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Computers
6:00AM Brian Lam and Don Nguyen | Our iMac review included a 3.06GHz Core2Duo chip inside, but we received the top of the line iMac housing the more promising 2.8GHz Core i7 processor. Do more cores make up for lower clock speeds? Yes. Often 2-3 times. More »
Benchmarked: The QuadCore i7 iMac Is Super Fast
6:00AM Brian Lam and Don Nguyen | Our iMac review included a 3.06GHz Core2Duo chip inside, but we received the top of the line iMac housing the more promising 2.8GHz Core i7 processor. Do more cores make up for lower clock speeds? Yes. Often 2-3 times. More » 
Computers
11:09PM Danny Allen | The Core i5 iMacs are fast, but early benchmarks of the Core i7 model suggest a 35 per cent performance boost, even though upgrade only costs $US200 extra. Timon-Royer’s telling graph uses results from the Geekbench Website. [Timon-Royer via MacRumors]
27-inch iMac Benchmarks: Core i7 Vs. Core i5
11:09PM Danny Allen | The Core i5 iMacs are fast, but early benchmarks of the Core i7 model suggest a 35 per cent performance boost, even though upgrade only costs $US200 extra. Timon-Royer’s telling graph uses results from the Geekbench Website. [Timon-Royer via MacRumors]
Hardware
Mac Mini Upgrade Kit Installs Blu-ray, Too Bad OS X Can’t Use It
11:59PM Danny Allen | Apple’s recently boosted the speed and storage on its Mac Minis, but they missed out on any Blu-ray love. AMEX Digital’s Upgrade Kit is designed to fix that. One small problem though: OS X still lacks native Blu-ray movie playback. More »
Computers
Apple Shipping Beefier Core i5 And i7 iMacs
12:12AM Mark Wilson | We were impressed by the new Core 2 Duo iMac, but advised that you might want to hold off for the Core i5/i7 versions to ship. AppleInsider is reporting that, well, they’re shipping from Shanghai as we speak. [AppleInsider]
Software
Orb Media Streaming Finally Available For Macs
1:33AM Rosa Golijan | Orb’s been out for quite a while, but now there’s OS X 10.5 and 10.6 compatibility. You can finally use the app to stream all sorts of media from iTunes to nearly any internet-connected device. Oh and it’s completely free. More »
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Steve Jobs’ “Blood-Curling” Name for the iMac: What’s Your Guess?
8:00AM Jesus Diaz | The guy who came up with the name iMac said that Steve Jobs had a terrible first name for it. So bad it would “curdle your blood.” However, he won’t say what it was. What could it be? I’ll start… More »
Computers
Steve Jobs’ Original Name For The iMac Was Horrifyingly Bad
2:59AM Matt Buchanan | The iMac revived Apple after a decade of sickly malaise. The name is so obviously iconic. So it’s shocking that Steve Jobs hated it and wanted to call it something so awful it would “curdle your blood”. More »
Software
Parallels 5 Runs Win7 Next To Snow Leopard With Multitouchiness
7:01PM Matt Buchanan | It’s a virtual war: VMWare Fusion 3 for Snow Kitty and Win7 popped out last week, and now here’s Parallels 5. It’s also fully 64-bit, with Windows apps that behave like native ones, including full multitouch gestures, and more zoomzoom. More »
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More Giz Readers Own Macs Than PCs
6:40AM Sean Fallon | Surprisingly, our poll yesterday revealed that Mac owners were running neck and neck with PC owners, each commanding 41 per cent of the vote. Although Mac owners have maintained an extremely slight edge over the last few hours in actual numbers. More »
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