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09/06/201228/03/2014

How To Install OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on Your Hackintosh

Personally for me it’s been awhile since I last delved into the murky waters of creating my very own Hackintosh. I never seem to be able to get the right combination of hardware when you start looking at all the PC components out there you can potentially used to build your own PC which is Mac-based it easy to get overwhelmed. But that hasn’t stopped the active community over at tonymacx86.

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09/06/201228/03/2014

iOS 6 “officially announced” : There’s a surprise…

As just about everybody on the planet expected, iOS 6 will be announced at WWDC 2012 as these photos of the big new banners on the first floor indicate… So I guess thats the TBC slots taken up on the WWDC schedule then..

08/06/201228/03/2014

iPads Too Much Of A Support Hassle – Dell’s Joe Kremer

Interesting comment here the Australian Managing director of Dell, Joe Kremer.

“People might be attracted to some of these shiny devices but technology departments can’t afford to support them,” he told a media and analyst briefing in Sydney. “If you are giving a presentation and something fails on the software side it might take four days to get it up and running again. I don’t think this race has been run yet.”

Man I wish I could have a lovely Dell Streak 7.. oh wait.. do Dell even make them any more?

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07/06/201228/03/2014

Pixar “Wreck-it Ralph” Trailer. Nostalga Pixar Style

See how many 80’s games bad guys you remember at the 1:10 mark. Answer’s below 😀

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07/06/201228/03/2014

Leaked Apple inventory Leak = New Mac Pro’s And MacBooks with Ivy Bridge?

Well it was bound to happen, with only a week to go till WWDC rumor mills have started going into overdrive. This time all the hubub is abouta purported leaked inventory list highlighting that new Mac’s are on the way.

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07/06/201228/03/2014

About that iPhone 5 Design Leak

Does anyone else think that the band on the back (it’s darker that in the screen grab) looks awful, not in keeping with Apple design aesthetics or is that just me?

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07/06/201228/03/2014

jOBS BioPic : Sculley and Wozniak Actors Announced

We all know the leading man for ‘jOBS’ is Ashton Kutcher and today we learn of more actors joining the cast. Matthew Modine of ‘Full Metal Jacket’ takes on the role of (supervillan) John Sculley and Josh Gad from ‘Book of Mormon’ will be taking the role of Steve “Wozza” Wozniak.

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07/06/201228/03/2014

Macally IP-HDMI, HDMI Audio/Video adapter For iPad, iPhone or iPod

Following on from their recent set of product releases, Macally are at it again with a HDMI adaptor for you iPad, iPhone or iPod. Equipped to also power your iOS device whilst watching the IP-HDMI supports video up to 576P which could be a let down for some.

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06/06/201228/03/2014

Alternatives to Microsoft Office for the iPad

Businesses are predominately a microsoft office based world meaning a propriety world of .doc and .xls based file formats for better or for worse. So how do you survive with your iPad in a world of Office documents? We’ve rounded up a few ways to use Office on your iPad until the official, rumoured version comes along.

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05/06/201228/03/2014

MacAlly AUDIO3 – Share Your iTunes With 3 People At The Same Time

Some time ago we reviewed the MacAlly Magstand, a funky dock that can hold your iPad upside down. Now they’ve released the MacAlly AUDIO3 which allows up to 3 people to share your iTunes library at the same time. Remember that silent party / disco craze, it may just make a comeback with this.

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05/06/201228/03/2014

iFusion SmartStation Dock for iPhone

iFusion SmartStation Dock acts as a base station for iPhone users featuring a full duplex speakerphone, so everyone can hear you working on that “really big deal” in your loudest speakerphone voice and telephone handset coupled in with a bit of bluetooth as well.

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05/06/201228/03/2014

Matrox DS1 Thunderbolt docking station supercharges your Mac

A while ago on the podcast we discussed the future of mac gaming and realised that thunderbolt could be the key to enabling those fancy dan, high end graphics card gaming experiences. Imagine a macbook air hooked to a thunderbolt graphic card. Well seems that Matrox might be heading down that route.

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02/06/201228/03/2014

TVCatchup iOS App – Watch Free UK TV On Your iOS Device.

TV Catchup is an iOS app that promises live streaming of OTA free channels. There’s a lot of these apps about in the APP store but most of them either use foreign channels or “sit at home casters” which are far from reliable. So it TVCatchup worth installing onto your iOS device?

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02/06/201228/03/2014

Some Of The Best And Cheapest Samsung Galaxy s3 Tariffs Compared

Samsung’s Galaxy S3 might is probably main contender to the smartphone crowd given the dearth of Android handsets. Granted in our experience “normal” users seem to prefer the more diminutive size of the Galaxy S2, yet there is the same old problem, what’s the best phone tariff to get with your Galaxy s3 phone. We’ve taken a look at all the UK mobile providers and come up with a handy comparison chart so you get the best tariff out there.

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