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Keep Your Charging Cables Close at Hand with the Scosche clipSYNC Carabiner Cables

By Janet Cloninger / October 19, 2011 / News / Apple, cables, carabiner, Spotlight Gadgets, Travel Gear / 1 Comment

About a year ago, we told you about the Scosche flipSYNC charging cables. Now, Scosche has updated their compact cables and converted them to carabiner clips, so they’ll be even easier to keep on a keychain or clipped to your gear bag. The clipSYNC gear features full-sized charging cables with a spring-loaded carabiner built in. Each clipSYNC is less […]

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RIP Steve Jobs – 1955-2011

By Ian Lim / October 5, 2011 / News / Apple, iOS / 14 Comments

The world will mourn the loss of a truly creative and visionary individual who has done so much to shape the world of gadgets as we know it. RIP Steve Jobs www.apple.com

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Apple’s “Let’s Talk iPhone” event wasn’t just about the iPhone

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 4, 2011 / News / Apple, iOS, iPhone, iPhone 5 / 34 Comments

Along with thousands (millions?) of other geeks, I have been pressing refresh on my browser for the past hour and a half trying to get the latest Apple news via the various live blogging sites which have been crashing with all the traffic. I’m not sure if I remember ever having this much trouble with

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Kindle Fire – A Tablet for the Masses?

By Ken Schoenberg / October 2, 2011 / Articles / Amazon, Android, Apple, iPad, Kindle, Samsung, Sony, Tablet, Tablets, Ultra Portables / 28 Comments

So, the Amazon “Kindle Fire” tablet is now reality and I believe it will be a big seller. At $199 it is within shouting distance of that “no brainer” gadget purchase price. Best of all, for us consumers, Amazon is forcing the rest of the tablet market to prove their value and “reason for being”.

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Fusion Garage Drops Price of Grid10 by $200

By Ken Schoenberg / September 12, 2011 / News / Apple, HP, iPad, tablets, Tablets, Ultra Portables / 10 Comments

Well, it appears that someone in the tablet industry watched what happened last month with the HP TouchPad and may have taken notes. Engadget is reporting, and Fusion Garage has confirmed, that the Grid10’s previously announced prices of $499 for their 16-gigabyte WiFi model, and $599 for the 16-gigabyte 3G/WiFi models were reduced to $299

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Amazon’s New Kindle Tablet – An iPad for the Rest of Us?

By Ken Schoenberg / September 4, 2011 / Uncategorized / Amazon, Android, Apple, iPad, Kindle / 19 Comments

The forthcoming Amazon tablet is now officially leaked thanks to MG Siegler’s (TechCrunch) hand’s-on look at the device. It’s going to be a 7-inch color touch-screen with no physical buttons running Android…well, sort of. Amazon has elected to use a version of Android prior to 2.2 (Most new Android-based tablets are running 3.2 or the

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Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple

By Julie Strietelmeier / August 24, 2011 / News / Apple / 16 Comments

I just popped open my Macbook Air to check email and RSS feeds and the first item that caught my eye was a shocker (at least to finally see it in text)… It’s been announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple. After stock market trading ended this afternoon, Steve sent out a

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Apple Settles Patent Lawsuit with Nokia

By Jeff Hollaway / June 16, 2011 / News / Android, Apple, iOS, Nokia / 2 Comments

You might have heard almost 2 years ago Nokia sued Apple for Patent Infringement. Well, 20 months later they settle and Nokia agrees to license its patents to Apple. How much you ask? We may never know but we can be sure it was for a lot of money. According to some sources, the settlement

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Apple announces OS X Lion, iOS 5 and iCloud

By Andy Jacobs / June 6, 2011 / News / Apple, iOS / 5 Comments

Apple held its 2011 WWDC today and debuted quite a few new products, including: OS X Lion, an update to the operating system aboard their iMac desktops and Macbook notebooks: iOS 5, the mobile operating system aboard their iPhones, iPads and iPod touch devices; and the long-await iCloud online storage and sync system, which Steve

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Exclusive: Apple in talks to open an Apple store in Jerusalem (Israel)

By I Yarom / March 27, 2011 / News / Apple, iOS / 5 Comments

Apple is known for its Apple stores, both for the location and the architecture of the stores. In 2008, Apple opened the first store in Israel. Apple is considering a second store and the leading location is Jerusalem. The location is in the new entrance to the city (see picture), next to a first of

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Apple iPad 2 (and more) unveiled today

By Andy Jacobs / March 2, 2011 / News / Apple, Apple iPad, iOS, iPad, iPad 2 / 15 Comments

Mere minutes ago, Apple unveiled its iPad 2 and quite a bit more at a media event, throwing the daylight of reality on speculation about the rumored new device’s features. Steve Jobs, Apple CEO who has taken a leave of absence from the day-to-day operations, even emcee’d the event. More detailed info is available via

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Apple Updates MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt I/O Technology

By I Yarom / February 24, 2011 / News / Apple, Laptops and Gear / 3 Comments

Today Apple updated the MacBook Pro family with next generation processors and graphics, a new FaceTime HD camera and high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology. The Thunderbolt I/O technology (previously known as LightPeak) is a revolutionary I/O technology that supports high-resolution displays and high-performance data devices through a single, compact port. Featuring two bi-directional channels with transfer speeds up to an

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Tree Designs iDesk – Minimalism meets wood

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 24, 2011 / News / Apple, Computer Gear, Spotlight Gadgets / Leave a Comment

Fans of the Apple wireless keyboard and Magic Trackpad now have a way to bring the two together while also offering a solution for hiding some of the miscellaneous items on your desk. It’s the Tree Designs iDesk, a cabinetry grade wooden tray that holds both peripherals side by side. Lift up either device and

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Apple mates an iPad with a MacBook Air

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 20, 2010 / News / Apple, iOS, iPad, Laptops and Gear, Macbook Air, Spotlight Gadgets / 20 Comments

Quite awhile ago Steve Jobs said that Apple wouldn’t offer a netbook, but today he announced 2 new MacBook Air laptops that sure do resemble one (especially the 11 inch version). Available today in 11 and 13 inch models with prices starting at $999, these updated MBAs are both thinner and lighter than their predecessor.

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Back to the Mac Event Oct 20th

By Adam Scinto / October 15, 2010 / News / Apple / Leave a Comment

Engadget’s been invited to an Apple Event on Oct 20th, at 10am PT. As you can see from the invite, there’s a Lion hiding behind that logo making folks think Apple will preview ‘Lion’: The next version of the Mac OS. Hopefully new Mac hardware will make the rounds too, like a redesigned Mac Pro

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New AppleTV Cracked Open by iFixit

By Adam Scinto / September 30, 2010 / Uncategorized / Apple, Audio, Video, TV, iOS / Leave a Comment

Wondering what makes that new AppleTV 2 tick? iFixit has the goods, taking apart Apple’s new unit and finding out some of the specs that have remained unsaid until now. Some of the new details: The AppleTV ( ATV2 ) does have the A4 chip, with 256MB of RAM, 8GB of flash memory, and an

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Apple Remote 2.0

By Adam Scinto / September 28, 2010 / News / Apple, iOS, Remote / Leave a Comment

Apple’s released a new version of its Remote app for the iPad/iPhone/Touch family, and it’s bringing some long asked-for updates. The biggest one is support for the large iPad screen, making this a true iPad app finally. The other big feature is the Retina Display upgrade, making everything look great on the iPhone 4. Besides

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iPhone 4: AntennaGate – The Conference

By Adam Scinto / July 16, 2010 / Uncategorized / Apple, iOS, iPhone / 14 Comments

Apple had the iPhone 4 ‘AntennaGate’ conference today, talking about the iPhone 4’s problems. According to reports, Steve Jobs talked about how all cellular phones have the same antenna problem and he even demonstrated multiple cell phone models showing the ‘death-grip’ problem on stage. After discussing how this isn’t limited to the iPhone, Apple did

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Mac mini gets a new body and more

By Andy Jacobs / June 15, 2010 / News / Apple, Computer Gear / 9 Comments

Apple recently announced an update to the Mac mini, their diminutive desktop computing device. It now boasts an iMac-style aluminum body and several other new features, including an HDMI port and SD card reader.

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iPhone 4 and more unveiled at WWDC 2010

By Andy Jacobs / June 7, 2010 / News / Apple, iOS, iPhone, iPhone 4 / 23 Comments

Just this afternoon, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the much-rumored newest generation Apple smartphone, now officially-named iPhone 4, during his keynote speech at WWDC 2010. He began by stating, “There are over 100 new features, but I’m going to cover 8. The first one? An all new design.” I’m sure there will be more detail

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