iLounge has discovered that an upgrade to iOS 4.1 is necessary for FaceTime chats between fourth-generation iPod touch and iPhone 4 units. Likely due to the fact that FaceTime on the iPod touch uses an email address to connect to Apple’s FaceTime servers, something that isn’t supported in iOS 4.0.2…
| Read more »iWeb can manage the color profile of a published page by assigning sRGB colors for CSS color values. iWeb publishes both CSS colors and images in the sRGB color space. The result is a more consistent color when you view your published iWeb pages on a Mac or Windows-based computer.
| Read more »My FTP app of choice, Cyberduck, has updated to version 3.6, and as you can see on the changelog, it's a nice, chunky update. The developers have added in support for Google Storage, made things easier for Amazon S3 users, and added a lot of little features and bugfixes that make the whole experience easier and more compatible with other apps and platforms.
I still like Cyberduck as an app -- a lot of Mac users praise the heck out of Transmit, and it's also a very nice app, but I like supporting open source (and don't mind the free downloads, either). And Cyberduck is still growing -- they just recently announced that a Windows version is coming soon, so if you need to do some FTP'ing...
| Read more »This stylish-yet-useful replacement for iOS's built-in Calendar app has gained a major upgrade with a lot of user-requested features, including multi-calendar support, access to more event details, and more customizable settings.
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Security breaches happen every day to nearly everyone -- from banks to small businesses. Here are the Identity Theft Resource Center's findings from their 2010 report.
| Read more »HP is suing its recently fired president and CEO, Mark Hurd, for taking a job at Oracle, and that‚Äôs a move that Larry Ellison called ‚Äúvindictive.‚Äù Mr. Hurd was hired to serve as Oracle‚Äôs president and as a member on the company‚Äôs Board of Directors.
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The iPhone 4 has been approved for a network access license in China, Dow Jones notes. The news comes by the country's Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center, which posted the information on its website. Spokespeople for Apple and local carrier China Unicom have so far declined to comment....
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| Read more »You may be unable to publish or log in to Facebook when using FTP or MobileMe publishing in iWeb.
| Read more »Spaces is a virtual desktop implementation by Apple that allows you to organize content in up to 16 separate desktop "workspace" environments to prevent window and application clutter.
| Read more »According to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, "Antennagate" -- the problems, or perceived problems, with the antenna on the iPhone 4 -- cost Apple 20% of sales -- but the lack of a Verizon iPhone is a bigger problem.
"Fortune" (http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/09/08/antennagate-cost-apple-20-of-sales/) says those are some of the findings a survey released Wednesday by Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster. His team interviewed 258 cell phone users in downtown Minneapolis. Munster says:
| Read more »A third-party device for the iPod touch that adds voice calling and text messaging will be coming to the US market soon. Go Solar USA has announced a deal with Chinese accessory maker Yosion to distribute the Apple Peel 520 in the US. The skin fits over the iPod touch's case and adds a SIM card, battery, and Dock Connector along with apps to handle phone calls and messages....
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| Read more »The iPad may not be cannibalizing Mac sales, but it‚Äôs putting the smackdown on the entire PC market -- and not just networks, UBS analyst Maynard Um told clients in a note today -- as reported by "All Things D" (http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20100908/forget-netbooks-ipad-canniba...).
| Read more »Apple has released Safari 5.0.2 (http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1070). The 37.56MB download requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 or Windows XP/Vista/7.
According to Apple, the update contains improvements to compatibility and security. You can obtain it via the Software Update component of Mac OS X's Systems Preferences app.
| Read more »We realize that most people won't be able to attend this show, and in fact, we were invited to speak but couldn't make the trip (dratted public school schedule!). But if you're in New Zealand on September 10th and 11th, the Creative Tech conference is the country's largest Apple-focused trade show ever, and this preview in The New Zealand Herald makes it sound as though it will be a great time.
 
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| Read more »Samsung's Galaxy Tab is already using an LCD on the level of the iPad's and should jump to AMOLED in the future, Digitimes analyst Mingchi Kuo claimed today. Both Samsung itself and E Ink's Hydis division have been supplying the seven-inch tablet with a display that uses the same combination of IPS (in-plane switching) and FFS (fringe field switching) as Apple's tablet, just in a smaller size. The addition will give it both color accuracy and the wide viewing angles that have been credited to the iPad's success....
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| Read more »Like many first generation Apple TV owners, I was sad to see that we were being left behind with the advent of the new Apple TV. That said, I have no plans to get rid of my original Apple TV. In fact, Apple's decision spurred me to take action I have been thinking about for a long time: installing aTV Flash.
aTV Flash is a set of programs that add features to your Apple TV. It adds SSH/FTP access, allows you to use an external hard drive for additional storage, adds Boxee support, and much more. One of the big additions is the ability to watch AVI, MP4, MOV, WMV, and DVD (VIDEO_TS) files. You can even install Firefox and use the AppleTV as a web browser.
I've actually owned the aTV Flash software...
| Read more »Apple‚Äôs iPod shuffle is only now making it into customer‚Äôs hands, but that hasn‚Äôt stopped iFixit from stripping one down to its bare components and posting photos for all the world to see.
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A new rumor shared by the editor-in-chief of Wired suggests that T-Mobile, the smallest of the four major cell phone carriers in the U.S., will offer the iPhone 3GS later this year, but not the iPhone 4.
Apple has released MobileMe iDisk 1.2.1 for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. It's available at the Apple App Store.
According to Apple, MobileMe iDisk 1.2.1 fixes an issue that prevented some Keynote files and other package files from opening properly on the iPad. It also corrects a problem where rotated images wouldn’t display properly, and improves overall performance and stability.
| Read more »This article lists firmware updates that were released for Intel-based Macintosh computers. They update the firmware that originally shipped from the factory. If your computer does not appear on this list, an update from the factory firmware is not necessary.
Some firmware updates for Intel-based Macs may not be displayed automatically using Software Update. If they do not appear in Software Update, they must be manually downloaded from the Apple Downloads site. If you are unsure whether your computer needs a particular update, simply download and open the update installer. The installer will alert you if the firmware update is already installed or not needed.
Even if the iPhone may be doing well as a rule, flaws in the iPhone 4's antenna design may be having a noticeable effect on sales, suggests Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. The firm recently interviewed 258 people in Minneapolis on the topic, of whom 69 percent were aware of a quality issue. Of that group, 20 percent -- or 35 people -- said the problem swayed their decision on buying an iPhone 4....
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| Read more »Following up on its extensive gallery of unboxing and comparison photos for the new iPod shuffle yesterday, iLounge has now done the same for the new iPod nano and iPod touch. The gallery, which will continue to be updated with additional ph...
| Read more »Nikon (http:///www.nikonusa.com) has released two new CoolPix cameras: the S8100 and P7000. Both will be available later this month. The S8100 has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of US$299.95; the P7000 is $499.95.

The S8100 offers a 12.1-megapixel backside illumination CMOS sensor and a 10X zoom that will capture fast-moving subjects in still images and HD (1080p) movies. It not only features high-speed shooting at five full resolution frames at up to 10 frames-per-second (fps), but a pre-shooting cache that records up to two shots before the shutter-release is fully pressed.
TMO columnist and popular author Ted Landau joined Chuck Joiner on the MacNotables podcast to talk about Apple’s new iPod models, the second generation Apple TV, Ping and the cable TV industry.
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Asymco offers an interesting graph showing the relative growth of iTunes song and App Store downloads over their respective histories, demonstrating the App Store's meteoric growth that is setting it up to pass the music portion of Apple's me...
| Read more »Flickr has a basic iphone app, but it has yet to fully embrace the iPad. Developers are taking the opportunity to provide native Flickr browsing clients, and Flickr Studio is just such an attempt, offering an iPad-optimized layout, support for Pro accounts and viewing Flickr videos, and geo-location features.
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Macworld's Switching to a Mac Superguide is aimed at new Mac owners who are making their first baby steps into the OS X world. If you or someone in your family is finally making the switch to a Mac from a PC, this indispensable guide can help with the big move.
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I recently had a hard drive failure and had to resort to a backup of iTunes. However, iTunes couldn't find many tracks, as it was still looking for them on the old drive.
Despite manually editing the library files, I couldn't get iTunes to look on my new drive for the several hundred files it had mistakenly misplaced. The only way was to play each one, wait for it to not find the drive and then use the 'Locate' button to find each file.
iTunes 10 has what I can only assume is a new feature, whereby if you use the 'Locate' feature to find a missing file, a dialog box then asks if you would like to use the information to find other missing files. Straight away it found all of the other missing files. Hurrah!
This may not be new functionality, but in all of the times I've used the 'Locate' button, I've never seen this dialog box. This is functionality that has existed in Apple's pro applications such as Logic for years, so I'm...
There are a lot of people who don't care for the new iTunes 10 icon. Several replacement icons have already been created. There was a previous hint about how to change the icon.
Another option is to use the freeware DockArt plug-in for iTunes is another option. It will replace the iTunes dock icon with the currently playing album cover. This plug-in has been around for a long time, but it still works perfectly with iTunes 10. The download includes documentation in a readme file, and the installation process given below in excerpted from that. There are several other options mentioned, so be sure to give it a read.
After downloading and unzipping the file, to install the plugin copy the file DockArtPlugin.bundle to ~/Library/iTunes/iTunes Plug-Ins (or...
Apple introduced the 'Ping' music social networking service along with iTunes 10. Part of the point is to share music likes and dislikes with other users.
There is an obvious 'Like' button by albums in the iTunes Store, but what about an individual song? It turns out that over on the right hand side, next to the 'BUY' button for the song, the little arrow with the pulldown menu now has a 'Like' option for that song, and if you've signed into Ping it will post that to your recent activity.
[crarko adds: I tested this, and it works as described. I'm not sure yet about Ping, although I've signed up. Perhaps if it ties into the App Store and the iBooks Store, and maybe the upcoming iOS Game Center and even MobileMe it will become useful as a social network. I think maybe a poll is forthcoming.]
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App4mac has introduced Delegate 1.1 (http://www.app4mac.com/delegate.html), an update of the to-do lists manager designed for the Mac, iPhone and iPad. It allows users to share a to-do list on the internet for remote access from any location.
Version 1.1 has new options to authorize the editing of a to-do list from a remote access and in the preferences to disable confirmation messages. It also: improves support of foreign languages; support of the iPhone/iPad version; user feedback; and the user interface.
| Read more »Amazon today acquired Amie Street to improve its music efforts. The site will be shutting down its unique store with demand-based pricing and will instead focus on Songza, its recommendation-based Internet radio service. Customers will have until September 22 to use what's left in their accounts but will get a $5 credit on Amazon MP3 if they have a US Amazon account....
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| Read more »Bohemian Coding has introduced Sketch 1.0 (http://www.bohemiancoding.com/sketch), a vector drawing application for Mac OS X 10.6 and higher. Its intentionally minimalist design is based upon a drawing space of unlimited size and layers, free of palettes, panels, menus, windows, and controls.
| Read more »Wired Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson recently tweeted that a T-Mobile manager ‚Äúcasually mentioned to [him] that they‚Äôre going to get the iPhone 3GS (but not 4, oddly) later this year,‚Äù and asked if this was common knowledge. As Business Insider points out, it is odd that Anderson would broadcast‚Ķ
| Read more »iOS 4.1 for the iPhone and iPod touch should be available any time now. Take today‚Äôs TMO Forum poll and let us know when you‚Äôre planning on installing the update.
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Here's two tips for the new iTunes 10 that you might not have seen yet. First up, 9to5Mac shares the news that you can now plug any iOS device with music on it into iTunes 10 and listen in to whatever music is available without having to enable "manual sync mode." That's a nice bonus -- if you're at a party, and your friend wants to hear a tune you're carrying around on the iPhone, you can just plug it in, hit play, and dance the night away. I presume all of the usual restrictions on sharing music are still there (music bought on one account can't be downloaded to another, obviously), but at least just for listening, iTunes 10 makes things much easier.
Mac OS X Hints also shares a tip for those disappointed by the look of the grayed-out icons in the iTunes 10 sidebar. By putting a certain line into Terminal, you can enable "...
| Read more »QNAP Systems (http://www.qnap.com) has announced the fall 2010 refresh of its Business Series Turbo NAS servers for SMB and corporate users.
New are the 2-drive TS-259 Pro+, the 4-drive TS-459 Pro+, the 5-drive TS-559 Pro+, and the 6-drive TS-659 Pro+ with up to 12TB of online storage (using 2TB hard drives). The new Business Series Turbo NAS Pro+ models incorporate new dual-core Intel Atom processor D525 with 1.8GHz clock speed and 1GB RAM, which can achieve up to 116MB/second transfer rates (FTP/Samba reads).
| Read more »Thanks to Ted Landau for pointing out the story behind the shutdown of VersionTracker, which readers had started to ask us about. CNET, which acquired VersionTracker several years ago, is merging VersionTracker into CNET Downloads. It doesn't look like the overall functionality will change much, but the VersionTracker name will go away.
 
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| Read more »Raidon (http://www.raidon.com) has launched its first generation of HyBrid RunneR, iR2420 internal storage devices. It utilizes the speed performance of SSD and large capacity of HDD. It's based on RAID technology.
| Read more »Once again, the cool cats at iFixit have gotten their hands on Apple‚Äôs new hardware to perform a full teardown of the fourth-generation iPod shuffle.
Per AppleInsider, the new hardware carries a model number of A1373, updated from the A1271 designation of the previous generation hardware.
The updated iPod shuffle marks the return of buttons to the media player, which were absent from the previous generation. Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs even conceded last week that “people clearly missed the buttons.”
The tightly packed hardware is particularly difficult to open, iFixit noted. “It took us a good half hour of prying and heat-gunning to...
| Read more »Stellar Information Systems Limited has released Stellar Drive ToolBox (http://www.drivetoolbox.com/), an utility to optimize the performance of your Mac's hard drive. It's an "all in one," pre-crash hardware maintenance utility that optimizes, protects, manages, repairs, and sanitizes your Mac hard drive volumes.
 
Interest in Apple’s iPad doesn’t seem to be letting up, and UBS analyst Maynard Um thinks that could lead to 28 million units sold in 2011. He also sees the iPad eating away at more of the PC notebook market.
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The latest maintenance updates for Safari 4 and 5 also address a handful of security vulnerabilities, Apple notes. Two of these are based in WebKit, the rendering engine at the core of the browser. One involves an input validation problem in the handling of floating point data, which could be used to trigger an exploit via a malicious website....
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| Read more »More details -- including the speaker list and topics -- are now available for the 2010 MacTech Conference (http://www.mactech.com/conference), which will be held Nov. 3-5, 2010, in Los Angeles at the Sheraton Universal in Universal City.
The MacTech Conference will have two separate tracks: one focused on IT, and one focused on programming/development. Sessions will focus on both desktop and mobile, with appropriate levels of attention paid to the Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod. You can check out the speaker and topic list
| Read more »Amidst yesterday‚Äôs updates and product releases, Apple released Safari 5.0.2, the newest version of its web browser. The new version, available here (or via Mac OS X‚Äôs Software Update feature), sports the following fixes and changes:
- Fixes an issue that could prevent users from submitting web forms.
- Fixes an issue that could cause web content to display incorrectly when viewing a Google Image result with Flash 10.1 installed.
- Establishes an encrypted, authenticated connection to the Safari Extensions Gallery.
Safari 5.0.1 requires Mac OS X 10.6.2 (under Mac OS X 10.6) or later to install and run and is available for free.
| Read more »Apple released MobileMe iDisk 1.2.1 for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad on Tuesday. The update for the iDisk file access app fixed an issue that prevented some Keynote files and other package files from opening properly on the iPad.
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I actually picked up Skies of Glory a while back, but it wasn't until I finally nabbed my iPhone 4 this weekend that I got to see it running in its full, well, glory. Skies of Glory is a World War II air combat simulator -- it walks a nice line between simulation and arcade, as you don't need to worry too much about controlling the plane (the iPhone's accelerometer is used to great effect), but you'll still need to keep your bearings to take out enemies. It's challenging, but spending the time to get your plane lined up is actually pretty rewarding, not to mention that it's awesome to see a fully implemented air combat sim on the iPhone.
The game's model will probably rub some folks the wrong way, but there's actually plenty of content for free. The game itself is a free download, and includes a tutorial mission, a first...
| Read more »Numbers mined from iTunes by Asymco are pointing towards a startling new fact: that very soon the number of app downloads will surpass music downloads, in just half the amount of time.
Asymco, the same market research firm that published the purported figures of iPod Touch sales, reckons by the end of the year more apps will have been downloaded than music tracks—with today's figures showing 6.3 billion apps have been downloaded in just 2.2 years, whereas it took five years for the same number of music downloads.
What a world we live in,...
| Read more »Project managers seeking the Project Management Professional certification can turn to PM Flash Cards, a $20 iPhone app that helps users study for their PMP exam.
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A new survey of cell phone users found that 20 percent of potential buyers let the iPhone 4 antenna affect their purchasing decision, but three times as many expressed dismay that Apple's smartphone is not available on U.S. carrier Verizon.
Apple rolled out Find My iPhone 1.0.1 for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad on Tuesday. The update for the MobileMe-based device tracking app added support for new iPod touch model with built-in cameras.
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Apple's iPad isn't just hurting netbooks but notebook sales as a whole, UBS analyst Maynard Um told investors today. While it wasn't always replacing notebooks outright since it isn't currently a true replacement, the tablet is in many cases letting computer buyers put off either replacing or upgrading a computer in the same timeframe. Lower-end PCs were at the highest risk....
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| Read more »Apple released iWeb 3.0.2 late on Tuesday with fixes for issues related to publishing content to MobileMe Web sites. The update also ‚Äúrefines comment and search support for blogs and podcasts published to MobileMe.‚Äù
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VMware previewed a desktop virtualization client for the Apple iPad, but isn't saying when it will be commercially available.
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iOS 4.1 for the iPhone and iPod touch is set to roll out this week, which means there’s plenty for users to think about before updating. We’ve put together this guide to help you decide when to upgrade, and what you need to do to be prepared when the time comes.
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Along with the desktop version of Ping, you can also utilize Apple's new social network on your iPhone. It's actually proven to be my favorite method of using the service.
However, Apple does make it a bit difficult. At this time, you can't activate a Ping account from your phone -- it must be done through iTunes 10. Otherwise, you'll get the lovely message as seen in our screenshot gallery. Once you get Ping activated, it integrates nicely with the existing mobile iTunes.
Read on to see Ping in action on the iPhone, or check out the gallery.
Gallery: Ping on iPhone
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Though it may be some time before AAPL shares again reach the record-setting heights they saw last June, they appear to have made modest gains over the last week. Shares closed Tuesday at US$257.81, down 96 cents for the day but up about $10 since Sept. 1. Meanwhile, Sony has demoed a prototype Google TV at the IFA 2010 consumer electronics show in Berlin; Scandinavian TV manufacturer Lava has unveiled a line of TVs running Google's Android operating system at the same show, and other TV manufacturers are reported to have plans to follow suit.
Apple's competitively priced iPad is expected to reduce sales of low-end notebook PCs in 2011, when consumers are projected to buy at least 28 million of the touchscreen tablet, one analyst believes.
Pioneer today revealed its new HDJ-500 entry-level DJ headphones. Designed with comfort and longevity in mind, it uses leather-wrapped urethane pads to provide a more comfortable user experience that is also hard-wearing. The main structure of the headphones is made of magnesium alloy, which is both strong and lightweight. As with with many DJ-style headphones, the HDJ-500 includes a rotating arm structure that allows the user to twist the right earpiece forwards or backwards by as much as 60 degrees to keep one ear open for a crowd....
I live in Nashville, TN, and the stereotype of guys here is that we're burly dudes with cowboy hats and boots who drive pick-ups with gun racks. I'm 165 pounds, go hatless and prefer tennis shoes to boots. I also drive an Escort (gun not included).
But I can ride a horse and -- yippee ki yay -- if the Saddleback Briefcase from Saddleback Leather (http://www.saddleback.com) doesn't bring out the cowboy in me. And it may bring out the cowgirl in you ladies.
| Read more »Let's not mince words. Apple's kludge for moving iWork docs between the iPad and a Mac pretty much stinks. It's awkward, unintuitive and very Apple-ish. Enter Ecamm's PadSync (http://www.ecamm.com/mac/padsync/), which offers a better alternative.
Pages, Numbers and Keynote let you share files between your iPad and a Mac via iTunes File Sharing. PadSync streamlines the experience with two-way syncing and also works with other apps that support iTunes File Sharing.
| Read more »Samsung Mobile has announced the results of a new online survey that showed working Americans who own smart phones are breaking old boundaries on when and where it‚Äôs appropriate to make and take business calls. And some folks are a bit too enamored of the phones.
| Read more »The new Apple TV has met with a very mixed bag of advance notices (I have one ordered; when it arrives I can give you an in-depth report). However, "VentureBeat" (http://games.venturebeat.com/2010/09/06/how-apple-could-undermine-consol...) thinks the device could compete with game consoles if Apple plays its cards right. They may be onto something.
| Read more »Portfolio Server 9.5 offers new features for previewing and selecting graphics and enhanced file format support.
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With the latest iPods shipping this week, you'll be wanting to know whether an upgrade is necessary—or whether to take the plunge into the wild world of iPoddery. So far, this is what the reviews are saying:
"Both cameras are capable of taking still shots as well, but the results don't hold up to the 5-megapixel camera (with LED flash) found on the iPhone 4. Essentially, these photos are simply video stills, which equate to a 960x720-pixel resolution using the using the camera on the back, or 640x480 pixels using the self-portrait cam. You get the same tap-to-focus capabilities found on the iPhone 4, but the shots won't make your digital...
| Read more »The music industry is rejoicing about the Google vs. Apple music war. Both companies are competing for control of the mobile phone market and in the digital music realm. According to Reuters, Google is currently talking to music labels regarding plans of an online music store and the ability for mobile [...]
| Read more »Although Apple has focused recent iPod marketing on the new Touch, the entry-level offering has not been forgotten. The company has yet to settle on a form factor for the Shuffle, as the design seems to bounce between a vertical stick and a squarish shape. The fourth-generation model brings back the click wheel of the previous three editions, while reverting to a shape similar to the second generation....
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| Read more »One of the things that was widely rumored to appear but ultimately absent from Apple's music event last week was an extension of song previews on the iTunes Store from their current 30 seconds to 60 or even 90 seconds. According to CNET, we can blame the Byzantine licensing arrangement of the music industry (surprise, surprise).
Apple had a deal worked out with Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), all four major record companies, and a contract with American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) that never limited preview lengths in the first place. Apparently that still wasn't enough to increase preview lengths, because CNET says the National Music Publishers Association objected and basically said, "No, you have to make a deal with us, too."
All of which just makes me wonder: how many different licensing associations does this cash cow industry need, anyway?
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| Read more »Nikon tonight unveiled an anticipated trio of high-end compact cameras, starting with a direct challenger to the Canon G12. The Coolpix P7000 follows the same philosophy of a large, lower resolution 10-megapixel sensor more sensitive to low light; it's also the first camera with an EXPEED C2 image processor that promises better quality. Moving to the new CCD opens the camera up to a regular sensitivity range of ISO 100 to 6,400 as well as special low noise night mode that drops the resolution in return for cleaner images and a maximum ISO...
Mozilla has released Firefox 4 beta 5, which offers new security features and graphics acceleration capabilities. The latest version supports HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), a security protocol that helps prevent "man in the middle" attacks. The browser remembers which sites use HSTS, ensuring that any connection attempts use SSL....
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| Read more »Apple's new social network, Ping, has been around for about a week now, and all of the pundits have had their chance at weighing in on what Apple got wrong and right. And what's the result? Not bad, but not great -- more than a million people joined the network in just 48 hours. That's not terrible at all, but it's a far cry from the millions of people who actually use iTunes, presumably every day. Apple's success in this area, in other words, isn't going to come easy.
The company has already had to put in a little more work. In addition to all of those members, the network was also hit by spam early on, with fake accounts for people like Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive, plus links that led off to contact-stealing scripts and other trouble like that. Apple has already cracked down on most of...
| Read more »NeoOffice 3.1.2NeoOffice is a fully-featured set of office applications (including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database programs) for Mac OS X. Based on the OpenOffice.org office suite, NeoOffice has integrated dozens of native Mac features and can import, edit, and exchange files with other popular office programs such as Microsoft Office.
Released as free, open-source software under the GNU General Public License (GPL), NeoOffice is fully functional and stable enough for everyday use. The software is actively developed, so improvements and small updates are made available on a regular basis.
Please consider donating to the NeoOffice project, see the link below on this page.
WHAT'S NEWVersion 3.1.2:
Carbon Copy Cloner 3.3.4Carbon Copy Cloner... Clone, synchronize, backup. Schedule and forget it. Try it \'til you trust it.
In its simplest form, CCC will clone one hard drive to another, copying every single block or file to create an exact replica of your source hard drive. This is very useful if, for example, your laptop is damaged and you must send it in for repair.
CCC can also be used to perform regular backups of your data. When you select a source disk in CCC, you are presented with the contents of that disk (hidden items too). Simply uncheck the items that you do not want to backup, and CCC will provide ample indication what will and will not be copied. Select a target disk to which you would like to backup, then press the clone button.
The key to a successful backup plan is to actually do the backups regularly. When left to a human, the task often gets tacked on to the end...
| Read more »Cyberduck 3.6.1Cyberduck is a robust FTP/FTP-TLS/SFTP browser for the Mac whose lack of visual clutter and cleverly intuitive features make it easy to use. Support for external editors and system technologies such as Spotlight, Bonjour, Keychain and AppleScript are built-in.
Cyberduck is a open source product licensed under the GPL and free to use. Donations are welcome to help advance development in the future. Thanks to contributors, Cyberduck is available in English, Japanese, German, Catalan, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and Polish.
WHAT'S NEWVersion 3.6.1
REQUIREMENTSMac OS X 10....
Toast Titanium 10.0.8Toast Titanium goes way beyond the very basic burning in the Mac OS and iLife software, and sets the standard for burning CDs, DVDs, and now Blu-ray discs on the Mac ($19.99 Blu-ray plug-in required). Create superior sounding audio CDs with smooth crossfades and transitions. Enjoy your TV shows anywhere with exclusive TiVoToGo and EyeTV burning. Convert and export video for an iPod, PSP, mobile phone, and more. Burn files of any size, and automatically catalog the contents of your discs. Copy your audio CDs, movies and DVDs. There is no easier or faster way to save, share, and enjoy your digital media on disc.
New Toast 10 Titanium Pro ($149.99) adds:
Apple iWeb 3.0.2iWeb... Designing a website may seem difficult, but with iWeb, it’s easily within your reach. Create your site using themes. Customize it with photos, movies, text, and widgets. Then publish to MobileMe or any other hosting service. iWeb even notifies Facebook when your site changes and adds a link to your profile so your friends stay up to date.
WHAT'S NEWVersion 3.0.2:
An overview for installing custom profiles with CA Certificates to simplify enterprise Wi-Fi connections in iOS.
Originally posted at iPhone Atlas
| Read more »The first reviews of Apple's new iPods and Ping music social network have appeared, with favorable impressions of the iPod touch, iPod nano, and iPod shuffle, but generally negative responses to Ping.
Just two days before Apple's media event last week, CNET reported that Apple was set to extend the length of song samples in the iTunes Store from 30 seconds to as much as 90 seconds, offering consumers g...
| Read more »Drop that curling broom and get downloading! Reader Jacques writes in to let us know that the Canadian edition of the App Store has begun accepting iTunes gift cards as payment for app purchases, a policy change that seems to have quietly taken effect back in June of this year.
You may recall (or maybe not) that Canada's iPhone-toting population was previously shut out of using gift cards for apps, although the reasons why aren't entirely clear.
Congratulations, Canada, and enjoy.
... | Read more »More new cases have been introduced for Apple's latest iPod touch, this time from Incipio and XtremeMac, though neither company has updated its website. Incipio will deliver five cases for the Touch, alongside a wristband for the sixth-generation Nano and an armband series for the Touch, Nano and Shuffle. Incipio's dermaSHOT is a high-density silicone case for the Touch, featuring a finish that slips easily into pants pockets. The SILICRYLIC has a silicone core with a hard-shell shield for the back and corners. The Feather is an ultralight polycarbonate case, while t...
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| Read more »Perhaps you've been burning to build an online feature around some interesting government data source; if so, the Federal Communications Commission just made the task simpler. The agency has released the Application Programming Interface (API) specs for four of its big repositories of information: its consumer broadband test, broadband provider database, license owner storehouse, and latitude/longitude to county converter.
"We want the FCC's Web presence to be larger than a single Web site," FCC Geographic Information Officer Michael Byrne posted on Tuesday. "We want the developer community to run with these APIs to make mash-ups and data calls connecting FCC data assets to other sources for creative and useful applications to the public."
Although the Commission has done a fine job of making its public filings much more accessible, that's only the tip of the vast data iceberg which is the FCC. The biggest challenge is figuring out where this juicy stuff actually...
We've heard that the new iPod nano and iPod Touch will be arriving in Apple retail stores tomorrow, and the first reviews are starting to filter in.
The iPod nano is the most dramatically different device in Apple's lineup. ...
| Read more »CWmike writes "Along with new functionality included with iOS 4.1 ‚Äî ranging from 'high dynamic range' (HDR) photography that produces more detail in over- and under-exposed areas, to the launch of Apple's Game Center multi-player online network ‚Äî CEO Steve Jobs promises that the update will fix some of the bugs in iOS 4.0 that users have been complaining about since that version's June 21 debut. Owners of older iPhones, especially 2008's iPhone 3G, are hoping that iOS 4.1 solves the slow-down problems many have experienced since they upgraded this summer. Jobs listed 'iPhone 3G performance bugs' last week when he ticked off the fixes to expect in iOS 4.1. According to Lifehacker.com, which got its hands on an unauthorized version of iOS 4.1, the update outperformed iOS 4.0 in informal tests, although the speed improvements were sometimes minor."
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| Read more »A new update to Xinet's WebNative Suite has added Adobe CS5 support to Picture Wrangler ID, WebNative ID, Annotator ID, and Asset Browser ID. The four plug-ins have been created to work with Adobe InDesign, providing users with additional features not found in the default software. For example, Picture Wrangler ID provides one-click relinking between FPO and high-resolution versions of images, while Annotator ID can be used to create PDF's that contain interactive links to images that reside on the WebNative server. To purchase the WebNative Suite, customers must con...
Apple has released updates to iWeb, Safari for Tiger, and Safari for Leopard/Snow Leopard. The updates include secure connections to the Safari Extension Gallery in Safari.
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| Read more »Apple today released a small software update for Safari, bringing it up to version 5.0.2. The update contains "improvements to compatibility and security" and includes the following:
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| Read more »Hey DF‚Äôers, come hang at the ICONGOODS.com T-Shirt Launch Party and get 20% off your entire order!
Our “softwear apparel” features the wildly popular Glyphish icons by Joseph Wain on sexy silky-smooth American Apparel t-shirts. Speaking of smooth, all our shirts are deliciously tagless for optimal comfort. So grab a cup while we tap the keg, and browse all the yummy (icon)goodness. And don’t forget, use the discount code “FIREBALL” at checkout to get 20% off for a limited time.
| Read more »Apple revamped its entire iPod line-up at its September event last week, but for me, the biggest winner is the iPod nano. I‚Äôve been using the new iPod nano for almost a week now and it is now my favorite iPod. With its multi-touch screen and a clip, the nano is perfect for what I [...]
| Read more »The iPod touch literally has it all. This is Apple‚Äôs flagship iPod and is the top-selling device in the company‚Äôs arsenal ‚Äî with good reason. The iPod touch incorporates everything that makes Apple a great company. It has an iPhone-like design, it can run apps, it has multi-touch, HD video recording and FaceTime video chat. [...]
| Read more »The redesigned iPod shuffle is quite different from its predecessor, and the addition of buttons on the face make it much easier to use. With VoiceOver, you have a great mix of navigating using the buttons and voice. As I said in my iPod nano review, the iPod shuffle has been my preferred device because [...]
| Read more »Blogger asymco did a little calculating from last week's announcement numbers, and has hammered out a rough estimate of just how many of each iDevice are floating around the world today. According to Steve at last week's event, there are 120 million iDevices total in the world, and we already knew from SEC filings that 59.6 million of those were iPhones. The current number of iPads in the hands of customers around world is 3.2 million, which (with estimates for the past month on both of those devices added in), means that there are likely 45.2 million iPod touches around. That's 37.7% of iOS devices at large -- not as big as it used to be, as the iPad's arrival shook things up a bit, but still a very...
| Read more »Apple's plan to announce extended iTunes song samples on Sept. 1 met with late opposition from publishers, according to a new report.
The good news is, the Safari 5.0.2 update fixes a passel of bugs and outstanding security issues. The bad news: like all Safari updates, which replace the underlying Webkit framework used by many Mac OS X apps to render HTML, this 39 MB update requires a restart. There's also a 4.1.2 update for users still on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.
Apple's notes on the update say that it "contains improvements to compatibility and security" including:
Thanks to Carlos, Joachim and David for sending this in.
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| Read more »iOS 4.1 for the iPhone and iPod touch is set to be released sometime this week, and for some the update will bring welcome fixes along with new features. Deciding whether or not you should install the update, however, depends on how you use your iPhone or iPod touch, and exactly which model you have.
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Users who are able to browse the iTunes Store but are unable to sign in or purchase content may see the following message:
"iTunes could not connect to the iTunes Store. A secure network connection could not be established.
Make sure SSL 3.0 or TLS 1.0 is enabled in the Internet Options control panel, then try again."
Or, this message may appear:
"We could not complete your iTunes Store Request.
The iTunes Store is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."
This document describes the security content of iTunes 10, which can be downloaded and installed via Software Update preferences, or from Apple Downloads.
For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available. To learn more about Apple Product Security, see the Apple Product Security website.
For information about the Apple Product Security PGP Key, see "How to use the Apple Product Security PGP Key."
Where possible, CVE IDs are used to reference the vulnerabilities for further information.
To learn about other Security Updates, see "Apple Security Updates".
Apple released a small update to iWeb that addresses issues related to publishing Web sites to MobileMe.
| Read more »As with any new software, there are bound to be some initial problems people experience, either with the software itself or with compatibility with other software and hardware.
| Read more »Enfocus (http://www.enfocus.com/contentpage.php?id=794) has announced PitStop Workgroup Manager, an efficiency tool developed to simplify the use of Enfocus PitStop Pro in multi-user, collaborative working environments.
 
iPhone developers report that Apple's Game Center has finally gone live. Formerly limited to a sandbox-only development environment, accounts and friends that were created for the sandbox will not apply to the live production system on Apple's servers. Game Center is now prompting for new credentials -- and developers are sharing usernames on Twitter. Older accounts and friends were wiped out yesterday to prepare for the live system.
The server is reportedly having some start-up issues, including connectivity and crashing issues, but developers who were limited before are now able to create full accounts and full-on matchups. Currently, Game Center is live in 4.1, which we expect to arrive soon. Developers can submit Game Center applications to iTunes Connect using the 4.1 GM seed.
Once the app and iOS 4.1 are available, we'll have a full review.
Thanks to everyone who sent this in!
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| Read more »Michael Amorose has released GameIntro, an iPhone application template project for Xcode 3.2. It provides a starting point project for creating view-based iPhone game apps in Xcode.
GameIntro includes an application template that provides code and resources for displaying two company splash screens for iPhone games on startup, and an application icon. It's free and can be downloaded from the author’s web site (http://www.michael-amorose.com/software/cocoa_classes/index.htm).
| Read more »On Tuesday Apple issued minor updates to its Safari Web browser: Safari 5.0.2 for Leopard and Snow Leopard (OS X 10.5.8 or later) or Windows (XP, Vista, and 7) and Safari 4.1.2 for Tiger (OS X 10.4.11).
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Justin Bieber may be capable of single-handedly bringing down Twitter, but Mark Hurd only wishes he had that problem. Meanwhile, Eminem’s downloading money by the fistful and Google’s getting ready to switch on its TV service.
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Apple has released several maintenance updates for Safari and iWeb. Safari 5.0.2 brings improvements to security and compatibility. The latest version fixes an bug that had prevented users from submitting web forms in certain circumstances, while a Google Images issue with Flash 10.1 has also been resolved....
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| Read more »Apple updated Safari to version 5.0.2 for Mac and Windows Tuesday, an update that includes both bug fixes and security patches for the company‚Äôs Web browser. The update also adds an encrypted connection for users visiting the company‚Äôs Safari Extension Gallery, a gallery of third party Safari Extensions.
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LG on Tuesday announced new smartphones with dual-core processors.
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Stop us if you've heard this one. Apple releases the iPhone 4, and the tremendous demand from customers keeps store shelves bare. That's the case in Australia, where suppliers Telstra, Optus and Vodafone Hutchison Australia are struggling to keep up.
As online stores generate increasing backlogs, shipping times increase. As of this writing, most customers are being asked to wait between two and three weeks for their orders to arrive. It's beginning to wear on shoppers and store owners alike. "Even one to two weeks, or up to three weeks, waiting time is not ideal," said an unidentified representative from Vodafone Hutchison Australia.
Meanwhile, Apple is sending out fresh supplies weekly. "Shipments of the iPhone 4 continue to be made," an Apple rep told The Australian. Supplies were strained in the US for quite a while...
| Read more »RIM today confirmed a rumor from the weekend that it had acquired much of DataViz in a deal that could shake up professional mobile apps. The company in a statement said it had bought only some of the company's assets but was hiring most of the Documents To Go developer's staff to support the BlackBerry. It wouldn't confirm the $50 million asking price as it was "not material" enough to legally require disclosure....
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| Read more »Google CEO Eric Schmidt announced Tuesday that his company was ready to launch Google TV this Fall in the U.S., and throughout the rest of the world during 2011. Mr. Schmidt made the announcement during his keynote speech at the IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin Tuesday, and is seemingly in response to Apple‚Äôs unveiling of its newest Apple TV model last week.
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FileMaker has announced the availability of Bento 3 Project Manager, a new set of templates that aim to make it easy for Mac users to track their personal projects and manage their time within the Bento database application.
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It’s interesting how much more polished the Ping UI is on iPhone
than on the desktop—a testimony to where Apple thinks the money
is. Whether you’re standing in line, sitting in an airport, or
on the bus, Ping will help you find music with more confidence,
and in less time, than ever. The desktop UI, by contrast, looks
horribly rushed, and not nearly up to Apple’s usual standards
for a demo, let alone a shipped product.
Agreed. Ping on the iPhone feels like a decent native client to a social network. Ping on the desktop (Mac/Windows) feels like an afterthought to iTunes — one little source list item halfway down the list, with content that doesn’t seem designed at all. Not that it’s poorly designed, but un-designed. It takes the shape of default iTunes Store content.
Drance also notes:
I’m already buying more music. I...
| Read more »This document describes the security content of Safari 5.0.2 and Safari 4.1.2.
For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available. To learn more about Apple Product Security, see the Apple Product Security website.
For information about the Apple Product Security PGP Key, see "How to use the Apple Product Security PGP Key."
Where possible, CVE IDs are used to reference the vulnerabilities for further information.
To learn about other Security Updates, see "Apple Security Updates."
Apple's plans for minute-long iTunes samples may have been thwarted by the sheer number of deals it needed, both official and unofficial sources divulged Tuesday afternoon. Although all the music labels themselves are still reported by CNET as onboard, Apple had yet to clear both Broadcast Music Inc.'s performance rights and the National Music Publishers Association's rights. The NMPA brought Apple's plans to a halt a day before last week's music event after lawyers told association CEO David Israelite that a formal deal was essential....
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| Read more »The iPad Orchestra shared this video with us that shows off the sounds of Amidio's latest App, Seline HD.
| Read more »If you're feeling nostalgic and have US$250 burning a hole in your pocket, perhaps we've found the iPhone dock for you.
The iRetrophone Skyliner, designed by artist Scott Freeland, is a retro-style iPhone dock (compatible with 3G, 3GS, and iPhone 4) within a custom-designed, old-style desktop telephone. The iPhone connects via a standard connector within the dock, providing charging power and a working handset -- yes, the handset works.
Combine this dock with the aptly-named iRetroPhone iPhone app, and your iPhone retro-izing is complete. But for $250? They lost me there.
[via iPhone Savior]
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| Read more »Google has announced a press event for tomorrow, September 8th, to discuss searching. It seems obvious, except recently Google has been about almost everything except search, so it‚Äôs worth stating out in the open.
| Read more »Apple has reset all user IDs for its Game Center multiplayer service, requiring beta users to resubmit their nicknames. The service will allow users to challenge other players, set up matches, or engage opponents via automatic pairing. The app will also serve as a portal for viewing rankings or taking a look at other games....
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| Read more »The iWeb component of iLife '09 has just been updated to version 3.0.2. Apple hasn't provided much information on what the new 186 MB update will do outside of saying it addresses assorted minor issues and more serious issues when using it to publish to MobileMe, but it's available now via Software Update. So go grab the new iWeb update and tell us what you find.
Note after posting: The iWeb update also cleans up support for searching podcasts and blogs. It requires 10.5.6 or better to run and outside of Software Update, you can download it from Apple's Support Website.
Thanks Macworld UK for the additional information
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Oranged Software (http://www.oranged.net/) has released Studiometry 8, an update to the Mac OS X compatible software for companies to organize, plan, invoice, track and create with client and project data. The new version adds new icons, Blueprints for creating commonly used work items, a new calendar and more.
Studiometry 8 is available for US$199.95 for new licenses, and upgrades from Studiometry 7.x start at $59.95. Multi-User packs and bundles with our other apps are also available.
| Read more »Apple on Tuesday released iWeb 3.0.2, available for download via Apple's Website or Software Update.
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Apple has released iWeb 3.0.2 (http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1104). According to Apple, this update refines comment and search support for blogs and podcasts published to MobileMe.
It also resolves some issues related to publishing sites to MobileMe. It's a 177.14MB download and requires Mac OS X 10.5.6 or later. You can obtain iWeb 3.0.2 via the Software Update component of Mac OS X's Systems Preferences app.
| Read more »RIM today quietly slipped word that BlackBerry App World has passed 10,000 apps. The figure comes 1.5 years after the mobile store launched and shortly after the launch of App World 2.0 last month. Its climb has been relatively brisk in 2010, moving up from about 7,000 in the spring....
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| Read more »The Hypershop has released a HyperDrive hard drive (http://www.hypershop.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=IPHD%2D000) designed specifically for the iPad. It's an USB hard drive that can purportedly carry up to 750GB of HD 720p video and photos.
The HyperDrive can also be used to back up and view view memory cards without computers or external power. With it you can perform file and folder operations like copy, cut, paste, delete, rename, create new folder, sort file directory by name/date/type, format hard drive, erase card etc.
| Read more »If you've been having problems with the Apple MobileMe iDisk app, or even if you haven't noticed anything weird, it's a good idea to get the latest update. The newest version (1.21) fixes a problem opening Keynote files in some circumstances on the iPad. Rotated images now show in the correct orientation, and there are the usual unspecified 'stability and performance improvements.'
Meanwhile, the Find My iPhone app has been bumped to version 1.01. The updated app supports the new iPod touch and fixes some translation issues in French, German and Japanese. There are also 'various bug fixes.'
The apps work on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, so check the app store for the free updates pronto.
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| Read more »Fixes minor MobileMe-related issues. ($79 as part of iLife, free update, 177.14 MB)
 
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| Read more »Fixes minor MobileMe-related issues. ($79 as part of iLife, free update, 177.14 MB)
 
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| Read more »This guide will help you familiarize yourself with the look and feel of Safari 4, as well as a few customizations that help you personalize your browsing experience.
| Read more »Google launched a very interesting tool that offers suggestions as you type: Google Scribe. It's not exactly the service I anticipated 3 years ago, but Google Scribe works surprisingly well. For example, I started to type "This works sur" and Google suggested "This works surprisingly well", which is exactly what I wanted to type. Instead of typing 14 characters, I could only type "1" or press Enter to select the first suggestion. "Google Scribe provides text completion service. Using information from what you have already typed in a document, Google Scribe provides related word or phrase completion suggestions. In addition to saving keystrokes, Google Scribe's suggestions indicate correct or popular phrases to use," explains Google.The nice thing about this service is that you don't need to use Google's editor. You can add a bookmarklet to your browser and use Google Scribe in Gmail, Blogger, Google Docs or on any web page that includes text fields.Google Scribe only works for...
| Read more »Google launched a very interesting tool that offers suggestions as you type: Google Scribe. It's not exactly the service I anticipated 3 years ago, but Google Scribe works surprisingly well. For example, I started to type "This works sur" and Google suggested "This works surprisingly well", which is exactly what I wanted to type. Instead of typing 14 characters, I could only type "1" or press Enter to select the first suggestion. "Google Scribe provides text completion service. Using information from what you have already typed in a document, Google Scribe provides related word or phrase completion suggestions. In addition to saving keystrokes, Google Scribe's suggestions indicate correct or popular phrases to use," explains Google.The nice thing about this service is that you don't need to use Google's editor. You can add a bookmarklet to your browser and use Google Scribe in Gmail, Blogger, Google Docs or on any web page that includes text fields.Google Scribe only works for...
| Read more »Poet's Pad, by Dante Varnado Moore, is an iPad app designed to let poets write, arrange, and store all of their creative writings and poetry concepts, while offering a few tools to help provide inspiration.
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A teardown of the newest iPod shuffle reveals a device even more difficult to repair than previous shuffles—no wonder they just hand you another one when you need service at the Genius Bar.
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| Read more »Griffin Technology is known for making handy accessories for the Mac and iPod/iPhones. The MacBook Pro that I am using to write this article is currently supported by the Griffin iCurve (which was later replaced with the Elevator), which I've been using for about 6 years now.
When I saw the Loop for the iPad, I knew it was going to be something that I wanted to use. As shown above, it will hold your iPad in either "portrait" or "landscape" orientation, but if you look at the very front of the Loop, you will see a slight edge there as well. You can rest the iPad at a lower angle, which is more comfortable for typing (see image here...
| Read more »DIY repair shop iFixit today posted a teardown of the new iPod shuffle that reveals an extremely tight if limited construction. The device took about half an hour to pry open as the clip was both press-fit into the body and glued at the same time; while sturdy, it guaranteed that anyone would have to "break it" to open it. To save on space, Apple has also soldered the battery directly to the circuit board and uses very small connectors that could easily snap if the explorer isn't careful....
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| Read more »To celebrate and coincide with its fifth-year anniversary, Eye-Fi has announced a new Developer Program that will expand its wireless SD card platform. Eye-Fi makes memory SDHC cards that have their own Wi-Fi connection and can send images captured by compatible digital cameras to a predetermined location on the web. Now, third-party developers can embed Eye-Fi functionality in their own apps....
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| Read more »Sanho's new HyperDrive is a portable hard drive and card reader that connects directly to your iPad, giving you up to 750GB of extra storage for your media.
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In completing its teardown of the fourth-generation iPod shuffle, iFixit has indicated that the device is “extremely difficult’ to open, rendering it nearly unserviceable by end users. iFixit found that the device’s control wheel is attached to the logic board via a connector, making it easy to remove, while…
| Read more »Sure to get men of A Certain Age all flustered, Bigtrak's iPhone app has arrived in the same year that the toy relaunched, and while it's not much more than a glorified calculator, it's a free trip down memory lane.
It's not as fancy as Apple's own calculator, but then does Apple's calculator make bleep boop noises when you press its buttons? Didn't think so.
While it's been on the App Store for about a month, there hasn't been much coverage of the app, nor downloads to warrant Apple sticking up a customer rating—so get it quick, before your equally-old mates do. [iTunes via Toyology]
| Read more »Apple has confirmed via a graphic on its Game Center web page that the iPhone 3G will not support the upcoming social gaming network. The graphic indicates that Game Center will be supported on the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and second-, third-, and fourth-generation iPod touch. Mac Rumors
| Read more »Apple's smallest portable media player has been put under the microscope, with a thorough disassembly offering a peek inside the fourth-generation iPod shuffle.
TRI-EDRE has launched two software updates, Back-in-Time 2 and Trash Magic 2. Back-in-Time provides access to all of the data backed up by Time Machine, organizing it with a visual record. Files and folders can be copied to any location via drag and drop. A specific item's backups can be traced by dragging it to the Back-in-Time item list, where earlier versions can be accessed by means of a date slider....
SpoonJuice has released a universal update to its Night Stand HD alarm clock app for the iPad, adding iPhone and iPod touch support. Night Stand HD 1.5 now includes high-resolution artwork for Retina Display devices and adds support for background alarms on multitasking-capable iOS 4 devices, allowing alarms…
| Read more »Earlier today, we posted some photos of the new fourth-generation iPod shuffle, showing off the unboxing and some comparisons to other iPod models.
Unsurprisingly, iFixit is close behind with a detailed teardown of the diminuti...
| Read more »M√ºller Dairy has announced its new UK data center will green up by incorpating energy efficient APC InfraStruXure In-Row cooling systems, which focus on cooling specific hardware rather than the entire server room. The company is not yet ready to use food and animal waste to power its computing facilities, a move that Hewlett-Packard has suggested as a means to save energy.
| Read more »UBS telecom analyst John Hodulik has raised his forecast for September quarter Apple (AAPL) iPhone activations at AT&T to 4.5 million from 2.5 million, which would be up from the 3.2 million activated in the June quarter, as reported by "Barron's" (http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2010/09/07/apple-ubs-bumps-up-outlook-for-sept-qtr-att-activations/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+barrons/techtraderdaily/feed+(BARRONS.com+Blog:+Tech+Trader+Daily).
| Read more »Apple Japan replaced around 5,000 iPod nano batteries over a three week period in August, according to the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. The Mainichi Daily News reports that Apple replaced 4,994 first-generation iPod nano units from August 11 to September 1, a substantial increase that can‚Ķ
| Read more »If you invite others to comment on your iWeb blog, and the comment is larger than the 5 MB limit for comments, you may be redirected to a MobileMe warning page. The page is a standard 404 page that asks, "Looking for something special on MobileMe?"
| Read more »In iWeb, if you select the Modern Frame theme and select "Center text" alignment for the text body placeholder,¬†you may experience the following after publishing:
Text content area shrinks
Text box has shifted upwards
Text box formatting (color fill, stroke) is lost after publishing
This occurs on all Modern Frame theme pages except for the blank page.
| Read more »If you use an external iSight camera to record video with the iSight Movie widget, one or more of the following symptoms may occur:
During playback the video file may may be missing frames.
Recording may begin prior to the iSight Movie widget countdown.
Content recorded just before you stop the recording is not recorded.
During playback a previous recording is displayed.
The Deal Brothers noted that Apple was offering a refurbished 13” MacBook Pro 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo for $1949, including free shipping.
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In iWeb, if you publish an image in GIF format the thumbnail for the photo may not appear on your Photo Album page.
| Read more »When using iWeb to upload your web project, the FTP upload may not complete.
| Read more »Depending on your hosting service's server configurations, publishing to a Windows based FTP server from iWeb may result in one of the following messages:
| Read more »If you attempt to add a password-protected URL to your RSS Feed widget in iWeb, you will receive the following message:
Your RSS Feed widget cannot access RSS feeds located on password-protected MobileMe sites.
| Read more »A large number of screen captures of a beta 1 build of webOS 2.0 have been leaked thanks to a Chinese website. The images reveal a slightly different interface, including an icon spread of three columns by four rows. There is also evidence of a built-in Dropbox file management hook and, unusually, MobileMe file syncing support....
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| Read more »Majic Jungle Software has released an update to Chopper 2 adding TV Out support for the iPhone 4 and several other improvements. Chopper 2 is a side scrolling action game where players fly a helicopter to undertake missions such as escorting vehicle convoys, rescuing civilians and attacking enemy vehicles and‚Ķ
| Read more »In addition to our earlier unboxing photos of the fourth-generation iPod shuffle, we‚Äôve now posted several images comparing the colors of the fourth-generation iPod shuffle to those of past iPods, including the second- and third-generation iPod shuffle and the second-, third-, fourth-, and fifth-generation‚Ķ
| Read more »Intuit today announced the forthcoming release of QuickBooks 2011 for Mac, the company's financial management software for small businesses. The new version, set to ship on September 27th, brings a numbe...
| Read more »Intuit is preparing to release QuickBooks 2011 for the Mac on September 27th with some great new features like multi-user support (finally!), mileage tracking, and more. We had a chance to explore this new version with William Lynes, QuickBooks product manager. It's quite Mac-like, and I suspect it will be a welcome update for QuickBooks users.
The marquee feature of this update is multi-user support. "It was our number one request," Lynes told us. Many customers have experienced the frustration of wanting to work in QuickBooks, only to be denied because another user has a certain file open. Stop us if you've heard this one before. Fortunately, QuickBooks 2011 fixes all of that.
TUAWQuickBooks 2011 to add multi-user support, more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple...
| Read more »This year‚Äôs 2010 iPod nano is dramatically different from last year‚Äôs model. It looks entirely different (smaller overall, square instead of rectangular) and works entirely differently (via a multi-touch display instead of a click wheel).¬†It isn‚Äôt until you start studying the specs, however, that you discover that the most significant changes in the new nano are not what features have been added, but what have been subtracted.
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A UBS analyst, John Hodulik, has significantly raised an estimate for how many iPhones AT&T will activate by the end of the September quarter. The number has has almost doubled from an earlier forecast, shifting from 2.5 million to 4.5 million. During the recent June quarter, AT&T activated roughly 3.2 million iPhones. The iPhone 4 only launched in the US on June 24th though, giving the model little chance to have an impact on Apple's latest financial report....
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| Read more »Apple has confirmed that Game Center, its social and gaming networking application included with iOS 4.1, will work on the second-generation iPod touch, but not on the iPhone 3G.
Mozilla.org, creators of the Firefox web browser, has just released version 3.1.3 of Thunderbird, its free e-mail client. The new program, an 19.2 megabyte download, sports the following fixes and new features:
- Several fixes to improve stability and security, see the Security Advisory.
- Several fixes to improve stability.
- Several fixes to the user interface.
Thunderbird 3.1.3 requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later to install and run.
If you’ve played with the new version and have any feedback, positive or negative, let us know.
| Read more »First, this Diggnation Response was a Bad move in my opinion. Kevin doesn't realize that it's not about the bugs and issues he talks about. The problem is
| Read more »First, this Diggnation Response was a Bad move in my opinion. Kevin doesn't realize that it's not about the bugs and issues he talks about. The problem is
| Read more »Nikon's repeatedly rumored Coolpix P7000 semi-pro camera may have been spotted just ahead of a launch this evening. The camera would take more of a direct cue from the Canon G11 with a large optical viewfinder directly above the lens. Accordingly, Nikon Rumors' image would give the camera much more control with two extra, dedicated dials and a function button for programmable commands....
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| Read more »Sooo worth it if you have the means.
| Read more »Apple has released a minor update to its Find My iPhone app for iOS devices, adding support for the new fourth-generation iPod touch and translation fixes for French, German and Japanese languages. Find My iPhone is a free app that allows MobileMe subscribers to access the Find My iPhone service‚Ķ
| Read more »Hewlett Packard filed a lawsuit against its former CEO Mark Hurd for taking a new job as president at Oracle. The PC and printer maker alleged in its filing that Mr. Hurd is violating his contract by joining the Oracle team, and that there‚Äôs no way he can avoid divulging trade secrets at his new job.
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Organizers for the GSM Association's Mobile World Congress revealed today that Apple would have an unofficial presence at the phone trade show through Macworld Mobile. The magazine will have full-day training and sessions for developers specific to iOS devices. The next Congress is due to start February 14 next year....
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| Read more »Tumblr, a social media network made up of millions of personal and business blogs, is seeing massive traffic growth, but is undergoing equally big growing pains.
Activity on the network of Tumblr blogs skyrocketed over the first half of the year and reached about 1.7 billion page views in the month of August.
| Read more »Apple's new Game Center page lists the iOS devices that will let you get involved in this whole playing games with other people thing that's happening soon. Second-generation iPod Touch owners: you're in luck! iPhone 3G owners: you're not!
Game Center, which will be arriving with the imminent iOS 4.1 update, will allow users to join up with friends to do battle in epic cathedrals and elsewhere—unless, of course, you're still riding around on an iPhone 3G, in which case you're stuck flinging Angry Birds by yourself.
The second-gen iPod Touch has a slightly beefier processor, which could have something to do with it, but at this point Apple's stance is painfully clear: iPhone 3G is old and busted. [Apple via...
| Read more »I admit it. I've always thought that the Nike+ shoe sensor thing was kind of lame. Even though I actually do own the right shoes, I never thought it worth while to pick up the optional pedometer sensor just so I could take advantage of the built-in iPhone feature.
I know that there are people out there who really loved using the Nike+ features on their iPhone but I've much preferred using other tracking apps and skipping the shoe tie-in.
Now, several years after GPS debuted on the iPhone 3G, Nike has finally made the move to shoe-less positioning. For $1.99, you can pick up a copy of Nike+ GPS. The reviews on the iTunes site have been generally positive, but it's clear that this is a slick yet limited application.
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| Read more »After launching a replacement program for iPod nanos on the 11th, Apple Japan replaced exactly 4,994 batteries during the remainder of August, according to documents from the country's industry ministry. A total of 5,527 batteries were replaced during the entire month; the number compares against 232 in July however, and just 62 in June. The figure suggests that thousands of people are taking advantage of the Nano program....
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| Read more »Apple‚Äôs Game Center, a new feature in iOS 4.1, will bring game-related social networking to the iPhone and iPod touch, assuming you have a compatible device. Luckily for iPod touch owners, most models are supported. iPhone owners, however, are a little more limited.
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CNET TV's Brian Tong takes a look at the latest in Apple news, notes, tips, tricks, and rumors. This week Apple shows off its latest iPod lineup, including redesigned iPod shuffles, iPod nanos, and iPod touches, the new Apple TV (not iTV), and iOS 4.1.
| Read more »Gertrudis Graphics has released GMX-PhotoPainter (http://www.gertrudisgraphics.com/), an US$59 standalone Mac and Windows program that transforms an image (generally a photo) into an original artwork. With it, artists can start with an existing picture such as from a digital camera or scanner, a 3D rendering or painting from another program or imaging application.
| Read more »At a forum in Taiwan, Samsung announced it will soon switch to using high-performance 8GB and 16GB moviNAND embedded memory chips in its smartphones. The new memory will be the first to fully meet the latest JEDEC standard for embedded flash. The new moviNAND flash is more responsive than the previous chips thanks to a high priority interrupt and an improved ability to work in the background....
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| Read more »‚ÄúThe biggest mobile trade show in the world, the Mobile World Congress, will host the first-ever Macworld Mobile next February in Barcelona, Spain,‚Äù reports AppleInsider.
“The new Macworld Mobile will be focused on developers who create applications for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The event is scheduled for Feb. 14-17, 2011, in Barcelona.”
“GSMA, the organization that puts on the annual Mobile World Congress, has partnered with IDG World Expo, organizers of Macworld, for the event, which will focus exclusively on software developed for iOS devices. The developer conference will offer technical sessions, targeting tools and applications.”
Thursby Software Systems has released ADmitMac PKI 3, its third generation Mac-Windows integration software. It enhances security, increases efficiency, reduces identity fraud and protects personal privacy for government and enterprise clients integrating Apple Macs into their enterprise PC worlds using CAC and PIV smart card security, according to the folks at Thursby.
| Read more »The Apple Consultants Network is finally branching out into the U.K. The program includes independent consultants specializing in a wide range of Mac support and training areas, and in the U.S. serves as a resource for locating specialists to help with your Mac needs.
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Shippity-do-dah, shippity-day, my oh my what a wonderful day! There's plenty of iProducts shipping your way. Wonderful feeling, wonderful day!
Our TUAW tip line is getting inundated over here with your happy shipping missives (yay -- we're excited too!), so we decided to open up a thread so you can share your excitement with the rest of the TUAW community. Are you about to receive a new nano? A 4th gen iPod touch? Hop into the comments and share the fun with the rest of us.
Don't forget to send us your unboxing pics!
TUAWShippity-do-dah: Apple starts shipping new iProducts originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:30:00 EST....
| Read more »Apple has released a minor update to its MobileMe iDisk application for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. MobileMe iDisk is a free application that allows iOS device users to open, view and share files from their online iDisk storage. The application also provides the ability to continue playing audio‚Ķ
| Read more »Apple's share in the smartphone will settle down over the next few years while Android makes a fast rise, IDC predicted today. Researchers expect the iPhone to drop from 14.7 percent today to 10.9 percent by 2014. Android would account for most of the switch, as it would overtake the BlackBerry and claim second place with 24.6 percent....
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| Read more »The World Wide Web Consortium is investigating integrating speech capabilities into the Web standard.
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Apple has confirmed on its Game Center overview page that the social gaming network will be available for the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and second-, third-, and fourth-generation iPod touch models when the feature debuts in iOS 4.1 later this wee...
| Read more »Here's more proof that beauty can often lie hidden, even though it's right before your eyes. Digital artist Johannes P Osterhoff found an artistic quality to Apple's Aqua user interface and decided to base a series of digital "paintings" using several of its elements.
With a few simple and subtle alterations, Osterhoff was able to make what looks like actual water droplets or ice, only using elements of Aqua (hence the series' name), at least at first glance.
So far Osterhoff is making use of very few elements of the Aqua UI, so I'd like to see what can be done with something else. There's only so much that can be done with bubbles and bars.
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| Read more »The worldwide market for converged mobile devices (also commonly referred to as smartphones) is expected to grow 55.4% this year compared to 2009 amid greater-than-expected demand for the do-it-all devices. This is 10% higher than the previous forecast from the International Data Corporation (http://www.idc.com) "Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker."
| Read more »Apple‚Äôs freshly updated iPod touch, iPod nano and iPod shuffle aren‚Äôt available in stores yet, but they‚Äôre on the way to customers that pre-ordered last week. Apple unveiled the new models during a media event on September 1 in San Francisco.
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LanSchool Technologies, a provider of classroom management software, has updated the software for it teacher console for its classroom management software, to version 7.5. The upgrade brings the Mac version to feature parity with the Windows version, adds audio listening and broadcast for language labs, introduces efficient Multicast video distribution and playback and adds real-time keystroke alerting on banned words to help teachers control cyber-bullying in the classroom.
| Read more »Mophie has rolled out its new Juice Pack Air battery case for the iPhone 4. Like past Juice Pack Air models, the new iPhone 4 version integrates a rechargeable battery‚Äî1500 mAh, in this case‚Äîinto a protective case with open access to the headphone port, camera + flash, volume buttons,‚Ķ
| Read more »The Pirate Bay is down this morning after reports of raids across Europe.
| Read more »Two new pieces in NRDC's Switchboard blog remind us that the debate over corn ethanol subsidies is alive and well; and illustrate, through two new reports, the benefits of ditching Federal support altogether.
| Read more »Two new pieces in NRDC's Switchboard blog remind us that the debate over corn ethanol subsidies is alive and well; and illustrate, through two new reports, the benefits of ditching Federal support altogether.
| Read more »As promised, Energizer today rolled out the Inductive Charger. The plate uses the Qi standard to charge the BlackBerry Curve 8900 and the iPhone 3G/3GS without wires. Both smartphones need a special add-on, either a battery door for the Curve or a full case for the iPhone, but never need to switch back; the iPhone case appears to block the Dock Connector, however....
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| Read more »Facebook simplified its byzantine privacy policies, making it easier for users to hide most of their info from strangers, including status updates. In light of all that, creditors began to wonder how they could regain access to all your personal information. The answer? By friending you, of course.
| Read more »Last week, The Mac Observer‚Äôs senior editor John Martellaro was interviewed by Gene Steinberg of the The TechNightOwl. ¬†They recapped John‚Äôs predictions for the Apple iPod event on September 1 and how he fared.
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Intuit on Tuesday announced QuickBooks 2011 for Mac, its latest accounting and bookkeeping application with a new multi-user solution, satisfying the most-requested feature from customers.
