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Onset unveils USB humidity, temperature monitor

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Onset Computer Corporation today introduced the HOBO U14 LCD Data Logger, an environmental monitoring system that tracks temperature and humidity ratings in indoor environtments. The logger notifies users when environmental conditions exceed those specified, and includes both an audible alarm, as well as an auto phone dialer. Onset says the unit fu…

Would a weekly TAB summary podcast be useful?

Posted under Site News, Apple on March 31st, 2008 by admin0 comments

I’ve been throwing around the idea of doing a weekly podcast basically covering the previous weeks posts. There would be extra dialogue in there so it’s not just me reading the posts, but I figured it might be a good way for people to get an overview of news and articles that were covered.
Let me […]

Sans Digital unveils dual SATA RAID enclosures

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Sans Digital today unveiled a new line of MobileSTOR Plus storage systems, including the MS2UT+ and MS2UTN+, offering users two 3.5-inch hard drive bays, connectable over USB 2.0 and eSATA. The line supports several different RAID levels, including JBOD, Spanning, 0, and 1, and makes use of the Silicon Image 5744 chipset, which supports both SAFE33…

News: Hot News: It’s April Fools’ Day

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Welcome to iLounge—we’re still here! Every year, pranksters use April 1 as an opportunity to disseminate fake news stories, press releases, and reviews. Some people (including certain iLounge editors) enjoy the spirit of April Fools’ Day; others (we’re looking right at you, U.K. editor Bob) don’t. Rather than trying to fool readers, we decided to use today as an opportunity to parody Apple.com’s “Hot News”…

News: Hot News: It’s April Fools’ Day

Posted under Site News, Apple on March 31st, 2008 by admin0 comments

Welcome to iLounge—we’re still here! Every year, pranksters use April 1 as an opportunity to disseminate fake news stories, press releases, and reviews. Some people (including certain iLounge editors) enjoy the spirit of April Fools’ Day; others (we’re looking right at you, U.K. editor Bob) don’t. Rather than trying to fool readers, we decided to use today as an opportunity to parody Apple.com’s “Hot News”…

Apple applies for App Store icon patent

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The US Patent and Trademark Office today published Apple’s trademark application concerning the icon for the upcoming iPhone/iPod touch application store. The logo, which is displayed in almost every piece of documentation related to the developer’s program, will be present on all iPhone and iPod touch devices when the service officially launches l…

News: Apple posts three new iPhone ads

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Apple has posted three new iPhone advertisements on its website, including one which was featured in this evening’s broadcast of “CSI: Miami.” Alongside ”Bet,” which focuses on the device’s Internet features under the premise of winning a bet, is ”Music Store,” which shows off the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store’s music browsing, previewing, purchasing, and downloading features while the narrator speaks about…

Palm sells 1m low-cost Centro smartphones

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Palm today announced that it has sold 1 million of its Centro smartphones, which has company representatives attributing to its lower price tag. According to The NewsMarket, the phone accounted for 11-percent of all domestic mobile phone sales during 2007, and is currently available in 10 countries ñ Palm also confirmed it has desires to sell the d…

Safari 3.1 “sets the bar high”

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After testing the latest versions of ten Mac OS X web browsers, Macworld’s Joe Kissell concludes that “Apple’s Safari emerged as a clear favorite, with its excellent standards support, its friendly user interface, and all the capabilities most people will need.” As a result of its performance in the tests performed, Safari earned a 4.5 (out of five) mouse rating.

Apple encountering ongoing US-wide iPhone shortage

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Checks with stores across the US show Apple to have been virtually devoid of iPhone stock for days, even at its online store — and with signs that the company is aware of its widespread nature.

When AppleInsider contacted stores across the countr…