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Gadgets
New Apple Products Leaked, Sources Claim
1:56AM Jesus Diaz | AppleInsider claims that they got word of all the product announcements coming today from Apple, including specs for a new 21.5-inch iMac, 2.53-GHz Mac Mini, Time Capsule, and some other surprises: More »
Software
Airport Update Fixes OS 10.5.8 Issues
2:39AM Mark Wilson | I know of a few people who’ve encountered weird Wi-Fi problems since the OS 10.5.8 update. Now Apple has released a Macbook/Macbook Pro patch for the networking issues claimed to occur under low battery power. Hopefully things will be all better now. [Apple via Ars]
Hardware
Airport, Time Capsule Get Dual-Band Wi-Fi, ‘Guest Networking’
12:08AM John Herrman | Accompanying the refreshed Mac Pro, Mac Mini and iMac are interesting (if incremental) upgrades for the AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule. Both products get dual-band wi-fi, along with an interesting “guest networking” feature. More »
Computers
Apple Store Down, Rumours Point to Upgraded Desktops, Time Capsule, Airport Extreme
10:06PM John Herrman | And so the cycle continues: the Apple store goes down, people ask us why, and we speculate. So! Assuming this isn’t just a cruel red herring, here are the most likely possibilities.
Hardware
How To Choose the Best Network Storage for a Mac/PC Home
2:00AM John Mahoney | digg_skin = 'compact'; digg_bgcolor = '#f1f8fa'; digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/How_To_Choose_the_Best_Network_Storage_for_a_Mac_PC_Home_2'; Network-attached storage options are more abundant than ever, but jumping into the copious bush of NAS can be quite a task, especially if you want a system that plays nice with both PC and Mac. Macs have historically been an unreasonably complex challenge for many networking products, and NAS was no exception. Here I’ve assessed the usefulness of three different cash-conscious strategies for setting up a Mac-and-PC-friendly NAS: Building a NAS out of an old PC, using a router with an external USB drive and buying a dedicated product. More »
Random Stuff
TSA Airport Screener Steals Over $200,000 in Gadgets, Almost Gets Away With It
3:40PM Matt Buchanan | Transportation Security Administration baggage screener Pythias Brown is the reason you hate flying with expensive gear in your bag, especially if you ever flew out of Newark airport. Over the last few years, he stole at least $US200,000 worth of electronics. Not just a camcorder here, a laptop there, or an Xbox 360 or two, either. No, this guy had balls. Among his biggest hauls—literally—was an HBO employee’s $US47,900 camera. And the TSA was totally clueless about it. He was finally caught after CNN found a camera he had stolen from them up for sale on eBay. More »
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