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MacBook Pro Complaint: The Gloss Monster

I've owned my current MacBook Pro 13" since July and still have little to complain about.  My previous review provided a nice, general overview of the popular n...

The 2009 Black Friday Predictions Have Arrived

As Xavier mentioned in his hands on look at the new Dell Inspiron 14z it's almost time for the Christmas shopping season. For dealseekers that means but one thing, Black Friday! It's only September but there's already a collection of 2009 Black Friday Predictions to help you make your shopping lists.

A Closer Look at the New iPods

Today at Apple's "It's only Rock and Roll" event the company announced several changes to the popular iPod line of mp3 players. While the event didn't lead to a camera for the iPod Touch, like many had suspected, the upgrades and price cuts keep Apple competitive with the forthcoming Zune HD. Keep reading to find out more about the iPod Nano 5G, iPod Touch 3G and updates to the iPod Classic and iPod shuffle lines.
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Verdict’s In: Snow Leopard Review Roundup

OSXEven though it’s not quite cold enough for snow in most of the U.S. Apple’s latest upgrade, Snow Leopard, has arrived on store shelves and will be hitting the doorsteps of Mac owners in what’s sure to be a busy day for UPS and FEDEX. So how does the big cat upgrade stack up? The good news is that most of the reviews agree that Snow Leopard is a solid upgrade and despite its lack of major changes to OSX the little tweaks and behind the scenes changes – coupled with the low upgrade price – earn it recommendations from across the web.

OSX 10.6 “Snow Leopard” Ships on August 28th

Normally when the Apple store goes offline its return is met with cheers of Joy for new Apple products but the brief outage this morning didn't bring the chorus of cheers that the actual release of Snow Leopard would. Thankfully Apple did announce the new features of OSX 10.6 that Snow Leopard will ship on August 28th.

Update and Rejoice! iPhone OS 3.0 is Available to Download Now

The new update came in at a fairly slim 230 MB and took me about 10-15 minutes to complete. To my knowledge, that was an extremely fast update compared to last year's 2.0. For those of you who have not updated yet, here is a quick checklist for you before you get into all the 3.0 goodness.

iPhone 3Gs Pre-Order Shipments Being Delayed by Apple?

I have been gleefully checking the UPS tracking number on my pre-ordered iPhone 3Gs as it heads stateside from Shenzhen China into my loving hands. Although Apple had promised that the device would be here by the 19th (the same day as everyone else will be waiting in line to purchase theirs or receive their reserved pre-orders), the tracking number has been telling me that my iPhone was due to arrive a day early. Apple seems to have changed their minds.

3 Devices the iPhone 3Gs Will Keep You From Buying

As I watched the latest announcement of Apple's iPhone 3Gs I kept thinking to myself "This thing is going to replace the need to carry around so many other gadgets.". I am sure I am not the only one who felt this way. In order to better illustrate what I mean I compiled a shortlist of devices that many people are frequently purchasing or commonly use on a daily basis and how the iPhone 3Gs will change that.