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VoIP and me
Scholle Sawyer McFarland ditched her landline and now takes all of her calls over the Internet. How is she adjusting to the brave new world of Voice-over-IP?News
Gifts for road warriors
Portability is everything when you’re on the road. And if you don’t have the right tools to keep you organized, you’re courting disaster. So here’s some gadgetry to make sure your loved one stays in touch and arrives fully powered.News
DOJ asks court to keep BlackBerry service on
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked a judge to ensure that government users can continue to send each other e-mail on their "essential" BlackBerry devices, even though the court has ruled against the maker of BlackBerry devices in a patent infringement case.News
Palm CEO reiterates commitment to Palm OS
The unrest among Palm OS developers over Palm Inc.’s forthcoming Windows Mobile-based Treo smart phone has prompted Palm President and Chief Executive Officer Ed Colligan to pen a letter to Palm’s developer community with promises to continue releasing Palm OS products.How-To
iChat power tips
With version 3.0, Apple greatly enhanced iChat AV, adding new features such as support for multiple-person audio and video chats. Of course, it’s easy to launch iChat and start typing, but you can take your chats further with these tips.News
Google launches downloadable mobile application
Google Inc. on Monday began offering a downloadable application that extends its Google Local service to some mobile phone users.News
The Missing Sync for Palm 5.0 released
Mark/Space has released The Missing Sync for Palm 5.0, a major new version of their Palm/Mac OS X synchronization software.News
Apple updates AirPort
Apple released AirPort Update 2005-001 1.0 on Wednesday, which is available as a standalone updater or downloadable via the Software Update Control panel in Mac OS X 10.4.3. According to notes provided by Apple, this update fixes reliability and resolves AirPort compatibility issues with certain third party 802.11 cards and access points for Mac OS X v10.4.3 and later.News
QuickerTek offers high-power transceiver for iMac G5
QuickerTek has introduced a high-power wireless networking transceiver for Apple's iMac G5.News
RadTech intros Omni sleeve, I-Sight illuminator
RadTech has introduced the Omni notebook sleeve and I-Sight personal illuminator.News
New card lets PowerBooks work on EDGE, GPRS networks
The Globetrotter Combo EDGE is a PC card that lets PowerBook users operate on EDGE and GPRS wireless data networks.Mac 911
The Bluetooth connection
Want to share the DSL broadband connection you’re using for your Mac with a Bluetooth-equipped handheld? Christopher Breen has a couple of ideas on how to pull it off.News
MCE ships new auto/air power adapter for Mac laptops
MCE is shipping a new lightweight power adapter that lets PowerBooks, iBook G4 and iBook G3 systems charge batteries from auto cigarette lighters and airplane power jacks.News
Plasticsmith offers Lapvantage Loft stand
The Plasticsmith has introduced a new stand for laptops called the Lapvantage Loft.News
Treo 650 to get BlackBerry software next year
Weeks after announcing plans to ship the BlackBerry software with a forthcoming phone from Nokia Corp., Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) is expected to announce Monday that Palm Inc. will install the push e-mail software on the Treo 650 starting early next year.News
Palm releases new Wi-Fi, color-screen PDAs
Palm is scheduled to unveil two new PDAs Wednesday, a low-cost color-screen PDA and a new Wi-Fi equipped model.News
Microsoft and Yahoo to link IM networks
Microsoft and Yahoo will make their respective IM networks partly interoperable by Q2 2006.How-To
Get online with a cell phone
The best way to access the Internet when you’re on the road is to connect your laptop to a broadband service via Ethernet or Wi-Fi. And your laptop’s internal modem can provide a reliable, if slow, way to get online. But what if none of these connections is available? The answer may be to use your cell phone as a modem.News
Kyocera adds Mac support for EV-DO PC card
Kyocera Wireless Corp. has added Mac support for its KPC650 laptop EV-DO wireless networking card.News
QuickerTek offers 802.11g card combo for PowerBooks
QuickerTek is offering a PC card and transceiver combo to extend the wireless networking range of certain PowerBook models.News
Industry coalition hopes to break 802.11n deadlock
Twenty seven groups have formed an industry coalition to help accelerate establishment of an 802.11n standard.News
Splashpower wants to cut the charger cord
A UK start-up, Splashpower, has developed a wireless charging system for portable gadgets.News
Opinion: Wi-Fi by the Bay
I live in San Francisco, the city where Wi-Fi access is considered a fundamental right. Seriously, that's what our mayor, Gavin Newsom, said recently.Reviews
PhoneValet Message Center 3.0
PhoneValet is great for anybody who wants to log, record, and automatically answer calls with a Mac. With its highly configurable message recorder and user-friendly support for multiple voicemail boxes, PhoneValet remains the best choice for those who value ease of use and simplicity.News
Google’s plan for city signals Wi-Fi ambitions
Google Inc.’s expansion into public Wi-Fi could be a boon to the embattled municipal broadband movement and presents intriguing new possibilities for the search giant, though putting the traditional carriers out of business isn’t likely to be one of them.News
EarthLink selected for Philadelphia Wi-Fi network
The city of Philadelphia selects Earthlink to deploy a municipal Wi-Fi network.News
Motorola: Apple smart phone ‘only a matter of time’
Motorola’s CEO Ed Zander fueled industry speculation in an interview on Thursday with CNET News.com that Apple would release its own smart phone. Motorola on Friday also said that disparaging comments made earlier this week about Apple’s iPod nano were “taken out of context.”News
MIT to launch $100 laptop prototype in November
The MIT Media Laboratory expects to launch a prototype of its $100 laptop in November, according to its co-founder and chairman.News
MaxProtect II rigid PowerBook case debuts
MaxUpgrades.com has introduced the new MaxProtect II, a briefcase-style rigid case for the PowerBook.News
Destructive power of mobile viruses could rise fast
The dream of a connected world where PCs and mobile phones can communicate with the digital home and other devices is supposed to make life easier. But it could instead make life far more dangerous if malware developers have their way.News
Palm’s Windows Treo to arrive in early 2006
Palm has unveiled a new Treo smart phone that runs on Windows Mobile 5.0, a first for the company.News
QuickLink Mobile adds enterprise features
QuickLink Mobile is being updated with new features to appeal to enterprise users.News
Palm fixes permissions issue in Palm Desktop
Palm Inc. has fixed a file and folder permissions problem in the latest release of Palm Desktop for Mac OS X, v4.2.1 Rev D.News
Which Mac is right for you?
The cost of a Mac system hasn’t changed much over the years. Of course, you get a lot more for your money now than you did in the past, but one way or another you’ll probably spend somewhere between $1,000 and $3,000 on a new Mac. That makes a Mac one of the most expensive items you’re likely to buy in an average year, so you’ll want to make sure you choose the right model. Here’s how to make that choice.News
Treo owners file lawsuit against Palm
Three owners of Palm Inc.’s Treo 600 and 650 hybrid phone/personal digital assistants (PDAs) have filed a lawsuit claiming the devices are inherently defective and are seeking an injunction barring the sale of the popular devices.Editors’ Notes
News flash
Some recent news about flash storage got Dan Miller thinking about whether flash-based laptops will be part of Apple’s future.News
QuickerTek offers PowerBook, iBook transceiver
QuickerTek is offering new transceivers for PowerBooks and iBooks that it says can extend their wireless networking range for more than a mile.News
Japan’s Access to acquire PalmSource
Access, a Tokyo-based developer of embedded Web browsers, has agreed to acquire PalmSource, the companies said Friday.News
Apple posts webcast of special music event
Apple has posted a QuickTime webcast of Wednesday's special music event, in which it unveiled the iPod nano, Motorola ROKR cell phone and iTunes 5.
Macworld Podcast
Motorola ROKR phone, iPod nano
Macworld's podcast takes you inside Steve Jobs's presentation of the new iTunes ROKR phone and the iPod nano.News
Apple unveils iPod nano, ROKR phone, iTunes 5
MacCentral is providing live coverage of today's special Apple event at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Calif.News
Motorola ROKR debuts as first iTunes phone
Apple, Motorola and Cingular Wireless have introduced the Motorola ROKR, the first cell phone to feature iTunes built in.How-To
Ad hoc networking
When you’re on the road, your portable Mac is often on its own. And while you can often get Net access, one way or another, there are times when you need to share that access, or share files, with your traveling companions. The solution is ad hoc (or computer-to-computer) networking.News
QuickerTek offers new antennas for Power Mac G4, G5
QuickerTek has introduced new corner antennas for Power Mac G4 and G5 systems that can extend their wireless networking range by three to five times.News
Skype opens IM service to third parties
Skype extends its presence and IM technology to anyone who wants to integrate it into their Web sites or applications.News
Google launches iChat-compatible chat service
Google expanded beyond its core search engine and into the realm of Web portal services with Wednesday’s launch of Google Talk—an instant messaging service that’s compatible with several Mac messaging clients, including iChat 3.0.Editors’ Notes
iPod add-ons
Cyrus Farivar marvels at some new iPod applications. Now when is someone going to make the equivalent of AvantGo for his portable music player?News