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Apple luv, Mobile »

[5 Oct 2010 | No Comment | 720 views]

Back in late May, the FairerPlatform brought you the news that Mercedes-Benz was equipping 40 dealerships with iPads to civilize and speed up the sales process. Now, about four months later, this pilot program has been so successful that the …

Mobile »

[5 Oct 2010 | No Comment | 2,075 views]

A different take on the iPad dock + speaker system paradigm that features fast charging and high-quality, multi-driver jAura audio. How is the iLuv solution different from the iHome iA100 were featured here last month? Come inside for the scoop …

Apple luv, Music, movies, TV »

[5 Oct 2010 | One Comment | 929 views]

There’s still some mystery surrounding the exact purpose of Apple’s still under construction $1-billion data center in North Carolina. However, the couple that owned about an acre of the land under the company’s massive server farm have put a price …

Mac, Software »

[4 Oct 2010 | 3 Comments | 1,509 views]

This web video downloader has been in my Applications folder for years. Interestingly, unlike other downloaders, which come and (mostly) go with the wind, VideoBox just keeps getting better and this latest update is a great example of the developers’ …

Games, Mac, Reviews, how to »

[4 Oct 2010 | One Comment | 2,795 views]

One of the really nice things about Mac OS X is that you don’t need to defrag your hard drives — the operating system does it for you and it just works. However, there is a caveat here and that …

Mac, Software »

[2 Oct 2010 | No Comment | 1,016 views]

Talk is what the fanbois do. Geeks on the other hand let the numbers do their talking and can’t effectively present them without fresh tools. On the fairer platform, the premier benchmarking tool is Geekbench and there’s a updated version …

Mac, Software »

[1 Oct 2010 | 2 Comments | 885 views]

With the ability to import 200 graphic formats, edit, export 80 file types, use Photoshop plugins, batch convert files and deliver perhaps the best slideshow experience on the Mac, GraphicConvertor has been a staple on the fairer platform since the …

Apple luv »

[1 Oct 2010 | No Comment | 834 views]

Apple has let it be known that it will announce its 2010 Fiscal Fourth Quarter Restults on October 18th. Further, the company has posted an analyst conference call placeholder page where investors and journalists can tune in to hear Tim …

Mac, Software »

[1 Oct 2010 | 6 Comments | 1,965 views]

There’s software that gets used day in and day out, and ya just don’t give it much thought, like the AppleScript you installed years ago that’s seamlessly made the transition from Mac to Mac and just kept working without a …

Mac, Software »

[1 Oct 2010 | 2 Comments | 918 views]

Given that Apple’s been testing this Snow Leopard update since mid-August, about six weeks, and we’re likely to see a Mac product refresh over the next week or so, it’s tempting to assume this maintenance release will arrive soon. However, …