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Review: Fetch 5

Posted by Lab Rat 2005 seems to be the year of the “redesigned interfaceâ€?. We have seen many products this year streamline their GUIs to deliver a more intuitive and “Macâ€? like user experience. Sadly, more often than not, the new interface seems to be all that has been updated. The latest release of Fetch Softworks’ Fetch ftp software manages to sidestep this trend, and adds some very nice productivity-enhancing features in addition to a more streamlined... Read More

Review: OmniGraffle 4 Pro

Posted by Brain-in-a-Jar Omni Group’s OmniGraffle 3 has for some time now shipped with certain “professional” Mac models, and it’s one of those programs that you tend to happen upon maybe a week after you get your system. Clicking on the icon, you might be surprised to find that it’s not a trial, but a full version. And you might also be surprised to find yourself looking at a blank page, a palette of shapes and lines and thinking “What... Read More

Lawsuit filed over nano screen scratches

Posted by Helper Monkey Red Herring reports a class action lawsuit has been filed in San Jose’s U.S. District Court against Apple Computers over its wildly popular iPod nano music player. The lawsuit was filed by Jason Tomczak on behalf of ALL iPod nano owners. Tomczak claims the nano’s screens scratch so easily he “left significant scratchesâ€? on his player by merely wiping a paper towel across it. The suit alleges the nanos “scratch excessively... Read More

THAT’S HOT! Paris Hilton to appear in new PowerBook/Power Mac ads

Posted by Igor Apple Computers has reportedly signed hotel heiress/”actress” Paris Hilton to appear in 2 new upcoming advertisements. The first is for the newly announced PowerBook G4 laptops, and the second features Apple’s new dual core “quad” Power Mac G5 desktop. Both ads will be unveiled a another special event next week, and a source close to Miss Hilton has confirmed she is expected to appear at the event in person. It is not known whether... Read More

Review: Roxio’s Toast 7

Posted by Helper Monkey Roxio’s Toast application has been one of the few “must-haveâ€? utilities on the Mac for years. Toast has so dominated its CD/DVD burning niche in recent years that users of DragonBurn and DiscBlaze are almost mythical. In fact, Roxio’s marketing department should offer a reward for photographic proof that users of such software exist, a la Big Foot. So it stands to reason that one might assume Roxio would just go through the motions... Read More

HOLY UPDATES, BATMAN! New Power Macs (“Quad” dual-core!), new PowerBooks, Display price drops, and new Photo Application!

Posted by Dr. Macenstein Apple’s latest invitation-only press event today unleashed the highly anticipated dual-core 970 Processor with a bang! Er, make that FOUR bangs. Apple’s newly announced PawerMac line up comes with a choice of 1 or 2 dual-core processor configurations. In essence, that is like getting 2 or 4 processors, since each dual-core chip effectively has 2 processors working together. This is great news for Apple’s graphics professionals, and... Read More

RUMOR: Apple planning big “photo-related� surprise?

Posted by Lab Rat AppleInsider is claiming that Apple has secretly registered the largest booth at this week’s PhotoPlus Expo in New York. PhotoPlus Expo claims to be “the largest and the most comprehensive expo in the photographic and imaging industries.â€? Whether Apple plans to announce even more new products at the PhotoPlus Expo (we’ve heard rumblings of an iPhoto update in the works) or merely wants to showcase the new Power Macs and PowerBooks is... Read More

Source: Apple to use Intel’s “Robson flash memory” technology to increase battery life, reduce boot time in Mactel machines

Posted by Helper Monkey Sources have confirmed that Apple does indeed plan to use the Robson technology created by Intel in its new line of Intel-based laptops and desktop machines. What’s Robson? Robson utilizes flash memory to store specific aspects of the operating system and frequently used applications. Since flash memory can access data substantially faster than traditional hard drives, computers can boot, wake from sleep, and load applications much faster when using... Read More

Apple Market share up “Big Time”

Posted by Helper Monkey Well, maybe “Big Time” is a bit of an overstatement. But when you account for just over 3% of all PCs shipped in the U.S., any growth can seem huge. IDG‘s latest report on the PC market showed an impressive 17% growth for the industry, feuled largely by low-cost PCs and laptops. In the US a strong back-to-school season is credited with providing a much needed boost to PC sales. While all the major vendors saw good numbers, Apple posted... Read More

Steve Jobs makes the cover of TIME (again)

Posted by Helper Monkey Steve Jobs’ beautiful mug will once again grace the cover of TIME magazine. The October 24th issue feature’s Jobs’ holding the video iPod, while standing behind the new iMac. The caption reads “THE MAN WHO ALWAYS SEEMS TO KNOW…WHAT’S NEXT”. The feature story is entitled “How Apple Does It” From the article: “Conventional wisdom says its strategy is wrong, yet it keeps turning out great products.... Read More