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CNBCis Jim Goldman sat down with Steve Jobs after Tuesdayis “Letis Rock” event to ask some follow-up questions. While the interview focused on Music and Macs, Mr. Goldman did inquire about Mr. Jobsi health off camera — which was described as good, even if he could stand to gain 10 or 15 pounds. Mr. Jobs…

Tom Pilla, Microsoftis general manager of corporate communications, isnit comparing the Microsoft Gurus to the Apple Genius bar team. “Think of that as borrowing a page from Nordstrom with that retail customer experience,” he said. The Gurus will be placed in stores to help potential customers select Microsoft solutions and to offer pre-sale support. They…

Perhaps Microsoft wanted to make a splash with its annoucement for a manager to run Microsoftis own version of Appleis App Store, according to Internetnews on Wednesday. However, the job posting has been withdrawn, and Microsoft wonit comment. The advertisement was found at ComputerJobs.com and described a services for Windows Mobile called SkyMarket. The lead…

Designing a professional looking Web site requires good coding and good design skills — a combination that isnit overly prominent in the Web design world. Freeway Pro 5.2 helps overcome that problem by giving designers the tools they need to build great sites without requiring them to develop strong coding skills, and it does it…

A ChangeWave Research Report says that amongst those planning to purchase a PC in the next 90 days, Apple leads all competitors. Of the Alliance members surveyed, 34 percent plan to buy an Apple notebook and 30 percent an Apple desktop, numbers that continue to rise. The study, conducted August 4-12, asked pver 4,400 Alliance…

Despite their appeal, Solid State Drives (SSD) wonit make real sense for laptops for several more years, according to Computerworld. The curent technology is still too expensive, slower on I/O and has a more limited lifespan. Right now, consumer grade SLC SSDs use a different structure that has good capacity and price, but suffer compared…

The locations of Appleis U.S. retail stores closely track the U.S. Census Bureau for the highest density population centers, according to ifoAppleStoreon Thursday. However, there are a few notable exceptions. “Apple claims that over 90 percent of the countryis population is within 15 minutes of an Apple retail store, and a population analysis seems to…

PC makers, confronted by the complexity and slow boot time of Vista, are offering their own unique add-ons to make PC buyers happier, according to the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. Falling average selling prices have also driven the makers to those extra value options. The PC experience has been tarnished by Vista, according to…

Psystar, sued by Apple for trademark and copyright infringement, has prepared its response to Appleis complaint. Psystar will claim that Apple is engaging in anticompetitive practices and will counter sue. According to owner Rudy Pedraza, Psystar will counter sue under the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act and claim that when Apple ties…

A 2600 t-shirt clad gent shows in a video how he fashioned a small cardboard tube out of a toilet paper roll and then pick a Kensington lock all in about a minute. Bypassing Kensington lock security.

InfoLogic announced version 5.8 of MathMagic on Monday. The new version adds support for QuarkXPress 8 and can read and export to LaTex files, and more. Version 5.8 also allows multiple math tags to be opened simultaneously when importing MathML files, and the user can now specify the resolution of PICT images. MathMagic

In at interview at the Intel Developer forum, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak urged future engineers to follow their heart. It isnit always about the money. CNET posted tibits of wisdom from the man who was the mind behind the Apple I and Apple II. Steve Wozniak (CNET)

Dell, Intel and their partners have sidestepped Windows and developed some key technologies for mobile users, according to PCWorld. For example, users can check e-mail without booting Windows on a Dell notebook. This is a disaster for Microsoft. The technology is called “Latitude ON,” and according to Mike Elgan with PCWorld, it could also be…

Look ing back this week, it was a watershed time for Apple. A lot of the news centered on reported problems with the Infineon 3G radio system in the iPhone 3G, and that came on the heels of of an embarrassing MobileMe roll out. Apple found out that when even the smallest glitch appears in…

NVIDIA has taken a one-time charge of US$196M to cover the cost of replacing some bad graphics chips under warranty, according to Computerworld on Wednesday. The problem has affected computers from Hewlett-Packard, Dell and some from Apple. The problem, previously reported, appears to be related to a substrate material in some graphics chips that malfunctions…

Microsoft released updates for both Office 2004 and Office 2008 for the Mac late on Tuesday. The updates are available at the Mactopia downloads site. Version 11.5.1 is for Office 2004 and version 12.1.2 is for Office 2008. The update for Office 2008 is 153 MB and can be found in the column labelled “Newest”…