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ZDNet Author Biography: Jason D. O'Grady is the editor of PowerPage.org, which has been publishing daily mobile technology news since December 1995. Jason has contributed to MacWEEK, Macworld, MacAddict, MacPower Japan, and written chapters for The Macintosh Bible, Eighth Edition and The Macintosh Bible, Panther Edition Peachpit Press. He also co-founded the...; more about Jason D. O'Grady »

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New MacBooks going glass: It's no secret that Apple's MacBooks are next in line for an update. The MacBook was speed-bumped on 16 February 2008 and its enclosure was introduced 16 May 2006 – two years and two months ago. The MacBook Pro was speed-bumped on 26 February 2008 and the...; Tags: Apple MacBook, AppleInsider, Hardware, jason D. O'Grady, Notebooks, Notebooks & Tablets, Trackpad; Blog posts 2008-07-29
Magic bullet fix for your iPhone ills: I've been having a lot of iPhone 3G trouble over the past two weeks, most notably: Forced backup of the entire phone on every sync Contact lag The horrible app update process I'm happy to report on what appears to be the...; Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Backups, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Digital Media, Digital Music, jason D. O'Grady, Personal Technology; Blog posts 2008-07-27
Apple's MobileMe mea culpa: After all the problems with its MobileMe service since its admitted "rocky" start Apple has posted a status page at the behest of Steve Jobs that keeps affected users abreast of what's happening with the service. Apple's first update was posted on Friday stating, in part, that...; Tags: Apple Inc., E-mail, jason D. O'Grady, MobileMe Mail, Online Communications; Blog posts 2008-07-27
iSkin ProTouch for your keyboard and mouse: Eat near your computer much? I wish that I could say that I never do, but in reality I eat around my computer a lot more than I like to admit. The consequence of such activity is the inevitable crumbs and every other manner of...; Tags: Hardware, jason D. O'Grady, Keyboards, Peripherals, Mouse; Blog posts 2008-07-27
Appearance: PPUG meets tomorrow in Philly: If you're in the Philadelphia area I'd like to invite you to attend the Philadelphia PowerBook User Group PPUG meeting tomorrow at the Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant. We meet from 12 noon to 3pm over lunch and fine local beer. Want to debate my theory on...; Tags: 3G, Apple iPhone, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, jason D. O'Grady, Personal Technology, Philadelphia, Wireless; Blog posts 2008-07-25

iPhone gas application roundup: On 18 June 2008 I published my iPhone app wishlist and I'm happy that most of my most requested applications have been released (Thank you Texas Hold'Em!). Two my most request applications dealt with fuel, specifically a fuel economy tracker and a cheap gas finder. Several iterations...; Tags: 3G, AccuFuel, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Finance, Gas Finder, GPS, Handhelds, Hardware, jason D. O'Grady, Managerial Accounting, MPG, Personal Technology, Roi/Tco, Vehicle, Apple iPhone; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Mystery solved: Apple's new product is iTablet (updated): Previously I speculated about the mysterious "product transition" that Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO mentioned no less than seven times in the Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts. Some of his quotes from the call: We are working to develop new products that contains technologies...; Tags: Apple Inc., Hardware, jason D. O'Grady, Notebooks, Notebooks & Tablets, Tablets; Blog posts 2008-07-25
iPhone 3G availability tracker mashup: Looking for an iPhone 3G? Apple provides an iPhone 3G availability application on their retail Web page that lists iPhone availability by store location. The app appears to be offline as of press time. The problem is that Apple's availability application forces you to drill down store...; Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Apple iPhone 3G, Cellular Phones, Chris Barnes, Collaboration, Consumer Electronics, jason D. O'Grady, Mashup, Personal Technology, Wireless; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Rumor Mill: iPhone to get copy, paste and better navi in firmware 2.1: The most exciting thing around the watercooler today is the rumor that Apple has seeded iPhone firmware 2.1 to developers. MacNN sources tell them that they've found references to cut, copy and paste in the Localizable.strings entry under English.lproj. Woot! According to the story the...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Apple Inc., Firmware, jason D. O'Grady, Marketing, Radio, Apple iPhone; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Mossberg: MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be Reliable: In a scathing indictment of Apple's MobileMe service, the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg calls the service "far too flawed to be reliable." The US$99 per year service – which is supposed to push contacts, calendars and email from iPhone to computer – has been hobbling along...; Tags: E-mail, jason D. O'Grady, MobileMe, Online Communications, Apple Inc.; Blog posts 2008-07-24
What is the "product transition" Apple alluded to?: During Apple's Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts, Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO and Tim Cooke COO both mentioned a "product transition" that Apple is preparing for that will cut profit margins to help shut out rivals. Both executives punted on several analyst questions for more "color"...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Hardware, iTablet, jason D. O'Grady, Notebooks, Notebooks & Tablets, Product Transition; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Hands-on: App Store Ad Hoc distribution: There's only one official way to get "legitimate" software for the iPhone 2.0 and iPod touch – via Apple's included App Store. The much-heralded service offers almost 1,000 free and paid application in numerous categories and has been well publicized over the last week. I recently had...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Advertisement, Apple Inc., Consumer Electronics, Developer, Digital Media, Digital Music, Identifier, jason D. O'Grady, Personal Technology; Blog posts 2008-07-23
The App Store's buggy update process: The application update procedure for iPhone is a complete and unadulterated nightmare. The App Store tells you you need updates with a nice little red bubble in the upper right of the App Store icon, simple enough, right. Unfortunately that's where the fun ends. The update process...; Tags: Apple iPhone, App Store, Apple iTunes, Computer, Consumer Electronics, Digital Media, Digital Music, jason D. O'Grady, Personal Technology, Productivity, Update Process; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Is this the New Apple?: PowerPage podcaster Youngmoo Kim relays his experience with trying to get an iPhone 3G and on being an "IRU" Individual Responsible User. Apple just doesn't want me to have an iPhone 3G. After a few half-hearted attempts bailing at the sight of long lines, I spent about two hours...; Tags: 3G, Apple Inc., Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, IRU, jason D. O'Grady, Personal Technology, Wireless, Apple iPhone; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Needed: iPhone radio toggle application: It's pretty well documented that the iPhone 3G can barely eek out a full day's use on a single charge. So much so that a cottage industry is cropping up for external battery packs. Here's a free tip that I previously mentioned for an enterprising developer that...; Tags: 3G, Advertising & Promotion, Battery, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Engineering, jason D. O'Grady, Marketing, Personal Technology, Radio, Wireless, Wireless LANs, Apple iPhone; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Smart backup battery pack for iPhone 3G: One of the biggest drawbacks of the 3G radio and GPS receiver in the new iPhone is the tax that it takes on the battery. Most people using the new iPhone have noted that it can be difficult making it through a full day on a...; Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Apple iPhone 3G, Backup, Battery, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Engineering, jason D. O'Grady, Light-emitting Diode, Personal Technology; Blog posts 2008-07-22
WordPress client for iPhone released: Excellent news for bloggers came a few weeks ago when WordPress announced that they're developing a client application for the iPhone. WordPress posted a note on their blog yesterday stating that they've successfully uploaded the application to the iTunes Store, and that it's in a status of...; Tags: Blogging, Channel Management, Consumer Electronics, Digital Media, Digital Music, Internet, jason D. O'Grady, Marketing, Personal Technology, Wordpress, Apple iPhone; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Apple Q3 2008 earnings: revenue up 38%; Mac shipments up 41% (updated): Apple announced their fiscal third quarter 2008 financial results today in a conference call with analysts. A press release and a re-broadcast of the audio webcast is available on Apple's investor relations Web site and you can subscribe to the Apple Quarterly Earnings Call podcast in iTunes. ...; Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Consumer Electronics, Desktops, Digital Media, Digital Music, Earnings, Finance, Financial Accounting, Hardware, jason D. O'Grady, Operational Accounting, Personal Technology, Sales, Sales Strategy, Revenue; Blog posts 2008-07-21
iPhone 3G Pwned: From the "It was only a matter of time" department... Over the weekend, the iPhone Dev Team released PwnageTool 2.0.1, a free jailbreaking and unlocking tool for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch devices – including the iPhone 3G. The new version, which can be downloaded from the...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, Firmware, jason D. O'Grady, Management, PowerPage, Sparkle AppCast URL, Team Management; Blog posts 2008-07-21
iPhone 3G sold out nationwide; 4 week wait: According to Apple's iPhone availability tracker, the iPhone 3G is sold out nationwide. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster is reporting that there's a four week wait for new stock to arrive stateside. Munster says that Apple didn't correctly predict the initial demand for the product...; Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, jason D. O'Grady, Manufacturing, Outage, Personal Technology, Wireless; Blog posts 2008-07-20