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  • Colonel

    Black iMacs Soon?

    By Colonel, in OSx86,

    After the introduction of the black MacBook last May, speculation began that the other Macs in the Apple product lineup might also be seeing black editions. Well, the rumor mill is still a 'churning, cranking out rumors of a new black (exclusively 24-inch) iMac model somewhere in the works. MacScoop has more info on the "Blackintosh" rumor:


    The only specific information MacScoop has recently obtained from sources regarding Apple's forthcoming hardware releases is that a black version of the iMac could make its way with the next update of the company's all-in-one consumer desktop Macs. Sources also told us that - as it is currently the case for the MacBook - the black color could be available only on the high-end 24 inch iMac and possibly the 20 inch as well. Might this be Steve's next "one more thing?"
     

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  • kevin_4e
    Finally! A universal Carbon Copy Cloner now available for beta testing. Loaded with several new features, including advanced scheduling features, this one might rival the highly acclaimed SuperDuper!... Now that you've just added one more universal app to your collection, why not trim down the file size with TrimTheFat. TrimTheFat is a free drop-launch application used to remove the unnecessary architecture (PPC/Intel) in order to save a few MBs here and there... Novell's latest project, Mono, certainly seems to be promising. Accordingly, "Mono provides the necessary software to develop and run .NET client and server applications on Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows, and Unix"... Mexican airlines are now trying to make your flight complete in every way. With the complimentary drinks and peanuts, why not throw an iPod in there too? The airlines are expected to rent out 30GB iPods loaded with popular music and TV shows of both American and Mexican interest. All yours for just US$5... At last, an end to the Apple-Cisco "iPhone" fiasco. Under the agreement, both companies are able to freely market the "iPhone" with no trademark issues. The specific details on what it cost Apple are still confidential...
     
    How fast is your internet connection? Let us know at the SpeedTest.net thread... Looking for
    your neighbor won't be able to match? Well, Christmas is only 302 days away...
  • Alex Oughton
    The enterprising (and brave) people over at Hardmac have discovered a method of enabling 802.11n support on Core Duo-based MacBooks and MacBook Pros.
     
    The original series MB and MBP shipped with an Airport Extreme card supporting 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g, but not the new 802.11n draft spec employed by the new Airport Extreme base station, providing increased range and bandwidth.
     
    Hardmac's method employs the Airport Extreme card available for the Mac Pro (available from here), which features the same bus connection and number of aerial connections (two) as found in the Core Duo Apple laptops. The method is not compatible with the card found Core 2 Duo Macbook and MacBook Pro, which uses three aerial links.
     
    Once installed, 802.11n can be enabled by using Apple's official 802.11n enabler utility.
     
    Instructions
  • kevin_4e
    With the release of Democracy 0.9.5, there is no reason not to give it a try. Bringing competition to some other favorites like VLC and Mplayer, this player takes it up a notch with many new Internet-integrated features... Make your favorite search engines accessible with Monocle, which allows users to search Google, Wikipedia, and other search engines through a simple menu bar icon... If you happen to have a toddler with a sharpie near your Power Book, take this guy's experience as a warning. Thank goodness for the invention of nail polish remover... Got an old G3 lying around? Take the incentive these guys did to throw it off a 45-foot cliff. What for? Who knows?... Looking for a way to keep full functionality of an iPod with a waterproof case... without the case? Take a look at SWIMAN's near 100% water-proof iPod Shuffle...
     
    Everybody, welcome back BonziBuddy! With "the return of the purple nightmare," go ahead and grab the BonziBuddy OSX widget... If you haven't ever seen the introduction of Steve Balmer into the music industry, take a look at his very own "
    " music video...
  • Colonel

    Multiple Updates Available

    By Colonel, in OSx86,

    Today, Apple released multiple updates for Mac OS X including Security Update 2007-002, a Daylight Savings update, several Java updates, an update for Final Cut Pro, and a WebObjects update.
     
    The Security Update 2007-002 is "is recommended for all users and improves the security of the following components:"
    CoreServices iChat UserNotificationCenter Apple's Daylight Savings Update (for Tiger only) fixes several issues with the dates which daylight savings occur on this year. Apple gives us info on the update.

    The Daylight Saving Time Update for Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server addresses recent changes in the way Daylight Saving Time will be observed in the U.S. and Canada beginning in March 2007 and includes the latest time zone information for the rest of the world. The two Java updates for Mac OS X 10.3 and Mac OS X 10.4 are a part of the fix for the Daylight Savings issue and are highly recommended. The 10.3 Java release also addresses an issue in which some Java applications might not open after installing QuickTime 7.0.4 or later and the release for 10.4 improves reliability of the SWT_AWT bridge implementation first released in the SWT Compatibility Libraries for Release 4, and is now installed as a standard part of J2SE 5.0.
     
    A WebObjects update has also been released. The update is another part of the Daylight Savings issue and is recommended for all WebObjects users.
     
    And finally, a Final Cut Pro update has been released. The update upgrades Final Cut Pro to version 5.1.3 and fixes several bugs.
     
    All of the updates are available from Software Update.
  • Swad

    Intel reveals 80 core processor

    By Swad, in OSx86,

    Taking a look into the not-too-distant future, Intel is raising the consumer-processor-bar pretty high with its display of raw 80 core power today. The International Herald Tribune has the scoop:


    SAN FRANCISCO: Intel will demonstrate an experimental computer chip Monday with 80 separate processing engines, or cores, that company executives said provided a model for commercial chips that would be used widely in standard desktop, laptop and server computers within five years.
     
    While the chip is not compatible with Intel's current chips, the company said it had already begun design work on a commercial version that would essentially have dozens or even hundreds of Intel-compatible microprocessors laid out in a tiled pattern on a single chip.
     
    Already, computer networking companies and the makers of PC graphics cards are moving to processor designs that have hundreds of computing engines. For example, Cisco Systems now uses a chip called Metro with 192 cores in its high-end network routers. In November, Nvidia introduced its most powerful graphics processor, the GeForce 8800, which has 128 cores.
     
    The Teraflops chip, which consumes just 62 watts at teraflop speeds and is air-cooled, contains an internal data packet router in each processor tile. It can move data between tiles in as little as 1.25 nanoseconds, making it possible to transfer 80 billion bytes a second between the internal cores. I just want to see how Intel will name the thing. Intel Core 92 Tera?
  • kevin_4e
    If you’ve been searching for a faster way to manage your apps than cmd+shift+A, then HimmelBar might be what you're looking for. HimmelBar is known as the “application launcher for Mac OS X” and uses a simple menu bar icon to lead you to your Applications folder or a folder of your choice... Previously known as Konfabulator, Yahoo! Widget Engine “will keep the stuff you love right at your fingertips.” Yahoo! Widget Engine allows users to choose from over the 1,000 user-submitted widgets, all of which can be used on the desktop... Thanks to the guys over at iPodWizard.net, iPod users (well, just Nano owners right now) can quit being jealous of the Zune’s customized backgrounds. By downloading their firmware and following a few steps in command prompt (yes, this is Windows only), you'll have a fully functional iPod with the background of your choice. Support for the 5th generation is said to be coming soon... In light of Steve's recent comments about Apple and the DRM, Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman had a few comments of his own... Also, it seems as though every whistle and bell must be included in order to properly sell the Zune, even if it may seem a bit ironic. I guess that's what led to Microsoft's latest advertising campaign...
  • Colonel
    After months of development, Apple appears to be finalizing the development of the next Mac OS X version, 10.5 Leopard. Along with Leopard, Apple is finishing development on the iLife '07 and iWork '07 application suites, which are supposedly going to take advantage of Leopard's Core Animation feature. Leopard, iLife, and iWork are rumored to be released sometime around late March. Think Secret has more info on Leopard and the latest iApps.


    Alongside the release of Version 10.5, code-named Leopard, will be new versions of Apple's consumer software suites, iLife '07 and iWork '07, which saw their release date pushed back due to expanded feature sets in both the applications. In addition, sources confirm that iLife '07 and iWork '07 will both contain numerous features dependent on Mac OS X 10.5, but whether Apple has made the unlikely and drastic move of completely axing support for earlier operating systems is less certain.
     
    As late as mid-2006, Apple had planned to release iLife '07 and iWork '07 in January at Macworld Expo, as the company has done in previous years. But discontent over the quality of some of the new additions to the software, including Apple's first standalone spreadsheet application, saw the release pushed back. At the same time, according to sources, Apple made the decision to wrap Leopard-specific features into the new iLife and iWork suites, originally planned for future releases of the software, possibly to further encourage sales of all three products. Anybody else ready to see Steve again?
  • Alex Oughton
    While not the full release we were expecting, Mediafour have released a Vista-compatible version of MacDrive, in Beta form.
     
    Beta 1 2 of MacDrive 7 can be downloaded free of charge from Mediafour's website, with an expiry date of March 12, 2007.
     
    The full product is due for release on March 5, 2007.
     
     
    As with all Beta software, especially software dealing directly with file systems, caution is recommended. However, my initial tests with the software have shown no problems so far, and the same level of compatibility which was provided by MacDrive 6 under Windows XP.
     
    This is sure to become one of the 'must-have' apps for users of Windows Vista on the Mac, so be sure to check out our full review of the final product in the coming months.
     
    UPDATE: Beta-2 has now been made available!
     
    Download Beta-2
  • kevin_4e
    Within the past week, Apple® Inc. and The Beatles' company Apple Corps Ltd. have entered a new agreement concerning the use of the name “Apple,” along with all Apple logos. This new agreement replaces the past agreement originating in 1991. It allows Apple Inc. to now fully own all trademarks related to “Apple,” which they will then begin licensing some of them back to Apple Corps Ltd. As a result, “Ongoing trademark lawsuits between the companies will end, with each party bearing its own legal costs.” Although the terms of the settlement are not going to be released, Steve did have one comment of his own:


    “We love the Beatles, and it has been painful being at odds with them over these trademarks. It feels great to resolve this in a positive manner, and in a way that should remove the potential of further disagreements in the future.” By removing “the potential of further disagreements in the future,” does that indicate a nearing of The Beatles' work on iTunes?
     
    Make sure and let us know what you think.
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