Archive for December, 2007
iPod nano (silver, green, black)
iPod shuffle (silver, pink, blue, green, orange)
iPod 30GB (white, black)
by Jon | Posted in apple, ipod
Heise Security is reporting that a vulnerability has been found in the load_threadstack function in mach_loader.c when processing Mach-O binaries, which can lead to a kernel panic.
Single user systems should not be at risk as the bug can only be exploited by users logged onto a system. The bug does, however, represent a problem on [...]
by Jon | Posted in exploits, leopard
Toshiba announced today the introduction of solid state drives in its 1.8-inch hard drive lineup. The first model will be a 128GB drive that is capable of 100MB per second read speeds, and 40MB per second write speeds. The drives will also be available in 32GB and 64GB models. Toshiba has not yet disclosed pricing, [...]
by Jon | Posted in hardware
Here is a rundown of what Apple has available in refurbished Macs right now:
Visit our Refurbished Macs page for the latest deals.
by Jon | Posted in apple, mac
Apple has added a few more refurbished iPods to their store. At the time of this post here is a list of what is available:
Refurbished iPod nano, 2GB - Silver $79.00
Refurbished iPod nano, 8GB - Black $149.00
Refurbished iPod shuffle 1GB - Silver $49.00
Refurbished iPod shuffle 1GB - Blue $49.00
Refurbished iPod shuffle 1GB - Green $49.00
Refurbished [...]
by Jon | Posted in ipod
Apple announced that their newest retail store on West 14th Street in New York’s Meatpacking District will open on Friday, December 7 at 6:00 p.m. EST.
The Apple Store West 14th Street is Apple’s first three-story store with two floors dedicated to products and a third dedicated to services, including a 46-foot Genius Bar and specially [...]
by Jon | Posted in apple
That is the latest rumor, this time coming from the French (translated).
Indeed, the version 1.1.3 of the firmware, due at the end of the week, will mark a turning point since the iPhone will dictaphone and can be used as an external hard drive. iTunes requires, it will be impossible to directly transfer music [...]
by Jon | Posted in iphone
From now until December 27, 2007, save up to $160 on Parallels products and get a free iTunes gift card when you purchase any Parallels Desktop for Mac.
by Jon | Posted in software
I’m more of a Firefox guy, myself, but Robin Harris provides a tip for enabling Safari’s Web Inspector window.
Simply open up Terminal.app, and paste this command, then restart Safari:
defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true
Now, when you right-click (or control-click) on a web page, you will be presented with the new option — Inspect Element.
by Jon | Posted in safari
Orange announced on Wednesday that they sold nearly 30,000 iPhones in five days, with almost half of the sales for new customers.
by Jon | Posted in iphone