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Apple Now Accepting iPad Apps, Planning “Grand Opening” of iPad App Store

Apple is now accepting iPad apps for a “grand opening” of the iPad App Store, according to an email just sent to registered developers.
“iPad will begin shipping soon and your opportunity to be part of the grand opening of the iPad App Store starts today,” the email says.
There’s no details about when the store’s grand [...]

Security Expert: “Mac OS X Is Safer, But Less Secure”

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Tech site H-Online has an interesting story today, quoting security expert Charlie Miller about his forthcoming talk at the CanSecWest conference next week.
He says OS X is full of security holes. There are lots more than in Windows, he claims.
And yet: OS X is a safer system to use. Why? Because, in the words [...]

Apple Devotes Entire Home Page To Jerome York Obituary

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If ever you needed a sign that Apple was a different kind of technology company, this is it.
What other computer manufacturer would remove its top-selling, hype-inducing, industry-altering new product from the prime spot on its website home page, and replace it with an obituary to an investor?
This is one of those “Here’s to the [...]

Coming Soon: Steve Jobs, the Sitcom

Fake Steve creator Dan Lyons just signed a deal to bring Steve Jobs to another small screen near you.
The half-hour series called “iCon” is billed by the presser as “a savage satire centering on a fictional Silicon Valley CEO whose ego is a study in power and greed.”
Making sure the barbs prick will be the [...]

Hints of Mac Netbook in Adium Stats [MACBOOK MINI]

macbookmini.jpgTUAW has the scoop on a very curious entry in the stats for Adium: a single user machine identified as the “MacBook Mini”. Now, this could easily be spoofed — last I checked the “Lenovo reModelFaMacBookAir” was not a computer — but on the other hand, it might be the very first appearance of the long-rumored Mac netbook.

After all, the very first place the name MacBook Air appeared was in the very same Adium stats. Only Apple knows what Apple is working on. But for now — we can dream.

“Dept. of deja vu: MacBookMini found in Adium stats” TUAW

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7 comments

    makes me salivate over a netbook-esque macbook-ish gadget.

    I really do want a mac netbook. As much as I love my macbook, it’s just not ideal for lugging around all the time.

    I WILL buy it if it exists, just like I’ll buy an iphone if Verizon gets them!

    Wa, wa, waaaaaaaaa…
    You’d think they’d learn their lesson after the first time.
    =D

    What’s Adium?

    Sorry for my ignorance.

    Anybody stop to think that perhaps this is just a Lenovo netbook with OS X installed? There are number of web sites describing exactly how to do this, including
    http://eba420.com/blog/?p=110
    http://mactabletpc.blogspot.com/2008/06/installing-mac-osx-leopard-1052-on.html
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZGfeYV9iL8

    Just thought I would point out the possibility.

    Rick

    I honestly don’t understand the craze with Netbooks. I’ve used several, and they’re terrible. Too small, cramp, and pointless. I don’t see the big deal with carrying a normal laptop. I use my 15″ MacBook Pro for everything, and I in no way think it’s burdensome. I hope this is a tablet, and not a netbook.

    Sean, Adium is an open-source multi-service chat client… (I’ve used it for years and can only say good stuff about it, btw)…

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