Monthly Archives: August 2009

Amazon begins offering Snow Leopard pre-orders in the UK (nearly)

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Amazon begins offering Snow Leopard pre-orders | Mac OS X | MacUser | Macworld: “If there’s one thing more fun than ordering software it must be pre-ordering software. We may not have a hard release date for Snow Leopard—during the … Continue reading →

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Daring Fireball on Apple’s Culture of Secrecy

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Daring Fireball: “Thoughtful criticism. I agree with Anil that Apple has an institutional problem, but I disagree over what it is. I believe that it truly is beneficial for Apple to maintain secrecy regarding future products. The problem is that … Continue reading →

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T-Mobile UK selling iPhones – to some lucky customers

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

T-Mobile UK starts shifting iPhones on the quiet • The Register: “T-Mobile UK has started supplying iPhone 3G handsets to selected customers, while O2 UK continues to believe it has a UK exclusive on Apples last-generation handset.Apples 3G handset wont … Continue reading →

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links for 2009-08-03

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

James Whatley: An apology for an accident of publication Yes, people do write stories in advance. This one is no big deal – mistakes happen. (tags: techcrunch spinvox miloyiannopoulos james.whatley) Microsoft Word, RIP: 1983 – 2009 I was with him … Continue reading →

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One reason I love my new MacBook Pro

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

It’s at the point where the indicate turns red. But there’s still over an hour of estimated time left.

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Warhammer Online out for the Mac. But wait, there’s a catch!

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Tom Insam takes a swipe at Warhammer Online for Mac: “World of Warcraft runs on the Mac well because every Blizzard game since the dawn of time has run on both Windows and the Mac, off the same install disk. … Continue reading →

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Microsoft drops European Windows plan, so where next for upgrades?

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

PC Advisor: “It’s unclear how Microsoft will deal with customers who have already pre-ordered Windows 7E and paid the upgrade price but were told they would receive a full-package edition. Ironically, the users who may be most affected by the … Continue reading →

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