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Mobile Phone

Will Apple’s iPhone be Called “Aloha?”

According to LoopRumors Apple has filed for the trademark “Aloha”. It was filed in Hong Kong and refers to portable digital electronic devices and software related thereto.

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MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro MagSafe Power Connector Burns up

A Flickr user named Rheauchyr has posted a set of images of his burnt MagSafe power connector from his MacBook Pro. When I came home today, I found that the magsafe connector was melted. Thank god the cats disconnected the Macbook pro during the day (they were probably chasing each other and tripped over the […]

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Mobile Phone

Ask Emory: Push Email, Good or Bad?

Dear PowerPage: I would be very interested to hear more about your experiences with the Treo 650. I have just purchased one and am looking at the idea of “push email”. For a start, I’m not sure whether it is a good or bad idea. Do you use this type of system? Which email program […]

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The Apple Core

The Apple Core: DIY Photoshop Torture Test

Back in February I posted some Photoshop benchmarks pitting the MacBook Pro 2.0GHz against the PowerBook G4 1.5GHz. Not surprisingly, the old-school PowerBook G4 won the pixel-pushing death-match in a unanimous decision due to the fact the Photoshop is written to natively address the PowerPC chip whereas the MacBook Pro is sorely hobbled by the […]

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Mobile Phone

Nokia N80 Shows up on NokiaUSA

Oh, snap. The Nokia N80 has a home on the NokiaUSA website! If we are to believe the digits given for network capabilities, this makes it very unlikely for a launch on Cingular. I find it unlikely that Nokia didn’t make a mistake — it is foolish to launch a 3G handset on T-Mobile which […]