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iPad pricing starting at $499, available in 60-90 days

by Steven Sande (Jan 27th, 2010)

Well, the pundits were wrong when they thought the iPad would cost $999. Apple announced that the pricing for the device will start at $499 for a Wi-Fi only 16 GB model, going up to $599 for a 32 GB model and $699 for the top-of-the-line 64 GB ...

Flickr (err, Etsy) Find: Iron Mac

by Mike Schramm (Jan 16th, 2010)

Ok, so usually our Flickr Find feature is about photographic stuff, but this was so cool I had to share it anyway. Gizmodo (via SlashFilm) found this awesome MacBook sticker over on Etsy, and I think, though the Newton one is still cool, that we ...

ION iType brings a full-size keyboard to the iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Jan 8th, 2010)

So far, only the jailbreakers have been able to pair up a Bluetooth keyboard with their iPhone, but ION is working on a hardware solution -- they're showing off what's basically a dock at CES that has a full-size keyboard connected to it. Very ...

Ballmer reveals some 'slate' PCs, but does not thrill

by Mel Martin (Jan 7th, 2010)

There was quite a bit of anticipation that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer would upstage Apple with an exciting new tablet design at his CES keynote last night, but it pretty much turned out to be a dud. After more than an hour of bobbing and weaving ...

Nexus One tips for iPhone users

by Dave Caolo (Jan 7th, 2010)

Here's an interesting post from Scott Knaster, a happy iPhone user and Google employee who made a cold-turkey switch to the Nexus One for three months (yes, some employees can get their hands on things early). You might expect a Nexus One v. ...

Tablet speculation: How could a tablet connect to the world?

by Erica Sadun (Jan 6th, 2010)

Do you know what word Dave Caolo is hearing in his sleep? Tablet. What phrase is trending mightily on Google Search? Tablet. What is every Apple fanboy and fangirl dreaming of for...um...some new gift-giving holiday in the March/April timeframe? ...

Report: One-fifth of smart phone buyers want Android

by Dave Caolo (Jan 5th, 2010)

Those incessant Droid ads are working, as consumer interest is climbing. Last December, ChangeWave Research conducted a study to determine what kinds of smartphones shoppers want. As in previous surveys, the iPhone topped the list. However, 21% of ...

WSJ: Apple tablet device to be 10 inches, "shipping in March."

by Lauren Hirsch (Jan 4th, 2010)

Things are beginning to firm up on the specs of the rumored tablet device. According to the Wall Street Journal, who interviewed people who were apparently briefed today on the subject by Apple, "Apple plans to unveil a new multimedia tablet device ...

Operation Cuckoo to oppose Operation Chokehold

by Dave Caolo (Dec 16th, 2009)

In what sounds like the title of the worst Bruce Willis movie ever, a group of pro-AT&T Facebook users are up in arms about Operation Chokehold. Let's start from the beginning. Earlier this week, AT&T's chief executive of Mobility, Ralph ...

This just in: MacBooks are more reliable than netbooks

by Aron Trimble (Nov 17th, 2009)

Excel nerds rejoice! What you see above is the result of a laptop reliability study conducted by third-party warranty shop Squaretrade. The study looks at over 30,000 notebooks over the course of 3 years to determine the final reliability ...

The Apple tablet that wasn't

by Mike Schramm (Oct 29th, 2009)

TechCrunch has posted pictures of what they're calling an "unlaunched Apple tablet." In 1990, as the story goes, Apple was supposedly working on a pen-based touchscreen tablet called the Pen Mac that was actually extremely small for the time -- just ...

The other new products that Apple released today

by Joachim Bean (Oct 20th, 2009)

Surprisingly, the Mac mini, Magic Mouse, iMac, MacBook, AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule updates are not the only things Apple updated today. Several other products were updated today, which include: Apple Wireless Keyboard: This keyboard, the ...

Apple updates entry-level MacBook

by TJ Luoma (Oct 20th, 2009)

Apple announced an update to the entry-level MacBook computer today. This is the only true "MacBook" now that the rest of the models have been promoted to the MacBook Pro. As of today, $999 will get you a MacBook with faster RAM (2x1GB SO-DIMM of ...

Swap a Macbook's glossy display for matte

by Dave Caolo (Oct 12th, 2009)

Users have a love/hate relationship with Apple's glossy displays. Namely, they either love them or they hate them. I haven't used one myself, as I'll be hanging on to my original MacBook Pro until it ceases to work. Until now, shoppers could get ...

TUAW Review: OWC Mercury On-The-Go SSD

by Steven Sande (Oct 7th, 2009)

A few weeks ago, we ran a short post about the release of OWC's Mercury On-The-Go Solid-State Drives. The drives, which come in the same miniscule transparent drive enclosures used by OWC for the rest of the bus-powered drive line, use SSD technology ...

Apple quits the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over opposition to EPA

by Dave Caolo (Oct 6th, 2009)

Just 3 years ago, Apple was targeted by Greenpeace as being less environmentally friendly than they could be. Greenpeace even created a mock Apple website in an effort to goad them into action. Several months later, Apple earned a silver in ...