Cody Taylor

An anonymous reader writes “Professional digital photographer and website publisher Rob Galbraith has performed both objective and subjective tests on laptop displays, finding that the late-2008 Macbook Pro glossy displays are ‘deep into the not acceptable category’ when used in ambient light environments. The Apple notebook came in dead last for color accuracy, and second to last in viewing angles (besting only the Dell Mini 9). He concludes: ‘Macs are no longer at the top of the laptop display heap in our minds.'”

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imamac writes “It appears Cox Communications is the next in line for throttling internet traffic. But it’s not throttling of course; Cox’s euphemism is ‘congestion management.’ From Cox’s explanation: ‘In February, Cox will begin testing a new method of managing traffic on our high-speed Internet network in our Kansas and Arkansas markets. During the occasional times the network is congested, this new technology automatically ensures that all time-sensitive Internet traffic — such as web pages, voice calls, streaming videos and gaming — moves without delay. Less time-sensitive traffic, such as file uploads, peer-to-peer and Usenet newsgroups, may be delayed momentarily…’ Sounds like throttling to me.”

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A funny look back at a 1983 Apple Event starring Steve Jobs as he hosts a “Macintosh” dating show with Bill Gates as one of the contestants.

A huge disappointment for pet owners, was word that iPhoto’s newest feature, Faces, wouldn’t recognize animals according to Apple employees on the show floor. We even did a few tests at Macworld Expo with images they had of the dog Luce. Well, we are happy to say that we were able to get iPhoto to recognize Robbie’s Cat, Lola.

Apple has been grated a patent on the iPhone and its collection of touch-interface technologies. The patent could serve as an important weapon for Apple if it decides to go after unnamed competitors that are “ripping off” its IP.