Nov 11, 2008 Nov 13, 2008 Wednesday November 12, 2008
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ViewSonic debuts new widescreen projector
Posted by Dennis SellersViewSonic has introduced the first projector designed specially to be compatible with widescreen applications. Weighing in at under four pounds and boasting adaptation to versatile projection situations, the PJ359w is designed for use in the classroom, office or on the road. It has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of US$1,299.
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Twitterfon - The BEST Twitter App for iPhone and iPod touch
I've tried many of the iPhone Twitter Apps. Twitterlator, Twinkle, and of course, Twitterrific - and none of them have been the right Twitter client for me. Many of them are very flashy, and do much more than I want out of a Twitter App. You may LOVE one of them - and that's great - please tell us your favorite in the comments below this post. For me, though, there is only one that has gotten in just right - and that's TwitterFon. TwitterFon is a very basic Twitter App that allows you to do almost everything you can do with Twitter.com in a nice, easy to use, native, mobile interface. It's simple, clean, and it gets the job done. The app loads quickly, updates quickly, and posts quickly - so I'm sure you're seeing a general theme here…it does things quickly. That's all I want out of a Twitter client, and TwitterFon knocks it out of the park. It's also worth mentioning that TwitteFon is FREE - and there are no ads running in it, or anything like that. It's well done, and free. Who could ask for anything more?
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Apple will participate in “Back Friday” again this year
Apple will be participating in “Black Friday” again this year. For those of you that don't know what that is (both of you), it's the day after Thanksgiving when the entire U.S. (apparently hopped up on some kind of turkey related high) pushes through stores all over the country to save a few bucks on crap they don't really need in the first place - all in the name of (insert your gift giving holiday here). Some analysts who don't know how to look up Apple's history of participation in this event, have claimed that Apple will be “more aggressive” this year in their discounts. Then that same analyst, one Ben Reitzes, states that he expects Apple to offer as much as “$100 off a few Mac models” — which is pretty much what Apple does every year. So it's kind of hard to call that “more aggressive”. There is no official word just yet on what Apple will be doing, but you can expect an announcement from them shortly before the Thanksgiving break.
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RUMOR: iPhone Tethering for $30 a month?
So according to a site that just popped up in April, that has no verifiable source, and also can't seem to spell “blogs” properly, AT&T's upcoming 3G iPhone tethering plan (which they announced was “coming soon” earlier this month) will be exactly like their current Blackberry plan. Wow, really? Yup, spreading a rumor is just that easy, folks. It's logical to assume that the tethering plan would be similar to the Blackberry plan. It's also logcal to assume that it'll cost around $30 since AT&T's laptop connection internet currently costs $60 a month (and you pay $30 for your 3G iPhone data). This one isn't really all that hard to piece together, but don't hold your breath on it until AT&T announces something more official. Right now this is pure speculation.
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Episode 96: PowerPage Podcast
Episode 96 of the PowerPage Podcast has been posted. On it Rob Parker, Youngmoo Kim and I discuss Rob’s new MacBook Pro, $30 vs. free tethering, iPhone Firmware 2.2 and we play “What’s On Your Mac?”
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Originally scheduled Nov. 11 update for Photoshop.com delayed to later this month
Posted by Dennis SellersThe originally scheduled Nov. 11 update for Photoshop.com members—-to enjoy the new community and synching features on Photoshop.com—will now go live later this month, according to Adobe. Once enabled, users will only need to log in to Photoshop.com “to reap the benefits of regular and ongoing feature development that continue...
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iPhone as a Micropayments Platform?
Over on GigaOM, Narendra Rocherolle ponders the thought of the iPhone as a micropayments device: I was playing Texas Hold’em on the iPhone the other day when it struck me: If Apple allowed one-touch financial transactions inside apps — in the case of Texas Hold’em, for example, to buy $1,000 of poker chips for $1 — the consequences could be huge. Social networks like Facebook and MySpace, games, location-based services and pure-play commerce apps could see instant windfalls with the right functionality. It's an an interesting idea so be sure to give it a read →
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ARM to release netbook, MID chips
Filed under: Handhelds, LaptopsIntel's Atom is enjoying some pretty lonely dominance in the netbook market, with nary a spot of competition from VIA's ephemeral Nano or whatever AMD has in store for us -- a void ARM has just announced it plans to fill with ARMv7 chips. The mobile device chipmaker has partnered with Canonical to develop a version of Ubuntu specifically tailored to run on netbooks and MIDs with ARM Cortex-A8 and Cortex-A9 processors, a platform ARM says will offer all-day battery life as well as advanced video functionality. That sounds pretty good to us (and Intel, actually) -- too we won't see any of these mythical machines until at least Ubuntu's April 2009 steet date for the ARM port. Good thing Intel will be lying around counting cash and not developing anything until then, right guys? Sigh.ARM to release netbook, MID chips originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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Micro projector connects to iPhone
The new DLP Pico projector from Texas Instruments is being billed as the world’s smallest/lightest projector. Its dimensions are a svelte (51 × 105 × 17-mm / 120g) but what’s even cooler is that it can be connected to an iPhone possibly cementing it as a true notebook killer. Just connect it to your iPhone [...]
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Mac OS Ken: 11.13.2008
Best Buy Lowers Guidance, Sends Tech Shares Tumbling / CNBCâs Jim Goldman: There Are Bright Spots (Like Apple) in Tech / Barclayâs Reitzes: Look for Big Apple Discounts on âBlack Fridayâ / Silicon Alley Insider: The iPhone and the Player of Games / Jobs Sees iPhone/iPod Touch as Viable Game Gift for Holidays / 3 Display Makers Settle Price Fixing Charges for $585 Million / Apple Sr. VP of Enterprise Sales Leaving, Not Being Replaced / Rumor: Carbon Fiber MacBook Air in the Works / Apple Opens Online Store to Thailand / Apple Updates 4th Gen Nano Software to 1.0.3 / Apple Updates iPod Classic (120Gb) Software to Version 2.0.1 / Victor Cajiao, Bill Palmer, Michael Johnston, and Me on The iPhone Alley Podcast No. 28
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TheFind shopping search engine comes to the iPhone
Posted by Dennis SellersThe Find, a shopping search engine for discovering lifestyle goods, has released TheFind: Where to Shop, a new application that gives consumers the ability to leverage TheFind's search capabilities and local store data from the iPhone. It's available at the Apple App Store.
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Alesis USB Pro Drum Kit shipping
Posted by Dennis SellersAlesis, a manufacturer of professional audio equipment and studio electronics, is now shipping the USB Pro Drum Kit to dealers. It's an electronic drum kit designed specifically to take direct advantage of the power of the computer for sound generation.
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Fast Icon releases Fly Creatures icons
Posted by Dennis SellersFast Icon has released Fly Creatures, which contains four freeware icons of winged creatures. This icon collection is available for download for Mac OS X and Windows Vista, as well as a PNG files for Linux, web or blogs.
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'MacVoices' looks at latest version of Parallels
Posted by Dennis SellersOn the new MacVoices Rawee Kambhiranond, the product evangelist for Parallels, delivers an executive briefing on the highlights and improvements in the brand new Parallels 4.
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Latest World of Warcraft Expansion Pack Promises to Steal All Your Precious Time
If you thought standing in line for the newest iPhone was bad, the latest expansion to the incredibly popular World of Warcraft MMORPG, Wrath of the Lich King is being released tonight at midnight. read more
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iPhone Bug Could Circumvent App Store
With update 2.2 possibly coming soon for the iPhone, hopefully there will be a quick fix to an app-related bug that threatens iPhone security. TechCrunch reports that there is a serious security hole in the image file "Default.png." The Default.png is displayed when an application is loading on the iPhone.read more
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Apple's Could Beat Q1 Expectation by Billions
Financial blog, Bullish Cross released a report predicting Apple could beat its Q1 2009 expectations by $1.2 billion. This comes as a surprise since most analysts predict Apple will post $10.08 billion in revenue during its first fiscal quarter of 2009. With a looming worldwide recession, analysts are still skeptical of holiday spending. read more
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Rage WebCrusher update for Mac OS X adds new Reports feature
Posted by Dennis SellersRage Software has released Rage WebCrusher 1.2, an update to the web site optimizer for Mac OS X. The upgrade adds a new Reports feature that will automatically detail where optimizations were made, how much faster a web site will load and an overall summary of a web site's improvements.
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First Look: Flip Mino HD
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Web-based Office to work on Macs, iPhone
On Microsoft's Channel 10 site, a blogger notes that the forthcoming Office Web Applications will take the productivity software to places its never been, such as the iPhone and Linux.
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The iMac: Transformation Into Editing Bliss
I do a fair bit of video editing and I have upgraded my arsenal of tools throughout the years. Each time I go for something that can pack a little bit more punch in terms of video editing. However there is a problem with this, a problem many freelance videographers run into…money. But this issue is not the lack of money but rather the large price point of a professional editing suite. However it is possible to get professional results, for much less. Here are some tips for how I've been able to get better editing tools for my Mac without spending an arm and a leg. I first started editing using a Powerbook G4 and used it for years, eventually getting a MacBook to use for more personal work. But eventually it hit me, that I needed a faster and more powerful machine for editing video. I would love nothing more than to own a Mac Pro tower, but it was simply out of my price range. So I went straight for the Macbook Pro. However it wasn't a matter of affordability, I wanted the fastest computer I could get for the least amount of money. So I went with a 20″ iMac, and honestly I have never been happier. (more…)
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Macgamestore.com unleashes Top Chef: The Game
Posted by Dennis SellersThe digital download version of Top Chef: The Game is now available at Macgamestore. It requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later and a 1.2GHz or faster machine. A free demo is available for download from Macgamestore. The full version costs US$19.95 to register.
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★ Executive Scuttlebutt
Robert X. Cringely’s latest column regards Apple’s replacement of Tony Fadell with Mark Papermaster as head of iPod and iPhone engineering: So here’s what’s going on with Tony Fadell. First, he was vulnerable as a charismatic leader in his own right who has been talked about in the press as a possible heir to Jobs. That alone meant he had to die, but it wasn’t enough to mean that he had to die just now. That decision required an external variable in the form of former IBM executive Mark Papermaster. The first thing worth noting is that Papermaster was not hired to take the exact same job that Fadell held. Papermaster’s job is a superset of Fadell’s. It’s right there in the press release Apple issued a week ago — Fadell’s title was “senior vice president of the iPod Division”, Papermaster’s title is “senior vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering”. The PR describes Papermaster’s responsibilities: Apple today announced that Mark Papermaster is joining the Company as senior vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering, reporting to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Papermaster, who comes to Apple from IBM, will lead Apple’s iPod and iPhone hardware engineering teams. Tony Fadell only oversaw the iPod division, and had very little, if anything, to do with the iPhone. And, according to multiple sources familiar with Apple’s engineering management, the iPod Touch has been produced by the iPhone team, not by Fadell’s iPod division. The last new product that Fadell oversaw was the new iPod Nano. So Fadell was never in any way in charge of the iPhone or iPod Touch; Papermaster’s job description indicates he will be directly responsible for all iPhone and iPod hardware engineering. The iPhone’s software is overseen by Scott Forstall (Senior Vice President, iPhone Software), and, at a technical level, Bertrand Serlet (Senior Vice President, Software Engineering). There is no such division between hardware and software with the traditional (pre-Touch) iPods. The story I’ve heard is that at the outset of Apple’s iPhone initiative, there was a heated debate within Apple as to what OS should be used. Forstall and Serlet pushed for using OS X. Fadell (and, according to one source, former Apple executive Steve Sakoman) pushed for using something else, perhaps more along the lines of the OS used in traditional iPods.1 Obviously, Forstall and Serlet won this debate, and, hyperbolic though it may sound, it may prove to be the single best early design decision in the entire history of the company. It seems hard to imagine the iPhone any other way now, but at the outset it was not a foregone conclusion that a stripped down and revamped version of OS X would work for a mobile phone. And so I think Cringely is right that the basic story line is that Steve Jobs wanted to hire Papermaster and so Fadell had to go, and not that Fadell first decided to leave and Papermaster was then picked to replace him.2 But Fadell’s ticket has probably been punched ever since the iPhone shipped and proved to be an enormous success. Without question, Fadell’s tenure at Apple has itself been an enormous success. He came to Apple in early 2001 with the idea for the iPod and an integrated online music store to complement it, and it turned into one of the biggest hits in consumer electronics history. The iPod and iTunes reshaped the music industry, and have made a mountain of cash for Apple. But the iPhone is the new thing, and Fadell was not involved in its development. The word on the street in Cupertino is not that Fadell was pushed out the door, but that he was never offered a role like Papermaster’s, encompassing all of Apple’s handheld hardware engineering. The iPhone has eclipsed the iPod as the A Team at Apple, and Tony Fadell does not sound like a B Team sort of guy. Cringely’s speculation about Jobs in any way feeling threatened by Fadell, or that “Jobs ultimately betrays all of his direct reports in this manner”, is just goofy. Steve Jobs is not insecure; if he were, he’d have canned someone like Jonathan Ive long before putting the squeeze to Tony Fadell — Ive is far better-known than Fadell outside the company, and is far more popular inside.3 For a company of Apple’s size and success, the relative stability of its executive team is remarkable. None of the sources I spoke to knew what specifically Fadell had in mind. But the idea wasn’t that they would use some other OS to build the iPhone as we know it, but rather to build what would have been a very different iPhone. The best guess is that Fadell was pushing for something more along the lines of an iPod that could make phone calls, and less along the lines of a new handheld computing platform.↩ Cringely speculates that the “Senior VP, Devices Hardware Engineering” title is just a placeholder for Papermaster while Apple waits for his IBM non-compete to expire, at which point his true role at the company will be revealed to be leading the chip design team Apple acquired when they bought PA Semi. I have no doubt that Papermaster’s expertise and experience in this field is a big part of why Apple wanted to hire him, but leading the hardware engineering division responsible for all iPods and iPhones is a far bigger and more prestigious gig than leading a chip design team. I don’t think there’s anything secret at all about Papermaster’s intended role at Apple.↩ One source put it to me this way: “Steve Jobs is a good jerk, Tony Fadell is a bad jerk.”↩
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Keepin' it real fake, part CLXV: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic gets a little friend
Filed under: Cellphones Nokia's 5800 XpressMusic isn't exactly in the same league as some of the other high-end touchscreen smartphones hitting the market right now, but that doesn't mean it's not getting the Chinese KIRF love -- and we'd actually say the flush-mounted touchscreen on the Li 5800 here is an improvement. The generic OS is obviously less attractive than S60 Touch, but not by much, honestly, and although the real 5800 should be pretty cheap on contract, we've got a feeling the Li here might undercut it significantly. Too bad they didn't stick a random micro-projector in there, eh?[Via UnwiredView, thanks Robin of Loxley]Keepin' it real fake, part CLXV: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic gets a little friend originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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'MacNotables' goes on-the-road
Posted by Dennis SellersThe latest edition of MacNotables, a podcast that serves as home to Mac personalities who will comment on the latest news and opinions in the Mac community, is available.
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Intel says quarterly results to be 'below expectations'
Intel Corp. says that it expects financial results for its current, fourth fiscal quarter to be "below expectations," as the technology bellwether grapples with a flagging economy.
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Apple tidbits: Black Friday, mobile gaming, and MobileMe
Apple may be planning aggressive Black Friday discounts amid economic storm clouds as it discusses mobile gaming and works on improvements to Mac OS X Leopard.
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Barclays Capital firm expects Apple to offer aggressive 'Black Friday' sale
Posted by Dennis SellersExperts at Barclays Capital say they expect Apple to counter the promotions with a more aggressive than usual one-day sale on “Black Friday” (the Friday after Thanksgiving), offering deep discounts on a number of Mac models, reports AppleInsider.
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'Juiced-Up' iPod controls Power FMF Jacket
Posted by Dennis SellersFMF International, a motor sports driven apparel brand, has launched their US$129.95 FMF Element Ride Jacket with “juiced-up” iPod power controls. Utilizing advanced electronics, FMF has integrated an iPod control system from Fibretronic into the sleeve of the jacket.
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Three companies admit to LDC price fixing
Posted by Dennis SellersLG Display, Sharp, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges for participating in a liquid crystal display price-fixing conspiracy and pay $585 million in fines, the U.S. Department of Justice (as reported by CNET).
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Belkin Switch-to-Mac Cable automatically switches you to Mac, gives you a high-five
Filed under: Peripherals PC-to-Mac USB file-transfer cables and migration utilities have been out for a while, but Belkin's out today with a new take on the idea it says makes the transition "as seamless as possible." We're guessing that has more to do with the Switch-to-Mac Cable's bundled software than the dongle itself -- Belkin's custom Migration Assistant (not the OS X assistant) automatically transfers your media, files, and internet prefs, leaving you free to try on mock turtlenecks and practice your air of quiet superiority. Should be out soon for $50.Belkin Switch-to-Mac Cable automatically switches you to Mac, gives you a high-five originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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Guitar Rock Tour vs. Tap Tap Revenge
Guitar Rock Tour has arrived to challenge Tap Tap Revenge's rhythm-action throne. The new arrival touts a bevy of terrific tunes to tap along to, plus the option to play drums or guitar, loads of characters and unlockable awards. While Guitar Rock Tour may be Rock Band squished on to the iPhone, it's just as loud and rocks just as hard. Whereas Tap Tap Revenge is free, Guitar Rock Tour costs a few bucks ($9.99) and as such is polished better than a factory fresh Fender Strat. At the core of any decent music-based game is the soundtrack and, while all of the song in GRT are sound-a-likes of the real thing, these are well performed covers and during a frenetic, in-game jam session the tracks come across as hard-rocking and suitably authentic. (more…)
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Spore Visual Bug: One Squashed, One Takes its Place
A significant video bug initially infested my Spore ecosystem, grinding the ATI video card to an unplayable couple-frames-per-second. A then-upcoming Mac OS X update was supposed to fix the problem. And yes, since that OS update, Spore plays smoothly with the high-quality lighting setting.read more
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Winnner - Here Comes The Sun Challenge
Back in September, we asked for your favorite playlist to wake up to in the morning. Seriously, what is the deal with Jack Johnson’s “Banana Pancakes”? Y’all really love that tune. Based on our highly unscientific results, that’s the number 1 wake-up song among Mac|Life readers, with the Beatles’ “Good Morning, Good Morning” coming in a close second. But results were all across the board.read more
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Drone USB to Bluetooth adapter is Mac compatible
Posted by Dennis SellersCallpod has released the Drone, an US$49.95 USB to Bluetooth 2.0 adapter. lug the Drone into the USB port of your computer, and it will immediately connect with your Bluetooth headset or headphones to provide streaming music and voice over a 328 foot range.
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Marware announces the Nuance for 4G iPod nano
Posted by Dennis SellersMarware has announced the Nuance for the fourth generation iPod nano. The case comes with a removable lanyard for hanging on a purse, belt loop or even your wrist.
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Report: Apple thought Papermaster might have difficulty adjusted to company's culture
Posted by Dennis Sellers Apple's months-long search to replace departing iPhone chief Tony Fadell ultimately led the company to a candidate who is “immensely smart about microprocessor design” but who might have difficulty adapting to Cupertino's notoriously quick product cycles, consumer focus, and informal culture, internal Apple e-mails and court documents reveal (as reported...
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Apple posts software update for 120GB iPod classic
Posted by Dennis SellersApple has released iPod Software Update 2.0.1 for the 120GB iPod classic. The update—available via the update feature in iTunes—adds support for Apple's upcoming In-Ear Headphones and Earphones with Remote and Mac and repairs other bugs. The update only works with the 120GB classic (the newest version), not the previous...
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News: Mix: Google, Myvu, PoetrySinger, FotoTimer
Google has launched a new search feature which displays iPhone- and iPod touch-optimized results when performing a search on Google.com. The Official Google Mobile Blog notes that local search results now include easier-to-press “get directions” and click-to-call links, with maps shown by default in the case of a single listing or are accessible via a “Show map” link for multiple listings. The newly formatted results pages…
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MileBug LITE for iPhone/iPod touch free for limited time
Posted by Dennis SellersiZATT is offering MileBug LITE, a lite version of the miles tracking app for the iPhone and iPod touch, free for a limited time at the Apple App Store. It's normally US$2.99.
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Draft Steve Jobs to run GM? Why not?
The auto industry obviously is in a world of hurt. But financial rescue plan or not, its biggest need is that spark of creativity that once put Detroit on top. Silicon Valley can help.
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Apple expected to get aggressive with Black Friday prices
Apple typically participates in the yearly orgy of consumerism, but the company is expected to get more aggressive this year with its discounts, according to analyst Ben Reitzes. Read More...
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Formatting the Drobo for Time Machine Backups
Erik Barzeski on how to use a Drobo for Time Machine backups. Very useful information. Update: Nat Irons, in this comment on Barzeski’s post, points to this stern warning from Data Robotics against using Mac OS X 10.5’s live partition resizing feature on a Drobo. Read the whole comment thread for more advice. ★
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LG, Sharp plead guilty to LCD price-fixing, take $585m fine
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsAllegations of LCD price-fixing have been swirling around for years now, and it looks like at least some of the companies involved have dirt on their hands -- LG, Sharp and Chunghwa Picture Tubes have all just pled guilty to price-fixing in a case filed by the US Department of Justice and will pay a combined $585m fine. LG's taking the biggest hit at $400m for conspiring to fix prices from September 2001 to June 2006, while Sharp's on the hook for $120m for jacking prices on panels sold to Dell, Motorola and Apple during the same time frame. Naughty, naughty. It also sounds like this plea agreement is more than just a sterile attempt to cut losses -- Sharp's exec staff is taking a 10 to 30 percent pay cut for three months as punishment to reassure its shareholders. Sounds like a plan -- how about refunding some of that cash to us chumps out here buying your overpriced products?LG, Sharp plead guilty to LCD price-fixing, take $585m fine originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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Softpress to Exhibit Freeway 5 at Maximum Photoshop CS4 Tour Events
Posted by Dennis SellersSoftpress will be on hand to demo Freeway 5 at both the Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, Maximum Photoshop CS4 Tour events on Monday, Nov. 17 and Monday, Nov. 24, respectively. Special pricing on both Freeway 5 Pro and Freeway 5 Express will be available at each show from the...
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Nov. 12 'Macsimum Podcast' now available
Posted by Dennis SellersThe Macsimum Podcast for Nov. 12 is now available here and the RSS feed is here.
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Belkin's Switch-to-Mac USB Cable
Filed under: Accessories, Hardware, Switchers, Odds and endsPeripheral maker Belkin has taken note of the fact that a lot of people are switching to Macs. Their new Switch-to-Mac USB Cable, available in the US now for US$49.99, is designed to streamline the process of moving files from your PC running Windows XP or Vista to your Mac running Tiger or Leopard.The cable comes with a Migration Assistant that performs a similar function to Apple's Migration Assistant -- it copies music, movies, photos, files, and Internet preferences from the PC to the Mac at USB 2.0 speeds. At the completion of the migration, the software provides a summary of all of the content that has been copied and the location of the files.Belkin says the Switch-to-Mac USB Cable will be available in Canada, Asia, Europe and Australia beginning in February, 2009.TUAWBelkin's Switch-to-Mac USB Cable originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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First Looks: Jensen JiSS-585 Docking Station with RF Wireless Speakers for iPod
Though we've previously spotted the new JiSS-585 ($130) up in Canada under the Centrios brand as Black Pearl Wireless Speakers, Jensen's version is promised to be available at a lower price and offer the same appeal: RF-based wireless speakers that can be picked up, carried around, and independently adjusted in volume level. The all-black unit is interrupted by silver only on the globe-shaped speakers that are otherwise reminiscent of Brookstone's…
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iPhone Too Popular for AT&T Tethering?
While AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph De la Vega has officially announced the immanent arrival of an iPhone tethering plan, he hasn't said much more than that. read more
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Customizing Your Mac: Changing Icons
Apple's user interface is heralded as a sleek, modern experience. A great deal of attention is paid to the design of icons, and a guide is published to help ensure that developers also create icons which meet the standards of OS X. If you'd like to use custom icons in OS X — whether for applications, files or folders — there are a couple of different ways to achieve your goal. On an individual basis — i.e. selecting individual files or applications and just changing that one icon On a system-wide basis — applying an 'icon set' to change the look and feel of all the OS X icons system wide The Simple Method The easiest method of changing individual icons requires no software, and is very straight forward. It essentially involves copying the icon from one file/folder/volume to another. Select the item whose icon you want to stamp onto another. Perform a 'Get Info' action, and select the icon towards the upper left of the window. Press Command-C to copy the icon to the clipboard Select the item you'd like to change the icon of, perform 'Get Info', then click the icon in the top left Press Command-V to replace the icon with the one copied previously. This is great for changing a limited number of icons. If, however, you want to change the appearance of the whole operating system, there is a need for a more powerful tool. (more…)
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'Macsimum Recommended Reading' for Nov. 12
Posted by Dennis Sellers“Apple Sr. VP of Enterprise Sales Leaving Apple, Won't Be Replaced: Al Shipp, Apple's Senior Vice President of Enterprise Sales, will be leaving the Cupertino company, and he won't be replaced.”—Mac Observer
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New Flip MinoHD described as 'world's smallest HD camcorder'
Posted by Dennis SellersThe maker of Flip Video—the family of hand-sized digital camcorders—has introduced the the Flip MinoHD, which, at three ounces, is, per the company, the world's smallest high definition camcorder.
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Analysts: Apple and iPhone partners blowing it in India
Indian iPhone carriers Vodaphone and Bharti Airtel have only managed to move 11,000 iPhones in the last two months in a country that buys about 6 million smartphones a year, according to recent estimates. What is Apple doing wrong?Read More...
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Altona releases Mac compatible USB to HDMI adapter
Posted by Dennis SellersAtlona Technologies has announced an US$179 USB to HDMI adapter box, the AT-HDPiX. This new solution is designed to add a HDMI port to any computer, Mac or PC.
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Jason Snell Reviews Things for iPhone
Jason Snell: If Things sounds simple, that’s because it is. Other to-do list managers I’ve tried have, quite honestly, gotten in the way of me getting things done. Things doesn’t do that. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. ★
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Group Logic ships MassTransit 6.0 for enterprise-wide MFT
Posted by Dennis SellersGroup Logic, a provider of Managed File Transfer (MFT) solutions, has introduced MassTransit 6.0. The latest generation of Group Logic's MFT software adds more than a dozen features.
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1394 Trade Association says FireWire is doing just fine
Posted by Dennis SellersApple may have ditched FireWire on its new “unibody” MacBook, but, otherwise, growth in the computer notebook, storage, peripherals, and industrial market sectors continues to propel the FireWire (IEEE 1394) standard to another strong year of growth, according to the 1394 Trade Association (of which Apple is a member). Now...
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The Missing Sync for BlackBerry provides full synchronization support for BlackBerry Bold
Posted by Dennis SellersMark/Space, developer of the synchronization software The Missing Sync, today announces full support for the new BlackBerry Bold 9000 series smartphone. The Missing Sync is Mac synchronization software that works with the BlackBerry Bold.
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iSuppli says T-Mobile G1 costs $144 to make, nothing to love
Filed under: Cellphones, HandheldsTeardown specialist iSuppli is at it again, digging through the G1's guts this time around in an effort to wrap its inquisitive brain around the inaugural Android handset's bill of materials. The result? $144, which naturally doesn't reflect HTC's R&D -- an additional expense that might have been unusually low for the G1 considering HTC's overwhelming expertise in manufacturing all things mobile. For the record, this is about $30 less than iSuppli's July estimate for the 8GB iPhone 3G, though the comparison isn't terribly fair considering that the G1 has a mere pittance of internal storage by comparison. There's no telling what T-Mobile pays HTC for each and every G1 it sells, but we pay $179 (or less) on contract -- so it seems HTC is making itself a nice little profit right out of the gate and customers aren't footing much of the bill. At least, not until they've gone a few months into their two-year agreements.iSuppli says T-Mobile G1 costs $144 to make, nothing to love originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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O'Reilly Media releases 'Adobe InDesign CS4 One-on-One'
Posted by Dave MertenEnjoy mastering the fundamentals of InDesign CS4 with Deke McClelland's exceptional and effective new learning system, Adobe InDesign CS4 One-on-One. Deke, who wrote the first book on InDesign in 1999, provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step lessons, engaging DVD-video demonstrations, and practical yet inspiring projects that help you increase your knowledge and hone...
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CS Odessa announces ConceptDraw Office update
Posted by Dennis SellersThe release of a new CS Odessa ConceptDraw Office update includes improved performance and interoperability for both the Mac and Windows platforms. In addition to the improved performance and reliability of each application within ConceptDraw Office, enhancements to existing functionality and several new features have also been added to ConceptDraw...
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‘How People Really Use the iPhone’
Interesting analysis of the iPhone user experience, based on observing novice iPhone users. I think a better title would be “How People Learn to Use the iPhone”. ★
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AutoZone, the Objective-C Garbage Collector
Apple has released AutoZone, the Objective-C garbage collector, as open source under the Apache license. ★
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Break Away From MobileMe: 7 Free Services to Help You Make the Move
Apple's replacement for .Mac has had a very rocky start, and has a long way to go before its ready to compete with free alternatives. Many users do not want to move away from MobileMe because of the deep integration with the Mac desktop, while others are reluctant because its hard to find another single service that provides all of the services that MobileMe does. If the latest outage has you ready to jump ship, here’s a guide to making the break. Mail: Gmail Making the transition to Gmail is very easy. Gmail allows you to use POP3 to download all of your existing mail from MobileMe into Gmail, and Gmail also allows you to send email as yourname@me.com allowing you time to migrate slowly. With instant search, integrated chat, nearly infinite storage, and an extremly fast interface, making the switch to Gmail not only replaces MobileMe Mail, it makes your email overwhelmingly more enjoyable. (more…)
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Together for Leopard adds intelligent auto-tagging, tag bundles, more
Posted by Dennis SellersReinvented Software has released Together 2.2 for Mac OS X (“Leopard”). The upgrade introduces many new features such as intelligent auto-tagging, tag bundles, nested groups, rearrangeable tabs and numerous improvements to previews, the classification of web pages and the systemwide Shelf.
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iPhone 2.2 Rumored to Drop November 21
The latest update to the iPhone could be just days away. The folks over at iPhone Hellas have reported that their highly reliable source tipped them off that the update will appear November 21.read more
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Apple releases firmware update for fourth gen iPod nano
Posted by Dennis SellersApple has released a “significant” bug fix update for the fourth generation iPod nanos, which adds support for a couple of the company's new headphone offerings, and introduces a toggle to turn off Cover Flow, among other things, reports AppleInsider.
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Apple to open new retail store in Modesto, California
Posted by Dennis SellersApple will open a new retail stores in Modesto, California, this weekend. The Apple Store Vantage Faire store is located at 3401 Dale Road.
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Bento 2 by FileMaker Holiday Pack released
Posted by Dennis SellersFileMaker, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple, has announced the Bento 2 Holiday Pack, a free download. The Bento 2 Holiday Pack works exclusively with Bento 2, the latest version of the personal database.
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Apple to open 250th retail store
Filed under: Retail, AppleWhen Apple opens a new retail store, they typically mark the occasion with an opening day giveaway and free T-shirts. The story will be different in Modesto, California when Apple Store Vintage Faire opens on Saturday, November 14th at 6:00 PM Pacific.Apple Store Vintage Faire will be Apple's 250th retail store, and they're celebrating with a week of special events, including classes, workshops, presentations and more, all free of charge. As usual, visitors who show up on opening day can grab a free T-shirt and register for the grand opening giveaway.Apple Store Vintage Faire is located in the Vintage Faire Mall, at 3401 Dale Rd in Modesto, between Coach and Bebe. You'll find full travel directions here. It sounds like fun, so let us know if you attend.A week of free events is cool and all, but for my money, you can't beat hula dancers.[Via MacDailyNews]TUAWApple to open 250th retail store originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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4G iPod nano gets Nike+iPod fixes, Cover Flow setting
The newest iPod nano has gotten another software update, but this one is beefier than the last with a number of fixes for things like Nike+iPod, Cover Flow, and support for those yet-to-be-released Apple headphones with remote and mic.Read More...
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Windows Mobile 6.5 screenshots have a little Zune in 'em
Filed under: Cellphones Windows Mobile 6.5 was just a whisper on a Motorola phone chief Sanjay Jha's lips two weeks ago, but now that Ballmer himself has confirmed that there's at least one more rev of WinMo 6 en route before Windows Mobile 7 hits it looks like the floodgates have opened -- check out these hot screenshots, one of which seems to have been liberally dipped in Zune sauce. We're hoping that means we'll see some Zune integration with this next generation of handsets, but we're not going to get too worked up yet (cough, Xbox). It does look quite nice, though, and we've got our fingers crossed that this revamp is more than just a pretty new home screen and app launcher -- you're way late to that party, Microsoft. No telling on when 6.5 will actually get here, but Ballms said it'll be sometime next year, so we're guessing we don't have too long to wait.Update: As several of you have pointed out, some of the icons are a little suspicious -- that "Today" icon is OS X's Home icon, for example. We're hoping this is the real deal and not just a user-made skin, but we wouldn't start making any long term plans here. [Via WMPowerUser]Windows Mobile 6.5 screenshots have a little Zune in 'em originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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Apple's SVP of enterprise sales is out and won't be replaced
Apple's senior vice president of enterprise sales Al Shipp will be leaving the company, leaving what could be seen as a gaping hole in the company's enterprise strategy. Assuming there is a strategy, that is.Read More...
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Spinning announces heart rate, fitness app for iPhone, iPod touch
Posted by Dennis SellersSpinning, a company that specializes in indoor group cycling, has introduced its iSpinning fitness application for the iPhone and iPod touch. It's available at the Apple App Store and, for a limited time, is free.
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IBC Bank launches iPhone Mobile Banking app
Posted by Dennis SellersMobile financial services leader, mFoundry, has announced that IBC Bank's mobile banking application for iPhone and iPod touch is available on the Apple App Store.IBC Bank is the Laredo-based flagship bank of International Bancshares Corp., one of the largest bank holding companies in Texas.
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Lexmark introduces new color laser printer, MFP
Posted by Dennis SellersLexmark has introduced the new Lexmark C782n XL color laser printer and Lexmark X782e XL color laser multifunction product (MFP). Designed for high-volume color printing, the Lexmark C782n XL and X782e XL are new additions to the C782n and X782e color laser family.
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News: Apple issues 2.0.1 update for iPod classic (120GB)
Apple has released Software Version 2.0.1 for the iPod classic (120GB). According to the release notes, Software 2.0.1 adds support for Apple's upcoming In-Ear Headphones and Earphones with Remote and Mic, and fixes a bug with saving Genius playlists, along with other minor bug fixes. Software Version 2.0.1 for iPod classic (120GB) is available now via the update feature in iTunes, and does not work with 80GB or 160GB iPod classic models. ...…
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Apple opens new online store in Thailand
Posted by Dennis Sellers Apple has inaugurated a long-overdue Apple online store for Thailand, Graham Rogers, who writes a Mac column for the Bangkok Post, told Macsimum News.
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Apple, Dell to Grab Bigger Slices of Smaller Holiday Pie
While other consumer electronics makers are headed for a rough holiday season, two standouts in the industry are expected to rise above the rest -- Apple and Dell. A survey by ChangeWave concluded that the U.S. is on the brink of experiencing a "massive breakdown in consumer spending" just in time for the holiday season. The survey, conducted between Oct. 23 and Nov. 3, polled 3,699 consumers across the country. The results were not encouraging, especially for most makers of laptop and desktop PCs.
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Tonight's 'Your Mac Life Show 'is tape delayed
Posted by Dave MertenYour Mac Life is in Santorini, Greece! Shawn and Lesa have embarked on a Grand Tour of the Mediterranean – first spending a couple of days relaxing in Rome and now on a cruise ship out of Genoa, Italy for MacMania, a whirlwind ten day tour of 5 countries and...
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Rumor: AT&T to charge $30 per month for tethering
MacBlogs is reporting that according to a source AT&T will charge US$30 per month for iPhone tethering and cap downloads at 5GB per month like they do for Blackberry users. AT&T will reportedly disable tethering if the 5GB bandwidth cap is exceeded. AT&T currently offers Blackberry tethering for an additional $30 per month over a [...]
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App Cubby introduces Gas Cubby 1.0 for iPhone, iPod touch
Posted by Dennis SellersApp Cubby has released Gas Cubby 1.0, a gas mileage and vehicle maintenance app for the the iPhone and iPod touch. It's a tool for tracking gas mileage and vehicle maintenance.
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iPhone bug a potential threat?
Filed under: Bugs/Recalls, iPhoneThere's a lot of "could" and "might" in this story, folks, so keep that in mind. MacNN is reporting that a group of iPhone developers has identified a bug in the current iPhone firmware that could lead to an exploit of the Default.png file. Default.png is what's displayed when an application is launched in the iPhone. Typically it's a static image, but some of Apple's applications use a dynamic file, which could be fooled into granting access to third party code. This sounds like conjecture to us, and MacNN's sources are not known, so keep that in mind. Plus, iPhone firmware 2.2 is rumored to be released on the 21st. Perhaps it will lock this down.TUAWiPhone bug a potential threat? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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GrandTotal for Leopard adds Merlin support, more
Posted by Dennis SellersMedia Atelier has released GrandTotal 1.1, an update of the invoicing application for Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”) platform). The upgrade adds support for Merlin project planner, custom documents (for delivery notes, reminders, receipts etc.), lead text for invoices and estimates and more.
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Latest Apple Rumor: DRM-Free Music Headed from Sony BMG to iTunes
In 2006 and 2007, Apple (AAPL) was one of the torch-bearers in the movement to push record labels to license downloadable copies of their music without digital rights management encryption ((DRM)). When the fruits of that effort were eventually harvested and the labels decided to go DRM-Free, the rewards largely passed Apple by.At the time, iTunes was already the leading distributor of digital music. There wasn't a competitor even close. The record labels, in an effort to level the field and try to shift the balance of distribution power to a less monopolistic scenario, allocated DRM-Free licenses only to Apple's rivals; stores like Amazon (AMZN) and Walmart (WMT). It's a strategy they've yet to reconsider.
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Dictionary: Offline Wikipedia viewer for iPhone
If you’re a fan of Wikipedia and own an iPhone or iPod touch check out Patrick Collison’s Encyclopedia (US$7.99, iTunes Link). After launching the app you can download a complete copy of Wikipedia to your iPhone for offline viewing. It’s great for people that fly a lot or otherwise would like to search the venerable [...]
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Google tunes search for iPhone display
The revamped results fit better on the phone's display and make phone numbers easier to press. But it's not integrated with the iPhone.
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Yours Truly on MacBreak Weekly
I’m a guest on this week’s episode of MacBreak Weekly, alongside Andy Ihnatko, Jon Rettinger, and host Leo Laporte. Topics include: the Mark Papermaster/Tony Fadell saga at Apple, iPhone apps, and more. ★
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How to Fix a Flat
Thomas Friedman on the U.S. auto industry, and its desire for a blank check from the government to rescue it from bankruptcy: Nothing typified this more than statements like those of Bob Lutz, G.M.’s vice chairman. He has been quoted as saying that hybrids like the Toyota Prius “make no economic sense.” And, in February, D Magazine of Dallas quoted him as saying that global warming “is a total crock of [expletive].” These are the guys taxpayers are being asked to bail out. And: Lastly, somebody ought to call Steve Jobs, who doesn’t need to be bribed to do innovation, and ask him if he’d like to do national service and run a car company for a year. I’d bet it wouldn’t take him much longer than that to come up with the G.M. iCar. They may not get the Steve Jobs, but they certainly need a Steve Jobs type leader. ★
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Review: SwitchEasy Colors and Colors Stealth for iPod nano G4
As with virtually all of the nano cases we've tested, these three cases have a lot in common. They all cover the entire back and sides of the nano, with at least partial top and front coverage, and initially minimal bottom coverage; by default, they all leave the nano's bottom almost entirely open for connection to accessories, and also expose the screen and Click Wheel. However, packed-in items compensate for some of these omissions:…
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Rumor: iPhone OS 2.2 could land November 21
The date comes from an anonymous source at a Greek iPhone news site, but this update's timing isn't entirely unreasonable. After the release of two developer betas and a slew of new features have already been added, a pre-Thanksgiving release of iPhone OS 2.2 may hit the spot.Read More...
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Stanza vs. Classics: Maybe I Can Save You $3
I read a lot, and have been very impressed with Stanza for the iPhone as an ebook reader. Like many, however, the idea of Classics was appealing, and upon release I purchased the app. So how does it compare to Stanza? Would I recommend it? The answers, in my opinion, are that it doesn't, and I wouldn't. Not now, anyway. Classics primarily touts two things: special book cover art and a pseudo real-book page-turning experience. But the former could be more hindrance than help when you've got a lot of volumes, and the latter's novelty wears off quickly, though it seems to be the primary reason Classics has received a lot of praise. Classics The books' cover art, sitting on virtual “shelves”, are lovely. And since there are only 12 they present no problems scrolling through them. But if you get 50 or so on this thing it's likely to be an awkward list. Too bad we don't know how quickly we'll get that many, since it's not under our control. Currently it's a dozen, and we have to wait for more. I believe content should be a lot higher priority than that. (more…)
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'Sesame Street' comes to iTunes
Posted by Dennis SellersThe long-running TV preschool series, Sesame Street has launched several digital deals to bring its content to iTunes, YouTube and Hulu, says non-profit producer Sesame Workshop. Series fans can download full episodes on iTunes for US$1.99 each. Twelve episodes from season 35 are now available.
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BaseElements update adds 'Sorted' field, more
Posted by Dennis SellersGoya has released BaseElements 2.1.0 for FileMaker Pro. BaseElements—a a FileMaker developer tool to analyze and document FileMaker database solutions—has been enhanced to work with all of the new features in the new FileMaker Pro 9. The update adds several new features, including a “Sorted” field to the Relationship table,...
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iPhone firmware due on 21 November
iPhone Hellas (translated) reports that iPhone Firmware 2.2 is going to be released on 21 November, much sooner than originally thought. Some features in developer builds of 2.2 include: Google search box moved next to the address bar in Safari (beta 1) Large category icons the App Store slightly with (b1) Prominent “Tell a Friend” and “Report a [...]
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News: Apple releases Software 1.0.3 for iPod nano 4G
Apple has released Software Version 1.0.3 for the fourth-generation iPod nano. According to the company, the update adds support for Apple's new In-Ear Headphones and Earphones with Remote and Mic, a setting to turn off Cover Flow when rotating, and a Cover Flow menu item in the Music menu. Other changes include fixes for instability issues with the Nike + iPod Sport Kit, problems with album art and photos distorting after playing a slideshow…
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Ars: AT&T to charge $30/month for tethering
Filed under: Rumors, iPhoneArs Technica's Justin Berka quotes MacBlogz, which claims a source at AT&T confirmed that tethering for the iPhone will closely resemble the phone-as-modem plans already available for BlackBerry. The plan will cost at least $30 a month, and the cost will be rolled into a new plan for the iPhone. The source said that the plan will cap data transfer at 5GB, and AT&T will terminate the tethering connection if you go over the limit. Also mentioned is the connection process: iTunes may be required to at least set up the initial tethering configuration, and may be required every time you connect. Speeds will apparently start at 30kbps for areas serviced only by GPRS, and top out at 1000kbps for a really spectacular 3G connection. No release date was mentioned. All this comes from deepest Rumorland, of course, so all due caution is advised. MacBlogz says the source has worked at AT&T for "some time now" and the rumor could be taken "relatively seriously."TUAWArs: AT&T to charge $30/month for tethering originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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Microsoft waits 7 years before fixing security exploit
Featured links from the CNET Blog Network Microsoft takes 7 years before fixing security exploit -- A patch addressing an NTLM reflection vulnerability in the SMB protocol seems to have skipped Patch Tuesday for the last seven years. Report confirms AMD gains on Nvidia -- The competitiveness of AMD's new graphics chips is confirmed by a report. Sick? Google shares health searches with govt. -- Google is launching an initiative called Flu Trends to help the U.S. government "track sickness." Could such initiatives one day lead to an invasion of privacy? Best Buy gift cards with built-in speakers -- So you got a new iPod for Christmas and want to rock some tunes around the tree? Just plug it into your Best Buy gift card.
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i.TV Announces Netflix DVD rental service integration
Posted by Dennis Sellersi.TV has announced the integration of Netflix, the world's largest online DVD and media rental service, into its TV and movie guide for the iPhone and iPod touch.
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One solution for IMAP message upload issues in Mail
I've been using Mail for a long while with POP accounts. Recently I decided to stop using POP and switch all my accounts to IMAP. I simply disabled my POP accounts (not deleted at all yet) and set up the IMAP ones. Everything worked perfectly until I decided to move important messages from my Mac to the IMAP accounts (you do ithis in the same way as if you where moving messages between different mailboxes). The problem was that moving messages wasn't reliable -- sometimes messages got uploaded, while other times they became grayed out, but nothing happened.After trying several things, including moving them one-by-one (which didn't work either), I found that rebuilding my local mailboxes seems to fix the problem -- as I write this, Mail has uploaded (moved) 350 of 870 messages without any problems.As rebuilding is a per-mailbox thing, I've had to rebuild each local mailbox. I'm guessing that this problem comes from the fact that I've been moving my mailboxes around be...
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Mark item as read directly from Reader Notifier
I use the well-known Google Reader Notifier to ... well ... to know when new feeds arrive in my Google account. What I discovered today is that I can Command-click to star an item and mark it as read without opening it. If you only press Command while the application menu is open, it will change the description of the feed with a message to that effect.
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How to downgrade to an older version of MySQL
I run a number of web apps here in the house -- a copy of the macosxhints.com site, for instance, where I can experiment with changes before making them on the live site. I recently got rid of the machine I was using to host these sites, and migrated everything over to the Mac Pro. As part of that process, I had to install MySQL, which is basically a very simple operation. Just download the proper package from their downloads page, and run the installer.When I did this, though, I didn't notice that the default download is MySQL version 5; for compatibility reasons, I actually wanted MySQL 4.1. Unfortunately, I got all the way through the install before I noticed that I had installed version 5. So I removed the MySQL 5 files in /usr/local, downloaded the 4.1 version, and ran its installer. Unfortunately, the installer told me I couldn't install 4.1, as I already had a newer version of ...
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Apple may turn to carbon fiber for the Air's lower case
According to a new rumor, Apple may eventually replace the MacBook Air's aluminum lower case with a part made from carbon fiber in order to get the Air's weight comfortably below three pounds.Read More...
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Apple's Greg Joswiak touts iPod touch as the future of handheld gaming
Filed under: Gaming, Portable Audio, Portable Video We speculated in our review of the new iPod touch that Apple had designs on more than just consumption of music and video, and now an interview with company VP of iPod and iPhone product marketing Greg Joswiak all but confirms that sights are set on the gaming market. In a conversation with T3, Joswiak boasts that the devices are breaking through as a viable alternative to established handhelds (such as the PSP or DS) due mostly in part to competitive software pricing and the company's content delivery system. While much of the interview focuses on iPod sales figures, it does delve into more detailed comparisons of platforms, with Joswiak stating, "The 3D graphic power here [iPod touch] is significantly greater than what you have here [picks up Nintendo DS]. So this allows people to do significantly higher quality games." While it's not unusual to hear Apple's honchos hyping their products like they just skipped across some water to heal a few lepers, it is a new trend to see the company aggressively going after gaming platform mainstays so directly. With Sony and Nintendo just getting up to speed on non-traditional content delivery, Apple may find an edge come holiday season with casual gamers -- the real question is whether the hardcore will bite.[Via Eurogamer]Apple's Greg Joswiak touts iPod touch as the future of handheld gaming originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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iPhoneHellas: 2.2 coming November 21
Filed under: Rumors, iPhoneAccording to iPhoneHellas.gr, version 2.2 of the iPhone firmware will be made available on November 21. The site says that the tipster is "reliable" but offered few details. Gizmodo calls the site "consistently reliable." The tipster did say, however, that the update will not contain Greek keyboard support. Rumor has it that the update will contain: Street View, public transportation and walking directions for Maps An always-visible search field in Safari A rating request before you delete an app The ability to download podcasts directly to your handset Location sharing via email Support for Emoji icons An option to turn off auto-correction There is still no word, of course, about the most requested and elusive of options: copy and paste. Gizmodo seems to think that -- if the release date is indeed on the 21st -- the major features of the update have been frozen. Looks like we'll have to wait until 2.3. [Via O'Grady's PowerPage.]TUAWiPhoneHellas: 2.2 coming November 21 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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DropZone releases HangTimer for iPhone, iPod touch
Posted by Dennis SellersDropZone Corp., has released HangTimer, a new sports technology application for the iPhone and iPod touch. This application utilizes the iPhone's accelerometer and some of the same technology used by NASA to determine the split second you become airborne.
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Macsimum iPhone Video: How to install & run OS 9 (Classic) on an Intel Mac
Posted by Dave MertenToday's Macsimum iPhone video demonstrates Mac OS 9 running in Leopard on my MacBook Pro. I have provided simple instructions below on how you can install OS 9 on your Intel Mac, and have also included a nostalgic video of Steve Jobs presiding over “The Funeral of Mac OS 9.”
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Google Chrome for Mac, Linux? Keep waiting
The search company still won't commit to a ship date for bringing its Chrome browser to Mac OS X or Linux, but it's a "high priority."
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iPhone tethering package may resemble BlackBerry plan
Based on the rumored details of AT&T's iPhone tethering plan, the plan will be very similar to AT&T's BlackBerry offering, giving users 5GB of tethered data for $30 per month.Read More...
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News: Jobs: iPhone platform may become 'viable' in mobile games market
Speaking in a brief interview as part of a larger article on the iPhone and iPod touch's role in the industry, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said that the devices may become viable options in the mobile gaming market. “I think the iPhone and iPod touch may emerge as really viable devices in the mobile games market this holiday season,” said Jobs, noting that around a quarter of the 200 million App Store downloads thus far have been games.…
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Pixelmator for Mac OS X updated to version 1.3 (the 'Tempo' version)
Posted by Dennis SellersThe Pixelmator Team has updated Pixelmator—a US$59 GPU-powered image editing tool for creating, editing and enhancing still images—to version 1.3 (codenamed “Tempo”). The upgrade, free to registered users, improves overall responsiveness, lets you open and save images, and zoom in and out.
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P2 Log Pro for Mac gets AVC-Intra Codec support
Posted by Dennis SellersImagine Products has updated P2 Log Pro the Mac, featuringsupport for the new Panasonic AVC-Intra Codec.The key benefit of the P2Log Pro softwareisthe ability toypreview and log clips. It can also repair damaged or missing components of P2 card contents.
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Jumsoft's Goodies added to 50 Keynote Objects FX
Posted by Dennis SellersJumsoft has announced the addition of Goodies, a free product line, to its 50 Keynote Objects FX. All current and future customers can download 50 Keynote Objects FX for their presentations or documents free of charge.
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Video: Daily Debrief: Epic fight for online movies
If you're looking to find a feature-length film online, iTunes is your best option--for now. However, YouTube is sweetening its talk with movie studios. And Hulu.com is trying to find ways to insert ads while remaining attractive to viewers.
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iSimple introduces new automotive iPod docking solutions
Posted by Dennis SellersiSimple has released two new interface solutions that provide a direct, hardwired connection between any model of iPod and most aftermarket or factory sound systems.
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News: Photo of the Week: iPhone 3G in Russia
This week’s featured photo is from our iPhones Around the World gallery, and shows an iPhone 3G in the middle of Red Square in Moscow, Russia. To share your photos and to be considered for our Photo of the Week, you simply need to submit your own photo to one of our galleries. So get out there, take some pictures with your iPod or iPhone, and maybe your submission will be our next Photo of the Week! ...
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Google Launches Multi-platform, In-browser Voice and Video Chat
Groundbreaking web-based e-mail was not sufficient. Embedded instant messaging was not enough. Google Talk voice chat was too “old-fashioned.” Never satisfied with the status quo, the wizards at Google have rolled out a new Voice and Video service and have made Mac users first-class citizens for the new feature. As with the majority of their shiny new toys, Google Voice and Video is not exactly available to everyone just yet, but when it finally is, enabling it will only require the download and installation of a small plugin and a quick selection in the “Options” link under the chat sidebar in Google Mail. Yes, that's correct. This will be a service available within your browser. (more…)
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iTunes 101: Deauthorize all computers at once
Filed under: iTS, iTunes, Mac 101 Many iTunes users are aware of the 5-computer limit for purchases made through iTunes. But what happens when you reach this limit? Well, you could go to each computer and de-authorize it by going to Store > De-authorize Computer, but this doesn't work if you get rid of a computer and forget to de-authorize it. If you have reached your 5-computer limit, then launch iTunes, click iTunes Store, and then click your iTunes user name in the top-right corner of the store window. Once you login, you should see a page with all of your account information on it. In the middle of the page, you should see how many computers are currrently authorized. When you reach your 5-computer limit, a new button will appear here called "Deauthorize All." When you click this button, and confirm, your computer limit will start over at zero. You will then need to re-authorize the computers that you want to keep. From iTunes, go to Store > Authorize Computer. Update: As many have noted in the comments, this deauthorize all button can only be used one time per year. So, if you only have one or two computers to deauthorize, it might be best to do it manually. You can learn more about iTunes de-authorization on this Apple support note.Want more tips and tricks like this? Visit TUAW's Mac 101 section.TUAWiTunes 101: Deauthorize all computers at once originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read|Permalink|Email this|Comments
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MaxBulk Mailer for the Mac and Windows updated to version 6.0
Posted by Dennis SellersMaxprog has released version 6.0 of MaxBulk Mailer, the US$59.90 bulk email application for Mac OS X and Windows platforms. It's now available in English, German, French, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Chinese, Russian and Portuguese.
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Griffin iTalkSync: Sync iPhone Voice Recordings to Your Mac
The free Griffin iTalkSync app makes the process of copying an iPhone (or 2nd generation iPod touch) iTalk audio recording simple and painless. I have lost yet another excuse for not having a regular podcast.
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OhMiBod Naughtibod
At first glance, we figured the Naughtibod to be a great adult iPod accessory and a fantastic gift for audiophile sweethearts, and possibly a good first-time personal vibe for Shuffle-toting folks who might shy away from the more garden variety of the species. And it very may well be all of that, but with a few practical caveats. read more
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Logitech unveils diNovo Keyboard, Mac Edition
Posted by Dennis SellersLogitech has unveiled the newest addition to its line of diNovo keyboards—the US$99.99 Logitech diNovo Keyboard, Mac Edition. In addition to offering the typing experience of the Logitech PerfectStroke key system, the cordless diNovo Keyboard, Mac Edition offers a three-year battery life and an integrated number pad, according to Denis...
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Review: Bento packs a lot of database bang for the buck
Posted by Dennis SellersI've tried it, but I'm just not a database designer. I can get basic stuff done in FileMaker, but not without a lot of help from more experienced users. My ideas are always much bigger than my ability.
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Fans, Festivals, FileMaker: E-Commerce Gets a Little Help From Its Friends
When Mark Lapidos, president and originator of The Fest, decided 34 years ago to feed his passion for The Beatles with an annual Beatles Fans Celebration, the furthest things from his mind were computers and databases. Any thoughts about managing a repeat event and bringing The Fest to numerous cities around the country just did not hang around. However, The Fest grew into an annual event held in multiple U.S. cities to bring Beatles fans together. His Beatles passion turned into a full-time business for him.
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YouTube film service unlikely to be as profitable as iTunes
A respected Hollywood researcher predicts that paid services such as iTunes will win the public's favor over ad-supported businesses such as YouTube and Hulu.
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V-MODA unveils Vibe II with microphone
Posted by Dennis SellersV-MODA has introduced a new addition to its line of Vibe luxury headphones: the US$128 Vibe II with Microphone for iPhones and iPods and iPhones. It's a noise-isolating dual-use headphone/headset that redefines the headphone category by fusing the finest elements of design, function, high-definition acoustics and ergonomics.
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ChangeWave survey shows massive breakdown in consumer spending going forward
Posted by Dennis Sellers ChangeWave's latest consumer spending survey, conducted Oct. 27-Nov. 3, shows yet another giant downturn in U.S. consumer spending going forward. The survey of 2,763 U.S. consumers focused on spending patterns for the next 90 days, including the holiday season.
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Well, I was wrong about the iMac, Mac mini timetable for updates…
Posted by Dennis SellersOkay, I admit that I was wrong. I had predicted a rev (nothing major) of the iMac, and possible the Mac mini, on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Then Apple foiled my prediction by saying that its product line-up for the holiday season was set and in place.
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Parallel Kingdom
A perilous journey.read more
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Iotum brings Calliflower conferencing to the iPhone
Posted by Dennis SellersIotum has announced that its Calliflower conference-calling service, which lets you plan and participate in highly interactive conference calls that bridge business and social networks, is now mobile and available for users of the iPhone. Iotum also announced Calliflower Premium, which introduces document sharing and other new features for...
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Office 2008 File-Compatibility Trouble
You can modify your Word 2008 preferences so that your documents are always saved in the older format.I just installed Microsoft Office 2008, but now when I create Word and Excel files on my computer, none of my colleagues can open up these files on their computers. Please help!read more
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Apple patents involve high speed data connections, 64-bit processors, more
Posted by Dennis SellersSeveral Apple patents have appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. Patent number 7451250 is for methods and an apparatus for providing an automatic high-speed data connection in a portable device.
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Mocra builds free iPhone app for surfers
Posted by Dennis SellersOakley and Surfline have teamed up to release Surf Report for the iPhone and iPod touch. It's designed to help you “find the best waves.” Surf Report is available at the Apple App Store.
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Classics
When you turn a book page in Classics, it really looks like you're turning a book page!Public-domain e-books are a dime a dozen--no, scratch that, they’re free--so why pay $2.99 for Classics? After all, it’s little more than a collection of 12 public-domain titles you can get from any number of sources. The answer is simple: Classics has a kick-ass interface.read more
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Chinese Paper Reports Reduced Apple Notebook Orders
Chinese-language paper wrote that Apple cut notebook orders with their manufacturing partners by 20-30% this fourth quarter. Source: DigitimesApple and Asustek Computer recently reduced their notebook outsourcing for the fourth quarter this year by 20-30% impacting the two vendors' main OEM partners Quanta Computer and Pegatron Technology, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.
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Kensington SlimBlade Presenter Mouse
It clicks! It scrolls! It rocks your Keynote.Trackpads are all well and good, but sometimes when you’re working from a laptop, only a real mouse will do. And if you frequently use PowerPoint or Keynote, a presentation remote quickly evolves from luxury to necessity. Kensington’s SlimBlade Presenter Mouse is a well-conceived multitasker that delivers the features of both in one compact device.read more
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Parallels Version 4.0 has been released
Parallels Desktop 4.0 has been released for th aMac. The newest version of the Parallels Desktop is claiming a 50% speed increase over the previous version of the software, support for more OSs and a few other features. It has even added support of many 3D games. You can find a full list here. Parallels 4.0 Desktop will run you $79.99. Existing users can upgrade for $39.99 through the end of this month. If you have purchased the previous version of Parallels after Sep. 1st then you'll be getting your upgrade for free. Click Here for more info.
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The Mac Night Owl: 'Microsoft remains divorced from reality'
Posted by Dennis SellersOn today's commentary, Gene “Mac Night Owl” Steinberg says that “Microsoft remains divorced from reality.”
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Is Apple cutting its notebook production?
Apple could be cutting its production on both notebooks and the iPhone according to Ars Technica. With the current economic downturn that's not terribly surprising, though. The news comes from Quanta, a Taiwanese OEM that Apple has outsourced a good portion of its production to. The company is suggesting that Apple may be cutting its notebook production by as much as 30%. One element that is not clear in the report, however, is if Quanta is capable of Apple's new manufacturing process for its Macbook and Macbook Pro lines. If not, that could easily explain any drop in orders to the Taiwanese OEM. If they can't produce the new Macbook and Macbook Pros then that would leave them with only the Macbook Air, the white Macbook, and the 17 inch Macbook Pro to manufacture - easily cutting their orders. It is also completely possible that Apple is merely trying to keep from having excessive inventory as sales are sure to decline, at least slightly, if the economy remains in turmoil.
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What the iPhone needs next - organization
I don't know about you, but I can't wait for the iPhone 3.0. I'm sincerely hoping by then that we have an improvement on the organization of the iPhone Apps - because they are seriously starting to get out of hand. I currently have 7 of the 9 available screens filled to the brim with iPhone Apps of all kinds, and most of them, I don't really want to be rid of. It would be nice if I could organize them in a more user-friendly way then just swiping from one screen to the next. I think what I'd like to see on the iPhone is a version of “Stacks”. Think about it, you could hold your finger down on a blank area of the screen for a few seconds, and bring up a menu asking you if you wanted to create a new Stack, you do - so you say “yes”. Then a Stack appears that you name. After you have done that you hold down on your icons until they get giggly, and begin to drag the ones you want into your Stack. For example, you could have a Stack for your Business Apps, or for your Games. When you were finished, you'd just hit the home button, then all those icons could be condensed within that Stack. When you wanted to access them they could fan out like a Stack on OS X, or even as a separate screen all together. Obviously the concept is pretty rudimentary. We're basically talking about folders here - but it would be a nice addition to the OS that I'd like to see in the near future. What about you?
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Microsoft jumping on the App Store bandwagon
Steve Ballmer spoke on Friday about Webkit, the App Store, and Facebook, making it clear that Microsoft's long standing policies to innovate by copying what others have already done, is going to continue to be the flagship motto of the company for years to come. According to Apple Insider Ballmer dismissed Webkit as interesting, but refuses to build a version of IE around it because he says its vital to Microsoft to continue to develop “proprietary innovation” through “innovative extensions” that they can only do on their own platform. He also praised Facebook and Apple for their software distribution, suggesting that Microsoft might be building their own App Store variant in the future. Microsoft is also testing a “Facebook” knock-off called “Townsquare”…you know…because the world needs just ONE MORE social networking site.
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General Electric Moves On Down the Largest Company List
Below we highlight the 25 largest companies in the US. As shown, Exxon Mobil (XOM) still holds the top spot, but there have been lots of other changes since the bear market started last October. General Electric (GE) has probably had the most dramatic move, from second largest to its current rank of fifth. Prior to XOM taking over GE in size during the energy sector bubble, General Electric held the top spot for quite some time. Wal-Mart (WMT) has had the most dramatic increase during the bear market, moving from 13th to second. Procter (PG) also has made a nice move into the third largest slot. Other companies still in the top 25 that have dropped in rank include Microsoft (MSFT), AT&T (T), Cisco (CSCO), Google (GOOG), Bank of America (BAC), Apple (AAPL) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ). Stocks that have moved into the top 25 since last October include Wells Fargo (WFC), Oracle (ORCL), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), PepsiCo (PEP), and Genentech (DNA).