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Apple previewed its newest Mac OS X, Snow Leopard, to developers today. “We have delivered more than a thousand new features to OS X in just seven years and Snow Leopard lays the foundation for thousands more,” said Bertrand Serlet, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering. “In our continued effort to deliver the [...]

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Nokia’s Upcoming E66 and E71

In what was clearly an ‘oops’ moment, Nokia accidentally released training demos for the E66 and E71. As quickly as they were there, they were gone, with Nokia playing dumb about the whole situation. In a later press release, Anssi Vanjoki, senior executive vice president of Nokia Markets, said [...]

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During today’s Apple developer conference, the company provided and confirmed details of its iPhone 2.0 software. Enhancements to the new software, which will be available for the original iPhone and the new 3G model, will include:

Enterprise support for the business world
Application store support
Contact search
iWorks support
Office docs support including Microsoft’s PowerPoint
Bulk deletion
Parental controls
Image saving
Scientific calculator [...]

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AMD’s presumed ‘Netbook’

The notebook that AMD had on display at Computex 2008 is not a full-blown AMD product.  According to the device manager, the device is an Everun.  As speculated by Engadget, the ‘Everun’ name is most likely a placeholder in the computer, although AMD spokesman Phil Hughes confirmed that the Raon Digital moniker was [...]

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Apple has finally shown its highly anticipated 3G iPhone, which sports a similar look to the original model. The iPhone front remains unchanged but its back and sides seem to have undergone the knife. The new model features thinner edges, a full black plastic back, solid metal buttons, and a flush-mounted headphone jack. [...]

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It’s official - all Apple stores, including the United States, are down for updating.  If you’re intent on purchasing from the store, you can call telesales in your respective nation, but we have to wonder: what else will be released today?  While Michelle has reported on Snow Leopard and MobileMe, we have an idea Steve [...]

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The folks over at Apple have just introduced a new service that will provide users the ability to have email, contacts, and calendars synced instantly through an over-the-air push system called MobileMe. The new service is set to replace the existing .Mac service.
MobileMe will work natively with a Mac or PC syncing users’ Outlook, [...]

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A few minutes ago, at Apple’s WWDC event in San Francisco, Steve Jobs made mention of the company’s next iteration of its operating system and follow-up to Leopard, Snow Leopard.
Stay tuned for more details on the new OS as they are revealed from the Apple event that is sold out with a record 5200 attendees.
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Nokia N85

The boys over at Engadget just posted a few photos of what is rumored to be the Nokia N85 smartphone. The glossy slider features a Carl Zeiss 5 megapixel camera, runs on the S60 platform (3rd edition), and has built-in GPS with geotagging.
Jump below for a full gallery of the new Nokia phone.
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Looking like a possible replacement for the Mac mini, Apple is possibly gearing up to launch the Mac Fusion at today’s WWDC event in San Francisco. Leaked images are showing what appears to be a thinner Mac mini. The text accompanying the promo material states:
“Building your applications for the Mac has never been [...]

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