Sep 1, 2008 Sep 3, 2008 Tuesday September 2, 2008
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AtomicView digital asset manager for Mac OS X adds support for new formats
Posted by Dennis SellersAntZero has released AtomicView 1.1, an update of the digital asset manager that allows users to organize, browse, and output images, videos, and sounds. It supports all major media formats.
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Tonight on the 'Your Mac Life Show'
Posted by Dave MertenWhile Macworld Conference and Expo is a whole 4 months away, for Paul Kent, IDG Vice President for the Expo, it's only 4 months away. Paul will give us a sneak peak at what he has planned for what promises to be another hugely successful Expo!
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Xnet develops A1 iSoftphone for Mac OS X
Posted by Dennis SellersXnet has developed the new A1 iSoftPhone for Mac OS X with carrier-grade voice communications.The application can serve as a primary or secondary phone device for mobile subscribers.
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Global Delight releases Web2 Delight 1.5 with 25 new features
Posted by Dennis SellersGlobal Delight has released Web2 Delight 1.5, an update of the utility for transferring videos and photos from the Internet to Mac, iPods and iPhones. This release includes new feature additions, several user interface tweaks and enhancements on the existing feature set.
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Coneri releases Seismometer for iPhone, iPod touch
Posted by Dennis SellersConeri has released Seismometer, an app for measuring vibrations, shakes and moves for the iPhone and iPod touch. It's a free download from the Apple App Store.
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MaBaSoft releases World Clock Deluxe 4.5.5
Posted by Dennis SellersMaBaSoft has updated its World Clock Deluxe time tool to version 4.5.5. It adds daylight-saving time for Brazil, Gaza Strip, Mauritius, Morocco, Pakistan and Western Sahara has been updated. Also, the city of Bethlehem in the West Bank has been added to the World Clock Deluxe database.
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Project Calculator for Mac OS X adds Quick Filters
Posted by Dennis SellersBlue Banana Software has released Project Calculator 3.0, an update of its time tracking software for Mac OS X 10.4 or higher that adds Quick Filters.
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Toshiba introduces mobile projector with closed captioning function
Posted by Dennis SellersToshiba has launched the four-pound TLP-X100U mobile projector that features closed captioning functionality and 3LCD technology. It's less than three inches high and has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of US$839.
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Blambot's FREE font for September: Self Destruct
Blambot's Nate Piekos has create a simple, clean and geeky font and offered it up free for us all to enjoy. It's called "Self Destruct." In the artists own words... I found myself in a conundrum when I was lettering a book that was in lowercase and I didn�t have a groovy enough lowercase computer-style font for a certain Golden Avenger� so I whipped up this little gem and now it�s yours! Comes with Regular, Italic and Bold. Also be sure to check out Blambot's beautiful and reasonably-priced pro fonts.
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The geek calendar is filling up: Apple on the 9th, Adobe on the 23rd
Jacqui Cheng of Ars Technica's Infinite Loop reports that on September 9th, 2008 (next Tuesday) Apple is hosting a Special Event that seems to be titled "Let's Rock" if the invitations are anything to go by. The lucky tech folk who received these invites will gather at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco at 10am Pacific Time. It would seem plainly obvious that this event will focus on the iTunes ecosystem. Rumors of iTunes offering a subscription model have been circulating as well as hints at an iPod touch price drop. It's all speculation at this point. [ Via Infinite Loop ] Meanwhile, over at Adobe, the Creative Suite odometer is threatening to click over from CS3 to CS4. Numerous Adobe staff including Rufus Deuchler, Robert McDaniels and Hart Shafer have blogged that on September 23rd, 2008 Adobe will be announcing CS4 via webcast. Are you ready for something brilliant? Do you wanna watch the webcast? Sign up! [ Via Adobe Blogs ]
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MobileFamilyTree for the iPhone, iPod touch sprouts to version 1.2
Posted by Dennis SellersSynium Software has updated MobileFamilyTree, a companion application for MacFamilyTree, the Mac genealogy solution from Synium Software. MobileFamilyTree syncs your genealogy info onto any iPhone or iPod touch, to version 1.2. The upgrade features a new graphic Family Chart as well as search and sorted lists.
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Online social networking goes mobile
Posted by Dennis SellersOnline social networking is huge and growing strongly, but what happens when all those virtual friends hit the road? Increasingly, they will be able to keep in touch via mobile versions of their favorite social networks, running on their cellular phones.
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The Mac Developer Network releases 'Developing Frameworks' video course
Posted by Dennis SellersThe Mac Developer Network has added to its video training series for Mac developers by adding a new training course called “Developing and Using Frameworks.”
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Developer Yumiko Itoh updates four Mac OS X apps
Posted by Dennis SellersDeveloper Yumiko Itoh has updated four of his Mac OS X products: LightWay Text 417, iText 317, iText Express 3.1 and iText Pro '08 3.1. LightWay Text is a text illumination app.
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Google's shiny new 'Chrome'
Google unveils its new Web browser (and updates Apps and Picasa); Malaysian bloggers brace for government crackdown; and new iPods are expected next Tuesday.
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Wingnuts Moto Chaser also updated
Filed under: Gaming, App StoreI mentioned Super Monkey Ball this afternoon, but I neglected to mention Freeverse's update last week to Wingnuts Moto Racer -- now named Moto Chaser -- to version 1.1. The update adds new music tracks and pause functionality, as well as moves the "punch" button to the right side. The default difficulty setting is also lower. All the changes were made with feedback from users, with the exception of the name: that was due to an unspecified copyright issue. Our own Mike Schramm noted the app as one of his favorites for the iPhone. The updated Moto Chaser is now $5.99 for new users, and free for registered users. Freeverse lowered the price from $9.99. It's available in the App Store.Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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Tri-Backup for Mac OS X beefs up FTP back-up routines, more
Posted by Dennis SellersTri-Edre has updated its Tri-BackUp utility for Mac OS X to version 5.1.0. The upgrade beefs up the FTP backup routines and the email sending (add SMTP server, and sender email information).
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USB Fever releases Back Cover case for iPhone 3G
Posted by Dennis SellersUSB Fever has released the Back Cover case for iPhone 3G. The US$9.99 case features full protection to the back side of the communications device and still lets the Apple logo shine.
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September 2nd issue of 'iProng Magazine' released
Posted by Dave MertenIn this issue, an interview with pioneering podsafe musician Jonathan Coulton, Facebook vs Flickr, Twitter vs Hurricane Gustav, a tribute to LeRoi Moore of the Dave Matthews Band and more!
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At Bat updated to version 1.2
Filed under: Software, iPhone, App StoreOne of my favorite iPhone/iPod touch applications, Major League Baseball's At Bat [App Store link] has been updated to version 1.2 with great new features. For the unfamiliar, At Bat provides up-to-the-minute statistics on ongoing baseball games, including the count at the plate, pitching and batter statistics ... even video clips of a game that's in progress. It's a little treasure for baseball fans (like me) who can't always watch the day's game.Version 1.2 adds cool "Gameday" features, including pitch-by-pitch updates (speed, call, even placement over the plate), full box scores (both teams), a player card for each member of the roster with oodles of information and a game summary that sorts the action into top plays and runs.At $4.99US, At Bat is a must-have for all fans of Major League Baseball, and sits easily among my top three applications. Go, Sox!Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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Stone Design ships Twittelator Pro
Posted by Dennis SellersStone Design has shipped Twittelator Pro, an upgrade of its native iPhone Twitter client. It costs US$4.99 and includes multiple accounts and more.
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NEC introduces new 22-inch widescreen LCD
Posted by Dennis Sellers NEC Display Solutions of America has launched the 22-inch MultiSync EA221WM widescreen LCD monitor. It boasts a 5ms response time, a wide-viewing angle of up to 176 degrees and an ultra-high contrast ratio of 1000:1. It costs approximately US$465.
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Speed test: Google Chrome beats Firefox, IE, Safari
Google's Chrome trounces Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari on speed tests for JavaScript, a key foundation for rich Web apps. But Google picked the benchmarks.
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Leicester (UK) Apple Store to open Thursday
Filed under: Retail, AppleAfter several years of planning and waiting, the Highcross shopping center in Leicester (UK) is finally ready to go and with it the Highcross Apple Store. Apple Store Highcross will open on Thursday, September 4th at 10:00 AM. The store is located at the Upper Mall. You can get full travel directions here.As usual, we're asking any TUAW operatives who visit this weekend to send us stories and photos. Good luck, have fun and we're hoping you score a T-shirt!Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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German version of 'Become and Xcoder' available
Posted by Dennis SellersBert Altenburg, Alex Clarke and Philippe Mougin have announced the German translation of “Become an Xcoder.” The German translation was made by BertholdLeimbach and includes updates for the latest version of Xcode in Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”).
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For Mac, EA's 'Spore' requires Leopard, Intel chip
Excited fans with older Macs or versions of Mac OS X won't be able to play the long-awaited game unless they upgrade.
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LaCie debuts new USB speakers designed by Neil Poulton
Posted by Dennis SellersLaCie hasannounced an encore to its FireWire Speakers with the release of the new US$99 LaCie USB Speakers designed by Neil Poulton. The speaker system offers bus-powered universal USB connectivity, plug and play compatibility, internal cable storage, and a carrying case.
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Flickr Find: iPhone cubism
Filed under: Humor, Odds and ends, Flickr Find, iPhone, Graphic Design This little glitch has never happened to my iPhone, though I wish it had -- there's a glitch in the iPhone's camera that will occasionally cause it to slice up pictures like this, and our friend Veronica Belmont created a whole pool of the glitchy photos called iPhone cubism. Of course, if you want a picture of your little girl, it's more frustrating than anything else, but in an artistic sense, some of the pictures are really benefited by the random slicing. As if the iPhone didn't do enough, now it's throwing some art into the mix.Of course, it's a bug, not a feature. Since several people are reporting this as a problem after 2.0 was released, we're guessing it's a software issue, perhaps a problem with syncing the little light sensor chip in the iPhone's camera. If you have some great pictures of this stuff, throw them into the pool on Flickr, and hopefully for the less artistic (and less bug-patient) among us, Apple will get this fixed soon.Thanks, Jason!Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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TranslateIt! for Mac OS X adds Spanish-Russian dictionary
Posted by Dennis SellersTranslateIt! for Mac, a multilingual dictionary that allows looking up words on the fly, has been updated to version 9.7. It adds a Spanish-Russian dictionary and more.
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Podcast #54: Apple Event Announced and Steve Jobs is Alive and Well
Apple announces their fall event and the speculation begins. Steve Jobs' obituary makes us wonder about our own legacy and how-to create your own Apple rumor. A Missy Elliot protege is chosen for our weekly, "Keep or Delete." Each week we download and review the free iTunes song of the week and decide whether we're going to keep or delete the file. This week's artist: read more
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Canto Cumulus 7.6 offers PDF rendering, advanced PowerPoint handling
Posted by Dennis SellersCanto has released Cumulus 7.6, a feature update to the digital asset management software. It's compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 or higher. A demo version is available for download.
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'setteB.IT': Creative Suite 4 will be out Sept. 23
Posted by Dennis SellersBy Fabio M. Zambelli At least in Europe Adobe Creative Suite 4 will be officially presented on Sept. 23. Eighteen months ago, on March 27, 2007, CS3 was unveiled in Europe—but in the US it was presented the day before.
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iPhone to Go Legit in Russia via 2 Carriers
The gray market for unlocked iPhones in Russia will soon be turning white and black to match the latest colors available for the iPhone 3G -- MegaFon, the third largest cellular service carrier in Russia will be officially selling Apple's popular iPhone. Like previous heads-up announcements by other carriers that have signed with Apple, MegaFon's statement is brief: "MegaFon today announced it has signed an agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Russia later this year," reads its English translation.
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The Graveyard
You’ve come to sit on benches and chew bubble gum, and you’re all out of bubble gum. These days all you hear about are hardcore and casual games, but what about games for art’s sake? Enter The Graveyard, a uniquely European meditation on mortality disguised as a video game. read more
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News: Namco releases Star Trigon for Click Wheel iPods
Based on a 2002 arcade machine, Namco's Star Trigon has been released for Click Wheel iPods as the latest $5 iPod game. You control a character who hops from dot-shaped planet to planet with button presses, forming lines and eventually triangular Trigon shapes with each movement. When the lines encapsulate one of the character's Ucuhin friends, who are free-floating in space between the planets, you rescue them. Power ups extend the life…
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Griffin Technology releases Double Bonus Slots for iPhone, iPod touch
Posted by Dennis SellersGriffin Technology has announced the availability of its latest iTunes app—Double Bonus Slots. The video slots gaming app builds on the success of other Griffin iPhone and iPod touch apps, including Lucky 7 Slots and the poker app 5-Card Touch.
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An FM transmitter for iPhone that actually works!
I tried the MediaGate iKit to connect my iPhone to my car's FM radio, preparing to be disappointed. Lo and behold, I got no interference and decent sound quality, even in urban Seattle.
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Chrome UI Notes
I don’t have a copy of Windows handy, so I haven’t used Chrome yet. Just gleaning from the screenshots and from notes John Siracusa (who is using it) sent me via IM: Overall, the UI takes minimalism much further than Safari. Google has rethought far more of the standard “web browser” conventions that we’ve been saddled with since Netscape 1.0. No menu bar. Just two pop-up menus in the toolbar: a “document” and a “wrench”. No persistent status bar. Just a “status bubble” that pops up contextually. Tab dragging works the way I wish Safari’s did: you can drag a tab out of a window no matter which direction you initially drag, but there are a few pixels (10?) of vertical slop space before it switches from “rearrange tabs within window” to “move to another window” mode. No bookmarks menu or window. You create bookmarks by clicking the “star” button in the toolbar; after that, you retrieve them by typing their name, URL, or text from the page content in the location field. ★
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Chromium Developer Documentation
Developer documentation for Google’s new Chrome browser. Most interesting to me is the User Experience section: In the long term, we think of Chromium as a tabbed window manager or shell for the web rather than a browser application. We avoid putting things into our UI in the same way you would hope that Apple and Microsoft would avoid putting things into the standard window frames of applications on their operating systems. ★
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Google Chrome vs. Safari 3.1 Rendering Comparison
Faruk Ates compares the just-released Google Chrome to Safari 3.1 for Windows: Sadly, it seems the WebKit build that Google Chrome uses has been mutilated to an extent: the text-shadow property has been stripped out (Why?!) and, worse, the CSS border-radius rendering is not anti-aliased (Why?!?!). ★
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Review: Pangea Software Billy Frontier
Not so much. Like Cro-Mag Rally before it, Billy Frontier is an example of a game with a good 3-D engine and some ugly characters, here a bunch of out-of-place green aliens, orange bulls, and other oddities that take away from what is otherwise a decent “four games in one” title. There are two types of 3-D shooting scenes, which are like Konami's classic Lethal Enforcers first-person shooting games except that your bullets and aim…
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Mac 101: Bluetooth basics
Filed under: Tips and tricks, Bluetooth, Mac 101Leopard's Bluetooth feature is one of those things that's easy to forget about until you need it, then you're glad you have it. Let's take a look at some ways to get the most out of this under-utilized tool.In order to use your Mac with another Bluetooth gadget like a mobile phone or headset, you'll need to pair it with that specific device. Locate the Bluetooth settings under System Preferences and turn the Bluetooth power on. Then also check the box marked "Discoverable." This will allow other devices in range to see your Mac.Make sure the device you want to pair with the Mac is powered on and also discoverable (check the owner's manual for specifics on how to manage the Bluetooth settings on your mobile phone or headset). Next, click the Bluetooth icon found near your clock on the toolbar at the top of your screen and select "Set Up Bluetooth Device." Follow the Mac's onscreen steps that explain how to add the eight-digit passcode that will allow your two devices to talk to each other.Once you've established a connection between your Mac and another gadget, your computer stores the info until you delete it -- there's no need to add a new passcode each time. When you're done using a Bluetooth device with your Mac, be sure to uncheck the "Discoverable" option to prevent anyone else from pairing a device with your computer. When you're ready to re-pair a device, just click on the Bluetooth icon, and select the gadget from the dropdown list.One last thing: If you're not using Bluetooth on your laptop, make sure it's turned off to preserve battery life.Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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Review: Gameloft S.A. Asphalt 4 Elite Racing
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Intelligent Assistance announces 'Assisted Editing'
Posted by Dennis SellersIntelligent Assistance has released its First Cut documentary editing software and Finisher for adding b-roll and titles automatically to a-roll (aka “radio”) edits. These tools fit a new class of software for editors called “Assisted Editing” because they assist the editor by dramatically increasing productivity and reducing the time to...
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Snow Patrol to deliver media content via custom iPhone app
The band Snow Patrol is going to release an iPhone/iPod touch "interactive album" application featuring images, lyrics, artwork, and video from its new album. If the end result is good enough, Apple could push other bands to try it out, too. Read More...
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News: iPhone app category poll ends, iTunes poll begins
With nearly 3,000 votes from iLounge readers, our latest iLounge poll — “Which category of iPhone applications do you consider to be the most important?” — has ended. Readers could pick from entertainment/games, photography/creative apps, productivity/business, travel/location utilities, news/reference, music apps, lifestyle/social networking software, or could say they didn't own an iPhone or iPod touch. Though…
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Super Monkey Ball updated to 1.01
Filed under: Gaming, Software, App StoreSEGA has released an update to the popular Super Monkey Ball, which appears to address issues with control sensitivity. The update was expected to drop last month. No release notes were available online. In cursory testing (by yours truly), it does appear the update improves player control. As promised, the "dead zone" where the ball stops moving altogether is larger, and movement overall has become less erratic. I noticed that when trying to slow down, the monkey ball is less likely to turn around, which makes it easier to navigate tight corners and control speed. Also included is a new tutorial designed to help you get accustomed to the controls. Additionally, you can resume where you left off if you press the home button during a game. Super Monkey Ball [App Store link] is a free update for existing users, and $9.99 for new users. Thanks, Adiz!Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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'Macsimum Recommended Reading' for Sept. 2
Posted by Dennis Sellers“A Product Transition: Giving MacBooks the iPhone touch: The next big thing for Mac laptops: a color LCD touchpad that brings the company's iconic touch interface of the iPhone to Mac users. Here's how it fits into Apple's previous work and how it adds value and differentiation at surprisingly little...
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China Mobile: iPhone talks ongoing with Apple
The on-again, off-again talks between the two companies over bringing the iPhone 3G to the world's largest cell network are apparently on again.
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Sony VAIO Z: The Engadget Review
Filed under: Laptops Here's the thing: Sony's VAIO Z series of ultraportables doesn't get to be a part of the X300 / Envy 133 / MacBook Air / X360 club. We like it, it's a great laptop, but it's just too chubby to count as a cake cutter. So that said, there's really little point in comparing this thing to that sort of computer -- we'll just have to judge it on its own merits.The VAIO Z is the latest in Sony's long heritage of ultraportable computers, but lands itself decidedly on the beefy end of that spectrum. With discreet NVIDIA 9300M graphics and a Blu-ray drive, this is a full-fledged laptop (we've been testing out the $3,600-ish VGN-Z591U SKU). There's WWAN, SD and Memory Stick card readers, ExpressCard and an HDMI plug, and even the 16:9 13.1-inch screen is on the upper limit of Sony's ultraportable heritage. There's plenty of SSD inside, with dual SSD RAID option that makes no bones about this being a performer.Gallery: Sony VAIO Z: The Engadget ReviewContinue reading Sony VAIO Z: The Engadget ReviewPermalink|Email this|Comments
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Apple Gazette Daily 338 - iPod 4G confirmation, Sept. 9 event confirmed and more!
podcast sponsor link:Click Here to check out Blogflux Groups! Today's Show: iPod 4G confirmation, Sept. 9 event confirmed and more! You can subscribe via iTunes, or by RSS feed, or… you can listen to the episode right here: In addition to that, you can also download the Apple Gazette Daily Widget and listen to every episode of the show right on your Dashboard. Click Here to download.
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Evidence points to more than 10 million iPhones sold
Estimates based upon unique iPhone identifiers point to more than 10 million iPhones sold since 2007. With that in mind, 10 million in 2008 seems pretty much guaranteed.Read More...
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News: OtterBox releases iPhone 3G Defender Case
OtterBox has released its new Defender Case for the iPhone 3G. The Defender uses three separate pieces to protect the iPhone: a clear polycarbonate screen protector offering chemical and abrasion protection, a hard polycarbonate “skeleton” that surrounds the device, and silicone skin that wraps around the skeleton, absorbing bumps and shock. The OtterBox iPhone 3G Defender Case also includes a ClipStand holster and is available now in…
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Back to School: Writing tools, part I
Filed under: Software, FeaturesTUAW's going Back to School! We'll be bringing you tips and reviews for students, parents and teachers right up until the bell rings in September. This is the last installment in a mini-series highlighting some research and writing software of interest to students, especially those in college. We've covered research tools, as well as note taking and information organization tools. Now, let's take a look at some great tools for writing. Whether you're hammering out a research paper or penning a story for Advanced Lit., there are plenty of applications available to make life easier, if not a little bit more fun. We're going to look at three basic categories: general word processors, structured writing tools, and utilities. Covering such a broad range of applications ended up getting a bit lengthy, so I'll be breaking it up into three posts; a sub-mini-series, if you will. This first post will offer you, our discerning readers, a few word-processing applications for your consideration. Read on ... and who knows, you might discover something new.Continue reading Back to School: Writing tools, part IRead|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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Bill4Time transforms iPhone, iPod touch into remote tracking systems
Posted by Dennis SellersiPhones and iPod touches can now be used to track a company's time, billing, scheduling and projects with the web-based time billing and case management system, Bill4Time. The Bill4Time Inc. has announced its Bill4Time Mobile option will be included free with every Bill4Time subscription.
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'Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?' available at Apple App Store
Posted by Dennis SellersThe game, “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?”, is now available at the Apple App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch. It costs US$9.99.
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September 9th Apple Event confirmed
Filed under: iPod Family, Other Events, Apple According to Ars Technica and our own tipster Matt, Apple has sent out invitations to the media confirming the much anticipated September 9th iPod event. The invitation features an iPod screen with the words "Let's Rock" on it. According to the invite, the event will be held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (located in San Fransico) at 10 am PT next Tuesday. We have reason to believe that Apple will only refresh the iPods, instead of introducing new models to the MacBook line -- this is consistent with the invite. What do you think will be released at this event? Be sure to take part in our poll, and in the comments.View PollRead|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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MobileEyes Live available for iPhone
Posted by Dennis SellersMobileEyes for the iPhone and iPod touch is now available for free at the Apple App Store. It's a live, video application that literally shows where traffic is moving around town—and where it's not.
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Apple expected to revamp iPod at Sept. 9 event
Apple Inc. may unveil the latest additions to its line of iPod digital media players at an event next week -- in time for the holiday shopping season.
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News: Case-mate rolls out Vroom for iPhone 3G
Case-mate has introduced its new Vroom case for the iPhone 3G. Available in black only, Vroom is a form-fitting rubber case featuring a tire tread pattern on the back of the case, as well as open access to all ports and controls. The Case-mate Vroom for iPhone 3G is available now and sells for $15. ...
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Apple event for next Tuesday, the 9th
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video Looks like that Apple event for the Tuesday, the 9th of this month is on. We know it'll be new iPods (they always do iPods for the fall / holidays), but hopefully they'll have a little something special for us. Whatever, just as long as it's not that round, awful looking nano. Go on, hit the comments and get speculating.Permalink|Email this|Comments
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MegaFon to sell iPhone 3G in Russia
Posted by Dennis SellersOAO MegaFon, Russia's third-largest mobile phone company, has signed an agreement to sell the iPhone 3G in Russia, reports Bloomberg.
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News: Belkin says 'JoyPod' iPhone gaming controller a hoax
An image appearing on a number of websites this weekend, supposedly showing a new Belkin game controller for the iPhone called the “JoyPod,” is in fact a hoax, iLounge has learned. Following publication of the image, iLounge contacted Belkin to confirm the product's validity, and was told that “[t]he 'JoyPod' is not a Belkin product, but simply a false rumor,” and that the company has “no plans to release…
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Apple confirms Sept. 9th Special Event - “Let's Rock!”
Well, forget having to wait a few days, Apple has formally issued invitations for a special event on September 9th. The title of the event is “Let's Rock” - and it's happening at 10:00 am, one week from today. The event will user in the new line of iPods. This is another confirmation from Kevin Rose's video post from late last month. If his source continues to pan out we can expect slightly redesigned iPod Touches and price drops across the board to make the iPod lines more competitive to the price of the iPhone. As always we will have live coverage of the special event right here on Apple Gazette.com.
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iPod Event September 9
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Annual New iPod Event: Next Week
“Let’s Rock” is the invitation theme. ★
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Apple: “Let’s Rock” on September 9
Bloomberg is reporting that Apple has sent out media invitations for a special event next week. An invitation for the Sept. 9 event in San Francisco, sent to media today, is entitled “Let’s Rock” and shows a silhouetted dancer holding an iPod, Apple’s music and video player. The event [...]
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Mac 101: Search by color label
Filed under: Mac 101 If you don't already use color labels to sort your files and folders, then you really should consider it. Using color labels allows you to enhance your productivity and file organization by assigning certain colors to certain files. You can assign color labels to files by doing a "Get Info" (highlight the file, then press command + i) on the file/folder and selecting a color from the label section. What is the use of these labels if you can't search them? Well, you can! Open a new Finder window and press command + F. In the "kind" drop-down box, select "other" then find "File Label" in the list. Click it, then click "OK."Now, you can narrow down your search by the color of its label. Note that if you are using Mac OS X Tiger, you will see "Color Label" instead of "File Label." Want more quick tips and tricks like this? Try TUAW's Mac 101 section.Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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Apple to hold special Sept. 9 event
Posted by Dennis SellersThe rumors are true: Apple will hold a special event for the press on Monday, Sept. 9. In an invitation entitled “Let's Rock,” the media is invited to a 10 am (Pacific) shindig in San Francisco.
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Apple makes September 9 iPod event official
Company plans to rock the Yerba Buena Center in downtown San Francisco next Tuesday, according to an invitation that was just released.
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Interactive Album Coming to iPhone
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Apple confirms September 9 Special Event: "Let's Rock"
Apple has now sent out invites to the media for a Special Event on September 9, 2008. The invite indicates that it will include news about iPods, with the tagline "Let's Rock."Read More...
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Group Logic survey: integration of Mac desktops into Windows IT infrastructure a priority for many
Posted by Dennis SellersIntegration of Macs into predominantly Windows-based enterprises is a growing priority for many organizations, according to the results of a new study announced by Group Logic, which makes such Mac compatible products as MassTransit and ExtremeZ-IP.
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Google’s new Chrome browser based on WebKit (updated 3x)
One of the biggest tech news story coming out of the Labor Day holiday here in the U.S. is that Google is going to be releasing an open source operating system in the form of a Web browser. Google’s new Web browser – Named “Chrome” – is being released in, what else, beta form tomorrow in [...]
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Push It Real Good
The fastest MobileMe sync you can get is “Automatically.” I was excited to try out the new MobileMe push service from Apple, so I made a change to my calendar on my MacBook and then put my computer to sleep. Several hours later, the change still had not appeared on the me.com website or on my iPhone. I thought this was supposed to be instantaneous? read more
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Bayhoff Software releases new iPhone, iPod touch apps
Posted by Dennis SellersBayhoff Software, a new iPhone (and iPod touch) developer, has released three new apps for the iPhone. They're all available at the Apple App Store.
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AT&T, Sierra Wireless unveil USBConnect Mercury
Posted by Dennis SellersAT&T and Sierra Wireless have rolled out the AT&T USBConnect Mercury, a USB peripheral that provides enhanced mobile broadband performance for easy access to email, the Internet and business applications while on-the-go.
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OWC rolls out extended warranties on storage solutions
Posted by Dennis SellersOther World Computing (OWC), says it will increase warranty coverage by up to triple the duration on itsFireWire/USB 2.0 storage solution line. Here's how it will go:
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Terminal Tips: Modify iTunes arrow links
Filed under: Terminal TipsDo you know those little arrows that appear in iTunes when you have a song selected? You know, the ones that appear just after the title of the song, artist, and album and link to the iTunes Store when clicked? Yeah, those! Well, if you want the arrows to link to your iTunes library instead of Apple's induced store (and another impulse purchase), then just type the following command into Terminal (found in Applications > Utilities): defaults write com.apple.iTunes invertStoreLinks -bool YESTo change things back to normal, just replace the YES in the above command with NO. Want to see more tips like this? Visit TUAW's Terminal Tips and TUAW Tips sections.Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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8 million iPhones sold; 10m by end of September
According to a piece at Fortune’s Apple 2.0 blog Apple has sold 8 million iPhones to date. But that’s not an official stat from Apple, it’s an approximation based on collected International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers. A joint project of AFB and Investor Village’s AAPL Sanity board have been collecting iPhone IMEI numbers and recording [...]
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What’s on Obama’s iPod?
On 15 August I posted a piece about what’s on Michael Phelps’ iPod (spoiler: lots of hip hop). Over the weekend I came across a piece in thew September issue of Macworld magazine about What’s on Obama’s iPod. The story which quotes The Examiner (article offline) says that Obama’s iPod contains an ecclectic assortment of music [...]
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News: Apple sends out invites for Sept. 9 special event
Apple has begun sending out notices to various members of the media inviting them to a special event on September 9, one week from today. The invitation, entitled “Let's Rock,” looks like an iPod Now Playing screen, with the album art replaced by one of Apple's common silhouette iPod dancers, and the track information replaced by the event details. The “Let's Rock” event will be held at the Yerba Buena Center…
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The Street's Take on Google Chrome: So Far So Good
Google (GOOG) shares are rallying this morning after the company announced that today it is launching Chrome, its own Web browser, to compete with Mozilla's Firefox, Apple (AAPL) Safari and Microsoft (MSFT) Internet Explorer. Google provides details about the new browser in, uh, a comic book. According to Google's blog post, the new browser will be open source, and launches today in 100 countries. The news comes just after the beta release of Internet Explorer 8.
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Native Instruments introduces KORE 2 Software Edition, pricing changes
Posted by Dennis SellersNative Instruments introduced a new software-only version of its next-generation workstation KORE 2, and also established more affordable pricing for the KORE 2 version bundled with the high-resolution hardware controller.
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On the iPhone 2.0, a not-so-quiet beta, and pulling a Vista
We've had some time to get to know the iPhone OS 2.0 and App Store, and they're turning out to be like that obnoxious uncle who drinks too much and ruins Christmas every year. Some users are so desperate for a solution to buggy iPhone software that they're pulling a Vista and downgrading back to 1.1.4.Read More...
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Jumsoft releases Education iWeb themes
Posted by Dennis SellersJumsoft has released Education iWeb Themes: Primary, Cool Class, Teens, College, or University. iWeb is the web page creation component of Apple's US$79 iLife package.
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Mac OS Ken: 09.02.2008
Lesson Learned: When using a battery powered microphone... have extra batteries around. Sorry for the delay. / Apple Applies for Multitouch Patent for Computers / Net Applications: iPhone Web Surfing Hits All Time High in August / New Jobs Email (or Not) on Tethering and the iPhone / Canada: Rogers Wrangles with Smartphone Data Plans / Report: Songs for Tibet Back Up on iTunes in China / Microsoft Skymarket: A Play for the App Store? / iPod: One Year in with the Military in Iraq
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Selling 8 million iPhones
Filed under: Rumors, iPhoneIt's a numbers game. But not the numbers you're thinking of.The IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number is on all GSM and UMTS mobile phones, including the iPhone. The enterprising geeks at AFB and Investor Village have been collecting every iPhone IMEI they could get their hands on and adding them to a Google speadsheet.After performing the voodoo that such a spreadsheet allows, researchers have figured out that Apple has manufactured at least 5,649,000 iPhone 3Gs. Add that to the 2.4 million 1st generation iPhones sold in 2008, and you arrive at 8 million iPhones. That's a lot of iPhones.These are unofficial numbers, of course. But if these folks are correct, Apple will reach their goal of 10 million iPhones sold in 2008 with room to spare.Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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Shure introduces new sound isolating stereo headset
Posted by Dennis SellersShure has introduced the US$99 SE102MPA Sound Isolating Stereo Headset, a new entry-level accessory that's compatible with the iPhone and other smartphones. It offers Shure's newest SE earphone model bundled with the company's popular Music Phone Adapter (MPA).
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O'Reilly Media releases 'Head First Ajax'
Posted by Dave MertenAjax is no longer an experimental approach to website development, but the key to building browser-based applications that form the cornerstone of Web 2.0. Head First Ajax by Rebecca M. Riordan gives you an up-to-date perspective that lets you see exactly what you can do—and has been done—with Ajax. With...
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Boinx Software acquires PhotoPresenter
Posted by Dennis SellersBoinx Software has acquired PhotoPresenter, the quick presentation tool from Arizona Software. PhotoPresenter is a template-based photo viewer that helps photographers to make animated slideshows.
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Helium Foot Software releases MercuryMover 2.0 public beta, drops price
Posted by Dennis SellersHelium Foot Software has released MercuryMover 2.0 public beta. The app lets you move and resize the windows on a Mac from the keyboard. Version 2.0 brings one-key shortcuts and a display of the size and position of the active window.
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Fourth-gen iPod nano case bolsters recent redesign rumors
A case for the yet-to-be-announced fourth-gen iPod nano has been spotted in a retail store. This seems to support rumors and speculation about an impending nano redesign, but we're still waiting for that special event announcement.Read More...
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Sync with .Mac (MobileMe) from the command line
I noticed a new post on a very old thread on the Mac OS X Hints forums site, which was about being able to start a sync to .Mac (MobileMe) from the command line. The new post showed how to use an AppleScript to control the MobileMe preferences pane and then click the Sync Now button. While this may work, I suspected that there must be a better way, and so I had a dig around. I found dotmacsyncclient, located in /System » Library » PrivateFrameworks » DotMacSyncManager.framework » Versions » A » Resources. Further investigation showed that, indeed, you can start a sync from the command line -- and much more. Note that the following examples assume you have cd'ed into the above directory first...
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Tag tracks in iTunes with Quicksilver
I came up with the following method of 'tagging' tracks in iTunes using Quicksilver -- Quick Tag was a good app for this kind of thing, but it doesn't work with iTunes 7.7.1, and it's nice to not have to download another application when Quicksilver can handle part of its functionality. Open Script Editor (in Applications Utilities), and paste the code below into a new script: property tag_prefix : "" using terms from application "Quicksilver" on process text txt set txt_items to my itemize(txt, " ") set tags to my wrap(txt_items) tell application "iTunes" set t to current track set g to t's grouping if g ≠ "" then ...
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A fix for 'Error 51' with the Cisco VPN Client
To connect to Macworld's servers, I use the Cisco VPN Client (version 4.9.01). While this works well most of the time, I occasionally receive this error message when I launch the app: Error 51: Unable to communicate with the VPN subsystem. Please make sure that you have at least one network interface that is currently active and has an IP address and start this application again. When this occurs, I definitely have an active network interface that has an IP address, so it's quite clearly not an issue with my machine's settings. The problem seems to be related to sleeping the Mac after using the Cisco VPN Client; this sometimes (but not always) will lead to the above error message when I next try to use the VPN Client. What makes it extra frustrating is that it's not consistent -- the app will work for days at a time through sleep and wake cycles, then spontaneously decide it's time for error 51 to appear. I used to think rebooting wa...
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Use a longer alphanumeric passcode on the iPhone
A lot of people don't know that Apple provides a free iPhone configuration utility, but they do, and it can add some great features you can't get any other way. The simplest use of the program is to enable complex passcodes on the iphone. I know some people don't want to have to type in a long password to get into their iPhone, but I'm a bit paranoid -- so protecting all of my email accounts, contacts, etc. with an annoyingly-long and complex password seems worth it to me. Here is how you do it: Install and launch the iPhone Configuration Utility. Click on Configuration Profiles in the Library menu on the left. Click the New+ button along the top of the window, and on the General tab, fill out the info (Name, Identifier, etc.); there is no need to digitally sign it. Next Click on the Passcode tab, and check Require Passcode on Device. Check the various ...
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Keep multiple calendars synced and viewable on iPhone
I use a Mac at home and a PC at work. At home, I have a personal calendar on iCal and a family calendar on Goggle Calendars. At work, I have a work calendar on Outlook and a company calendar on Google. From Outlook, I publish my work calendar to a private server. At home, I publish my personal calendar to MobileMe. At work, I subscribe to the Office calendar, my personal calendar and the family calendar. At home, I subscribe to my work calendar, my office calendar and my family calendar. I then sync these calendars at home with my iPhone through iTunes. I select the "Sync iCal Calendars" option in iTunes to sync all of my calendars to my iPhone. I do not allow MobileMe to manage the syncing because it will not sync all of my subscribed calendars separately. While this has the advantage of showing me separate calendars on my iPhone, it does require me to sync the phone with iTunes to get all of the calendars updated rather than having automatic syncing in the background...