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Opinion: MacBook, or iMac + iPad?

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The announcement of the iPad has done a lot of things: it’s stoked up excitement in the Mac using community, it’s got a bunch of developers feverishly coding exciting new stuff, and it’s got retailers and cell phone companies the world over drooling over the money they can make from it.
And it’s also somewhat upset [...]

In Depth: 30 Days with the Nexus One

It’s been a month since my review of Google’s “SuperPhone”, the Nexus One. Since that time, we’ve surfed, updated facebook, navigated, called, played endless hands of cribbage and even tried to freeze it to death on a trip to Dayton Ohio. Follow me after the jump to find out does the “SuperPhone” stand the [...]

Apple second only to Microsoft in cash and investments… and that’s about to change

Silicon Insider posted this interesting graph putting into perspective exactly how large Apple is, compared with the other big three tech companies out there. And it’s all about cash.
Essentially, Apple is the second most cash rich company out there, with a little under $39.8 billion in cash and short and long term securities to call [...]

Review: InfiniteScope, Another Fun Free Photography Toy For iPhone

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Welcome to the “iPhone photography toy of the week” slot. Today’s toy is: InfiniteScope.

This little app could not be simpler. All it does is grab what your iPhone’s camera is seeing, and copy it infinite times, one copy overlaid atop the next, each one getter smaller and smaller.
Hmm. That description is hardly snappy, is [...]

Confirmed: Apple Special Event September 5 — Appears To Be iPod/iTunes Update

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Apple just sent out invites to a special media event at San Francisco’s Moscone West convention center on September 5 at 10AM — and music is clearly the theme.
There’s been lots of speculation that new iPods are on tap, including stubby, ugly iPod nanos and a touchscreen iPod Touch.

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Leander Kahney

Leander Kahney is the editor of Cult of Mac, and author of three books about technology culture: Inside Steve’s Brain, the New York Times bestseller about Steve Jobs; Cult of Mac; and Cult of iPod. Leander has written for Wired, MacWeek, Scientific American, and The Guardian in London. Follow Leander on Twitter @lkahney and Facebook.

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7 comments

    I need to get associated with the press, I’d love to go to these events!

    This might be about the right time to rename iTunes, since it now does so much more than just organize/play music (movies, sync service for iPhone, etc.) Any guesses?

    Wonder if we’ll hear about some AppleTV updates… Jobs referred that there would be more coming this year for the AppleTV at the iMac special event last month…

    Of more interest for this week is that two major artists have free tracks available in the iTunes store: Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen. Usually the free tracks are from unknowns.

    THe UK music store has just been updated with TV shows at long last – does this mean we can expect the true video ipod next week?

    [...] Next Wednesday’s Apple event will likely see the announcement of the next evolution of iPod, dubbed the iPod Touch. Which is a little bit weird, because the iPhone is obviously the next evolution, what with its revolutionary multitouch interface and the widescreen and the like. So this week, we’re all sort of praying for an iPod with a big hard drive, multitouch, and maybe iTunes purchasing via WiFi. A hard-working country mouse to iPhone’s city slicker. [...]

    [...] Next Wednesday’s Apple event will likely see the announcement of the next evolution of iPod, dubbed the iPod Touch. Which is a little bit weird, because the iPhone is obviously the next evolution, what with its revolutionary multitouch interface and the widescreen and the like. So this week, we’re all sort of praying for an iPod with a big hard drive, multitouch, and maybe iTunes purchasing via WiFi. A hard-working country mouse to iPhone’s city slicker. [...]

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