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27.09.2008 23:00 Uhr
UN communications chief predicts four billion mobile phone subs by year's end
Filed under: Cellphones
No need to adjust your set -- the United Nations communications chief has boldly predicted that half of planet Earth's population will be hooked on some sort of mobile phone before 2009 dawns. Granted, the numbers he's talking about do look strictly at subscriptions, so a small percentage will be skewed by those with multiple accounts (and thus, multiple numbers), but really, the forecast isn't all that outlandish. After all, we already hit 3.3 billion mobile phone subscriptions back in November of last year (and
27.09.2008 22:36 Uhr, Engadget,
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Apple TV replacement looms?
The weekend Apple rumour machine has clipped across to the Apple TV, with venerable website TUAW reporting insider sources who claim existing versions of that product are set to be removed from sale by September 30.
The report adds "Additionally, the e-mail says that there will be a webcast "kick off" on September 30". A Tuesday. Is this an Apple-Tuesday?
Naturally, the report then speculates the move could see the introduction of a new model Apple TV, perhaps even a combined machine expressing elements of both the Mac mini and Apple's "in your den" 'hobby' produc
27.09.2008 22:21 Uhr, 9to5Mac,
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27.09.2008 22:00 Uhr
T-Mobile G1 pre-orders sell out
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
If you're a T-Mobile customer who's been dozing off for the past few days, you've already missed your chance to pre-order yourself a G1. With any luck, that won't be a problem and you'll just be able to march into a store on or around October 22 and pick one up the old-fashioned way, but the window of opportunity for an utterly stress-free Android buying experience is closed. We don't have hard numbers on just how many units were being offered through the pre-order program, but 60,000 is get
27.09.2008 21:51 Uhr, Engadget,
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Raukopien: MS setzt in China auf Rabatte
China gilt als Land der Raubkopien – und der Softwareriese Microsoft als das hiervon am schlimmsten betroffene Unternehmen. Mit Blick auf die zunehmende Verbreitung illegaler Kopien haben sich die Redmonder nun eine neue Strategie zurecht gelegt.
27.09.2008 21:22 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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27.09.2008 21:00 Uhr
DARPA's Super-Resolution Vision System uses heatwaves to magnify targets
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
DARPA's Super-Resolution Vision System (SRVS) may not be as cool as the threat-sensing binoculars we saw a while back, but it may prove a little more practical. The prototype scope takes advantage of something called "atmospheric turbulence-generated micro-lensing" to provide three times the resolution of current diffraction-based scopes. In other words, if soldiers can see you more clearly, they can make an informed decision on whether or not to shoot you.[Via
27.09.2008 20:51 Uhr, Engadget,
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Universal plant eigenes Musikvideo-Portal
Das Geschäft der großen Plattenfirmen war in den letzten Jahren einigen kleinen und großen Beben ausgesetzt. Vor allem die Erfahrung, dass das geistige Eigentum sich unauthorisiert bei Angeboten von Dritten gratis wiederfinden kann, hat sich gravierend auf die Umsatzzahlen und die Moral ausgewirkt.
27.09.2008 20:35 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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27.09.2008 19:00 Uhr
Einstein's eco-friendly refrigerator concept dusted off, put to good use
Filed under: HouseholdGiven how large the green bandwagon has become, it's no real shock to see an energy-saving concept from the 1930s being exhumed and investigated further. Scientists at Oxford University have begun to take a closer look at an early invention from the great Albert Einstein in order to hopefully create refrigerators (and appliances in general) that could be used completely without electricity. Back in the day, Sir Albert created a mechanism that had no moving parts and used only pressurized gases to keep things chilly. Once compressors became more efficient in the
27.09.2008 18:51 Uhr, Engadget,
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27.09.2008 18:00 Uhr
Salvador DaBot: robot portraitist extraordinaire
Filed under: Robots
Leaps and bounds have been made with Sylvain Calinon's robotic portrait artist since we first caught a glimpse of this amazing AI being -- and no, we're not just referring to the stylish beret and mustache. Now dubbed "Salvador DaBot", the portraitist has developed far more advanced conversation skills, along with a voice that sounds a lot less like Steven Hawking. We kinda miss that feather pen he was sporting before, but his movement's a lot more natural now and his new marker seems
27.09.2008 17:51 Uhr, Engadget,
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Bungie: Neue Kampagne zu „Halo 3“?
Nach einem nicht sehr beachteten Mini-Countdown von exakt zwölf Stunden hat die Spieleschmiede Bungie einen neuen Trailer veröffentlicht, der zunächst zahlreiche Fragen an das dort dargestellte Projekt aufkommen ließ. Ein Blick auf den Marktplatz von Xbox Live brachte dann aber etwas mehr Gewissheit.
27.09.2008 17:50 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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Japanese iPhone 3G sales better than reported
Despite a widely publicized report that suggested iPhone sales in Japan were less than half of initial expectations, independent data shows that sales are right in line with expectations in a market that is often difficult for Western companies to enter.
27.09.2008 17:36 Uhr, AppleInsider,
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27.09.2008 17:00 Uhr
iSound: Trotz Musik auch Umgebungsgeräusche hören
Kopfhörer. Hat man sie einmal auf den Ohren, bekommt man von den Umgebungsgeräuschen meist nichts oder nur sehr wenig mit. Im Straßenverkehr ist das zu Fuß genauso gefährlich, wie auf dem Fahrrad. Das ist wohl auch der Grund dafür, warum manche nur einen Kopfhörer im Ohr haben oder sie ganz weglassen. Der Designer Seohyun Baek nahm sich diesem Problem an und kreierte einen schicken Prototypen für Ohrhörer, mit denen sich ebenfalls Umgebungsgeräusche wahrnehmen lassen.
27.09.2008 16:51 Uhr, Maclife,
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Video: ASUS N10 netbook gets hands-on treatment, plays COD4
Filed under: Laptops
We knew the ASUS N10 was a burly fellow when we took some street corner shots of it earlier this month, but we never even thought to toss Call of Duty 4 on there and waste away a solid 12 hours in online war zones. Thankfully, the blokes over at Mobile Computer did think to try that, and the results weren't half bad. 'Course, that discrete NVIDIA GeForce 9300M graphics set didn't hurt, and if you're sick enough to really buy a netbook for gaming, this one should probably be atop your list. At any rat
27.09.2008 16:51 Uhr, Engadget,
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Dell 22-, 23-inch 1080p LCDs hit company site
Dell may be planning not one but two smaller 1080p LCDs for launch in the near future, inadvertent leaks on the company's own website show. In addition to a teaser for the 22-inch S2209W, the site now also shows a more complete entry for the slightly larger S2309W. Both should have the same 16:9 aspect ratio and resulting 1920x1080 resolution as the 24-inch display in production but should appea
27.09.2008 16:35 Uhr, MacNN,
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27.09.2008 16:00 Uhr
ClarionMiND MID re-introduced with Atom, optional 3G
Filed under: Handhelds
We haven't heard from Clarion since June, and as fate would have it, it was then when the company told us to expect a GPS-equipped MiND in the foreseeable future. Fast forward a few months, and here we have the formal (re)introduction of the ClarionMiND. Definitely dubbed a MID, this Atom-powered handheld is currently scheduled for release in US / Canada this November, while Europeans will have to wait until January 2009. Outside of the oh-so-fresh CPU, you'll find a 4.8-inch
27.09.2008 15:36 Uhr, Engadget,
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Wochenschau KW39
Die Woche war ganz klar geprägt von den zwei Apple Store Eröffnungen in Genf und Wallisellen. Weitere Kurzmeldungen der Woche: Firefox 3.0.3 Am 26. September wurde der Firefox 3.0.2 veröffentlicht, welcher 11 Fehler beseitigt. Laut Mozilla waren darunter auch einige Sicherheitsleck. Speziell für Mac User wurde unter anderem das Funktionieren von Shortcuts verbessert. Leider hat die neue Version auch…
27.09.2008 15:35 Uhr, macprime,
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Nokia's 'iPhone-killer' launches next week
Nokia will launch its very own iPhone-killer next week, a touchscreen device until now called the 'Tube'.
The new handset will be introduced at a special event in London next week on October 2.
Nokia will also launch its Comes With Music in the UK next week, along with another new Xpress handset, to be sold at Carphone Warehouse from October 17.
Speaking at an industry event this week, Nokia's Comes With Music's go-to-market head Tom Erskine promised an aggressive turf war with Apple for the consumer markets, "We're going to put a very major marketing investment behin
27.09.2008 15:21 Uhr, 9to5Mac,
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MacBook Pro upgrade - latest info/speculation
Yet more claims as to what to expect from Apple's future MacBook range.
This new set of claims tally with those we've been picking up, but news of the brick remains small. (Image here is not of the new device, by the way)
- New MacBook Pro won't have the tapered edges of the MacBook Air, but will keep the current basic shape.
- MacBook Pro will be thinner and "as much as a half-inch narrower than the current model with less bezel around the screen".
- Glossy screens.
- New black keyboard keys as used in MacBook Air.
- Glass trackpad will offer MultiTouch
- Split trackpad? (Good for contextual menus and Windows virtualisation)
27.09.2008 15:21 Uhr, 9to5Mac,
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27.09.2008 15:00 Uhr
UK artist Banksy on Apple...
Here's an image found on Banksy's website
Banksy is a UK street artist who made his name through a series of high-class garffittoids. His work commands ever-increasing value in the art collector's market, but despite his success no one really knows who the artist is. This image - originally taken from his site and first found by one Steve Clayton - confounds the Adam and Eve myth with Apple Inc. - and, by association - The Beatles and their Apple imprint. Well, Banksy is nothing if not a pop culture icon.
There's numerous samples of the artist's work available both on his website and also in an extensive col
27.09.2008 14:21 Uhr, 9to5Mac,
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New research aims to speed up MRAM in a future you'll never live to see (probably)
Filed under: StorageA month after German researchers announced their latest breakthrough in MRAM design, physicists at Japan's Tohoku University now say that it is possible to use an electric field to manipulate the magnetic domains in a semiconductor -- eliminating moving magnets from MRAM completely. MRAM designed using the electric field method would be faster -- and would use less energy -- than earlier variati
27.09.2008 14:21 Uhr, Engadget,
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Google feiert heute Geburtstag
Der Internet-Konzern Google feiert heute sein 10-jähriges Bestehen. Die Google-Homepage ziert ein Geburtstagslogo, das die Google-Grafik aus dem Jahr 1998 inklusive Torte zeigt. Obwohl der Antrag auf Firmengründung bereits am 4.9.1998 gestellt wurde und die Suchmaschine drei Tage später zum ersen Mal in Erscheinung trat, feiert der Internet-Konzern am 27. September Geburtstag, weil die Gründungs-Formalitäten erst an diesem Tag abgeschlossen waren. Google Inc. gibt es offiziell seit dem 27.9.1998.
27.09.2008 14:20 Uhr, ZDNet Deutschland,
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27.09.2008 14:00 Uhr
Bugfix-Version des VLC Media Player veröffentlicht
Der VLC Media Player wird von vielen gerne benutzt, wenn andere Abspiel-Software streikt und das Video partou nicht abspielen möchte. Erst Mitte September erschien mit der Version 0.9.2 ein ausgedehntes Update, das viele neue Codecs enthielt. Mit der nun erschienenen Ausgabe 0.9.3 folgt eine erneute Aktualisierung der 0.9er-Serie, deren Download-Anzahl sekündlich steigt.
27.09.2008 13:51 Uhr, Maclife,
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Apple will make iTunes fully accessible
In a positive step , Apple has reached a deal with leading groups to make iTunes, the iTunes Store and iTunes U more accessible to the blind.
The move follows the release of iTunes 8 this month, which contains significant accessibility improvements - but these are to be extended under the new deal Apple's reached with The National Federation of the Blind and Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley.
Apple will now make iTunes fully accessible by December 31, 2008, and will ensure the full accessibility of the iTunes software and the rest of the iTunes Store to blind people using both Mac and Windows operating systems by June 30, 2009. Ov
27.09.2008 13:36 Uhr, 9to5Mac,
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Apple headed to top ten handset makers
Pacific Crest analysts believe Apple to have reduced its planned iPhone production targets by up to four million units, though reasons for this have not been given. Some speculation exists suggesting the production reduction is a response to continues stale mate in plans to launch the device in China, for example.
Apple will now build a total of 14 million to 15 million iPhones in the second half of the year, the analysts said. Pacific Crest also raised its second half iPhone unit sales projection to 11 million from 8 million.
Despite the reduction in production, these figures still put Apple in seventh place for sales in the global smartphone market, prompting Forward Conc
27.09.2008 13:36 Uhr, 9to5Mac,
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Alte Mac Pros können giftige Dämpfe abgeben
Während der Umweltschutz ein immer öfter diskutiertes Thema bleibt, gibt es offenbar Probleme mit älteren Mac-Pro-Modellen von Apple. Anwender berichteten bereits vor einem Jahr über diese Vorkommnisse. Laut den Berichten sollen aus Anfang 2007 hergestellten Mac Pros Dämpfe empor steigen, die alles andere als gesundheitsfördernd sind.
27.09.2008 13:36 Uhr, Maclife,
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27.09.2008 13:00 Uhr
Griffin: USB-Ports und Kartenlesegerät im iPod-Dock
Zubehörprodukte für die iPods gibt es mittlerweile in Massen. Noch immer ist Platz für so manch neue Idee, auch beim Hersteller Griffin. Dieser brachte mit "Simplifi" jetzt ein iPod-Dock auf den Markt, das mit dem Kabelsalat auf so manchem Schreibtisch aufhören soll.
27.09.2008 12:54 Uhr, Maclife,
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SmartQ TAO sports a swanky screen
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
We're pleased to see some improvements in SmartQ's latest PMP. Screen size and resolution for the TAO weigh in at a staunchly 3.3-inches 480x320 HVGA with 262,000 colors. It hosts a decent lineup of multi-codec niceties like MP3, OGG, WMA, FLAC, APE, AAC, WAV (PCM, ADPCM), along with a 500mhz Blackfin processor -- not too shabby for soaking up video. Xvid and Divx AVI res hit 720x480 with RMVB topping that, and FLV, WMV, ASF, 3GP, MPEG, DAT, MP4 formats are also supported. If you're jettin
27.09.2008 12:21 Uhr, Engadget,
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eBay baut 10 Prozent der Belegschaft ab
Der Onlineauktionsbetreiber eBay wird 10 Prozent der Belegschaft abbauen. In der ersten Entlassungswelle in der Geschichte des hochprofitablen US-Unternehmens sind 1.500 Beschäftigte betroffen, auch in Deutschland. (eBay)
27.09.2008 12:05 Uhr, golem,
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Thrustmaster thrusts Wii Glow Saber, Dual Trigger Gun accessories in our direction
Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals
It's admittedly difficult to take a company named Thrustmaster seriously (especially on casual Friday), but given that it has recently pumped out what are likely the two best Wiimote accessories of all time, we'll give it a pass this go 'round. Speaking of, we'd like to point out that these two have been around the block a time or two, but that doesn't make the red and blue dueling Glow Sabers (each packing 17 LEDs, mind you) and the Dual Trigger Gun (complete with Nunchuck holster!) any less gnarly. The Glow Saber 2-pac
27.09.2008 10:21 Uhr, Engadget,
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Mac Rewind - Ausgabe 138 erschienen
Soeben ist die 138. Ausgabe unseres wöchentlichen Magazins Mac Rewind erschienen. Sie können die Ausgabe wie immer entweder direkt im Browser lesen, die PDF-Datei laden oder auch ein bequemes und natürlich kostenloses Abonnement im iTunes Store abschließen. In diesem Fall erhalten Sie die aktuelle Mac Rewind jede Woche pünktlich über iTun
27.09.2008 10:20 Uhr, MacTechNews,
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27.09.2008 9:00 Uhr
Dell silently sneaks out 23-inch S2309W 1080p LCD monitor
Filed under: Displays
We're not sure what's up with Dell and its displays, but for whatever reason, it actually prefers to sneak new stuff out and just let you try to find it. After pushing out a swank new WUXGA projector with nary a peep, the Round Rock powerhouse has now hosted up a new 1080p LCD monitor dubbed the S2309W. Granted, the display is currently only on the firm's Canadian site, but we reckon it's only a matter of time before it makes it to other markets. As for specs, we've got a 1,920 x 1,080 resolution, 5-millisecond respon
27.09.2008 08:36 Uhr, Engadget,
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Das macnews.de-Wochenendquiz: Die wichtigsten Themen der Woche
Es wird Herbst: Nebel wabert durch die Auentäler und die Bäume verlieren ihre Blätter. Wie gut, dass auch wir von macnews.de etwas verlieren: Zehn Fragen lassen wir sanft über Ihnen fallen und Sie können testen, ob Sie die klare Sicht über das Nachrichtengeschehen der vergangene Tage besitzen. Wahren Durchblickern winkt in der Endrunde ein
27.09.2008 08:35 Uhr, MacNews,
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Das GNU-Projekt wird 25
Am 27. September 1983 kündigte Richard Stallman an, er wolle ein freies Unix-System entwickeln. Der Name: GNU. Begonnen werden sollte mit einem Kernel und allen Komponenten, um C-Programme entwickeln zu können. Heute ist das GNU-System weit verbreitet - nur der Kernel ist noch nicht fertig. (DRM, FSF)
27.09.2008 08:20 Uhr, golem,
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27.09.2008 8:00 Uhr
Blackberry bringt Touchscreen-Modell
Die Blackberrys von RIM konnten bisher stets nur mit Tasten bedient werden. Nun bricht der Hersteller mit dieser Tradition: Unter dem Namen Blackberry 9530 Storm bringt RIM ein Modell mit berührungsempfindlichem Display auf den Markt.
27.09.2008 07:36 Uhr, Toms Hardware,
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27.09.2008 7:00 Uhr
Oppo's Muse G11 gets real
Filed under: Gaming, Handhelds, Portable Audio, Portable Video
In our perpetual search for the perfect "miniature PMP that just so happens to play SNES games with a reasonable control scheme," the Oppo Muse G11 is certainly a forerunner. We swooned when we saw those
27.09.2008 06:21 Uhr, Engadget,
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27.09.2008 6:00 Uhr
Microsoft's Xbox Live, Zune services to be down simultaneously this Monday
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Simmer down folks -- everything is going to be a-okay. Yes, 'tis true -- Microsoft has indeed scheduled for Xbox Live service maintenance and Zune service tweakage to take place at the exact same time this coming Monday, but it's probably not worth losing your mind over. In fact, Major Nelson goes out of his way to affirm that "when [Xbox Live] service returns, you will not have any new features and you will not have the new Xbox experience update." Point being, your Zune Social, Zune.net forums, all of the Zune Marketplace and Xbox Live services will b
27.09.2008 05:51 Uhr, Engadget,
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Imation's wireless USB Apollo Pro WX external HDD does backups sans wires
Filed under: Wireless, StorageWe knew wireless USB would eventually rise up and become more than a pitiful excuse for not plugging in your digicam to transfer photos, and lo and behold, it has done just that. Imation's latest Apollo drive packs a lot of promise, thanks in huge part to the integrated WiQuest WUSB solution tucked within. Put simply, the Apollo Pro WX can begin to backup user data as soon as the machine in question comes "into range." Without any wires (save for that pesky AC adapter), this one no-touch backup system can ensure that your most precious 1s and 0s aren't lost fo
27.09.2008 05:06 Uhr, Engadget,
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27.09.2008 4:00 Uhr
Motorola shows off X24 WiMAX concept module for cars
Filed under: Transportation, Wireless
While folks 'round these parts are only just now getting their first real taste of WiMAX, Motorola is already looking towards a WiMAX-filled future, where it hopes devices like its X24 concept module will let even your car tap into all that bandwidth floating through the air. Apparently, the
27.09.2008 03:36 Uhr, Engadget,
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27.09.2008 3:00 Uhr
SimpleTech trots out 3TB Duo Pro / 1.5TB Pro external HDDs
Filed under: Storage
Fabrik's SimpleTech brand initially pushed out its Pro external drives and online backup service around this time last year, but thankfully it finally figured out what we consumers want: that it keep up with the capacity curve. The firm's Duo Pro drive, which boasts four interfaces (eSATA, FireWire 400 / 800 and USB 2.0), will be available in Q4 with 3TB of room. As for its smaller sibling, you can expect the single-drive 1.5TB Pro model to land around the same time for a definitively different unknown price.
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27.09.2008 02:21 Uhr, Engadget,
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27.09.2008 2:00 Uhr
Forums: new MacBook casings, from PC to Mac
Forum roundup: With the recent rumors of new MacBooks being constructed with aluminum instead of polycarbonate casings MacNN forum goers provide their thoughts and opinions. Forum goers discuss different ways of buying an iPhone without signing up for a contract in this thread stared by Grizzled Veteran ctt1wbw. One Fresh Faced Recruit is looking to make the switch from a PC to an iMac and find
27.09.2008 01:50 Uhr, MacNN,
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Apple Genius hiring documents leaked
Details of Apple's hiring process and documents for Genius positions show tight control over employees, according to a leak on MacBlogz. Aviv Hadar applied for a Genius job online and was subsequently invited to the local store for an interview. After a half hour past the scheduled time, Hadar said the two managers "waltz in like they were Apple execs or something."
27.09.2008 01:35 Uhr, MacNN,
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How would you change Dell's Inspiron Mini 9?
Filed under: Laptops
Once we all understood that the netbook was more than just a craze to be dominated by ASUS and its Eee brand, it was inevitable that Dell would join in. Sure enough, out popped the Inspiron Mini 9, priced competitively and loaded with hardware good enough to satisfy most in the market. Now that the first wave of machines have hit doorsteps (and subsequently, office desks, airplane tray tables an
27.09.2008 01:21 Uhr, Engadget,
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27.09.2008 1:00 Uhr
HTC Touch Diamond (Sprint)
The Touch Diamond is a beautiful, if imperfect, smartphone that makes more sense in this 3G-enabled, subsidized incarnation. Just be sure to stay near a power outlet.
27.09.2008 00:39 Uhr, PCMagazine,
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