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  • maxdet
    Aug 9, 12:16 PM
    This was a good WWDC. :D Quad Xeons... what I was hoping for since 2004!

    When Phil announced the MacPro and the Xeon chip he stressed on an amazing performance per watt ratio. That sounded a lot like Steve introducing the MacBook Pro and iMac with the first Intel chips. At the time the performance per watt ratio was an important criteria for battery life on notebooks, which is apparently why the PowerBook never got a G5.

    With the Xeons high perf/watt, should we be expecting them to be fitted in later MacBook and MacBook Pros?





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  • Chip NoVaMac
    Apr 18, 10:28 AM
    The right to bear arms ? In a toy store ? Really...

    And they don't infringe your rights at all, the constitution grants you rights in your dealings with the government, not private entities.

    I think that Coolestdude is upset over this -

    http://www.keepandbeararms.com/newsarchives/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=190

    A debate over a lease near an NRA space. To that end - spend your dollars where you want is my say on it....





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  • iliketyla
    Mar 28, 08:40 PM
    I have almost been t-boned by a compact car running a red light so what is the difference? Bad drivers are bad drivers no matter what they are driving. I drive an SUV, however it is a Ford Escape so it weighs about the same as any ordinary mid-sized sedan. I just like sitting higher and having 4WD with some ground clearance because I live in snow country. The fuel economy is about the same as any AWD mid-sized sedan and little high MPG compact cars are worthless here in the Black Hills from about November to April. Let people drive what they want to drive and don't force them into what you think they should drive.

    Quite obviously you are not the target audience in your Ford Escape.

    The original conversation was in reference to someone who drove a V10 Excursion. A vehicle that weighs 8,000lbs.





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  • dontmatter
    Jul 24, 12:33 AM
    No. Please god no. I don't know how many of you have done e-books but e-books on anything smaller then a 4" screen sucks. HARD.

    What Apple needs to do is come out with a dedicated device. Integration seems the only way they can push into another market at this point. (Shades of MS Windows with [insert anything here.] integration.)

    What Apple needs to do is form an alliance with E-Reader / Peanut Press and having it integrate with iTMS. Then come out with an e book reader that uses digital ink. This is the tech that can paint a screen then cut power to the screen yet still have the image remain. In cases such as this we are talking WEEKS of battery life. Use digital ink + Apple's standard design flare + iTMS and I can guarantee people will eat it up.

    Does anyone know how big this would be? It would be huge. No beyond huge. Literature is as universally accepted as music. It's used everywhere from text books in schools, to training manuals, to maintenance manuals, to entertainment in the home, to entertainment while you are sitting waiting for the dentist. Imagine subscribing to a magazine and having it downloaded off of iTMS like a podcast.

    In short I would sell my first, second, third born sons, and cut off a pinky toe for Apple to release an e-book reader. This is Sony's attempt:

    http://dynamism.com/images/extra/DSCN0862.jpg

    No one in the market has done the design right yet. There is this huge market waiting for someone to step up to the plate and get it done right, easy, and elegant. Sound familiar?


    But above all please PLEASE PLEASE don�t integrate it into the iPod. It would be doing major disservice to the emerging industry.

    On second thought, silicon addict, you just might be right. big enough to read on just might be too big for the ipod. hrm.





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  • shaown
    Mar 25, 02:40 PM
    You have to use a Mac running XCode to set the IPad in development mode to enable gesture support.





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  • weitzner
    Nov 8, 08:51 AM
    alright, so now all we need is a C2D mac mini and the entire line will be dual core and 64 bit. Which will make leopard, being 64 bit, kick that much more ass.





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  • LouieSamman
    Apr 2, 12:27 PM
    Yes more megapixel isn't everything and Apple proved it with their 5MP camera compared to those 8MP camera on other phones.

    BUT don't forget that Apple will not just upgrade to 8MP but the lens also!

    With a better lens and more MP the iPhone 5 camera quality will really shine!





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  • toddybody
    Apr 14, 10:31 AM
    I think Mac sales are directly tied to the Halo affect of the iOS devices. The more they sell there, the more people open up to Mac as an alternative. With Lion having more iOS like interfaces, it will make it even more natural for new customers.

    Certainly to a degree. A Part of that Halo effect is "oh my iPhone is so easy to use, maybe I should give Macs a chance"...you also have to take into account their huge marketing appeal and iOS compatibility angle. Macs are "cool" and "just work" with everything Apple.




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  • ImAlwaysRight
    Aug 24, 02:52 PM
    Aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! It BURNS, it BURNS!

    Oh, I thought I had an affected computer but don't. Was just practicing. :o

    Nice for the thousands who have had no problems with their battery but get a new one after a year or more of use.


    Ugh, this is going to give my PC-loving friends fuel for YEARS.
    Bud, you've got enough fuel on PC folks for dozens of CENTURIES so I wouldn't worry about it. ;)





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  • D-rock
    Aug 29, 05:57 PM
    And you and people like you represent how much of the population?

    I'm curious as to what exactly you're trying to say? There is plenty of "work" that can be, and is, done on a Mac.

    The next time you're watching TV, listening to music, reading a magazine, etc etc etc, you had better remember that there are those of us who have to "work" to get those things to consumers like you, and out of that workforce, Mac users represent a sizeable chunk.

    EDIT- or were you just being sarcastic when you said macs were for "play"? :confused:





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  • MacBoobsPro
    Sep 4, 09:10 AM
    If the movie store is announced on the 12th, I'm guessing the Aussie store will arrive some time in 2009 :) though maybe movies don't have as messed up distribution rights as music, but don't hold your breath.

    And I was going to moan about the UK store :D I feel guilty now.

    I'm looking at buying a new 42" or greater HD TV, I daren't actually go through with it though because I have a feeling Apple is working on something similar as part of a frontrow media centre. Well... thats what i'd like to think! :D





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  • anastasis
    Sep 12, 02:03 PM
    Hmmm... no edu discounts on any of the new iPods. wonder if that will change once the promotion is over.





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  • mfr1340
    Mar 28, 01:34 PM
    I can't believe they are going to start to sell the ipad2 at radio shack, and they haven't improved on my ship date of 4 to 5 weeks. You would think that they would take care of the ones that allready paid full price for theirs. I guess they need the interest that they are getting by holding on to everyones pre-paid orders through their own apple store.:(:(





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  • kas23
    Mar 12, 11:11 AM
    well for me is more like i dont want to pay nearly 2000 euros for a machine thats 9 months old and may be updated in a few weeks.. it may not but i rather wait and spend my money wiselly..at least thats my opinion

    Exactly, would anyone buy a car for sticker price when the next year's model is coming our in 1-2 weeks? Heck no. That said, this is the best time to get a great deal on the older model because the dealers usually drop the prices significantly. Buying a computer shouldn't be that different. Even Apple thinks so, because you can buy the older model for cheaper in the discount/sale section.

    Therefore, even if you don't care about the latest technology (and this is perfectly OK), it would be foolish to buy a MBP right now. These same models will show up in the sales section in 1-2 weeks for a few hundred dollars cheaper. And if you still want to throw your money away, I'll gladly take it instead. :)





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  • chiamon
    Aug 8, 09:56 AM
    Anyone knows if the mac pro allows us to upgrade to PCI graphics cards bought from retail stores? Will there be any driver issues? Do graphics card vendors include Mac drivers on their installation disc? Never seen one that does though..





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  • swingerofbirch
    Jul 22, 10:55 PM
    This is interesting. Quite a long way from the days of 32 MB Mp3 players.

    Apple with their success I am sure has long term visions for the iPod as a platform beyond music. In a way it's a new computer platform for them.

    They have already pushed iPods into education at the university level (I never got the utility in that), but with eBook functionality the plot thickens. Students could buy all their textbooks from iTunes. In fact, there already are specific iTunes stores for colleges (the one I am familiar with is Stanford). And of course, some iTunes albums already come with PDFs. This could herald true album art along with the entire booklet stored on the iPod.

    iPods are ubiquitous. But books are even more ubiquitous. But what could be even more ubiquitous than a book? An iPod that is both and iPod and a book!

    They were smart to give it such a generic name (iPod) with as broad of a platform as it is becoming.





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  • Cloudane
    Jan 11, 04:16 PM
    Something in the air..... yeah, that's people's PCs being chucked out of the window at the news of great new Macs :p

    Or perhaps we're finally going to get those flying cars we were promised for year 2000.





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  • Source
    Oct 13, 04:54 PM
    Originally posted by tfaz1
    But we (rumor-heads) are the few, and PC marketing no longer seems to focus on speed. And I believe that Apple is slowly turing more heads out there.

    You're kidding, right?

    Unfortunately, most people are NOT computer savvy and when they see an Apple Mac at 1GHz and a PC at 2.5GHz and two thirds the price, which do you think they will pick?

    It's the same reason people will pick up a Gamecube over an Xbox - They don't take time to find out what comes with either, they just pick the cheapest. Nemo: "Well it does the same thing, dunnit?"

    Originally posted by Spike Spiegel
    all of the mac users i know are casual to hardcore gamers. to say that the mac gaming community is a minority worth ignoring is not true. also, ALL of the mac users i know are more tech saavy than any of the PC users i know, who only use the internet, mail, and counter strike. In my experience, mac users are more apt to tinker with their machines(RAM,hard drives, video cards etc.) I think apple needs to re-evaluate its priorities and put performance before style.

    No offense, Spike, but that is a joke. You simply can't configure your hardware in a mac as much as you can in a PC. I know people who are hardcore PC "tinkerers", who barely touch their mac (with regards to messing with the hardware), because there's simply nothing interesting to do with it, except maybe upgrade it.

    Can you buy a 5 fan aluminium case for a mac? No.
    Can you buy cooling systems, fan regulators and lights? No.
    Can you buy wrapped IDE cables and cut a hole in the side of your mac to show off everything inside? No.
    Do you have different types of hardware manufacturers, competing for your money? Well yes, but not as much as PC users.

    The very market Apple has always played for and still plays for today, to some extent, is people who are computer illiterate. Nearly all of their advertising campaigns say: "Macs are easier to use that PCs." Thereby trying to attract those who can't use PCs, or at least, find them difficult to use.

    Mac users are the most disillusioned people that i've ever seen. You guys lie and lie and lie to yourselves time and again, just to make yourselves feel better about buying a Mac.

    In general, if you want a computer for gaming, you DO NOT buy a Mac, unless you're very stupid. I'd say about one tenth of the games that come out on PC, also get released on Macs, and even when they do, it's a few months to a year after the PC version is released. Granted, Apple is doing an amazing job of getting more games developers to release OSX version of their games, but still, most of the time Mac users have to wait for the game to be release after the PC version. Although, basically all of the best games do eventually get released on Macs. The words "Mac Gamer" is an oxymoron and the words "Hardcore Mac Gamer" is just a myth.

    A Mac is a great computer, so stop bull****ting yourselves about all of the things you think it can do and just accept that Macs are still more stylish and more stable than PCs and have, in my opinion and i'm sure yours, a much better looking and interesting to use OS. PCs are slowly catching up to Macs in that department, especially with regards to stability and if you really want a stylish computer, it's easy to find as long as you have someone that can build it. I'd personally, rather have a well build, aluminium case (NOT Lian Li cr@p) cased computer than a white, plastic Mac that anyone can buy.

    It's been proven that more intelligent and richer people buy Macs. And that is the most moronic thing i've ever heard. OF COURSE the people who buy macs are, in general, going to have more money and be more intelligent, for the simple fact that Macs are far more expensive than PCs. That's like saying:

    "People that buy Mercedes cars are more intelligent and richer than people who buy Skodas."

    Macs are more expensive, therefore you need more money to buy them, - the people who buy them have more money because they have better jobs and they have those better jobs because they have college degrees or a better education. GET IT?

    Considering that statement says Mac users are more intelligent than PC users, Mac users sure do buy into a lot of stupid, ************, sensationalized advertising.

    I believe that Apple WAS turning heads, but with the advent of the 3GHz Intel CPU, i hope Apple will finally start to realize that they need to do something, and fast, but i don't think they will.

    Now don't get me wrong, i love Macs. What i HATE is Mac users who continue to lie about what Macs can do, what people who use Macs are like and spout crap like: "Mac users are sooo much better than PC users!". Just grow up!

    And the sadness of it all is that, in my experience, PC users don't really give a crap about Mac users, but Mac users continue to insult PC users at every chance they get. It's childish.

    It's Apples fault. If they can't run their company properly, they can't expect anyone else to do it for them.

    Now when are the fricking new Macs going to be released?





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  • MyDesktopBroke
    Mar 22, 03:29 PM
    The guy should have known better than to bring his iPad into the kitchen - might spill something on it.

    THIS IS A JOKE LIGHTEN UP





    YMark
    Mar 25, 01:01 PM
    Can anyone confirm the battery life is addressed?

    I just installed it and my battery is still going strong. So yeah, it's fixed. :rolleyes:





    Mr.Gadget
    Apr 18, 02:23 AM
    The iPad2 and all the other tablets on the market are primarily media consumption devices. I see no problem with ToysRus or anyone else from carrying it as long as they are a reputable company.

    Along those lines, that is where the iPad runs circles around all other tablets out there. They allow one to do it all, from watch your favorite show, listen to music, surf the web, etc... I have a Viewsonic gTablet running (rooted) Android, and it is really great and all, but the entire Android platform lacks the ease of use of the iPad (and the smoothness) and the big name programs like Netflix.

    I've been waiting for ANY of my local stores to have iPads in stock and I will be picking one up for my wife, so this is welcome news for me.





    Lara F
    Mar 29, 09:05 PM
    I'd be fine with waiting till fall to upgrade my 3GS if it meant LTE. Yes, I know the tech is nascent but the timing would seriously suck for entering a 2 year contract on a phone without it. That's the main problem. I don't want to have to wait till 2013 or upgrade after just one year (and there's no guarantee either carrier would allow it).





    Lord Blackadder
    Mar 29, 05:04 PM
    The key point facilitating foreign intervention in Libya is the fact that one of the factions in this civil war invited us to participate, within certain limitations. This is not an invasion, nor is it unilateral action by any party. The entire affair is predicated on 1) The Libyan opposition's call for help and 2) A UN resolution sanctioning the use of force in Libya, with support froom the Arab league (and in this case NATO as well). The actions retain legitimacy so long as this broad coalition can be maintained. Obama has never suggested that the US should or would be involved except as part of a coalition.

    Finally, it is clear that Obama is flouting neither the constitution nor congress by these actions. Any claim to the contrary is either misinformed or disingenuous. That isn't to say I am enthusiastic about the affair, or that I complately agree with the president's war powers as they currently stand.

    But Republicans are trying hard to get maximum political mileage out of their criticisms, with the result that they are overstepping the mark.





    iphone3gs16gb
    Apr 26, 02:36 PM
    I don't see how this comes as a surprise.

    Blacks lack a positive male figure; all of this rap and hip hop culture doesn't help them, gangs terrorizing otherwise calm neighborhoods with ignorance and loudness, old banged up Buicks and Chevys with stupid big rims, rattling trunks, etc

    They need a positive male figure to look up to or else these numbers will just end up higher.