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Software

VMWare for Mac OS X

The only PC emulators on the Mac (that I know of) are Microsoft Virtual PC (formerly Connectix Virtual PC), and iEmulator. But what about VMWare? When I enquired about a Mac OS X version of VMware their sales department replied saying that they “do not provide information in advance of an official press release.” If […]

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Rumor

Mobile Me Conspiracy Theory Number 1

Okay don’t get excited. A user on HowardForums had an Area Information message pop up on his GSM mobile phone while walking around San Francisco that identified itself as Apple District. While this isn’t uncommon in other parts of the world, I have never once in the United States gotten an Area Info message on […]

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MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro: What's in a Name? (Updated)

I was sitting there Tuesday morning all stoked about what would be revealed at MWSF, clutching my mouse and double clicking the refresh button on all the news sites. I eagerly waited. I guessed the Intel iMac debute and waited anxiously for the Intel Mac mini but to my surprise the PowerBook received the Intel […]

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Intel

Apple in the Way (Updated)

It looks like my suspicions were correct, Apple didn’t put the Compatibility Support Module (CSM) into the final firmware for the iMac. If I had to suspect reasons why, it was probably to motivate Microsoft to continue supporting Mac versions of Office, and give them a market for Virtual PC. Without CSM, the only future […]

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Mobile Phone

Mossberg on PalmOne Treo 700w

The WSJ’s Walt Mossberg weighs in on the new Windows Mobile-powered Treo 700w from PalmOne. The Good: – EVDO (10x faster) – Better keyboard – Better camera (1.3MP v. 0.3MP) – Twice usable memory – Better (claimed) battery life The Bad: – Smaller screen (240*240, 44% less than 320*320) – Email bugs/weaker – Twice as […]