We came across these photos on Flickr and just had to share, as they’re just unbelievable. According to the story, some muggers in Brazil shot at the bag of their victim, hitting the MacBook Pro contained within.

Pretty amazing to hit the narrow edge of the machine, and not only that, but pretty […]

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Those sleuths at AppleInsider are at it again, this time with news on the iPhone for our European friends. At least one European firm has been told that the iPhone will be overseas as early as September, but even more excitingly, there is a rumor that an iPhone with 3G internet access could be […]

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A video has been posted on YouTube analyzing what we know about the iPhone and things that have been overlooked. One detail they point out is a tab on the phone’s user interface that possibly indicates a service for purchasing ringtones. There are still a lot of unknowns here–such as whether MP3s purchases […]

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The English edition of Digital Chosunilbo has a story on the unlikelihood of the iPhone making it to Korea. Korea is all CDMA, and unless Apple wants to make a CDMA version of the iPhone (which is GSM), it won’t work. Though Korea is a major phone market, the article also notes that […]

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In some pretty exciting news, Adtron has announced capacity increases in their flash drives, with 2.5-inch NAND flash drives available with a whopping capacity of 160 gigabytes!

New geometries and chip densities in SLC NAND enable Adtron to significantly expand the capacities of its industry leading high performance products,” stated Alan Fitzgerald, Adtron Chief Technology Officer. […]

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Macworld has a great collection of quotes from different experts offering their opinions on the Cisco and Apple settlement. The general consensus appears to be that Apple won by a landslide, and we found this quote particularly humorous:

The rule in Silicon Valley is that if Apple leaves the table smiling, the other guy got […]

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Interesting news from AppleInsider today with word that Apple is looking to hire a Manager of Mobile Mac Architecture.

The full time position has some pretty steep requirements, with an MS in EE/CS/CE/EECS and at least ten years of engineering management experience, but the job description makes it look like a fascinating career:

Manager of Mobile Mac […]

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The Register has quite a funny piece on the history of the iPhone name. If you thought Cisco was the only company to have used the name, you’ll be shocked (and grateful Apple doesn’t have more lawsuits to deal with).

Our Canadian friends at iPhone World have a nice Q&A on 20 iPhone mysteries still […]

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MaxUpgrades has announced two new sleeves in their MaxProtect line. The new models are for the MacBook and MacBook Pro, expanding upon the existing models for the iBook and PowerBook. Here’s a description of the sleeves:

MaxProtect is an impact resistant carring bag for MacBook Pro / PowerBooks and iBooks that provides maximum […]

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An interesting story has been posted on AppleInsider on the expectation that most iPhones will be sold via Apple’s own stores. Of course, we’ve already heard that the iPhone will only be offered via Cingular and Apple’s own retail outlets and not just any cell phone shop, but this is still interesting information. […]

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Site-sponsor Booq sent us this information on a new bag offering for MacBook Pro owners:

SIERRA MADRE, CALIF. February 19, 2007 — booq, a fast-growing, premium brand of performance-driven laptop carrying cases, announces the expansion of its highly popular Vyper line with “Vyper exo,” a sleek, molded semi-rigid ballistic nylon bag designed for everyday use […]

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