Friday May 9th, 2008
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[1:30 PM EDT] Pogue: Time Capsule is So Simple, Just Ignore It

The key feature of Apple's Time Capsule, according to David Pogue at the New York Times, is to just ignore it. That has implications for spouses all over the world.

[1:05 PM EDT] C|Net: Why Apple Should Build a Game Console

Apple wants to get into growing businesses that affect people's tech lifestyles: computers, cell phones, music players and TV set top boxes according to Don Reisinger at C|Net. So it would be a logical next step for Apple to build a game console.

[10:45 AM EDT] Hot Forum Topic - The iPhone's March Across the World

Today TMO readers are discussing the impact the wave of recently announced iPhone carriers will have on the smart phone market and Apple.

[10:20 AM EDT] Mailplane 2 Beta Includes OmniFocus Support

uncomplex announced the immediate availability of a public beta of Mailplane 2.0 on Friday. The new version of the Gmail-specific email application added the ability to create OmniFocus tasks and improved drag-and-drop message attachment support.

[9:45 AM EDT] iPodObserver - Apple Canada Offers $45 Credit in iPod Suit

Apple agreed on Thursday to offer a CA$45 credit to Canadian residents that bought a first, second, or third generation iPod before June 24, 2004. The proposed agreement came in response to two lawsuits that alleged iPod batteries prematurely wore out and failed to maintain a charge.

[9:05 AM EDT] Apple Settles Power Adapter Suit

Apple may have finally resolved a 2006 class action law suit that alleged the company misrepresented sparking issues some of its iBook and PowerBook power adapters exhibited. The company agreed to pay qualifying Mac owners between US$25 and $79.

[8:05 AM EDT] Microsoft Dissolves Yahoo Proxy Board

Microsoft reaffirmed the claim that it won't launch a hostile takeover attempt on Yahoo with the release of the proxy board members it had assembled. The potentail board members received the word Thursday via email from Microsoft's law firm.

[Tip] TMO Quick Tip - Tracking Application Updates in Dashboard

Keeping track of updates for all of the applications installed on your Mac can be a real pain, but life doesn't have to be that way. One of the handy tools I've found that takes the pain away is a clever little Dashboard widget called App Update. It handles the drudgery of tracking all of the third party apps you've installed, and lets you know if you have the most recent versions for each.