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QuickerTek’s 1 Watt USB Wi-Fi TransceiverThe transceiver supports 802.11b and 802.11g, 64 and 128-bit WEP, WPA and WPA2 encryption, and includes a removable antenna for future higher power upgrades. It requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher and a USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port.The QuickerTek 1 Watt USB Transceiver is priced at US$299.95 and…

Like many iPhone games, Bust-a-Move offers multiple ways to control the action. In this case, players can pull a bubble back like a pinball and fire it into the game board, or they can tap a direction to launch a bubble. Pricing is US$4.99 and iPhone OS 3.0 is required. Versus mode is unavailable on…

Back in THOSE days a driver really had to pay attention not only to the road conditions immediately around him, he had to anticipate those condition many miles ahead. I recall thinking that if it were 6:40 PM then the bulk of the traffic on US 495’s outer ring will have eased some between Tyson’s…

The Genius EasyPen i405 is a small ( 4” by 5.5 “ working area) graphics tablet.  A graphics tablet lets you create art and designs by using a pen in place of a mouse.   Genius EasyPen i405 This product comes with the tablet, the pen that operates it, batteries for the pen, a couple…

The Jabra SP200 allows you to talk on your phone and keep both hands on the wheel. Assuming you are driving while you are using it of course. That’s what its designed for: talking and driving. Maybe I should say driving and talking since driving should always be the primary focus. Jabra SP200 Speakerphone The…

According to Apple, Mr. Camara discussed the case with Professor Charles Nesson even though the professor wasn’t included in the order prohibiting the release of information. Mr. Nesson then wrote about their discussion on his blog — an entry that is now missing from the Web page.Mr. Camara, however, claimed that the parts of the…

The iHome iHMP5 bills itself as “2-in-1 Portable Speakers with built-in Headphones.” I’d never heard of or seen such a thing so when I was offered the opportunity to review the product I couldn’t accept fast enough. I found the idea of headphones that turn into speakers (or speakers that turn into headphones) intriguing. Unfortunately,…

Suspects make off with laptops, iPhones and iPodsThe five burglars smashed through the store’s glass front doors just after 2AM and rushed the product displays, snatching up the computers, iPhones and iPod touches in what looked like a well rehearsed set of moves.They also made movements that made the on duty security guard think that…

Heroes of Newerth pits two teams, each with up to five players in the roles of special hero units, against each other, with help from AI-controlled armies. The goal is to destroy the other team’s base, and during a match players earn experience points and gold that they can use to upgrade skills or purchase…

If Psystar’s claims sound familiar it’s because the should. The company used the same arguments early on in its legal battle with Apple in the Northern California District Court. Those arguments were shot down by Judge Alsup, the Judge that’s overseeing the California case.In addition to dealing with Judge Alsup in California, Psystar must now…

iPhone ad parodies are fun, and this one is funner than most. How to use an iPhone to manage your love life. There’s an app for that! Jason O’Grady did some work with Rosetta in Snow Leopard and found that the penalty for installing it is, well, zero. It’s only 2 MB and doesn’t load…

This is not to say that any content or coverage is going away. iPO has been quite successful for us, for you (our readers) and for our advertisers. The one thing that kept holding iPO back was that we were treating it as a separate site in terms of layout and design, but nowhere else.…

According to the company, Grosshandel offers enterprise features like support for international tax systems, professional unit management and automated warehouse planning are available for SOHO users. Feature list: Efficient purchase and sale management. Sale and purchase documents share the same interface for editing. Flexible warehouse management with unlimited number of warehouses for shipping, storing and…

“The $5,000.00 penalty means that judge Alsup has found that Psystar has violated the rules of discovery,” an attorney familiar with this type of case told The Mac Observer. “That indicates that Psystar is in trouble with the court. However, it is impossible to determine, because the proceedings are under seal, exactly on what Judge…

Mr. Munster did the back-of-napkin math on the revenue Apple will see from Snow Leopard, which ships Friday, August 28th, in a research note to clients. He believes Apple will sell approximately 5 million copies in the current quarter (ends in September) at an average price of $22 per copy. With gross margins on software…

On the one side, some welcome the FCC investigation and hope that the result is a more open approval process (or even the elimination of required approval altogether): “So long as Apple does this approval process, it deserves every ounce of grief it gets from every corner it comes from.” “I really think Apple should…

Overall, the Canadian PC market shrank by some 14.6% during the quarter, with desktop sales plummeting 36.8% across the board, while PC laptop sales grew by 9.9%. Apple’s laptop sales growth of 24% allowed the company to jump to its first-ever double digit market share figure in Canada. As with other markets, the sole bright…

If you ready to pack up and head away for school, be sure to check out our guide for traveling with your laptop and protecting your personal data, too. MacBook Pro Apple’s MacBook Pro mixes the power of a desktop computer with the portability of a laptop in a sleek aluminum case. It’s powerful, durable,…

The ACSI is a project of the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business in partnership with the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and CFI Group, and its quarterly reports are based on lengthy surveys of customers in different industries throughout the year. Apple’s score of 84 represents a decline of 1 point, but, according…

According to Apple’s brief, it has documented specific instances where Psystar intentionally deleted the code it uses to install Mac OS X on PCs, and that company Principals and employees were made aware of their requirement to preserve evidence. “Yet, as admitted by [Psystar CEO] Mr. Pedraza, Psystar has not complied with its obligations and…

The first title was provided by Mr. Don Reisinger, and was surprisingly published by eWeek, a magazine I normally respect. The second title, of course, comes from the part of my imagination dedicated to making mock of others. It being an otherwise slow Friday when it comes to news, I figured it was time I…