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Leaked OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Screenshot Shows 32-bit Mode
Sevenmac Magazin got themselves some screenshots of Apple’s new OS X update, Snow Leopard, and it looks like apps with 32-bit modules will need to run in 32-bit mode even if they are 64-bit. We know that Snow Leopard isn’t going to be any kind of massive overhaul, but more of a refinement of the … Continued
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T-Mobile G1 Connects to iPod Dock, Thumbs Nose at Apple
One of the G1’s biggest oversights is the lack of a proper headphone jack, and a couple of enterprising tinkerers took it upon themselves to force the G1 to play nice with an iPod dock. The hack is outlined very precisely but looks pretty delicate, so if you’ve got clumsy fingers like me, this might … Continued
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Tourists Rescued from Swiss Mountains Thanks to Magic iPod
Two French tourists were rescued today in the Swiss mountains after getting lost on a ski trip. They managed to contact authorities, but their phone died shortly thereafter. Thank God somebody brought an iPod. The tourists, a skier and snowboarder, were lost in the mountains of Southeast Switzerland, with temperatures reaching -15 degrees Celsius. They … Continued
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Tiny Company Sues Apple, Microsoft, and Google, Has Balls the Size of Texas
Cygnus Systems Inc, a small Michigan company, was recently awarded a patent for thumbnail previews of a file, and celebrated by immediately suing the biggest names in town. Cygnus has named Microsoft’s Vista, Apple’s OSX and Cover Flow, and Google’s Chrome as infringing on their thumbnail preview patent filed back in 2001. Plenty of other … Continued
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Gadget Deals of the Day: Cheap iPods, HDTVs, Man Bags, and Games from Steam
Sure, it’s after Christmas, but the deals keep coming and you guys have a right to know what and where they are. Today we’ve got a solid crop, with deep discounts at PCMall and Steam. Gaming • Valve Complete Pack (includes Left 4 Dead, CounterStrike, and Team Fortress) for $74.99 (normally $100). • Call of … Continued
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US Army Uses iPod Touch for Translation On the Field
This week on the Pentagon Channel (?), a soldier demonstrates the Army’s cutting-edge new translation tool: an iPod touch. The demo iPod looks to have the stock Apple OS, running a custom translation application. It allows the user to select a language, then a situation, and finally a command or question, like “Get down!” in … Continued
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$99 Refurbished iPhones Now Available From AT&T
While it seems Walmart will no longer sell $99 iPhones to the masses, AT&T is now offering some $99 iPhones of their own—except these ones are refurbished. https://gizmodo.com/confirmed-iphone-coming-to-walmart-by-the-end-of-decem-5103986 Over at AT&T’s online store, you can find the black, 8GB iPhone for $99, or the 16GB iPhone for $199 in white or black. A two year … Continued
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The Best iPhone Apps of 2008
Only five months since Apple launched the App Store, and there are now over ten thousand apps. Don’t worry, we did the hard part, trying them out and picking the year’s best: We already selected our 20 essential iPhone apps not too long ago-November 14, to be exact. That’s recent enough to still be fresh, … Continued
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iPhone to Run Windows and Get Copy and Paste (It’s Not What You Think)
Windows will run soon on the iPhone using Citrix Receiver, a remote screen software that connects to a PC and gives you the illusion you are running Microsoft’s operating systems, including copy and paste functionality. Why is this useful? It will give you the ability to run full Windows apps in your iPhone over the … Continued
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Apple Patent Shows Nifty Keyboard Gestures for the iPhone
While many non-imminent Apple patents can edge into the realm of wishful thinking, this one is pretty doable: useful little gestures for the iPhone, which are received over the phone’s onscreen keyboard. According to the patent application, simple input commands like delete and space would be controlled with simple back and forward-swipe motions. While remapping … Continued
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The Only 10 Games Your iPhone Needs
There are loads of games in the App Store for the iPhone/iPod Touch, but if you want to save money and space, which are the true essentials? Here are our 10 must-haves. While there are enough good games in the App Store to fill up multiple pages on your iPhone or iPod Touch, you don’t … Continued
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Incredible Crayon Physics Drawing Game Coming to iPhone
Crayon Physics, the astounding 2008 Independent Games Festival Grand Prize Winner, is coming to the iPhone very soon. You can see why it’s perfect for the iPhone and we want to play so, so badly: So simple, but so intuitive and thoughtful that it borders on magical—yes, we’re talking about a puzzle game here. If … Continued
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Choose Your Own Apple CEO Adventure
Future, Cupertino — After a long and fruitful tenure as CEO, Steve Jobs steps down in early 2009 to fanfare and industry fawning. Apple needs a new leader. It’s time to choose your own adventure. Much deliberation and coin tossing goes on in the back rooms of Apple. Their board of directors choose a person … Continued
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40 iPhone Apps On Sale for Free
Even iPhone apps are on sale for the holidays—here’s a roundup of 40+ apps that used to cost money, but now don’t cost anything. Most are nigh useless, but I like the Kitchen Timer. Update: Their site is either down or epically slow, like the last eight years, so we’re ripping the list for your … Continued
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PuzzleQuest Puzzling Up iPhones Now, Two More Installments Coming
PuzzleQuest, one of the pioneers of combining Bejeweled-style gameplay with RPG-style spells and weapons, just hit the iPhone. What’s interesting is that publisher TransGaming is releasing this in three chapters, meaning you’ll have to pay $10 three times if you want to get the “complete” experience. That is, if you haven’t already played the game … Continued
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Notebooks Beat Desktops for the First Time Ever
According to the trusted researchers at iSuppli, laptop computer sales outpaced desktops for the first time last quarter. Strong netbook sales may have played a decisive role in the change. Netbooks may have been the deciding factor in pushing notebooks over the top. “The big news from iSuppli’s market share data for the third quarter … Continued
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iControlPad iPhone Gamepad Case Is Actually Coming
Zodttd says iControlPad, one of the iPhone gamepad cases that we saw a few months ago, is actually heading to production. YES! Proper controls for iPhone games! https://gizmodo.com/iphone-game-pads-are-coming-to-enhance-gameplay-tenfold-5041574 The final version will be black, but contain the same layout and button count as the image above. No details on when it’s heading to production, but … Continued
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iPhone Nano Case Product Page, Product Pics Shown Off By XSKN
XSKN has gone beyond the previous iPhone Nano case leak to making an entire product page littered with different colors of the supposedly soon-to-come iPhone Nano. https://gizmodo.com/did-xskn-leak-the-new-iphone-again-we-doubt-it-5110319 There’s not a whole lot to get from these photos other than the fact that the iPhone Nano looks shorter and fatter than the 3G (kinda like the … Continued
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