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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/check-mac-app-store-updates-dock.jpg" alt="check-mac-app-store-updates-dock" title="check-mac-app-store-updates-dock" width="475" height="215" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12920" /></p> <p>If the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/mac-app-store/">Mac App Store</a> is open and there are updates available, you’ll notice a red badge appear on the icon in the Mac OS X Dock. You can then right-click on the Dock icon and scroll up to “Available Updates” to quickly check what apps need updating. </p> <p>Selecting one of these apps throu…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/macbook-pro-liquid-metal-mockup.jpg" alt="macbook-pro-liquid-metal-mockup" title="macbook-pro-liquid-metal-mockup" width="620" height="422" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12907" /></p> <p>Is this what a liquid metal MacBook Pro might look like? This mockup is based on the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/16/new-macbook-pro-design-leaked-intel/">recent MacBook Pro-ish Intel ad</a> that sparked a wave of speculation that Intel may have accidentally leaked the nextgen MacBook Pro redesign.</p> <p>The mockup compared to the curre…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/verizon-iphone-4-cdma-unlock.jpg" alt="verizon-iphone-4-cdma-unlock" title="verizon-iphone-4-cdma-unlock" width="440" height="426" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12888" /></p> <p>Has the CDMA iPhone 4 been unlocked? The Wall Street Journal is reporting that employees of China Telecom have “cracked” the Verizon iPhone 4 to work on the China Telecom CDMA network. The article seems a little confused as to the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/11/30/jailbreak-or-unlock/">differences between a jailbreak or unlock</a>, but here’s the important line…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/8-bit-safari.jpg" alt="8-bit-safari" title="8-bit-safari" width="620" height="424" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12876" /></p> <p>You’ve probably noticed we’re fans of some <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/retro/">retro</a> tech stuff around here, whether it’s <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/14/flip-clock-screensaver/">flip clock screensavers</a>, <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/01/27/the-ultimate-retro-terminal-cathode/">retro Cathode terminals</a>, or the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/01/29/retro-…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ssd-ocz-vertex.jpg" alt="ssd-ocz-vertex" title="ssd-ocz-vertex" width="250" height="191" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12864" /></p> <p>If you’ve been itching to get a solid state drive for your MacBook Pro, here’s a couple good deals from Buy.com on two such drives. The first is a Kingston 128GB SSD for $125, and the other is an OCZ 80GB SSD for $130, both are 2.5″ so they’ll fit into any MacBook or MacBook Pro. </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://affiliate.buy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uO47tEUahH8&offerid=206037.100003675&type=3&…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/new-macbook-pro-design-intel.jpg" alt="new-macbook-pro-design-intel" title="new-macbook-pro-design-intel" width="495" height="519" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12840" /></p> <p>Could this be the new MacBook Pro? This mysterious Mac-like thin and dark laptop appeared in a recent Intel ad for their new processors. Fueling the speculative fire is that Intel has previously leaked MacBook Pro releases through their advertising efforts. That’s not all though, there’s a few other hints in the advertisement that suggest we just might be looking at a redesigned…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/iphone-gsm-vs-iphone-cdma.gif" alt="iphone-gsm-vs-iphone-cdma" title="iphone-gsm-vs-iphone-cdma" width="620" height="397" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12836" /></p> <p>We showed you that <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/03/verizon-iphone-vs-att-iphone-speed-test/">AT&T’s iPhone data transfer speeds are faster than Verizons network in a speed test</a> by a significant margin, but if you aren’t a heavy 3G data user do you care about those benchmarks? What if you’re always on WiFi anyway and you’re more concerned about standard call fe…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/weather-menu-bar-mac.jpg" alt="weather-menu-bar-mac" title="weather-menu-bar-mac" width="258" height="132" class="alignright size-full wp-image-12697" /> <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/menuweather-lite/id412479807?mt=12">MenuWeather Lite</a> is a great little free app that shows your current locations weather in the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/mac-os-x/">Mac OS X</a> menu bar. As you can see in the screenshot, the menu bar item is just a discrete little icon representing conditions along with the current temperature.</p> <…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/pwnagetool-4-2.jpg" alt="pwnagetool-4-2" title="pwnagetool-4-2" width="620" height="550" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12827" /></p> <p>Popular jailbreak and unlock utility PwnageTool 4.2 has been released and includes the untethered iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak in addition to resolving the iBooks DRM problem and some WiFi connectivity issues with the Apple TV 2. </p> <p>PwnageTool 4.2 supports <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/jailbreak/">jailbreaking</a> nearly all iOS devices including iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, Verizon iPhone 4,…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/iphone-5-iphone-mini-mockup.jpg" alt="iphone-5-iphone-mini-mockup" title="iphone-5-iphone-mini-mockup" width="587" height="435" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12820" /></p> <p>Hot off the heals of <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/iphone-mini/">iPhone Mini</a> and <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/15/evidence-mounts-for-macbook-air-3g/">MacBook Air 3G</a> rumors, there’s even more <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/iphone-5/">iPhone 5</a> rumors circulating. The latest is a claim that, <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/macbook-air-3g.jpg" alt="macbook-air-3g" title="macbook-air-3g" width="620" height="349" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12814" /></p> <p>Evidence continues to suggest that Apple is deeply interested in bringing 3G communications inside future Macs, particularly the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/macbook-air/">MacBook Air</a>. Let’s look at two pieces of recent evidence to see if a MacBook Air 3G is destined for a future release.</p> <p><strong>Customer Survey Inquires About 3G Use & MacBook Air</strong> AppleIn…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/check-apple-warranty.gif" alt="check-apple-warranty" title="check-apple-warranty" width="533" height="161" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12646" style="border:2px solid #eee;" /></p> <p>Sometimes <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/troubleshooting/">troubleshooting</a> your problems just isn’t enough and you need to take your hardware in for service, but before you do so, you might want to check on your Apple warranty status. This is very easy to do for any hardware, including Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Apple TV, all you need is the devic…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/iphone-mini-mockup.jpg" alt="iphone-mini-mockup" title="iphone-mini-mockup" width="620" height="407" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12777" /></p> <p><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/13/iphone-mini-rumors-smaller-iphone/">Rumors of an iPhone Mini</a> are <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/10/iphone-mini-apple-working-on-smaller-cheaper-iphone/">buzzing around</a> along with a ton of commentary on the possibile device. In the world of pundits and Apple critics you’ll hear both praise of the idea and tons of complaints as to wh…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/macbook-air-envelope-case.jpg" alt="macbook-air-envelope-case" title="macbook-air-envelope-case" width="580" height="402" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12790" /></p> <p>Is this the coolest MacBook Air sleeve on the market? Dubbed the Macvelope, this case is made to look like a traditional yellow office envelope, but they’re specifically made to snuggly fit the new <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/macbook-air/">MacBook Air</a> series. This is about as discrete as a laptop case can get, and the inside is lightly padded with a soft liner to pro…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/flip-clock-screensaver.gif" alt="flip-clock-screensaver" title="flip-clock-screensaver" width="620" height="288" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12753" /></p> <p>Looking around for a clock screensaver I stumbled across Fliqlo, which is a simple and free flip clock screensaver that mimics the appearance of those <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/retro/">retro</a> flip clocks that existed in the time of dinosaurs. </p> <p>As you might expect from a clock screensaver, settings are limited, you can adjust the size of the flip cloc…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/annoying-instant-message-text1.jpg" alt="annoying-instant-message-text" title="annoying-instant-message-text" width="614" height="294" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12618" /></p> <p>We all have that person (or ten) on our buddy lists that insist on having their IM text formatted in stupendously obnoxious ways. Maybe it’s just using tiny font sizes, but sometimes it’s a full fledged assault on your eyes with bright pink size 26 Comic Sans font clashing against a neon yellow background in a way that makes your eyes want to bleed. The culprit of this is of…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/iphone-mini-rumors.jpg" alt="iphone-mini-rumors" title="iphone-mini-rumors" width="600" height="388" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12757" /></p> <p>Rumors of a smaller iPhone continue to heat up, and where there’s smoke, there tends to be fire. The Wall Street Journal is now confirming Bloomberg’s <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/10/iphone-mini-apple-working-on-smaller-cheaper-iphone/">report of an iPhone Mini</a>, and they’re also revealing some new details about the device, including it’s codename, N97.</p> <h2 style="font-si…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/default-ical-event-length.jpg" alt="default-ical-event-length" title="default-ical-event-length" width="620" height="391" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12535" /></p> <p>iCal automatically assumes that a new event will be an hour long, but you can manually adjust that into shorter minute intervals by using the defaults write command.</p> <p>Here is the syntax to enter into the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/command-line/">Terminal</a>:</p> <p><code>defaults write com.apple.iCal "Default duration in minut…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/greenpois0n-rc6.jpg" alt="greenpois0n-rc6" title="greenpois0n-rc6" width="264" height="252" class="alignright size-full wp-image-12734" /> <strong>GreenPois0n RC6 is now available to download</strong>, RC6 includes support to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/jailbreak/">jailbreak</a> iOS 4.2.1 on any iPhone, Verizon iPhone 4, iPad, iPod touch, and now Apple TV 2, all of which are untethered jailbreaks.</p> <p><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/03/how-to-jailbreak-ios-4-2-1-untethered-with-greenpois0n-1-0-rc5/">Instructions to jai…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/nes-emulator-mac.jpg" alt="nes-emulator-mac" title="nes-emulator-mac" width="596" height="585" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12710" /></p> <p>Playing NES games on your Mac might be considered nerdy or <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/retro/">retro</a>, but it’s also just plain fun. I finally found a decent NES emulator for Mac that’s free, and more importantly, it’s stable. </p> <p>It’s called Nestopia, (get it, NEStopia?), and it has all the features you’ve come to expect from a good emulator: stability, freeze states, cus…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/macbook-pro-wood-cabin.jpg" alt="macbook-pro-wood-cabin" title="macbook-pro-wood-cabin" width="620" height="349" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12547" /></p> <p>In honor of the recent snow storm to hit North America, here’s a MacBook Pro being used despite the weather. If you’re going to be snowed in, you might as well have a good <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/mac-setups/">Mac setup</a> to keep you company right? Picture via <a href=" https://live.staticflickr.com/5175/5393511550_35f554975f_b.jpg </div> <p><…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><strong>Update:</strong> AT&T has just confirmed to us via Twitter that this is legit!</p> <p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/att-confirms-free-minutes.jpg" alt="att-confirms-free-minutes" title="att-confirms-free-minutes" width="331" height="147" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12694" /></p> <p>If you’re an AT&T <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/iphone/">iPhone</a> customer, you can <strong>get 1000 free bonus rollover minutes</strong> simply by texting an AT&T number. Here’s what you need to do:</p> <ul> &l…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/windows-IE6-simulator.jpg" alt="windows IE6 simulator" title="windows IE6 simulator" width="630" height="397" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12391" /></p> <p>Sure you could get <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/20/run-internet-explorer-on-your-mac/">Internet Explorer on your Mac</a> through WineBottler, but that takes effort. Now you can get the real experience of IE6 right on your Mac without any hassle.</p> <p><a href="http://mrdoob.com/lab/javascript/effects/ie6/">This is hilarious, check it out here</a>.</p&…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/iphone-mini.jpg" alt="iphone-mini" title="iphone-mini" width="620" height="454" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12670" /></p> <p>Could an iPhone Mini debut this year? According to Bloomberg, Apple is set to unveil a smaller iPhone model in the middle of this year, which is around the same time the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/08/iphone-5-release-date-to-be-june-5/">iPhone 5 release date</a> and WWDC 2011 conference is expected. </p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">iPhone Mini: iPhone 4 Components, 1/3 Smaller, $200</h2>…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ipad-3-rumors-in-a-nutshell.jpg" alt="ipad-3-rumors-in-a-nutshell" title="ipad-3-rumors-in-a-nutshell" width="300" height="380" class="alignright size-full wp-image-12655" /> The <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/09/ipad-2-in-production-camera-faster-cpu-gpu-more-ram-thinner-lighter/">iPad 2 might be in production</a> but it hasn’t even been announced yet. Regardless, that’s not stopping the hungry Apple rumor mill from talking about the model to be released after that… iPad 3. </p> <p>Talk of iPad 3 started when John Gruber of DaringFireball mad…
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