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Will the iPhone Work Here?...

With the dust settling on the 2008 MacWorld event in San Francisco, attention is being turned back on Europe this week, with the news from unofficial sources that Apple has failed to garner the huge numbers anticipated to adopt the iPhone in the UK. Word on the street too is that Europe is beginning to show some interest in the attitude-changing device, but is it a success in Europe? To be frank, the iPhone is a nirvana-esque...
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Diarmy’s Apple Investment Plans for 2008...

As a now well-seasoned Apple user, I’ve finally decided to plan ahead for 2008 for what I intend to buy. Here’s the list so far: Apple TV This product is a definite must have now. Thanks to the software upgrade it got on Tuesday, the Apple TV is now a formidable contender for my movie watching this year and going into the future. Watch out for the review when I get it! Apple Time Capsule You can never have...
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Apple’s Masterstroke of MacWorld 2008...

Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc., pulled off an impressive feat of oratorship on Tuesday. He announced software updates and a new notebook computer. And that’s about it. Of the past 4 January keynote speeches I’ve watched from the venerable Jobs, this was the least fluid and exhilarating. Last year’s pitch was indeed a major announcement, with the iPhone turning the world of mobile communications on its...
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MacBook Air is Up in the Air!...

The announcement by Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Tuesday morning in San Francisco heralded Apple entering the Ultra-portable market. While the cat was out of the bag for a while on that note, no one really expected the MacBook Air to be so thin. At it’s slimmest it’s an amazing 0.16 inches thin and blows every other ultra-portable out of the water in terms of its slimline form factor. However, there’s a...
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New MSN Live Covers XP in Vista UI Gooeyness...

MSN Messenger, that loveable rogue that seems to hang on longer than the smell of wet dog on a car seat in summer, got a much-needed UI overhaul recently. In true Microsoft (MSN) fashion, the installer is now breathtakingly slow and monotonous. Gone is the useful MSI installer and in comes this ridiculous automatic installer that takes up to 20 minutes to install the notoriously slow and hungry app. The app covers Windows...
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Apple Online Store Closed – 2hrs 40mins to g...

Apple has just shut down its worldwide online store, with over 2hrs 40mins to go until Steve Jobs takes the stage at the Moscone Centre in San Francisco. This is the earliest I’ve seen the store close in the past 3 years for the January MacWorld event. This all happened instantaenously as I was trying to configure a lovely 8-core PowerMac for giggles. The clock has started to tick ever-closer to Apple goodness. diarmy
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Jobs Keynote to kick off at 5pm GMT...

By far the most influential speech from a CEO in recent years comes from the MacWorld Expo at the San Franscisco Moscone Centre in January. Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple Inc. has been doing this for many years, and as time goes by, the keynote address at the MacWorld Expo comes out on top as the driving force behind Apple’s growth year-on-year. So influential is this address in fact, that it throws the whole technology...
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Castlebar ‘Edna’ Looks Desperate...

Enda Kenny was in full force over the weekend, branding Bertie a tax cheat (more or less) and showing the country (or anyone who bothered to watch the news) that his presence in Castlebar meant ‘bizniss’. The Mayo man was in his constituency office when Nuacht TG4 and RTE News paid him a visit for a chat about why he thought Bertie should go. Asking for his resignation, Edna made some noise ‘as gwaelge’...
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Diarmy Does Dingle for 2008...

Debbie might’ve done Dallas, but Diarmy did Dingle (Daingean Uí Chúis) again this year. As has been tradition for the past 4 years, I’ve been charged with the task of ringing in the new year in style on the streets of Ireland’s most well-known town. The countdown clock has now become a fixed feature in the calendar of events which mark the changing of the year in the town. Fireworks at 10pm, parade...
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