Zune vs. iPod specification smackdown

The new Zunes are official so let’s get to it: a spec-by-spec scrap between Redmond’s new Zunes and Cupertino’s formidable iPod foe.

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MacBook Pro 1, 2 and 3GB Memory Speed Tests

You already know you can upgrade your Mac’s RAM yourself and save big money, but how much extra memory do you want? Yesterday I added a gigabyte to my MacBook Pro to top it out at 3GB, and as you would expect, things are a lot faster using hungry programs like Parallels and Photoshop.

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Forget dotMac: notMac Challenge Winner Declared

notMac Challenge was a contest to produce a free method to duplicate most of the functionality of Apple’s .mac. After three weeks of testing, it
’s clear to me that Ben Spink has delivered a working solution to the notMac Challenge, and I’m very happy to award him the prize money.

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Apple’s fight against iPhone unlocks may result in expensive bricks

Apple’s Steve Jobs said yesterday that the company would actively work against those who perform a SIM unlock on their iPhones. This isn’t surprising news, but we believe that the consequences for unlockers could be pretty high.

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iPhone Dev Community to Steve Jobs: We need to talk.

If we sit here and wait, the iPhone will become a closed platform, and then we won’t have a chance to change our fate. If we don’t do something now, we won’t have a chance to later. It’s time to show Jobs that his most loyal customers are not going to hold on much longer.

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Steve Jobs is AT&T Hacker, not against iPhone Hackers

Back in 1971, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak went into business to build ‘Blue Boxes’. A device that allowed free illegitimate phone calls by faking the signals used by AT&T. Why would Jobs take a stand against iPhone/AT&T hackers now? An interesting story about how Steve Jobs started business.

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Note to Apple: Stop thinking Like a Phone Company

Steve Jobs might be better served here to take his own advice and think different. Because, as he has so elegantly demonstrated with the iPhone, these devices are finally becoming little computers. So it shouldn
’t be a surprise that consumers will expect them to act like computers. They will want to modify them to their exact, specifications.

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Man has iMac replaced three times, emails Steve Jobs and gets a free iPod

He had his iMac replaced 2 and had a problem with the third. He decided to email Steve Jobs because of this and he gets a free iPod.

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Bling! Gold Plated MacBook Pro (Pics)

Steve Jobs and Jonny Ive will surely wince when they see what Computer Choppers have done to their beautiful machine, but for readers who weigh in on the wrong side of the Taste:Cash ratio, the 24 karat gold plated MacBook Pro might be just the thing.

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Old Zune Getting All The New Features: This is How You Treat Your Customers

The old Zune is getting all the new features. All. Microsoft’s did something fantastic here and rewarded the believers who purchased Zunes in the first year by allowing them to get in on all the cool new stuff without having to pay more. Are you paying attention Apple? This is how you should treat your customers.

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