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30 Must-Have Games for iPhone and iPod touch

Conrad — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:34:54 +0000

Reviewer Peter Cohen (loopinsight.com) writes that “iPhone and iPod touch both make great handheld gaming systems” and offers thirty reasons why in a select roundup of racing, action, and strategy games available in the App Store.,30 Must-Have Games for iPhone and iPod touch, http://www.loopinsight.com/2009/12/01/thirty-must-have-games-for-the-iphone-or-ipod-touch/, http://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss, Apple Hot News,

iPhone Improves Legal Services

Conrad — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:34:53 +0000

DLA Phillips Fox, founded 145 years ago, is one of Australia’s largest legal firms, providing services in 29 countries around the world. With iPhone in the hands of almost every partner in the 1,300-person firm, they can offer faster, more flexible responses to their clients’ legal needs. John Dockett, General Manager of IT, says choosing iPhone was “one of the smarter things we ever did.”,iPhone Improves Legal Services, http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/profiles/dla-phillips-fox/?sr=hotnews.rss, http://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss, Apple Hot News,

Snow Leopard Server “a tremendous value”

Conrad — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:34:52 +0000

In an in-depth review of Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server, Ryan Faas (computerworld.com) cites “performance gains, improvements to several collaboration tools introduced in Leopard Server, enhanced simple administration for non-technical users and new features designed for mobile access and for supporting the iPhone.” Adds Fass: “Snow Leopard Server is a tremendous value.”,Snow Leopard Server “a tremendous value”, http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141187/Opinion_In_depth_with_Apple_s_Snow_Leopard_Server?taxonomyId=18&pageNumber=1, http://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss, Apple Hot News,

Cutting Health Care Costs on a Mac

Conrad — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:34:51 +0000

Using a Mac Pro as the keystone of his rural radiology practice in Bemidji, Minnesota, Dr. Hilton Bakker is able not only to reduce the costs of his own practice but those of the hospitals who use his services. Says Bakker: “If hospitals can use Mac technology to do radiology cheaper, that’s my goal. Health care costs too much. If I can do my little bit to make it cheaper, that’s cool.”,Cutting Health Care Costs on a Mac, http://www.apple.com/science/profiles/bakker/?sr=hotnews.rss, http://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss, Apple Hot News,

“The Obama Time Capsule”

Conrad — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:34:51 +0000

A custom coffee table book by co-author and publisher Rick Smolan takes you back to — and into — the story of Obama’s rise to the presidency. Says co-author and publisher Rick Smolan: “Every component of this project, from photo editing to design to video, was created entirely on a Mac.”,“The Obama Time Capsule”, http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/smolan/?sr=hotnews.rss, http://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss, Apple Hot News,

New Quad-Core iMac “worth the wait”

Conrad — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:34:51 +0000

Reviewer James Galbraith (macworld.com) gives the new quad-core 27-inch iMac computers with Intel Core i5 and Core i7 “Nehalem” processors 4.5/5 mice, calling them “worth the wait.” In performance tests, writes Galbraith, the 2.55GHz Core i5 iMac was “the fastest standard configuration Mac we’ve ever tested” and the Core i7 “showed even greater performance prowess.”,New Quad-Core iMac “worth the wait”, http://www.macworld.com/article/143970/2009/11/core15_imac.html?lsrc=top_1, http://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss, Apple Hot News,

Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server a “fantastic deal”

Conrad — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:34:50 +0000

Reviewer Jason Snell (macworld.com) awards Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server 4.5/5 mice, calling it a “fantastic product for workgroups, small businesses, and even schools to use.” Emphasing value, Snell adds: “Mac mini server is just too good a deal to pass up.”,Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server a “fantastic deal”, http://www.macworld.com/article/143924/2009/11/mac_mini_snow_leopard_server.html?lsrc=rss_main, http://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss, Apple Hot News,

Apple Store Upper West Side

Conrad — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:34:46 +0000

Apple opens its newest retail store on New York’s Upper West Side on Saturday, November 14 at 10:00 a.m. Set beneath a breathtaking all-glass arched roof, the street level of the Apple Store Upper West Side will offer more Macs, iPods and iPhones than any store in the world and feature the largest area ever created by Apple for personal training and technical support, including a 45-foot Genius Bar.,Apple Store Upper West Side, http://www.apple.com/retail/upperwestside/?sr=hotnews.rss, http://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss, Apple Hot News,

Nuru Uses Macs to Fight Extreme Poverty

Conrad — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:34:46 +0000

Jim Dalrymple (loopinsight.com) reports on one-year-old non-profit organization Nuru, formed by ex-Marine platoon leader Jake Harriman, who “served two tours of duty in Iraq where he realized that the key to ending terrorism was to end extreme poverty.” To that end, Nuru educates communities in impoverished nations using technology, particularly Mac Pro and MacBook Pro computers, iPhone, Final Cut Studio, iChat, and MobileMe.,Nuru Uses Macs to Fight Extreme Poverty, http://www.loopinsight.com/2009/11/18/non-profit-organization-nuru-utilizes-macs-to-end-extreme-poverty/, http://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss, Apple Hot News,

Taking iPhone to New Depths

Conrad — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:34:45 +0000

At DOER Marine, a California company that designs and builds subsea vehicles, engineers are working to create a manned vehicle that can explore the ocean floor. VP of Operations Ian Griffith credits iPhone for keeping their engineering team responsive and nimble enough to make it happen — no matter where they are in the world. “The iPhone accelerates how we perform as a team,” says Griffith.,Taking iPhone to New Depths, http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/profiles/doer/?sr=hotnews.rss, http://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss, Apple Hot News,