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MacBreak Weekly 151: Unresponsive When Sweaty

by Jonathan Downin in Tech1025 days ago

The tablet rumors are going strong again and the latest is that it could release as soon as September.  The rumors are coming from a lot of sources, but the strongest is coming out of AppleInsider. There is a lot of speculation about many aspects of the tablet with Leo surmising that it may come out with Verizon wireless service as has been rumored.  The real meat of the discussion centers around the operating system of the machine.  All 3 of the guys come to mutual conclusion that it will probably be a built-up iPhone rather than a stripped-down...

MacBreak Weekly 150: Prove It

by Jonathan Downin in Tech1031 days ago

The tablet rumor is running rampant again and the guys are always happy to speculate on new products.  Leo wants something with a keyboard and that is a common request from many wanting a small computing device. After returning from China, Leo learned that AT&T had measured he usage to be 250Mb while overseas.  The curious thing is that his iPhone reported only 100Mb of usage over that time.  There is something strange going on with this type of discrepancy and with the usage amounting to over $800 worth of extra charges, this is not a small...

MacBreak Weekly 146: Sneaky Andy

by Jonathan Downin in Tech1060 days ago

There is a lot of really great stuff on this week’s episode.  Andy got an iPhone 3GS (no space between the G and S, it’s official now) an hour after the keynote.  Being the trustworthy guy he is he was able to keep it quiet, even when he was in studio with Leo last week no one had any idea.  This really puts him in an elite league and he talks about it here. There has been a serious amount of new concerning Steve Jobs over the past few days and the guys are talking about it.  Although it still hasn’t been confirmed, it sounds...

MacBreak Weekly 144: WWDC Wrap Up

by Jonathan Downin in Tech1074 days ago

WWDC has come and gone, and as expected we got a new iPhone.  The new iPhone 3GS is a deceptive update in that it looks almost identical to the 3G, but the internals are all new including a faster processor, a new 3 megapixel camera, built-in digital compass and many other new features. There was a lot of news about Snow Leopard, the most significant of which is that when it releases in September it will retail for $29.  With all the refinements and new technologies being incorporated this is an absolute steal. The MacBook Pro line has seen updates...

MacBreak Weekly 142: Oops, I Bought It

by Jonathan Downin in Tech1088 days ago

Scott has received some juicy information about a potential future iPhone from an informant from within Verizon.  There aren’t too many details, but obviously the information includes that it will be on Verizon and that it will be announced in June.  The guys do speculate that this could be a power play by Apple to get better terms with AT&T. iLounge has claims that Apple is planning an update to the iPod nano that would transition it to having a true widescreen display and a camera.  Apple adding a camera to all their devices could...

MacBreak Weekly 141: Wi-Fi Bubble Boy

by Jonathan Downin in Tech1095 days ago

The big news of the week is that the Palm Pre will be launching on June 6th, 2 days ahead of Apple’s WWDC keynote.  Whether this is good timing or not is hard to tell, but it is certainly is a good thing that they are getting it out before the supposed announcement of the new iPhone hardware announcement. The iPhone 3 rumors are running rampant as WWDC is just 2 weeks away.  They range from it having an OLED screen and glowing apple logo and having an FM transmitter.  Some sound more plausible than others, but an OLED screen would be very...

MacBreak Weekly 140: The $30,000 Question

by Jonathan Downin in Tech1101 days ago

With WWDC just 3 weeks away at this point the rumor mill is really starting to spin up.  One of the bigger ones related to the iPhone is that it will feature a built-in digital compass.  This will improve the iPhone’s turn-by-turn navigation by a great margin.  There are also rumors of a better 3.2 Megapixel camera that will be capable of variable focus. A new Zune commercial has come out that is another in a line that is a direct attack at Apple.  They insinuate that it would take $30,000 to fill an iPod and a monthly Zune pass only costs...

MacBreak Weekly 139: Deploy The Ponytail

by Jonathan Downin in Tech1109 days ago

Quickly up-front Leo mentions the rumors that Apple is looking to aquire some other big companies.  He mentions Twitter, but EA has also been rumored to be in Apple’s sights.  Apple is very cash heavy and recessions are a great time for acquisitions, but Twitter just doesn’t make sense.  With Apple making some serious waves in the gaming scene with the iPhone and iPod Touch the idea of them acquiring EA is interesting. The first real topic to be covered this week is the rumor that Amazon will be introducing a new, larger screen Kindle...

MacBreak Weekly 138: All Things Conditioned

by Jonathan Downin in Tech1115 days ago

The idea of an Apple tablet/netbook has been floating around for almost years at this point.  The rumor mill is ablaze again with various sources being sited that we should watch out for something at WWDC in June.  Alex has been clamoring for something like this for a long time and things are no different now.  Just hearing these guys speculate is enough to get excited. The acquisition of Stanza by Amazon is interesting one.  For those of you that are not familiar with Stanza, it is a very powerful tool that gives you portability of documents. ...

MacBreak Weekly: 137 iScratch

by Jonathan Downin in Tech1123 days ago

The Apple App Store is about to hit a billion downloads and they are offering a great package of prizes for whoever lands that milestone download.  If you are interested in winning over $10,000 worth of Apple stuff keep a keen eye on the Apple front page in when it gets close start downloading like crazy. Apple has new commercials out firing back at Microsoft after their recent Mac-targeted ads.  They are all pretty good, but the formula may be wearing a little thin. Tweetie for Mac is out and it is one of the best Twitter clients out there. ...

MacBreak Weekly 136: EULA Schmeula

by Jonathan Downin in Tech1130 days ago

The guys are talking about the merits of Apple monitors versus their cheaper Samsung, NEC, etc. counterparts.  The consensus is that the Apple displays are worth the price if you really care about reliable picture quality. Apple continues to insist that Steve Jobs is still on track to return in June.  The point is made that the possibility of Jobs not returning is probably already built into Apple’s current stock price. The Palm Pre is rumored to be releasing about 2 weeks to a month before the also rumored update of the iPhone in June. ...

MacBreak Weekly 135: Don’t Take Your Love To Town

by Jonathan Downin in Tech1137 days ago

All music, barring just a few stragglers, on the iTunes store is DRM-free and generally more expensive.  A lot of music that was $.99 before is now $1.29.  Well, there is always the Amazon music store. Apple released new Xserves, Time Capsules and a few other things earlier today, but not many consumers will care.  On the same not Drobo released a new DroboPro that features 8 bays versus the original’s 4.  Finally they have an ethernet port on the device as well.  Looks great if you have a lot of stuff to store. iTunes music goes DRM-free,...

MacBreak Weekly 134: Leaky Bits

by Jonathan Downin in Tech1144 days ago

The Skype iPhone app came out this week and it seems to be working very well.  The word according to Leo is that with 3.0 of the iPhone OS Skype over 3G will be enabled.  That will make things very interesting. The date for this year’s WWDC has been set for June 8-12 and the MacBreak gang is fantasizing about Steve Jobs walking onto the stage during the keynote with a tablet running the iPhone OS. A little bit of a quiet week in Apple news.  If you haven’t checked out the current MacHeist bundle, head on over and see if it  might...

MacBreak Weekly 133: The Big Mo

by Jonathan Downin in Tech1151 days ago

If you haven’t heard about MacHeist it is a promotion that has been going on for a few years that bundles a selection of Mac apps at deep discounts for a limited amount of time.  As more people buy the bundle, more applications are added to the collection offered.  It’s a great deal, but there is some controversy that the developers are being gouged. Apparently the beta of the new iPhone OS 3.o is proving to have a few problems.  Again their are issues of battery life and disconnects when on the 3G network.  This smacks of iPhone...

MacBreak Weekly 132: iPhone 3.0

by Jonathan Downin in Tech1158 days ago

Copy/paste?  Check.  Stereo Bluetooth?  Check.  Phone-wide search?  Check. The group is talking about today’s announcement regarding the iPhone OS 3.0 update.  Almost everything that people have been asking for, except for video, is coming in this next release.  Some of the biggest additions are for developers, but we will definitely reap those benefits as well on the consumer side.  Unfortunately, this isn’t slated for release until summer.  That could mean anywhere from 3 to 6 months. As it turns out, the DRM in the new iPod...

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