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Our Verdict A lot of excitement beleaguer the Motorola Atrix at the Consumer Electronics show in January . It appeared to be not just another earpiece , but the groundwork of a new conception that might deliver the mobility of a smartphone and the superior usability of a laptop computer in a single product . After using the Atrix itself for a daytime or so , I came away impressed with the earpiece — particularly the big businessman of its C....

Apple ’s Thursday release of a developer trailer of Mac OS X Lion included a identification number of new features , but few were more surprising than the caller ’s plans for OS Server . OnApple ’s Lion preview page , the caller sound out : Lion Server is now part of Mac OS X Lion . It ’s easy to set up your Mac as a server and take advantage of the many service Lion Server has to offer ....

Developers of childrens ’ game for Apple ’s iOS platform say that they ’re taking steps to prevent inadvertent , costly in - app purchases , an event that has earned the care of the Federal Trade Commission as well asa U.S. congresswoman . Capcom Mobile , whose Smurfs ’ Village game hasdrawn media attentionfor the $ 1,400 of in - app purchases amassed by one 8 - yr - old little girl , tell in a publish program line on Friday that it has already placed “ clarification and warnings ” in the biz ’s description in the App Store , as well as added speech in the game ’s “ Smurfberry store ” aimed at “ making it very clear that Smurfberries cost real money ....

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict The benchmark results forApple ’s latest MacBook Prosare in — and they ’re impressive . In testing conduct by Macworld Lab , the laptop computer released Thursday plow inSpeedmarkscores between 13 and 53 percent faster than the systems they replace . Apple modernize its MacBook Pro offerings with raw processors , new graphics , and a newfangled peripheral connector . The raw lineup consists of two 13 - inch models , two 15 - inch models ( down from three in the previous generation ) and one 17 - column inch mannikin ....

I ’m a swath - and - brace bozo when it comes to patronage . All this began one day in the mid-1990s , when I lost a day ’s employment on my PowerBook 100 . From that day on , I have been extremely prudent about how I protect my datum , and I currently use a multi - pronged backup approach , and even use multiple musical accompaniment for of import data ....

I think we all retrieve that pivotal day when Ronald Reagan uttered those famous words : “ iFixit … rupture down this laptop computer . ” Do n’t care , they bind . Elsewhere , the Verizon iPhone 4 has an inauspicious resemblance to its AT&T sibling , but Verizon say sales are still good ! And Apple buys some music rain buckets insurance . fortuitously , the remainder for Friday , February 25 , 2011 are protected against firing , flood , hurricanes , and alien invasion ....

Seagate has played down expert problems experienced in recent weeks by user of the company’sMomentus XThybrid hard drive despite ongoing query to its support assembly . In a statement , the company agreed that a lilliputian identification number of users of Apple ’s MacBook Pro that set up the drive as an upgrade were live unexpected performance hiccups , beep , and a refusal to whirl down in power - saving musical mode ....

True to form , Apple ’s invitation to its March 2 press consequence does n’t explicitly put forward what ’s going to be cover . But after a fast coup d’oeil at the invitation computer graphic — which features the corner of an iPad behind a peel - back calendar pageboy labeled “ 2”—you do n’t need an inside source in Cupertino to conclude that a novel edition of the iPad is potential on the docket ....

Google has made a significant alteration to its hunting engine that will labour further down in its rankings Websites that pilfer content from other places on the Internet or do not offer high - quality information , the fellowship said in a blog post on Thursday . The changes to its algorithms touch 11.8 percent of all queries , a significant change consider most people barely notice incremental modification the company make ....

Intel ’s Thunderbolt interconnect engineering science , formerly called Light Peak , has emerged from the company ’s lab and will soon witness its agency into products , includingApple ’s new line of MacBook Pro laptop , Intel pronounce Thursday . First announced in 2009 , Intel ’s Thunderbolt engineering science will remove data between emcee twist and outside devicesat speeds of up to 10Gbps ( bits per second ) , Intel said on its Website ....

Our Verdict As Macworld aged contributor John Gruber has written , Twitter apps field designer ’s playground — while all Twitter apps look and run similarly , each offers its own take on the unspoiled way to present ( and compose ) 140 - lineament missives . YourHead Software ’s take , intimately known asKiwi(Mac App Store link ) , is deserving a look . Kiwi ’s timeline aspect For starters , Kiwi put up plenty of customization selection ....

A busy Thursday for Apple intend a special edition of the Macworld Podcast , as we discuss all the intersection news coming out of Cupertino this workweek . I ’m joined by senior editor in chief Christopher Breen and Roman Loyola to spill the beans about thenew MacBook Prosreleased Thursday and the Thunderbolt port that highlights the changes to Apple ’s laptop computer . We also talk about the novel detail Apple revealed about Mac OS X Lion , which will be available to consumers this summer ....

Blah blah , new MacBook Pros . Blah blah , Lion developer trailer . Whatever . Did everyone forget ? It ’s Steve Jobs ’s natal day ! I go for you got him something dainty . Elsewhere : bet you do n’t know who the longest serving Apple employee is . And Mongolia ’s got itself a taste for everybody ’s favorite computer ship’s company . The existent news is in the residual for Thursday , February 24 , 2011 ....