Archive for July, 2008

Google Now Shows How It Customizes Search Results

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Google announces you might start seeing a new message the top of web searches, which tell you how your location (based on IP address), recent searches, and web history adjust the results you get. Creepy or helpful? Both, kinda.

Apple news by Gina Trapani

First picture of the Greensboro, NC Apple Store under construction

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

North Carolinians can start to polish up their credit cards, as the long-awaited Greensboro Apple Store (to be located at The Shops at Friendly Center, a heck of a nice place to spend your money) is now underway.

Apple news by Michael Rose

Nokia said slashing media phone prices

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Nokia has been cutting the prices of its media phones in a bid to stay competitive with rivals, according to sources speaking to Reuters. The news organization points to industry and market research leads which say that Finland-based Nokia is dropping prices across much of its lineup but is making the most substantial cuts to music- and video-frie…

Apple news by IBoughtaMac.com

Apple aiming to build FM/TV add-ons for handhelds?

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Apple may be looking to build or support new add-ons capable of streaming radio and/or TV to its handhelds, a new patent application suggests. The device would attach directly to a handheld such as an iPhone or iPod, and pick up signals from one or more formats including AM, FM, HD or satellite radio, or TV standards such as cable, satellite, over…

Apple news by IBoughtaMac.com

LoginControl 1.0 - Complete control over your Login Items. (Free)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Due to an undocumented set of CoreServices functions newly available in Leopard, this application gives you complete control over your Login Items like never before available in Mac OS X. Small, lightweight file and concise user

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