Advice for switchers… Your Mouse Moves Differently in OS X The most elemental way you’ll interact with your new Mac is with your mouse. Mouse-tracking, how your physical mouse movements affect your on-screen cursor, is not just slower on OS … Continue reading
If you use your computer on a regular basis, you’ve probably accumulated no less than 10 tons of crap (give or take an ounce). WinDirStat shows you visually how your crap is arranged, how big your big crap is, and … Continue reading
Flash memory card company SanDisk has quietly become the No. 2 seller of digital music players in America. “We want to be a strong No. 2 in the MP3 space,” said Eric Bone, SanDisk’s director of consumer product marketing. “There … Continue reading
On Nintendo’s retro service “I think it was interesting to see Nintendo’s announcement for the Revolution downloadable games service which, of course, came over a year after we launched our initiative internally and around nine months after we already launched … Continue reading
CBS has confirmed that it is in talks with Apple to bring its programming to the iTunes Music Store. CBS Digital Media president Larry Kramer confirmed the news in an interview with financial site MarketWatch. The plans to offer shows … Continue reading
Yawn… Tomorrow’s headline is gonna be, “Google to take a crap. Call it Goo-poo,” and the subhead will read, “Beta expected until ‘Poo is ready for production” Google is preparing its own distribution of Linux for the desktop, in a … Continue reading
Chris Pirillo asks a great question… I believe that more Digg commenters have their own blogs, whereas Slashdot participants seem to live vicariously (and primarily) through that community. Slashdot threadheads happen to post more than a sentence or two on … Continue reading
Scoring a big win for its alternative browser, AOL has inked a deal with Sony to distribute AOL Explorer as the default Web browser on all new VAIO desktop and notebook computers. The browser directs users to a Sony-branded AOL.com … Continue reading
Nintendo has announced a sleeker (and white! YAY!) version of the mega popular king of portable gaming, the Nintendo DS. Nintendo today announced a newly-redesigned version of their DS handheld in Japan, confirming rumors that have been floating around the … Continue reading
Never let it be said there’s a shortage of hyperbole in the blogosphere… Some bloggers, such as Vinny, take Google’s side: Like it or not, China has laws. If companies want to operate inside the borders of a country, they … Continue reading
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Steve Jobs has just announced the MacBook Pro! OH BABY!!!! An Intel-based laptop! 2 processorsDual core processor, 4-5x faster than current G4-based Powerbooks, thinner, with a 15.4 inch LD as bright as the current Cinema Displays, and a built-in iSight. … Continue reading
Sorry, I had to use the word killer. It just comes naturally. Apple just introduced 20″ and 17″ Intel-based iMacs. They reportedly run 2-3x faster than their current G5 counterparts. I’m speechlessly happy!
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Yet again, another company plans to kill the iPod: “What’s the difference between how they have gone to market and how we have gone to market? It’s real simple. They spent $165 million last year to advertise Apple MP3 products. … Continue reading
You have to have some sort of brain damage to follow the threads through C-Net’s website. No matter what Steve Jobs has up his sleeve for Macworld tomorrow, there’s one thing he won’t have to worry about: any immediate threat … Continue reading
Scott Moschella over at Plastic Bugs has put together a great guide explaining all the options and tricks to dealing happily with your brand new iPod Video. I don’t know if it’s the last guide you’re ever going to need, … Continue reading
It’s no secret that the Nintendo DS is the best portable gaming machine on the market. Sales numbers, critical reviews, and head to head comparisons all say the same exact thing. But what surprises me is that some sites are … Continue reading
Yet again, another device is being touted as an iPod killer… In a video interview with CNN’s Renay San Miguel, CNET editor Brian Cooley was challenged on the choice of a device so similar to the fifth-generation iPod for an … Continue reading