iPod touch (3G)

 On the outside, all three versions of the new 3d generation iPod touch (8GB, 32GB, and 64GB) look the same as the previous generation. But the new 32 and 64GB models are up to 50% faster and include OpenGL ES 2.0 support for smoother gaming, Voice Control to navigate your music by voice command, and Apple…

Dell Releases Latitude Z: Laptop that Charges Wirelessly

The press release offers a litany of boring features aimed at business users, but it’s the wireless inductive charging option that caught our attention. The default charging option is via a standard external power supply, and indeed, that’s the only option that is available today. “In a couple of weeks,” Dell said that a wireless…

Judge Shoots Down Motion to Dismiss Florida Psystar Case

Apple and Psystar have been battling in court in California for several months over whether or not the PC maker can build and sell Mac clones without permission from Apple. The company made a surprise move at the end of August by filing a similar case in Florida with the assertion that a separate case…

Apple Moves to Kill Psystar's Florida Case

Apple and Psystar have been battling in court in California for several months over whether or not the PC maker can build and sell Mac clones without permission from Apple. The company made a surprise move at the end of August by filing a similar case in Florida with the assertion that a separate case…

Jumping Ship to Microsoft Stores: Good for Some Apple Employees

I like the idea for several reasons. First, people who work in the Apple retail stores likely have always wanted to work for Apple. While it’s a somewhat different experience than being a software engineer on Apple’s campus at 1 Infinite Loop, playing volleyball in the quadrangle lawn, and eating lunch at Cafe Macs, it’ll…

Microsoft's Guru Bars Could be a Success

Indeed, they might even be a good thing for Microsoft in their efforts to blunt Apple’s successful efforts to brand the Mac as less troublesome than a Windows box. Make no mistake that the odds are stacked against Big Redmond – and I frankly still expect the Guru Bar to be a joke – but…

iPod nano (5G)

The new fifth generation iPod nano was introduced on 09-09-09; I got my hands on one the very next day and have been using and abusing it ever since. Let me just start this review by telling you that I think it’s the best iPod nano Apple has ever made and arguably the best $149…

Hero of Sparta: A Glimpse of Things to Come

Yes, this one has been out for a while, but it’s worth revisiting simply because it was one of the first games that offered a glimpse into the true potential of the iPhone and iPod touch as gaming devices. The opening cinematic is beautiful, and the gameplay is engaging — I have to admit I’ve…

Report: Microsoft Hiring Apple Retail Managers & Employees

These sources said that those managers who were hired away were tasked with poaching top retail staff, again with the offer of raises over what Apple is paying. Together, this team of former Apple employees will have the great honor of peddling Windows and possibly managing the Guru Bar. In some cases, they may get…

Road Trip, Car Accident Repot, Max Injury & More

Geez! I don’t know about you, but I need a vacation already. Luckily there are a few extended holidays coming up that are ideal for a road trip, and I’m a big fan of road trips. I really enjoy packing everyone into the car then taking off for points known or unknown. Of course, nowadays…

Apple Adds Confusion to Ringtone Purchases

Admittedly, I have never used the iTunes Store ringtone feature much, as I prefer to create my own ringtones with other software. And now that you get DRM-free songs from the iTunes Store, the ability to independently create your own ringtones is practically unlimited. Still, as I am updating my iPhone book, I wanted to be…

Flash Cookies: The Newest, Secret Way to Invade Your Privacy

A study at the University of California, Berkeley, released on August 10, 2009, entitled, “Flash Cookies and Privacy” revealed that many popular websites are using “Flash Cookies” to circumvent privacy practices by users with conventional cookies. The abstract said: “We find that more than 50% of the sites in our sample are using flash cookies…

Digging Deep Into Bare Bones with Rich Siegel

The company’s current software lineup includes the code and text editing applications BBEdit 9 and TextWrangler 3, the data organizing application Yojimbo 2, and WeatherCal. Missing from that lineup are Super Get Info and MailSmith — the company’s venerable email client. Bare Bones discontinued Super Get Info because Mac OS X now offers similar file…

iPhone Gaming Update: Dream Day Wedding, More

In Dream Day Wedding, players search New York City as they solve puzzles and find hidden wedding items. As they travel through the game’s 29 levels spread across nine locations, they arrange Rachel and Nate’s wedding. Bonus mini-games and other surprises are unlocked along the way, and players can use the game’s Facebook Connect feature…

iTunes 9 Hits the Right Note

iTunes has grown from a simple re-write of Sound Jam as a CD importer in 2001 to a full-blown Internet portal and money machine for Apple. The new iTunes 9 combines a visual clean-up with some new features to keep it the premiere entertainment tool for PC and Mac users. During the September 9th “Rock…

3rd Gen iPod touch Tear Down Reveals Surprises

The new iPod touch model sports Broadcom’s BCM4329 chip, which is capable of supporting 802.11n Wi-Fi, although Apple is limiting the chip to 802.11g speeds. Apple is likely imposing the limitation to avoid reducing battery life.iFixit’s iPod touch tear downThe updated iPod model also includes the Samsung 339S0073ARM processor instead of the 339S0048ARM processor, and…