Mac Rumors:
Following up on early benchmarking tests that showed Apple's new quad-core Core i5 and Core i7 iMacs boasting significant performance improvements compared to their Core 2 Duo-based counterparts, Macworld has utilized its own Speedmark suite of real-... (Read More)
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Please God, Save the whales and dolphins!President Obama made an election pledge to “work diligently to end Japan’s scientific whaling programme”, and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS)...read more. (Read More)
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A website was launched today to 'out' gay Catholic priests who are socially 'out' but professionally closeted, or who are having a heterosexual affairs, as a response to the Archdiocese of the Catholic Church who...read more. (Read More)
Mac Rumors:
Less than three months after the launch of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, evidence has surfaced that Apple is already working on the next version of OS X, presumably to designated Mac OS X 10.7. The information comes from an entry posted earlier today ... (Read More)
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Apple has won their case for copwyrite infringement over Psystar, a company that has been selling MAC replica computers and essentially stealing Apple's design. The legal battle, which began with a lawsuit in July...read more. (Read More)
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MacRumors has heard from several sources that Apple is preparing to launch a "Concierge" iPhone application targeted at customers of its retail stores. The application will reportedly provide many of the same functions available through the company'... (Read More)
Mac Rumors:
Groklaw reports on the early outcome of the Apple vs. Psystar case from a report filed on Friday. According to the court documents, Apple's motion for summary judgment on copyright infringement and DMCA violation is granted.So that... (Read More)
Mac Rumors:
The holiday season has become more relevant for those looking for a discount on Apple computers as there has been an increasing number of vendors willing to hold short term sales/rebates on Macs over the past few years.
Due to a vari... (Read More)
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Japan's whaling fleet may run out of money if the Spending Review Committee pulls financing. The new government in Japan is looking for ways to cut wasteful spending and the Institute for Cetacean Research...read more. (Read More)
Mac Rumors:
Illustrative Diagram of "Tablet" Allowing Pen-Based Input and Output
Unwired View reports on a newly-published patent application from Apple disclosing software methods for processing pen-based computer input. While the patent applica... (Read More)
Mac Rumors:
A new study from market research firm Gartner pegs Apple's share of the personal computer market in the UK at 5.0% for the third quarter of 2009, ranking the company fifth among all vendors. The company's unit shipments increased 26.6% to move up co... (Read More)
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Apple today released Mac OS X 10.6.2, the second maintenance update for Snow Leopard, via Software Update. The update brings several bug fixes, reportedly including one for a serious issue involving Guest accounts that has caused some users to lose ... (Read More)
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Australian hacker Ashley Towns claims to have created the first iPhone worm, "ikee," that is spreading within jailbroken phones running programs that haven't been approved by Apple. The 21-year-old has told...read more. (Read More)
Mac Rumors:
Several MacRumors readers have reported that they have received notification from Apple that their Intel Core i5-based quad-core 27" iMac orders have been shipped from Shanghai. There is no word yet on whether the upgraded Intel Core i7-based versio... (Read More)
Mac Rumors:
Several weeks ago, word surfaced that recent developer builds of Mac OS X 10.6.2 had ceased to support Intel's Atom processors, the basis of many netbook systems popular with those who wish to modify non-Apple systems to run OS X. The news set off a... (Read More)