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Photos: Steve as you’ve [mostly] never seen him before
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 6, 2009

Whether you’re looking for some simple clue to his success or just gotta scratch that (tech) celebrity itch, Steve Jobs is an elusive source. Moreover, in the infrequent glimpses we do get, it’s hard to get a feel for who he really is. Here’re a few candids, some never seen before, providing insight [...]

Apple pitching TV plan to broadcasters
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 6, 2009

Apple pitching TV plan to broadcastersIndustry insiders are saying that Apple is currently speaking with a wide range of broadcasters about the content that would be required to support their rumored upcoming TV subscription service.

Apple will need to sell their rumored $30 TV subscription service to [...]

Fortune names Jobs ‘CEO of the decade’
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 5, 2009

As Apple rolls into what looks to be yet another record setting holiday shopping quarter, on the heels of the company’s most profitable quarter ever, giving an accolade to the man who’s listed by name among the patent and trademark docs for the iMac, iPod and iPhone seems safe bet. Shallow praise for [...]

Apple, Intel, Microsoft look into sync bug
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 5, 2009

Apple, Intel, Microsoft look into sync bugThere are apparently problems between Apple’s iTunes and either Windows 7 or a certain processor from Intel (or both), according to reports from users who have experienced iPhone sync failures.

Three of the biggest companies in the technology sector (Apple, Intel, [...]

Don’t have a cow, man! OS X 10.6.2 supports Atom [again]
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 4, 2009

With incidents like this, you’ve gotta wonder if Apple’s just testing to see if we’re 1.) paying attention and 2.) actually care. In this particular case, we don’t know what if any purpose Cupertino had in removing and returning support for the processors used in most netbooks, but folks were definitely paying attention.

Is 100,000 apps in the App Store too many?
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 4, 2009

Is 100,000 apps in the App Store too many?The Apple App Store, and the number of apps that it contains and which are downloaded from it, have been given a great deal of the credit for the success of the iPhone, but when is enough enough?

It [...]

StatCounter says Windows 7 is off to ‘encouraging’ start [guffaw]
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 3, 2009

Geez Louise this has gotta sting and more than a little. To date, two of the more prominent web metrics firms have pegged Microsoft’s operating system launch somewhere between good for Apple and the Mac, to better than Vista. So much for a holiday homerun for Redmond this Christmas shopping season.

Apple needs to hurry a less expensive iTablet
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 3, 2009

Apple needs to hurry a less expensive iTabletA new study says that Apple needs to lower its price expectations for its tablet computer, if indeed it exists, and had better think about getting it to market sooner than later.

Even though no one is really sure what [...]

Would you pay $30 a month for ‘iTunes TV’?
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 2, 2009

Is Apple preparing to push its industry-leading jukebox + device management + digital download store software in a new direction? The latest rumor making the rounds is that Steve Jobs, Eddy Cue and their merry band are preparing the way for a monthly subscription service, but you’re run of the mill pay-forever-music deal [...]

New OS X won’t support the Atom
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 2, 2009

New OS X won't support the AtomWhen Mac OS X 10.6.2 comes out, the rumor is that the the new version of the Apple operating system will no longer run on the Atom processor, insuring that it can’t be used on certain netbook computers.

Windows 7 fails to halt Mac’s market share advances
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 1, 2009

The good news for Microsoft over the last week or so is that Windows 7 has seen its share of web traffic rise by nearly three-quarters from just under 2 percent to around 3.5 percent. The bad news is that the company, at least by this sam overall measure, is still losing market [...]

New Fall 2009 iMacs proving troublesome for many, Flash fingered
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on October 31, 2009

What’s up with Apple’s new prosumer all-in-one desktops? Some users report the problems experienced are intermittent while others say nothing has helped them overcome persistent and vexing performance issues.

How to: Delete a Time Machine back up directory
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on October 30, 2009

Looking to free a big ol’ chunk of drive space? Is your Time Machine back up directory giving you grief and you’d just rather start over again? Here’s a quick and easy way to just make it go away.

Apple files patent for iPod Bluetooth Headset
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on October 30, 2009

Apple files patent for iPod Bluetooth Headset Apple has filed a patent for a device that seems to be an iPod Bluetooth headset, with an order of other capabilities on the side, that has a bit of a SyFy Channel taste about it.

Looked at from a [...]

In tech, only Microsoft’s valuation greater than Apple
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on October 29, 2009

Forget Dell and Google, the only company standing between the Cupertino, California-based Mac, iPod and iPhone maker and the top tech company valuation is Microsoft. Steve Jobs’ fortunes and those of his company have skyrocket over the last year, whereas the rest of the industry, including Redmond, have declined.