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Acquisitions and the annoyance of abandoned apps

Yahoo! has just acquired Incredible Labs, which developed the Donna personal assistant app for iPhone. The latest update on the Donna blog makes it clear what the fate of the app and service will be; “The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close shortly. Following closing, Donna will be removed […]

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Apple discontinues iPhone 3GS handset

It had a good run. On Thursday, Apple officially confirmed the discontinuation of the iPhone 3GS handset, according to All Things D. The iPhone 3GS been since replaced by the iPhone 4 as its free on-contract handset. Last year, with the launch of the iPhone 4S, the iPhone 3GS became Apple’s first free smartphone with […]

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MacBook Air News

Apple begins offering 13.3-inch MacBook Air notebook to education buyers for $999

Apple’s tres-nifty white MacBook notebook may have officially gone the way of the dodo last week, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a replacement in the works. Per AppleInsider, the company has begun selling a less powerful version of its 13.3-inch MacBook Air to educational institutions buying in bulk for US$999, filling the void left […]

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Hardware MacBook News

Apple pulls plug on white MacBook notebook, product reaches “End of Life” status

You had to like the white MacBook. If nothing else, it was plucky and it looked pretty good when you were working on one in a coffee shop. Unfortunately, Apple has reportedly notified resellers that the white polycarbonate MacBook is now officially classified as “End of Life” and has been discontinued. Per MacRumors, Apple has […]

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Controversy surfaces over Kagi’s VisualHub updater

There’s good news and bad news. The good news: VisualHub, a beloved video converter utility that exported to roughly nine zillion formats but was discontinued in 2008, has been updated with support from the author. The bad news: It apparently wasn’t updated in a way that the author, Tyler Loch, approved of. Per Macworld, Kagi, […]