Macenstein’s “Mac Chick of the Month” (February 2007): Teemaree

January 31st | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Teemaree

Awww, aren’t they cute! Apple releases colorful iPod Shuffles

January 30th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Apple today released some colorful updates to their iPod Shuffle line. In addition to Apple’s standard silver, there are now pink, orange, green, and blue models available for your Valentine’s Day shopping pleasure. The updates seem to be solely cosmetic though, as the capacity still tops out at 1GB, and the […]

Free on iTunes: Vortex Demo (first free iPod game)

January 30th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Posted by Helper Monkey
Apple today made history by adding an iPod game to the list of free downloads from the iTunes store. The game, “Vortex“, is being offered in “demo” mode for free. The Demo contains the first 2 fully playable levels of the 360° brick-bashing game (think Breakout, developed by Steve Wozniak, but […]

USATODAY: Verizon passed on the iPhone

January 29th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Posted by Dr. Macenstein
When the iPhone was announced earlier this month, many Verizon customers complained at being left out in the cold. Apple’s exclusive deal with Cingular meant Verizon (and other companies) would be unable to offer the iPhone for at least 2 years, a fact that has many of their customers contemplating jumping […]

Where are they now? Interview with “Switcher Girl” Ellen Feiss

January 28th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

“I’m Ellen Feiss and I’m a student”. Back in the Spring of 2002, those words launched one of Apple’s more memorable, if not effective, ad campaigns. Known as the “Switcher” ads, the spots featured real people telling real stories of being fed up with the hassles of PC ownership, and their subsequent relief […]

“Mac Rumor Site” Catfight

January 26th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Posted by Dr. Macenstein
It looks like a new “hot chick” has transferred to Mac Rumor High, and is stealing all the other girl’s boyfriends. At least, that is what appears to be happening, according to Apple Recon.
The site launched just before Macworld this month and has rocketed to the top of the Mac-O-Sphere […]