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HTC’s inaugural Google Android phone the Dream is now cleared for use in the US, a filing with the FCC shows. Listed as the DREA100, the device appears a match for past descriptions and will have not just Wi-Fi and Bluetooth but also …

HP has ordered batches of VIA’s Nano processors for upcoming computers that may include its netbooks, claim some within the PC business. The faster, more efficient mobile processors are allegedly already shipping to HP and would be the …

As predicted in a last minute rumor, Apple has released the 2.0.2 firmware for the iPhone.

Apple helpfully describes the contents of the update as “Bug Fixes”. It’s not yet known if this software updates fixes rumore…

The iPhone Blog reports that iPhone firmware 2.0.2 will be released at 5:00 PM Eastern time, just a few minutes from now. According to their source, AT&T has said that “the results of this software release will improve the customer’s experience whil…

Gerry Purdy, a veteran mobile analyst with Frost & Sullivan says the next generation or two of Apple iPhones will have to adapt to different user requirements as Apple builds the franchise to address its growing audience. …

Apple’s Enterprise efforts have been met with harsh criticism lately on the business front, but the company’s inroads to the luxury hospitality sector have been impressive. While complaints about inattention to potential security flaws …

BusinessWeek reports on an upcoming plan from Dell to try to topple Apple’s dominance in digital downloads.

The threat is being spearheaded by a former Apple executive Tim Bucher who left Apple on bad terms:

According …

I recently purchased a used G5 Power Mac (2 x 1.8 GHz with 2 GB RAM) with System 10.4.11 installed on the 160 GB HD. It was bought to replace a Quicksilver which had been upgraded to run OS X 10.5.4 so I naturally wanted to upgrade this machine to 10.5.4.

Upon running the Install DVD using the Archive & Install option, I got an error message stating that “The BaseSystem package was not compatible with this machine and to contact the software supplier.” At this stage I did not suspect a RAM problem so proceeded to install 10.5.1 on the same HD using another G5 of the same specs. It loaded OK so I moved the disk back to the “new” G5 and tried to run the Migration Assistant to recover the data files we needed.

The Migration Assistant stalled and, in the process, probably corrupted the bookkeeping file that I most wanted to access. I then suspected that the Leopard Install disk might have been faulty, since that was an implication of the error message. I bought a new…

Preview has an Import function that allows you to grab images from various sources. If you choose, in Preview, File > Import Image while your iPhone is plugged in, will open a new window with all of the photos on your iPhone camera roll. You can then select photos and choose Import and the photos will open in Preview, thus allowing you to save or export photos from your iPhone without using iPhoto or Image Capture.

[kirkmc adds: I don’t have an iPhone, so I can’t test this, but it makes sense…]

By default when viewing a Spotlight “all results” window or a Smart Folder or Search, the view is set to “icon view” and the file names are truncated, making it very hard to find the exact file you want.

You can switch the search results to “list view” but you may find that the setting doesn’t stick. Well, there’s good news. Under Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, there’s a way to make the view settings for all Smart Folders and the “All Results” search window stick.

1. Open the Finder.
2. Under “Search for” in the sidebar, click on one of the search items (for example, All Documents). (If you don’t have any smart folders there, just do a Spotlight search and choose Show All.)
3. Switch the view to “List view” or whatever view you are comfortable with.
4. In the menu bar, click View > Show View Options, or press Command-J on your keyboard to open the View Options windo…