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PowerPage Podcast Episode 148 – Mac App Store

Episode 148 of the PowerPage Podcast is now available. You can either download it from the iTunes Store or directly (22.4 MB, MP3). Panel: Jason O’Grady and Rob Parker Topics: In this episode Rob and I discuss Apple’s brand-new Mac App Store, which launched on January 6 — and was cracked on the same day. […]

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Hardware News

Intel exec cites Light Peak as ready for implementation

It was on the horizon and now it’s here. Per Macworld, an Intel executive on Friday said that its Light Peak interconnect technology, designed to link computers to devices like displays and external storage, is ready for implementation. Light Peak, announced in 2009, was originally designed to use fiber optics to transmit data among systems […]

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iPhone News retail

Apple follows suit, drops iPhone 3GS handset price to $49 with AT&T contract

Without a ton of fanfare, Apple has dropped the price of its entry-level 8GB iPhone 3GS handset to US$49 with a new two-year contract with AT&T, matching the new low price that last week was offered exclusively by the carrier. The 8GB iPhone 3GS now retails for US$49, down from its original price of US$99. […]

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iPhone News Rumor

Rumor: Verizon iPhone to be announced Tuesday

With multiple signs pointing towards the imminent release of Verizon’s iPhone, the Wall Street Journal has stated that a new deal will “upend the balance of power in the industry, ending Verizon rival AT&T Inc.’s exclusive hold on the device and leaving smaller players like Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA facing two well-capitalized competitors […]