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So Steve Jobs decides not to show up at Macworld. No worries, says Macworld organizers. Kevin Smith is on speed dial. But now that the controversial and colorful film director has made his much-hyped appearance, are the powers that be at Macworld still glad they called on Kevin Smith?

At the Macworld Expo in San Francisco today, Kevin Smith took the stage and the breath away from many in the audience ...

They say people do crazy things for love. And if it's true that Hulu is in love with the iPad and its potential, something "crazy" may be on the horizon for the second largest video distribution website on the Internet.

Although Apple continues to crank out new products and devices that can't accommodate flash, Hulu isn't going to wait around for Cupertino to get with the ...

Well, that makes one of us.

It seems Bill Gates isn't too impressed by the concept of Apple's forthcoming iPad tablet. But instead of pointing out some possible reasons why Mr. Gates would be apathetic about the iPad (insert cough that sounds like "jealous" here), let's focus on what the Microsoft founder actually said:



Bill Gates did, to be fair, muster one compliment for the iPad with a reference ...

Apple has just released a software fix for a problem on 2009 Mac Pros with Nehalem-based Intel Xeon processors. The bug caused a 20 percent performance hit when playing audio in Mac OS X, and also caused CPU temperatures to double. Mac Pro Audio Update 1.0 is available for download from Apple, and requires Mac OS X 10.6.2.

Mac Pro users found that when they played music on iTunes, ...

Bolstering persistent indications that Apple will be using the iPad to propel its TV distribution system through iTunes, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday that Apple would begin offering some TV shows at the cut rate of $0.99 US per episode, down from the $1.99 the company currently charges for TV programs in standard definition video.

The Wall Street Journal said that ...

Here's a nifty little app for all you MMS lovers out there. An App called txtAgif, assists in sending animated images (properly known as an Animated GIF) via text messages or "MMS", and even offers some prebuilt animated images you can browse through and use. The images get sent just like any other MMS photo, but the cool thing is it will work with any iPhone you send the image to.

This isn't anything groundbreaking, but it is free, and is more tailored ...

Microsoft has revealed its next version of Office for Mac - creatively titled Microsoft Office for Mac 2011. I wonder how long it took them to come up with that? Nonetheless, Microsoft opted for a Macworld forum in which to reveal new details about the popular suite, which is expected to ship at the end of this year.

As we understand it, Office 2011 for Mac will serve up ribbon support for applications. ...

AT&T has long been the cause of complaints, fairly or unfairly, about the performance of its network. The rumors that Apple would be adding a second carrier this year were met with some excitement, even to the point that a Verizon announcement was expected at the iPad unveiling last month. When such an announcement didn't come - and, in fact, Apple announced a deal with AT&T to provide WiFi and 3G services to the ...

Weeks after surprising many industry analysts with the low price of the entry-level iPad, Apple executives are sending out hints that Apple may lower prices further to boost sales of the new device. At a closed door meeting with financial analysts, Apple officials reportedly said that they will be "nimble" with pricing in case the iPad doesn't sell as hoped. Recent analyses of the parts used in the iPad ...

Opera Mobile is the world's most popular browser for smartphones, with over 25 percent share according to StatCounter, as compared to Safari for iPhone OS which has just over 22 percent. Opera Software is about to open a new line of attack on Safari to solidify its mobile browser supremacy by releasing an iPhone version of its Opera Mini browser, despite the fact that Apple does not allow any browser but Safari on the ...

I don't want to leave a "blemish" on the tech-centric tone of these forums, but a lot of people are talking about the iPhone these days as a potential treatment for all sorts of medical ailments, including acne. Although the application that started this discussion was released months ago, only recently have media outlets and iPhone users taken a good look at AcneApp, which was created by a Texas dermatologist ...