Apple CEO Steve Jobs has confirmed that Apple will be releasing LED-backlit Macs by the end of this year. “We plan to introduce our first Macs with LED backlight technology in 2007,” he wrote. “Our ability to completely eliminate fluorescent lamps in all of our displays depends on how fast the LCD industry can transition to LED backlighting for larger ...

FastMac recently announced its release of an external Blu-Ray player for the Mac OS X, beating out Apple to the punch of integrating Blu-Ray into the Mac infrastructure. This could be a huge advantage for Blu-Ray over HD DVD now that Mac users will happily have the capability to watch their favorite Blu-Ray movie. The Blu-Ray drive upgrade will allow ...

And they will need all the support they can get! With a totally new interface being released to the mobile world, people are going to be in a tizzy about their iPhone. And if early word of the iPhone’s performance isn’t any indication, people are going to be up in arms about the low battery life unless they fix the ...

You might want to keep this on the down-low for now. Shhhhh! But the rumor mill is piping out some info that might make some Apple fans very happy. The multitouch iPhone might just have another feature added on that wasn’t formally announced. We heard from a bunch of gossiping old Jewish mothers that the iPhone might feature the capability ...

Inspired by the buzz that the multi-touch iPhone has built for itself, Apple has a next-gen mouse in the works that could utilize some of the same technology. On December 6, 2006, Apple filed a patent for their mouse design, which will be able to switch through operational modes depending on the users hand positioning on the mouse. The patent, ...

OK, well no company is not quite there in being all green, but some are definitely better than others. Green Peace released their third Guide to Greener Electronics. Apple is by far the worst offender of non-green electronics, with Panasonic and LG tied at second worst. Lenovo leads the pack as the most green of the bunch. No company is ...

[ev type=”youtube” data=”o-KWYYIY4jQ”][/ev] Saturday Night Live rip-off sketch comedy troupe, MadTV, produced a parody last night of Steve Jobs’ Keynote Speech at Macworld. The thought of mixing politics with our precious gadgets enrages us, but the subject note was just too damn funny to resist. But if Jobs doesn’t stop feeding the iRack, it’s going to blow! And like other ...

In lieu of the recent plethora of Apple and Mac related rumors, here’s a cool little web rumor mill. We spotted this really funny rumor generator while sifting through the Internet plankton. The Apple Rumor Generator takes a series of Apple derived words, and generates a rumor for the occasion. Here are some of the rumors we’ve created: A confirmed ...

Apple has just released a Windows Vista only application. Oh yeah, it’s to fix a problem. Please don’t just jump to conclusions, just read and then think. With the new version of Windows, some problems have arrisen with iTunes. These problems include bad CoverFlow animation, purchased tracks being unplayable, and some iPod corruptions. Geez, just another problem with Windows Vista ...

[ev type=”youtube” data=”QOVRgVPrGlQ”][/ev] If you have wondered why Steve Jobs is such an engaging public speaker, maybe you should check out this video. We’re sure those key power words have a big part of his speaking nature. Well, they must. From this video you’d think they were the only words he ever says. Unbelievable. Pretty cool huh? Wouldn’t it be ...