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Not evidence.  We said momentum. As you know, there is going to be special Apple event next week to introduce new laptops. We can be sure that Apple will try to keep up with competitors using Intel's latest Centrino 2 mobile chips.  Beyond, that, it's all rumors and guesses. We are feel that's valid to talk about the potential use of Nvidia video cards in Macbooks to offer more powerful graphics and game play, something that many critics have felt Apple failed to address since Apple introduced the Macbooks using Intel chips. So, this is a welcoming news to me as a potential customer who feels it's time to upgrade.  I have been unable to find information that we average users can use to help us decide what to get, I did find this old post from CNet that offers the breakdown of these Nvidia chips. Performance  GeForce 9600M GT GeForce 9600M GS GeForce 9500M G Mainstream GeForce 9400M GeForce 9300M GS GeForce 9200M GS Value GeForce 9100M G I'...

With the Mac back in the news today.  Oh, sorry.  You heard right.  The Macbook is back to headline once again after ceding media and blog attention to its smaller mobile cousins, the iPod Onxo Updates: Pole Position for iPhone   Can Apple make America read again? Need a  better way to blog  on the iPhone. Mac Hybrid Onxo  on the best non-Apple Macbooks. Hand crank  to charge the iPhone or iPod Podcaster  via Jailbreak Onxo  feels iPhone games should contain more depth. iPhone-iPod Update: iSmashphone  on iNotes for the iPhone. TUAW  on Street View and special features for Japanese iphone users.  Emoji should have been on the iPhone to start with.  Next step, make it easier for people to read enovels and comics, Jobs. Touch Arcade  on $10K prize for best iPhone/iPod game. Small Wave  talks about App Store. iLounge  on contract free iPhones in Mexico. Macworld    reports owner...

This just from Appleinsider. There will be a special event on the 14th to unveil the new crop of Macbooks.  Special secret product or just Macbooks. We'll know in 120 hours! Source: Appleinsider

Hardly.  Technologically, the iPhone is still the only game changer in town.  But I'm very glad Blackberry, finally somebody, sought to challenge what no one else has done since the iPho came out about 15 months ago. This is why Apple does not have to worry.  Storm, with all its wonders, is missing a lot of things the iPhone has.  And some of these things are not likely to come to the Storm if ever. No Wi-Fi.  Seriously? 1GB - in this day and age?  This is the same complaint I have got with the G1.  (15 more days till I get it!) It's bulky.  It's something some executive or manager might like but the bulk of the consumer will still prefer the sleek form factor. Ease of use is still something Apple dominates. Mind set.  Teenagers, college students still identify with the iPod.  That is translating into iPhone.   Innovation.  Innovation.  Innovation.  Apple is the only company today to change the landscape of t...

We did not post a lot of Mac updates last week because there really was not a lot to write about and I don't want to waste your time for the sake of clicks. Just to recap a bit from last week, Apple finally lifted their nondisclosure agreement for iPhone developers. I can't call it the right move.  It was just "a move" that really should have been done.  Apple really screwed up by not communicating with the iPhone community on this issues. Also today, NDP stated the iPhone took command of the smartphone market with 17% of total units moved.  It's possible Apple has already broken through the 10 million mark it set for itself for total 2008 sales. Onxo Updates: Pole Position for iPhone   Can Apple make America read again? Need a better way to blog on the iPhone. Mac Hybrid Onxo  on the best non-Apple Macbooks. Hand crank  to charge the iPhone or iPod Podcaster via Jailbreak Onxo  feels iPhone games should contain more depth. iPho...

The buzz this morning is the NDP data point to a dramatic change in leadership in the smartphone sector.  Who are the top sellers? iPhone Blackberry Curve Blackberry Pearl Palm Centro Here are some statistics to chew on: 30% of people who bought iPhones were new customers to ATT versus industry numbers 23% customers switchers 47% - nearly half of new iPhone owners came from Verizon 24% - nearly a quarter of new iPhone owners came from T-Mobile (I'll be staying with T-Mobile for the G1 experience) 19% of new iPhone customers came from Sprint 11% of smartphones sales were iPhone before iPhone 3G intro.  17% after iPhone 3G was made available.  About a 55% increase. NDP surveyed 150K customers for this report Related links: Virtual Press Office Gizmodo Macsimum News : Cult of Mac :   Cult of Mac :  Numbers suggest big sales for iPhone.  A little analysis. BullCross :  Use of IMEI numbers to track iPhone sales (via MacDaily News ) Macnn ...

It's been widely known that when approached about ebooks, Jobs said Americans just don't read anymore. I initially took offense to that until I realized there might be some truth to that. I don't know if reading is now an elitist thing to do but I was at Borders last night and I did see a good crowd there.  I was at a different book store last week and I saw quite a line at the checkout counter.  So I think it isn't that folks aren't ready anymore. The truth is, people aren't reading ebooks.  Ebooks have been around for quite some years now.  And digital growth for books are not growing as fast as other media like music. Can Apple Make America Read Again?  Maybe.  According to Forbes, Apple may have overtaken Kindle with respect to the number of folks using iPhones to read ebooks.  I encourage heading over to look at it a bit. I don't like the flippant use of download numbers to suggest that more folks are using iPhone to read books t...