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Intel Chips Most Benefit Apple Portables

There’s been a lot of discussion about Apple’s announcement yesterday that they’re switching to Intel chips. I tend to agree with a post by Ted Leung that the switch to Intel chips will most benefit Apple’s PowerBook lineup. Read More…

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Hardware iPod

Apple Settles iPod Battery Lawsuit

Apple, iPod Users Reach a Settlement Over Faulty Batteries – WSJ Online: Apple Computer Inc.’s iPod portable-music player is a cultural icon beloved by music fans, save for one flaw: The rechargeable but nonreplaceable batteries in many early models didn’t last nearly as long as advertised, leaving some consumers fuming. Now, Apple has effectively acknowledged […]

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PowerBook Recycling: iTunes Jukebox

Remember our query about what to do with a legacy PowerBook? PowerPage reader Henri came up with a great suggestion: he’s using an old Lombard as an iTunes jukebox connected to his stereo and TV. “Works like a charm!”

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Hardware

Nokia to Bring Back the Web Tablet

On Wednesday Nokia announced that they have created a new communication device, but it?s not a cell phone. It?s a portable, web-surfing device that looks more like a landscape based PDA. They call it the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. Read more…

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Hardware iBook

Skeleton iBook: More Mac Nudity

Following-up on last week’s Mac Porn feature on the nude iBook, my favorite Mac hacker, Kodawarisan, has posted some pictures of his “Skeleton iBook,” an iBook with a clear enclosure.