Author: neil

MacTech Conference to Show Mac-Based Planetary Rovers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MACTECH CONFERENCE 2010 FIRST TO SHOW MAC-BASED PLANETARY ROVERS
– Autonomous Rovers based on Mac Mini controlled by iPod Touch
– First public display outside a university or research setting
– Special registration bundle/options expires Oct 25th
– Hotel room block close to sell out

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MacTech Acquires MacMod

MacTech Magazine acquired MacMod.com in November 2009 (see announcement below). The MacMod forums are merged with the MacTech Forums (see http://forums.mactech.com/) including some great areas dedicated to modding.

The MacMod articles are all merged into the MacTech archives here on this site already. Just search for what you are looking for!


MacTech Acquires MacMod
– MacMod community joins 25-year old MacTech family
– Articles, podcasts, forums to merge into MacTech
– MacMod personality, icons live on

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Happy 60th Birthday Woz!

August 11th is Steve Wozniak’s 60th birthday. We spoke to Janet Wozniak tonight and she tells us that she had a video made for Woz’s birthday. Everyone is welcome to check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FzuZdZLt54

All of us at MacNews and MacTech wish Woz the happiest of birthdays, and many more to come!

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iPhone 4: First Impressions

MacNews and MacTech Editors spent a good amount of time this afternoon with the new iPhone. We wanted to share our initial impressions.

First, it’s fast. Apple didn’t have anything specific on how fast the new A4 processor was, but it was noticeably fast. It reminded us more of the iPad’s performance rather than the the iPhone 3GS. In some cases, we saw apps load 2-3x faster.

It’s thin. The thinness is noticeable. It feels super solid though.

While the edges are not as curved as the 3GS, the phone was very comfortable in our front pocket — even with blue jeans.

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