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With the world going nuts about going green these days, it goes without saying that you ain’t in without being green. After all, we are responsible for handing over a sustainable earth to the next generation, and like an old saying goes, we don’t hand over the earth to our kids – instead, we borrow it from them. That ought to put things into perspective in the long run, and it is nice to know that companies have stepped up the effort of going green by being way more serious than they used to be. Vers is one such company, further expanding its line of sustainably built, hand-crafted wood cases for iPod and iPhone while offering open-front Shellcases that enable full display access. Each Vers case will merge the natural beauty and strength of Walnut, Cherry and Bamboo, making them the most environmentally thoughtful cases available on the market.

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Ubergizmo has a story about 27″ iMacs which are experiencing buggy hardware issues such as “erratic hard drive behavior,” buggy playback of flash video which cause the CPU to reach 105% of it’s capacity, and issues pertaining to bad operating system installation. Now I know that flash is a memory hog, but that’s ridiculous.

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After having announced a slew of hardware updates in the last week, the company with the plan, Apple, has moved on to software updates by introducing the new Apple TV 3.0 software that aims to up the ante in the battle for your attention in living rooms throughout America (and the world, although Apple might not claim that officially). The Apple TV 3.0 software will come with a redesigned main menu that enables easier navigation of your favorite content in a faster and more simple manner, enabling you to enjoy the largest selection of on-demand HD movie rentals and purchases, HD TV shows, music and podcasts straight from the iTunes Store in an even better manner on your TV.

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Finally, folks living in the US will be able to pick up the TomTom car kit for iPhone, where this accessory was specially designed to offer iPhone users the best in-car experience while driving without compromising on their safety as well as that of other road users. This will allow you to take full advantage of the iPhone’s GPS navigational capabilities, where among the features include secure docking, enhanced GPS performance thanks to a built-in GPS receiver for improved positioning accuracy and an integrated loudspeaker and microphone. Not only that, when docked, your iPhone will be charged to make sure it won’t run low of juice the moment you arrive at your destination. The TomTom car kit for iPhone will retail for $119.95 a pop.

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Apple has not forgotten about the Mac mini during its current slew of updates, folks, where the world’s most energy efficient desktop now comes with a faster processor while offering ample storage space alongside double the amount of memory. Prices start from $599 upwards, where the entry-level Mac mini will boast a faster Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz processor alongside 2GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive, five USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 800 connectivity and the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics solution. Those who are feeling a little bit more flush can always fork out $999 for the souped up Mac mini that was specially configured to run the Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server, where it will be accompanied by 1TB of server storage despite coming with a tiny 6.5″ x 2″ enclosure that is common to all Mac minis.

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Apple more or less refresh their hardware design around once a year, and they normally do so with their line of iPods and Macs getting most of the attention and love. This time round is no different, where the extremely popular MacBook line has just been updated to feature a new, durable polycarbonate unibody design that bosats a brilliant LED-backlit display that looks stunning even under extremely bright light, a glass Multi-Touch trackpad as well as Apple’s innovative built-in battery which is touted to offer up to seven hours of battery life. This would definitely increase the market value of MacBooks by taking technology and design cues from the higher end MacBook Pro line, despite it being the ideal consumer notebook for students and new Mac users.

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Apple has not forgotten about those who love their iMac line by updating this range with a couple of new models that will boast a brilliant LED-backlit 21.5″ and 27″ widescreen displays. Apart from that, you can be sure that they will be extremely beautiful machines to look at, thanks to a new edge-to-edge glass design and seamless all aluminum enclosure. All new iMacs will ship with a wireless keyboard alongside the recently unveiled wireless Magic Mouse that holds the title of being the first mouse with Multi-Touch technology in the world, giving you a somewhat similar user experience that can be found on other multi-touch products by Apple including the iPhone, iPod touch and Mac notebook trackpad.

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Is it us, or does everything and anything Apple touches become gold? Take their mouse for instance – the Mighty Mouse doesn’t really have anything worth writing home about and it sucks as a gaming peripheral, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t functional. This time round, the Mighty Mouse has been usurped by the new Apple Magic Mouse which is powered by pixie dust. I jest – the Magic Mouse will be the first mouse in the world that boasts Apple’s revolutionary Multi-Touch technology which has already seen action on the iPhone, iPod touch and Mac notebook trackpads to date. With a mouse that boasts Multi-Touch capability, customers are able to navigate using intuitive finger gestures in place of mechanical buttons and scroll wheels while eliminating the need for scroll balls as well. Just for your information, the entire top surface of the Magic Mouse is a seamless Multi-Touch area.

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