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MacBook

MacBook 13-Inch 3D Game Performance Benchmarked

BareFeats just ran Doom 3, Quake 4 and UT2004 tests on a 2GHz MacBook 13″ and compared those results to the MacBook Pro, PowerBook and iBook. As expected the MacBook 13″ was a real “slouch,” even being beat by the iBook.

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The Apple Core

The Apple Core: PowerPage wins on appeal

The PowerPage and I got a big win today in the Apple vs. Does case. Our petition in O’Grady, et al. v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County (Case: H028579, 6th District) was granted. All discussion of the Apple case are being posted on my ZDNet blog. Abstracts are posted here for interested readers. Read […]

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MacBook

Plastic Strip Blocking Exhaust Vent on MacBook

It’s not clear how widespread this issue is, but at least one user has dicovered that a thin plastic film was covering the exhaust vent of his new MacBook and prevented it from cooling properly:  Just as many other MacBooks, mine got really hot and that got me a bit concerned. This is my first […]

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iPod

Griffin TuneBuds for iPod nano

The folks over at Griffin Technology have released a new set of lanyard earbuds for the iPod nano – TuneBuds (US$35). They snap on to the dock connector port on the nano and have the earbuds creatively wired through the lanyard avoiding the “spaghetti factor” of tangled wires. TuneBuds are based on Griffin’s EarThump earphones […]

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The Apple Core

The Apple Core: Apple Centres in Amsterdam forced to change name

Since last year the Netherlands has been infested with Apple Centres. About 18 Apple retail shops have opened with a layout similar to the Apple Stores all over the U.S. They are located mostly in the big cities, with Amsterdam and Rotterdam having three or four stores. Utrecht even has two within spitting distance of […]