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How to Power an iPhone Using Only 2,380 Oranges

If you’re in a pinch and your iPhone’s battery is almost dead, just borrow a crate of oranges from someone close by. According to Macenstein, Imperial Leisure has created an ad for Jaffa oranges wherein an iPhone is powered with 2,380 oranges as well as a ton of rods and cable. Since a picture’s worth […]

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Adobe CTO Defends Against Rumored Flash Criticism From Jobs

Adobe Chief Technical Officer defended the Flash platform this week against rumored comments from Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, and also said performance improvements for the scrutinized, embattled Web platform are coming to the Mac. Per BoomTown, Lynch stated that unlike Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ rumored comments, the Adobe staff wasn’t lazy and said he and […]

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Alleged MacBook Pro Prototype with Red Motherboard Found on eBay

Ok, this is interesting. An alleged prototype of a 17-inch MacBook from the previous generation without an aluminum housing, has appeared for bidding on eBay. According to MacNN, the device allegedly integrates a 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, indicating that it may have been a prototype for the MacBook Pros released early in 2008. […]

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Apple Offers Extended Warranty Program for MacBook Hard Drives

If the hard drive on your older MacBook Pro was starting to go south, Apple may have something for you. Per CNET, Apple is now offering the MacBook Repair Extension Program for hard-drive issues on machines purchased roughly between May 2006 and December 2007. Customers experiencing hard-drive issues should take their machines to an Apple […]

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Adobe Reader 9.3.1 Out the Door

Late Tuesday, Adobe released version 9.3.1 of Acrobat Reader, the company’s Portable Document Format reader and creation utility. Adobe Systems has updated Reader to version 9.3.1 and the update is available through the Adobe Updater application or for download through Adobe’s Web site. The new versions address a number of customer workflow issues, security vulnerabilities, […]