New and Noteworthy: Tiger: A shot across the bow at Microsoft; Turn your cellphone into a modem

Tiger: A shot across the bow at Microsoft Detroit News says that Mac OS X 10.4 "ought to be considered a shot across the bow of Microsoft, which still won't release an upgrade to Windows XP for another 18 months." More.

Turn your cellphone into a modem The Boston Globe reports on a new device called the PocketSurfer, which provides wireless internet connectivity through cell phones via Bluetooth connection. "About the size of a checkbook, the PocketSurfer looks a bit like a tiny laptop or PDA. But the resemblance stops there, because this is a single-function device, meant strictly for accessing the Web. Essentially, it turns almost any cellphone into a wireless modem via a Bluetooth connection, so it will work anywhere there's cellphone service. (If your phone isn't Blue-tooth enabled you can purchase a separate adapter.)" More.

Previously on MacFixIt

• Apple releases Security Update 2005-005 for Mac OS X 10.3.9 and Mac OS X 10.3.9 Server
• Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) #8: Wake-from-sleep issues, solutions; More on Spotlight limitations; Mail.app 2.0 solutions; more
• Apple launches new iMac G5 with 2.0 GHz processor
• Problems with QuickTime Pro 7 and Mac OS X 10.3.x (Panther): Definitive fix
• Odds and Ends: IBM hard drives used in some Macs affected by class action lawsuit

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