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AT&T Adds 20,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots

Written on November 07, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 5 people have commented

AT&T must be determined to get its subscribers online. First, we heard just yesterday that iPhone tethering is officially in the queue from CEO Ralph De La Vega. Now, there’s more good news for users of Apple’s little smartphone-that-could. Wireless hotspot provider Wayport, one of the largest in the U.S., has been acquired by AT&T.
Wayport, [...]

Using Your iPhone as a Trackpad

Written on November 06, 2008 by David Appleyard and 7 people have commented

There has been a huge amount of speculation about whether Apple would release a laptop with a trackpad resembling an iPhone or iPod touch screen. While this always seemed unlikely, there’s no doubt that the iPhone has the perfect sized screen to function as an (albeit very over-featured) trackpad. Snatch is an application for the [...]

Weekly App Store Roundup: Oct. 25, 2008

Written on October 25, 2008 by Olly Farshi and 3 people have commented

As we say goodbye to the humble Mac Mini and consider giving a warm welcome to a fresh selection of iMacs, another week draws to a close. In the meantime, a handful of apps have emerged from incubation, so it’s time for The Apple Blog to examine these new arrivals and see if we can [...]

Eye-Fi Enhances Cards & Expands Service

Written on September 23, 2008 by Bob Rudis and No one has commented

Whether you’re one of the cutting-edge photo enthusiasts who have already jumped on the wireless memory card train or just on the fence waiting for that one additional feature to make you a believer, the folks over at Eye-Fi made some announcements that are sure to please.
First up is an across-the-board speed improvement that doubles [...]

Create a WiFi Hotspot - Share Your Internet Connection in Leopard

Written on May 22, 2008 by Brandon Eley and 9 people have commented

In the last few weeks I’ve been in a situation twice where only one person had Internet access (me) and needed to share it with other people or devices. The first time we were at a convention center and only had wired internet access at the booth. We had several iPhones we needed to use [...]

Force iPhone to Find Network

Written on May 16, 2008 by Jenny Kortina and 6 people have commented

I live in New York, so I’m constantly losing my iPhone signal when I go onto the subway. Sometimes when I get off the train and I’m back in range of the phone still can’t find the network. Recently, my phone has randomly also been telling me “No Sim” even though it’s just been [...]

Fix for Wireless Networks Not Recognized in Leopard

Written on November 09, 2007 by Stephanie Guertin and 29 people have commented

Since I installed Leopard, I’ve been noticing some strange behavior with my wireless networks. When my Macbook Pro wakes from sleep, I get a window warning that none of my preferred wireless networks can be found, and offering me a choice of the various ones it can see.

One of these, oddly, is my house [...]

Apple announces new keyboard…and officially makes the wireless version lame

Written on August 07, 2007 by Josh Pigford and 32 people have commented

Today Apple announced a brand new shiny keyboard. It’s sculpted out of beautiful aluminum is freakishly thing.
But with all the hype they managed to leave out some major differences in the wired vs. wireless versions.

The top keyboard in that image is the wired and the bottom is the wireless/bluetooth version.
Yes, those are to scale.
No, [...]

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