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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…

Storm8 has some 39 free and paid games on the App Store, ranging from the free Zombies Live, to iMobsters for $19.99. Many of the company’s games have different levels of free versions and versions priced at multiple tiers. Mr. Turner’s attorney, Michael Aschenbrener of Kamber Edelson told MediaPost that the purpose of the lawsuit…

Add the Instapaper bookmarklet to your browser for quick tagging. To tag a Web page for later reading, just click the Read Later bookmarklet in your bookmark bar. The Web page will appear in your Instapaper Read Later list. To see your Instapaper Web page list, head back over to the Instapaper Web site. It’s…

RIM’s stock was hit by a selloff following its earnings report for the August quarter of 2009. The stock hit a high of $88.08 per share prior to its August quarter announcement in September, but those results were considered disappointing in terms of revenue and earnings, and RIM warned that pricing would be weaker in…

Programmers and sysadmins often use BBEdit to write code or scripts. As a result, it’s often handy to have a helpful integration between a GUI text editor and the UNIX shell. That kind of elegant pairing is what makes working with the Mac so much fun. Here are the the three commands that BBEdit can…

In an updated complaint filed in Florida, Psystar said “A declaration by this Court of the legal rights of Apple and Psystar with respect to Psystar computers running Mac OS X Snow Leopard would clarify, to put it bluntly, the legality of Psystar’s business — and would remove the substantial negative effect on Psystar’s business…

Microsoft has been battling declining revenues exacerbated by the economic downturn that manifested in 2008. The company recently reported results for the September quarter that were ahead of analyst expectations, but the company felt the need to further react to its current business levels. In a statement released to PaidContent.org, Microsoft sounded much like Apple…

Apple is also adding more older music-related titles to its catalog such as “The Song Remains the Same,” “U2: Rattle and Hum,” “Buena Vista Social Club,” “Don’t Look Back-Bob Dylan,” John Lennon Imagine,” “Neil Young: Heart of Gold,” “This Is Spinal Tap,” “Purple Rain,” and “The Doors.”The new iTunes Store section looks to be a…