02May2011
Reviews: iHome iDM12
The tiny iHome iDM12 works wirelessly over Bluetooth to deliver personal sound. While the sound will not blow you away, the light portable device is good for the frequent traveler. Tiny and lightweight. Fits easily in a backpack or suitcase. Wireless. Runs on batteries for hours. Charges via USB - no AC adapter. Acceptable sound quality could be better. The iHome iDM12 Portable Rechargeable Speaker System is a portable wireless speaker system for your iPad, iPhone, and iPod. (In this review, I
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Ars Technica reviews Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro: Small and mighty
“Should you run out and buy a new 13? MacBook Pro? As ever, the answer is probably ‘Yes, if that’s what you need,’” Jonathan M. Gitlin reports for Ars Technica. “If, like me, it’s going to be your sole computer and you’ve gotten used to smaller form factors than the 15? or 17? (and I still maintain that’s barely a portable), then the 13? MacBook Pro has a lot going for it, especially over the same sized MacBook Air. Even with the advent of ultra-low voltage Sandy Bridge chips
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Ars Technica reviews Apple iPad 2: Big performance gains in a slimmer package
“After having sold 15 million [iPads] in nine months last year, Apple has now refined its design with the introduction of the iPad 2,” Jacqui Cheng reports for Ars Technica. “The iPad is now particularly attractive to new buyers—moreso than the original was. Apple has a better idea now of what the market wants and has made a move on what it thinks are the most important elements: size/weight, cameras (even if they aren’t the best), and overall performance,” Cheng reports. “The
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Pogue reviews Apple iPad 2: Thinner, lighter, and faster transforms the experience
Thursday, March 10, 2011 · 1:15 am · 9 Comments “On paper, Apple didn’t do much. It just made the iPad one-third thinner, 15 percent lighter and twice as fast. There are no new features except two cameras and a gyroscope. I mean, yawn, right?” David Pogue writes for The New York Times. “And then you start playing with it.” “My friends, I’m telling you: just that much improvement in thinness, weight and speed transforms the experience,” Pogue reports. “The iPad 2 is now 0.34
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Baig reviews Apple iPad 2: Second to none
“The headline additions to iPad 2 are front- and rear-facing cameras, the absence of which was my biggest disappointment with version one,” Edward C. Baig reports for USA Today. “Now you can plunge into FaceTime, Apple’s nifty video chat program previously available only on the iPhone 4, iPod Touch and some Macintosh computers. With a brand new Apple A5 dual-core processor, the iPad 2 is snappier, too, though it’s not as if the first-generation model was a laggard. Apple claims the
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First iPad 2 Reviews: Evolutionary, 512MB RAM, Thinner, Faster
Apple's iPad 2 launches this Friday, but the first reviews are starting to trickle in. Apple typically supplies pre-release hardware to certain organizations for early review. Here are the early reviews, with some key findings. - MacWorld- "Pick up an iPad 2 after handling an original iPad, and you'll notice the difference right away. This is a lighter, thinner device."- "The iPad 2 also has 512MB of RAM--twice that of the original iPad--and a 200MHz bus speed, likewise twice that of the
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Review: Civilization V
Category: God GameDeveloper: FiraxisMac Port By: AspyrSystem Requirements: Mac OS v10.6.4 (Snow Leopard), Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core), 2GB RAM, 8GB free disk space, DVD Drive for disc-based installation, Steam account for Steam installationReview Computer: iMac 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM and 2.26GHz 13” Macbook Pro, 2GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM Network Feature: Yes, multiplayerProcessor Compatibility: Intel Price: $49.99 Availability: Out now They’ve
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Airfoil for Mac 4.0: Review
Provides: Home network audio streamingFormat: DownloadDeveloper: Rogue AmoebaMinimum System Requirements: Mac OS X v10.6, wireless network, supported speakersPrice: $25 for single user licenseAvailability: NowVersion Reviewed: 4.0Playing music on your computer is great, but wouldn’t it be cool if you could have that music playing in every room in your house, in sync? Airfoil makes that a possibility. Airfoil 4.0 is an amazing product for anyone who has more than one computer or speaker
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Mailplane – Reviews
A desktop application that provides you with all the features of Gmail plus the advantages of a standalone e-mail client. Switch between more than 3 Gmail accounts. Attach screenshots to a new mail message. Warns you about unsaved changes when closing a window. Converts pictures attachments to jpeg format. Supports Growl notifications. Rapportive plug-in displays public profile information. Adds needed features to Gmail. Needs a way to sync the Google contacts with the Mail address. Cannot use
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GoodSync Pro for Mac OS X – Review
Category: File synchronizationDeveloper: SiberSystemsMinimum System Requirements: Mac OS X v10.4, 10.5, or 10.6Processor Compatibility: Intel OnlyPrice: $29.95, feature limited free version also availableAvailability: Out nowMaking backups is crucial to keeping your data safe, and having a reliable utility for synchronizing files makes this task easy. I rely on a variety of utilities for backups—such as CrashPlan for offsite backups and Carbon Copy Cloner to duplicate my drives—but
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