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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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Review: Apple's new keyboards (Verdict: Atrocious): Apple released an entirely new keyboard design with nary a peep. It flew under the radar arriving with the newest iMac launched on 07 August 2007. The new design wasn't a complete surprise though, it was leaked a couple of weeks before it was launched. The...; Tags: Keyboard, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-17
$100 iPhone rebate only for AT&T customers: Sorry hackers. If you purchased an iPhone and have not activated it with AT&T you won't be eligible for Steve Jobs' Mea Culpa US$100 rebate for early adopters. If you read the fine print on Apple's freshly posted store credit page you'll see that...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Customer, AT&T Corp., Credit, Apple Inc., Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-14
Are Mac users smug and arrogant?: One recurring meme that frequently gets trotted out on Digg.com and other forums is that Mac users are smug and arrogant. Many Windows users claim also that Apple users love anything that comes out of Cupertino and would spend their last breath defending it. Is it true?...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, User, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-12
Free open-source iPhone unlock released (updated): Hot on the heels of yesterday's US$100 iPhone unlocking solution comes an open-source version that's completely free. Yes free. According to Engadget iUnlock isn't for the faint of heart and requires iUnlock + nor + the .fls file, which is available in ZIPs all over. There's a...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Open Source, Firmware, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-12
Apple store back... Logic Studio added (updated): The Apple online store is back online after a brief, scheduled outage to add Logic Studio. Apple today unveiled Logic Studio, a comprehensive suite of professional tools that gives musicians everything they need to create, produce and perform in the studio and on the stage for just $499. Logic...; Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Online Store, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-12

Ringtones now available from iTunes: Apple just turned on the new ringtone feature in iTunes. If you click on the "Purchased" icon in iTunes' left navigation, under Store (you do have purchased music, don't you?), you'll see a message that looks like this: Drat. None of my purchased music is...; Tags: Apple iTunes, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-11
Let the unlocking begin!: It's official. iPhoneSIMFree is now selling their software-only iPhone unlocking solution to all comers. If you're skeptical, Engadget has tested it works fine and has even posted a video of the process from start to finish. US$100 sounds a little spendy to me, but I guess if you've got US$600...; Tags: Apple iPhone, iPhoneSIMFree, US$100, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-11
V-Moda to add mic control to Vibe Duo: I've made it pretty clear that I'm not exactly thrilled with iPhone's damned recessed headphone jack. Just because there's a reasonable explanation behind it exposed ports break doesn't mean that I have to like it. I'd still prefer a re-engineered headphone jack that sits flush (or what about a wider...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Headphone, Microsoft Word, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-10
American Express mulling iPhone return policy: I received this from a colleague: American Express has a Return Protection line (1-800-297-8019) in which customers (I think limited to gold and platinum, tho not sure) can return products they're unhappy with for any reason within 90 days of purchase. I took advantage of this to exchange an...; Tags: Apple iPhone, American Express Co., Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-10
iPhone's recessed rationale: In a previous post I vented about iPhone's recessed headphone jack in the iPhone and mentioned that "I haven't heard a single rational explanation as to why Apple would do this." A source with contacts at Apple sent me this explanation: Apple found, prior to...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Headphone, Apple Inc., Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-09
Apple releases iTunes 7.4.1: Shortly after releasing iTunes 7.4 a short two days ago, Apple released iTunes 7.4.1 (2) today. The release notes for 7.4.1 look exactly like those for version 7.4: With iTunes 7.4, sync your favorite music and more with the new iPod nano third generation, iPod classic, and iPod touch,...; Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, iLounge, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-08
New iPods unboxed and dissected: You knew this was coming. It has become a ritual with new Apple products. Upon arrival, copious photographs are taken of the new product's packaging and invariably someone throws their warranty to the wind and cracks the case to take even more photographs of the innards. ...; Tags: Apple iPod, Photograph, iLounge, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-07
Apple updates iPod lineup; touch, nano and shuffle (Updated 10x): Apple CEO Steve Jobs used today's "The beat goes on" media event in San Francisco to announce the iPod touch. It's basically an iPhone without the phone and email. It's a full screen iPod that's 8mm thick with almost all of the features of the iPhone–except the annual...; Tags: Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, iTunes WiFi Music Store, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-07
Steve's Mea Culpa: $100 credit to iPhone pioneers: In a startling reverse of position Apple CEO Steve Jobs stated that Apple would offer a US$100 store credit at the Apple store to everyone who purchased an iPhone either from Apple or AT&T "who is not receiving a rebate or any other consideration." The move comes...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Steve, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-06
That damned recessed iPhone headphone jack: I don't know what Apple was thinking when they released the iPhone with a recessed headphone jack that prevents customers from using almost any set of earphones or earbuds that they already own. Surely someone mentioned this little fact in the beta testing? Focus groups? Oh yeah,...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Headphone, Microphone, Apple Inc., Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-06
Pioneers take the arrows: In the flurry of iPod announcements today came word that Apple dropped the price of the iPhone 8GB from US$600 to $400–an almost 35 percent drop in just over two months (68 days, to be precise). They are discontinuing the 4GB model completely. That's a huge early...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-06
Apple releases iTunes 7.4: Keeping true to their word barely Apple released iTunes 4.7 late last night. The 38.5MB download is available in Software Update and on the iTunes download page. New features include Ringtones, iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store and access to tracks being played in selected Starbucks locations, but I'm...; Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-06
Consider skinning your iPhone: I used to think that installing a skin on my iPhone was unnecessary. After all, I pretty much always keep it in some sort of a case and a skin takes away from iPhones natural good looks. Right? I quickly changed my mind after my iPhone took...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Belt, Holster, ToughSkin, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-03
Handicapping Apple's September 5 Event: It's official. Apple has sent out invitations to a media event to be held on September 5, 2007. The invitation's slogan "The beat goes on" and iPod graphic don't leave much to the imagination as to what the company will announce. The real question is...; Tags: Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Invitation, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-08-29
$100k bounty on iPhone unlocking software: To get around the apparent legal issues of selling iPhone unlocking software a group is offering a $100,000 bounty for the first person that releases the software for free. According freeiphoneformoney.blogspot.com:We are willing to pay $100,000 USD and make it freely available with the owner's approval and all the...; Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Bounty, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-08-28