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Rumor

Digg’s Kevin Rose Leaks Possible iPhone Details

Kevin Rose, founder of digg.com, leaked a slew of exciting details regarding the possibility of Apple’s upcoming cell phone, or “iPhone” in a recent digg.com vidcast, according to MacWorld UK. Keeping in mind that this is still rumor and speculation despite the anticipation that greets a potential phone with Macworld Expo San Francisco on the […]

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Software

iCyclone Allows Users to Set Custom Fan Speeds

Kkillian has released iCyclone, an open source donation-ware program that allows users to manually set the minimum speeds of built-in fans for Apple’s MacBook and MacBook Pro Intel-based laptops. The program allows a custom spin rate to be set as well as an optimal rate to be found automatically while not spinning below the hardware’s […]

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battery

An Additional Reason to Exchange Your MBP Battery

MacMerc.com has a full story and updated picture (via way of flickr) of a MacBook Pro battery swelling far beyond any size it should have originally been. The battery is a model A1175 that should have been exchanged when Apple began its program in response to overheating and swelling found in the MacBook Pro battery […]

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Rumor

Apple Files Patent for Possible iPhone?

A recently filed patent by Apple Computer reported by Macworld has pointed to a possible mobile phone device, or long-awaited “iPhone”, that could serve as the next generation of the iPod as well as allow the company to branch off into new markets. According to a report on Bloomberg.com, the patent describes a “tube-like” device […]

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Humor

Apple Accidentally Sells MacBook with Pre-Loaded Porn

Consumer advocacy site The Consumerist has reported that a customer was shocked to find that a MacBook he had purchased from the London Apple Store for his 11-year old daughter contained a desktop full of adult material. The following instant message conversation covers the reaction between the buyer’s friend and The Consumerist’s Ben Popken: RKH: […]