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The Apple Core

The Apple Core: Teaching an old mouse new tricks

Tuesday’s announcement of Apple’s US$69 Wireless Mighty Mouse elicited a lot of excitement from the Mac faithful, but I am more of the opinion that it’s about time. One of the very first criticisms of the original Mighty Mouse when it debuted almost one year ago was the lack of a wireless option. The original […]

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PC Notebook

$100 Notebook Loses the Crank

As the One Laptop per Child project, a nonprofit effort based in Cambridge, MA, nears the completion of its rugged and versatile laptop designed for school children in poor countries, a key component has fallen into place: an efficient, human-powered generator that could make the computer practical for children living in areas without reliable, affordable […]

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Accessory

Wireless Mighty Mouse Porn

Japanese commercial site “ITmedia” has posted naked, er, disassembled pictures of Apple’s Wireless Mighty Mouse. Thank you Mitsunobu (a.k.a. KODAWARISAN).

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iPod

Analyst: New iPod Video Delayed to First Half 2007

Shaw Wu of American Technology Research revealed a number of features in Apple’s upcoming iPod-nano and video iPods, but feels technical hurdles could set back their releases. “We previously believed that new nanos and the widescreen video iPod could ship in Q3 and Q4, respectively,” he tells clients in a research note, “however, we now […]

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MacBook Pro

Apple Acknowledges MBP Whine in One-Line Kbase Article

First, Apple released a one-line knowledgebase article acknowledging the white MacBook Palmrest discoloration (“About white MacBooks’ palmrest area” Article ID: 304058) stating that: If your MacBook is exhibiting discoloration on the top case after some use, please contact AppleCare for service. Now they’ve posted an official mea culpa acknowledging the MacBook Pro whine issue in, […]