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Does the new Mac Pro have upgradeable graphics cards?

Does the new Mac Pro have upgradeable graphics cards? Mac4Ever thinks so. In a recent post, the French site claims to have reliable information that the Mac Pro’s dual graphics cards are on a special connecter that would allow them to swapped out, and perhaps to be replaced by other Apple-approved graphics cards in the future. This would be huge news for graphics professionals,... Read More

Apple’s October iPad Event – The Good, the Bad, and the Meh

Apple today held a special event to announce the long overdue updates to their MacBook, Mac Pro, and iPad lines. And while I am such a fanboy there was really never a question whether or not I will be buying something today, that doesn’t mean I’m so easily blinded by shiny things that I can’t pick out a “meh” moment or two from the festivities if pressed.... Read More

MASSIVE UPDATE HITS DRAGONVALE (Game still crashes constantly though)

Today Backflip Studios unveiled a massive update to their popular Dragonvale game for iOS and Android, bringing two new races of dragons to the game – Light and Dark – which appear to be able to be bred with the rest of the existing dragons. In order to summon these new dragons you need to cast light and dark magic into a magical rift. To do this you simply need to... Read More

Microsoft and Apple combine forces to create beautiful music

I have never for one second believed that a music conductor’s arm waving does ANYTHING. (Unless you’re in a Warner Bros. cartoon of course. Then you can make the band do literally ANYTHING!) But for the average orchestra, even a 4th grade one, the musicians do not appear to look up at the conductor once, and his semi-orgasmic gyrations, while giving the audience something... Read More

Siri’s voice gets a face

And it belongs to voice actor Susan Bennett, who CNN claims is the voice behind Apple’s personal iPhone assistant. Bennett claims she had no idea that Apple had used her voice for the now famous iPhone assistant until a friend heard Siri and recognized her. All the dialogue used in Siri was recorded over 8 years ago over the course of a month according to Miss Bennett, likely... Read More

The iOS 7 Makeover show!

Whether you love or hate iOS 7, one thing we can all agree on is that it certainly looks different than iOS 6. Jony Ive’s makeover brush hit just about every corner of the OS, and for the most part, I like what he’s done with the place. Of course, I’ve been using the beta for a few months so I kind of forget what iOS 6 looked like, exactly. Luckily, After iOS7... Read More

Random Diversion: PooPourri

Well it’s Friday and since there is nothing Apple-worthy to write about (iPhone 5C pre-orders don’t count) here’s a fun little diversion to help start your weekend. The product is PooPourri, and believe it or not, it’s a real product. And since there’s a hot chick with both a MacBook AND an iPhone in the video, I feel I am allowed to post it. Enjoy. Thanks... Read More

Phoneblocs – The iPhone I wish Apple was making

If there is one thing Apple isn’t known for, it’s upgradeability. As a traditionally hardware-based company, it’s in Apple’s best interest for you to throw away your iPhone, MacBook, or iMac every 2-3 years or so if you decide you want something as simple as more storage space or even RAM. Long-time readers are likely sick to death of my call for more storage... Read More

How To: Restore your iPhone when you get the Error “Unknown Error 3000” or “An unknown error occurred (4027)”

Here’s another tip that probably will not benefit many of you, but hopefully for the few who run into this problem this post will save you some fraction of the time I wasted figuring this out. So today Apple released the Gold Master (GM) build of iOS 7 to developers, allowing those of us with developer accounts to get the final build a few weeks earlier than the rest of the... Read More

Apple’s September iPhone Event: The Good, the Bad, and the Meh

Apple today held a special event to announce their most-leaked hardware introductions to date – the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. And while I am such a fanboy there was really never a question whether or not I will be buying the 5S, that doesn’t mean I’m so easily blinded by shiny things that I can’t pick out a “meh” moment or two from the festivities... Read More