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Software

US Government Shunning Mac users

New Grant System Excludes Mac Users “Uh, this would be the same government that spent a lot of time and money pursuing Microsoft for its anti-competitive behavior?” one blogger wrote. “And they now offer a government site that mandates monopoly?” Indeed. Contrast to the move that Massachusetts recently made to only use non-proprietary formats in […]

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iPod

Landscape Full-Screen iPod Coming April 1?

Analyst Charles Wolf of Needham & Co. thinks that Apple may have a surprise announcement up its sleeve for April 1, 2006. According to MacNN: Apple could use April 1–Apple’s 30th birthday–as an opportunity to introduce an Intel-based iBook as well as the “real” video iPod. Wolf says that a failure by Apple to have […]

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iPod

New Lip Around Face of iPod nano 1GB

A posting on the iLounge message boards claims that Apple has added a new lip around the front of the new iPod nano 1GB to protect it from scratching. Apple has sliently updated the iPod nano design in response to scratching outcry. With the 1GB nano and possible others, there is a slightly raised rim […]

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The Apple Core

The Apple Core: iPod Wishlist – Audio Input

There’s a hot rumor floating around that Apple is planning to release a “true video iPod” soon with a large 3.5-inch display with a virtual clickwheel that appears on screen when needed then fades away when not. All that’s well and good but there’s something more practical that I want: high-quality audio capture. The latest […]