How to install Linux on your nano
Posted by Lab Rat Linux seems to be the OS that exists primarily to serve the hacker’s desire to see what devices they can get it to run on. From cellular phones to refrigerators, for some reason Linux-heads seem to think, “If it plugs in, or has batteries, it ought to be able to run Linux.� Today’s example is the iPod nano. Some chazzwuzzers at Swinburne... Read More
Cingular drops price of ROKR phone
Posted by Dr. Macenstein MacNewsWorld is reporting that Cingular has cut the price of Motorola’s poor selling Rokr cell phone by $100, bringing its price down to just $149. The Rokr was the first cell phone to support Apple’s iTunes music software. Before the phone’s unveiling, expectations were running high in the rumor community, and judging by the poor sales... Read More
Hong Kong Fooey – Man jailed for sharing movies on BitTorrent
Posted by Lab Rat A Hong Kong man is the first person in the world to be jailed for sharing movie files over the internet. The BBC reports 38 year-old Chan Nai-ming, who went by the poorly-chosen screenname “Big Crook�, was found guilty of sharing his copies of the movies Daredevil, Red Planet, and Miss Congeniality over the BitTorrent network. While Nai-ming is certainly... Read More
Intel-based Mac Minis in January?
Posted by Dr. Macenstein A Forbes article quotes Benjamin A. Reitzes of UBS Investment Research as predicting we will see Intel-based Mac Minis at Macworld this January. He also raised his price target for Apple up from $65 to $74, citing increased demand for the iPod video going into the holiday season. “We believe sales of new iPods are picking up steam into calendar year-end,... Read More
Apple gets cease-and-desist letter over Eminem iTunes ad
Posted by Lab Rat According to Adweek, Lugz Footware has sent Apple a cease-and-desist letter due to similarities between’s Apple’s much-hyped Eminem iTunes ad, and Lugz’s “Arrow� ad, (aired in 2002). From ADWEEK: “Both television ads feature urban images on a red, yellow and orange background, with black silhouettes and a hip-hop soundtrack�.... Read More
Not that there’s anything wrong with it…
Posted by Helper Monkey Hey, a couple quick questions: Do you have an iSight? Do you have an AIM or mac.com address? Do you use iChat or AIM? Are you gay? Well, if the answer to those four questions was a resounding (if effeminate sounding) “yes�, then do we have a treat for you! ichatGay.com is a site meant to promote video chat in the gay community. The site boasts... Read More
Apple catching up to HP and Dell
Posted by Helper Monkey MacMischief is reporting that due to Apple’s 90% stock price increase this year, the once beleaguered company is now no more than a stone’s throw away from rivals HP and Dell in terms of market capitalization. � With its recent stock price closing of $59.95 per share of stock, Apple Computer Inc. now has a market capitalization of $49.8... Read More
RUMOR: Samsung changes its tune on iTunes-like service
Posted by Lab Rat Contrary to our report last week , Choi Gee-sung, Samsung’s president of its digital media business, now says Samsung has no plans to compete with Apple by launching its own iTunes-esque music service. He blamed the reports on a “misunderstandingâ€? of comments he made in an interview two weeks ago. In that interview, Gee-sung said, “We are... Read More
Finally, some porn for the video iPod!
Posted by Helper Monkey Wired is reporting that a subscription-only search engine called “Guba� is set to offer large quantities of pornography specifically formatted for use on the video iPod. Guba searches through Usenet newsgroups, and creates a vast database of files, mainly videos. Almost all of these files are ripped illegally from various sources (similar to... Read More
Apple stock surges on analyst comments (UPDATED)
Posted by Dr. Macenstein Apple stock rose over 4% by midday, to reach an all-time high price of $59.90. Spurred by analyst comments yesterday afternoon, investors scrambled to pick up the hot stock in anticipation of a strong holiday buying season. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster placed a $60 target on the stock in a report filed yesterday. Update Apple stock closed at $59.95,... Read More
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