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New iPod Shuffle Arrives Friday

Apple Computer announced on Tuesday that the second generation of its iPod Shuffle will be available globally on Friday, Nov. 3. The 1-gigabyte screenless iPod, which retails for $79, has been the subject of much fan speculation because of Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ claim that it’s the world’s smallest digital-audio player–it’s half a cubic inch […]

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Finding Dead People on Your PDA

Driving along a lonely stretch of Roosevelt Road, Julie Gilberto heard a familiar ding! coming from her cell phone. Only this time, it wasn’t a nice restaurant or coffee place that her personal navigation had spotted. It was Al Capone. That Al Capone. “I hate to say this,” she confessed, “but some of the dead […]

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The Apple Core: Inside Apple’s 802.11n adapter

MacBook Pro 802.11n adapterIt may be Apple’s worst-kept secret, but it’s a secret nonetheless: the company is including wireless cards in the new MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo that support the draft 802.11n wireless protocol.

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MacBook Pro C2D Take Apart Guide (with Photos)

iFixit has posted the first internal photos of Apple’s Core 2 Duo ‘Merom’ MacBook Pro.

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Seagate Announces Fully Encrypted HDDs for Notebooks

Seagate this week announced a new line of notebook hard drives that will feature DriveTrust technology, the company’s name for full drive encryption. Called the Momentus FDE.2 series, the drives will feature the technology on board, meaning that no special software or other hardware piece is required. The technology is being carried to notebooks from […]