TechReport reviews Apple’s aluminum MacBook.

Today’s download of the day, Sharepod, brings us a step closer to accepting our new robot overlords. The software installs to an iPod and allows a user to manage track additions, removals and sharing from the iPod itself. Now that the iPod has been granted a share of autonomy, we’re a stone’s throw away from judgment day after it uplinks with Skynet.

We’re sure there’s a meta- word for this, but we can’t find it. Just don’t blame us when you piss off your network administrators for tooling around at work!

Gizmodo is reporting that the new aluminum MacBook units are shipping with a custom build of iTunes that stops jailbreaking dead in its tracks.

The report alleges that the new build does not recognize an iPhone booted into the recovery mode required for jailbreaking.

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Design your own iPhone theme. Includes icons, dock, backgrounds, and whatnot. Requires MS Silverlight and a jailbroken iPhone.

It’s well-known that Apple’s Quicktime software likes to get its shifty fingers all up in Windows’ business. What should be a simple application for media playing throws itself to all corners of your hard drives and tries to take over like a mother-in-law on an uninvited visit.

Thankfully, there’s Quicktime Alternative which pares down Apple’s bloated beast to the bare essentials. Play downloaded and streaming Quicktime movies as well as streaming MP3s in Firefox.

It’s probably our best download of the day to date.

In what seems to be an ongoing question of Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ health status, the rumor about his being rushed to the hospital after a heart attack was started by none other than an 18-year-old.

Nothing like seeing an 18-year-old attempt to pull one over on the populace.

Steve Jobs said that Blu-ray was a “bag of hurt” at the 14 Oct. MacBook event.

In Apple’s meteoric return to international recognition, Steve Jobs has been at the fore of the ranks of developers that have restored the once-ailing firm. Yet yesterday’s Macbook events saw a Steve Jobs that was not only remarkably subdued, but also gave the reins to other luminaries within Cupertino. Gizmodo suggests that this is not an accident, and instead a symbolic gesture to prove that Apple is in good hands if he should leave.

It’s certainly compelling conjecture, as investor belief has often trended towards the notion that Apple is nothing without Mr. Jobs. It is of interest because it does represent a stark departure from prior events where Jobs was nothing if not commanding and in charge. Might this represent a willingness to show that Apple is filled with many creative and brilliant minds all operating on the same page?

Apple’s MacBook event which we covered here and here just wrapped up! We’re walking away with a new 15″ MacBook Pro, a refresh of the 17″ MacBook Pro (no details yet), a brand new 13″ MacBook, a price drop on the classic MacBook, and a refresh of the MacBook Air. Hit the jump for more detailed information!

New MacBook Pro 15.4″

Apple Store Link: Here

• Price: $1999 or $2499
• CPU: 2.4GHz or 2.53GHz
• RAM: 2GB or 4GB of DDR3 SDRAM
• HDD: 250GB HDD, 320GB HDD or 128GB SDD
• GFX: GeForce 9400M and GeForce 9600M GT with 256MB or 512MB discrete VRAM
  • The 9400M is 3-5x faster in rendering performance than the old Intel-based MacBooks
  • The 9600M GT is much faster than the 8600M in the 17″ MacBook Pro
• Display: Glossy 15″ with LED backlighting
• Optical: Slot-loading DVD/CD-R
• Connectivity: Mini Displayport (will run a 30″ cinema display), FireWire 800, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11n, gigabit ethernet, ExpressCard/34 slot
• Input: Glass trackpad with four new multi-touch gestures (34% larger than old trackpad)
• Dimensions: .95″ thick, 13.35″ wide, 9.82″ deep
• Weight: 5.5lbs pounds
• Features: New glossy screen, new track pad, new motherboard, new core logic, new discrete GPU, aluminum unibody for enhanced durability (more…)

At 2:25 AM EDT, we’re less than twelve hours away from Apple’s 14 October MacBook event. Rumored to include sub-$1000 MacBooks and new LED-powered panels, we’ll be liveblogging and livetweeting the event for you throughout the day. Stay tuned to this post, or hop on Twitter for all of Apple’s hot new product reveals.

Coverage starts at 1 PM Eastern, 10 AM Pacific!

It’s Monday! That’s right, while we all return to the grind to get our work on, gadget lust never stops. Take a peek at what the weekend wrestled up:

• A bizarre little device from OLO will allegedly use the iPhone to deliver full-sized screen and keyboard. This product remains unrealized, but it’s coming real soon, honest guv.
• RIM recently announced the Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220. It’s a ghastly little clamshell phone that only a mother could love. It’s coming to T-Mobile today, so maybe it’s in the cards for you.
• The Samsung BD-P1500 — typically $400 — will hit the shelves for a mere $149 on Black Friday. If you’re willing to struggle through the crowds of spawning and frantic people, you can secure set top Blu-ray for a fraction of MSRP.
• Asus continues to dilute its Eee brand with a touch screen.
• The XOHM-packing Nokia N810 tablet is finally in stock and ready to roll.  It’s so sleek, we can almost forgive that it’s a MID.
• One phrase: Microscope on a chip. We know it sounds awesome enough that you just want to click.
• Maybe you’re an Apple fan and want to look at what is allegedly the product of Apple’s new “brick” manufacturing process.

More to come throughout the day!

• Scythe announces their first GPU cooler. If it’s anything like their CPU coolers, people are in for a quality product.
• Is Apple working on an HDTV with AppleTV and WiFi built in?
• Kevin Rose of Digg fame says the upcoming and officially-unannounced Macbooks will support Blu-ray.
• Never fear, Nintendo DS Lite owners. The DSi may be on its way, but the venerable DS Lite still has plenty of life left.
• The ever-expanding legion of Netbooks gains another entrant as Samsung reveals their NC10.
• NERD.
• Show your Blackberry who’s boss with the Blackberry power user guide.

It would seem that there’s actual news to report today, but we know you guys like neat electronics. So without further ado, here’s today’s serving of GnG.

• With recent advancements in NAND flash write durability, solid state disks are now more reliable than mechanical drives over five years. Capitalizing on the developments, Samsung is entering the server market with their FlashSSD line.
• There are, once again, rumblings in the machine that a Blu-ray addon is coming for the Xbox 360. Your daily fill of unsubstantiated rumors!
• Sanyo’s next-generation blue LASER technology is qualified to read and write 100GB BDROMs.
• If you happen to live in the UK, just 259 quid will land you the PocketSurfer 2R and a lifetime internet connection for the device. This thing is actually pretty swank.
• Is Apple preparing to release an $800 laptop? Inquisitr thinks so.
• NVIDIA is preparing to release two new GPUs with a winter refresh. The GeForce 270 and GeForce 290 appear to be on the block. Other interesting NV facts abound as well.
• MSI is revealing the “Wind 2″ or the U150. It’ll feature 802.11n, HSDPA, a new monitor bezel and an updated color scheme.

Check back throughout the day for an updated listing.

(Ed note: We know what day it is, honest guv.)

This is Icrontic scrounging for news on a Saturday night when the news mill ground to a screeching halt more than thirty hours ago.

• Interested in a T-Mobile G1? They’re still taking preorders, but you won’t get it until some time after October 22.
• Hack the Apple TV to play all sorts of media with Boxee.
• In a move that will undoubtedly enrage open standards nerds, Microsoft may be making a bid to take over the ODF standard.
• Is NVIDIA axing AIBs? It appears that Foxconn, Club 3D and three more unnamed board partners have been cut.
• It’s confirmed. Microsoft Windows XP has six more months of life with OEMs.
• In a mad grab to save their flailing mobile phone market, Motorola plans to hire 300 Android developers to help them not suck a whole bunch.
• Make VoIP calls on your iPhone if you’re connected to WiFi!
• Could counterfeit electronics be in the US Army’s base, muckin’ up their stuff?
• Virgin Galactic declined a cool $1 million greenbacks that would’ve paid for the world’s first space pr0n.
• Ever wanted to know what the web’s 10 most useless websites are?
• Have a hankering for that Android-powered G1, but waited too long to pull the trigger? How about an emulator?
• Real Steve Jobs didn’t actually have a heart attack. JK JK guys. Who’s to blame for this messup? By the way, it tanked Apple’s stocks for about four minutes.
• Nailing down a launch date, AMD’s new Shanghai chips are on the way this month.