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"Get A Mac" Ad Campaign Over?

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It looks like the final curtain has closed on Apple's award-winning "Get a Mac" campaign launched in 2006.
Apple has pulled the ads from the company site, the page now redirects visitors to "Why You'll Love a Mac." (Nostalgics can still find them on YouTube, though.)
The last ones, released in October 2009, were surprisingly clever but [...:]

Google Likens Apple to 'Big Brother' in Cupertino's 1984 Break-Out Ad

Is Apple the IBM of 1984? That seems to be the implication Google wants mobile consumers to draw through a new ad and comments made at the Internet giant's I/O conference. In a slap at Apple and the iPhone, a Google executive said his company saved consumers from a 'Draconian future.'
"If Google did not act, [...:]

Google to Create iTunes Rival Based on Android

The drumbeat continues as Google takes on Apple in yet another realm Cupertino once thought secure. The Internet giant plans to take on iTunes, adding music downloads to its Android Marketplace.
At first, owners of Android devices will need to visit Google's Web shop to purchase and download tunes to their cell phones (and later tablets, [...:]

Analyst: iPad Has 91 Percent Consumer Satisfaction

Two new surveys released bear good news for both Apple and the beleaguered publishing industry: More than 90 percent of consumers love their iPad. The surveys by ChangeWave found demand for the tablet device is increasing after the product's introduction and that iPad owners are three-times as likely to read newspapers and magazines compared [...:]

Android for iPhone 3G Hack Now Release

Got an iPhone 3G and looking for a project to occupy yourself this weekend? The binaries of hacker David Wang's Android port for the iPhone 3G has now been released.
Android on the iPhone is still more of a "because you can" proposition than recommended for day-to-day use, but follow Wang's somewhat complicated guide and [...:]

Fight the Battle for Hoth In New Star Wars iPhone Game

There's plenty of tower defense games available for the iPhone, pitting players against wave after wave of enemies as varied as robots, zombies and monsters, but Fluffylogic's foray into the genre is sure to pique the interests of any geek who has ever watched The Empire Strikes Back.
Star Wars: The Battle For Hoth puts iPhone [...:]

Google Unveils GoogleTV Platform to Compete With AppleTV

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At yesterday's I/O event, Google officially unveiled their long rumored GoogleTV platform, a software platform that will be baked into new televisions and set-top boxes that merges cable and online video in a single service.
Essentially, Google TV takes advantage of Google's search business by making it easier for you to find the television you want [...:]

"World of Warcraft" Armory App Adds Remote Auction House Functionality

Even the iPhone isn't powerful enough yet to run Blizzard's fanatically popular World of Warcraft MMORPG, but thanks to the World of Warcraft Armory App has long given the mobile night elf or orc alike the ability to access their characters' stats, check the leaderboards, browse items or calculate their talents.
A forthcoming update [...:]

iTunes Adds Rotten Tomatoes Data into Movie Store

User ratings on iTunes alone can be misleading when you're trying to decide which movie to buy or rent. A perfectly execrable movie might have a four or five star rating thanks to the efforts of a small pool of fans to bump its rating up.
The latest addition to iTunes seems particularly useful, then, [...:]

Five Fun Games: Treasure Hunting in a Golden Empire, Earning a Brain Degree, Discovering Size Matters and More

Happy Friday! Here's this week's selection by Mac Games and More featuring fun casual games you can play into the weekend. The games include a treasure hunt in a legendary lost civilization, handling maniacal monkeys, a unique RPG and more.




El Dorado Quest – The treasure hunt is on! Grab your trekking gear and embark on [...:]