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Going to worship? There's an iPhone app for that
Posted by Dennis SellersSeveral churches are now streaming services over the iPhone. One of the first to connect with these upwardly mobile congregants is Northland, A Church Distributed, which launched an iPhone web app on July 4—offering not just videos of past church services, but the ability to join in live services as...
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Lenovo Reports $16 Million Quarterly Loss
The AP reports: Lenovo Group, the world’s fourth-largest personal computer maker, reported a $16 million quarterly loss Thursday amid weak global demand but said its market share grew. Revenue was down 18 percent from the year-ago quarter. Because so much of the PC industry is engaged in a race for the bottom, “market share” is no longer much of a bragging point. The computer maker that has weathered this recession the best is Apple — the company which last year many analysts predicted would weather it the worst. They predicted Apple would be in trouble because it focuses on the high end of the market, but it’s exactly that focus that has enabled Apple to not just tread water but continue to grow. â
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It's Google vs Apple in China's smart-phone arena
Google and Apple are set to compete with each other in the high-end smart-phone market in China, the worldâs largest market for mobile subscribers, a report says.
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Inrix app released for the iPhone, iPod touch
Posted by Dennis SellersInrix, a provider of traffic and navigation services,has released its Inrix Traffic! app for the iPhone and iPod touch. It's available for free at the Apple App Store.
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The Daily Roundup: here's what you might've missed
Apple's new low: censoring a dictionaryIn essence, you would have to already know the word in order to be able to look it up in the app -- your mind would have had to be already poisoned with the sinful idea. Leaked back-of-box chart shows Xbox line winnowing down to Arcade and Elite SKUs Hopefully this means the Elite is also going to shuffle on down to the middle SKU's $300 pricepoint, but we'll have to wait and see Upcoming Xbox 360 Netflix update is still gimped, Microsoft thinks you want it that wayIt restricts users to perusing the Top 50 films in any of a handful of categories, meaning no searching by title and no browsing alphabetically. Wow. Other news of import Zune HD dock and remote hands-on Sprint's new mobile broadband routers pack WiMAX and 3G, MiFi looks on in jealousy Zune HD's browser previewed, sounds just as sexy as the hardware Patent Office rejects some of TiVo's patent claims, battle vs. DISH to rage onIt'll still be a while before anyone involved (except the lawyers) are cashing any large checks, or get their DVR taken away. T-Mobile myTouch 3G storming retail stores today for $199.99 on contractYou'll be doing everyone at the store a favor if you've already settled on black, merlot or white beforehand. Onkyo mixes HT-series receivers into lineup, confusion ensues NXG Technologies is first with HDMI 1.4 cables for the 3D HDTV you don't own yet Apple phasing out iPhone 3G in favor of 8GB 3GS? RIM patent filing reveals hybrid capacitive / resistive touchscreens The Daily Roundup: here's what you might've missed originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
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INQ launches 3G social mobiles with Twitter, iTunes media sync
Posted by Dennis SellersINQ Mobile is planning two new 3G Social Mobiles complete with internet-based Twitter and media sync capabilities. The INQ Chat 3G is the company's first qwerty-style phone, while the compact INQ Mini 3G expands the range and provides an entry-level social mobile.
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Confession: I hate my Apple TV
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Bad Apple, Apple TVI can be silent no longer. I have tried for nearly a year to love my Apple TV; yet every time I try to do anything beyond playing music with it, I begin to unconsciously claw my eyes out. I think that Apple TV is the worst product I have purchased that has come out of Cupertino -- and in many ways, one of the worst products I have purchased at all. Read on for the sordid details of my hate-hate relationship with my Apple TV.Continue reading Confession: I hate my Apple TVTUAWConfession: I hate my Apple TV originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Nvidia launches interactive ray tracing engine
Posted by Dennis Sellers Nvidia has introduced the Nvidia OptiX ray tracing engine, part of a suite of application acceleration engines for software developers. Nvidia acceleration engines are designed to make it easy to incorporate valuable, high-performance capabilities into applications, while simultaneously reducing development time.
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Navigon app for iPhone hits bumps
Many applications on the iPhone take advantage of knowing where you are. But despite GPS (and other location-based technologies), ...
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Future Media launches FMC/Online for global training classes
Posted by Dennis SellersFuture Media Concepts (FMC)—an authorized digital media training organization for postproduction, broadcast professionals, and content creators—has launched FMC|Online, which offers live group classes conducted by manufacturer certified instructors. Courses cover a range of content creation products from manufacturers including, Adobe, Apple and Avid.
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Playback 1.0.3 for Mac OS X adds new preference for the iTunes/iPhoto scan interval
Posted by Dennis SellersYazsoft has updated Playback, a zero configuration media server for Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”), to version 1.0.3. The new version has an updated French translation and a new preference for the iTunes/iPhoto scan interval.
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A not-so-deeper look at OS X 10.5.8
Rob Griffiths tries to dig into the OS X 10.5.8 update, but finds that Apple's done a reasonable job with its explanations this time around.
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MacOSG: How to upgrade an unlocked/jailbroken iPhone to 3.0.1
Posted by Dave MertenIf you go and run the 3.0.1 software updater in iTunes to update your unlocked/jailbroken iPhone, everything will go fine until the iPhone reboots. At that point, you will be back in the activation mode and will need to jailbreak the phone again. If you originally used PwnageTool to make...
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iCam brings video from home to the iPhone
Filed under: Accessories, Software, Internet Tools, iPhoneI was intrigued by Lauren's post the other day where she briefly talked about using the iCam phone app [App Store] to do some baby monitoring. I wondered what else I could do with this US$4.99 app, so I gave it a try with great results.One nice thing about iCam is it can integrate up to 4 live video streams on your iPhone, even if the cameras are stand alone webcams or cams attached to different computers. In my case, I had a D-link webcam, a desktop mac with a Logitech webcam, and my MacBook Pro with a built in iSight camera. I was able to bring all 3 onto a single screen on my iPhone and keep an eye on my house and parrot while I was out for dinner. Here is the setup. You have to download an app called iCamSource to run on each computer that hosts a camera. It's free. If your computer is hosting 2 cameras, you make a duplicate of the app and run it in a second instance. In my case, my desktop machine had the attached USB webcam, and I was also linking to the D-Link camera that has a built in web-server and a device specific IP address.With the USB webcam, it was easy to find in the software by name. You enter a unique user name and password. For the second webcam, the D-link, I had to specify an IP address, followed by the required code to bring that camera up. Each webcam does it a bit differently. I asked the iCam support people, and after a few tries we found the right combo for that particular camera. Support responses were very quick, by the way.Continue reading iCam brings video from home to the iPhoneTUAWiCam brings video from home to the iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Comcast to hit 250k new broadband subscribers in Q2 2009
Posted by Dennis SellersAccording to the latest research from the analyst firm, Strategy Analytics, Comcast, the largest broadband service provider (BSP) in the US, is expected to announce 250,000 net additional subscribers in its second quarter release later this week. This will bring the company's total broadband customer base to nearly 15.5 million,...
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How To Make your Mac a Web Server
You may think you are one with the Interwebs, but until you actually create a website, you are merely part of the Interwebs. Follow this tutorial, and you will learn how to become one in about a billion, the exclusive club of people who host sites of some sort.read more
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Bodega: App Store of Mac OS X
Filed under: Software, Reviews With the success of mobile application stores (led by the iPhone's App Store and then copied by virtually every other mobile platform), it makes sense that the next step would be to try to extend that all-in-one browse/download/buy experience on the desktop. The Linux distribution Ubuntu is working on trying to release an App Store-like AppCenter repository for its next desktop release and many Mac users have suggested or opined that an app store for Mac OS X would be beneficial. Earlier this week, IDFusion Software released Bodega, an independent attempt to bring an App Store-like experience to desktop Mac users. The free program, offers up a list of applications -- both free and paid -- that users can download, review and buy. If you purchase an app, you deal directly with the developer, but your receipt information is stored within Bodega for easy reference. You can search for applications (more on that later) and get information on the app, read user reviews and see if there are any press reviews (the press clippings apparently come from Bodega's built-in source list so they aren't complete or exhaustive). I played with Bodega for a bit and tested to see how it works as both a store and an app discovery service.Continue reading Bodega: App Store of Mac OS XTUAWBodega: App Store of Mac OS X originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Electric Face releases PhoneFace for the iPhone
Posted by Dennis SellersElectric Fish has released PhoneFace, a photo speed-dialing app for the iPhone. It's available for US$0.99 at the Apple App Store.
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TUAW Tip: Smart Groups in Address Book
Filed under: Software, TUAW Tips Let's face it, contact management is a pain. Address Book in OS X is a good tool, but one often overlooked feature is the "Smart Group" -- a way of quickly organizing your contacts together. If you're familiar with Smart Playlists in iTunes, it's the same but with contact info. To start a Smart Group, go to File > New Smart Group. A dialog will drop down in Address Book for you to start entering criteria for filtering. For example, you could create a group of everyone whose birthday you have in your contacts by choosing the item Birthday from the first drop-down menu item, then adding the menu item "is set." Note that you can't create a list of people with birthdays in June, which is a bummer. But the Smart Groups have a variety of ways to filter, some more useful than others and several are dependent on the data (dates vs. text, for example). To delete a group you'll have to make a trip to the menus, as no amount of right-clicking or key pressing will do it. Delete is in the Edit menu, under Delete Group. One more thing: the notes field in Address Book extends the power of Smart Groups just a bit. After returning from WWDC I added the business cards of people I met and added the note "wwdc" to each one. I then made a Smart Group where the Note contains 'wwdc' and now I've got an easy way to see the group of people I met at WWDC. Think of the Notes field as a loose tag field, if you like. I've also set up my Address Book to add family members based on a list of surnames, but that may only work if you have an oddball last name like mine!TUAWTUAW Tip: Smart Groups in Address Book originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Multiwinia
Who says you need guns and tanksâor even arms and legs that bendâto wage war? Real-time strategy game Multiwinia puts you in command of an army of 2D stick figures called Multiwinians, hell-bent on destroying enemy factions in six multiplayer-style game modes (which can also be played alone) across a unique vector-graphics landscape.read more
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Elgato Video Capture
Like many of you, most recorded footage of my youth was on those archaic black plastic things called VHS tapes. As the rest of society moves into the digital age, Iâm facing a battle of preserving my childhood memories on something a little more robust and modern than 800 feet of mylar tape. With many video capturing solutions on the market, I settled on a new product by Elgato, called Video Capture. As new formats for recording video footage come to market, the quality of these mediums greatly improves. Since the VHS system is considered âanalogâ and is composed of interlaced video, converting to a digital solution requires some special equipment. These breakout boxes work by allowing you to connect your device via some type of connector (depending on the quality of the box) and to your Mac via USB or FireWire. Since weâre using the breakout box as an intermediary and there are three devices in the chain, there is a potential for less than stellar quality due to any number of reasons: the breakout box in particular, the video tape youâre capturing from, or the VCR deck itself. Considering most of these devices are in the same price range, they are probably all comparable in quality. (Though as you will read on the Internet, everyone has a different opinion as to which one is the best.) Elgatoâs solution, retailing for $99, is a very simple dongle that attaches either via composite or S-video to your device and via USB to your Mac. The biggest concern many have about these types of devices is the flexibility they will have with capturing their video. Elgato includes their own video capture software with their device, though it is quite simple. For many, this is all you will need. Getting Started When you start the software, you are asked simple questions about how you have chosen to connect your media device and the aspect ratio of your footage. For folks converting from VHS like me, youâll want to pick 4:3. The video will be captured at 640×480 resolution. The biggest oddity about the way the software functions is that before recording, it asks the user to determine the overall length of the recorded project. There are several options to choose from, at varying intervals from 10 to 180 minutes, each giving you an estimate of the final output size. You can stop recording at any point before your pre-set time has elapsed. If you have footage recorded in âEPâ or âLPâ modes, your tapes could have more than 3 hours of footage on them, making it awkward for bulk captures. Recording Once you begin recording, it is pretty much hit or miss. When you hit stop recording, the application is done and saves your file. For some, this may not be a concern as they plan to further split up clips or edit their footage in something like iMovie. Others may find this problematic if they are looking for a bit more control. Some of these concerns can be assuaged as the application does allow users to trim the start and end points of their captured footage. After you stop recording, you have options within the software to instantly play the file in QuickTime, add it to iTunes, edit with iMovie or upload directly to YouTube. The videos are output in either H.264 or MPEG-4. Based on the footage I have captured thus far, I have been quite impressed with Elgatoâs solution. Sometimes the quality may not be the best but again, in my case, this is VHS weâre talking about. How many times in your home movies are there other concerns to worry about, like somebody panning the camera too fast? Iâm rating Elgatoâs solution four out of five stars. Its software is simple and easy to use, and they included all of the cables I would need to plug its device directly into my VCR. The only cons are the limited in-application editing options and the awkward âtime restrictions.â The good news is that these could easily be corrected with a future software update. For some, they may criticize the lack of higher definition inputs, such as component video or HDMI, but these types of capture devices exist and are much pricier. It really just depends on what you are trying to accomplish. Why go overboard for something simple? As a quick and simple way to preserve VHS tapes, this is a great solution and feels a bit stronger than some of the other slightly cheaper options. If youâve had an opportunity to use the Elgato video capture or one of the other competitor products, let me know in the comments below. Innovations. Markets. Profits. We Got An App For That: Mobilize 09 $595 Regular, $395 limited time Learn More ť
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ABI Research: amount of mobile data sent and received to grow enormously by 2014
Posted by Dennis SellersAccording to ABI Research, in 2014, the volume of mobile data sent and received every month by users around the world will exceed by a significant amount the total data traffic for all of 2008.
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App Store rejections tied to third party rights infringements
Filed under: Apple Corporate, Software, Developer, App Store, App ReviewApple recently invited a great deal of criticism after it rejected Google's Google Voice application from App Store. At the same time, it pulled third party GV apps leaving their developers without recourse and forced to swallow refund costs that exceeded their initial per-sale earnings. Today Engadget writes of a simple Dictionary being censored. Now it looks as if Apple may be targeting the e-book section of App Store. TUAW has learned that Apple has begun rejecting all e-book submissions because "this category of applications is often used for the purpose of infringing upon third party rights. We have chosen to not publish this type of application to the App Store." At first glance, this policy seems in line with Apple's approach to applications that promise charitable contributions. Apple cannot police the developers and will not allow possibly fraudulent postings on their store. Apple does not want to be in the position of vetting rights claims. At the same time, Apple has been rejecting applications from content providers who do in fact own the rights to their materials and can prove those rights. A colleague who spoke on the condition of anonymity related that a project he developed for a national content syndicate was rejected without recourse. He still got paid for his work but the application languishes without an outlet. Apple isn't stopping with content source providers. They're also targeting those who provide media browsing tools. Another developer who built an e-book reader received a recent rejection along the same lines. The application might be used to read copyright infringing books, so Apple will not let it in App Store. In an e-mail, he wrote, "Leaving aside the presumption of innocence, [what] about iTunes and iPod - shouldn't they be banned too? After all many users indeed are using them to listen to the music that is not always legally obtained." It's obviously premature to assign an external motivation to Apple and TUAW has no evidence whatsoever that Apple is using these rejections to pave its way to a new market. At the same time, the timing of these rejections couldn't be worse. With Apple rumored to enter the e-book market sometime in the Winter, this new policy could fly very close to regulatory scrutiny.TUAWApp Store rejections tied to third party rights infringements originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Mac OS X 10.5.8 available through Software Update
Filed under: OS, Software Update, Leopard The Mac OS X 10.5.8 update is now available through Software Update. Among the listed features are resolution for compatibility issues when joining AirPort networks, disappearing monitor resolutions in System Preferences, and Bluetooth reliability. The update will also upgrade Safari to version 4.0.2, though I'm not sure if that includes those of us still on Safari 3 (I'll find out in a moment!) There are a number of other reliability and compatibility tweaks that are listed here. Security features are available here. The update is not available through Apple's download site as of yet. Edit (1:55 PT): I can confirm that this update does upgrade those of you still on Safari 3, like I was, to Safari 4.0.2. The combo update is also now available.TUAWMac OS X 10.5.8 available through Software Update originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Mac OS X 10.5.8 now available, way less than 0.1 away from Snow Leopard
Apple's just unleashed its latest 10.5 update on an unsuspecting (well, totally suspecting, actually) crowd, so go ahead and fire up Software Update and see if Cupertino's left you any 10.5.8-flavored presents under the tree. We bet you didn't expect Wednesday to be this amazingly, incredibly awesome, now, did you? Follow the break for the full changelog.Continue reading Mac OS X 10.5.8 now available, way less than 0.1 away from Snow LeopardFiled under: SoftwareMac OS X 10.5.8 now available, way less than 0.1 away from Snow Leopard originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Windows 7 bug likely not a 'showstopper'
Microsoft said on Wednesday that it is looking into reports of a potential bug in the final version of Windows 7. However, Microsoft's top Windows executive said in a blog posting that the issue appears to be neither widespread, nor the "showstopper" that some are claiming it to be. ...
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The Mac Night Owl: 'Who really wants Windows 7?'
Posted by Dennis SellersOn today's commentary, Gene “Mac Night Owl” Steinberg asks, “Who really wants Windows 7?”
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iPhone and Wiimote brought together by Bluetooth
It's been a long time going, but it looks like the invisible divide between the iPhone and the Wii remote has finally been bridged through the magic of Bluetooth. That was apparently made possible thanks to the portable Bluetooth stack from the BTStack project, which got paired with some custom OpenGL-ES code to allow the Wiimote to control a virtual representation of itself on the iPhone. Practical? Of course not. But it's a Wiimote controlling an iPhone. Video after the break.[Via MAKE] Continue reading iPhone and Wiimote brought together by BluetoothFiled under: Cellphones, Gaming, PeripheralsiPhone and Wiimote brought together by Bluetooth originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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'Macsimum Recommended Reading' for Aug. 5
Posted by Dennis Sellers“iPhone A Hit With Consumer Companies: Pizza Hut, Kraft, and Whole Foods are looking to iPhone apps to grow revenues in a tough economy.”—InformationWeek
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Security software maker PC Tools enters Mac market with antivirus utility
PC Tools on Wednesday released iAntiVirus, that offers both real-time and scanning protection, the company said. The software is offered as a free download and $29 for an individual license.
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Apple Releases OS X 10.5.8 Update
I was just installing the Garage Band update on my Mac mini, when lo and behold, upon checking again at completion for updates, the 10.5.8 cumulative update appeared. I've yet to update my mini to 10.5.7, because of reported issues with outputting to 720p resolution, which is the resolution of the TV I have it connected to. 10.5.8 appears to fix display resolution issues, as stated in the update description itself. It also claims to bring the usual bug fixes and security enhancements we've come to expect from incremental updates, in addition to solutions for AirPort connectivity and reliability issues, Bluetooth connectivity problems, and sluggish startup times. My iMac has had some AirPort hiccups from time to time, which I've actually just learned to live with, but hopefully 10.5.8 gets rid of even those minor annoyances. It's available now via Software Update, and you can read more about it at this Apple Support article. Innovations. Markets. Profits. We Got An App For That: Mobilize 09 $595 Regular, $395 limited time Learn More ť
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10.5.8 is Ready for Your Loving Download
Get ready to to fire up Software Update, Apple has released 10.5.8.What Apple tells us about 10.5.8: The 10.5.8 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac, as well as specific fixes for:-compatibility and reliability issues when joining AirPort networksread more
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iPhone 3GS video vs. Flip Mino HD
Filed under: Multimedia, Odds and ends, iPhoneIt was an inevitable face off. The iPhone 3GS and the Flip Mino HD. One of our readers, Adrienne, did just such a test at the Dayton airshow July 18-19, and held the two cameras together to see how they compared. Turns out both do well, with the Mino having higher resolution, of course, and the iPhone getting smoother video with less pixels to push around. I've had similar results in comparing both cameras. The video from both is a bit shaky, and neither camera hosts an image stabilizer, but iMovie can fix that if you want to take the extra time. I think the 3GS video is quite good, and for someone who wants to carry one device, it fills the bill. There's no question that the Mino will give you more detail, and it is wrapped up in a seductively small and easy to use package. Follow this link to an explanation of how the test was run, and the video. Thanks Adrienne.TUAWiPhone 3GS video vs. Flip Mino HD originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.8
Posted by Dennis SellersApple has released Mac OS X 10.5.8. The company says it's “recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac. It also offers specific fixes for:â¨â¨
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Whereâs The Love? Appleâs Neglected Products
With 2009 half way over, weâve seen a lot of updates from Apple, from new portables to new iPhones and some hot new Pro Apps, but several sections of Appleâs product lineup have not been updated in quite a while. Products such as the Apple TV, some software titles, and others are getting a bit long in the tooth. We know our mainstream products like iPods will see an update in the next few months, but what about some of the others? Whatâs the deal and what could be in store? Apple TV Apple TV, the little iPod for your television, has not seen a hardware update since 2007 when Apple introduced a larger 160GB model. Though there have been price cuts since then, and the introduction of the âTake 2â Apple TV software, the device itself really has not seen any updates since its introduction. Originally referred to as the fourth leg on a four-leg stool (according to Jobs, referring to Appleâs product lineup), it has since been relegated to a âhobbyâ and now something that hasnât seen much attention at all. The hacking community has provided a number of plugins and add ons to allow additional functionality, but Apple has only offered small software updates for compatibility with the Remote app or other products (new AirPort base stations, etc.). The device itself runs a variation of Mac OS 10.4! With the release of Snow Leopard, will we see any updates? Apple calls it a DVD player for the 21st century. I'm quite sure a DVD player for the 21st century involves Blu-ray, so where's the love? Aperture The last major version of Aperture (version 2.0) was released in February 2008. Though small updates have been released to provide support for newer camera models, Appleâs own consumer application iPhoto â09 boosts features that make some Aperture users jealous. Face recognition and geo-tagging support are two such examples that blur the lines between those who might want to use Aperture versus iPhoto. (Aperture of course has a much different market, aiming to compete with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, but still, users do feel a bit left out.) When Aperture was originally introduced, it was quite a performance hog. To be fair, however, at the time, most Macs were Power PC based. The switch to Intel processors as well as newer versions that included more optimized code allowed for a better experience. No doubt the introduction of Snow Leopard will also bring about further performance improvements to Aperture as well. The question remains though, after Snow Leopard launches will we see new software in October, or will we have to wait until a more appropriate time next year? As an aside, I do recognize Apple just released new versions of Logic Studio and Final Cut Studio, but in all the fanfare, nothing has been mentioned about anything Snow Leopard specific. With all the “oohs” and “ahhs” of the performance features Snow Leopard is supposed to bring, one would think there could be several areas where these titles could take advantage. Displays Wow. Where to start with this one? Of all the Apple products that seem to carry an âApple tax,â the displays rank among the highest. Rightfully they should as they are really high quality products. That being said, Apple has silently discontinued both their 20â and 23â displays, opting to replace them both by a very expensive 24â LCD display. The cream of the crop 30â display is only briefly mentioned on Appleâs website with a link to its online store. Where does the future of its displays lie? The mini DisplayPort can handle the high resolution of the 30â Cinema Display, so providing Apple could actually create an LED equivalent, it should be compatible with all of its latest products. On the entry level side, $899 is still a hefty price for the smallest display. Looking at the iMacs, these displays are still CCFL based (cold cathode fluorescent lighting). This could explain why the LED Display is pricey compared to an entry level iMac which features a slightly smaller display but also a whole computer inside. Another consideration for displays is the resolution they support. The 17â MacBook Pro features a high resolution 1920×1200 display that is LED-backlit. That resolution is equivalent to the resolution of the 24â LED display and looks really good, considering itâs packed into a display that is seven inches smaller. Apple desperately needs a smaller entry-level display to replace the now defunct 20â Cinema Display, and the entire lineup could benefit from supporting a higher resolution all around. Good Things Come to Those Who Wait These are just a few examples of products that havenât really seen great updates lately, but history has taught us that Apple always comes through and woos its fans. My question to you, the readers, is this: Do you think that Apple has been allocating all of its resources into completing Snow Leopard and the iPhone 3.0 launch? Or, do you think the neglect that some of these other projects have seen is because Apple has been focusing its development efforts on some as-of-yet unannounced new product, like the rumored tablet? We've seen some great new products this year, but even the latest versions of Logic Studio and Final Cut Studio aren't entirely revolutionary. They didn't even garner a media event. My personal opinion is that this is the case and Apple has been working to complete Snow Leopard and the iPhone 3.0 OS, but has been focusing a major portion of its team on something we donât know about yet. Remember what Steve always says: When the economy is rough, Appleâs solution is to innovate its way to success. Please share your thoughts in the comments below! Market research you can use: Keep informed about Cloud Computing and IT Infrastructure. Learn more ť
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Backstage: iPhone 3G Refurbs, or, More Fun With AT&T
What did it take to convert another of our family of iPhone users from EDGE over to 3G? An attractively priced refurb unit—$99 for a white 16GB iPhone 3G. Great deal, eh? On July 26, we ordered one from AT&T's web site with 2-day “priority shipping,” expecting it to arrive by Wednesday the 29th. Unfortunately, that didn't happen; the iPhone proceeded to go AWOL in AT&T's order status web site for 8 days,…
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Zune HD's browser previewed, sounds just as sexy as the hardware
The folks over at CNET got a quick look at a recent build of the Zune HD, and the player seems to be getting rather close to a final product. Among praise for the hardware, video playback and a quite refined music player and music discovery experience, they found the Zune HD's browser to be particularly excellent. It's been built by the IE team, which bodes well for prospective Windows Mobile 6.5 users, and it's apparently very comparable to the iPhone in features and speed. There's pinch to zoom, accelerometer-based reorientation, and a good onscreen keyboard -- no Flash, but from the pain it's inflicting on the Android browsing experience, perhaps that's a good thing.Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable VideoZune HD's browser previewed, sounds just as sexy as the hardware originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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TomTom for iPhone pricing leaked
Filed under: Accessories, Software, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch TomTom's co-founder and CTO Peter-Frans Pauwels first demonstrated his company's turn-by-turn solution for the iPhone at WWDC in June of '09. You can watch a teaser video above. Since then, many customers have anticipated this app's release and pricing. Handtec may have let the cat out of the bag. Daniweb linked to a page listing "TomTom for iPhone including mount" for Ł113.85 ($193.89US as of this writing) via preorder. That's a bit steeper that we were expecting here at TUAW, but not astronomical. TomTom's stand-alone units range in price from $119 to nearly $400. I hope to use my 3GS as a turn-by-turn device and avoid adding one more "thing" from the car. How about you? Are you interested in an iPhone-based solution or do you want a stand-alone?TUAWTomTom for iPhone pricing leaked originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Doxie is upcoming document scanning solution
Posted by Dennis SellersDoxie, a new scanner solution, will ship this November. It's described as “ultra-portable, full automatic and integrates with your favorite web apps.”
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Fliq Bookmarks brings Safari bookmarks to the Palm Pre
Posted by Dennis SellersMark/Space has announced the availability of Fliq Bookmarks in the Palm Beta App Catalog. Fliq Bookmarks lets you use Safari bookmarks to view your favorite web sites on a Palm Pre phone—including bookmarks in bookmark folders and the bookmarks bar.â¨â¨
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The Macsimum Podcast for August 5th
Posted by Frank PetrieToday's Macsimum Podcast: “Stubborn Apple,” “3Gs Shortage Down Under,” “You Can Help Find Cures” and “Story 4.”
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PC Tools releases iAntiVirus 1.0 for the Mac
Posted by Dennis SellersPC Tools has released iAntiVirus 1.0, an anti-virus and anti-spyware tool, designed specifically for the Mac operating system. Providing real-time protection and comprehensive system scanning, iAntiVirus is designed to detect and remove Mac specific threats ensuring your Mac remains safe, says Simon Clausen, vice president, PC Tools
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Users start to get final Windows 7 this week
(Credit: Microsoft) The wait for Windows 7 will soon be over--at least for those in Microsoft's MSDN and TechNet developer programs. Members of those two groups will have access to the new operating system starting on Thursday. Another group--large businesses with volume license deals for Windows--will get access to ...
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Apple phasing out iPhone 3G in favor of 8GB 3GS?
As brilliant as the $99 subsidized iPhone 3G strategy might seem on paper, the fact remains that the 3G now is a 13 month-old device -- the better part of a lifetime by smartphone standards -- and it stands to reason that Apple wouldn't be interested in consuming manufacturing capacity indefinitely with outdated equipment, especially since that game plan cuts into economies of scale on the 3GS' chipset and superior camera hardware. The solution? Let iPhone 3G inventory cool down for a few months -- $99 is a nice, round number after all that's plenty low enough to move units -- and when the carnage is over, phase it out in favor of a new lower-cost 3GS. That's sure to leave new 3G owners fuming, but newly leaked screens out of Rogers seem to indicate that's exactly how this is likely going to go down: add a black 8GB 3GS into the mix that can serve as the company's new entry-level device below the 3GS in two colors, likely for $100 less than the 16GB model. There's no word on when this might happen, but Apple's likely to host its usual Fall event to roll out new iPods (and more?), so this could serve as an interesting -- if not ultimately predictable -- footnote.Filed under: Cellphones, HandheldsApple phasing out iPhone 3G in favor of 8GB 3GS? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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First Looks: Power Support Hello Kitty Cases for iPod nano 4G, iPod touch 2G, iPhone 3G + 3GS
First, Power Support released Metal Gear Solid versions of its Air Jacket cases for the iPod touch and iPhone; now the company has a similarly hard-core license: Sanrio's Hello Kitty. Offered in versions for the iPod nano 4G ($30), iPod touch 2G ($35), and iPhone 3G/3GS ($40), the Hello Kitty Case varies from device to device; the iPhone and iPod touch versions are white, clear, or black Air Jackets with graphics on their backs, while the iPod…
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Your iPhone Needs Some Brand-New Armor
Three cases that keep your iPhone's delicate parts protected. The Incase Frame Case ($29.95, www.goincase.com) is a hybrid of the injection-molded Incase Protective Cover and a hard-shell plastic case, fitting your iPhone 3G firmly, while making it easy to grip and protecting the phone with a translucent back panel made of durable plastic. Available in muted cyan, vivid green, and vivid orange.read more
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10 cool videos of the iPhone as a music instrument
Filed under: Multimedia, Video, Odds and endsThe hyperbole around the iPhone platform has become hyperbolic itself, so I'll spare you the deconstruction of what is now an obvious conclusion: the iPhone has musical chops. The dizzying array of apps on the store has led to quite a few musical apps as well. It makes sense, as the multi-touch screen is a divine interface for manipulating sound.Along with the dump truck of musical apps has come an even larger group of iPhone performers. I have yet to see impromptu drum circles made of iPhones, but you never know what the future will bring.We begin our afternoon concert with Jordan Rudess demoing one of my favorite musical apps, Bebot. Take it away, Jordan! Continue reading 10 cool videos of the iPhone as a music instrumentTUAW10 cool videos of the iPhone as a music instrument originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
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iPhone claims 32 percent of handset industry operating profits
Posted by Dennis Sellers Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi estimates that Apple, though it's only the fifth-largest handset vendor, claimed nearly a third of handset industry profits in the first half of 2009, as reported by All Things Digital.
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News: Apple to intro an 8GB iPhone 3GS?
Apple is planning to add an 8GB iPhone 3GS to its lineup, potentially replacing the current 8GB iPhone 3G, according to a new report. Based on screenshots from an internal Rogers Wireless memo, Boy Genius Report states that the company is in the process of shipping black 8GB iPhone 3GS units to its stores. While pricing is not mentioned in the partially obscured memo, it does inform readers to continue selling through available stock of the 8GB iPhone…
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Apple's new low: censoring a dictionary
You know guys, you're not really doing yourself any favors at this point. We've seen plenty of stories thus far detailing the company's absurd, reactionary, and typically confusing application rejections or changes for its App Store, but the treatment given to dictionary app Ninjawords seems particularly telling. In essence, the program, a simple and fast reference tool -- a straight-up dictionary -- has omitted a handful of common words seen as objectionable by the Star Chamber of application reviewers at Apple HQ. What kind of words, you ask? Well, namely the same kind of words which you can find in any standard dictionary in just about any classroom in this country. John Gruber of Daring Fireball fame succinctly calls out what is patently obvious: Apple censored an English dictionary. A dictionary. A reference book. For words contained in all reasonable dictionaries. For words contained in dictionaries that are used every day in elementary school libraries and classrooms. But it's far worse than that. Continue reading Apple's new low: censoring a dictionaryFiled under: Cellphones, SoftwareApple's new low: censoring a dictionary originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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BlackBerry Curve Outsells iPhone 3GS in Second Quarter
According to a report by FierceWireless based on data gathered by industry analysts IDC, the iPhone 3GS sold strongly in the second quarter of 2009, but not as strongly as the BlackBerry Curve, RIM's mid-range smartphone offering. According to its analysis, which is based on industry insider interviews, and information from parts manufacturers and distributors, since no company releases firm sales numbers, BlackBerry beat out Apple during the 3GS launch quarter. As VentureBeat points out, the numbers don't necessarily reflect actual consumer purchases (sell-through), only really how many units were bought by telcos and retailers (sell-in), and even then the figures are educated guesses, not solid facts. Still, the ranking does tell a story for Apple: a story of success. Keen readers will note that the report covers second quarter 2009, during which the iPhone 3GS was only available for 12 days through one major U.S. carrier, while the BlackBerry Curve had been on offer throughout the quarter, from no less than all four of the major U.S. carriers, plus many other smaller providers. Also note that the “Curve” moniker applies to a wide selection of handsets, including the 83XX legacy line that many providers offer deep contract discounts on. Bottom line? The 3GS is already a huge success, despite its relative youth. The rest of the list includes veterans like the Pearl, Storm, Bold, and Android G1, all of which have been around for a while and are much more competitively priced. The iPhone 3G comes in at number four, a fairly strong showing, especially since that puts Apple in two of the top five positions. Unless RIM has something special up its sleeve, expect to see the 3GS pull far ahead in the third quarter. Innovations. Markets. Profits. We Got An App For That: Mobilize 09 $595 Regular, $395 limited time Learn More ť
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Intelligent Assistance releases new software metadata workflow tools
Posted by Dennis SellersIntelligent Assistance has released two new pieces of software for smoothing the path to more extensive logging and to view and remap hidden metadata so it's visible in Final Cut Pro.
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Analyst: Apple sores to start growing again
Posted by Dennis Sellers Last quarter saw Apple's retail store revenue continue to decline in the tough economy,but Needham & Company Analyst Charles Wolf told clients in a note that he expects the store to begin growing again before the end of the year.
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Apple ignoring white MacBook flaw?
Posted by Dennis SellersApple is refusing to formally acknowledge a widespread design flaw in some MacBooks that could develop into a public relations nightmare and spark a recall, according to several sources. The Sydney Morning Herald says the fault occurs in the range of Macbook laptops with plastic cases that have been on...
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Review: Namco Pac-Man Remix
Not surprisingly, the core of Pac-Man Remix is a familiar game: you control a little yellow globe who runs through 2-D mazes eating dots, alternating between chasing and running away from ghosts. Power pellets transform the ghosts from one-touch killers into vulnerable blue targets that can be eaten as easily as the dots; pieces of fruit appear in the mazes for bonus points. You progress through 30 stages in order, in clusters of five similarly-themed…
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Five (really useful) Apps for everyone
Filed under: iPhone, App Store, iPod touch, App Review Some apps are almost universal. Chances are you may find a use for one of these apps in your daily goings-on, just as I have. All links are iTunes links. Flicktunes, $0.99 Remember our chat about driving and using your iPhone? Flicktunes makes controlling the iPod in your iPhone (or touch) much easier when you have to focus on other things -- like driving. Flick your finger left or right to navigate your playlist, up or down to start or stop the music. The album art is all you see, plus a speaker icon indicating playback. It's super easy, a simple app, but very useful if you're driving or otherwise occupied while jamming out. Army Knife, $1.99 If you need to measure something in a jiffy, Army Knife is a 9-in-1 tool with several measuring tools. There's a protractor, a caliper and a tape measure, plus a level and a "heart monitor" (you tap as your heart beats). There's a unit converter with distance, volume, weight and temperature conversions, and a flashlight and whistle. The flashlight, yes, is just a screen of white, but the whistle is kind of fun and will irritate your pets (please note: I do not condone irritating your pets, please do not flame me for hating animals). Todo, $9.99 If you use Remember the Milk or Toodledoo, you should know that Todo syncs with them. There's also a free sync app for your desktop, which is essentially a backup... except there's a way to sync Todo with The Hit List via iCal. Is it optimal? No, but until THL has an iPhone app (not criticizing the developer as I'd rather it be done right than fast) this does the trick to an extent. Todo even without sync is a beautiful thing to behold and full of flexibility. In fact, the flexibility of the app is a little shocking, given the lowly status of the "to do" genre of apps. If you need a listmaker/to do/checklist app with or without sync capabilities, this is one of the best out there. Worth the $9.99 for what you get. CardStar, free If you're tired of carrying around a dozen membership or discount cards, CardStar will help you out. There are templates for many retailers and discount systems (air miles and so forth), and you can choose from a variety of barcode types. I was able to experiment with the codes a bit and test things at each of my errand stops (Blockbuster, Kroger, etc.), eventually winnowing my keychain down to just 2 keys and a door opener. BigOven, free I've toyed around with a few cooking apps, but if you're out and about (and have a signal) BigOven is a great way to throw a dish together based on an ingredient. BigOven basically makes everyone an Iron Chef -- at least as far as cool recipes goes. It can't help you cook things, and the text rendering could be a little more clear, but you can favorite stuff (with a BigOven free account), and copy an entire recipe for emailing. I'm not saying the interface is great, but the BigOven database is huge and stocked with what looks like good recipes.TUAWFive (really useful) Apps for everyone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
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WorldSync ships fmDataGuard 2.0
Posted by Dennis SellersWorldSync has updated fmDataGuard—a product for FileMaker Pro solutions that provides the technological basis for regulatory compliance, logs all data changes and allows for instant data rollback or quick recovery from a crash or corruption—to version 2.0. The upgrade offers zero initialization delay and performance increases.
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Academic Appeal: Comparing Pages and Word 2008
This time of year, it seems almost inevitable. Thereâs a forum post somewhere, a plea for help in the middle of the night, asking a time-honored question. No, itâs not âthe answer to Life, the Universe, Everything!â Itâs more profound than that: âIâm starting school this fall and I want to know what to get, iWork or Office. Iâm going to be writing light papers.â So, Iâm going to compare the two programs when writing a research paper to MLA standards. While there are a plethora of other options — I can see the “use LaTeX” comments in my head now — I'm focusing on Word and Pages. Word and Pages both support EndNote X2 and Math Type 6, but since I've never used Math Type, I'm not going to be able to comment on it. The Price Myth On the surface, any comparison of price comes out in iWorkâs favor. iWork lists for $79. The Home and Student version of Office 2008 is $150, but that version is crippled for enterprise support, so if you want to connect to your schoolâs Exchange server, youâll need the Standard version, which is $399. Wow, thatâs a lotta leaves. However, since we are talking about academic pricing, itâs important to note Microsoft is very generous with its educational pricing — through my school, I can get Office 2008 Standard for $80. With an educational price of $71, Apple is less generous, but the price gap between the two suites is now negligible. Built-in Templates Neither package had any templates I felt adhered to the MLA standard, but itâs short work to create your own. Usually, I end up needing to massage the styles every now and then since professors have different requirements. Citation Management Itâs unlikely you're going to get through a semester without hearing a teacher say, âGive me 10 pages on the Middle East; cite your sources.â If your major isn't one that requires heavy citations usage, you can get away with just about any word processor out there. In my mind, however, any topic of academic writing tools lives and dies by citation management for one simple reason: I'm too lazy to build the bibliography myself. While there are multiple choices for citation management, Iâm going to focus on EndNote X2 and Microsoftâs built-in citation manger. Iâm focusing on EndNote because itâs the sole manager with native support for both apps. Iâll get the sticker shock out of the way early: EndNote costs around $109 from an educator's web site. However, my university has a volume site license and I can download it for free, legally, off my schoolâs intranet. So, before buying it, check with your school. One of the nice features in EndNote is its ability to search any schoolâs library. I find this invaluable when starting a research paper. For the Middle East paper, I fired up EndNote, connected to Northeasternâs library, and typed in âIsraelâ as a keyword. I could look through books I felt might be useful, note if they are available, and print out their location in the stacks. For the rest of this article, I'm going to assume you've built your EndNote library. Endnote's Online Search Screen Citation Management: Pages In Pages, go to the Insert menu and choose “EndNote Citation.” It'll then bring you to the EndNote search screen; type in the author or title you want to add and click insert. Pages Insert Citation Pages Inserting Citation As you add each citation, EndNote will automatically create the bibliography. Citation Management: Pages Conclusion Pages citation management requires EndNote X2. If your university doesn't have a site license for EndNote, and you want to use Pages to write papers, you're on the hook for the EndNote license, or do citation management by hand. Citation Management: Word 2008 & EndNote Word 2008 handles EndNote citations similar to Pages. Go to Tools â EndNote X2 â Find Citations. Then type in the search criteria and click Insert. Word 2008: Fnd Citation Word 2008: Insert Citation Word 2008: Citation Inserted As in Pages, EndNote in Word also auto-adds the citations to the bibliography. Citation Management: Word 2008's Built-in Manager While Word's Citation Manager offers no connectivity to library databases, or the ability to import from EndNote, once I've created a citation it's very easy to add it. Granted, EndNote's method isn't exactly suffering, but in Word it's simply a double-click. Also, each citation is added to a master citation database, so if you use the same source on multiple papers it's easy to add them to your document. You can access the Citation Manager from the Formatting Toolbar. To create a citation, click the “+” button and enter in the details. To add a citation to your paper, simply select it from the list and double-click it. The citation will appear in-line. One nice thing about Word's manager is if you select the citation you get a pull-down menu that lets you customize the citation. If you choose Edit this Citation, you can select the page range for the citation. Unlike EndNote, the bibliography is not automatically created; you use the Document Elements tab. From there. you can choose the bibliography style. Citation Management: Word Conclusion While both EndNote and Word's manager work well, I find myself using Word's more than EndNote for lazy reasons: I like having everything in one program. If the paper I'm working on has a plethora of library sources, that'll tip the scales towards EndNote as my manager of choice. If your university doesn't have a site license for a citation manager, Word's tool is very usable. Additional Features Citation management is all you'll need for run-of-the-mill research papers. If you're writing basic papers, and have a license to EndNote, feature-wise they are a wash. If your paper is more complicated than that, however, you can start widening the gap between Word and Pages. One notable difference between the two programs is how they handle figure captions. In Pages, you can link a text box to a figure, and type in “Figure 2-1: A very nice screenshot.” Word, however, can auto-number the figure and use that to create a Table of Figures. Word also has an impressive array of Smart Art graphics which will let you create quick graphics. Playing Well With Others Once you're all done with the paper, now comes the crucial moment: handing it in. If you're simply handing in a printed copy, there's no difference between the two. However, in four years of night school I think I've only handed in one paper physically. Most of my classes are online and my classroom professors often just want the paper emailed to them. Based on my experiences, you'd be hard-pressed to find a teacher that can take a Pages file; I've found exactly zero teachers who can take one. Fortunately, Pages can export as a Word document so it's easy to get the teacher a Word file. Any form of file conversion makes me nervous, though. I subscribe to the theory that Murphy was an optimist, and the file you export from Pages to Word and email to a professor at deadline will be the one file that beats all odds and is an unreadable mess. Now, it's never happened to me, and I've found for simple files like research papers Pages export function is quite good. However, it's like juggling chainsaws. Sooner or later you're gonna drop one in a bad area. That said, Word is not always fine wines and nice cheeses. There's one teacher I frequently have who cannot accept .docx files (the new default format Word saves in). Again, I can “save as” to an older format, but tend to sweat the dialogue box that comes up and says, “Some features specific to the .docx format may not transfer properly. Since this is your thesis paper, and your teacher is still in the stone ages of computing, I'm going to choose this paper to come out as Ancient Mandarin. Have a nice day.” OK, it's not quite like that, but I tend to get a little nervous. When it comes to sharing files with others, I trust Word over Pages. While I've never had any noticeable problems on research papers, I feel I'm eliminating a possible danger point by using Word. The Moment of Truth: Which do I prefer? I've flip-flopped for a while between the two programs. Pages won out for a while because of its quick launching speed, but Service Pack 2 for Office 2008 has significantly improved launch speeds. Small features like easily handling captions and lesser chances of file conversion weirdness make me prefer Word over Pages. If your writing needs are modest, and simple essays are the norm, Pages will do just fine. However, even my Technical Communications classes require some sort of source citation, so it's wise to plan on needing one. There's one area I think iWork wins over Office 2008: Keynote. If your major is heavy on giving presentations, and you can use your Mac to give them, I think Keynote is much better than PowerPoint. The focus of this piece is Word and Pages, but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Keynote as a strength of iWork. Like most things, it can come down to price, but I think Word wins on this one. If the worst-case is your school offers no special educational pricing on Office or EndNote, buying the Home and Student version of Office 2008 is still cheaper when you factor in the extra $100 for EndNote. While a lot of people tend to complain that Word is bloated, I've found various school projects require me to use those features. Market research you can use: Keep informed about Cloud Computing and IT Infrastructure. Learn more ť
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Perseids showers down onto the iPhone, iPod touch
Posted by Dennis SellersSpaceweather has released Perseids for the iPhone and iPod touch. It's available for US$0.99 at the Apple App Store.
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SeeFile gets web interface, media bank, more
Posted by Dennis SellersSeeFile Software, a developer of web server software for sharing media files, has updated SeeFile to version 4.7. This new version offers a web interface, a media bank and a delivery system accessible from any standard web browser.
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The end of the road for a favored text editor
With Smultron reaching the end of its active development life, Rob Griffiths discusses the personal nature of choosing a text editor.
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iPhone and iPod Revenue
Philip Elmer-DeWitt: Apple passed an important milestone last quarter that nobody on Wall Street seems to have noticed: the iPod, once Appleâs No. 1 source of revenue, fell into third place after the Mac (No. 1) and the iPhone (No. 2). It’s not that no one noticed. It’s just old news. If you count the iPod Touch as an iPhone (given that it runs iPhone OS), the revenue comparison isn’t even close. And CFO Peter Oppenheimer mentioned it specifically: “This is one of the original reasons we developed the iPhone and the iPod touch,” he said. “We expect our traditional MP3 players to decline over time as we cannibalize ourselves with the iPod touch and the iPhone. However, we have a great business that we believe will last for many years and which we will continue to manage well and offer the world’s most innovative products.” â
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Audio-Technica introduces ATR microphones
Posted by Dennis SellersAudio-Technica has released 11 new ATR series microphones esigned for home recording, live performance, computer and camcorder use and other non-professional applications.
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News: App Mix: TomTom, Pac-Man, Q*Bert, GoPayment
An U.K.-based online retailer has posted pricing for TomTom's upcoming GPS car mount and application bundle for the iPhone. According to the item's Handtec listing page, the TomTom for iPhone Mount will sell for ÂŁ99 plus VAT, or roughly $168 plus tax. Unveiled during Apple's 2009 WWDC Keynote, the Mount will offer a more accurate, consistent GPS signal than that made possible by the iPhone 3G or 3GS alone, a louder speaker, a microphone…
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TUAW Sneak Preview: Doxie scanner from Apparent Corporation
Filed under: Hardware, Peripherals, Portables, Beta Beat, Snow Leopard Apparent Corporation, makers of the popular Intelliscanner barcode scanners, has announced that their new Doxie document scanner is in private beta-testing and on track for release to the public in November, 2009. Doxie is a USB-powered 600-dpi photo, document, and receipt scanner designed to integrate with a number of undisclosed Web and Mac apps. While I'm personally disappointed that Apparent didn't go with the pink and white Good & Plenty candy color scheme, the Doxie is heart-friendly and comes emblazoned with a number of pink hearts. The biggest heart is on the single scan button, which is just visible in the top right of the photo above. I was shocked to find a mistake in the press release, in which they said there were 9 hearts on the device. There are actually 10: one above the "i" in the logo, 8 after the logo, and one on the scan button.A cool thing about Doxie is that it will automatically know when you're trying to scan a photo, clean up the photo (straighten it and trim if necessary), and then politely offer to put the photo into your iPhoto Library, Flickr pool, or other web apps. As an Apparent spokesperson noted, the company isn't interested in coming out with yet another piece of software to store your receipts and documents. Instead, they want Doxie to work with as many existing Mac, Windows, and Web apps as possible. One comment from the developers that may point to some rather unique functionality is that they recommend using Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Doxie will retail for $129, and you can sign up for updates and early release information at the new website, which went live today.TUAWTUAW Sneak Preview: Doxie scanner from Apparent Corporation originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Red Marble Games Releases Dr. Lynch: Grave Secrets for the Mac
Posted by Dennis SellersRed Marble Games has released I-Play's Dr. Lynch: Grave Secrets game for the Mac. The game costs US$22.95, requires Mac OS X 10.4 or higher and sports 14 investigations and 28 locatins.
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Rumor Has It: Apple Set to Go Toe to Toe With PayPal
Most recent Apple rumors are focused on upcoming new hardware, including new iPod touch and nano models with a built-in camera, and the mysterious tablet device, which has often been rumored, but seems to be gaining lots of steam this time around. Yesterday, another interesting rumor surfaced, but this latest speculation has nothing to do with hardware. According to sources on Wall Street, as reported by Silicon Alley Insider, Apple is thinking about moving in on PayPal's territory. According to the rumors, Apple is thinking about opening up iTunes Store accounts, allowing them to be used to make purchases on licensed third-party sites. If it does end up doing this, it really has to consider that iTunes name change, since it would then only cover an even smaller part of the service's functionality. It's territory that Facebook is also looking to move into, with a planned new Pay with Facebook initiative that will allow third-party vendors to let visitors pay via Facebook Connect. If Apple follows suit and enters the fray, it could get very crowded for PayPal very quickly. As long as both Facebook and Apple can make its systems financially appealing to online retailers, it will bring with it a built-in legion of users, many of which could come from segments of the population who've traditionally been wary of PayPal. The problem with this scenario is of course that it doesn't funnel consumers towards an Apple hardware purchase, which is traditionally the purpose of its service and software offerings (MobileMe, or the App Store, for example). One possible scenario involves Apple leveraging the e-commerce potential of the iPhone by allowing users to pay for real world items in-store using their mobile devices in combination with their iTunes account. If an iPhone could replace cards, wallet, and cash, that would definitely become a selling point for many. Innovations. Markets. Profits. We Got An App For That: Mobilize 09 $595 Regular, $395 limited time Learn More ť
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Intel introduces 3.33GHz Xeon processor
Posted by Dennis Sellers Intel has introduced the 3.33Gz Xeon W5590 processor. The company hasn't announced a shipping date or pricing, but it's possible the chip could wind up in a future rev of the Mac Pro.
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'MacNotables' looks at Logic 9, Eric Schmidt's departure, more
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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Macsimum iPhone Video: How to install a hard drive in a 13” MacBook Pro (2009)
Posted by Dave MertenToday's Macsimum iPhone video demonstrates how to install a hard drive in a 13” MacBook Pro (2009).
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Logitech unveils new wireless presenters
Posted by Dennis SellersLogitech has introduced the Logitech Professional Presenter R800 (pictured) and the Logitech Wireless Presenter R400. Both sport laser pointing, wireless convenience and slideshow controls that can be found by touch.
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Xerox announces new DocuMate 742 scanner
Posted by Dennis Sellers Xerox has announced the DocuMate 742, an US$3,995 sheetfed scanner that scans documents at 50 ppm (simplex) and 100 ipm (duplex) and includes a 100-page capacity automatic document Feeder (ADF).
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Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early
Averatec probably isn't the first name that pops into your head when you think of cleanly designed thin laptops, but if the $800 N3400 is any indication of things to come, that could change. Laptop had a chance to review the 13-inch machine and found its slim, aluminum body compares favorably to the MacBook Air -- despite being nearly a full inch thick. The 1,280 x 800 glossy display was rated as "decent," the dual-core 2.16GHz Intel T3400 processor paired with 3GB of RAM gave very good performance, but unplugged longevity was where it all went wrong. Just over three hours was the mark this machine achieved and, while the battery is replaceable, a screwdriver is required to do the deed, meaning it probably isn't an operation you want to attempt whilst sitting in coach. So, if you need a powerful ultraportable that won't break the bank, this looks to be it -- so long as you aren't planning any long trips.Filed under: LaptopsAveratec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Australia faces iPhone 3GS shortage
Posted by Dennis SellersThere's a shortage of iPhone 3GS units in Australia, reports Computerworld. The telecommunications firms say they're out of stock, and Apple it can't make enough iPhones to keep up with the demand.
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MacNotables #932: Jim Dalrymple and His Beard on Logic 9, Apple's Board, Google, a Mac App Store and More
Jim Dalrymple of The Loop and his alter ego, The Beard, light up MacNotables with a first look at Apple's Logic 9, commentary on Eric Schmidt's departure from Apple's Board, Google Voice app rejections and the implications for the iTunes Store and an FCC investigation, thoughts on a new Mac (no, not iPhone, Mac) app store and his heartfelt feelings on Microsoft's most recent announcements. Links: Chuck Joiner on Twitter The MacVoices Group Jim Dalrymple on Twitter The Loop on Twitter Jim Dalrymple Fans on FaceBook Logic Express 9 Beta Monkey Music Eleven by digidesign Drumagog by WaveMachineLabs NetNewsWire by NewsGator Native Instruments Universal Audio Google Voice Googleâs Eric Schmidt quits Appleâs Board by Jim Dalrymple on The Loop Skype for iPhone on the iTunes App Store App Store comes to the Mac by Jim Dalrymple on The Loop Bodega VoiceCentral iPhone developer frustrated with Apple by Jim Dalrymple on CNET Apple wins case against consumers claiming iPhone TV ads were misleading by Jim Dalrymple on The Loop 13 alternatives to a Microsoft Guru by Jim Dalrymple on The Loop Microsoft retail: Like putting a junkyard next to a Mercedes dealer by Jim Dalrymple on The Loop NewsFire Microsoftâs MacBU to hold special press conference next week by Jim Dalrymple on The Loop
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Apperian raises a million bucks for iPhone-into-enterprise push
Posted by Dennis SellersApperian, a company founded by a group of Boston technologists (including some Apple veterans), has raised US$1 million for an iPhone-into-enterprise push, reports InformationWeek.
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Ask TUAW: Migration, syncing, backing up, and more
Filed under: Features, Troubleshooting, Ask TUAWWelcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly Mac troubleshooting Q&A column! This time we've got questions on migrating to a new Mac, using a Time Capsule for wireless backup, speeding up podcasts, syncing two Macs, and more. As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions.Continue reading Ask TUAW: Migration, syncing, backing up, and moreTUAWAsk TUAW: Migration, syncing, backing up, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Mystery Product Reference Found in iPhone OS Beta
A developer tipped off Ars Technica on the evidence in the latest beta of iPhone OS 3.1 of a property list file for USB configuration that contains an “iProd1,1″ entry. Source: Ars Technica This isn't the first time cryptic references have turned up, either. In March, an identifier for “iProd0,1″ was found in the iPhone OS SDK beta, along with âiPhone3,1,â âiFPGA,â and âiPod2,2âł identifiers, the iPhone reference turning out to be the iPhone 3GS. In July, analytics firm Pinch Media found the âiPod3,1âł string, which is likely a next generation iPod touch. That reference appears in this latest configuration file, too. However, the “iProd1,1″ references a new productID and descriptor, “standardMuxPTPEthernet.” Ars Technica speculates this may refer to “high-speed networking capabilities.” With the iPhone, it refers to sharing a 3G connection through tethering, while access to a 3G network and data plan fits rumors of an Applet tablet and Verizion. Since Apple has introduced new iPods every September for the last four years, we probably don't have to wait long for the mystery to be revealed, and with Steve Jobs back at work, it's hard to imagine better timing for an Apple Tablet. Market research you can use: Keep informed about Cloud Computing and IT Infrastructure. Learn more ť
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Epson announces V500 office scanner
Posted by Dennis SellersEpson has announced the Epson Perfection V500 Office scanner for micro-business owners, home office users and consumers. Mitch Kadish, senior product manager, Professional Imaging, Epson America says it combines the productivity features of a document scanner and the image quality of a photo scanner into a compact package.
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Former Apple creative director to oversee Palm's brand design
Posted by Dennis SellersPalm has hired former Apple exec, Jeff Zwerner, as the new senior vice president, Brand Design, reports PreCentral. At Apple he was a senior art director from 1995-1996 and the creative director for Packaging in 2001-2003.
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News: O2's UK iPhone exclusivity to expire on Oct 9?
O2's exclusivity deal for the iPhone in the U.K. is set to expire on October 9th, according to a new report. Claiming to have seen “documentation” regarding the deal, Mobile Entertainment reports that although the exclusivity agreement runs out in 2009, the carrier has the rights to sell the iPhone until 2012. In addition, the report sites unnamed sources that say the carrier may also retain sole rights to the recently launched iPhone…
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iUSA, iAmerica released for the iPhone, iPod touch
Posted by Dennis SellersUSA Interactive has released two new iPhone apps: iUSA and iAmerica. They offer users access info from their local government to the White House, research, connect, get involved in public service, and access U.S. history, says Larry Minikes, president of USA Interactive.
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AirWatch announces mobile device management functionality for the iPhone 3GS
Posted by Dennis SellersAirWatch, a provider of enterprise-wide Mobile Device Management (MDM) software, has announced its support of Apple's iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G with the release of its iPhone-specific MDM functionality. This industry-leading functionality allows a corporate help desk to gain true, real-time visibility into all iPhones deployed across its enterprise.
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One way to get real push news on the iPhone
As far as I know, there is only one news app (AP Mobile) that pushes news to your phone. However, they only push really big stores to the phone, which means only two or three updates a week. In my mind, that defeats the purpose of push news. The other option seemed to be to sign up for loads of email lists from wsj.com, cnn.com, etc. This gives lots of duplicates and since it's email, it cannot compete with the ease of a push (or text) notification on the lock screen. I deleted AP Mobile, unsubscribed from my mailing lists, and came up with this solution:Add @BreakingNews to the list of folks you're following on Twitter.On your twitter.com page, enable device updates for @BreakingNews (on your Following page), and add your iPhone number. This give me non-duplicated breaking news pushed to my iPhone (via t...
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Mimic Windows' SubRip or VobSub Resync conversion
I don't know if this is painfully obvious to everyone else, but on the off chance, I'm posting a solution to a frequent problem I experience. There doesn't seem to be an exact counterpart in OS X for Windows' SubRip, or the VobSub Resync capability for OCR recognition of VobSub video subtitles, and I hate booting into Windows (or even Parallels) just for this five-minute job. There is D-Subtitler, though, which does extract text-based, SubRip-type subtitles from a ripped VIDEO_TS folder or subtitle-carrying .vob. By changing the file extension of the .sub portion of your VobSub subtitle set (.sub/.idx) to .vob, you can then drag that new .vob file onto the window for recognition by D-Subtitler, which then functions as normal, generating a SubRip-type text file with the extension .srt.Hope this helps somebody...[robg adds: I do so little with DVDs and subtitles that I wouldn't even know wh...
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Keep Safari/Mail RSS feeds in sync between two Macs
I have two Macs, a desktop and a portable, and on both I use Safari as an RSS reader. Until recently, I was having trouble keeping feeds synchronized. Obviously, after reading a set of feeds on one machine, I don't want to see them unread when I switch to the other one. I'm well aware that this problem can be solved by subscribing to MobileMe, Google Reader, or other "cloud data" services. I choose not to use them because of privacy concerns, which I'm not going to debate here. So I came up with a simple standalone method to sync my RSS data.My research showed that Safari stores information about RSS feeds in an SQLite database file called Database.sqlite3 in your home directory. That database is managed by a background process called PubSubAgent, which starts automatically when you log in. This process communicates with MobileMe, if you have an account, to sync the database between devices. I assume this is done by sending SQL commands over the network. Safari and ...
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Star6 released for the iPhone, iPod touch
Posted by Dennis SellersAgile Partners, creators of the GuitarToolkit iPhone app, has partnered with professional sample-based musician Jason Forrest to create a mobile application for the iPhone and iPod touch: Star6.
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Namco's iPhone division considering... Tekken?
Filed under: Gaming, Rumors, Software, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch Actually, I'd play that. Namco recently announced that they were forming an Apple Games division to head up game development for Apple platforms like the iPhone, and in this interview, a producer for them who used to work for Apple says that they're excited to work on bringing great games to the handheld device. Like, for example, Pac-man, Galaga, and... Soulcaliber and Tekken. You heard that right -- fighting games haven't exactly made a splash on the iPhone, as they're primarily a button-based genre, and the iPhone, of course, has no buttons.But that won't stop Namco's guy from putting the old head gears into motion: "It's just the controls that are a challenge. We are thinking about that." Think away, crazy man -- I'd love to pull out Yoshimitsu for a few rounds while waiting at a bus stop. Obviously, the easiest way to try and port these would be to put overlaid buttons on the screen, but that doesn't leave a lot of room for the fighting (and not having the tactile feedback would probably be a problem as well). Maybe some gesture-based accelerometer movement? Sky's the limit, right?. Your call, Namco -- can't wait to see what you come up with.[via Joystiq]TUAWNamco's iPhone division considering... Tekken? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Apple Launches iTunes Store in Mexico
More than six years after the iTunes Music Store launched in the U.S., the iTunes Store has finally opened in Mexico. Everything is DRM-free and most songs are priced at 12 pesos (approximately 91 cents USD). Albums range from 90 to 170 pesos, and music videos are 24 pesos. Popular Mexican artists include Paulina Rubio, Vicente FernĂĄndez and ZoĂŠ. âThe iTunes Store in Mexico is off to a great start with music from all of the majors and hundreds of indie labels,â said Eddy Cue, Appleâs vice president of Internet Services. âAnd the revolutionary App Store in Mexico gets bigger and better with great new apps using amazing new features, and we canât wait to see what developers come up with next.â So says Apple's press release, but the iTunes Store in Mexico appears to be at best a belated good start. The press release notes only “millions of songs,” instead of a catalogue size. There are more than six million songs available worldwide in the iTunes Store. Browsing the Mexican App Store, there are a lot fewer titles, and this isn't just an issue of language, as there are lots of apps in English available. However, more interesting is what is not there. The four store sections are: Music, Music Videos, App Store, and Podcasts. Forget about the lack of iPod nano and classic games and audiobooks, there are no television shows to buy, and no movies to rent or buy. No doubt, video will be coming soon, but this still seems like a weak opening. Lately, Apple has been paying a lot of attention to China. With a middle class of at least 100 million, that makes sense, but Mexico has a potentially large market as well. With a middle class of around 10 million families, Mexico has a potential customer base larger than the entire population of Canada. It seems like a little more effort might be warranted on the part of Apple in Mexico, as six years is a long time to wait for a store without video. Market research you can use: Keep informed about Cloud Computing and IT Infrastructure. Learn more ť
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MacCaption + AJA + FCP 7 deliver HD Closed Captions
Posted by Dennis SellersCPC's MacCaption DTV and HD Enterprise software now works with the AJA KONA 3 and LHi cards along with Final Cut Pro 7 to create HD closed captions. This means AJA users that edit with Final Cut Pro 7 can utilize MacCaption to create HD closed captions.
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News: Latest iPhone 3.1 beta points to mystery product
The latest beta version of iPhone OS 3.1 released to developers contains configuration settings for what is thought to be both a prototype and release-ready version of an as-yet-unannounced Apple product. Found in the updated USBDeviceConfiguration.plist file, which lists details about the USB configurations of various hardware models along with their Device IDs and product names, were two listings for a mysterious “iProd.” The first,…
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Oh For Peteâs Sake Apple, Will You Pull Your Head Out?
I see Apple let Ninjawords in the App Store. Good for it. But there's just one little thing… Apple censored an English dictionary. A dictionary. A reference book. For words contained in all reasonable dictionaries. For words contained in dictionaries that are used every day in elementary school libraries and classrooms. Apple, a dictionary? Are you insane? Not only should it not have been censored, but it's ridiculous that it would have required a 17+ rating anyway. This article is not about Ninjawords, except that it shows how yet another ridiculous rejection makes Apple seem more and more out of control, because it really has no handle on the process whatsoever. With hundreds of apps to review, and pressure from developers who want approval yesterday, they've lost control. People are calling for written app approval guidelines, but it can't be just that. I've seen numerous process breakdowns where the procedures were just fine. A written document only goes so far; the thing must be implemented. Two builders will not construct the same house from the same blueprint. One may be excellent, the other shoddy. It's about people, too. For example, common sense would not allow app rejection based on a standard dictionary, yet here we are. Aside from procedures, it's a lack of control over the personnel. How else to explain similar apps getting in and others not? Or the same app getting in later with no changes? Different folks are interpreting the rules differently, with little oversight, and with varying degrees of “customer service.” (Here's a hint, Apple: When a developer is trying to get their app approved, they're your customer. Treat them like one.) So what can Apple do? There's no silver bullet to address this — we'll see more silly rejections before this gets better — but Apple must act fast, because it's falling apart. Personally, I think it's time Apple personel had a meeting like they did after the MobileMe rollout debacle. I don't know when or where that meeting took place, but I'll bet it wasn't pretty. It was probably downright ugly, but it was necessary. Just like that screwup, these problems can't be fixed in a week or two, so Apple shouldn't try to pretend it can. When it came clean with MobileMe, Apple said it would take four months to make it a service it could be proud of. We need a realistic ETA for the App Store as well. Apple must perform whatever management shakeup/changes are necessary, communicate them to the user base and development community, and then start getting it done. Apple is just embarrassing itself. Mobile Startups, Meet The VCs @ Mobilize 09 Join 500 others at GigaOM's Mobilize 2009, led by Om Malik. Register now!
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Will 2010 Be the Year of the Tablet?
By John BiggsThere's a lot of talk of 2010 being the year of the tablet or, more correctly, the year of the Mobile Internet Device (MID). These devices were supposed to change the world a few years ago (remember Origami?) but never did and we basically bumped over MIDs and into netbooks, resulting in the race to the bottom we're now seeing.
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News: Apple rejects, censors iPhone dictionary app
Apple rejected the dictionary app Ninjawords three times before accepting it into the App Store, in the process forcing the developers to remove every word it deemed “objectionable,” including commonly-used words that have non-objectionable uses. Unlike many competing low-cost dictionary apps using WordNet, Ninjawords uses Wiktionary as its source. John Gruber of Daring Fireball notes that Mac OS Xâs built-in Dictionary app lists all…
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News: Photo of the Week: iPhone in Taiwan
This weekâs featured photo is from our iPhones Around the World gallery, and an iPhone at the Lalu Hotel overlooking Sun Moon Lake in central Taiwan. 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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Get your TUAW discount to the Voices That Matter: iPhone Developers Conference
Filed under: OS, Other Events, Developer, Deals, iPhone, iPod touchAddison-Wesley Professional, the publishers of many books on both Mac and iPhone development, is hosting the Voices That Matter: iPhone Developer's Conference October 17 and 18th in Boston. TUAW wants to make sure that the budding iPhone devs in our readership are able to attend the conference, so we have an exclusive discount code for you to use when you register.The conference is focused at experienced Mac developers who are looking for a quick way to get the skills required to build, test, and distribute iPhone and iPod touch apps. The speaker list for the conference is impressive and includes: TUAW's very own Erica Sadun (Conference Program Chair) Aaron Hillegass, author of Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X (Keynote Speaker) Mac and technology pundit Andy Ihnatko (Keynote Speaker) Peter Bakhirev Lee Barney Erik Buck Bill Dudney Dan Grover Daniel Jalkut Steve Kochan Bill Licea-Kane Mike Morton Jonathan Rentzsch Fraser Speirs August Trometer Marcus Zarra TUAW readers can save $150 on their conference registration by providing the special priority code PHNTUAW when registering. If you register before September 12th, you can combine your TUAW discount with Early Bird pricing and save a total of $350.The iPhone app market is still going strong even in this execrable economy, so this is a great opportunity for Mac developers to get the smarts to make the leap to the iPhone market.TUAWGet your TUAW discount to the Voices That Matter: iPhone Developers Conference originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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G-Map for the iPhone ready for iPhone OS 3.0
Posted by Dennis SellersG-Map, a turn-by-turn GPS navigation system for the iPhone, has been updated to version 1.3.2. It's now compatible with iPhone OS 3.0.
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Sunbelt Rentals launches custom iPhone app
Posted by Dennis SellersSunbelt Rentals has launched an iPhone application, Mobile SalesPro (MSP), to more than 1,200 sales representatives, field personnel and executives. The application allows Sunbelt Rentals to fulfill customers' equipment needs in the field, with a real-time connection to customer and inventory data.
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Two new rumors that I just don't buy
Posted by Dennis SellersRumors about Apple and Apple products are nothing new, but the two latest ones I have trouble believing.
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It's Big Bowl of Hot Alphabet Soup for Apple
On Monday, Google CEO Eric Schmidt stepped down from Apple's board of directors, just three months after vowing to stay on. However, that announcement was apparently not enough to satisfy federal regulators -- the Federal Trade Commission later reiterated that it would continue looking into the two companies' top-level ties. Meanwhile, the Federal Communications Commission continues its investigation into Apple's rejection of the Google Voice application and its removal of related applications from the App Store.
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NEC introduces new projector for large venues
Posted by Dennis SellersNEC Solutions of America has introduced the NP4100 professional installation projector. It will begin shipping in August an estimated street price of $5,499.
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Mac OS Ken: 08.05.2009
Sina.com Says Apple Execs Expected at China Unicom Talks This Week / Apple Opens iTunes Store in Mexico / âConsumer Watchdogâ Calls on Levinson to Quit Apple or Google Board / Kaufman Bros: Maybe More Than One Mac-Tablet-Netbook-Thingy / Ars Technica: Mystery âiProdâ Device Shows Up in iPhone OS 3.1 beta Code / NPDâs Ross Rubin: Tablet Could Compliment or Replace Apple TV / Mac OS Rumors: Tablet to Run Unmodified Mac OS X 10.6 / Apple Adds Tricks and a Security Fix to GarageBand 5.1 / Apple Outs Two News iPhone 3GS TV Spots / Apple Working with Australian Customs to Stop Counterfeit iPhone Trade / The Courier Mail: Australia is Sold Out of iPhone 3GSs / Palm Hires (Yet Another) Former Apple Exec
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Welsh nab their first native-tongued phone and iPhone app in one month's time -- Cymru am byth!
Native speakers of Welsh, take heed! Orange has announced that a Welsh-language version of the Samsung S5600 will be made available in September. This would make it the first cellphone to handle the language, which has some 600,000 native speakers in Wales. The phone will contain 44,000 Welsh words, and was recently unveiled in Bala, Gwynedd. Also unveiled simultaneously was the first Welsh iPhone app, developed with English-speakers learning the language in mind, and will have a companion "Learn Welsh" phrasebook available in the iTunes store. Iechyd Da! Filed under: Cellphones, SoftwareWelsh nab their first native-tongued phone and iPhone app in one month's time -- Cymru am byth! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Canon introduces new laser beam printer
Posted by Dennis SellersCanon U.S.A. has introduced its latest desktop laser beam printer (LBP) – the Color imageRunner LBP5460. This model is the newest addition to the company's LBP desktop printer line, which also includes the Color imageRunner LBP5975 and LBP5970, both introduced last year.
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Cramer's Mad Money - Bank of America Will Double (8/4/09)
Stocks discussed on the in-depth session of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Tuesday August 4.Bank of America (BAC)
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The Only Person Who Can Prevent the FTC's Google / Apple Colonoscopy
Despite Google's (GOOG) Eric Schmidt tendering his resignation from Apple's (AAPL) board of directors, the Federal Trade Commission [FTC] plans to continue its investigation into the relationship between the two companies, and you can blame the apparent greed of one man.No, not Eric Schmidt. Not Steve Jobs. Nope, it's Arthur Levinson.
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Graphic Remedy releases gDEbugger for the iPhone
Posted by Dennis SellersGraphic Remedy, a provider of solutions for 3D-graphics developers, has released gDEBugger iPhone. It allows OpenGL ES based application developers to deliver more-complex 3D-graphics apps and improve rendering performance.
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AT&T: The (Apple) Brand Destroyer
One of the most recognized, innovative and valuable brands in the world, Apple (AAPL), is under assault. Apple has long been known for its fanatical followers, innovative solutions like a graphical user interface or the mouse and stylish products that meld hardware and software to create the best user experience possible.
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iPhone Unlocking releases new app for, well, unlocking the iPhone
Posted by Dennis SellersiPhone Unlocking has released an US$24.99 unlocking application that will enable all iPhone owners to free the network restriction caused by the latest update (3.0.1) of the iPhone OS. Purportedly, upon unlocking your iPhone you won't lose any of the features and functionality of the iPhone.