As you all may know, HTC decided not to put a 3.5 millimeter jack on the T-Mobile G1, which calls for this exquisite hack. The brilliant modders over at WebNetta put together a little adapter which converts the audio input from a normal 30 pin iPod connector, to the mini-usb adapter supplied on the G1. [...]

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In a shocking announcement, Apple revealed that Macworld 2009 will be their last year attending the event. And for the first time since 1997 (Steve Jobs’ return to the company), Jobs will not be delivering the keynote event starting the show. To deliver the company’s last Macworld keynote, they have enlisted familiar face Phil Schiller, [...]

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Apple started shipping their new in-ear headphones last week and due to overwhelmingly great reviews and coverage, we figured we’d let you know. Compared to Apple’s old in-ear headphones: this new model now features a mic and remote built-in with volume control (however volume control is not supported on iPhones), two drivers (separate woofer and [...]

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Mac OS X version 10.5.6 was released today via Apple’s software update and is available via Apple’s support downloads site. The update, rather unusually, provides a long improvement list with improvements to iChat, Mail, Safari, Time Machine, MobileMe, and more. For MobileMe users especially, changes made to MobileMe via the computer are now synced to [...]

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Sure, Kanye West might not be the same as technology or gadget news, but put it under the Music category of blargKABOOM. According to my tipster Eric, Kanye West will be making a surprise performance at tonight’s KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at 8:00 PM Pacific Time. The event is taking place at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los [...]

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What?!!?!?!?!?! COPY AND PASTE ON THE IPHONE!!!!!!! If that was your immediate reaction, maybe you should calm down a bit. First off, it’s only via Safari to Mail (not the other way around). Second, it requires opening a bookmark. Those are the negatives. Now you can get back to jumping and screaming. The positives: it’s [...]

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According to advertisements from Walmart received by MacRumors, Walmart will sell the iPhone 3G starting on December 28; however the rumor that it would be 4GB and have a $99 price tag is false. The pricing according to this ad shows a solid $197 price tag, two whole dollars under retail. According to certain store [...]

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According to a translation of a report from Electron Libre, a French technology site, Apple will switch to DRM-free tracks from all major studios (following EMI’s switch last year) starting tomorrow. No specific sources are cited, however, the switch has been near confirmed for weeks and the date has been the only question. Well, it’s [...]

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Boy Genius Report has heard that Walmart, which has already announced it will sell iPhone 3G starting Dec. 28, may sell a 4GB iPhone 3G selling for just $99 with a two-year contract. Apple originally dropped the 4GB model from it’s iPhone product line before last year’s holiday season, but with a model at only [...]

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Analysts and their numbers are on Apple’s side after a lousy Black Friday shopping day. The economic recession, as it can now officially be called, was expected to lessen sales on the “busiest shopping day of the year”-and it did-but Apple managed to do well while most others did not. Analyst firms Goldman Sachs, Piper [...]

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