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Music, movies, TV »

[21 Nov 2010 | One Comment | 1,076 views]

The rollout is complete. The ever insurgent online music seller has added more than 250,000 tracks from Universal’s back catalog and switched from a credit-based subscription model to one built around variable DRM-free MP3 track pricing with songs selling from …

Mac, Software »

[20 Nov 2010 | No Comment | 1,213 views]

Adobe has gotten a lot of (well deserved) grief for the serial serious security issues affecting their ubiquitous Flash and Acrobat platforms. However, this new release could go a long way toward alleviating some of the numerous problems tied to …

Mac, Software »

[19 Nov 2010 | No Comment | 1,285 views]

Geekbench 2.2 beta 1 has arrived and it sports a unified interface. Instead of being three app, it’s now one application and you can now run 32-bit, 64-bit and Rosetta benchmarks from one window. There’s also a new feature, a …

Mac, Software »

[19 Nov 2010 | One Comment | 1,610 views]

In addition to today’s Safari update, Apple has pushed some under-the-hood housekeeping updates for the MacBook, MacBook Pro and popular Boot Camp environment. From hardware compatibility bumps to a fix for an external display issue fix, there are reasons o’ …

Mac, Software »

[18 Nov 2010 | One Comment | 1,182 views]

How many current software vendors state that the current version of their app maintains Mac OS 9 compatibility? I guessing just one and that’s Solutions Etcetera. Their continuing development and innovation of the HyperCard platform is a study in the …

Reviews, how to »

[17 Nov 2010 | No Comment | 2,634 views]

This is surely a question that’s crossed you mind — Is your internet service provider limiting the download of certain types of data on the connection you pay for? With every single House Representative who signed the net neutrality pledge …

Mac, Software »

[17 Nov 2010 | No Comment | 760 views]

There is a real attraction to this Mac-only browser. From AppleScript compatibility and tab previews, which look a bit like Safari’s Top Sites, this FireFox variant of a feather has a feature set designed to appeal specifically to the rest …

Apple luv, Music, movies, TV »

[16 Nov 2010 | No Comment | 1,711 views]

All Things D has put the question on everyone’s mind to EMI’s Dylan Jones, “How long will Apple have the Beatles to itself?” Well, the answer is for at least a few months, but potentially as long as a full …

Mobile, Software »

[16 Nov 2010 | No Comment | 815 views]

Like a lot of other news hounds, I read the buzz about Pulse New Reader and bought into the idea, literally, for $1.99. Further, I found it so interesting that I spent the better part of a day writing a …

Mac, Software »

[16 Nov 2010 | 2 Comments | 1,347 views]

When Apple announced that is was deprecating Java SE 6, a lot of people assumed the company was attempting to the kill the technology like it’s (rightly) killing Flash. Whereas both are a ready source of security vulnerabilities, they are …