iPad 1 vs iPad 2 glass strength test

It’s the death match of the century!  The iPad vs iPad 2…  Who will win?  Here’s the hint, you the consumer does… Does the “thinner” glass of the iPad 2 hold up better under stress?  Since it’s thinner, is it more flexible?  Or does the “thicker” iPad glass mean that it can withstand more stress? […]

Apple TV Software Updated To Version 4.2.1

Apple has just released a new update to the Apple TV’s firmware, designed to fix the problem. The update version 4.2.1 also brings stability improvements, and squashes a slew of bugs, including “wake from sleep” issues, muted audio.According to Apple the features are as follows: * TV… via Apple TV Software Updated To Version 4.2.1.

LED icons for Control Pages

These image files, contributed by berkinet, contain several sizes of LED icon images for: Amber, Blue, Green, Red, UltraViolet (uv), White, Yellow and bi-color Red/Green LEDs. The “off” image of the colored images is a very dark version of the named color. For the bi-color LEDs the “off” image is Red and the on/true image […]

Z-410: How ZFS is slowly making its way to Mac OS X

A commercial ZFS solution is (still) coming to Mac OS X, thanks to former Apple filesystem and OS engineer Don Brady (who previously worked on the abandoned internal Apple project to port ZFS). Brady and his company, Ten’s Complement, just launched a limited private beta in hopes to have the software polished and ready for a […]

iPhone 5 Prototypes Spotted Again By Foxconn

It seems that the rumor about the iPhone 5 will never stop before release. This time rumors have came from a reliable source from Foxconn. They has provided information to the folks over at 9to5Mac regarding the upcoming iPhone 5. A leaked image of the prototype of iPhone 5 which… via iPhone 5 Prototypes Spotted […]

ALERT: Facebook Chat Hijackings Continue To Spread

We’re seeing lots of people warning about — or at least apologizing for - chat hijackings.The latest one says “Hey, check out this girl, lol, she must be out of her mind for making that video!” and includes a shortened bit.ly web address.That URL leads to a Facebook page running an application called Congood. Clicking “allow” on the permission box… via ALERT: Facebook Chat Hijackings […]

How does a LCD Monitor Work? A teardown…

[youtube http://www.youtube.com?v=jiejNAUwcQ8]   Bill takes apart an LCD monitor and shows how it works. He explains how it uses liquid crystals, thin film transistors and polarizers to display information.