Every time we think we’ve seen it all, a company comes out with a bag or other accessory that comes out of left field. This time, the surprise is in the form of the MacCover, a felt sleeve for your MacBook or MacBook Pro. The company touts the benefits of felt: flame retardant, […]

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Macworld found a company selling ExpressCard/34 flash drives, suitable for the MacBook Pro. There has been a bit of a dearth of ExpressCard/34 products for MacBook Pro owners to use, but it appears things are slowly changing. Hagiwara Sys-Com offers drives in 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, and 8 GB models, coming […]

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Over at Engadget there is a very comprehensive primer on the Cisco and Apple legal issues surrounding the iPhone name. If you’ve had trouble keeping up with what exactly all the brouhaha is about (and who hasn’t?), look no further.

The Mac Observer has a review of the unique Techshell MacBook cover, a plastic casing […]

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Engadget has the news that the recently-reported request from Apple that the FCC keep quiet on the iPhone until June 15th is a hoax. The letter is a photoshopped version of the filing for the just-released AirPort Extreme base station, giving it the wireless language for a compelling fake. Despite the discouraging […]

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Welcome to the first part in our series examining the cutting-edge technologies that will be integrated into future MacBook models over the next few years.
It’s worth pointing out, however obvious, that Apple has long been a trailblazer in portable design, incorporating new technologies long before they gain widespread adoption in the rest of the industry. […]

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Mr. Joe LeBlanc, a long-time friend of PBZone, works at Microsoft’s Mac Business Unit. And we don’t hold that against him.
In addition to being our #1 pal, he was also the brains behind an fun bit of public art celebrating the 10 year milestone reached this week for the guys that make all of Microsoft’s […]

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EE Times has received confirmation that at least three ARM processors are in the iPhone. Apple, which had ties to ARM processors in the past with its line of ARM-powered Newton PDAs, also uses ARM processors in the iPod, making it no surprise that the iPhone uses their chips, too. Besides, as the […]

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German site iFun.de has a terrific video comparing the user interfaces of the iPhone and a Windows Mobile device. Despite the text of the article being in German, the video is pretty self-explanatory.

Just to play it safe and state the obvious–this video should not be taken as solid proof that one interface is superior […]

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We mentioned a few days ago the rumored move by Apple to using LED-powered LCDs, with Fujitsu being one of the few companies already using this technology. Previously only available in Japan, Fujitsu is now bringing their LED notebook to the US in the form of the 10.6-inch LifeBook P7230.

CrunchGear has an interesting iPhone […]

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If you haven’t seen it yet, The Register has an amazing story with a quote from Verizon president Denny Strigl:

“Verizon Communications president and chief operating officer Denny Strigl said: “The iPhone product is something we are happy we aren’t the first to market with.”

I’m not sure what we can add to this, especially considering Cingular […]

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