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Apple’s Macintosh turns 40 today

Today marks the 40th anniversary of Steve Jobs unveiling the Macintosh, which would be the first successful mass-marketed computer with a graphical user interface. The original Macintosh, released in 1984 introduced and popularized the computer mouse, allowing for a new type of navigation that was still a novel concept to most people at the time. […]

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Profile of the Gourmet Haus Staudt beer hall recalls the chaotic days of the 2010 iPhone 4 prototype leak and the chaos that ensued

It was probably Apple’s most famous security breach in the company’s 47-year history, and it was at least partially fueled by alcohol. On Thursday, March 18, 2010, a drunk Apple software engineer named Gray Powell left an iPhone 4 prototype on a barstool inside Redwood City’s Gourmet Haus Staudt beer hall. This seemingly innocuous act […]

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Apple discontinues seventh-generation iPod touch model, officially retiring the “iPod” product line

After 20 years, Apple is finally discontinuing its iPod lineup. The move comes with the company officially discontinuing the iPod touch, which will be available only “while supplies last.” As such, the “iPod” brand will be officially retired, as the iPod touch was the last iPod in Apple’s lineup.  The first iPod touch was introduced in 2007 […]

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Rare “Chaffey Challenge” Apple-I auction complete, computer sells for $400,000

Following up on last week’s story about a rare Apple-I up for auction, the auction is complete, and the computer sold for $400,000, which was bumped up to $500,000 after the 25 percent buyer’s premium. Of the 200 computers made, 50 of them were sold through ByteShop as bare boards that required customers to add […]

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Adobe officially discontinues Flash Player support across all platforms, recommends uninstalling the software immediately

It’s time to uninstall Adobe Flash Player. Following Adobe’s 2017 announcement of its plans to end support of its Flash browser plug-in at the end of 2020, the time has now passed and support for the software has ended. From now on, Adobe will begin blocking content from running in Flash Player beginning on January […]