit against Psystar in Northern California several months ago claiming the small PC maker was violating the Mac OS X end user license agreement, and that it was violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act with the steps it used to install the Mac operating system on PCs. Psystar claimed that it should…

Audio in HDTV systems can be even more tricky and confusing than video. As Mac (and PC) users, we’re fairly familiar with video, but simple stereo audio is usually relegated to a pair of analog desktop speakers or headphones. However, when you move up to an HDTV system, you’ll be faced with new terminology, perhaps…

Microsoft’s in-store loungeMicrosoft is using the annual holiday window display and lounges to help promote the recent launch of Windows 7 during the busiest shopping time of the year.While Microsoft’s team up with Saks could help foster some good will for Windows 7, the company also unintentionally created tech war thanks to the live Twitter…

One Mac owner took their MacBook to the Jordan Creek Apple Store in West Des Moines, Iowa, because his computer had been overheating. “Apple store called and informed me that due to the computer having been used in a house where there was smoking, that has voided the warranty and they refuse to work on…

The IntelliScanner Classic gives you your own private barcode reader and with it you can catalogue and organize just about anything. CDs, DVDs, books, equipment — as long as it comes with a barcode, or you can stick a barcode on it, you can use this tool to catalogue it. For testing purposes I took…

We, the viewer, see things far differently than the person who creates art. A suspicious husband viewing Mona Lisa for the first time may think Mona’s hiding something. Maybe she’s just come from a secret rendezvous where she had wild buck-nakid sex with Leo, hence the enigmatic smile. Of course, others see something different in…

Based on NPD data, hitting the 2.9 million mark would push Mac sales up 15 percent compared to the same quarter last year.Apple sold 3.05 million Macs during its September quarter, along with 7.4 million iPhones and 10.2 million iPods with US$1.67 billion in profit on $9.87 billion in revenue.Sales for Macs in the December…

Apple Web ad targets Windows 7 upgraders.Apple has targeted PC users interested in other ads, too.Google searches for Windows 7 often return ads from Apple that claim “There’s never been a better time to switch to a Mac,” and the company also released several commercials in its Get a Mac series suggesting Windows users should…

Connecting the Mini DisplayPort on a new Mac to an older DVI-based display is easy; a small adapter is all that’s needed. However, connecting an older Mac or PC’s DVI output to a modern, Apple DisplayPort monitor is harder. The Atlona DP200 interface makes the connection trivial. If you have a modern Apple MacBook/Pro, Mac…

The entire floor staff in the Microsoft Store broke into dance for over four and a half minutes while several customers watched. The routine looked to be an attempt to show customers how cool and fun Microsoft stores are, although most of the customers appeared to either ignore the employees or offer up looks of…

“The interactive media group is looking for a skilled software engineer who wants to work as part of a small highly motivated team to work on interactive multimedia experiences on the iPhone and iPod Touch,” the company said in its job posting. “The position on the team is to help design and implement interactive multimedia…

In September I reviewed the Genius EasyPen i405. Today I am looking at the Genius G-Pen M609X tablet which is a bigger, much more serious version of this genre, one that will likely be of interest to professional users. Genius G-Pen M609X The Basics System Requirements: OS X 10.4 or newer (It also runs on…

Worms Express (US$0.99) features single-player action in two environments, Hell and Hawaii, with randomly-generated battlefields, positions, and mines. A dozen challenges are included, along with three difficulty levels.Meanwhile, the forthcoming Worms 2.0 ($4.99) will offer support for multi-player gaming over Bluetooth and new visual options on the iPhone 3GS and latest iPod touch, bumping up…

For the U.S., the app shows the sources by state, their popularity, and whether it’s a police, fire or EMS channel. The app works over Wi-Fi or the AT&T data network. Default Main screen with speaker grill instead of mapTabs underneath show the list of states from which radio source can be selected, the hottest 100,…

Marware’s Eco-runner iPod nano caseThe case is compatible with the Nike + iPod receiver, includes an adjustable band for your arm or wrist, protects the iPod nano’s screen and Click Wheel with a clear vinyl cover, and is available in black, blue or pink.The Eco-runner is priced at US$34.99.

If Gameloft’s NFL 2010 is Rookie of the Year (reviewed separately), Electronic Arts’ Madden NFL 10 is the grizzled veteran, that guy who’s headed for the Hall of Fame on the first ballot but is still playing and having a blast. It’s the videogame football equivalent of Brett Favre, minus the two retirements and un-retirements.…

The current NFL season might be halfway over, but it’s never too late to take a look at the top two contenders for realistic football action on the iPhone: Gameloft’s NFL 2010 and Electronic Arts’ Madden NFL 10 (reviewed separately). Gameloft has done an admirable job of trying to steal some of Madden’s thunder, but…

Soon after I made the $19.99 in-app purchase from Navigon, things began to go awry. Not to worry. The story has a happy ending. First, a brief digression about MobileNavigator itself: When I last wrote about this GPS app, I gave it high marks. And that was before an upgrade that added text-to-speech for street…

Touch Pets Dogs is a free app that lets players choose from one of seven breeds of virtual puppies and nurture and play with their pet. They can also let their puppies interact with other players’ puppies from around the world, with the results of those play dates broadcast on the Touch Pets social network…

The artist involved is Tom Richmond, a MAD magazine contributor and the artist who behind the imagery of Super Capers. According to a blog post he wrote about the rejection, Mr. Richmond began developing the caricatures after Super Capers director Ray Griggs approached him with the idea to create the above-described database. “[Ray Griggs] wanted…

“With Reserve and Pick Up, you can make sure the top things on your list are definitely under the tree. Reserve an iPod or Mac online today and it will be waiting for you to pick up and purchase at an Apple Retail Store from December 15 to 24. You can even have many products…

Take the word ‘pour’ for instance. It lists typical synonyms like ‘flow’ and ‘stream’, and also more arcane words like ‘gush’ and ‘sluice’, and it also offers up the often vague differences. Pour means to bring forth, usually a liquid, the act of bringing forth or dispensing a liquid, as in, “Pour more coffee for…

So the lesson here is that when you take your prototype in and demo it to the big boys, better have lots of lawyers, an iron clad NDA, a pending patent, and maybe even a video of the session. So much for any illusions about Barnes & Noble innovating against Apple. European regulators are not…