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How-To

How-To: Repair Fuzzy Icons in Snow Leopard

There’ll always be bugs, you can count of that. Per CNET, a number of Snow Leopard users have been complaining of blurry and pixelated icons showing up in the Finder. A thread on the Apple Discussion Board outlines this issue, where instead of the large and crisp icons that are so prominent in OS X, […]

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News

Some Users Cite Cracked Screens, “Dead on Arrival” Status for 27″ iMacs

Apple’s newest and snazziest 27″ iMac, complete with a brand new Intel Core i7 processor, has apparently been showing up dead on arrival or with cracked screens for some purchasers. Per the Apple Discussions Board (1, 2) and Engadget, some users have claimed that the iMac chimes when the power button is pressed, but the […]

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News

Apple Sets Policy On Smoke and Warranties

Well, you’ve got another reason to quit smoking. On Friday, Consumerist reported that Apple set policy when the company denied several users repairs under its AppleCare Protection Plan (APP) because the machine had been exposed to smoke. The first case involved a Mid-2007 MacBook under APP that was brought to the Jordan Creek Apple Store […]

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iPod Touch Rumor

Rumor: iPod Touch Camera May See Release Next Spring

A long-rumored camera-equipped iPod touch may see the light of day next spring per a source close to the story. A contact insists the device is back on track and that it would unusually launch outside of Apple’s typical upgrade cycle, releasing in spring 2010. To make that goal, however, Apple would use the same […]

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iPhone security

Second iPhone Worm in the Wild

We told you not to jailbreak your iPhone, but you had to be super cool and rebellious. Per BBC News, jailbroken iPhones could be vulnerable to a new, malicious worm that can allow remote access and control without the owner’s knowledge or permission. It’s been estimated that hundreds of users are currently affected by a […]