Jan 02

ModBook by Axiotron Is Now Shipping

MacBook based tablet PC’s are finally shipping thanks to very patient buyers and Axiotron the company who makes them.  This comes at a very interesting time as MacWorld looms near.  Several rumors are going around the Internet saying that there could be a smaller type MacBook that may be produced.  Patent applications by Apple also show a large touch screen interface similar to the iPhone.  All of these put together make for an exciting MacWorld Expo keynote speech.

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Jan 01

iTunes Music Store TutorialsiPod, iPhone, Apple TV and iTunes Music Store users who want to learn a little more about how to use the software are in luck.  Apple has decided to post video tutorials for anyone to view.

This is perfect timing as quite a few people are getting exposed to the iTunes store for the first time.  The iTunes Store launches automatically when users plug in their devices.

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Dec 30

Apple TV Made Yahoo Techs Worst of 2007 ListApple consumer electronics devices almost always are on ‘Best of’ lists from a wide range of media outlets, small to mainstream.  Once in a long while a product will make it to a ‘Worst of’ list.  It seems this just happens to be one of those times.  The Apple TV is on the ‘Top 10 Worst Tech Product’ for 2007 by Yahoo! Tech.

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Dec 28

ComputerWorld crowns iPhone as 2nd Most Innovative Product of 2007ComputerWorld is famous for their end of year lists.  2007 is no different and an unsurprising entry made it on this years list.  The Apple iPhone cell phone has come in 2nd place.  What might you ask is number one?  Well, it happens to be Google Gears but that is beyond the scope of this post.

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Dec 22

Winclone Backup Boot Camp PatitionMac switchers this past year have had many options to running Windows based software on their Intel based Mac’s.  Boot Camp from Apple is the defacto Windows based software boot tool.  Since Boot Camp was introduced users have been trying to find out a way to save their Windows partition so they can reload it when something goes wrong.  More often than not, a virus or spyware will clog up the Windows side and have to be reloaded.   Wouldn’t it be nice to use a free piece of software to do this?

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Nov 30

Xserve Lights Out Management 1.1 Firmware UpdateXserve’s now have a new software firmware version 1.1 for Lights-Out Management.   The software update is only available for Intel-based Xserves.  It will update the firmware to software version 1.2.8.  There are a few points for readers wondering what the update is about.

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Nov 29

3G Apple iPhone Due in 2008 Says ATTThe 3G Apple iPhone cell phone was due sooner or later.  After Apple removed the 4GB iPhone model and drastically reduced the price, people have been wondering how soon it would be before the new version would be released.  AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson said, “You’ll have it next year.”  Well, at least someone is giving us a hint at when it might be available to the masses.

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Nov 28

France Telecom Sells iPhone UnlockedFrance Telecom’s Orange wireless has announced that the EDGE enabled iPhone cell phone will go on sale this evening at 6:30pm 18.30 for European readers.  They will be sold at more than a dozen of its stores around France.

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Nov 27

Steve Jobs Most Powerful BusinesspersonSteve Jobs as most powerful businessperson is something that is subject yes, but also quite profound when Fortune Magazine picks him as their number one.  In a business world where a magazine focused on fortune can pick from the richest people in any industry, Steve Jobs makes the grade for a number of reasons.

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Nov 26

iPhone SDK Seeding To Developers

Websites around the Internet are claiming that Apple has started seeding an early development version of the iPhone SDK or software development kit.  This is important news as MacWorld is less two months away.  Apple will want to show off the iPhone as an easy to program platform.  Gaining ground over the Symbian platform used by popular Nokia cell phones and others is what Apple is hoping to do.

The early software development kit that is supposedly being seeded is described as “rough versions”.  These are the tools that assist developers to program native software applications for the iPhone and iPod touch.  Sources who have seen the development software says that it “somewhat resembles Google’s OpenSocial in that it mediates between the programmer and the iPhone operating system.”

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