The Orca’s Thumb

When stealing Apple gear, one can’t simply throw just any old cinder block through the Apple Store’s plate glass window. That type of plebeian criminal activity just simply isn’t done when pilfering such high-end gear. These days, if you don’t want to be laughed out of the criminal underworld, you need to make sure you [...]

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Eight iPhone owners have joined an elite clan: Their Apple gadget is running a program that cost nearly $1,000.
When the iPhone first hit the market in June 2007, those who paid the $499 entry price — and signed the two-year AT&T contract — owned a status symbol. A year later, we have the iPhone 3G, [...]

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Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer on Wednesday issued a company-wide memo outlining his battle plan for the new fiscal year in which he singled out the Apple experience as a benchmark for future success.

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Seed has compiled an appealing list of scientific applications for the iPhone.

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The German division of ZDNet has released the ZDNet Clock Tool for OS X.
Using the tool, owners of a Mac Pro and/or Xserve can boost the processor, the front side bus, and memory frequency for a free performance gain — by putting a strain on the hardware.
The tool is a free download (click the “Jetzt [...]

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Breakaway is an excellent free utility for OS X, that will pause or resume iTunes whenever you plugin or unplug your headphones. You can walk away from your Mac for a minute without missing a beat of your favorite song, or disturb anyone with your speakers accidentally coming on.

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SmartSleep is an excellent free preference pane for OS X, that dynamically sets the sleep state of your Mac laptop. It lets your laptop just sleep while the battery has a high level. If the battery level drops below a certain point it will switch to sleep and hibernate, so you have the best of [...]

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A hardcore PC user finally jumps ship and discusses how Windows lost its “wow” and Apple gained a customer.

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