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The worms turns again in Oz
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on December 1, 2011

The San Francisco Chronicle is a respectable newspaper, right? Well, yesterday they ran a headline that was, at best, patently false — “Samsung beats Apple in Australia.” Sounds pretty definitive, right? Not even close and so the saga drags on.

Steve Jobs tributes from around the world
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 30, 2011

Who loves the Apple cofounder? An amazing array of people and organizations have shown their respect and affection for Steve Jobs in a whole host of ways, both expected and some just off the wall. Stamps? Yup. Giant iPhones? We’ve got that, too.

Jobs’ family to get along fine without selling stock
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 29, 2011

Recently, financial advisors have fallen from the sky to proclaim Lauren Powell Jobs should sell many if not all of the shares Steve Jobs left his family in order to minimize any payable taxes. However, there’s more to life than avoiding taxes and clear value in holding onto to those AAPL an DIS [...]

How cool is WebGL? Check out this demo
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 28, 2011

In case you haven’t heard, Flash may very soon be dead. Adobe has said they won’t develop new mobile versions of their malignant multimedia middleware and the rest of the planet is moving quickly to port their existing web apps, video and animations to the nascent HTML5 standard.

Intel said building Thunderbolt dock
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 26, 2011

Back in the late ’90s, docking a portable to a keyboard, mouse and display was a pretty slick move. Does anyone still want any such thing in the age of wireless everything? Color me skeptical, but chipzilla’s developing a Thunderbolt-based docking system nonetheless.

Steve Jobs, bane of all that is holy
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 21, 2011

Apple’s CEO has been called callous, insensitive and even a serial sociopath. Now, he’s being accused changing Western culture and not for the better. Now things are different and we have a perpetrator that can’t fight back.

iTunes is the answer to Flixster
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 20, 2011

If for no other reason, Warner Brothers should be punished for naming their UltraViolet playback app “Flixster” — their attempt at cachet smells unmistakably like rotting meat. Seriously, Friendster is dead and Napster isn’t long for this world either. But, that’s just one of UltraViolet’s lesser sins.

As PCs slide, Mac continues double-digit rise
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 16, 2011

HP, Dell and Acer are just a few of the names hurting in these tough times for traditional computer makers. Yes, Hewlett-Packard is still number one and Dell for most the part hangs to number two. However, as old line competitors continue to stumble, Apple’s Macintosh continues to grow and not by just a little. [...]

Back to Mac: iOS 5 style notifications with Growl
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 15, 2011

For years, quite literally, notifications on the iPhone were poorly implemented, disruptive and something of an embarrassment. That changed with the release of iOS 5 and now a clever lad has figured out how to bring some of that goodness back to the Mac. Yes, iOS 5 notifications are pretty darned cool. So much so [...]

Another way to play Blu-ray on a Mac
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 14, 2011

One way to measure a product’s success is by looking at how many companies are making the same thing — a crowd indicates that folks are at the very least hoping to make money. In the case of Blu-ray playback on the Mac, whereas it would be an overstatement call the field crowded, the number [...]

Apple to replace 6-y-o iPod nanos worldwide
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 12, 2011

The timing of this just wrong. More than six years since the first affected products shipped and three years after the company first formally acknowledged and began fixing the problem in other countries, Apple is spreading the first generation iPod nano replacement program worldwide. What kinds of things do companies announce on a Friday night [...]

Replace Steve? You need to Cook with Ive
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 11, 2011

No single individual has Jobs’ chops, taste, silvery (acid) tongue or authority — will Apple continue to make insanely great products and services now that Steve’s gone? Though some have their doubts, the man himself seemed rather confident the team and company he built were ready to continue on. Walter Isaacson, the man Steve Jobs [...]

Apple mending frayed relations with MacBook buyers
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 10, 2011

This is ground that Apple’s covered before, having offered a MagSafe replacement program back in 2008. This time around some lawyers felt the need to go class action to get the same result, which gets them paid and user, well, a replacement program from Apple. Did I mention the lawyers get paid? Apple has announced [...]

Apple Store 2.0: Order on the go, pick up on the fly
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 8, 2011

Shop, buy, track and pick up. The niftier features in this release are US only and require a newer iPhone — 4 or 4S only. However, Apple being Apple, time will see the cool new functionality rolled out to more countries and devices. Nevertheless, I’m wondering why this app hasn’t been optimized for iPad. Seriously, [...]

‘Lost’ Jobs’ interviews: One on PBS, second coming to theaters
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 6, 2011

Honestly, I’m a fan and I’m starting getting burned out on Steve Jobs interviews and documentaries. Nevertheless, for those with the stomach for still more of the most brilliant jerk, hero, bully, genius… whatever of our age, there are several full measures more to be had. Step inside to find out where to watch three… [...]