Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Refurbished Macs - Bargain or Hell in Shiny White Box?

Refurbished Macs - Bargain or Hell in Shiny White Box?
Macs, for cheap? You're kidding me! Those things are never discounted - unless they're refurbished! But what is refurbished exactly and what's the catch?

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iPhone: Prepay the right way

iPhone: Prepay the right way
Here's what I learned: If you want to set up your iPhone as a prepaid account, do not--no that's not emphatic enough--do NOT, DO NOT attempt to set up the account in advance with AT&T. Just don't. Trust me. Here's how you should do it...

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iPhone Costs A Mere $220 To Make

iPhone Costs A Mere $220 To Make
An analysis from teardown firm Portelligent estimates that the new must-have smartphone costs Apple a mere $220 to make

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Wait! Ten Things You Should Know Before You Buy an iPhone

Wait! Ten Things You Should Know Before You Buy an iPhone
"Although Apple's iPhone may be feature-packed and great to use, it, like every other product, has limitations. And that's why we're putting it through our Ten Things You Should Know buyer's guide series so new buyers and people who don't live and breathe the iPhone (your parents, your co-workers, or your wife) can be just as well informed as you."

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Tada! The 6th Gen contract-free WiFi-enabled iPod

Tada! The 6th Gen contract-free WiFi-enabled iPod
"What did I discover? I found that your activated iPhone is a lot more flexible and powerful than AT&T and Apple admit. Pop out the SIM or put an inactive SIM and your iPhone works pretty much like a contract-free WiFi-enabled 6th Generation iPod." Tested without SIM, with invalid SIM, with activated SIM from pay-as-you-go phone. WiFi & sync work

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Top 25 Web Apps for the iPhone

Top 25 Web Apps for the iPhone
A list of 25 iPhone applications that make life easier..

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Top 25 Web Apps for the iPhone

Top 25 Web Apps for the iPhone
A list of 25 iPhone applications that make life easier..

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Why Apple doesn't need Universal Music

Why Apple doesn't need Universal Music
If users can
’t buy Universal music for their iPods from iTunes, then they’ll either rip a CD or download it illegally elsewhere. On average, music bought from iTunes only accounts for 3% of songs on every user’s iPod. Either way, it won’t impact on iPod sales, which is where Apple makes most of its music-driven revenue, anyway.

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Apple Finally Gets its Hands on iphone.com for at Least $1 Million

Apple Finally Gets its Hands on iphone.com for at Least $1 Million
Up until last week, the name iphone.com belonged to a guy called Michael Kovatch. Not any more, it doesn't. The entrepreneur, who registered the site in 1995 and was planning on building a business around it, has just flogged the domain name to Steve and Co. for an undisclosed seven-digit sum.

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