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Verizon continues to play coy about the iPhone , a surprising origin is selling iPads at rock bottom price , and — to our double-dyed joyfulness — Steve Wozniak is back in the news . I ’m not going to dwell : the remainders for Thursday , November 18 , 2010 are looking forward to the weekend . Verizon rethinks pricing(Wall Street Journal ) In an interview with theJournal , Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg say that the company ’s shifting towards the 4 M LTE criterion had pick up up Apple ’s ears , but that at the end of the day , the iPhone will issue forth to Verizon for one intellect : “ because Apple thinks it ’s time ....

A while back , weasked youwhat you wanted to know about Microsoft ’s latest software entourage , Office 2011 . In recurrence , we nonplus a flood of query about the new version of Word , Excel , and Outlook . ( We did n’t get too many question about PowerPoint ; perhaps they ’d all been answered in our reappraisal . ) A few week ago , we post our answers to your Excel questions ....

First , the Beatles get in on iTunes ; now , withGoogle ’s official Google Voice appshowing up on the App Store , you might be influence to think that the end metre are upon us . But sure enough , the controversial program is in conclusion available . The new client brings most of Google Voice ’s features to the iPhone , including spare text messaging , voice mail written text , and bum outside call ....

On October 23 , 2006 I penned “ Five years hence ” , a piece written near the iPod ’s fifth anniversary that peer five age into the iPod ’s possible future . Given Tuesday ’s so - called“unforgettable ” iTunes - relate announcement , I thought it might be a right thought to revisit that piece and see just what remains to be done . Already accomplished First , what ’s been crossed off the list ....

Yesterday , the Beatles on iTunesseemed so far aside — now it looks as though they ’re here to stay . On Tuesday , Apple declare that the Fab Four’sentire catalogis now available for download from the iTunes Store . Thecomplete box readiness of the groupis available for $ 149 , with many individual tracks selling for $ 1.29 apiece . Single albums cost $ 13 each , with bivalent albums such as the Past Masters compiling going for $ 20 ....

Our Verdict Design If you were enamored by the HTC HD2 ’s gorgeous hardware , but twist off by the fact that it track down Windows 6.5 , you will be pleased with the HD7 . It is almost identical in design to the HD2 , but it has capacitive touch buttons rather than ironware push button running along the bottom of the display . The computer hardware buttons on the side are tranquil , too , giving it an overall sleeker appearance ....

Microsoft takes a blastoff at an advertizement featuring a PC and a Mac — with a twist . Meanwhile , they say only the right die new — but what dies youngand then claws its style back to the living ? And if theSawfilms are n’t your loving cup of tea , you might require to annul these moving-picture show of tortured Apple products . The remainder for Friday , November 12 , 2010 will certainly be watching through their fingers ....

Expert’s Rating Our Verdict almost two decades ago , Etymotic Research used the company ’s expertness in get wind aids to produce one of the first lines of in - ear - canal earphone ( also known ascanalphones ) , theER-4 series . The model in the ER-4 line — the ER-4S , ER-4P , and ER-4B — remain audiophile classic , and updated versions are still available today at a cost of $ 299 each ....

Our Verdict The Samsung Galaxy Tab ( $ 399 with a two - year contract on T - Mobile as of November 11 , 2010 ) is the first Android tablet that has what it have to challenge Apple ’s prevalent iPad . useable from five domestic wireless carriers – AT&T , Sprint , T - Mobile , U.S. Cellular , and Verizon – the Galaxy Tab ’s hardware is similar across supplier ....

One of the most meaning andanticipated additions to iOS 4.2(due this calendar month ) is AirPrint , a feature that enables wireless printing by iOS machine . But it ’s pop out to look like some facet of AirPrint may not be operational when iOS 4.2 arrives . Some reportssuggest that Apple may have scaled back the capabilities of AirPrint , removing the ability for Macs and PCs to divvy up their local printer with iOS gimmick ....

Our Verdict When not testing Macs and Mac peripherals in the Macworld Lab , I ’m a work musician . One of my bands , TheAmazing Embarrassonic Human Karaoke Machine , is basically a cover version band without a singer . With more than 500 call in our repertoire , some have called us professional song learners . ( Some have called us other things , but what do they know ?...

Expert’s Rating Our Verdict Some of today ’s LCD displays are so bright they can be uncomfortable to look at — especially at night . I ’ve covered several utility program for adjusting your CRT screen ’s luminance beyond the normal hardware and software package controls , but most of these usefulness focalize on merely reducing luminance . As it turns out , there ’s more to display - view fatigue than brightness ....

Consumer Reports may not care the iPhone 4 much , but it get it on loves love theMacBook Air . Tuesday the mag and World Wide Web sitepublished its new computer evaluation , and would n’t you bang it ? Apple ’s new tiny laptop computer lead the laptop computer ingroup and earn CR ’s “ Recommended ” identification . With a score of 67 , the 11 - column inch MacBook Air ( ) received a 67 military rank ( out of 100 ) , commit it in the Very Good range and making it arrive at the top of the list ( which , candidly , was only two laptop long ) of 11 - inch laptops ....