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Das Keyboard offering mechanical model for Macs

Rue Liu, Jan 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

Das Keyboard is preparing to offer Mac users its Model S Professional mechanical keyboard, which promises to deliver the ultimate typing experience, especially for those nostalgic of the legendary Apple Extended and Extended II keyboards. The Model S offers the same great clicky feel but with more advanced features and a slick new design. Read The Full Story

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HyperJuice External Battery for MacBook 2012 Lineup hands-on

Chris Burns, Jan 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you're listening to HyperJuice in any one of their many outlets for advertisement, you'll know that they are, indeed, the only external battery for the MacBook, working for any laptop in the Apple line, branded and shaped as such as well. What we got to see this year at CES 2012 was their current 2012 line of batteries sized at 150Wh, 100Wh, 60Wh, and the massive 222Wh. This group has one excellent value proposition for those of you out there in the field relying on the power of your MacBook with worries of a lack of battery hours and a need for a fashionable tote-along that matches the goods. Read The Full Story

Matias Tactile One Keyboard for your iPhone, Mac, and PC

Rue Liu, Jan 12th 2012 Discuss [1]

If you're often having to juggle between typing for your work and typing text messages on your iPhone, here's a new keyboard from Matias that does it all. The Matias Tactile One Keyboard lets you instantly switch back and forth between your iPhone and your PC or Mac with the push of button, much like having two keyboards in one. Plus, it's built with buckling spring keys so that even the most discerning typists will be impressed. Read The Full Story

Snapseed Desktop hits Mac App Store, coming to Android

Chris Davies, Jan 12th 2012 Discuss [2]

Apple-vaunted iOS image editing app Snapseed has launched on the Mac App Store, with the company promising an Android version is in the pipeline for release soon. Originally launched for the iPhone and iPad, and winning App of the Year 2011 in the process,, Snapseed Desktop for Mac is now available for OS X priced at $19.99. Read The Full Story

Mac shipments rise 21% as PCs decline in the US

Rue Liu, Jan 11th 2012 Discuss [18]

Gartner has released its preliminary data on PC shipments in the fourth quarter of 2011. Worldwide PC shipments declined 1.4 percent from the year before while US PC shipments declined by 5.9 percent with most vendors experiencing a downward slide except for Apple. Mac shipments, including both desktop machines and notebooks, rose 20.7 percent from the previous year. Read The Full Story

LaCie unveils 2big and eSATA Hub Thunderbolt storage series

Rue Liu, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [1]

LaCie unveiled two new Thunderbolt-equipped storage solutions with the 2big Thunderbolt Series and the eSATA Hub Thunderbolt Series. The 2big Thunderbolt Series is designed for heavy data users with support for up to 8TB capacities and transfer rates of up to 311MB/s, while the eSATA Hub Thunderbolt Series lets Mac users connect to two eSATA external hard drives and still use other Thunderbolt peripherals. Read The Full Story

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Apple moves in on business equipment through 2013 projects Forrester Research

Chris Burns, Jan 7th 2012 Discuss [8]

This week the folks at Forrester have released their Global Tech Market Outlook for both 2012 and 2013, and in this report it would seem that Apple is making such notable inroads on the computer equipment market over the next two years that they’ve rated them the industry’s biggest disruptive force over that time span. In addition, it would seem that this disruption is not only that sales will increase for Apple across such lucrative groups as global business and government purchases of personal computers, but that Wintel PCs and tablet sales in those sectors will begin to change negatively after two positive years of sales to these groups of computer buyers. Could this be the start of Apple taking the global business-based market that for so long has remained solely dominated by Microsoft?

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Apple’s iMac accounts for nearly one-third of all-in-one PC sales last year

Paul Fang, Jan 5th 2012 Discuss [2]

Apple has once again put up some impressive numbers on the board, this time in the PC sales department, where the company's iMac product lineup has accounted for virtually one-third of all-in-one PC sales last year, according to estimates by DisplaySearch research published in Bloomberg. All-in-one desktop PC sales grew 39% in 2010 to 14.5 million units, and among those desktop sales, Apple accounted for 32.9 percent, establishing it as, well, the largest all-in-one PC maker in the world. Read The Full Story

Skype offering free WiFi in NYC on New Year’s Eve

Rue Liu, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [4]

Following a recent promotion offering free WiFi in airports for holiday travelers, Skype is now offering free WiFi to revelers celebrating New Year's Eve in New York City. If you're heading to the Big Apple this year, you'll be able to stay connected via free Skype WiFi starting at noon on December 31 and ending at noon on January 1. Read The Full Story

Air Dictate uses Siri instead of typing on Mac software

Shane McGlaun, Dec 23rd 2011 Discuss [1]

When it comes to using your voice to dictate your content to a computer rather than typing, there are a bunch of apps out there already. Dragon Naturally Speaking is one such voice instead of typing software package. A company called Avatron has invented a new app for the iPhone that harnesses Siri to enter text. Read The Full Story

Steve Jobs bronze statue unveiled in Budapest, Hungary

Chris Burns, Dec 21st 2011 Discuss [5]

This week the statue of Steve Jobs in Budapest you may have heard of has been officially unveiled, looking much like a man on a mission, complete with his patent-perfect set of jeans and turtle-neck, all in one color. Erected by Hungarian software company Graphisoft and designed and sculpted by sculptor Erno Toth, this monument is the first in what's sure to be a long line of statues complimenting the life of the late software powerhouse. Graphisoft wants the world to know that they appreciate everything Jobs did for them, including inspiration, but not least of all cash and computers. Read The Full Story

iTunes 10.5.2 update brings CD audio distortion fix and more

Rue Liu, Dec 12th 2011 Discuss [0]

Following complaints about audio distortion problems when playing CDs via iTunes, Apple has released an update today to fix the issue as well as bring unspecified enhancements to iTunes Match. This update to iTunes version 10.5.2 is available for download today on both Mac and Windows. Read The Full Story