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NAMM: You're in Mac Country now

Mon, 21 Jan 2008

Macs are everywhere apparent at a key music trade show in the US, with vendors across the board using them to demo software, tools and services at their stands.

NAMM, the largest North American music show held this time every year in Anaheim, brings vendors from all over the world to show their products. From software instruments and amplifiers to guitars and digital audio workstations, you are sure to find it at all this show. One other prevalent thing you'll find at NAMM this year is Macs.

Jim Dalrymple, Macworld.com | Read more...


Analysis: MacBook Air

Wed, 16 Jan 2008

The MacBook Air is undoubtedly a pretty impressive technical achievement. And speaking as somebody who’s just been holding one; I promise you that you’ll be blown away when you first pick one up.

But for all that, I can’t help but have this nagging feeling that the general public is a tad underwhelmed.

Mark Hattersley | Read more...


First photos from Macworld San Francisco

Mon, 14 Jan 2008

The Macworld team has arrived at San Francisco and here are the first shots of the event. It’s still under construction as the attendees put the final touches on their stands, and the Apple stand is completely blocked off and shrouded in black cloth.

The show itself kicks off tomorrow at 9am Pacific Time (6pm Greenwich Mean Time). We’ll be reporting live from the event.

Mark Hattersley | Read more...


Can Macs conquer the enterprise?

Fri, 11 Jan 2008

If Apple were a football team, the New England Patriots would have had some serious competition this year.

The company is the undefeated king of cool in the consumer electronics and home computer markets. It is rapidly gaining yardage in the broader personal computing market and is experiencing a resurgence of popularity in traditional Macintosh niches such as education, marketing and creative departments.

Robert Mitchell, Computerworld (US online) | Read more...


Are games a good fit for the iPhone

Wed, 09 Jan 2008

During a panel session on mobile gaming, one analyst suggested that the iPhone hasn’t been very good for the gaming market, at least in the short term. But I'm wondering if it'll ever be a good format to play games on.

As Nancy Gohring of IDG News Service reported:

Philip Michaels | Read more...


Merry Christmas, love Apple...

Wed, 02 Jan 2008

Look, Apple left us a Christmas present under the tree. On the 24th of December we discovered an Apple patent for its own version of the hateful Windows Genuine Advantage system. Did Apple think we wouldn’t notice?

Well, it was wrong. Not only did we pick up on the story at the time, but I made a mental note on Christmas day to return to it in the New Year. After all, some of you may have missed this during the yuletide festivities, or been too full of turkey to care.

Mark Hattersley | Read more...


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