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Announcement

E3 Next Week: Now Taking Requests

Guys, I’ll be in Los Angeles covering the Electronic Entertainment Expo and following up on games coming to the Mac, iPhone, iPod touch, where developers think OnLive might be going, what’s in the works with iPhone OS 3.0, etc. But mainly I’ll be in Los Angeles. Which is part of California. Which, according to my […]

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Accessory hard drive

Other World Computing Releases Mercury On-The-Go Pro 500GB Portable Hard Drive

Other World Computing announced the release of the OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro, the company’s 500GB, 7,200RPM pocket-sized drive for the Mac or PC. The unit features FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0 interfaces for data transfer speeds up to 100MB/s and measures 3.5″ x 5.5″ x 1″ in size. In addition to these specs, […]

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Announcement Software

MacUpdate, Koingo Offering AirRadar 1.1.7 for Free

The lads at MacUpdate and Koingo Software have announced that they will be making copies of Koingo’s AirRadar 1.1.7 wireless network scanning software available for free. AirRadar, which normally retails for US$10, allows users to scan for open networks and tag them as favorites or filter them out. Users can also view detailed network information, […]

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News

Analyst Sees Strong Signs of Apple Moving Towards $500-$700 Tablet

With Apple execs having openly slammed the idea of creating a conventional netbook, Piper Jaffray analysts stated today that mounting evidence exists that Apple will introduce its own take on the netbook in 2010 via a tablet device that will sell for US$700 or less. “Between indications from our component contacts in Asia, recent patents […]

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Software

Intego Warns of Unrepaired Security Vulnerability in Mac OS X

Security firm Intego has warned that a critical security vulnerability within the current version of Java has gone unrepaired for months and may place Mac OS X users at risk. According to the company’s web site, the current version of Java incorporates a serious flaw that could allow local code on a user’s Mac to […]