Steve Jobs tells Phil Shiller to Demo Wireless Accelerometer by Jumping

(Video) From 7 years ago, but demonstrates the lengths Apple would go to to entertain Macworld Attendees...After having introduced the AirPort wireless technology at MacWorld NY, Steve insisted that VP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Shiller helped him demo it - as well as entering the "Demo Hall of Fame"

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Vote in Round 2 of My Dream App, Get Free Mori

My Dream App just started their second round of eliminations, and this time they have a group of popular bloggers on board as guest judges, including John Siracusa(Ars Technica), John Gruber (Daring Fireball), Scott McNulty (TUAW) and more. 6 of 18 remaining finalists will be eliminated. Who will you vote for?

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Symantec admits its Mac OS X spyware prediction was wrong

18 months ago Symantec said: "Mac OS is increasingly becoming a target for the malicious activity that is more commonly associated with Microsoft" but on Wednesday it quietly admitted the prediction was wrong.

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Awesome Mac app for exploring Wikipedia

Helps you discover Wikipedia without having to worry whether you'll have enough time to read everything you want, or if you'll get lost.

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3D Finder Replacement For OS X

Nice looking Finder replacement. Version 1.0 Out Today.

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Mac OS X 10.4.8 Final BUILD to be Released in the Next Few Days

10.4.8 Build 8L2125 Seeded to select & prem devs today, and has no know issues. This means Apple plans to release it in the wild witin the next few days. Intel Version 206mb (mostly rosetta) PowerPC Version 30.8mb.NOT LIVE YET,For detailed information on this Update, please visit this website: http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n304200

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Complete Free iTunes Downloads List

Tired of searching thru iTunes for the latest free downloads in the iTunes Store? This site collects them all on one page, separated by category (songs, TV shows, short videos) and provides an RSS feed for updates. Each week there's usually two songs and one TV show - this week's a Battlestar Galatica review show. Over 30 downloads available now!

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Self Ejecting MacBook Pro Battery? Battery swells and pops out!

So I'm sitting in a staff meeting this morning and I hear a pop and then my MacBook Pro goes stone dead. I flip the laptop over and my battery fell off. Turns out the battery heated up, started to swell, changed shape and outgrew its designated battery compartment. Hey, at least it didn't catch fire. (Picture included)

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OS X Hint : iChat AV Testing!

Have you Recently bought a New Mac or a iSight Camera ? IF you have, you might want to test how your iSight Camera works with iChat AV. This is also interesting to try 4-way video chat on apple's Test Servers.. Here is how!

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Six Zune "blogs" coincidentally post iPod comparisons at the same time

All in the same side-by-side format, too. What an amazing coincidence.

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Video: Steve Jobs Kills The Mac Clones

Bad Quality video but his Steve's message is Loud and Clear:..I went to the Clone Vendors and said, "Guys, we're gonna go broke doing this; and if we go down the Shi**er, the whole Eco-System will go down the Shi**er, and you won't be here either..."

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A Behind-The-Scenes look of the Steve Jobs Keynotes

This very interesting article talks about a lot of behind the scene stuff of the Steve Jobs Keynotes for Apple. Even though they always look so easy and simple, they require huge preparations to becalm Steve's perfectionism. Very interesting read!

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The ULTIMATE Mac Apps List

An awesome list of the best mac apps available online today. From AppZapper to VooDoo Pad, each one described in detail and thouroughly presented. Click on the icons to see the additional info.

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Apple releases Apeture 1.5

Apple today released Aperture 1.5, a major update to the all-in-one post production tool for photographers. Aperture 1.5 delivers a powerful new open library, seamless iLife and iWork integration, XMP metadata support, powerful new adjustment tools and an export API that makes it easy to extend the Aperture workflow to third p

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Why iTunes Works

Part two of The iTunes Monoploy/Failure Myth: Why and how Apple has maintained its lead in digital downlaods while rivals have failed. Some unique advantage Apple holds, and how the iTunes Store follows the same paths to success as other products.Daniel Eran, RoughlyDrafted Magazine

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Breathe new life into OS X: Front Row

Out of the box, Front Row taps into your current media library composed of iTunes albums, movies, television shows, iPhoto albums, and DVDs. Enjoy your multimedia library from the comfort of your couch or bed using the included Front Row remote. Perfect right? Nothing more to ask for. Right? Wrong.

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Is this a Joke? 1979 Apple Pascal ad: Could the Guy have Hairier Arms?

I know that even in the late 70's, Long Hair was in fashion but this guy in this 1979 Apple ad has Arm Hair so thick, He looks like he's wearing a Black Long Sleeved Shirt underneath the Apple/Pascal T-Shirt. And what's with his Big Head being out of proportion to his Body? Hilarious.....

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The Worst Thing You Can Do To Your Laptop

With the new school year upon us the MacBooks and MacBook Pros have been selling like hot cakes (apparently hot cakes are quite popular.) These computers go everywhere their owner goes ? classes, the dorm rooms, libraries and quite possibly most important of all? the cafés!

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New release of ffmpegX - can now encode the new H.264 iPod 640 x 480 format

This is one of the first tools available that can encode the new format for the iPod 5g. This is 4 times the resolution of the old iPod movie format. Faster & better than using Quicktime Pro or iTunes.

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New print "Get a Mac" ads

Apple put out a new set of Mac ads in Wired magazine.

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10 Ways to Trick out your Mac

Customizing your Mac is easier than ever these days. I started combing the web looking for new ways to ?trick out? my Mac, and these 10 links. They offer a variety of ways you can make your Mac your own, increase functionality and ease of use, and Pimp out your UI.

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Why hasn't Apple included a Blu-ray drive in any of their computers?

Robert X. Cringely has a theory and we think it makes sense. After looking at Apple's latest announcment; the iTV, we can only expect downloadable HD content to be in Apple's future, after all, why else include HDMI and Component and not S-Video? Apple would rather sell you a downloaded HD movie than to help you watch it via Blu-ray.

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Rejected 'Get a Mac' Ads

Making fun of computers. Yay!

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Apple sued Steve Jobs this day in 1985

After being stripped of any real power, Steve Jobs left Apple to start a new company mentioning he was going to take a few ?low level? employees with him...Steve wouldn?t stop taking the employees and Apple soon grew tired of his actions and decided to sue

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Introducing Shiira 2.0 Browser: Visual Preview

Shiira is not a big name in the Mac browser business, with that dominated by Safari and Firefox. Prepare for that to change. Shiira 2.0 is coming soon, and this is why it's going to be awesome...

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Apple's Already Used AMD Chips

While Hector Ruiz was keen on pointing out that Apple will not be held hostage to Intel and that the Fruitzilla will also put AMD products inside their aluminium cases, almost everybody at the dinner didn't consider the fact that Apple has already bought and shipped millions of AMD's chips in their fruity products. Not CPUs, though.

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What If: Apple 'Matinee' Display

What you could see iTunes visualizations, Growl pop ups, email notifications or system information without wasting screen real estate? Imagine a small LCD that sat below your existing display. What if Apple made it?

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Craziest iTunes 7 Bug Ever

Instead of album art it would display the contents of the screen, in real time. How lovely.

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Touch-Sensitive 24-inch iMac Now Available

Troll Touch has announced the release of a 24-inch Apple iMac with the company?s touchscreen conversion installed. The company also offers a separate kit for users who have already purchased the 24-inch iMac and would like to add this capability.

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Unreleased "Get a Mac" ad (at least in the US)

Video of an unreleased "Get a Mac" ad depicting Mac and PC in a therapy session

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Since that video of bill gates and win98 has been on the front page 50times

How bout some macs fucking up?

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The Maccast is Back

Quote from Adam: "As for MacCast.com? In the short term we are back and GoDaddy will closely monitor the server and notify me in advance of any issues to avoid another shutdown."

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Research: $199 Apple's New Nano Components Worth $72

Apple's new iPod Nano may provide a significant boost to the company's bottom line by giving the company a greater profit margin on each device. According to a new report from research firm iSuppli, the materials in the new 4GB version of the music and video player cost $17 less per device than in the company's first Nano

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Want to "Maximize" on a Mac? Check out Stoplight.

Earlier today on Digg was a post about the "Maximize" button in Windows and OS X. For OS X users who want to maximize, check out the open source app called "Stoplight," which allows Mac users to customize window behavior. It's new and free from InsanelyMac.

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The iTunes Monopoly/Failure Myth

According to proponents of this myth, Apple's iTunes Store has a monopolistic lock on digital music... and is also a marginal failure nobody is using! It's hard to keep the FUD straight. In both cases, they're wrong, here's why: How monopolies work, why they can be both good and bad, and why iTS isn't one. by FUD buster Daniel Eran, RDM

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Ten Rules for Buying New Apple Products

Every time Apple Computer announces a new product, we hear the same question: "should I buy now, or wait?" After years of experience, iLounge?s editors have a reliable answer to this question that comes in two versions: with and without an "ten-step guide to happy purchases of new Apple products." Both versions are below.

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Stephen Colbert to Interview Steve Wozniak Next Week about Book (iWoz)

Apple co-founder and portly Segway enthusiast Steve Wozniak will be appearing on Comedy Central?s The Colbert Report next Thursday (September 28th)

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Sony rips off MacBook design

New notebook from Sony looks amazingly like Apple MacBook. Sony tries to copy iPod - I can understand why :) But spuriously they are so desperate they start to copy notebooks!? Sony has to do smth, they go deep underwater in terms of financials, PS3 seems not to be so good, mp3 walkmans are disaster and now this ....

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Newest Apple retail stores sport new design

Apple announced yesterday that its newest retail stores, opening in just a few days on September 23rd, will sport redesigns similar to the design of the famous 5th Avenue store in New York City. The store redesigns were mentioned briefly by Apple recently but no details were announced until yesterday.

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Mac user 10 minutes of SkypeOut for free

To celebrate the launch of two new versions of Skype for Mac, (Mac 1.5 Gold or Mac 2.0 with Video Beta). Skype are offering every Mac user 10 minutes of SkypeOut for free to call ordinary phones.

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My Dream App voting begins with free Pzizz for voters

My Dream App voting has begun, all voters will receive a free license for the $40 nap enhancer Pzizz. Plus, there's judge comments from 8 high-profile Mac devs including Wil Shipley (Delicious Monster), Cabel Sasser (Panic), Ken Case (Omnigroup) and more. 6 finalists will be eliminated this round.

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New Ipod Nano could bump Apple's profits 20%

The new Ipod Nanos may offer twice the memory capacity for the price of their respective predecessors at launch, but don't think Apple is giving away anything for free. According to a tear-down analysis, Apple fine-tuned the layout and components of the player and is able to build the 4 GB model for less money than the original 2 GB version.

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Apple address some iTunes 7 bugs

Apple has begun publishing tech support documents to address some reported bugs in iTunes 7.

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Apple sells 125,000 movie downloads in first week

Walt Disney chief executive Robert Iger said on Tuesday the company sold 125,000 movie downloads worth $1 million in revenue through Apple Computer's iTunes Store during the offering's first week. The entertainment conglomerate, which placed 75 movies for download on iTunes last week, expects the movie downloads to generate $50m in year one.

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Macworld Eddy winner SuperDuper discounted for first time ever

The excellent backup program SuperDuper! is now available at a 10% discount. This is the first (and possibly last) time a deal like this will be available -- so grab it now!

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The Page Apple Forgot.

An old iBook page that apple has forgotten to delete (Images sometimes work).

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Apple to Update MacBook

Apple Computer plans to update both its MacBook and MacBook Pro lines of Intel notebook computers in time for the holiday shopping season, but may take some time before it does so, AppleInsider has learned.

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Why Apple is taking its time in launching an iPhone

the most talked-about product among Apple-watchers is one that the company has yet to admit even exists: an Apple mobile phone, or iPhone. The problem for Apple is that mobile phones are not like iPods, but are sold in a completely different way. People do not generally buy them in shops, but from mobile operators...

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Burn: Open Source alternative to Toast Titanium

Burn is a nice, free and open source alternative to the popular Mac disc-creation application, Toast Titanium.

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iPod with Video (Enhanced 5th Gen) Review

In short, the new 30GB iPod ($249) and 80GB iPod ($349) deliver entirely on these promises, and though they still fall short of the larger screen viewing experience that movies and other forms of video content unquestionably deserve, they are better values than the original 30GB and 60GB iPods that came before.

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Impossible to use Windows XP on 24" iMacs

It seems that BootCamp is incompatible with the newest 24" iMacs. It is impossible to install Win XP on it, since the screen remains black at boot. Apple did not comment yet on this issue but everyone willing to buy one needs to be informed.

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Fix for Fuzzy scratchy sound in iTUNES 7

A user on the apple support forum finds a solution to poor sound quality on iTUNES 7 before the experts at apple even realize that there is a problem. Kudos NOWOOL I salute you.

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Greenpeace Apologizes For Apple Stink

Greenpeace responds to Daniel Eran's article "Top Secret: Greenpeace Report Misleading and Incompetent" by issuing a very expensive apology and ineffectual rebuttal. The good news? You laptop is less toxic than you might think! Plus a first SNEAK PEEK: GP's new "Toxic Chemicals in your Laptop, Exposed" press release @ RoughlyDrafted Magazine

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LEAK of iPod "enhancing" software!

The "i leak things" blog has posted an exclusive look at a software program that puts websites on your ipod, and website links work on ipods too! It also allows you to put text-based games on your ipod...

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Apple's Hidden Agenda: Creative does Apple

In what must be the most amazing stroke of luck for Apple, it seems that the non-iPod player market is turning in on itself whilst Apple sits on the sidelines creaming in more sales and more plaudits

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Homebrew Ipod Games Coming Soon...?

This page is meant to document any reverse engineering of the iPod game packages (.ipg files) that function with the Apple-written iPod OS.The ultimate goal here is to enable people to write their own games for the iPod, for AppleOS. I believe there is a huge homebrew community on our toes to do this.

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iPod fans 'shunning iTunes store'

Despite the success of Apple's iPod, few people stock their player with tracks from the company's iTunes Store, reports a study. The Jupiter Research report reveals that, on average, only 20 of the tracks on a iPod will be from the iTunes Store. CD-ripped music and files from sharing sites were far more common.

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Apple: CNET iTunes 7 Review!

The Good, The Bad, The Bottom Line!

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New Apple Earbuds Available From Store

Now for the first time ever, you can purchase the same earbuds that ship with the iPods. Perfect for replacements or spares - for the *cheap* price of $29.00.

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How to upgrate Mac Mini to Core 2 Duo (with pictures)

It seems that the Mac Mini can run on the new 64 bit core 2 duo chips because it has a socketed CPU.

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Steve Jobs hearts Autoblog

Autoblog appeared onstage with Steve Jobs during one of Apple's recent keynotes when a pair of our posts were shown onscreen in the inbox of Apple's mail program while Jobs was demoing features of the next version of OSX. We heart you too, Steve!

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Virgin Atlantic tells travellers to remove Apple, Dell laptop batteries

Virgin Atlantic has become the third airline to restrict the use of Apple and Dell laptop batteries on its flights. Passengers who want to take their Inspirons, Lattitudes, iBooks, PowerBooks, MacBooks or MacBook Pros onto the carrier's planes are asked to remove the battery first.

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Apple's Chief Designer, Jonathan Ive, iin Business Week

Who Is Jonathan Ive? An in-depth look at the man behind Apple's design magic

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Apple's video iPod pricing catches Microsoft by surprise

"Microsoft on Thursday official unveiled its Zune digital media player but refused to provide pricing details, likely because it was caught off-guard by Apple Computer's aggressive new pricing on its video iPod line."

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Top Ten Requests for Future iPod Games

Looking back in the classic era of computer gaming we remember some real gems that would fit right into the "keep it simple stupid" philosophy of the iPod. So, let's have some fun and suggest to Apple 10 classic games that would specifically work well with the iPod scroll wheel interface.

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Skype Unveils Mac Video Version

Our aim is that Mac users can talk for free with everyone they know regardless of whether they're on Mac, Windows, Linux or on a regular phone," said Stephanie Zari, a Skype spokesperson. "We hope that the ability to talk to anyone in the world will be a useful supplement to their iChat service."

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Apple iPhone Scheduled to be Released at Macworld in January

Sources report to Thinksecret.com that Apple's iPhone is on track to be released in January, this after the company faced numerous difficult technological and engineering hurdles. The phone is said to feature a 3 megapixel camera, 2.2 inch display and complete iTunes integration.

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Second-generation iPod nano reviewed -- all models/colors

iLounge has the first in-depth review up of the colorful new second-generation iPod nano, which was announced on Tuesday at Apple's special event in San Fran. Lots of details and info about every model/color in the review.

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