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Apple Notebooks to See Major Design Changes?

Air — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:04:58 +0000

Appleinsider claims that the current MacBook and MacBook Pro designs will be retired and are expected to see “major design changes” in their next revision.

The consumer MacBook line is expected to transition from plastic enclosures to …

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Mac Pro Owners Still Waiting for NVIDIA 8800GT Option… Due Next Month?

Air — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:04:40 +0000

Upon the release on the Penryn-based Mac Pros in January, Apple introduced the NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT as a new video card option. Existing Mac Pro owners initially saw this is an opportunity to upgrade from current cards as well as ailing 1900XT cards…

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Mossberg: 3G iPhone In 60 Days

Air — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:04:38 +0000

9to5Mac points out that Walt Mossberg may have confirmed the release timeframe of the 3G iPhone, expected to be in June. In an online video (about 6:50 in), Mossberg casually but confidently says that the iPhone will be 3G in 60 days.

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3G iPhone with Glossy Black Back?

Air — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:04:06 +0000

iPodObserver posted an image that they claim represents what the rumored 3G iPhone will look like:

Apparently the new iPhone will also sport a glossy black back, replacing the satin nickel look found on the current model.

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Four reasons to get your parents to use Leopard

Air — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:04:22 +0000

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, OS

I held the phone tightly in my right hand. With my left, I rubbed my dry, tired eyes. I looked at the clock in my Mac’s menu bar. I had been on the phone for forty-five minutes, with no indication that I’d be hanging it up any time soon.

“OK,” I said in a slow, deliberate tone. “Let’s start from the beginning. Click on the Mail menu. A list should appear. Do you see it?”

A pause. “Yes,” my mother said.

“What do you see in that list?” I said.

“File … About Mail … Preferences ….”

“Good. Do you see ‘Quit’?”

“Yes.”

“Excellent. Click on ‘Quit’ and we’ll start again.”

Welcome to my personal hell, circa 2006. Pull up a chair. Get comfortable. We’re going to be here for quite a while.

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Dance piece, for iPod shuffle

Air — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:04:04 +0000

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPod Family, Multimedia, iTunes, Apple

Apparently this iPod-enabled dance performance has been around for quite a while (here’s an NYT piece on it from 2006), but it’s the first we’ve heard of it, and it’s pretty amazing. The 87-year-old choreographer, Merce Cunningham, who has collaborated with John Cage and Andy Warhol among others, has created a dance performance piece called eyeSpace.

Apparently, the music, which can be downloaded preperformance and is written by composer Mikel Rouse (no relation at all to TUAW’s own Mike Rose) plays in the audience’s iPods while the dancers dance (and other atmospheric sounds are added during the performance as well). Very interesting. The NYT piece seems to hint that the tracks are meant to be played in random order on each iPod, which would mean that the timing wasn’t too important, but it’s a cool idea (even more cool that it’s done by an artist of Cunningham’s age, but what else do you expect from a Mac fan?).

Definitely reminds me, too, of the MP3 Experiments done by Improv Everywhere in New York. Just goes to show you that we’re still in the middle of the digital music revolution — when we can listen to almost anything anywhere at any time, who knows what other creative folks will come up with?

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AT&T Mobility CEO: 3G iPhone Coming in ‘Months’

Air — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:04:38 +0000

iPhone speculation has remained at an all-time high this week. Reports of iPhone shortages has generated analyst speculation that the iPhone could be sooner than expected… despite June expectations.

While we don’t put too much valu…

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Mac OS X 10.5.3 9D12 Seeded

Air — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:04:32 +0000

Just two days after the last Mac OS X 10.5.3 Seed, Apple has again seeded a new build revision for Mac OS X 10.5.3 (9D12) to developers. 17 more fixes and only 1 known issue remains.

Typically, Apple has waited several builds before …

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‘Get a Mac’ Ads: Yoga and Breakthrough

Air — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:04:44 +0000

Yoga featuring Judy Greer

Apple has posted two new ‘Get a Mac’ ads featuring actors Justin Long and John Hodgman playing “Mac” and “PC”, respectively. The two new ads continue with some more attacks against Microsoft’s Vista …

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Apple Now Number #1 Music Retailer

Air — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:04:28 +0000

Arstechnica reports on an internal email from Apple congratulating employees that Apple is now the #1 Music Retailer in the U.S., surpassing Wal-Mart for the first time.

The iTunes Store leads the pack with 19 percent, Wal-Mart (whic…

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