Apple TV versus Mac Mini on Xbench

Apple TV versus Mac Mini on Xbench
Matt wiped his Apple TV's drive and ran a clean install of 10.4.9, just to throw it to the Xbench dogs. It came out surprisingly well, with a 55.75 score, about half that of a medium-range Intel Mac mini.

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Jobs talks new iTunes functions, DRM and video, iPod storage [transcript]

Jobs talks new iTunes functions, DRM and video, iPod storage [transcript]
During a press conference on Monday, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs announced that iTunes will soon begin selling DRM-free music tracks from record label EMI and later fielded questions on the prospect of DRM-free videos, the affect of higher bit-rate tracks on future iPod capacities and more.

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Windows Developer: Remarkable Experience with Leopard

Windows Developer: Remarkable Experience with Leopard
A legacy Windows developer was developing some code under a beta of Leopard, and he had a remarkable experience with Apple.

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Apple TV benchmarked, not a supercomputer in disguise

Apple TV benchmarked, not a supercomputer in disguise
Tipster Matt wiped his Apple TV's drive & ran a clean install of 10.4.9, just to throw it to the Xbench dogs. It came out surprisingly well, with a 55.75 score, about half that of a medium-range Intel Mac mini. In most operations it actually managed to score fairly close to its taller cousin, just falling behind significantly in certain operations.

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Why hasn't anyone done this Apple TV hack yet?

Why hasn't anyone done this Apple TV hack yet?
Why the new AppleTV should be in your car.
The new AppleTV, a device that, despite having only been on the market for a week or so, has become the most hacked Apple device ever. It has not, however, been installed in a car yet. Here's why it should be.

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H.264 hardware encoder for Mac - encode movies for iPod, Apple TV, iPhone

H.264 hardware encoder for Mac - encode movies for iPod, Apple TV, iPhone
Elgato announced a new hardware for mac that helps you to encode your movies for your iPod, Apple TV or the upcoming iPhone.

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Facebook Sync

Facebook Sync
FacebookSync syncs your Apple Address Book with data from your Facebook account. Specifically, it pulls down your friends' names, emails, AIM, mobile phone number, and photo. Adds missing photos, inserts missing information, and adds missing records to your Apple AddressBook.

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