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Intel struggling to cope with Core i3/i5/i7 drought as MacBook refresh remains MIA

A terse entry from the sometimes reliable Digitimes might spell bad news for MacBook owners waiting for an imminent hardware refresh: Intel is having a hard time meeting demand for their latest Core i3, i5 and i7 processors, the most likely CPU candidates for the next iteration of Cupertino's laptop line.
It all comes down [...:]

Amazon releases Kindle for OS X beta

Thanks to some great hardware design and some daringly surreptitious pricing agreements between Apple and the biggest publishers out there, Amazon's Kindle e-reader has been feeling the pinch from the still unreleased iPad for the last few months, and it's only going to get worse from here.
Still, the Kindle has at least one advantage [...:]

Report: 'Hundreds of Thousands' of iPads Already Sold

Despite last-minute hang-ups on getting content onto the iPad, Apple has sold "hundreds of thousands" of the tablet devices since the Cupertino, Calif. company began taking pre-orders a week ago. The report seems to mirror a Venezualan blogger and analyst who predicted Thursday Apple will reach the 200,000 mark sometime today.
Apple could sell more iPads [...:]

How To Get MobileMe For Free Using Google and Dropbox [How To]

A couple of weeks ago I canceled my MobileMe account. Why? Because it didn't do the one thing I wanted it to do: share my calendar with my wife so we could coordinate our busy lives. That's all.
I love MobileMe's email, calendar, contact syncing (especially on the iPhone) and even iDisk. I gave Apple a [...:]

The iPad is Coming, But Where's The Content?

You may have beat the crowd to pre-order an iPad, but when you pick it up April 3, Apple still doesn't know content will be available for it.
According to a Wall Street Journal report, Apple is "scrambling" to firm up content deals just weeks before the device ships.
All of the usual unnamed insiders say that [...:]

MoviePeg, The Coolest British iPhone Stand You've Seen All Week

From the wonderful city of Manchester – birthplace of The Smiths and The Fall, unfairly mocked as Rain Capital of England – comes something wonderful and simple for your iPhone: the MoviePeg.

It's wonderful because it's simple, and it's simple because it's really just a piece of plastic with a notch in it.
But since no-one [...:]

Apple Devotes Entire Home Page To Jerome York Obituary

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 [...:]

Daily Deals: Apple Nike+, iPhone Juice Pack, MobileNavigator App

As the week winds down, we offer three deals for Mac fans on the go. First up is Apple's Nike+ armband for the iPod nano. For iPhone owners, we have Morphie's JuicePack charging case battery pack for your handset. The unit provides 270 hours of standby or 4.5 hours of talk. Finally, if you are [...:]

Report: 400K iPads May Be Pre-Sold By Friday

Apple may sell 400,000 iPads during the first week of accepting pre-orders for the tablet device, according to two reports Thursday. Apple may sell 200,000 iPads online by mid-Friday for delivery and an equal number destined for pick-up at Apple retail locations. The Cupertino, Calif. company said it will begin shipping iPads April 3.

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Apple gives developers ability to schedule app sales

Apple has just updated their ITunes Connect app submission service to allow developers to schedule pricing changes as well as set specific launch dates for their apps, according to an Twitter by user amcdev.
The latter's a big change: up until now, companies have had no say as to when their apps will go live. Even [...:]