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Macheist Nano Bundle 2 almost gone

10. March 2010

Just a reminder for all of those who like bargains, Macheist has a Nano Bundle that is set to expire tonight. The Bundle costs $19.95 and is available from Macheist.com. Our own Josh Schnell wrote about this about a week ago, but they’ve added some additional items within that time. There are a total of eight [...]

Apple drops the price of Mac Developer program

5. March 2010

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Today Apple dropped the price of their Mac Developer program from $499 to just $99. This 80% drop in price aims to accomplish more than just beef up the number of developers on the Mac. There have been some changes to the new ‘low-priced’ one size fits all program. There are no more hardware discounts, [...]

3 suggestions for iPhone and Touch game developers

4. March 2010

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3 suggestions for iPhone and Touch game developers

A couple weeks back we wrote an article about the A.D.D levels that iPhone users have. It came on the back of some reports that users had a tendency to last a little over a week with an application. Since then I’ve thought quite a bit about the things app developers have to [...]

Do math in Spotlight

3. March 2010

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When Napoleon Dynamite went on about mad skills, he wasn’t referring to my math abilities. They approach null space pretty damn quickly. I blame my grade six teacher for letting me use a calculator (I mean, who the hell does that with young kids). Anyway, my confidence in my math skills vary, and [...]

iTunes purchasing and international fees

27. February 2010

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Article By: Cesar Garcia As any other iPhone user, I need some apps. At first, I tried out a bunch of free apps, but after some time I gave in. I journeyed over to the for-pay side of the App Store. All that polish, all those big titles, all those non-fart apps. I have grown [...]

Traveling with Apple Gadgets

17. February 2010

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My girlfriend and I booked a trip to London for later in this summer. With us actually having booked the trip, I have begun thinking about what type of gadgets will be needed for the trip. Here is the list I have thus far: In lieu of bringing a laptop I am planning on bringing an iPad [...]

Apple’s iPad and iBooks.app unbundled

12. February 2010

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Daring Fireball’s John Gruber is reporting that the iBooks application will not be included on the iPad by default. He’s stating this because according to the feature’s page for the iPad it states, “The iBooks app is a great new way to read and buy books. Download the free app from the App Store and buy [...]

3 Things to help you check the condition of your battery

9. February 2010

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3 Things to help you check the condition of your battery

Have you ever noticed that your battery is acting little funky, but you have no idea what you can do about it? There’s a couple of applications and tricks available to you to determine whether or not your batteries starting to fail on you. If you’re on a highway to the danger [...]

PwnageTool 3.1.5: Now ready for iPhone OS 3.1.3

8. February 2010

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The iPhone Dev team has been hard at work since iPhone OS 3.1.3 has been out, and today they’ve released PwnageTool version 3.1.5. If you’re adventurous and don’t mind the possibility of losing your current jailbreak, then feel free to head on over to the iPhone Dev Team’s blog and take a look at what you [...]

Clean off the Crap, and make your Mac merry

3. February 2010

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As a huge Mac nerd, I tend to collect a lot of crap on my system. I’m constantly installing applications, downloading video, and moving things around. After about six months of non-stop clutter, I can’t take it anymore. I’ll go through and wipe as much crud off of my system as humanly possible. I just [...]