It’s a week until the beat goes on… what does Steve Jobs have in-store for all of us?

More than seven months since early copies of Windows Vista reached businesses and organizations, Microsoft finds that a significant number of enterprises are still not using Vista. A large number are opting to wait for the release of SP1, while a few others are either starting to evaluate the OS or are currently deploying it.

There are those that say Vista is riddled with problems, crashes and all sorts of other ills even 9 months after it’s initial release.  The problem is people aren’t upgrading their hardware as well, if anything, Vista likes new hardware.

Belfast-based mobile phone unlocking service UniquePhones is reviewing its plans to sell iPhone unlocking software after receiving legal threats from AT&T.

The word has gone out, the media is gathering, Apple has called a special event for September 5th in San Fransisco

Do you feel like you dropped into college with a Mac on your lap and not a clue in the world what that little apple key has to do with anything, or what this “expose” people keep talking about is?  This series is for those who are looking for a couple tips and tricks to making your Mac the best it can be, and for free on top of that!

New beta versions of Vista SP1 labeled “Vista updates installer 32bit-Pre-sp1-Aug25th-2007″ and “Vista 64bit (x64)Updates installer sp1 preview August 24th 2007″ leaked out on the BitTorrent sites, according to Channel Insider.

College session is just beginning, your parents have just bought you a shiny white MacBook, you’re all moved into your dorm…and you have no idea what this “OS X” is, how to use it, or how you’ll ever get used to using 2 fingers to scroll. Never fear, college newbie: I’m starting a series in which I will give you tips that will make your college experience (with your Mac at your side) one to remember.

Every user account in Windows Vista is a “standard” account by default without administrator privileges.  Normally in Vista a password is required to elevate access to the administrator level which some programs require in order to function properly, but in the business world this isn’t practical.  Most users in a work environment can’t have administrator access thus breaking some programs.  Privilege Manager manager fixes this problem and has been given Microsoft’s blessing.

Windows Vista has some quirks, and now particularly annoying quirk has emerged. Playing music apparently causes Vista to severely degrade its network performance. What’s odd is that even if you pause the setting of the audio, the network speed degradation still seems to continue.

By releasing DirectX 10 exclusively for Vista to lure gamers’ into adopting its latest OS, Microsoft has committed a serious marketing mistake.

Users of both the Windows XP and Vista operating systems have come to know fully the problems when the WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage) system experiences a problem.  The online authentication systems to activate copies of Vista and XP is for all intents and purposes offline, a fix will be in place by Tuesday.  Those with new installations of Vista or XP are advised to hold off on activating their copies. [UPDATE:] According to ComputerWorld, the WGA Servers are functioning properly again, as of Saturday, August 25, 3pm (eastern US time) normal functionality resumed. So, go ahead, see if that copy of Vista (or XP) will come to its senses and validate.

So now, just like a kid in a candy store, there are three or four legitimate ways to open your iPhone to GSM networks…but what everyone is wondering is, “Is it worth it?”  The answer is both yes and no; it just depends on what you’re looking for.  Below I’ll explain what you can and can’t do with an unlocked iPhone, and you can decide whether it is worth it for your needs.

iPhoneSimFree.com is reporting they have successfully cracked the iPhone’s SIM lock, and the phone will now work with any carrier.

In what seems to be becoming a rumor-of-the-day dance, there’s a new one circulating that the upcoming iPods may hit as early as September 5th.

There are many things in Windows Vista, mundane things that require UAC authorization, so much so that many individuals have just turned that feature off in the first place.  But businesses do not have that luxury, nor do they have the luxury of leaving the tyrant that is UAC on.  Privilege Manager will solve those problems.

You know it’s getting close to fall when the iPod rumors just won’t stop.

9to5Mac.com, the source of yesterdays supposed iPod 3rd gen Nano picture, is now reporting on supposed details of the 6th gen iPod top-tier line.

With the circulating third generation iPod Nano picture gaining momentum as being legitimate, more information is swirling about the entire line being refreshed next month.

Has the usual veil of Apple secrecy been broken, and a picture of the 3rd Gen iPod Nano is out on the web?