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The New Lion Gestures Apple Didn’t Tell You About

Posted on 22/07/2011 by J. Glenn Künzler

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OS X Lion has only been out a couple of days, has sold amazingly well, and continues to bring in mostly positive reviews. As it turns out, however, not everyone is pleased with Lion’s new gestures. JoyofTech humorously details some of the Lion gestures that Apple didn’t tell you about.

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iFixit Teardown: 2011 Mac Mini

Posted on 22/07/2011 by J. Glenn Künzler

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iFixit has just gotten ahold of the new 2011 Mac Mini, and have, in their usual custom, taken it apart to reveal its secrets. Among the interesting findings are the inclusion of Bluetooth 4.0 support.

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White iPod Touch Coming Soon?

Posted on 22/07/2011 by Cormac Moylan

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According to 9to5Mac, Apple is working on introducing a white iPod Touch to compliment their white iPads and iPhones. iFixYouri emailed pics of alleged iPod Touch front panels, in white!

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Report: Apple Considering Purchase Of Hulu

Posted on 22/07/2011 by Cormac Moylan

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According to Bloomberg, Apple is taking a long hard look at acquiring TV streaming service Hulu. Bloomberg cites a source with knowledge of the situation and says talks are at an early stage. It has long been touted that Apple…

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Steve Jobs Fixes The “Cheap Netbook” Problem (Parody)

Posted on 22/07/2011 by Cormac Moylan

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Steve Jobs waged war against cheap netbooks when he introduced the 11″ Macbook Air and it became a legitimate alternative… but only if you wanted to pay double the price. Check out this comic strip where Steve Jobs shares a joke with close friend Bill Gates about his Netbook strategy.

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How To Get A Spotify Invite

Posted on 22/07/2011 by Cormac Moylan

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Who wants a Spotify invite? Yup, thought so. The streaming music service recently went stateside but invites to the free service are sparse. Fear not. You can get an invite from Klout.com. Find out how, inside.

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iFixit Teardown: 2011 13″ MacBook Air

Posted on 22/07/2011 by J. Glenn Künzler

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iFixit has just gotten their hands on one of the new MacBook Airs, and have just recently finished doing what they do with every new toy they get – they tore it apart! By taking the new MacBook Air apart piece by piece, they’ve managed to learn a few interesting things about it.

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Giveaway: Coloud Captain America Headphones

Posted on 22/07/2011 by J. Glenn Künzler

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Here in the States, we have a couple of exciting events this month. First is the arrival of Comic-Con, which began yesterday, and the second is the release of the new Captain America movie, which just hit the box office today. In order to commemorate these occasions, I’ve decided to give away a pair of Coloud’s Captain America headphones.

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How To Fix The “This Disk Cannot Be Used” Error When Installing Lion

Posted on 21/07/2011 by J. Glenn Künzler

Earlier today, we reported that some users were reporting difficulties with installing Lion. One such difficulty displayed an error message reading “This disk cannot be used to start up your computer”. Fortunately, Apple has offered a fix. Here’s what to do:

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Lion’s New AirDrop Feature Is Not Universal, Only Works On Certain Macs

Posted on 21/07/2011 by J. Glenn Künzler

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One of the many new features in OS X Lion is called AirDrop – a new tool that lets you wirelessly beam files to other Lion users nearby without having to be on the same network. Apparently, however, not everyone will be able to take advantage, as it will only run on certain Macs.

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Lion Install Issues Beginning To Surface

Posted on 21/07/2011 by J. Glenn Künzler

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I’m sure that most in-the-loop Mac users out there were thrilled at the release of OS X Lion, and it seems that most people were able to upgrade without any trouble. Some users, however, are having a lot of trouble installing Lion, with many error messages and issues plaguing their experiences.

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Lion Fares Well In Mac App Store, Gets 90% Positive Reviews

Posted on 21/07/2011 by J. Glenn Künzler

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It’s official: OS X Lion is a big freaking deal. According to the reviews in the, over 90% of customers that reviewed Lion gave it a full five star rating – that’s pretty rare for any day-one OS release, even from Apple!

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