Apple’s iPhone may have yet another legal impediment to its birth and release to the market as UK-based sensor manufacturer Quantum Research has threatened to sue Apple over a rear-surface touch screen technology included within the iPhone. “The description of the iPhone suggests it uses a rear-surface touch screen, and has proximity sensing which can […]
Day: February 20, 2007
An article over on Engadget (by way of NewScientistTech) examines a patent Intel has submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office describing a new sensor system they’re developing to help keep laptops cool. In the patent, Intel describes how their system will use “light to sense when a computer casing is getting too […]
An article over at Hardmac.com provides a step by step guide as to how to upgrade a MacBook and MacBook Pro Core Duo laptop beyond its built-in 802.11g standard to the current 802.11n standard. The first obstacle to overcome is how to install an 802.11n card in these laptops. The MacBook Core 2 Duo’s 802.11n-compatible […]
Yesterday I inserted a blank DVD-R disc into my MacBook Pro (2.33GHz Core 2 Duo) like I’ve done dozens of times before. But this time was different. This time it destroyed my SuperDrive. After I inserted the blank DVD-R media I didn’t immediately notice that it didn’t mount in the Finder and promptly forget about […]
I’m a Sirius subscriber and just got this email in my inbox: February 19, 2007 To: SIRIUS Subscribers Today is a very exciting day for SIRIUS customers. As you may have heard, SIRIUS Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio are merging to form the nation’s premier audio entertainment provider. This combination of our two offerings […]