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1. Apple plans iPhone lockdown

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Jailbreakers beware Apple has apparently stepped up its efforts to thwart the ubiquitous practice of iPhone jailbreaking. Indeed, Club Cupertino is currently seeking a security expert who would be tasked ...

2. Smartphone users make lousy partners

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   iPhone users are the worst A survey of iPhone and BlackBerry users has concluded that they're a pretty insensitive bunch. Carried out by shopping website Retrevo, the (statistically rather dubious) survey ...

3. Twitter turns UI thinking on its head

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... disparate programs conform with a certain consistency. The theory is users don't get confused if basic tasks are always performed the same way. Everyday functions, such as quitting an app, copying and ...

4. Windows 7 sales outpace Vista adoption

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... deals helped make the Windows 7 software launch successful," explained NPD spokesperson Stephen Baker. "In a slow environment for packaged software Windows 7 brought a large number of customers into the ...

5. Apple reverses Atom Snow Leopard ban

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... company's overpriced hardware. 
 "It's the same thing with the Palm Pre. Palm got their phone to work with iTunes and Apple now blocked the Palm Pre in the latest iTunes update. They're like a bunch of ...

6. Smartphone market: Android and iPhone continue to grow

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   ... shipping in many global markets. Here are IDC’s figures for the major vendors – units are in millions. Vendor Q309 ships Q309 share ...

7. Hacker jailbreaks iPhone 3GS with blacksn0w crack

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   ... certain models) before hardware resets can be performed.  

According to TechTree,  
Blacksn0w jailbreaks iPhone devices "faster" than other cracks. Once unlocked, the iPhone can be used with any mobile ...

8. Parallels takes on VMware

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... performs 22 percent faster than the competition (VMware) when running a 64-bit version of Windows 7. In addition, version 5 reportedly offers up to 300 percent faster performance for virtual machine operations ...

9. Apple brags as apps exceed 100,000 mark

   (Software/Software Features)

   A smug Apple has announced that over 100,000 applications are now available for download from the company's App Store. A smug Apple has announced that over 100,000 rather pointless applications are now ...

10. EMI sues Beatles 25 cent download site

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... "EMI want something we're not prepared to give 'em. It's between EMI and The Beatles I think - what else is new? " EMI said it had been 'working hard to secure agreement with Apple Corps to make the Beatles' ...

11. iPhone jailbreakers held hostage

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... I can access all your files." If the users go to the website they are told to send €5 to a PayPal account, after which the hacker will e-mail instructions to remove the hack. Initially he threatened ...

12. Apple's small-minded strategy

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    ... strange about the whole thing, though, is that someone inside Apple thinks making life more difficult for its software customers is good for business. That's how Microsoft is supposed to think. Not the ...

13. Beatles are finally for sale

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ...  The USB apples will also feature digital artwork and a number of mini-documentaries, rare photos and expanded liner notes. The content is in two formats - 24-bit, 44.1Khz FLAC and 320Kb/sec MP3.  ...

14. Verizon Wireless gets writ from AT&T

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    ... alleging it has gaps in its coverage. AT&T claims in the law suit that Verizon Wireless implies through innuendo that  it lacks 3G coverage in areas of the US. But Verizon Wireless has described ...

15. AMD discovers several Fusion mantras, disses Larrabee

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... The GPU gives the best performance per watt per dollar, he said. “We’re totally focused on the platform now and we have all the essentials.” Intel and Nvidia don’t give Bergman any nightmares, or if they ...

16. Why Apple should license Windows 7

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    ... So it shouldn't be surprising that impossible things can happen between these two companies. Apple vs. Microsoft Core Differences While Steve Ballmer and Steve Jobs are often compared to each other the ...

17. Apple drops Atom bomb on Hackintosh netbook rebels

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... to "shut down" the "growing and popular" Hackintosh Netbook community.  "Mac OS X runs absolutely flawlessly on much of the PC Netbook hardware, once it's configured you wouldn't know you're not on a ...

18. Apple gambles on killing iPhone subsidy

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... people who own an iPhone have already bought one. Those who have signed their souls away to an AT&T contract are not going to be able to jump ship that easily.  ...

19. Snow Leopard glitch means Windows 7 runs faster - on Macs

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... some cheap Chinese component which was failing or overheating. However when Windows 7 appeared on the scene and users started installing it using Boot Camp, they discovered, much to their horror, that ...

20. Apple iTunes update disables Palm sync

    (Software/Software Features)

    Apple has released an updated version of its iTunes software. Predictably, iTunes 9.0.2 blocks the Palm Pre's ability to sync media files with the popular application.Apple has released an updated ...

21. Apple iPhone released in China at high price tag

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... $500 more than a similar package in the USA. The price tag is likely to make the iPhone popular only with the super rich - there are many smartphones available in China which cost considerably less.  ...

22. Apple upgrades TV software with tighter iTunes integration

    (Software/Software Features)

    Apple has released a major update for its TV software. TV 3.0 - which features a redesigned GUI - allows users to easily access iTunes Extras, iTunes LP, Genius mixes and Internet radio. Apple has ...

23. iPhone 3GS challenges RIM's control of smartphone market

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... Carton noted that RIM (Research In Motion) has fallen one point to a 40 percent market share and was currently at its "lowest level" in two years. "RIM is still in second with 27 percent of planned ...

24. Aussies reckon Apple's got a tablet e-reader

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... are for everyone. Microsoft and a number of vendors have proved that people are quite indifferent to the format. However, the rumors don't go away. And the normally reliable Sydney Morning Herald is adding ...

25. Is Windows 7 too good for Apple to FUD?

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    ... new platform. You can see the ads here but broken promises and PC News are pure but well done FUD. Granted Microsoft is having a few problems with its “Family Guy” special (and who else now ...

26. TG Daily: A readers' Guide

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    ... you leaping for the keyboard and immediately commenting that our mother is a diseased crack ho, or that we are an orang-utan, is probably slightly wide of the mark and will win you few friends. The ...

27. Leaving the iPhone behind

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Opinion)

    ... California coast. There are two ways to get there. My preference is to drive along the gorgeous Oregon coastline to the equally sublime California oceanfront. However, it was a Friday and I had a business ...

28. Nokia, Apple suit reeks of desperation

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    ... suit against Apple for allegedly breaching its patents.He said then: "You have traditional competitors like the Korean and Japanese companies and now we have new competitors like Apple and RIM. We are ...

29. Psystar bootlegs Snow Leopard for the masses

    (Software/Software Features)

    Psystar has introduced a $50 software suite that allows OS X Snow Leopard to run on generic Intel-based hardware. The suite - known as Rebel EFI - is reportedly compatible with Intel Core 2 Duo, Core ...

30. How Microsoft blindsided vulnerable Apple with Windows 7

    (Software/Software Features)

    Column - I think the saying goes that those that don’t learn from history are destined to repeat it. Column - I think the saying goes that those that don’t learn from history are destined to repeat it. ...

31. Nokia sues Apple over alleged iPhone patent infringement

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Nokia has alleged that Apple's iPhone infringes on a number of its patents. The 10 patents reportedly relate to technologies that are "fundamental" to device and mobile compatibility standards.Nokia ...

32. Opinion: Ditching Windows has never felt so good

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... which hogged much-needed memory resources and crippled barely tolerable FPS rates. Similarly, SysOps of multi-node Renegade or Wildcat bulletin board systems (BBS) typically opted for DOS-based multitasking ...

33. Apple refreshes iMac lineup with 21.5 and 27-inch displays

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... 2 Duo, Core i5 and i7 quad-core. "The iMac is widely praised as the best desktop computer in the world and today we are making it even better," claimed Apple’s Philip Schiller."With brilliant LED displays ...

34. Apple: Mac and iPhone sales shatter previous record

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... by selling 3.05 million Macintosh computers, 10.2 million iPods and 7.4 million iPhones. "We are delighted with our September quarter and fiscal 2009 results," said Oppenheimer. "For the full year, we ...

35. Verizon droid guns for iPhone

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... very nicely thank-you. As you might expect, the black shirted Apple Fan boys who show up on various Web 2.0 sites to bully people into buying their expensive toys are not taking this sort of advertisement ...

36. Wolfram Alpha rolls out $50 iPhone app

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ...  Although Wolfram’s hefty $50 price tag has raised more than a few eyebrows, Darell Etherington of the Apple Blog opined that the company simply developed a "highly-polished" version of the engine targeted ...

37. Can the Palm Pre knock the iPhone off its perch?

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... to Apple’s behemoth, says phone comparison site Omio’s Ernest Doku. The deals available for the Palm Pre in the UK are fairly competitive, offering a free handset on a 24 month contract, with 600 minutes, ...

38. The best IT vendor CEO of the decade is...

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    ... also-rans. Over at Microsoft, despite sitting on a pile of money, an adjudicated monopoly, a vast market share, a devoted following, smart employees, and much more in his favor, Steve Ballmer did very ...

39. Microsoft to fight Apple with own retail stores

    (Software/Software Features)

    Software giant Microsoft will open a store in Scottsdale, Arizona to coincide with the launch of Windows 7, according to the Wall Street Journal.Software giant Microsoft will open a store in Scottsdale, ...

40. BlackBerry Storm 2 lays siege to Apple iPhone

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... such as RIM, Nokia and others are all producing smartphones that incorporate features found on the iPhone, many might feel that copycat technology doesn't quite match up to Apple's.People used to the more ...

41. Mac users cast into outer darkness

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    A new e-Bible is only available to members of the Church of Redmond. A new e-Bible is only available to members of the Church of Redmond. Followers of the Cult of Apple are reeling in disbelief as ...

42. Apple takes on Microsoft's Zune with FM Radio iPhone app

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... "in the background" and is likely to offer the "same functionality" as the Nano FM radio. However, Apple has apparently experienced difficultly with integrating the Mobile iTunes Store purchases into ...

43. Apple moves to prevent iPhone jailbreaking with updated Bootrom file

    (Software/Software Features)

    Apple has released an updated Bootrom file in an effort to prevent iPhone jailbreaking. The file - known as iBoot-359.3.2 - effectively disables a popular software exploit known as "24kPwn." Apple has ...

44. iPhone is rubbish - give me POTS or die

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    They say that the iPhone is fantastic. They say the applications are great. They say all sorts of stuff about the iPhone. But give me the Plain Old Telephone System (POTS) any time.They say that the iPhone ...

45. Barnes and Noble leaks e-reader details

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    A source "from within" Barnes and Noble has apparently leaked photos and details of the company's new e-reader. According to Gizmodo, the layout will feature a black and white e-ink screen much like ...

46. Apple Snow Leopard devours user account data

    (Software/Software Features)

    Apple Snow Leopard users have identified a nefarious bug that is apparently responsible for devouring user account data. The fatal wipe is reportedly triggered by switching from a guest account to an associated ...

47. Levinson quits Google over FTC concerns

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... profitable for the former CEO of Genentech. Indeed, Levinson has cashed in more than $2.6 million in Apple common stock after selling 30,000 shares. Levinson also accepted $8,923 worth of free gear from ...

48. Keep on blogging in the free world

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    ... it is too cash strapped to afford to hire writers to blog about news or consumer trends of interest to its shoppers. It simply doesn't care. And, given the company's regressive stand on a variety of contemporary ...

49. HP takes on Apple with music notebook

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... software and  Beats by Dr. Dre Studio High-Definition Headphones. It also comes with Native Instruments’ Traktor LE software and Audio 2 DJ multichannel splitter, enabling seamless mixing through ...

50. Larry Ellison endorses SPARC, criticizes IBM's Power architecture

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... was leaving the hardware business and would not invest in Solaris or SPARC. "We are not selling off our hardware business. SPARC is fantastic technology and it can be even better with investment by increasing ...