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Wed, Sep 23, 2009
Volume 4, Number 10

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Intel Light Peak May Give iPods 10Gbps Sync

First Look: iPhone 3.1

Demand Already Building for Apple Tablet?

11 Major New Snow Leopard Features

Why MobileMe Is Really Worth It

Intel Light Peak May Give iPods 10Gbps Sync

Intel used a presentation at IDF to unveil Light Peak, a new interconnect standard for PCs. As implied by the name, the technology uses fiber optics instead of wires to transfer data and consequently has much more bandwidth. Even in its first generation, it's expected to transfer at about 10 gigabits per second, or over 20 times faster than USB 2.0; it could transfer the entire contents of a typical Blu-ray disc in about 30 seconds if working at top speed, Intel claims. read more...

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First Look: iPhone 3.1

Behind every great point-oh release is a point-one update just waiting for its time to shine. iPhone 2.0 was a revolution for the iPhone, adding support for third-party apps, but it was arguably unusable until iPhone 2.1 ironed out most of the wrinkles. Likewise, iPhone 3.0 added its own stock of features, but it's the newly released iPhone 3.1 that's polishing its predecessor's edges while even adding some new features of its own. read more...

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Demand Already Building for Apple Tablet?

Over a fifth of the public may be interested in buying Apple's rumored tablet device, says RBC Capital Markets' Mike Abramsky. The analyst notes that in a recent survey of 3,100 people, 21 percent expressed interest in buying the tablet, despite the lack of an announcement by Apple, or even a detailed set of rumored features. The anticipation is considerably higher than the 9 percent measured for the iPhone in April 2007, says Abramsky. read more...

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11 Major New Snow Leopard Features

Snow Leopard may be a "minor" update to Mac OS X, with a $29 upgrade price and a focus on improved speed and reliability, but it's still bursting at the seams with tweaks, changes, and improvements—as well as a few modifications that might well be quite controversial. Here’s a look at some of the biggest changes in Snow Leopard. read more...

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Why MobileMe Is Really Worth It

"Is a MobileMe subscription worth the money?" Umm… It’s complicated. So says Andy Ihnatko in this article. This is not what the questioner wants to hear. It’s also what someone doesn’t want to hear when they’re about to be set up on a blind date and ask the question “Is this person good-looking?” MobileMe has been tough to defend since day one of Mac.com. It costs a hundred bucks a year. What do you get for that dough? Oh, a whole pile of world-class, useful features. read more...

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