Live music comes to iTunes
November 25, 2009
Apple has opened a new section in its iTunes store which specializes in live music, partnering with mega-promoter Live Nation and offering special live tracks in audio and video.
Archive for November, 2009
Lenovo responds to SquareTrade notebook reliability analysis
November 24, 2009
In a world defined by spin, a thin veneer of professional authority can get you a lot. Thereupon, you need read this letter from a PR flack at Lenovo sent to Blorge in response to a story we ran on SquareTrade notebook reliability data, which says that a Taiwanese netbook maker makes the most reliable notebooks.
Fatal problems with new iMacs
November 24, 2009
There are user reports that seem to reveal problems with Apple’s new 27-inch Intel Core i7 processor-equipped iMacs, some of which have been showing up DOA or with cracked screens.
Apple Magic Mouse now for Windows
November 23, 2009
Apple’s innovative new Magic Mouse, complete with multi-touch and gesture technology, is now available for the Windows operating system, both officially and unofficially.
Apple posts Black Friday teaser [u]
November 23, 2009
‘Twas a week ago today, that Mac Blorge reported told you about the flier claimed to be mothership’s Black Friday circular for brick n’ mortar Apple Stores. Although today’s truly official digital flier doesn’t include much in the way of details, its style is very, very different from the one promising big, big discounts.
How to speed up Firefox on a Macbook
November 22, 2009
There’s been growing murmur for a couple years now and it’s all about how the world’s favorite open-source browser is slowing down people’s computers, especially ultraportables and netbooks. Call it malaise or whatever you like, but Firefox is noticeably less nimble than it used to be. Why and what can we do about it?
Apple canceling smokers’ warranties over ‘contamination’
November 21, 2009
Need another reason to quite smoking? This one’s a whopper — Apple is refusing to honor the warranties of Mac owners because the devices have become “contaminated” due to the effects of cigarette smoke.
iTablet – $800 LED or $2000 OLED?
November 20, 2009
This week’s rumors about the Apple iTablet increasingly center around the touchscreen technology, with the options being LED or OLED, and with the tablet price up in the air between the two.
Hackintoshers bring back Atom support
November 20, 2009
Let the games begin! When Apple left support for Intel Atom processors out of Mac OS X 10.6.2, we all knew it would be a matter days before savvy netbook users would re-instate the functionality and now that’s exactly what’s happened — rock on.
Jobs personally denies developer’s name change request
November 19, 2009
After receiving a legal snot-o-gram from Baker & McKenzie asking his company to change the name of one its applications so it would no longer contain the word “iPod,” Little App Factory CEO John Devor decided to take matters into his own hands and write Steve Jobs personally. Surprisingly enough the Apple CEO actually responded, though this story doesn’t have a happy ending.
