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Replacement iPhone power adapters shipping 
Apple has begun shipping replacement iPhone 3G power adapters slightly ahead of schedule to customers that possess one of the recalled versions. The exchange program website claimed the adapters will be available starting Friday, but in line with Apple's tendency to slightly under-promise and over-deliver, many customers have already received theirs. The redesigned adapters are arriving in robust,...MacNN | The Macintosh News Network, 2008-10-13 03:38:55
Apple has begun shipping replacement iPhone 3G power adapters slightly ahead of schedule to customers that possess one of the recalled versions. The exchange program website claimed the adapters will be available starting Friday, but in line with Apple's tendency to slightly under-promise and over-deliver, many customers have already received theirs. The redesigned adapters are arriving in robust,...MacNN | The Macintosh News Network, 2008-10-13 03:38:55
Review: Asphalt 4: Elite Racing
If you are a fan of racing games like Need for Speed or Colin McRae Rally Mac, you will feel right at home with Gameloftís Asphalt 4: Elite Racing on the iPhone or iPod touch. Packed with 28 different licensed cars and bikes from companies like Ferrari, BMW, Kawasaki, Ford, and Bugatti, Asphalt 4 offers a vehicle for every personality. With a plot similar to the movie The Fast and Furious, you ent...MacNN | The Macintosh News Network, 2008-10-13 03:38:55
If you are a fan of racing games like Need for Speed or Colin McRae Rally Mac, you will feel right at home with Gameloftís Asphalt 4: Elite Racing on the iPhone or iPod touch. Packed with 28 different licensed cars and bikes from companies like Ferrari, BMW, Kawasaki, Ford, and Bugatti, Asphalt 4 offers a vehicle for every personality. With a plot similar to the movie The Fast and Furious, you ent...MacNN | The Macintosh News Network, 2008-10-13 03:38:55
MS may have "standing offer" to buy RIM
The recent plunge in Research in Motion's shares may help trigger a takeover by Microsoft, Canaccord Adams analyst Peter Misek says. The financial expert believes that Microsoft has a "standing offer" to buy out the BlackBerry maker at a value of $50 per share and may do so if RIM's recent share decline leaves it significantly below that mark. The company is said by researchers to be independent...MacNN | The Macintosh News Network, 2008-10-13 03:38:55
The recent plunge in Research in Motion's shares may help trigger a takeover by Microsoft, Canaccord Adams analyst Peter Misek says. The financial expert believes that Microsoft has a "standing offer" to buy out the BlackBerry maker at a value of $50 per share and may do so if RIM's recent share decline leaves it significantly below that mark. The company is said by researchers to be independent...MacNN | The Macintosh News Network, 2008-10-13 03:38:55
Cellphone calling now 25 years old
The CTIA today marked the 25th anniversary of the first practical cellphone call. October 13th, 1983 saw the first call made from Ameritech's president in Chicago to the grandson of Alexander Bell in Germany. The phone at the time was one of Motorola's earliest, the DynaTAC 8000X, and is now dramatically outclassed by even basic modern phones; the brick-like device weighed two pounds, measured a...MacNN | The Macintosh News Network, 2008-10-13 03:38:55
The CTIA today marked the 25th anniversary of the first practical cellphone call. October 13th, 1983 saw the first call made from Ameritech's president in Chicago to the grandson of Alexander Bell in Germany. The phone at the time was one of Motorola's earliest, the DynaTAC 8000X, and is now dramatically outclassed by even basic modern phones; the brick-like device weighed two pounds, measured a...MacNN | The Macintosh News Network, 2008-10-13 03:38:55
Apple faults NVIDIA in MacBook Pro video errors
NVIDIA's graphics hardware is behind ongoing video problems with the MacBook Pro, Apple now says. A number of owners have been complaining of Pros that are technically continuing to function, but only displaying a blank screen when turned on; probing is said to have discovered that NVIDIA cards were being misreported as integrated Intel chips. Apple now says that this, as well as instances of "d...MacNN | The Macintosh News Network, 2008-10-13 03:38:55
NVIDIA's graphics hardware is behind ongoing video problems with the MacBook Pro, Apple now says. A number of owners have been complaining of Pros that are technically continuing to function, but only displaying a blank screen when turned on; probing is said to have discovered that NVIDIA cards were being misreported as integrated Intel chips. Apple now says that this, as well as instances of "d...MacNN | The Macintosh News Network, 2008-10-13 03:38:55
Wal-Mart keeps DRM servers on amid backlash
Wal-Mart issued a last-minute reprieve to customers potentially affected by its DRM server shutdown. Citing feedback from customers, the retailer now says it will keep alive the servers that hand out licenses for its now-obsolete Windows Media protected music rather than close them down. The move had originally been scheduled for Thursday but has been postponed indefinitely; the servers will sta...MacNN | The Macintosh News Network, 2008-10-13 03:38:55
Wal-Mart issued a last-minute reprieve to customers potentially affected by its DRM server shutdown. Citing feedback from customers, the retailer now says it will keep alive the servers that hand out licenses for its now-obsolete Windows Media protected music rather than close them down. The move had originally been scheduled for Thursday but has been postponed indefinitely; the servers will sta...MacNN | The Macintosh News Network, 2008-10-13 03:38:55
iPod touch voted Gadget of the Year
Apple has, for the second time this month, won "Gadget of the Year" in a British awards competition. T3's second-annual T3 Gadget Awards ceremony was held on Thursday evening, and included awards chosen by both readers and T3. Readers cast over 54,000 votes to pick 11 of the prizes, which included the Gadget of the Year award, won by Apple's iPod touch....MacNN | The Macintosh News Network, 2008-10-13 03:38:55
Apple has, for the second time this month, won "Gadget of the Year" in a British awards competition. T3's second-annual T3 Gadget Awards ceremony was held on Thursday evening, and included awards chosen by both readers and T3. Readers cast over 54,000 votes to pick 11 of the prizes, which included the Gadget of the Year award, won by Apple's iPod touch....MacNN | The Macintosh News Network, 2008-10-13 03:38:55
Video of alleged new MacBook design appears
Apple's upcoming MacBook refresh may have been captured in detail, according to a video recorded by the same Taiwanese outlet that also produced photos of the alleged top shell for the computer. The short clip shows what appears to be a partly assembled system that seems virtually identical to the MacBook Air except for the logo, including the webcam, trackpad and power button....MacNN | The Macintosh News Network, 2008-10-13 03:38:55
Apple's upcoming MacBook refresh may have been captured in detail, according to a video recorded by the same Taiwanese outlet that also produced photos of the alleged top shell for the computer. The short clip shows what appears to be a partly assembled system that seems virtually identical to the MacBook Air except for the logo, including the webcam, trackpad and power button....MacNN | The Macintosh News Network, 2008-10-13 03:38:55
HTC readying full touch phone with WiMAX?
HTC could be developing an even more advanced cellphone than its upcoming Touch HD, according to an alleged leak. So far codenamed only the T8290, the handset would have the same 3.8-inch touchscreen, Windows Mobile 6.1, and TouchFLO interface as the Touch HD but add in a WiMAX connection that would give it 4G speeds on the few networks that currently support the standard. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi ar...MacNN | The Macintosh News Network, 2008-10-13 03:38:55
HTC could be developing an even more advanced cellphone than its upcoming Touch HD, according to an alleged leak. So far codenamed only the T8290, the handset would have the same 3.8-inch touchscreen, Windows Mobile 6.1, and TouchFLO interface as the Touch HD but add in a WiMAX connection that would give it 4G speeds on the few networks that currently support the standard. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi ar...MacNN | The Macintosh News Network, 2008-10-13 03:38:55
N-Gage poised to rival App Store for gaming
Nokia's N-Gage download service has the potential to dwarf the App Store in terms of mobile game sales, say parties within the gaming industry. Reuters reports that while N-Gage has achieved relatively little so far in its six months of operation, this is mainly because people have mostly had to install the necessary software themselves, something which is beginning to change with phones like the...MacNN | The Macintosh News Network, 2008-10-13 03:38:55
Nokia's N-Gage download service has the potential to dwarf the App Store in terms of mobile game sales, say parties within the gaming industry. Reuters reports that while N-Gage has achieved relatively little so far in its six months of operation, this is mainly because people have mostly had to install the necessary software themselves, something which is beginning to change with phones like the...MacNN | The Macintosh News Network, 2008-10-13 03:38:55