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Apple Airs iPhone Commercial During Oscars

Apple justed aired their first television commercial for iPhone on the ABC network during the Oscars. The iPhone ad can be found here. PowerPage reader Arthur Greenwald lists all the actors in order. I’m sure of all but about three of them…. can anyone fill in the blanks for #10, 11 and 16? 1. Lucille […]

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Firefox 2.0.0.2 Released

Mozilla.org has released version 2.0.0.2 of its Firefox web browser for the Mac OS X, Windows and Linux operating systems. The new version, a 17.6 megabyte download, provides fixes for a variety of security issues, improves Windows Vista support, repairs permissions for the German locale on the Windows operating systems as well as file tags […]

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PowerBook/iBook Lower RAM Slot Failure Explored

MacFixIt.com has written a roundup piece regarding the lower RAM slot failure present on some PowerBook G4 and iBook laptops. The article suggests a battery of tests and workarounds that can be performed, the first being to re-seat and swapping RAM modules, later switching the RAM modules between slots. Hardware problems are also mentioned, the […]

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BlueTraks BT-211 Offers Slew of Devices in Single Car System

In the midst of juggling every accessory possible for your car to handle your ever-increasing collection of electronic devices, a firm called BlueTraks may have a catch-all solution en route. The recently released BT-211 features both a hands-free BlueTooth panel, an iPod control system, 4.2″ touch screen display and is hard-wired to the vehicle’s bus […]

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PGP Desktop Home 9.6 Beta Released

PGP Corporation has released version 9.6 of its PGP Desktop Home encryption suite. The software, which retails for US$99, helps provide greater systemwide privacy via encryption, decryption, digital signatures, verification and recipient key lookups. These technologies plug into your Mac’s e-mail and instant messaging programs as well as selected files, which can be secured and […]