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Spot the SPOD: Mac OS X rainbow cursor shows up in Pixar’s “Up”

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Filed under: Humor, OS, Odds and endsBeing the Disney-Pixar fanatics that we are, my wife and I went to see Up Saturday night (in Disney Digital 3D, of course) at our local theater.

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Next-gen iPhone photos leaked?

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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Hardware, Odds and ends, iPhone, App StoreThe iPhone blogs says they've uncovered the very first photos of a brand new version of the iPhone (the pictures are watermarked from a site called UMPC Fever), and while there's no actual indication that they're real (at...

Talkcast reminder: 10 pm ET roundup of the week’s news

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Filed under: TUAW Business, Podcasts Talkcast time again! It's been two weeks -- we skipped last week's show due to the Memorial Day holiday in the US, but you can always download past shows from Talkshoe or subscribe in iTunes.We'll be back on the air and eager to hear from all of you for...

Labor dispute with Apple display supplier intensifies

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Filed under: Apple Corporate, Bad AppleAfter gathering in front of Apple's offices in Taiwan earlier this week, protesters are now demanding a substantive response from Apple by the end of the month regarding alleged workplace labor and safety violations at Wintek, one of Apple's display component...

Government / Military Mac users get PIV single sign-on from Thursby

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Filed under: Software, SecurityThursby Software is a longtime Mac development firm (since 1986) that has always had a mission: integrating Macs as full players in mixed-OS environments.

iPhone nabs 59% of smartphone ‘net traffic, 43% of mobile web traffic

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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends, Internet, iPhone, iPod touch Fortune has the results of an AdMob survey up, and they're pretty surprising -- Apple has apparently taken over 59% of smartphone traffic on the Internet, and in the mobile category in general, they've got a giant 43% of...

Some Macbook Pros are updated along with iWork ’09

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Filed under: Software Update, Macbook ProApple pushed out a couple of software updates late this afternoon. One is for regulating the fan speed under heavy loads on older MacBook Pro laptops.The other is a more general 42.7 MB update for iWork '09.

iBiz 4 adds new invoice templates, iCal sync

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Filed under: SoftwareYesterday, IGG Software announced iBiz 4, an update to its flagship timekeeping and billing software that adds several new features for freelancers and small groups.

Sirius-XM iPhone app coming ‘real soon’

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Filed under: iPhone, App Store, iPod touchSirius XM has revealed a screen shot of the soon to be released iPhone/iPod touch app that will stream the satellite channels to eager listeners.

Businessweek puts Apple at top of Most Innovative list

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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Apple Corporate, Hardware, Odds and endsBusinessweek has posted a list of what they call the top 50 most innovative companies in 2009, and guess who is sitting right at the top of the list.

Ads & iPhones: Facial hair fun with uArt

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Filed under: Humor, Odds and ends, Freeware, iPhone, App Store, iPod touchAdutainment, the art of mixing advertising and entertainment, has been popular in the iPhone app space since the App Store first opened.

Fortune: Palm Pre syncs flawlessly with iTunes

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Filed under: iPhoneWe've previously reported on the emerging showdown between Apple and Palm over Palm's latest phone, the Palm Pre. The phone, set to come out the weekend before Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference, is already said to have several technological improvements over the iPhone.

Faster AT&T 3G network on the way

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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, WirelessAT&T today announced that it will begin upgrading its network to the faster High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) 7.2 technology later this year.

Stop the presses! AP News for iPhone is a mess

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Filed under: iPhone, App Store, iPod touch, App ReviewMy, my. Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. The Associated Press has updated the AP News app for the iPhone and iPod touch. They took a mildly aggravating program and turned it into a mass of bugs, freezes and GUI mistakes.

Tweetie 1.2, now with love for video

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Filed under: Software, Internet ToolsWe've mentioned our love of Twitter clients on many occasions. Among the many we have covered, Tweetie has become one of our favorites on the iPhone. When the desktop client was announced and subsequently released, our love affair was re-ignited.

Apple’s back to school promo about the same as last year’s

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Filed under: Education, DealsApple announced the details of its back to school promotion today, and it looks almost the same as its deal last year: A free iPod touch with the purchase of a qualifying Mac. Every Mac except the Mac mini qualifies for the deal.

NimbleKit: Native iPhone apps with HTML and JavaScript

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Filed under: Developer, iPhone, iPod touchIf you're packing a little JavaScript-fu but not much Objective-C knowledge, and itching to jump on the App Store bandwagon, NimbleKit may be the answer you're looking for.

Meerkat 1.2, 100% more AppleScript support

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Filed under: Software, SecurityIf you work from non-secure networks (coffeehouses, airports, hotels, etc.), or if you've ever wanted to bypass a firewall (YouTube or TUAW blocked at work?) you may be familiar with SSH tunneling. It's come up more than once here on TUAW.

Prices so low, they’re practically insane: Panic 3-day sale is on

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Filed under: Internet Tools, Deals It's been hinted at for a few days, but Cabel Sasser and the rest of the crew at Panic Software may have accidentally slipped some mind-altering substances into their last batch of Coda Cookies; how else to explain a three-day, 50%-off sale on all of the company's...

Microsoft Confirms ZuneHD Will Launch This Fall

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Microsoft has officially confirmed the existence of the ZuneHD, although key details like price and capacity are still being held back.The ZuneHD will include high-definition 720p video output, an HD radio, a browser and an advanced touchscreen, the Seattle Times reports.Microsoft is apparently...

Future-car designers seem to have been playing too much N64

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I’m all for cool-looking concept cars, but the question that these designs attempt to answer is a bad one. What will cars look like in 50 years? With climate change, urban densification, and changing power sources for cars, it’s as close to impossible to tell.

Q&A: Donald MacDonald, Old-School Architect

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Donald MacDonald has designed more than a dozen bridges since establishing his architectural firm in 1966.

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Road Tested: Tom Bihn Checkpoint Flyer laptop bag

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Filed under: Accessories, Road TestedAfter I traveled to Africa in February with a Tom Bihn Western Flyer bag loaded with geek gear, I wrote a post talking about how I packed that bag for the trip.

Zune 30 upgrade plan keeps old Zunatics in the Zuneosphere

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Ain’t nothing wrong with Zunes, but you could be forgiven for a few covetous glances at your friend’s iPod Touch or Samsung P3.

Dell Studio XPS notebook now comes with Ubuntu

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It looks like Dell is diversifying their operating system options for people that buy the Studio XPS 13.3-inch notebook in that the notebooks now come with Ubuntu, a Linux-based operating system. So for those that want to avoid Vista, this might be a good option for you.

Microsoft equipped 1 Millionth Fords with SYNC

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Steve Ballmer reported today that Microsoft SYNC is now in 1 Million Ford company vehicles, including Ford Fusions, Focuses, and even Lincoln MKS luxury sedans. The Bluetooth integration features that SYNC provides gives drives wireless and even voice control over their phones and mp3 players.

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