In March of 2004, Apple submitted a patent application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a technique that would hopefully better guard its devices. The patent, credited to company storage chief Paul Wahrenberg, centers around an “acceleration-based theft detection system”, the device sensing its own motion and determining what’s happening from there. […]
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Skype 2.6 for Mac Released
On Wednesday, Skype released the final build of Skype 2.6, its Voice over Internet Protocol software for the Mac. The new version, which is available as a free 30.4 megabyte download, includes a new call-transfer feature currently unavailable on its Windows client as well as stability fixes, a public chat feature and a chat typing […]
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Amazon to Offer DRM-Free Digital Music
On Wednesday, Amazon.com announced that it plans to launch a DRM-free online music store later this year. The site would sell audio content in a straight MP3 format without any Digital Rights Management protection constraints built into the files sold according to Macworld News. This news follows announcements by EMI and Apple in April that […]
More cool overseas tidbits today as AppleInsider is reporting that the European markets have seen the prices of MacBook laptop units drop 70 Euros down to 1,049, 1,249 and 1,449 Euros depending on the model MacBook being purchased. The change comes on the heels of yesterday’s product refresh for the MacBook line. The new units […]
A good thing just got a bit cheaper across the Atlantic. Macworld UK is reporting that Apple has reduced the price of its iPod Shuffle music player from 55 Pounds to 49 Pounds, a reduction of about 10%. Last month, Apple cut the price of its video-enabled iPod model by 10 to 20 Pounds depending […]