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  After its January introduction at Macworld Expo, Apple's Time
  Capsule - a combination AirPort base station and networked Time
  Machine backup disk - is finally shipping. Glenn Fleishman takes a
  look at the device and wonders why the company doesn't extend the
  backup functionality to hard drives connected to existing AirPort
  Extreme base stations. In other hardware news, Apple added the
  multi-touch trackpad introduced on the MacBook Air to new MacBook
  Pro models, but not new MacBooks. And do you ever wonder if those
  end-of-year software deals are worth it for developers? Adam looks
  at some results from the MacSanta 2007 promotion. We round out this
  issue with a look at the maintenance utility CheckUp 1.0, the
  wonders of iChat screen sharing, a few minimally described updates
  from Apple, and the latest news in the cellular carriers' rush to
  flat-rate pricing.

Articles
    iPhone 1.1.4 Update Preps for SDK?
    iPhoto 7.1.3 Fixes Books and Cards
    Time Capsule Ships with Support for USB Drive Backups
    New MacBook Pro Gains Multi-Touch Trackpad, MacBook Speed Bumped
    Sprint Nextel Adds $90 and $100 Unlimited Monthly Plans
    Leopard's iChat Screen Sharing Perfect for Quick Collaboration
    Analyzing the MacSanta Promotion
    CheckUp 1.0: A Beautiful but Unripe Maintenance Utility
    Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/03-Mar-08


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