Monthly Archives: November 2009

Dumb Windows users write dumb things about malware. News at 11.

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Over at PC Pro, my old chum Chris Brennan is conducting a brave experiment. As an ardent Mac user, in the cause of science, he’s put aside his Mac and is living with Windows 7 for a while (catch up … Continue reading →

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Come, gentle readers: Help me buy a new phone (Part 2)

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Having vented about my frustration with the iPhone, it’s time to look at the other two contenders: Android, and Palm Pre. Android Ahh, the gentle, warm embrace of the Googleverse. Who could resist? Well, me for a start. While I … Continue reading →

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Come, gentle readers: Help me buy a new phone (Part 1)

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Within the next month, my contract with o2 runs out – and that means it’s new phone time. However for the first time since the release of the iPhone, I face a serious choice: do I stick with iPhone, or … Continue reading →

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The App Store and Macworld – Malice or stupidity?

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

There are two possible explanations for Apple’s rejection of Macworld’s app about the iPhone on the grounds that, erm, it mentions iPhone: Reason 1: Malice Apple rules the app store with a rod of iron. It has rejected the app … Continue reading →

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Is this the end of the road for Hackintosh netbooks?

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Oh dear. According to OS X Daily Apple is effectively killing off support for Intel’s Atom processor in OS X 10.6.2. The biggest consequence of this is, obviously, that anyone who wants to roll their own netbook running OS X … Continue reading →

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