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Humor

The Half-a-Million Dollar Mac (Updated)

There is a Mac for sale at OnSale.com for over a half million dollars… It’s got to be a mistake. Do they want the Windows people to think Macs are that overpriced or something? (Thanks Andrew). Apple_Mac Pro 8-Core (2 Quad-Core 3GHz Intel Xeon Processors) 4GB RAM, 250GB HD with Parallels Desktop and Microsoft Vista […]

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Hardware

Top Three Notebook Drives Duke It Out

The guys over at Bare Feats have ran a full comparison between the Western Digital Scorpio 250 gigabyte 5,400 rpm drive, the Seagate Momentus 7200 160 gigabyte 7,200 rpm drive and the Hitachi Travelstar 7K200 200 gigabyte 7,200 rpm drive. The full rundown is available here and if you’re interested in upgrading your MacBook or […]

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Software

Opera 9.22 Released

Late Thursday, Opera Software ASA released version 9.22 of its popular Opera web browser. The new version, an 11.3 megabyte download, sports the following fixes and enhancements: -Fix to allow toolbars to use bold fonts again. -Tabs can be dragged between windows using the Windows panel again. -Info panel title now correctly displays Web page […]

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The Apple Core

The Apple Core: Touchscreen Differences Examined

With differences in the iPhone touchscreens coming to life such as a checkered background and differences in brightness, it appears that some users received the better components while others became stuck with the wares of a lesser component maker. PowerPage head honcho Jason O’Grady looks into the Apple discussion boards on the topic and looks […]

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Software

Skype Reaches Version 2.6.0.151

It’s up to a fairly complex version number, but it tends to work well and has proven incredibly useful. Skype, the long-standing Voice over Internet Protocol client, has been updated to version 2.6.0.151. The new version, a 29.7 megabyte download, offers improvements in both audio quality and bandwidth management optimizations. The program is available for […]