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Apple patent shows effort to develop thinner keyboards

Remember your Apple keyboard? It might just be about to go through a training montage and get thinner in the process. Per Free Patents Online, Apple may be looking to make its notebook computers and keyboard accessories even thinner and lighter with a brand new take on the classic input method. Apple’s interest in reinventing […]

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iPhone News

AT&T begins data throttling on “Unlimited” data plans at 2GB mark

Sometimes it’s as if the wireless carriers WANT you to be disgruntled with them. Per iLounge, AT&T has begun to throttle—or downgrade the data speeds of—customers on unlimited data plans that go over 2GB in data usage for the month. As AT&T customer John Cozen wrote on his blog, “I received a message during my […]

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Skype WiFi out the door, focuses on offering cheap Internet access abroad

You asked for a cheap way to communicate on the road and Skype seems to have something to offer… Per AppleInsider, Skype on Wednesday released a new iOS application that will offer iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users access to over 1 million WiFi hotspots around the globe for a nominal pay-as-you-go basis. The Skype […]

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Accessory hard drive News

Iomega Mac Companion hard drive boasts iOS device charging port, 2 and 3TB capacities

Apple’s recent Mac OS X Lion release shows how the Mac and iOS platforms are increasingly overlapping. And third-parties are beginning to follow Apple’s platform-blurring lead: On Tuesday, Iomega rolled out an external hard drive that also features a charging port designed for Apple’s mobile devices. Per Macworld, the Iomega Mac Companion Hard Drive, which […]

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iPod Touch Rumor

Rumor: White iPod touch en route for 2011, minor spec updates expected

An update next month to Apple’s flagship digital media player may outfit the device in an additional color but may otherwise represent a rather modest refresh when compared to years past according to AppleInsider. The iPod, which struck a resurgence that helped place Apple back on the map in 2001, may for the first time […]