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Finance Rumor

Rumor: Apple to purchase Israeli flash memory company Anobit

When Apple ponders buying something, it’s worth paying attention to. Per TechCrunch, Apple is planning to spend between US$400 million and US$500 million to buy Anobit, an Israel-based flash memory company, according to a new report. Citing a Hebrew-language report, TechCrunch relayed on Tuesday that Apple plans to acquire the 200-employee Israeli fabless semiconductor company […]

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News Software

Delicious Library updated to 2.7.5

On Wednesday, software company Delicious Monster released version 2.7.5 of the shareware favorite, Delicious Library. Delicious Monster allows Macs with webcams to scan the bar codes of any book, movie, music CD or video game, then creates an archive based on background information from the Internet. Additional features help keep the library organized and reseller’s […]

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News Software

Apple releases Safari 5.1.2 update

Late Tuesday, Apple released Safari 5.1.2, an update to its web browser. The new version, a 38.7 megabyte download, includes the following fixes and new features: – Improve stability. – Address issues that could cause hangs and excessive memory usage. – Address issues that could cause webpages to flash white. – Allow PDFs to be […]

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hard drive Hardware News

Seagate announces 750GB Momentus XT hard drive, combines HDD, SSD features on same unit

This could smack of the nifty. Per Engadget, hard drive manufacturer Seagate has released its 750GB Momentus XT, a hybrid HDD/SSD unit with a conventional 742GB hard drive attached to 8GB of NAND flash memory. The unit boosts a speedy SATA III 6Gb/s interface and promises to cut boot-up and lag times compared to a […]

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iPhone Pictures

iFixit completes full teardown of iPhone 4S, posts results (updated)

With only one day (uno dia) remaining before the iPhone 4S officially goes on sale in brick and mortar locations, the supremely cool cats at iFixit have performed a full teardown of the long-awaited handset. Beyond the 1GHz A5 dual-core processor and 8 megapixel rear-facing camera, here’s what else they stumbled across: – The iPhone […]