This week’s Ask iLounge topics: iPod charging accessory compatibility, Adding tracks to multiple albums, Removing pre-installed games, Transferring contacts from iPod touch to a second computer, iPod touch accessory compatibility, iPod synchronization to a new computer
One of my personal gripes with iTunes 7 and earlier versions was that the “retention” rules for podcasts were global. You could choose to keep all episodes, all unwatched episodes, the 5 most recent, etc. but that choice would be applied universally to all your different podcasts. Thankfully, the new iTunes update addresses that situation […]
Despite being an avid OS X user, there are deficiencies in this great OS of ours and many of the ones I focus on center — unsurprisingly — around security.
In the plethora of accurate claims of superiority in Apple’s “I’m a Mac” ads, one counter-example is the ability within Windows to encrypt individual folders. While […]
Today in the MacNN forums members discuss different kinds of non-Apple backup software in response to one members question. One forum goer is considering upgrading to a new MacBook from their PowerBook G4 and has some questions. One Fresh-Faced Recruit finds advice from other forum members on which new Mac model to get, the MacBook or MacBook Pro. A comparison of the iMac and the Mac Pro can be…
Currently the Apple store is offering some great deals on refurbished Mac models from the MacBook to the Mac Pro. Starting at $849 is the base model MacBook with 2.1GHz processor, 1GB of memory and a 120GB hard drive. The base level 20-inch iMac is currently priced at $999 with 1GB of memory, 250GB hard drive and 2.4GHz processor. The MacBook Air with 1.6GHz processor 2GB of memory and 80GB PAT…
Intel gained market share in the global microprocessor segment for the third quarter of 2008, comparing year-over-year numbers, according to iSuppli analysis. The company grew 1.7 percent from last year and .3 percent from the previous quarter this year. In contrast, AMD has been losing market share at a similar rate of 1.8 percent from 2007. The research covered the whole range of microprocessors…
Two separate disclosures by Apple and AT&T last week combine to revealed that the iPhone, once driven largely by domestic sales, has grown into a big international business with the arrival of the 3G model.
FastMac has launched the FastMac iV, a charger and extended battery for the iPhone that also adds a built-in flash and can charge USB devices concurrently. The iV triples the iPhone’s talk time to 24 hours, as well as 31 days of standby, over 20 hours of video or 70 hours of audio playback. The battery inside the iV is rated at 3100mAh and can power and charge the phone at the same time….
Anawiki Games has released Pony World Deluxe, a game featuring the adventures of ponies. Gamers create their own pony and decide the roles it will play in life, whether it is family, work, farming or fun. Pony World Deluxe includes mini-games that allow ponies to compete in races, beauty contests and memory games. The game challenges players to earn money for building and decorating the farm, and …
Preedit writes “Apple plans to get into the business of designing microprocessors for handheld devices, according to legal papers that are part of a dispute between IBM and one of its top technology executives. IBM is suing Power chip expert Mark Papermaster for allegedly violating a non-compete agreement and accepting a job at Apple. In court papers, IBM claims Apple wants Papermaster ‘to design microprocessors for incorporation in a variety of electronic devices, including handheld devices.’ The suit, according to Infoweek, also notes that Apple earlier this year bought out P.A. Semi. IBM thinks it knows why.”
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