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Apple looks to kill jailbroken devices

August 23rd, 2010 by Steven Musil

Apple is apparently ramping up its battle to prevent iPhone and iPod owners from jailbreaking their devices.

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Will Apple kill off the iPod Classic?

July 23rd, 2009 by David Carnoy

While sales of the iPod Touch were way up year-over-year, overall iPod sales are down significantly. Does that mean the end is near for the iPod Classic?

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Much ado about iPhone kill switch

August 8th, 2008 by Tom Krazit

Apple's iPhone "kill switch" has prompted much hand-wringing, despite the fact that no one knows exactly what it does.

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Apple has killed the video store; will ISPs be next?

August 21st, 2008 by David Braue

The Olympics are nearly over, and the Australian team deserves kudos for an excellent performance all around. Yet even as the Olympic sun sets on the Bird's Nest for the last time this weekend, millions of spectators around the world will be scanning their dials in the hope of finding something else to fill their viewing hours.

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Universal to launch iPhone app that controls Blu-ray content

July 21st, 2009 by Erica Ogg

The application will allow bonus features from the disc to be downloaded to an iPhone or iPod Touch and will let either device act as a remote control for some Blu-ray features.

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How-to: Quit unnecessary system processes

December 10th, 2007 by MacFixIt

More frequently than one might assume, application processes under Mac OS X stick around longer than they're welcome. Even though you've ostensibly quit an application (it no longer appears in the Dock or is turned off via a preference pane), its core or periphery processes may still be lingering and consuming system resources unnecessarily. The benefit in speed brought about by ending these processes can be dramatic, especially on systems with less RAM.

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iPhone 'death grip' down under

August 12th, 2010 by Joseph Hanlon

People told us they believed the iPhone "death grip" was an issue with the AT&T network in the US and not something we'd see here. We tested this theory out for ourselves.

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Jobs confirms iPhone app blacklist feature

August 14th, 2008 by Jonathan Skillings

Straight from the horse's mouth: Apple's iPhones do, indeed, have the capability to check for, and potentially defang, software that Apple deems unfit for the iPhone.

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Photos: 2009 range of Apple iPods

September 10th, 2009 by Jasmine France

If just reading about the new range of iPods isn't enough to whet your appetite, we have a gallery of the new range with commentary and Australian pricing.

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Apple iPhone 4

July 30th, 2010 by Joseph Hanlon

Some will still consider Apple's iPhone the benchmark for today's smartphones, but its revised design raises issues we haven't seen in a phone of this calibre before. Those upgrading from an iPhone 3G would be wise to consider a 3GS instead.

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