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Video: crooks clean out New Jersey Apple store in 31 impressive seconds
And you thought making off with 39 iPods in 15 seconds was something to behold. After studying said crooks in Utah, a trained team of larcenists headed over to Apple's Sagemore location in Marlton, New Jersey in order to one-up the duo by snagging even more goods in under a minute. As the surveillance shows, a single blunt object decimated the iconic glass doorway and enabled five hyped-up thieves to enter, snag 23 MacBook Pros, 14 iPhones and 9 iPod touches, and head for the hills -- all in just 31 seconds. Look, we aren't trying to glamorize crime or anything, but this is the stuff GTA heists are made of. Head on past the break for a look at the video, and please, don't try to replicate this at your nearest Apple store (without wearing a head-mounted camcorder and hooking us up with the footage, of course).[Via TUAW, thanks Mike]Continue reading Video: crooks clean out New Jersey Apple store in 31 impressive secondsFiled under: Cellphones, Handhelds, LaptopsVideo: crooks clean out New Jersey Apple store in 31 impressive seconds originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Robbers Set World Record for Cleaning Out Apple Store
Kids, you should never do anything like this in your life. Ever. And crime doesnât pay, even if this video seems to indicate otherwise.Now that the disclaimer is out of the way, we canât help but be impressed by these particular thieves. Not only do they clean out an entire New Jersey Apple Store (Sagemore, in Marlton, NJ), they do it in...wait for it...31 seconds. The ABC reporter is kind of hilarious too -- he has this odd ESPN announcer vibe, complete with replays. Clearly, Apple needs to beef up security, at least in this particular store.(via TUAW)
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ePapyrus launches PDF reader PDF-Pro for the iPhone, iPod touch
Posted by Dennis SellersePapyrus has introduced PDF-Pro for the iPhone and iPod touch. It's available for US$4.99 at the Apple App Store.
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Episode 118: PowerPage Podcast
Episode 118 of the PowerPage Podcast has been posted. This week we discuss the possibilities of a Beatles announcement at Apple’s September 9 event, Snow Leopard software compatibility, 640GB notebook hard drives, more tablet conspiracies and we play “What’s on your Mac?” Featuring: Jason O’Grady, Rob Parker and Tom Hesser. You can subscribe to [...]
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Issue three of 'FCPUG SuperMag' available online as free download
Posted by Dennis SellersThe Final Cut Pro User Group Network (FCPUG Network) has announced availability of issue three of the FCPUG SuperMag magazine, a free online, PDF download via registration on the FCPUG Network web site.
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Boris FX product line supports Snow Leopard
Posted by Dennis SellersBoris FX, a developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced that the entire Boris FX product line is available for the new Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”) release.
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Thursday Outlook: Tension Will Rise into Friday's Unemployment Report
September 2, 2009 Lots of rumors swirled around trading desks yesterday regarding Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) which was acknowledged in this WSJ story today. When sellers hit the tape there may be something else in the wind getting attention. Anyway, the rumor was strongly denied but WFC still closed near yesterday's lows.
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Thieves ransack NJ Apple Store in 31 seconds
What's the most you've ever walked out of an Apple retail store with? How about 23 MacBook Pros and 14 iPod touches -- for free. Watch how five masked bandits did just that in this exclusive surveillance video of a recent smash-and-grab at a NJ Apple emporium.
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More from the police blotter: Sagemore Apple Store hit by burglars
Filed under: Retail, Odds and ends, AppleWhile the past few days have seen a spy saga of a stolen laptop and a few rapidly recovered stolen iPhones, the story at the Sagemore Apple Store in Marlton, New Jersey is more of your basic "five guys vs. a plate-glass door." A well-organized 2 am robbery at the store netted the team a substantial haul of 23 MacBook Pro laptops, 14 iPhones and nine iPod touch handhelds. Even though the store was staffed with a security guard, the thieves were able to time their run right after his rounds, and clear the merchandise from the store in 31 seconds flat. Security video of the theft is in the 2nd half of this post. Anyone with tips on the identity of the masked bandits is being asked to call police at 856-983-1118 or the confidential tip line at 856-988-4699. Thanks to Justin for sending this in.Continue reading More from the police blotter: Sagemore Apple Store hit by burglarsTUAWMore from the police blotter: Sagemore Apple Store hit by burglars originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Sponsored Topics: Apple - IPhone - TUAW - IpodTouch - Theft
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MacFixIt has moved and has a new look
Posted by Dave MertenCNET has announced a big change at MacFixIt. All articles are now available free-of-charge, allowing anyone to access the most timely, comprehensive and unbiased library of Mac-related repair and troubleshooting advice available online.
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JCPenney introduces iPhone app
Posted by Dennis Sellers JCPenney has introduced an iPhone app that brings the retailer's products and prices directly to the Apple device. It's available for free at the Apple App Store.
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PGi announces iPhone app for managing, hosting meetings
Posted by Dennis SellersPremiere Global Services (PGi)—a provider of on-demand, applied communication technologies—has announced PGi Mobile, a new app for the iPhone that empowers users to host and manage virtual meetings directly from their Apple devices. It's available for free at the Apple App Store.
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Fourteen ways to enjoy TUAW
Filed under: Cool tools, TUAW Business We're always trying new things around here, from apps to web services to hardware and all kinds of novel ways to do what we do. We also appreciate the fact that many of you read us via RSS or even the iPhone. To that end, here's a list of the many ways to enjoy TUAW in all its myriad forms. If you think we're missing something spectacular, let us know in the comments. Heeeere's TUAW, in reverse order of no particular importance: #14 - TUAW on Facebook We can't really ignore one of the biggest social networks in the world, can we? For weeks I teased the iPhone app on Facebook, and a few of you caught it. We've also been posting deals, newsy tidbits and videos on there. It's a good way to share items, but so far we've kept our RSS out of it. It's entirely likely that we'll put more teasers on Facebook in the future. Let us know in the comments if you'd like to see more or less Facebook interaction overall. #13 - TUAW on Tumblr This has been fun. It's so easy to share stuff on Tumblr that a few of us have simply let the bookmarklet do the talking. We see something cool or useful or worth a mention; within seconds it is on our Tumblr page. If you're looking for something a little off-the-menu at times, this is a good place to look. #12 - TUAW on Flickr On the right we have a little widget that shows the last three items on Flickr tagged "TUAW" -- so try it! Sometimes we run a "Flickr Find" post showing a crazy Mac setup, so don't be bashful about your workspace. We weren't. You can check out our TUAW rig Flickr pool here. #11 - TUAW on Video There's no shortage of TUAW video to choose from. From Blip.tv to Viddler to YouTube and our aggregator VodPod, there's quite the buffet. You can also do a search on Truveo and find our videos across many video sites. #10 - TUAW on your iPhone Oh, you haven't heard? TUAW has an iPhone app. In fact, we broke into the top 100 free apps the weekend we launched. Thanks for that, TUAW fans! #9 - TUAW on Twitter Of course we're on Twitter, you silly Billy. We have our primary Twitter account, where we'll share cool posts and other fun things, and our Ask TUAW account where you get to ask us Mac, iPhone, iPod and mystery-of-life questions (and hopefully get an answer). #8 - TUAW on Kindle What? Yes, we are on the Kindle. Life is strange that way. #7 - TUAW on Stitcher and TalkShoe In case you've been hiding every Sunday, we do a regular live Talkcast on TalkShoe. It's a hoot, and you get to chime in via phone, live each week. Once that show is "in the can" and uploaded to iTunes, etc. we also appear on iTunes and in Stitcher. That's handy, given the awesome Stitcher app. Want to know more? Keep reading...Continue reading Fourteen ways to enjoy TUAWTUAWFourteen ways to enjoy TUAW originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Sponsored Topics: iPhone - Facebook - iTunes - Apple - TUAW
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V-Moda introduces Faze headset with microphone, call/music control button
Posted by Dennis SellersV-Moda has released the Faze, an US$49.99, metal headphone with microphone. It's offered exclusively offered at Best Buy. The Faze is universally compatible with all iPhone, iPod, Blackberry, Palm Pre, MP3, computers and includes a 2.5mm adapter for use with BlackBerry smartphones.
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Apple to offer ready-made ringtones
The company has obtained the licenses to sell pre-cut ringtones and may roll them out in time for September 9 press event, music industry sources said.
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First Look: TIME Mobile, a slick magazine for your iPhone / iPod touch
Filed under: iPhone, App StoreInstead of sifting through the piles of TIME magazines at your doctor's office, where you don't know who's healthy or unhealthy hands have touched the pages, you now have another option to browse through TIME content on your iPhone. The recently launched TIME Mobile [iTunes link] app provides a better browsing experience and more content than the mobile version of magazine's website. In addition, the app brings with it support for video, which is lacking on the mobile version of TIME's site and not supported for the iPhone on the full version of the site because the videos are encoded in Flash. TIME Mobile also brings a new approach for browsing articles. Like Cover Flow view in the iPhone and iTunes, TIME Mobile's "Image Flow" provides some eye candy in front of the meat and potatoes of the article content. One thing absent in the app is support for offline reading, a useful feature for situations where data connectivity is lacking, such as on an airplane. The USA Today app [iTunes link], which is in the same app genre as TIME Mobile, supports offline reading by tapping on the update button on each section. Perhaps such a feature could be added to TIME Mobile as a paid-for feature, or as for free to those who subscribe to the paper version of the magazine. Powered by Polar, a mobile publishing provider that also powers BusinessWeek [iTunes link] and CNNMoney [iTunes link] iPhone apps as well as a host of other apps on a variety of mobile platforms, TIME Mobile is available as a free download in the App Store.TUAWFirst Look: TIME Mobile, a slick magazine for your iPhone / iPod touch originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments Sponsored Topics: iPhone - App Store - Apple - IPod Touch - Handhelds
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Kodak introduces new all-in-ones
Posted by Dennis SellersKodak has introduced the ESP 3250 and ESP 5250 all-in-one printers. The AIOs are designed to print with a speed of up to 30 pages per minute in black and 29 pages per minute in color.
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Digitize Your Mental Notes with Evernote
Capture ideas and information instantly--and be able to find it all when you need it. What You Need:-- Free account at www.evernote.com-- Evernote application for the Mac (free, www.evernote.com)-- Optional: Evernote application for the iPhone or iPod touch-- Optional: Twitter account (see Step 9) What do you do when you come across some info you want to remember? If itâs a webpage maybe you bookmark it; if itâs an email or a file, you might stick it in a folder called âImportant!â Evernote is a super-useful service that comprises a Web-based application, a free Mac desktop app, and even an iPhone app, all kept effortlessly synced. And itâs ready to store all your digital info--receipts, serial numbers, snippets of code, articles, photos, PDFs, audio files, recipes, you name it--with handy tagging, indexing, and searching features so you can actually find it all later. Weâll walk you through setting up Evernote, then encourage you to tinker around and discover how it fits into your personal workflow. 1. Sign Up and Download Head to www.evernote.com and click the Register link at the top-right of the page. Then click the Downloads link at the very bottom of the page (or go to www.evernote.com/about/downloads) and grab the free Mac app, which requires Mac OS 10.5, aka Leopard. Install that puppy in the usual fashionThis is all the personal info they ask for. Refreshing. 2. Look to the Menubar The app will put a little elephant-head icon in your menubar. Click it to check out your options: New Note launches a window where you can type a new text note or drag in an attachment from the Finder. If you have a free account, youâre limited to attaching JPG, PNG, or GIF images; MP3 or WAV audio files; or PDFs. But Premium account users ($5/month or $45/year) can attach any file type.Those hotkey combos work globally, and you can change them in Evernote > Preferences > Shortcuts.The menubar icon also lets you paste the clipboard contents into Evernote, send a screenshot to Evernote, and launch the main Evernote window with the cursor in the Search box. Better still, all these commands can be executed with global hotkeys. 3. Web Clips, Three Ways Most of the info we want to save comes from that ever-gushing font of knowledge and nonsense known as the Internet. Evernoteâs got that covered: Firefox has a dedicated Evernote extension, which adds a toolbar button with a contextual menu for clipping the whole webpage, or just a selection, to Evernote. The Evernote app can install a similar Safari plug-in (click it to send the current webpage to Evernote, or Shift-click it to save the page to Evernote as a PDF, which does a better job of preserving the formatting).But if you want to avoid bloating your browser with extensions or plug-ins, thereâs also a âbookmarkletâ you can drag into your bookmarks toolbar for one-click clipping. Find it at www.evernote.com/about/downloads.Mouse over the Evernote button in Safari for a reminder of what it does. 4. More Ways to Add Notes If the Evernote app is running, you can also drag supported file types right onto its Dock icon. If youâre using someone elseâs computer when inspiration strikes, just log in at www.evernote.com to view your notebooks and add new notes through the Web interface.And the app also has a button labeled iSight Note that lets you snap a shot with your Macâs iSightâand it even flips the image horizontally before saving it to a notebook, so any text thatâs visible in the image doesnât appear backward.Normally when you hold something with writing up to your iSight, the text is backward. 5. Search for Text in Images âWho cares if the text is forward or backward?â you may ask after reading step 4. Well, you do. The genius of Evernote is that it finds text in your notesâeven text that shows up in a photo, scanned document, screenshot, or PDF, and even if the text is handwritten. When you click the Sync button in the Evernote app, the notes on your Mac are synced with Evernoteâs servers, where the text recognition is performed. Once that info is synced back to your Mac (which happens automatically, or you can click Sync again after a couple of minutes), youâll be able to search for words contained inside any of your notes.Our search for "Mac" found the image we took in step 4. Smart! 6. Tag Notes Evernote lets you create multiple notebooks, but we prefer to dump everything into one notebook and then use tags to keep it all organized. You can tag notes as you write them, and as you type a tag, the app will suggest tags youâre already using that contain those letters. For tagging after the fact, just select one or more notes from the list and drag them onto the desired tag, listed in the sidebarâitâs the quickest way to tag multiple notes at once. And of course, each note can have as many tags as you need.Drop multiple notes onto one of your tages to apply that tage to all of them. 7. Add Notes from Your iPhone ...or iPod touch, naturally. The free Evernote app is a lifesaver for capturing inspiration on the go, letting you create new notes by typing, taking a snapshot with the camera (iPhone only, of course), using an image thatâs already on your device, or even recording a quick voice note. You can read all your notes, mark some as favorites (which saves a copy to your device, so you can read them offline), and search your notes too.Notes you make on the phone will sync back to Evernote on the Web and on your Mac. Bonus: Tap the magnifying glass icon to the right of the Search box for the Advanced Search page, where you can search for notes based on where you made them (within 1, 5, or 25 miles of your current location)âgreat for finding the note you made about where you left your car, once you get back to the parking garage. 8. Export or Share The Evernote app can export your notes as ENEX files, which lets you back them up locally, but only the Evernote app can read the ENEX files. The app can also print your notes (including the olâ print-to-PDF trick) or email them via Apple Mail. Evernoteâs Web application also lets you print and email, and even publish your notebook onlineâyouâll get a URL you can share with friends.Share your notebooks to let anyone (who knows the URL) read them. 9. Add Notes via Twitter If you have a Twitter client open all day anyway, it can double as a fast way to send short notes (140 characters or less, duh!) to Evernote. First, you have to follow myEN (twitter.com/myEN). Youâll get a direct message with a URL for linking your Twitter and Evernote accountsâmake sure to sign in to Evernote before you click the link. Then just add @myEN anywhere in your tweet to have a copy sent to Evernote. You can also direct-message myEN (start the tweet with D myEN) if you want your note to stay private. To get started, go to twitter.com/myEN and click Follow. 10. Go Premium? Evernoteâs Premium account ($5/month or $45/year) boosts your upload limit to 500MB/month (a free account is 40MB/month), syncs your files between multiple computers running Evernote--even across platforms--and supports more file types and SSL encryption. (The small ads in the bottom-left corner of the Evernote app and webpage disappear too.) We donât want to discourage anyone from upgrading to the paid service (weâre sort of Evernote fanboys, OK?), but we have to admit that in our months of using the service, weâve yet to have an âOooh, I wish I was Premium!â moment. Your mileage may vary, of course.
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YouTube looking to enter rental movies on demand business, says WSJ
Sounds like Google has found the best way to monetize YouTube yet, and it puts itself in a pretty competitive spot versus the likes of Netflix, Amazon VOD, and Apple's iTunes movie store. According to Wall Street Journal, the company's currently in talks with Lions Gate, Sony, and Warner Bros. studios over putting their content on YouTube for a rental fee, likely $3.99 -- the same price as Apple's SD movie rentals. Even more interesting is talk of getting some titles online day and date with the DVD releases. Some options could still be free with advertising, but as for paid content, Google's enticing studios over to their way of thinking with a proposed minimum fee of "just under $3 per title viewed." A three-month beta testing is apparently scheduled to begin soon among 10,000 Google employees, and after that? Well, here's hoping the G-Man manages to sign on some more studios and offer us the films in streaming HD. Filed under: Desktops, Laptops, Internet, SoftwareYouTube looking to enter rental movies on demand business, says WSJ originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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New iPhone app locates Swine Flu, infectious diseases
Posted by Dennis Sellers A new iPhone application, created by researchers at Children's Hospital Boston in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab, enables users to track and report outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as H1N1 (Swine Flu), on the ground in real time. It's available for free at the Apple App Store.
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Sony ICF-CL75iP alarm clock / digital frame / iPod dock a surprisingly attractive assimilation
We'll be honest, it takes a whole lot to get us excited about iPhone / iPod docks or digital picture frames these days, but congratulations Sony, you've managed to pierce through our hardened hearts with the ICF-CL75iP Dream Machine. Sony Insider brings word of the actually quite handsome bedside attraction, an assimilation of those aforementioned products with an alarm clock to boot. We're looking at a 7-inch WVGA LCD screen, 1GB built-in memory, FM / AM radio, and a retractible dock -- in case you don't feel like capitalizing on the total synergistic package. Photos can be pulled directly from the Apple handheld or loaded via USB, and your wake-up options include built-in presets, a customizable 10-second voice recording, or the iPod / iPhone itself. Our only knock at this point is the minimal codec support -- MP3 and WMA for audio, and MP4, M-JPEG, and AVI for video -- but if the $149.95 price on a cached SonyStyle listing stays accurate, we can be a little forgiving. In fact, throw in Chumby widget support and we'll be downright smitten -- make it happen, Sony. Read - Sony Insider Read - Sony Style cached listingFiled under: Misc. Gadgets, HouseholdSony ICF-CL75iP alarm clock / digital frame / iPod dock a surprisingly attractive assimilation originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Byki Global for the iPhone, iPod touch now free
Posted by Dennis SellersTransparent Language has released a free version of Byki Global for iPhone (the Language Learning App). It's available at the Apple App Store.
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Bains Software releases instaplaylist for the iPhone and iPod touch
Posted by Dennis SellersBains Software has announced instaplaylist, their first app for the iPhone and iPod touch. instaplaylist is the universal remote for music. It's available for US$1.99 at the Apple App Store.
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'Macsimum Recommended Reading' for Sept. 2
Posted by Dennis Sellers“The Snow Leopard Report: Still Correcting the Misinformation: Unlike just about any recent Apple OS release, the amount of published misinformation about Snow Leopard is nothing short of staggering. Why should this be so?”—The Tech Night Owl
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Office 2008 and Spaces issues, finally fixed in Snow Leopard?
Filed under: Software, Snow LeopardOne feature of Mac OS X, sometimes forgotten about, that has caused gripes from many users for a long time is Spaces. When it was first introduced almost two years ago in Leopard, some applications would not always "play nice" with each other, causing windows not to display or move correctly. Microsoft Office applications in particular were prone to these problems. There were always some nagging issues that would not allow Spaces to work correctly, due to the way Office windows are drawn on the screen. Over time, they started working better, but a few issues still remained with Office, especially in Word when the Toolbox floating window was in use. With Snow Leopard's debut, however, Microsoft states that these issues have been fixed through "collaborative efforts" with Apple. Hopefully, this will help a lot of eager and frustrated Spaces users manage their many windows on their desktops. Do you use Spaces, or have you held off because of these issues? Leave a comment below and share your experiences!TUAWOffice 2008 and Spaces issues, finally fixed in Snow Leopard? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Sponsored Topics: Microsoft Office - Snow Leopard - Apple - Mac OS X - Microsoft
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Psystar now selling Mac clones with Snow Leopard
Posted by Dennis SellersMac cloner a href=”http://www.psystar.com/” TARGET=”_blank”>Psystar is now selling clones with Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”) just a week after suing Apple for not letting them use the operating system update, reports Computerworld.
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FundWatch: Floating NAV money fund on the way
As the money-market fund industry grapples with how to reform in the wake of last year's troubles, one fund firm is breaking out with a plan to launch a money fund doesn't try to maintain a $1 share price.
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Iâll Show You Fickle
Michael Hickins argues, among other asinine things, that Apple is screwing AT&T by courting relationships with Verizon and perhaps other U.S. carriers. So AT&T fucks up with poor coverage, poor customer service, tons of dropped calls in major metro areas, no MMS, no tethering — and Apple is doing them wrong by looking elsewhere? â
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Nuclear Nova introduces Rocket Golf Lite 1.0 Â for the iPhone, iPod touch
Posted by Dennis Sellers Nuclear Nova Software has released Rocket Golf Lite for the iPhone and iPod touch, a free version of their recent game Rocket Golf. It's available at the Apple App Store.
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Jim Dalrymple: No New Apple TV Next Week
Jim Dalrymple: The Loop has learned through very reliable sources that an updated Apple TV will definitely not be introduced at next weekâs event in San Francisco. Appleâs invitation states, âItâs only rock and roll, but we like it,â solidifying the theme for the event will be music. (My hunch is that the event title, being a Stones song, means no Beatles news.) â
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Apple Gives Away Snow Leopard Server Evaluation Copies
 Today Apple started giving away evaluation copies of Mac OS X Snow Leopard server to select people interested. There are a few limitations of this offer, however; "This Mac OS X Server evaluation offer is valid only in the United States. This offer is limited to corporations, small businesses, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions located in the United States. Resellers do not qualify and are not eligible to participate in this offer. Students do not qualify and are not eligible to participate in this offer. Persons under the age of 13 and all other persons under the age of majority are not eligible and do not qualify for this offer," Apple says on their site.To get in on this offer, you must complete a form on Apple's website. This is similar to the Leopard Server offer Apple offered last year. Mac OS X Server Evaluation via MacNN
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The MacJury weighs in (again) on Snow Leopard
Posted by Dennis SellersIn a new edition of The MacJury, the jurors weigh in (again) on Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”).
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Credit Suisse Analyst: iPhone Will Continue to Bolster Apple Shares
With the global smartphone market growing like wild fire, things are looking up for shares in Apple Inc. (AAPL), says Credit Suisse analyst Bill Shope"We continue to believe investors should build on positions at current levels," Mr. Shope said in a note to clients, increasing his
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Nokia's 3D N810 Internet Tablet caught on blurrycam
We can't say that the idea of stereoscopic displays on cellphones ever really appealed to us -- more than anything, it sounds like the recipe for a nasty migraine. But provided a company figures out how to do it right (and without the silly glasses) true 3D could lead to some pretty interesting interface design, to say the very least. With Sony singing the technology's praises at IFA this morning, it's fitting that Nokia is showing off one such number at Nokia World in Stuttgart today. According to Pocket-lint, the N810 Internet Tablet shown above has been outfitted with a "special screen" made by a "secret third party manufacturer" and displays 3D content to the naked eye. Sure, we're pretty skeptical that 3D will be a hit (or even stop being lousy) any time soon, but who knows? There seem to be a few companies out there who think that it could pull them out of their doldrums. [Via The Raw Feed]Filed under: Cellphones, HandheldsNokia's 3D N810 Internet Tablet caught on blurrycam originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Review: WildCharge WildCharger Bundle for iPhone
The Bundle ships in two boxes, one containing the Charge Pad, a glitter-black plastic surface that's roughly 6” by 8” and very thin; it's topped with 12 silver charging stripes, a blue power light, and a bulging, logo-clad top edge where an included wall power adapter connects. Another box contains the semi-hard rubber Skin for iPhone, which is model-agnostic and actually does fit the iPhone, iPhone 3G, and 3GS with minimal…
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News: Hudson iPhone lineup: Military Madness NN, Aqua Forest 2, more
Hudson Soft has released details of its fall lineup of games for the iPhone and iPod touch. The company will be offering four new titles in the fall, including a sequel to the well-received Aqua Forest. Knights of the Phantom Castle is a hybrid strategy and action RPG game offering deep character customization including the forging of new weapons and development of new abilities, touch-screen controls, and numerous strategy decisions for the player…
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Credit Suisse analyst looks for increasing Mac, iPhone sales
Posted by Dennis Sellers Apple shareholders should use bullish options to boost returns because shares of the iPhone maker may climb in the next four months on increasing smartphone and Mac sales, Credit Suisse Group AG said (as reported by Bloomberg).âš
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TweetMyMac: Remote control of your Mac via Twitter
Filed under: Software, Cool tools, Odds and ends, Freeware, Internet Tools, Developer, AppleScriptWe have previously covered some of the ways in which it is possible to remotely control a Mac at home or in the office. Most of our suggestions have required the use of Mail in order to process some rule and kick off a script or Automator action. Alex P over at TheMacBox aims to change all of that. Enter TweetMyMac, the little program that lets you get screenshots, iSight snapshots, or launch a program through the use of Twitter. While the list of commands available is not currently as comprehensive as what your imagination can create with a little AppleScript or Automator whizzbangery, it is a good list and growing as well. An obvious benefit of this approach is the ease of getting everything set up. In the past it took an AppleScript to call another Automator action or some other kludgey-at-best method to get things working. With TweetMyMac there is very little effort required for setup. Another neat feature is that TweetMyMac will run a shell command. With a little scripting you can create your own custom commands. And using the previously-covered technique of sending tweets via the command line you can have your custom commands send information back to you as well. Continue reading TweetMyMac: Remote control of your Mac via TwitterTUAWTweetMyMac: Remote control of your Mac via Twitter originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Sponsored Topics: AppleScript - Twitter - Apple - TUAW - Macintosh
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Quick Tip: Automator and Services in Snow Leopard
Originally introduced in OS X Tiger, Automator is a drag-and-drop form of scripting. You can create workflows to easily speed up many tasks. With each version of OS X, Automator has seen some improvements, but with Snow Leopard, it finally realizes its full potential. It realizes it by allowing you to create your own Services. Unless you really needed to delve into the Services menu (located under the Application menu) youâre likely to never even know itâs there — when I asked a friend to screenshot her Leopard Services menu for this article, she replied âwhat menu?â That menu was, to put it gently, a bleeping mess. Every service showed up, even ones that couldnât be used with program or you had little or no use for. Hereâs what it looks like in Leopard. In Snow Leopard, the Services menu now only displays actions that can be handled by that program. You can also choose what services show up, so if thereâs one you never use, you can hide it. Services are also contextual and will show up when you right-click on an actionable item like text in Pages or a file in Finder. If you click on a file in the Finder, and then the gear icon in the toolbar, you can also see what actions apply to that file. In Leopard, I could create a Finder or iCal action, but creating workflows that would work in any application wasnât very user friendly. You might be able to create an AppleScript, or if youâre a Quicksilver junkie you could create an action for it, but Snow Leopard really lets the average user create tools to enhance productivity. Now that Automator can create Services, it's really becoming a powerful tool. Also, in Snow Leopard, Automator can now use data detectors, so if you select an address, you can use Automator to write an action that'll look it up in Google Maps. Iâm going to show you a few services I created today while learning the new tools — as well as a few I got from macosxautomation.com. Now, Iâm not saying you couldnât do these in 10.5, but how slick and easy it now is in 10.6 is amazing. I can easily see the Services menu now acting as a sort of Macro Central to it make it easy to find my actions. Emailing Specific Files to Specific People Iâm in a weekly D&D group and we use Wizardâs Character Builder to manage our characters (sadly, itâs Windows-only, ensuring Iâll be a Parallels customer for the foreseeable future). Kelsey, our GM, wants a copy and Iâll send a copy to the guy that hosts the game in case I forget to print them out. I created the service in the screenshot below to automatically attach my characters to a mail message and send them off. Now, regardless of what program Iâm in, I can just choose the service I created and email them. I've got a few services like this created to email files to frequent recipients. Lookup Text On Wikipedia If youâre typing away and you want to look up text on Wikipedia, download the Internet Services action from macosxautomation.com. This will bring up a pop-up window thatâll let you quickly search Wikipedia. In whatâs likely an âIâm missing something obvious moment,â I canât seem to get the action to work from within Safari. While weâre on the subject of Safari, that same Internet Services action lets you create a webpage popup of any page. By default, it presents itself as an iPhone, so you get a small, mobile optimized pop up. This is handy if thereâs any web sites you frequently consult. Browse Your iPhoto Library This is another one I downloaded from macosxautomation.com. One of the features I love in iWork is being able to browse my iPhoto library and insert a photo into my document. Now, with the Browse Library service, I can have that same functionality in any program. Weird Glitches and Problems So far in my admittedly small data sample, Iâve only run into a few issues. Iâve already talked about the Wiki lookup not working in Safari, but Iâve also noticed Automator doesnât see text selected in Microsoft Word 2008 as âselected textâ — no services other than the general services show up in Word (I didn't try out the rest of the suite). What's interesting is there are a ton of Office-related actions included in Automator. I've had an e-mail discussion with Microsoft's Mac BU about this and they're looking into it. Resources MacBreak Video has a great session with Sal Saghoian, the AppleScript Product Manager at Apple. Iâm constantly amazed at how Salâs laid-back presentation style actually makes what could be a dry topic easy to follow. He'll show you some great video examples of what the new Automator can do. Iâve mentioned macosxautomation.com multiple times, and Iâm mentioning it again. This site is promising to be my one-stop shop as I continue to learn about Automator. The changes in Automator look fantastic. Until now, my Automator usage has been very situational. In Snow Leopard, I'm looking forward to creating workflows I'll be using daily. GigaOM's Mobilize 09 conference is only a few days away! Register for Mobilize and get a free copy of the Mobile App Store report from GigaOM Pro.
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Sony SRS-GD50iP marries iPod dock with USB speakers
Aside from the flamboyantly oversized subwoofer, do you know what we really love about this new iPod / iPhone dock from Sony? The big logos sprawled across the middle of each speaker, that's what. After all, nothing yells audiophile quite like a chunky slab of plastic in the middle of your sound output, right? Marketing department 1, engineering team 0. To be fair, Sony is offering a nice bit of convergence here, as the speakers can also serve as a 2.1 PC set via USB, and they'll even use the same connection to sync up and charge your Apple device of choice. With 60 watts of power and that delightfully diminutive remote control, the whole setup will cost you $199 (or less, if you look real hard) and is available now.Filed under: Portable AudioSony SRS-GD50iP marries iPod dock with USB speakers originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Chronos updates SOHO Labels, iScrapbook for Snow Leopard compatibility
Posted by Dennis SellersChronos has updated SOHO Labels and iScrapbook for compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”). The products have been revved to version 4.1 and 2.1, respectively.
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Novothink introduces Apple licensed Solar Charging Case for the iPod touch
Posted by Dennis SellersNovothink, a manufacturer of energy alternative electronic devices, has released the Solar Surge, an Apple licensed solar charger case for the iPod touch. The hybrid solar charger case enables anyone to power up from the sun while carrying their iPod.
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Microsoft extends free time zone updates
Microsoft said Wednesday that it is changing its support policies to offer customers more time zone and daylight saving time updates at no extra charge. Previously, Microsoft had offered the updates free while products were in their mainstream support phase (typically five years from a product's release). However, it ...
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Apple thefts continue, but don't work so well for the crooks
Filed under: Odds and ends, MobileMeAnother day, another dumb criminal gets snared by Apple technology. In this case, 2 dumb criminals. This latest foiled crime involved the theft of 4 iPhones from the Apple Palisades store in West Nyack, New York. According to the Journal News up that way, the two crooks ran from the store, and police put out a description of the thieves. The phones were also tracked using the built-in iPhone GPS, and the info led police to a hardware store parking lot in Orangetown. The hapless thieves are scheduled to appear tomorrow in court to answer to to the charges relating to the stolen iPhones and also to explain why they had 2 more stolen iPhones in their possession. The apprehended men are now in the Rockland County jail, hopefully thinking it may not have been so smart to steal phones with GPS tracking. Oddly, the Journal News article quotes cops saying the value of the four stolen phones was close to $4,000, which seems quite high; perhaps they meant the value of all six phones found with the suspects. Meanwhile, our friend 'Jim' says he is getting good cooperation from his local police in apprehending the thieves who stole his MacBook and iMac. As you'll remember from our previous coverage, Jim has the Back to My Mac feature of MobileMe and using the screen sharing function saw someone filling out an online job application, which helpfully listed their address, phone number, name and Social Security number. Then yesterday, Jim snagged a picture of one of the alleged crooks who had used the built in iSight camera to pose for a snapshot.. As Jim continues to make contact with his stolen laptop, he finds more goodies. Someone logged into their MySpace page, and Jim was able to copy and download various pictures of the alleged perps. He also retrieved one of their cellphone numbers. Police have made a couple of visits to the address, but haven't found anyone at home. They are persisting and will undoubtedly find them, likely ruining their day. [Thanks to Jim R. for the West Nyack tip]TUAWApple thefts continue, but don't work so well for the crooks originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Sponsored Topics: Apple - IPhone - MobileMe - Unofficial Apple Weblog - TUAW
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AJA Video announces KONA support for Snow Leopard
Posted by Dennis SellersAJA Video System, a manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, has released a new software version (7.0) for its KONA line of video capture and playback cards: KONA LSe, LHe, LHi and the top-of-the-line KONA 3. The upgrade adds support for Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”).
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WD launches 2TB hard drives
Posted by Dennis SellersWestern Digital is shipping desktop 7200 RPM 2TB hard drives. The family of WD Caviar Black drives, now led by the new 2TB capacity, is perfect for gaming, high-performance desktop systems and workstations, says Jim Morris, senior vice president and general manager of WD's client storage systems.
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Med Mnemonics released for the iPhone
Posted by Dennis SellersRegular Rate and Rhythm Software have released Med Mnemonics 1.0, a new database of medical memory aids, for the iPhone. It's available for US$0.99 at the Apple App Store.
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Video Sandbox 141: Felt so hot, I froze to death
Posted by Frank PetrieThe weather this year has been downright creepy. Creepier than the employees at the DMV. Here in the Philly area we had only two heat waves – AND ONE OF THEM WAS IN APRIL!
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Touchscreen-type keyboard included in Snow Leopard (video)
Posted by Dave MertenDid you know there is a large touchscreen-type keyboard included in Snow Leopard? Could this be evidence that Snow Leopard is already set for a tablet-type device that may surface in the not so distant future? To view the keyboard, do the following:
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QuickerTek offers free Snow Leopard upgrade with product purchase
Posted by Dennis SellersQuickerTek, which specializes in power and wireless Apple products, has announced that when customers buy any one of the three of the most popular wireless networking products, or the MacBook external battery, they get an upgrade to Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”) free.
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Apple rejects ”Torrent controller iPhone app
Filed under: Software, Internet Tools, iPhone, App Store, Jailbreak/pwnageWe've talked before about ways to control a BitTorrent client from the iPhone, and some unofficial developers have gotten it working in a jailbroken way. But apparently that's as far as we'll get -- ”Monitor, a little iPhone app to control ”Torrent (a popular BitTorrent app that I use pretty often) was recently submitted to the App Store, and Torrentfreak reports that it's been rejected out of hand. This isn't the first time something like this has come up: Drivetrain, another torrent remote control tool, was also rejected back in May. Apparently Apple tells the developer that they are disallowing all types of BitTorrent-related apps "because this category of applications is often used for the purpose of infringing third party rights." Often does not equal always, but technically that's another point: it's Apple's App Store, and they can take their ball and go home if they want. Torrentfreak claims that the myNZB app technically does the same thing (it basically controls a newsreader that can be used to download large numbers of files, possibly in violation of copyright), but it's the word "torrent" that Apple (and, likely, their content partners) have an issue with. Sure enough, a search of "torrent" on the App Store doesn't bring up anything related to the BitTorrent technology. You can still run ”Torrent on your iPhone, although you'll have to jailbreak it and dive into the Cydia repository, where it's listed under "Utilities." As for Apple's stance, I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for things to change on this one -- ”Torrent isn't even an app that enables BitTorrent downloading; it just makes it easier (by accessing a client that's doing the work elsewhere), and if they aren't willing to pay heed to these distinctions now, it's not likely they'll bother in the future, either.TUAWApple rejects ”Torrent controller iPhone app originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Sponsored Topics: iPhone - appstore - Apple - Cydia - Unofficial Apple Weblog
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Vonage Experiences App Store Bump
If you watch TV, then you probably can't erase the memory of Vonage commercials from your brain, no matter how hard you try. The voiceover IP (VOIP) provider has been in business for quite a while now, but it has been losing ground to cheap alternatives by various cable TV service providers. Enter the App Store. Today, just by announcing that its iPhone app received official approval from Apple, and without releasing any details about what said app actually does, Vonage engineered a major stock surge for itself. Share prices are experiencing big gains based on the potential benefit an App Store presence could bring for the VOIP operator. This phenomenon, which I like to call the App Store Bump (not to be confused with the Colbert Bump), is another indication that Apple's mobile application marketplace is something more than just one among many. Think an App World or even an Android Marketplace announcement would have as much influence on investor confidence? Think again. App Store presence has become a sign not just of astute trend-spotting, but one of continued relevance. It breathes new life into business models that were either questionably viable in the first place (I'm thinking satellite radio here), or have lost viability through the emergence of newer, better, shinier competitors (Vonage being the perfect example). It also offers a way for entertainment media like games to reach a new target audience, when they may have saturated their existing demographic. I'm looking squarely at you, upcoming GTA: Chinatown Wars port. What can the App Store Bump save next? Pogs? Devil sticks? Your guess is as good as mine. Read the Weekly Update, "Will Real-Time Google Traffic Maps Really Help?" Only at GigaOM Pro.
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CrossOver Games is Snow Leopard compatible
Posted by Dennis Sellers CodeWeavers has released CrossOver Games 8.0 for both Mac and Linux. It allows Windows games to be played on Mac and Linux computers without the need for a Windows operating system license. CrossOver Games 8.0 is also designed to run Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”).
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The Macsimum Podcast for September 2nd
Posted by Frank PetrieToday on your Macsimum Podcast: “Trojan Snow Leopards,” “Mobile Chips,” “Macsimum Poll,” “The Netbooks Are Gaining Rapidly” and “Story 4.”
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Sony VAIO X slimster hands-on
Daaaamn. We just got back from our time with the Sony X-series and it's making us rethink the entire definition of thin as the word is applied to ultra-portable laptops -- see how it casually jockeys our 15-inch MacBook Pro workhorse in the pic above. Sony's X-series is so thin that it's dangerous: on one hand, it'll cut a jugular or cake with little effort, and on the other, it has just enough flex to make us worry about its ruggedness. But this isn't Sony's first experiment with this form factor and the carbon-fibre frame and aluminum keyboard should help with rigidity when this goes production in both glossy- and matte-plastic finishes. (The displays were all matte, at least for now.) The new X is followup to the rarely seen VAIO X505 that was available in limited markets early in the decade -- only then it wasn't sporting an Atom, 2GB of memory, or a 31Wh battery. According to Sony, the choice of an Atom processor is far from decided and is only on display to run the engineering prototypes here at IFA, so there's still hope for at least CULV internals when this thing ships. Unfortunately, access to the rest of the internal specs were software blocked and Sony was zipped tight on details. Further visual inspection reveals a pair of USB jacks, SD/Memory Stick slot, folding feet on the bottom to prop up the lappie so you can attach an Ethernet cable in the mechanically yawning RJ45 jack or attach a Kensington adapter on the left-side. Unfortunately, the only video output option is VGA. Nevertheless, the Windows 7 box we tested performed as expected for such a small device -- lethargically, but capably for casual internet browsing and tweeting. And honestly, we could see ourselves dropping a premium (less than $2,000 we're told) for this 11-inch ultra-portable as opposed to the VAIO P. At least now we know what Sony meant when they said they wanted their products to be aspirational. See the new X up close with its X505 cousin in the gallery. Trust us, it's worth a look. P.S. It'll be announced with official specs in October with units available for retail about a week after Windows 7 launches. Gallery: Hands-on Sony X-series slimsterSony VAIO X slimster hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Leica M9 and X1 leak out ahead of schedule
Wondering what Leica has up its sleeve for that destined-to-be-overshadowed event on the 9th? Well, wonder no more: these pics of the long-rumored M9 and something called the X1 just leaked out, along with some specs. We're told the M9 will sport a full-frame 18.2 megapixel sensor and improved low-light performance, but the real surprise is the X1, pictured above, which'll supposedly have a 12 megapixel APS-C sensor, a fixed 24mm lens and that funky grip handle, by which we're oddly fascinated. Maybe Leica's got some surprises left for the 9th after all -- pic of the M9 after the break.Continue reading Leica M9 and X1 leak out ahead of scheduleFiled under: Digital CamerasLeica M9 and X1 leak out ahead of schedule originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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zBoost product line designed to help solve in-door cell phone signal problems
Posted by Dennis SellersWi-Ex, which makes cell phone signal boosters, has announced the zBoost-ONE UMTS 3G signal booster and the zBoost International Dual Band today at ShowStoppers at IFA. Pricing starts at an introductory price of US$499.
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Hudson Entertainment announces fall iPhone game line-up
Posted by Dennis SellersHudson Entertainment, the North and South American publishing arm of Hudson Soft, is bringing a diverse selection of four titles to the iPhone this fall. The games include Fall for Knights of the Phantom Castle, Military Madness: Neo Nectaris, Aqua Forest 2 and World RPS.
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Sandvox Web Designs introduces Bravado design
Posted by Dennis SellersSandvox Web Designs has announced the Bravado design, a new design for the Sandvox web site creation tool.
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Evernote, MobiTech 3000 partner to provide scanning solution for the iPhone
Posted by Dennis SellersMobiTech 3000 has announced the integration of their flagship product, JotNot, with Evernote's online note taking service. It's available for US$4.99 at the Apple App Store.
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News: Marware unveils MicroShell for iPhone 3G, 3GS
Marware has introduced its new MicroShell case for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. Measuring less than 1mm thick, MicroShell is a low-profile case featuring a half-shell design that protects the rear and sides of the iPhone while offering full access to all ports, buttons, and controls. Available in seven metallic colors, it also comes with a clear screen protector and cleaning cloth. Marware's MicroShell case for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS…
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Marware announces the MicroShell for the iPhone 3G/3GS
Posted by Dennis SellersMarware is shipping its thinnest case to date, the US$29.99 MicroShell for iPhone 3G/3GS. It's less than 1mm in thickness and can fit in a pocket, purse or bag.
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Stellar Phoenix Macintosh Data Recovery now Mac compatible
Posted by Dennis SellersStellar Data Recovery has launched Stellar Phoenix Macintosh Data Recovery 4.0, an update of the application for retrieving lost data. The new version is compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”).
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O'Reilly Media releases 'CSS: The Missing Manual, Second Edition'
Posted by Dave MertenCascading Style Sheets help you build gorgeous, quick-loading web pages with all the latest features—if you know what you're doing. But the gurus who designed CSS didn't exactly make things simple. Fear not! CSS: The Missing Manual, Second Edition makes it easy to create the professional-looking websites you want.
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TidBITS has released two Snow Leopard ebooks
Posted by Dennis SellersTidBITS has released a pair of new ebooks that look at Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”):Take Control of Upgrading to Snow Leopard and Take Control of Exploring & Customizing Snow Leopard.
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MyService offers 750GB 5200RPM hard drive upgrade for the MacBook Pro
Posted by Dennis SellersMyService has announced a new 750GB hard drive upgrade for the MacBook Pro. These new Scorpio Blue drives by Western Digital are the largest mobile drives available.
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Samurai: Way of the Warrior slashes onto the iPhone, iPod touch
Posted by Dennis SellersMad Finger Games has introduced Samurai: Way of the Warrior 1.0, a new action game for the iPhone and iPod touch. It's available for US$2.99 at the Apple App Store.
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Internet bigotry â again
I was growling at my iPhone on the train this morning as I read a prominently promoted New York Times story about the rumored Chelsea Clinton wedding that didn't happen. Sixth graph: The persistence of the rumor despite the lack of tangible evidence says something about todayâs free-for-all Internet media culture, where facts sometimes donât get in the way of a good story. It also says something about the Clintons and the mistrust they have engendered over the years that so many people do not take them at their word, even over a question like this. It's bad enough that the reporter, Peter Baker, made two such gross generalizations but it's worse that there was no backup for either in the story. Who spread the rumor according to Mr. Baker? Here's every attribution in his story: * “The wedding rumor mill got started by the Boston Globe…” * “Then New York magazine picked up the ball…” * “In July, the New York Daily News said…” * â'There is no truth to that,' Mrs. Clinton said on Fox News…” * “The Washington Post reported…” * “The Post followed up…” * “On Sunday, the New York Post reported…” * “The New York Post concluded…” I don't see a damned thing about “internet media culture” there, do you? Not one snarky, unreliable, rumor-mongering, content-stealing, value-sucking blog. Nope, not one mention of Gawker. Just big, old newspapers and magazines. Indeed, the only refutation of the rumor – the fact-checking of it – appears to have been on Fox News. (I also saw no editor asked whether they continued to spread the rumor because they didn't trust the Clintons.) This is the sort of internet bigotry that pops up in The Times like clockwork. Mind you, The Times as a whole is doing lots of innovative things online: The Local (in which CUNY is involved), its blogs, its twittering, its API – plenty to praise. Yet this snarling about the internet still bubbles up from the newsroom, from reporters and from the many editors who choose to publish it. That's the newsroom culture – as opposed to that damned internet media culture – you keep hearing about as an impediment to change. This is how newsrooms fight it, using the one weapon they have: the keyboard. They may be forced to blog and podcast but they can always get their revenge in print. Good, old, comforting – though unsubstantiated, rumor-mongering, never-let-the-facts-stand-in-the-way-of-a-good-story – print.
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Playback media server optimized and tuned for Snow Leopard
Posted by Dennis SellersYazsoft has updated Playback, its zero configuration media server for Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”), to version 1.0.5. The upgrade is compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”).
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ProteMac Meter for Mac OS X gets a new interface
Posted by Dennis SellersProteMac has updated ProteMac Meter, the network activity monitor and network traffic logger utility for Mac OS X (10.4 and higher), to version 3.0. The upgrade sports a new interface with realtime graphics creation and more.
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Cheetah3D revved for Snow Leopard
Posted by Dennis SellersCheetah3D has updated Cheetah 3D— software for modeling, animating and rendering 3D objects—to version 4.7, which adds compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6(“Snow Leopard”).
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Road Tested: the Verizon MiFi portable broadband router
Filed under: Peripherals, Internet, Reviews, Road TestedFor the last couple of weeks, I've been testing the Verizon MiFi portable WiFi hotspot. After writing about the MiFi, a few months back, I was placed on a waiting list to receive a test unit. Could the MiFi enhance the iPod touch experience to bring it into the realm of the iPhone? A unit finally came free and I finally got my hands-on experience to discover whether my assumptions would be proved right or wrong. The MiFi, which is a portable EV-DO router, provides a 3G connection through an absolutely tiny unit. All plastic, it's about as thick as an iPhone and about two-thirds as large as its front face. The MiFi's entire user interface is its single button (seen at the bottom right of the image here). When pressed, the button switches on and glows green. Pressed again and held, the unit turns off and the green glow disappears. Sprint offers a near-identical unit, except it's finished in brushed metal instead of black. Read on to discover how my MiFi testing went...Continue reading Road Tested: the Verizon MiFi portable broadband routerTUAWRoad Tested: the Verizon MiFi portable broadband router originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Sponsored Topics: iPhone - Apple - IpodTouch - TUAW - Wi-Fi
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NEC introduces five new projectors
Posted by Dennis SellersNEC Solutions of America has announced the NP310, NP410, NP410W, NP510 and NP510W portable projectors, successors to the previous-generation NP Portable Series. These new products are equipped with a set of green features that aim to minimize total cost of ownership and are targeted for education and corporate users, according...
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MacNotables #937: The MacNotables Examine Snow Leopard Issues Large and Small
You would expect The MacNotables to deliver some unique perspectives on the release of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard…and you would be right. Adam Engst, Andy Ihnatko and Ted Landau join Chuck Joiner to discuss why Apple let Snow Leopard loose so much earlier than expected, and the implications for your decision on when to upgrade. The crew also dig into the installation and question some of the default options, explain why Apple's list of incompatible software isn't as long as you might expect, unveil their favorite changes, and cast an eye to the future of the Mac OS. Adam Engst Andy Ihnatko Ted Landau Chuck Joiner MacNotables is sponsored by SmileOnMyMac. Links: Chuck Joiner on Twitter The MacVoices Group Subscribe to MacNotables in iTunes Adam Engst on Twitter Andy Ihnatko on Twitter Ted Landau on Twitter Take Control of Upgrading to Snow Leopard by Joe Kissell MenuMeters by Raging Menace Software Forget those stupid Apple tablet rumors - this OS 10.6-fueled one is true by Andy Ihnatko on the Chicago Sun-Times Fujitsu ScanSnap S300 Color Mobile Scanner Gutenprint printer drivers WindowShade X by Unsanity
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Panoweaver 6.0 for Macintosh released
Posted by Dennis SellersEasypano Holdings, a developer of panorama and virtual reality technology, has released Panoweaver 6.0 for Macintosh. It's an update of the product for stitching both cylindrical and spherical 360 degree panoramas from single-row/multiple rows of digital photos or fisheye photos, and exporting panoramic images to various players.
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News: Mix: Vonage, Chess Wars, Dual SIM, Rock Band
Vonage has announced that it has received approval from Apple for its mobile application for the iPhone and iPod touch. Although the company has yet to reveal details, the app is expected to allow users to place VoIP calls using their Vonage account over Wi-Fi. According to the announcement, the company is currently conducting a beta test of the software and will announce availability at a later date. Apple has rejected an update to the game Chess…
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Apple Blames iPhone Explosions on External Forces
Apple has been receiving a lot of negative press lately due to reports of faulty iPhones literally blowing up in users' faces. Well, in the general vicinity of their faces. The latest reports come from France, where an 18-year-old man reported that his girlfriend's iPhone's screen shattered, injuring his eye. At least three other similar claims have been made. In Europe, where the incidents took place, Apple is responding to the allegations. The company maintains that nothing it has seen indicates anything other than damage caused by external forces. According to Alan Hely, a spokesman with Apple Europe, “[I]n all cases the glass cracked due to an external force that was applied to the iPhone.” Apple's line differs from that of three people claiming their iPhones' explosions can be traced to heat dissipation problems integral to the devices themselves. The French teenager who's eye was injured claims the iPhone began to hiss before exploding, which matches the report made by another affected party, a 47-year-old man from Liverpool, UK. The man's daughter's iPod touch supposedly made a hissing noise before exploding after he dropped the device. In a third reported incident, no one was around to hear any hissing noise, should one have existed, since the Netherlands man who owned the iPhone that exploded wasn't nearby when it happened. He'd left the phone sitting in his car, only to return to find it had burned a large hole in his seat. Apple told the European Commission last week that these are only “isolated incidents” and don't indicate a “general problem,” but there is at least one lesson to be learned from the accounts: If your iPhone or iPod touch starts hissing, put it down and clear out. It's like a snake's rattle. At that point, you know you've angered it. Just back away slowly. Whatever the cause, Apple is definitely being kept on its toes about these “isolated incidents.” The Times reported that Apple offered the Liverpool man and his family a full refund if they agreed to sign a settlement form that would leave them open for legal action if they disclosed the terms of the agreement. Apple is also quick to point out that the iPhone 3GS remains unaffected by claims of this kind of explosive overheating, which reads a little like “But our new phones don't blow up!” They are right about one thing: So far incidents reported number only in the single digits. Hardly cause for widespread concern. That said, think twice about holding your iPhone or iPod touch up to your ear the next time you think you hear a faint hissing sound. Photo courtesy of Flickr user magic_quote. Read the Weekly Update, "Will Real-Time Google Traffic Maps Really Help?" Only at GigaOM Pro.
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Snow Leopards new Keyboard Viewer hints at tablet OS
Cult of Mac’s Leander Khaney is all excited about a new discovery in Snow Leopard. The new Keyboard Viewer app appears to be tailor made for a touchscreen operating system and could be the basis for an iPhone-like virtual keyboard — on the Mac. At least that’s how the theory goes. Here’s how to invoke it: Go [...]
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Win a bundle of goodies from Stylit.tv and TUAW
Filed under: Video, Features, Odds and ends, TUAW Business To celebrate the kickoff of their new show, TechStyle, the good folks at Stylit.tv are giving away a bundle of goodies. Not just t-shirts and tchotchkes, either, but a pretty massive haul of loot (see the list on the next page) gathered from Macworld Expo 2009. We met up with the Stylit.tv gang back in January to give away the first couple of bags of goodies at Macworld. But if you missed Macworld, now's your chance to take home a number of products seen at the show. Before we get to the loot, we've got a special deal for TUAW readers. Stylit.tv goes to trade shows and glitzy events to get cool prize bags to give away. You pretty much just go to this page and enter to win. However, TUAW readers can enter a bonus code that'll give you 40 extra chances to win. The code is TUAW4EVER. Only the first 500 bonus codes will give you this boost, so good luck! On the next page is the list of prizes you can win now and the premiere of TechStyle at Macworld. The current giveaway ends on September 8, but there is yet another starting after that with yet another big bag of goodies.Continue reading Win a bundle of goodies from Stylit.tv and TUAWTUAWWin a bundle of goodies from Stylit.tv and TUAW originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Sponsored Topics: Apple - TUAW - Macworld Conference & Expo - Unofficial Apple Weblog - IPhone
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Enhance Technology unveils QuadraPack X14, a storage backplane enclosure
Posted by Dennis SellersEnhance Technology has announced its new QuadraPack X14, an internal storage backplane enclosure with four 2.5-inch hard drive bays that are SAS, SATA, and SSD compatible. With individual key locks for each removable tray, it provides a physically secured storage environment in a single 5.25” drive bay form factor.
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Pandora One desktop app revved to 2.0
I’m a huge fan of music streaming service Pandora and have been using it for a while. I love listening to it while working on my book and recently bit the bullet and ponied up the $36 for a Pandora One subscription. Paying for Pandora One eliminates the ads and gives you uninterrupted music (the free [...]
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Article: Weird + Small Apps 27: Anitello, G-Push Mail, iTrackVacaTime, PlaySafe + TouchPad
Welcome to Weird + Small Apps 27—the first in a while with an app that truly qualifies as weird. This week, we look at the oddball life lessons application Anitello, a separate app that offers Gmail push notifications, a vacation time tracker, a car-friendly, gesture-based control replacement for the iPod music playback feature, and a track pad application for iPhone/iPod touch and Mac users. None of the applications in this week's…
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The future of Apple, Google, and Microsoft is...already here
Often we miss the clues as to what big vendors are planning by failing to analyze what they've already shipped.
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Unauthorized downloads of Snow Leopard infested with malicious software
Posted by Dennis SellersSeveral web sites have sprung up over the last couple days offering users free upgrades of Apple's latest operating system, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. But these sites are “socially engineered ploys to trick users into downloading malicious software,” reports MacFixIt.
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Research firm says Apple sentiment ahead of Research in Motion, Nokia, Palm
Posted by Dennis SellersCrowd Technologies, provider of the stock prediction site Piqqem, says Research in Motion's current sentiment at 2.68 as compared to Apple at 2.91, Nokia at 2.00, and Palm at 1.71. (Sentiment is optimism or pessimism in financial and commodity markets.)
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Renewable Energy and Wireless Telecom Battle Government Policy
They were out-spent and out-flanked by much larger rivals in the fossil fuels business for decades. But the renewable energy industry is now flexing its lobbying muscles in Washington, DC. At stake is about $11 billion in subsidies and research money, as well as potential new federal rules that would mandate construction of thousands of megawatts of new wind, solar, geothermal and biomass-fueled power plants.
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Why I Need the Tablet
Itâs a bad idea to ask a geek if they “need” some new gadget. Invariably, the answer will be an emphatic âyes!,â followed by all manner of perfectly reasonable explanations as to why. Iâm guilty of this behavior. Every self-respecting tech-enthusiast is guilty of it, too. Predictably, I need a Mac tablet. Let me tell you why. This past week I spent almost all my days in my bed, moaning softly to the four walls and complaining that life is unfair. Yep, I was sick. I had a nasty allergic reaction to something (we apparently will never know what) and my skin everywhere became inflamed and painfully sensitive. My feet were so swollen I couldnât walk, and my fingers so sore and stiff I couldnât even flip the lid on my MacBook Pro. After a few days of treatment, the condition stabilized enough for me to (finally!) hold my iPhone. So I was able to process a little email and do some simple RSS reading. The iPhone was the (almost) perfect instrument for me since it's light and thin and doesnât have a fiddly hardware keyboard. For someone with almost-useless hands (as mine were at the time), thatâs an accessibility boon! Even when the swelling had subsided enough that dexterity returned, I still wasnât ready to use my laptop. I could barely sit up for very long, and anyway, when every part of your skin is screaming at you whenever it gets touched, you really donât relish the thought of snuggling-up to a toasty-warm MacBook. With that in mind, the iPhone might seem like an obvious alternative, but it really wasnât. You see, the iPhone screen is fine for when youâre tweeting or quickly checking mail, but itâs completely inappropriate for lengthy, detailed tasks such as word processing, document editing or web-based research. Since I couldnât do much serious computing, I decided to catch up on my reading. I used my trusty Sony eBook Reader PRS-505, a gorgeous little device that remains, at least here in Europe, a favorable alternative to the Kindle. It doesnât have a web browser, or a Wi-Fi chip. Itâs not backlit, doesnât have a color screen nor a particularly impressive processor. But itâs great at what it does — electronic books. It requires only two buttons be used; Next or Previous Page. It couldn't be simpler. But the whole time I was using it, I felt I was missing something. A few things, in fact. Email, for a start. The ability to look-up words in a system-wide dictionary. A web browser, for those times when I wanted to do a little background research on the subject matter in my book. But more than any of that, I felt I was missing something deeply fundamental that we take for granted on the iPhone; I wanted the screen to respond to my touch. I wanted to tap, swipe and pinch. Having to use those fiddly hardware buttons (only two of âem, remember!) was a distasteful necessity, sort of like Microsoft Office on the Mac. It was (in a quite literal sense) painfully clear to me that I needed a tablet device. A ten inch touch screen, backlit, color, Wi-Fi enabled and… oh, you know the rest. I desperately wanted and needed the long-rumored iTablet. Iâm writing this on my MacBook Pro, on a train that is limping between London and Manchester. Iâm gonna be spending the day traveling, but I donât want to have to lose a day of work. That means needing to find a space to open my MacBook and get typing. That generally means only when Iâm seated somewhere, and only if there is ample room to place the laptop securely before me so I can type. But with a tablet, I could continue to work almost anywhere. In a queue, standing on a crowded train or even crammed into a tiny seat somewhere, Iâd need no more than the space usually required to read a book. And Iâd be able to work. Iâm not for one moment suggesting the fabled tablet will provide me with a replacement for my MacBook Pro. I think itâs safe to say that, for most writers, nothing can replace the convenience and comfort of a traditional keyboard. Frankly, I shudder at the thought of having to author something significantly lengthy using a touch screen with virtual keyboard. But a few hundred words here or there? A tablet would be ideal for that. Typically, my emails are never more than a hundred or so words (usually far fewer in fact), and my iPhone is great for dipping in and out of email — but for all the convenience, the iPhone screen is still a little on the small side. In many ways, the tablet could be the spiritual successor to the venerable Newton. Reminiscent of Star Trekâs PADDs, a gadget that works as a personal digital assistant and entertainment center. For all the talk weâve heard in the last few years about the tablet being Appleâs answer to netbooks, this device would be in a league of its own, creating an entirely new family of portable computers. Iâm getting carried away with myself. I must try to remember the pain of Early Adopter Syndrome. We rush out to buy Generation One and then suffer horribly when we realize the battery life is less than stellar, or worse, the software platform proves terribly limiting (anyone remember Web Apps?). Still, Iâm a Geek. Iâve already thoroughly convinced myself I need the tablet. I donât know what it will do yet, but I know I need it. Iâve just spent minutes of your reading time explaining why it is so useful and necessary, in the process maybe enforcing your own Geeky justifications for laying out the green when the Great Launch Day is upon us. Do you have a better reason why you really, absolutely need the tablet? Share your Geekscuse in the comments, or hit me up on twitter and call me a pathetic Fanboi. GigaOM's Mobilize 09 conference is only a few days away! Register for Mobilize and get a free copy of the Mobile App Store report from GigaOM Pro.
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News: Novothink debuts Solar Surge cases for iPhone, iPod touch
Novothink has debuted its new Solar Surge solar-charging cases for the second-generation iPod touch, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. Featuring an integrated solar panel on the cases' rear, the Surge allows for solar charging of the attached iPhone or iPod touch with no other power supply required, and also offers LED battery status light indicators, a soft touch finish, a mini USB port for syncing or charging the attached device, an included cord…
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10.6: Use Exposé hot keys with the App Switcher
Snow Leopard introduced a 'click and hold' feature for app icons in the Dock, to reveal application windows with a new 'Exposé in the Dock' effect. But most keyboard lovers don't really think that's too useful. However, you can activate the effect from the Command-Tab switcher by pressing the Down or Up keys while holding Command. After the Exposé effect appears, you can release the Up/Down keys, and then press Tab or Shift-Tab to choose from opened applications. But choosing a window needs too many key presses: You must at least press one arrow key (Up, Down, Left, or Right) to make the blue focus box appear. After you choose a window, press Space Bar to Quick Look the window, or press Enter to bring the window to front. (Of course, you can hover and click if you reach for the mouse, too.)
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10.6: Minimize windows into apps' Dock icons
While not much of a hint, for those who do not like their minimized windows taking up so much space in the Dock, now you can have them minimize into the dock icon. Open the Dock System Preferences panel, and check the Minimize windows into application icon option. Once you do that, minimized windows will disappear into their source application's Dock icon. [robg adds: While this is documented, it's also one of the more potentially useful new features in 10.6, so I felt it worth calling out as a hint. Windows minimized into an application icon will appear with a diamond next to their names in each app's Dock contextual menu.]
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10.6: Add NFS Mounts using Disk Utility
NFS mounts are now added using Disk Utility. To add a Linux-hosted NFS share on my network, I did the following Start Disk Utility Select NFS Mounts from the File menu Click the plus sign in the lower left corner Enter in your remote NFS URL info as described Enter the mount point. If you add it to /Network, then it will show up in the Shared section of Finder, in an entry called All. If you're using secure ports on your server, then click the Advanced option and enter -P Click Verify Save your settings The NFS mount is now available.
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10.6: Forward multiple emails as one message in Mail
This old Mail hint explains how to forward any number of messages as one new message. You just select and copy the emails of interest, create a new message, and then paste the copied messages into the new message's body. I use this trick quite often, but found that it broke in 10.6. After some experimentation, and help from a friend, we figured out the problem: it now only works if you create the new message as rich text, not plain text. If you try to paste the copied messages into a plain text message, nothing happens. But when set to rich text, the copied messages paste fine. Once pasted, you can convert the message back to plain text mode, if you wish. Because I prefer to use plain text, I've got Mail's preferences set to create new messages in plain text mode. To use the old hint in 10.6, I...
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Download Mail attachments to Downloads folder
One thing that annoys me with Apple's Mail app is that it stores attachments to be opened in a separate folder (in ~/Library/Mail Downloads). I wanted to make those Mail attachments appear in a subdirectory of my Downloads folder (or alternatively, in the Download folder itself, or in /var/tmp, which I clear regularly with a cron task). It's relatively simple to move the Mail Downloads folder to another directory, and then provide a symbolic link so that Mail.app can access it. Quit Mail if it's running, then open Terminal. Stay in your home folder (where Terminal starts you off), and enter this command: $ mv Library/Mail Downloads Downloads/; cd Library; ln -s ../Downloads/Mail Downloads Or alternatively, to make Mail downloads appear directly in the Downloads folder: ...
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Generate bookmarks for use with JellyfiSSH
I work in an environment where I have hundreds of hosts that I connect to via ssh, telnet, and ftp. JellyfiSSH is a wonderful idea in terms of bookmarking my hosts and keeping track of them all. However, entering all of the hosts into JellyfiSSH can be daunting, so I've created a Perl script to do the dirty work for you. You can read the full instructions, and download the script, on this page of my site. Here are the basics: Download the script. Create a special ~/hosts.txt file that contains a list of hosts to configure in JellyfiSSH, with one host per row. On each row, list protocol,host_name. Edit the script (on line three) to reflect your short OS X username. Run the script. Copy the two XML files the script creates from your Desktop to your user's Library/Preferences/JellyfiSSH directory....
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Panasonic introduces new Lumix G digital camera
Posted by Dennis SellersPanasonic has announced the new Lumix DMC-GF1, the latest addition to the Lumix G Series, which the company says debuts as the world's smallest and lightest system digital camera with a built-in flash.
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Benchmarking results: Is Snow Leopard really any faster than Leopard?
Filed under: OS, TUAW Labs, Snow Leopard One of the biggest features of Snow Leopard isn't something apparent to the naked eye: software tweaks and refinements intended to make OS X a leaner, meaner OS for your fighting Apple machine. But is Snow Leopard really any faster? Now that I've successfully upgraded two Macs to Snow Leopard I've got some benchmarking results to share. My Early 2008 MacBook Pro shipped with OS X Leopard 10.5.2 installed. I ran Geekbench on the stock OS X installation after upgrading the RAM to 4 GB to get a baseline for comparison of future performance. 18 months later I ran the same test immediately after updating to 10.6. Both tests were performed with Geekbench testing in 32-bit mode immediately after a restart, with no other programs open except the Finder, nothing loaded in Dashboard, and no Time Machine backup running. Machine specs: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.60 GHz w/ 4GB RAM Average Overall Geekbench score for this model of MacBook Pro: 3304 Read on for the scores. Continue reading Benchmarking results: Is Snow Leopard really any faster than Leopard?TUAWBenchmarking results: Is Snow Leopard really any faster than Leopard? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Sponsored Topics: Snow Leopard - Operating system - Apple - Time Machine - TUAW
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Six Things to Learn from the Financial Crisis
I started blogging about dividend growth stocks in January 2008; right around the time the market started its slide. Fast forward 18 months and we have seen it all: from companies which were once deemed too big to fail and which were later acquired for pennies on the dollar to the blowups of several prominent pyramid schemes and hedge funds. Back in early 2008 most investors were not fully aware of the dangers that the real estate implosion would have on the overall economy. Some aggressive investors lost much more than S&P 500 in 2008 due to their heavy concentration in certain sectors built at the highs of the market, use of excessive leverage and chasing “broken companies” which offered suspiciously high yields, which proved unsustainable.In order for investors to become better at allocating capital, it is important to learn from one's mistakes. I have identified several mistakes, which could have saved investors billions had they known about them in the first place:
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News: V-Moda rolls out Faze headset for iPhone, iPod
V-Moda has introduced its new Faze headset with in-line microphone and call/music control button for the iPhone, iPod, and other portable electronics. The Faze features an in-ear design with aluminum alloy bodies, Kevlar reinforced cabling, noise-isolating BLISS technology, three differently-sized pairs of both black and clear silicone fittings to ensure a proper fit, and an included 2.5mm adapter for use with compatible phones. V-Moda's…
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News: Klipsch quietly updates iGroove SXT speaker for iPod
Klipsch has quietly released an updated version of its iGroove SXT iPod speaker. The revised SXT features iPhone compatibility, a bi-amplified design to help eliminate distortion and improve sonic performance, re-tuned bass ports for reduced port noise, and a 1000mA rapid recharge circuit for quickly recharging connected iPods and iPhones. Klipsch's updated iGroove SXT iPod speaker is available now and sells for $150; for more information, see…
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Sirius XM Onyx radio, PowerConnect accessories hit the FCC
Sirius XM's Onyx radio may have gotten a little lost in the shuffle when it was announced alongside the company's SkyDock iPhone / iPod touch dock, but it looks like none other than the FCC has now stepped in to offer a bit of a reminder, with the radio and a slew of accessories for it turning up for some approval. While the radio itself is pretty standard fare, the various accessories for it are anything but, as they make use of the company's new PowerConnect technology (also found in the SkyDock) that essentially takes advantage of your car's wiring to offer a better FM transmitter and ease installations in the process. Hit up the link below for a closer look at some of the accessory options available, including a cassette adapter for those looking to bring a bit of the 21st century to their old car stereo.Filed under: Portable AudioSirius XM Onyx radio, PowerConnect accessories hit the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Macsimum review: Gorillapod Focus a solution to a heavy problem
Posted by Dennis SellersBy Dave Huss I love tripods. I love the rock-steady, razor-sharp images I can create using a tripod. What I don't like about tripods is carrying them. They don't fit in the overhead compartment, and if I use a tripod in Rome or on the Acropolis I have to pay...
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Greystripe's Flash Attracts More Cash
Greystripe, a mobile ad network in San Francisco, is attracting big media clients with its flashy, interactive commercials for the iPhone and other mobile phones.
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News: Photo of the Week: iPhone 3GS in Montauk
This weekâs featured photo is from our iPhones Around the World gallery, and shows an iPhone 3GS in front of the Montauk Point Lighthouse in Montauk, NY. 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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Rumor: Apple TV news on Sept. 9
Filed under: Apple Corporate, Rumors, Other Events, Apple TVThe rumors are flying around the upcoming Apple press event like bees in a clover field; bees goaded on by Piper Jaffray's Senior Research Analyst, Gene Munster.On Monday, he suggested that the iPhone will be on multiple carriers in the US by next year. Yesterday, he predicted that Steve Jobs himself could make an appearance at next week's press event. Today, it's the Apple TV he's after. Citing short delivery times on the current 40GB model, he suspects that the 40GB model will be phased out and the 160GB model made less expensive. Even if this does happen, we expect that Steve (or whomever) won't mention it. It wouldn't be the first time Apple made a change to the Apple TV immediately following a press event without having said a word.For now, keep buzzing, little bees.TUAWRumor: Apple TV news on Sept. 9 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Sponsored Topics: Steve Jobs - iPhone - Apple - Piper Jaffray - Unofficial Apple Weblog
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Syncing with Dropbox
I’m a fan of Apple’s MobileMe service because of its OTA contact and calendar syncing and cool features like Find my iPhone and Remote wipe — although, thankfully I haven’t had to use the latter two. The problem with MobileMe is that many users bristle at the thought of paying $99 per year for anything, especially [...]
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RIM Sentiment Remains Behind Apple, Strongly Ahead of Nokia, Palm
We are currently at the end of Research in Motion's (RIMM) second quarter. Average second quarter analyst estimates for the Smartphone provider are $1.00/share in EPS and $3.62 Billion in Revenue. Forty analysts track the stock with two upward EPS revisions in the last 30 days and no downward EPS revisions in the last 30 days.
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Apple's Holding Half a Glass
The news for Apple investors is mixed this week, and the company's stock prices reflect that uncertainty. You'd think Apple's share prices would skyrocket at the news that Apple has finally cracked the China market, and a report that it might cut a deal with Verizon. Or at the news that Mac sales in the enterprise are growing. Instead, Apple's share were down by $1.96 at press time on Tuesday, to close at $166.25. Several factors may have contributed to the drop.
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Waiter, There Is a Fly in My Soup (and I Have an iPhone)
Yelp and Citysearch have grappled with how best to let users review businesses from their mobile phones.
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In-Stat: mobile processors target next gen mobile consumer devices
Posted by Dennis SellersThe mobile market is the highest growth end segment for the semiconductor industry. Many consumer electronics devices still use MCUs and ASICs. However, devices such as smartphones, MIDs, and mini-notes require higher level functionality, programmability, and connectivity. As a result, these mobile consumer devices are increasingly shifting toward merchant market...
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Inside Mac OS X Snow Leopard: 64-bits
Daniel Eran Dilger As jingle-pundits desperately try to denigrate Snow Leopard as a âService Pack,â Apple’s new operating system reference release actually expands the reach of the Mac platform in several important and under-reported new directions. Here’s the second in a series looking closer at some of Snow Leopard’s well-known, but often misrepresented or misunderstood features. Inside [...]
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MLB's $0.99 per Game Live Streaming Service Launches on the iPhone
Apple (AAPL) has just approved the latest update to MLB's iPhone app which now enables any user to pay $0.99 to view any out of market game live on their iPhone. The update to the MLB At Bat app is now live in the iTunes store (version 1.4.0) and available for download. While some might wonder if this new pay-per-view service will also be rolled out to the PC, MLB said the new offering is only slated for mobile devices. In addition to the new pay-per-view functionality, the updated app also includes the ability to deliver customizable push notifications for when games start and end. The live video streaming is being delivered by Akamai (AKAM) and MLB says to date, they average about 25,000 live streams a day, total, not simultaneous. While that may seem like a low number, keep in mind that the ability to see up to fifteen live games a day was originally only being offered to iPhone users who had a MLB.TV subscription. This new pay-per-view service now opens up the live streaming of all non-blackout games to everyone. While live video streaming is cool, it was no surprise to hear MLB say that the live audio streaming, delivered by Limelight, is one of the most popular features in the app, since the live audio streams are not subject to any blackout restrictions.
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Q2 Gauge Scores: Summary
We have nearly finished examining the second-quarter 2009 financial results for the 19 companies we're currently tracking. We posted as many as four articles per company in the following sequence:Look Ahead - before earnings releaseIncome Statement Analysis - soon after releaseFinancial Gauge Analysis - 1 to 2 weeks after releaseFinancial Gauge Update - 1 to 2 weeks after 10-Q/10-KThere are some exceptions to the pattern. We didn't post Look Aheads for a few companies, and Financial Gauge updates are not needed if the 10-Q/10-K is filed within a few days of the earnings release.
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Typey Typey -- Become a Better Typist
I am not the fastest typist. Any tips for how to improve, or is there any software that can help me work around this?We feel you. Some nameless citizens of Mac|Life Nation are hunt-and-peckists, while othersâ fingers are flying so fast, itâs a wonder we donât see smoke rising from their keyboards. Luckily, weâve got a few suggestions for speeding up anyoneâs processing of words.TextExpander 2 ($29.95, www.smileonmymac.com) is a handy utility that lets you set up abbreviations (like keyboard shortcuts) for snippets of frequently used text. Instead of typing www.maclife.com, you could type ml and watch as itâs magically expanded. You can even keep your snippets and abbreviations synced between all of your Macs, if youâre a MobileMe customer. We gave TextExpander 2 a perfect 5-star score in the Aug/08 issue.Arcade Typing Tutor reminds us of Missile Command, only more educational.If your brain thinks alphabetically, and you just never got used to the standard QWERTY keyboard, the Fast Finger keyboard (2 out of 5 stars, Aug/09) gives you the option of an alphabetical layout, starting with A in the upper-left and winding down to Z in the lower-right. Itâs not specifically made for Macs (relocating the Command key, although you can fix that in System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard > Modifier Keys), but it might help. For more text-related productivity tips and pointers about our favorite text apps, see âMeet the Textpertsâ.Of course, you could always improve your skills by practicing. Fast Rabbit Typing ($9.95, fastrabbitsoftware.com) and Arcade Typing Tutor ($11.99, homepage.mac.com/whiteman/ATT.html) are fun shareware typing games you might try.If youâre looking to ditch your keyboard altogether, MacSpeechâs Dictate ($199, www.macspeech.com) is a sophisticated speech-recognition app that lets you speak into a headset and types what you say. This wonât help improve your typing one bit, but it can save you a ton of time.
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ATTO Technology to showcase 8Gb/s fibre channel virtualization solutions at VMworld
Posted by Dennis Sellers ATTO Technology will be featuring 8Gb/s Fibre Channel Host Adapters and 8Gb/s Fibre Channel RAID Storage Controller in a live demonstration of a VMware solution for corporate data centers at VMworld this week.
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The Artists Behind Waltz with Bashir
Hand-drawn or rotoscoped? How comic book-loving twins used Macs to achieve painterly realism in a breakthrough documentary. Case Study: Asaf and Tomer HanukaOccupation: IllustratorsGear: Power Mac G5, Dual-core Intel Mac Pro, Apple Cinema Displays, Wacom pen tablet, Adobe Creative Suite 3Tomer Hanuka (shown at left working in his New York studio) is 5 minutes older than his twin brother, Asaf (right), who's based in Tel Aviv. Environment informs imagination; imagination informs art. And then Macs help artists realize--and sometimes even influence--the entire creative cycle.For twin brothers Asaf and Tomer Hanuka, growing up amid the earthy palette of sun-bleached Israel spurred a longing for more colorful environs. The twins say they became hooked on the supersaturated hues and fantasy worlds of comic books (âWe lived in those panels,â says Tomer), and thus two careers in illustration were set in motion.âWe took a hermetic childhood of drawing together in the same bedroom, on the same desk, and sometimes on the same piece of paper,â says Tomer, âand in our 20s went toward very different, even opposing, destinies--trying to define ourselves through a personal aesthetic that was individual and independent of the other.â Tomer now lives and works in New York. Asaf is based in Tel Aviv.The brothers reunited artistically when they were recruited by a longtime friend, art director David Polonsky, to join the team of illustrators working on Waltz with Bashir. This Golden Globeâwinning movie is the work of filmmaker Ari Folman, who, as a 19-year-old Israeli soldier, witnessed the aftermath of the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre in Beirut, Lebanon, in which 3,000 Palestinian refugees were killed. Waltz with Bashir is an animated documentary based on Folmanâs own memories--many of which were so traumatic that he discovered years later he couldnât fully remember them until hearing the experiences of others who were there.In this scene from Waltz with Bashir, illustrated by Asaf Hanuka, an Israeli soldier steers a tank down a narrow street in a Lebanese village. Asaf, Tomer, and other artists were assigned storyboards of Folmanâs memories to illustrate. Each chose a key event from each storyboard and turned it into an illustration, making sure every visual element was on its own layer in Photoshop. âThe animation department traced these elements into Flash in order to animate them,â Asaf explains. âThese elements were later posted on the background illustration in After Effects, and thatâs how the animation was created.âThe end results are realistic but painterly. Indeed, many people assume the film was created using a technique called rotoscoping, in which live action is filmed and then traced over by hand, frame by frame, to create the animation.Not so. All of the filmâs characters were hand-drawn, and the drawings were created based on real people or fictional composites of real people, including Folman himself. Folman interviewed his subjects in a sound studio, and then the art for the film was created based on that footage. âThe illustrators and animators were inspired by the look and body language of the interviewees, but there was no tracing involved,â Asaf says. âThe problem with rotoscoping is that once you trace a photo, you get all the information, even what you donât need--and the whole idea of drawing is about filtering the reality in order to make a statement about it.âIn this scene from the film, illustrated by Asaf Hanuka, a boy visits a carnival with his dad. "The scene works as a metaphor for how memory works," Asaf says. "I made all the elements look like they were invented from the boy's memory by saturating the colors to an eye candy level while 'planting' some scary elements."Though they started drawing with pencil on paper as 3-year-olds, today the Hanukas also use Macs loaded with Adobe Creative Suite 3, with assists from other traditional and digital tools, such as Wacom pen tablets.The brothers may look identical, but their methods for getting an art concept from their heads into their Macs are not.âI tend to change my method according to the work,â says Asaf. âFor Waltz with Bashir, I created the illustrations entirely on the computer, because textures were a big part of the final image. I started out with a general sketch--done with the Wacom--and then started pasting pieces of photos and textures, and added digital painting on top of it to create a unified look.âTomerâs process is slightly more retro. âI draw with pencil on paper, transfer the drawing to a Bristol board using a light box, and ink it with a brush,â he says. After inking, he then scans the drawing into Photoshop CS3 and colors it onscreen.Tomer Hanuka created this illustration for the cover of the 2006 book, Marquis De Sade: Philosophy in the Boudoir. The brothers say that one of the key reasons they favor Macs in their work is the color fidelity they can achieve. âMore of my work goes to print, and I need my screen to be as close as possible to real print color,â says Asaf. âMacs are known for being reliable in that area.âThough he started using PCs right out of art school because they were cheaper, Tomer says once he was able to afford it, he made the switch. âI walked into the Apple Store in SOHO and asked for the biggest, fastest machine they had,â he says. âThe accuracy of colors, from monitor to print, is just priceless and eliminates the anxiety of not knowing how your art will look once it leaves your machine.âNeither Hanuka uses any external hardware or software calibration tools to keep the colors on their tower Macâbased setups true.âApple did a very good job hiding the fact that the Mac is actually a computer,â says Asaf. âI want to forget Iâm working on a machine and concentrate on creating. The Mac is the only computer that can give me that.âWatch the trailer for Waltz with Bashir at www.waltzwithbashir.com. See more of Asafâs work at www.asafhanuka.com and Tomerâs at www.thanuka.com.
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QNAP releases firmware update for VioStore series
Posted by Dennis SellersQNAP Security has announced a new version of the embedded firmware for its VioStor line of Network Video Recorders (NVR). The new firmware, which will be offered free of charge to existing VioStor users adds inew features to enhance usability and reliability.
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Mac OS Ken: 09.02.2009
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Netbook shipments grow at twice the rate of notebook computers in Q209
Posted by Dennis SellersThe DisplaySearch research group in the second quarter of 2009 (Q209), the total notebook computer market posted strong quarter-to-quarter (Q/Q) and year-over-year (Y/Y) growth as units surged past the 38 million mark.