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Macenstein’s “Mac Chick of the Month” (July 2010): Lea Anne

photo by Raymond Adams Welcome to Macenstein‘s “Mac Chick of the Month”, proudly sponsored by MacLove, makers of some of the sexiest iPad, iPhone, and iPod cases and accessories available. Each month we feature a different die-hard, Mac-loving girl who is (almost) as well designed as the Apple products they love. This month we present you with the lovely Lea Anne, a Race Car Driver and TV Host, and we’re proud to say, our first iPad Chick! Read More  Read More

Poll: Who should be Apple’s new enemy?

Following Apple’s latest earnings report, CNN Money‘s David Goldman wrote a post comparing Apple’s Market Cap and quarterly earnings to that of Microsoft. A few months back Apple surpassed Microsoft in Market Cap for the first time, and with Microsoft about to report its own quarterly earnings tomorrow, most analysts are suspecting Apple will actually have surpassed its long time rival in quarterly revenue for the first time as well. But Goldman brings up a very... Read More

“Adding function to form”

While I appreciate the “Band Aid” metaphor Antenna Aid used, I think the “End Call” decal might be the best take on the Antennagate thing so far. via The Daily What via Gizmodo  Read More

Win a Novothink Surge Solar Charger for the iPod touch!!

Sure, all the news these days is about the iPhone 4, but that doesn’t mean we’ve forgotten about all you millions of iPod touch users out there! Now that it’s the Summertime, (and the weather is high), it’s the perfect time to tap into some of that clean, “green”, energy from our friend Mr. Sun to power your favorite music player/ DS killer! The Novothink Surge Solar Charger for the iPod touch allows you to harness power directly from the... Read More

HURRY! Get unlimited iPhone tethering for just 99¢!

If you missed out on Netshare, the first and only tethering app to make it to the iTunes store (before being pulled 24 hours later) now is your chance to snag Handy Light, a 99¢ tethering app that is currently masquerading as a “Flash Light” app. Appshopper has posted instructions on how to get it working, but since it is likely going to be just a matter of seconds before Apple pulls it, I would suggest you head over to iTunes and grab it first, THEN go see how... Read More

Review: For the kids – 2 misses and a BIG HIT from School Zone

Any parent who has bought their kid an iPod or iPad, or even just let them borrow their iPhone to shut them up in a restaurant or car ride knows how addictive Apple’s devices can be for small children (or 30+ year olds, for that matter). But along with the blessed silence comes the unavoidable pangs of guilt in knowing your child has just spent three hours playing video games instead of talking to Grandma at dinner. Well, early on I found a way to avoid those guilty feelings... Read More

Facebook app rips off the MySpace experience

Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Aimee for the tip!  Read More

Reality distortion field remains strong with Steve Jobs after antennagate

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, the Chinese just have better “dramatic reenactments” than we do. And for the record, I would have posted this even if I loved the iPhone 4. It’s just great. Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Matt for the link!  Read More

Apple is awesome and can do no wrong

Happy? It’s even a double rainbow.  Read More

RIM responds to Apple’s “But they’re doing it too!” campaign

RIM’s Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie issued an official response to Apple’s press conference yesterday. I won’t comment on it, for risk of further angering my fanboy readers, except to say, they’re completely right. “Apple’s attempt to draw RIM into Apple’s self-made debacle is unacceptable. Apple’s claims about RIM products appear to be deliberate attempts to distort the public’s understanding of an antenna design issue... Read More