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Apple Suggests Possible Conspiracy Behind Psystar

admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:19:05 -0600

Groklaw.net reports on the most recent legal filings from the Apple vs Psystar lawsuit which suggests that there may be unnamed individuals or corporations behind Psystar:

But here's the big news. Apple alleges that it believes there ...

Adobe Not Exhibiting at Macworld Expo San Francisco

admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:18:31 -0600

Macworld reports that Adobe will not be exhibiting at Macworld Expo this year. The company will still have a presence, however, and does plan on providing conference sessions during the event:

Adobe has decided to shift its focus a...

Latest Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Builds Still Have Work to be D...

admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:03:57 -0600

AppleInsider reports that new seeds of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard were recently distributed to developers.

The newest seed of Mac OS X 10.6 is said to offer new additions to Grand Central, which provides developers an easier way to har...

Developers Can Now Issue Free "Promotional" Copies of iPhone App...

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:00:53 -0600

Apple has finally started allowing developers to issue free promotional copies of their iPhone applications. Once an application has been accepted to the App Store by Apple, developers can issue up to 50 promotional codes. The codes allow the reci...

Apple Exploring Liquid Notebook Cooling Systems for Cooler Laps

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:45:40 -0600

MacNN reports on a newly published Apple patent application which details ongoing research into alternative cooling systems for notebook computers.

Specifically, Apple explores the possibility of a liquid cooling system for th...

Psystar Working on Mac Laptop Clone, Apple Files DMCA Charges

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:12:28 -0600

ZDNet reveals that Apple has amended its lawsuit against Psystar with charges of violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The DMCA is a controversial law that criminalizes the act of circumventing copy protection. Apple alleges th...

Apple In-Ear Headphones Finally Shipping

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:51:57 -0600

After a long delay, Apple has started to list ship dates of "7-10 days" on their revised In-Ear headphone which were announced in September.

Apple describes the new In-Ear headphones as being "engineered for superior acoustic a...

Nokia's N97 Positioned Against iPhone

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:10:04 -0600

Nokia unveiled a new smartphone today called the Nokia N97. Nokia describes the phone as "the world's most advanced mobile computer" and is clearly positioned against Apple's iPhone. The list of features include:

- 3.5", 640x...

FreeBSD 6.4 Released

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:14:00 -0600

hmallett writes "FreeBSD 6.4-RELEASE, the fifth release from the 6-STABLE branch of FreeBSD development, is now available. In addition to being hosted at many FTP sites, ISO images can be downloaded via the BitTorrent tracker, or for users of earlier FreeBSD releases, FreeBSD Update can be used to perform a binary upgrade."

FreeBSD 6.4 Released

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:14:00 -0600

hmallett writes "FreeBSD 6.4-RELEASE, the fifth release from the 6-STABLE branch of FreeBSD development, has been released. In addition to being available from many FTP sites, ISO images can be downloaded via the BitTorrent tracker, or for users of earlier FreeBSD releases, FreeBSD Update can be used to perform a binary upgrade."