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Sony Ericsson’s first Android phone leaked

Sony Ericsson’s first Android smartphone will be a very high-end touchscreen device most likely taking the iPhone head on, a Danish scoop shows. Codenamed the “Rachel,” the phone would fit into the XPERIA line occupied only by the X1 but would emphasize speed, according to Mobil. Like the Windows Mobile-based Toshiba TG01, it would have [...]

Shape Collage turns a collection of photos into creative collages Review

You’ve probably made a few photo collages in your lifetime, whether you laid out photos with the perfect amount of messy randomness in a photo album or magnetized a grouping on your fridge. But in the digital world, there’s not a lot out there that lets Mac users do the deed easily. I’ve painstakingly used [...]

10 nifty Mac OS X Dock replacements

Replace with multiple Docks
If you’ve too many applications stuffed into your Dock, consider using a ‘multiple Docks’ utility for grouping apps in user-defined categories.
1. Docks ($14.99)
It might be fifteen bucks and, yes, there are free apps that offer broadly similar functionality, but Docks is the best multiple-Dock app we’ve seen. Its likeable interface (including showing [...]

Kindle for iPhone 1.1 released

Amazon updated its free Kindle app for the iPhone, adding three features in version 1.1 that many people—including some right here at Macworld—have been waiting for. The update also adds the ability to pinch to zoom in on images in Kindle books.
Kindle’s initial release only let you read books in portrait mode. The new version [...]

QuickerTek charger fuels 17-inch MacBook Pros

QuickerTek has announced an updated external battery/charger unit, designed for the 17-inch MacBook Pro. The 3lb. device can extend the notebook’s battery life by as much as 18 hours, and can also charge a Pro while it is still in use. The charger is designed to provide 1,000 full cycles, and takes approximately 12 hours [...]

First non-Apple Mini DisplayPort-compatible displays unveiled

A little-known consumer solutions designer is laying claim to the first non-Apple external LCD displays for Mini DisplayPort-equipped Macs that are designed to look like the Mac maker’s new LED-based Cinema Display offerings but retail for a fraction of the cost.
The trio of CinemaView LCD displays from Collins America are sized at 19-inch at 1440×900 [...]

Western Digital ups slim My Books to 2TB

Western Digital today gave all of its single-disk My Book external hard drives new 2TB capacity levels. The upgrade is equivalent to about 241 hours of full-bitrate HD and is particularly described as useful for Mac users or frequent shoppers from iTunes. At least 250 million TV shows have been

bought, according to data from Apple, [...]

OLED Netbook Rumors Shine Brightly on the Internet

era of the tablet Mac rumor is over. The new hotness is the ongoing MacBook net or NetBook Mac or whatever we feel like calling it this week.
Reports are surfacing that Apple is in cahoots with LG to build OLED panels for the new iPhone, the next generation MacBooks and you guessed it, the MacBook [...]

iPhone 3.0 OS Guide: Everything You Need to Know

iPhone 3.0 OS, the next generation operating system for the iPhone, iPod touch, and whatever Apple device comes next. New features, new apps, here you will find all the information you need.
NEW IPHONE OS 3.0 FEATURES
The new iPhone OS 3.0 adds over 100 new features including—at friggin’ last—cut and paste.
• Copy & Paste text. When [...]

Tablet announced tomorrow?

It basically goes like this:  Apple has said it is increasing its embedded device list this year.  Ten-inch touch screens seem to be flying around Asia en route to Apple for late Summer.  If there is a tablet with resolution independence, developers are going to need a few months to tweak their apps for launch.  [...]