As part of a preview of mobile games it plans on releasing in 2010, Namco said Ms. Pac-Man would be updated to support Apple's newly launched Game Center social service.
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Apple plans to extend FaceTime video chat beyond the latest iPhone and iPod touch, bringing compatibility with both Macs and PCs, according to a new rumor.
Nokia on Friday confirmed rumors of a search for a new CEO by replacing its long-serving chief Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo with Microsoft executive Stephen Elop. The now former head of Microsoft's business division was picked for both his experience in software and "change management" that will help reorganize the company. In the past, he had worked with Adobe and Macromedia as well as Juniper Networks....
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| Read more »Fixes numerous bugs, including issues with file permissions and saving passwords under Leopard. (Donationware, 3.7 MB)
 
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| Read more »The smartphone brawl between Apple and Google just crashed through a fence and onto your television set. But is Apple...
| Read more »T-Mobile unveiled the G2 smartphone made by HTC. It is the successor to the first Android phone, the G1.
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In spite of software companies nipping at each other’s heels, there tends to be second chances.
Google has received confirmation from Apple that its voice-enabled app will “most likely” be re-approved for the App Store.
Per AppleInsider, Sean Kovacs, the developer behind the GV Mobile app, posted the news on Twitter Thursday. The resubmission process may take as long as a week, said Kovacs.
Apple announced Thursday that it had was making “important changes” to its iOS Developer Program license. In response to criticism about the openness and lack of transparency of the App Store, Apple also released the company’s App Store Review Guidelines.
Kovacs posted a Twitter message Thursday speculating that GV Mobile complied with the changes to the license. “Since GV Mobile complies...
| Read more »On Thursday, Roxio released version 10.0.8 of its Toast Titanium authoring software. The new version, available here, adds the following fixes and changes:
- Removes erroneous pre-release message on launch.
- Resolves issue where TiVo Premiere models may not be able to access published video.
- Resolves issue where progress bar is not always updated correctly when specific third-party file system extensions are present.
- Fixes other minor bugs.
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| Read more »Movie theaters and expensive LED TVs aren‚Äôt the only tech toys going 3D these days. Lately doctors, hackers, geeks, and architects are using design software and state-of-the art 3D printers to sculpt some truly awesome stuff. 3D printers squirt molten plastic, metal, and even human tissue into shapes previously only possible through hand craftsmanship, if at all!
| Read more »The developer of a Google Voice-enabled iPhone app has received confirmation from Apple that the app will "most likely" be re-approved for the App Store.
Now that Apple has lifted restrictions banning Adobe's Flash to iPhone porting tool, Adobe will continue development of it for future releases of Flash Professional.
Adobe has announced that it will resume development of its Packager for iPhone utility, a Flash-to-iOS converter that had been temporarily pushed to the side amid controversy over Apple's iOS SDK terms. The feature was included in Flash Professional CS5, although the company had warned developers that the tool would not be updated in future releases....
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| Read more »Google, Intel and Acer have commented on Apple recently, with comments ranging from praise for its revised App Store policies, to criticism from the co-founder of Acer, which called Apple's products "mutant viruses."
The latest iOS exploit, discovered quickly after the public iOS 4.1 launch, has reportedly been confirmed to work with the iPhone 4, iPad, and even the new iPod touch, according to a Twitter post from a Dev Team member. The bootrom exploit is expected to provide a way to jailbreak iOS devices without allowing Apple to easily close the security vulnerability with a software update....
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| Read more »It‚Äôs time to paint your face, put on your jersey and drop the tailgate. No, it‚Äôs not Halloween, it‚Äôs the start of the NFL season. There are some great apps available for Apple‚Äôs iPod touch, iPhone and iPad that will help you get the most out of this season‚Äôs NFL games. From ordering pizza to [...]
| Read more »Google Voice may see an end to its ban from the iPhone in the wake of Apple loosening and clarifying App Store rules. GV Mobile developer Sean Kovacs today said he had been told by Apple that he could resubmit his Google Voice app and was likely to have it accepted. The company had previously been silent since a batch of rejections last year....
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| Read more »This is almost a total turnaround. iOS4.1 features some vast improvements over iOS4.
| Read more »When Apple changed its iPhone Developer Program License Agreement, Adobe decided to abandon the iPhone app building technology included in Flash CS5. But now that Apple's allowing third-party development tools, Adobe will pick up right where it left off.
As Adobe points out, it's worth keeping in mind that "Apple's restriction on Flash content running in the browser on iOS devices remains in place" so we won't exactly be seeing such content on our devices. Still, it's great news that Adobe is resuming work on its iPhone app development tech. [Adobe]
| Read more »Earlier today, Apple published its App Store Review Guidelines and we giggled over how specific and peculiar they are in some cases. Developer Sean Kovacs probably wasn't giggling along with us though because he was too busy searching for answers: He wanted to know why his app, Google Voice Mobile, was rejected.
When Kovacs realized that his third-party Google Voice app didn't violate a single one of the hundred or so rules listed by Apple, he emailed the company. As a result, an "Apple representative...
| Read more »Quebec's regional carrier Videotron today launched its cellphone network with a hint that Apple was developing a version of the iPhone that would work for its own network, Wind Mobile and for T-Mobile USA. An executive VP with the carrier hinted that Apple was developing a version for the 1,700MHz AWS band that all three carriers share. Subscribers could "expect an announcement in the coming months," he said....
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| Read more »Denon has committed to bringing iTunes AirPlay support to its AVR-4311CI audio/video receiver. Compatibility is with the wireless streaming platform is expected to be added sometime in the fall, allowing users to play iTunes tracks throughout the home. The 4311CI offers an Ethernet port for AirPlay connectivity, although Apple's system also supports Wi-Fi communication....
PopCap's Dave Roberts spoke with TechFlash recently, and revealed that about 25% of the company's profits are coming from the mobile division. You'd think that the iPhone would be a huge part of that (and it is), but it turns out the iPhone isn't alone -- Java/BREW versions of the games are also very popular for older wireless phones. In that sense, PopCap is a different iPhone game company -- rather than depending on Apple and the App Store for profits, it's a true cross-platform developer.
Roberts says the company is aiming for social gaming next -- Zuma Blitz is going to be the next big push, and PopCap is very tuned in to the relationship between the iPhone and Facebook. "Our customers love it," Roberts says about combining iPhone games with...
| Read more »Additional details surrounding Olmpus' E-5 DSLR have surfaced, including a purported teaser advertisement and list of specs. The camera is allegedly set to get a 12.1-megapixel sensor, up from the 10.1-megapixel component of the E-3, along with an ISO range from 100-6400, sources have told 4/3 Rumors....
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| Read more »Sirius XM has updated its XM SkyDock app (free, App Store). for the iPhone and iPod touch with background audio support. The new update adds background audio for all iOS devices running 4.0 or later, allowing anyone to listen to their favorite shows while using other apps. In addition, the update improves dock transitions when used with iOS 4 devices and address a bug that displayed a "Dock not detected" error messages even when the device was docked. The app needs a Sirius XM account and the XM SkyDock hardware ($130)....
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| Read more »Apparently there is an iPad game behind these crazy commercials, but we posted them mainly because they're hilarious. The spot above will be familiar to anyone who grew up in the '90s as a spoof of the old Crossfire commercials that took a mechanical board game way too seriously. You'd probably be forgiven for noticing that the game, Steve Young Football, which is an over the top wacky version of the sport itself, actually has a feature where you can network two iPads together for multiplayer. Pretty cool.
The second spot, after the break, is just as hilarious, this time spoofing the old My Buddy commercials (oh man, the memories). Steve Young...
| Read more »Think the iPad's too cool for school? Think again. At least it isn't being viciously beat up and dissected by those iFixit bullies like its iPod cousins. And while it may take $1 billion every year to keep the iTunes Store's doors open, YouTube still hasn't managed to post a profit.
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My "love" for the original Apple TV is well-documented. I purchased a 40 GB model not long after the device hit the market, and found it not to my liking. I hated how I had to slowly sync everything to the device, it had little space to begin with (yeah, I know I should have just swapped out the HD for a bigger model), it ran hot, and the UI was never up to Apple standards in my humble opinion.
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So, with a new Apple TV on order for arrival later this month, I decided to take a look at the innards of the old device while also trying to recover a bunch of media that I had stored on the ATA drive in the old Apple TV. My idea was that I'd pop the unit open, take some pictures for posterity, disconnect the...
Image adjusting and efficiency updates are at the heart of improvements in PDFPen 5.0, the PDF markup and editing tool made by Smile On My Mac. The software is now fully 64-bit and Snow Leopard only, adding the ability to have multi-core OCR processes on multiple pages in parallel, handle larger documents and generally improving the speed of the program....
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| Read more »GetGlue users who have iPads have a reason to get happy today -- there's an official GetGlue iPad app available in the App Store. We talked about the Glue social network and iPhone app when it debuted a few months ago, and Glue is now quite popular. It's great to see the GetGlue app on the big screen now, and you can even get a special "iPader" sticker (one of the common bonuses for achievements in GetGlue) for using your iPad to check in.
The free app does an outstanding job of utilizing the extra real estate on the iPad display, and makes it much easier to follow what your friends are watching, reading, or thinking about. As noted in a phone call about GetGlue that I participated in yesterday, the new app...
| Read more »After running your system for a while and installing various tools, utilities, and other programs on your system, you may find two Applications folders on your system. The main one will hold most of your applications, but another one in your home directory may contain one or two applications you have installed. Despite this, the applications run fine and there seems to be no difference between the two folders.
| Read more »TomTom is now offering a free adapter to owners of the car kit to mount the iPhone 4 in their vehicle. Kits shipped starting in September include the new mount, while those who purchased the kits before that can claim the mount starting on September 10....
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| Read more »As a gamer and productivity fetishist, I've been anticipating EpicWin for iPhone since we first saw the app's trailer. It aims to enhance the drudgery of a to-do list with elements of a fantasy role-playing game like World of Warcraft, thereby adding a bit of fun to your daily tasks. I've been using it for a couple of weeks now and, while it's fun in a I'm-gaming-while-I-should-be-working way, EpicWin feels unfinished. The developers have promised (and delivered) new features via updates, but EpicWin still feels like an internal beta. Here's what I found.
Choose your character
Like many fantasy role-playing games, the first thing you've got to do when launching EpicWin is create your character. There are five to choose from, all familiar to the genre: a dwarf,...
| Read more »The Omni Group's flexible task and project manager gains more filtering options, sharing features, and other polish.
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Bloomberg Businessweek has just dropped an incredibly up-close look at controversial Chinese electronics supplier Foxconn and its founder, Terry Gou. It's the most thorough look to date at one of the most powerful—and intriguing—manufacturers in the world.
What's most interesting about the eight-page spread, aside from the details of Gou's own story and how intertwined it is with Foxconn itself, is the degree of access Businessweek was allowed. I would've thought a company more known for its employee suicide than its partnerships with the largest electronics companies in the world would be...
| Read more »Smule has updated its popular I Am T-Pain app with the T-Pain Dialer, a paid service lets you send Auto-Tune messages to anyone with a phone.
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Case modder Charles Mangin (no, not that Charles Mangin) has come up with his next project, turning a Newton MessagePad 2000 into a giant case for an iPhone! Mr. Mangin posted mockups of the project in his Flickr stream, which he intends to begin soon.
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Everyone knew it the moment they saw it. Hell, even Steve Jobs alluded to it when he was unveiling the thing. The new multitouch iPod Nano was made to be strapped to a watch band. Here it is, for $17.
OK, so there's still the issue of having headphones plugged into your watch at all times. And the limits of the Nano's looks-like-iOS-but-can't-run-apps-like-iOS operating system. But these things are pretty minor when you consider that this time next week you could be wearing an IPOD as a WATCH. Imagine the look on your 2001 self's face if you told them that in under a decade you'd be wearing one of those iPod things on your wrist. It'd be a look of incredulity. And longing!
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The 22mm Maratac Nylon band slips through the Nano's clip and is available in a variety of colors, to make sure you're all nice and coordinated. Just think: "Oh excuse me...
| Read more »I recently expressed surprise that Apple has dipped into the world of HDR (high dynamic range) photography. It's a great upgrade for the camera, and will help users get better pictures if they use the feature wisely and at the right time.
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Megan Lavey has just done a nice summary of what the Apple HDR feature can do, and it's worth a look. So what about the HDR apps that were already available for the iPhone? How does the Apple version stack up to what are probably the two best paid HDR apps? Has Apple made the paid apps irrelevant?
To test them all I took some pictures in challenging...
| Read more »Apple's surprising announcement that it'll allow third-party developer tools for the iPhone and iPad may cause issues in the federal investigation into whether the restrictions were anti-competitive.
Apple's unexpected announcement Thursday that it would let programmers use third-party tools to write apps for the iPhone and iPad may deflate a federal investigation into whether the restrictions were anti-competitive by making it difficult or ill-advised for developers to write programs for competing smartphones and tablets.
The FTC reportedly opened an investigation into the ban this spring, and, according to an anonymous app developer, FTC attorneys have been talking this summer to app developers about whether the ban makes it less likely that they will make apps for competing platforms such as Google's Android mobile OS and Windows 7 Mobile OS, among others. The FTC has wide...
| Read more »Vern Seward plays with Game Center and tells us what he thinks.
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Isn't it nice when siblings get along? Here's an idea for using a dead, hollowed-out Newton Message Pad as an Phone case. Case hacker Charles Mangin has had success with other projects, like the Mac Plus G4, the Mac mini stuffed into an Apple Disk II floppy drive and the iNewt. So far he's only completed a "sketch" of the project, but given his past work, we're sure he can pull it off.
This mod will obviously add a lot of bulk to the iPhone (and destroy a Newt), but who cares? The whole point is the fun and marriage of the...
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"We have over 250,000 apps in the App Store. We don't need any more Fart apps", Steve/Apple says in its App Guidelines. "Above all else, join us in trying to surprise and delight users," they say. Well, watch this.
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I rest my case.
Paraphrased from the conclusion of Apple's App Review Guidelines: When it comes to iOS apps, it's hard to imagine any other app that doesn't "show [iPhone and iPad users] their world in...
| Read more »Office for Mac 2011 will ship on October 27th, a French website claims. The information is said to come direct from Microsoft France, which mentioned the information during an annual meeting held near Paris this month.
| Read more »The Deal Brothers found a deal on a pair of¬†Monster Beats Solo High Performance On-Ear Headphones for $179.95, with free shipping.
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The iTunes Store is costing Apple at least $900 million a year to run, an estimate from asymco suggests. Based on factors like average prices, an app margin of 30 percent and a consensus-based music margin of 10 percent, Apple is presently believed to be budgeting about $75 million a month towards operational expenses. The number may be higher still if taking into account book and video transactions....
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| Read more »Bohemian Coding has released Sketch, a new vector drawing app for OS X that features a minimalist design and offers a drawing space of unlimited size and layers.
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Facebook has closed a hole that was being used by spammers to automatically post wall messages and direct messages to friends.
| Read more »For most iPhone owners, it seems like AT&T is deaf to our complaints about signal quality. It appears, however, that griping loudly and repeatedly to the company does have an effect.
I live in the suburbs south of Denver and my signal quality is pretty good. However, whenever my wife and I have gone to Colorado Rockies baseball games in the last few years (we're season ticket holders), we've had awful service at the ballpark. Although the signal strength indicator would show five bars, it was impossible to do much of anything with our iPhones or iPads. Even trying to send out text messages would fail, and attempts to use the MLB At-Bat app in the ballpark were laughable to the point...
| Read more »Have you noticed something different about Google recently? Yesterday, Google started rolling out a major overhaul to its familiar homepage. Now, you'll see instant search results that are generated with each key that you type. These results will be shown in addition to the search suggestions that were previously available. The new feature...
| Read more »The cyberspace has always indulged itself in exploring new ways of communication, the latest being Qvaq. Qvaq is a web application for people to discuss about their issues in real time.
| Read more »The network, which counts over 5 million members, allows users to "check in" and discuss movies, TV shows, books, and special events, all via their iPad.
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Citing violations of its terms of use policy, Rackspace has deactivated the Web site of that Florida church making worldwide headlines with its threat to burn Korans on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
| Read more »Facebook: Once a platform for college peers to connect, has become a global enterprise selling user information to third parties. Facebook scans user profile info
| Read more »iLounge has discovered that the sixth-generation iPod nano is capable of syncing and playing back both video podcasts and music videos, albeit without actual video. Instead, the device plays back the audio contained within the video files, and displays a single keyframe on the screen as opposed to full-on video.‚Ķ
| Read more »This video has been around for quite a long time, but my guess is that you haven't seen it. It posits how future computers will used for education and literacy. Watching it you'll be taken by how much they got right and how other concepts got short shrift. One surprising thing is that it focuses almost totally on voice input and doesn't mention the concept of a touch screen interface. Instead it displays a trackball-type device with four buttons that doesn't presage multi-touch devices. A good deal of the footage was taken from 1987's Knowledge Navigator video which got a lot more play at the time.
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With over 3,300 votes from iLounge readers, our latest poll—“Will you buy an Apple TV if it runs App Store apps?”—has ended. Readers could choose from three positive responses, one requiring 32GB or more of storage, one requiring a lower price point, and one requiring both, as well as a…
| Read more »John and Dave talk and troubleshoot video issues, motherboard issues, and connecting to a headless Mac. Then it‚Äôs time for a discussion about tracking email recipients, and Dave even tells his crazy story about the guy who had gremlins in his computer ‚Äî and got ‚Äòem out! Don‚Äôt miss it.
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Pentax has announced two new 14 megapixel cameras will be added to its compact digital line, the RS1000 and RZ10. Like the K-x lineup, the new models let the camera body reflect the user's personality. The RS1000 allows users to choose from any of the eleven interchangeable faceplate skins that ship with the camera, or design their own on the Pentax website. The RZ10 will be available in four body colors: black, white, lime and violet....
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| Read more »Apple today announced the release of its ‚ÄúApp Store Review Guidelines.‚Äù From one perspective, this is a dramatic and welcome shift in Apple‚Äôs policy ‚Äî signaling a new ‚Äútransparency‚Äù in Apple‚Äôs approval process. From another, it changes almost nothing. It‚Äôs still ‚Äúbusiness as usual,‚Äù except that Apple is now more open about its lack of openness.
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Microsoft today partly confirmed and downplayed its deal for Bing on Verizon's Android phones. It told SAI that there would be multiple Android phones on the carrier that would use Bing by default, but that the deal was "not exclusive" and that some of them would still use Google as a matter of course. The representative gave no clues as to which companies or devices would get the treatment....
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| Read more »Apple has released their new guidelines for iPhone Apps, and one forum goer noticed an interesting message that goes out to iPhone developers, "We don't need any more fart apps." Does anybody really like the new iPod models? That's the question asked in this thread about the new iPod nano and Touch....
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| Read more »When Apple released iOS 4.1 for iPhone Wednesday, the company once again included a utility that allows you to measure your signal strength on your device, a utility that that had been available before the release of iOS 4, but was not included when iOS 4 was introduced earlier this year.¬†
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Basecamp is a popular project management and collaboration tool, but e-mail notifications for new activity can overload one's inbox. BaseApp lets you get notifications in your Mac's menu bar, either via a drop-down menu or more immediate Growl alerts.
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Provides support for an HTTP response header that prevents side embedding and thus clickjacking, fixes security vulnerabilities and bugs. (Free, 19 MB)
 
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| Read more »XtremeMac has debuted its new app-enabled Luna SST alarm clock and 3-in-1 Microdock travel speaker. The Luna SST is a follow-up to the company‚Äôs prior Luna alarm clocks, featuring dual alarms that can wake to the docked iPod/iPhone, the integrated FM radio, or a chime, the ability to‚Ķ
| Read more »Major upgrade to the PDF editing software improves performance, adds redaction, enhances image editing, converts Web sites to PDF, and improves form capabilities. ($59.95/$99.95 new, $25 upgrade, free update for purchases after 14 February 2010, 42.8/43.1 MB)
 
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| Read more »Office for Mac 2011 will ship on October 27th, a French website claims. The information is said to come direct from Microsoft France, which mentioned the information during an annual meeting held near Paris this month. Until today, the most precise launch date Microsoft could offer for the work suite was "at the end of October."...
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| Read more »Red Giant Software has released Magic Bullet Suite 10, a collection of color correction tools.
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Engadget reports that Apple has opened its AirPlay technology to a third party, BridgeCo. BridgeCo is the maker of JukeBlox, a network streaming technology that's embedded into its partners' audio products and equipment to allow wireless audio streaming. And, it just so happens, according to BridgeCo's website, that the JukeBlox platform will play nicely with Apple's AirPlay technology.
What does this mean in layman's terms? It means that any audio equipment manufacturer that integrates BridgeCo's JukeBlox technology will be able to stream music from iTunes or iOS devices running iOS 4.2. This is the first time Apple's has opened up its iTunes software to a third...
| Read more »After we posted our reviews of the new iPod shuffle, iPod nano, and iPod touch, we got questions from readers about things we didn't specifically cover in those reviews. Here are answers to some of those questions.
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Stoobalou writes "The people behind VLC, quite probably the most useful media player available right now, have submitted an iPod version to the Apple software police. VLC — which is rightfully famous for having a go at playing just about any kind of audio or video file you care to throw at it — should appear some time next week, if it makes it through the often unfathomable approval process implemented by Apple. The Open Source Video Lan Client has been tweaked to run on the iPod by software developer Applidium."
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| Read more »Apple has shown interest in creating a system of cross-platform widgets that could be accessed and shared in a variety of manners, including on a Mac, an iPad or through a browser.
This week save $30 on the current-generation Mac mini with a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive at MacMall.com. Other features of the Mini include a NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics card, 8x SuperDrive, AirPort Extreme 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth, Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI port, SD card slot, and more. This Mac mini was priced at $699, but is now only $668.94 after a 4% price break. FREE UPS ground shipping is included along with FREE Parallels Desktop 5.0 software, and you can get $50 via mail-in-rebate when you purchase Toast 10 Titanium o...
Intel chief Paul Otellini in an interview today [sub. required] confirmed that the first Google TV devices should start shipping in September. He didn't say whether the Logitech Revue or Sony's Bravia TVs, though Logitech has been the furthest in development. There are "many, many" other companies supporting the platform, the executive added....
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Apple on Thursday said it will relax some of the restrictions it places on application developers who create tools for its iOS mobile operating system. The company also announced it's publishing review guidelines for its App Store. The moves follow months of unrest among mobile app developers, many of whom have chafed at Apple's restrictions on tools and were angered by what appeared to be a haphazard and at times arbitrary process for approving apps submitted to the iTunes App Store.
This little video shows off what most of the augmented reality features we've seen so far look like; they're cool, but not all that practical or useful. The idea is supposed to be an ad campaign for Panasonic's 3D televisions, so they gave away special AR shirts and a free iPhone app. If you find one of the shirts in the real world, you can point the iPhone app at it, and instead of just the AR code, you'll see an actual animated animal sticking its head out, framed in a Panasonic television.
It's a cool effect, but of course, it's totally cosmetic. You can't actually interact with the animals at all (other than simply taking pictures through the viewfinder and sending them off on Twitter). And it's an ad for a separate piece of tech, so it's nothing to actually do with the iPhone or even Apple. But still, every experiment with AR gets us closer to...
| Read more »Agent 18 has introduced its new EcoShield+ case for the iPhone 4. Agent 18 claims at least one recycled plastic bottle is used to create each eco-friendly case, which also features an integrated stand, a sliding headphone jack door, full protection for the Dock Connector port when the stand‚Ķ
| Read more »Owners (aspiring or current) of Denon's beefy AVR-4311CI receiver may be among the first to try Apple's new AirPlay streaming. According to an updated product listing, AirPlay compatibility is landing on the deck "this Fall," mostly likely via firmware update. [Engadget]
| Read more »The sixth-generation iPod nano‚Äôs OS contains code that points to potential video playback features. Erica Sadun of TUAW reports that the device‚Äôs internal settings property list contains options for captions and alternative audio, hinting that video playback support may be added to the device sometime in the future; it‚Ķ
| Read more »With the addition of the Safari Extensions Gallery to Apple's website over the last few days, TUAW will be highlighting extensions that we think are special, useful, or just plain fun.
Minimal Gmail is my new favorite Safari extension. It allows you to "clean up" a lot of the GMail interface, including turning off several items that you can't disable any other way.
Yes, that means that you can disable ads, although to be honest I really haven't noticed the ads in Gmail for a long time. However, now that they are gone, it is nice to have that space for reading the message, especially if you are on a smaller screen. What's more exciting is the ability to hide things that I never use such as the "Invite" box. I mean, come on, when is the last time anyone invited someone else to Gmail? I'm guessing it was 2005. Also, I never use Gmail chat through the webpage, and...
| Read more »We seldom think about how a company can change our culture. Or whether they have the power to do so. Usually, they just sell products. ¬†Apple, however, has taken us through a series of cultural changes, some good and some perhaps not so good.
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Roxio has fixed a glitch that caused Toast 10 Titanium to appear to expire.
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Parallels, Inc. has taken the wrappings off of its new desktop virtualization software (yes, the same app which was already spotted on some store shelves -- looks like a few retailers jumped the gun), and provided TUAW with a look. The update adds over 80 new and enhanced features, with better support for 3D apps and games, an enhanced Transporter program that will connect Windows and Mac files to both implementations. Also, integration between the two OSes has been improved to include the ability to use Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts, Spotlight, and Parental Controls across both Mac and Windows on the same computer.
We got a quick demo of the new app, and it looks great -- Parallels has expertly integrated Windows and OS X in whatever form you want, from a full screen switchable setup, to a windows mode, all the way to Coherence mode, which leaves the virtual machine metaphor out of the...
| Read more »Parallels has validated earlier leaks and formally announced Desktop 6 for Mac, which will officially go on sale September 14th. The developer claims over 80 new features and enhancements in the virtualization software. The focus is on improved speed however, mainly by way of a switch to a completely 64-bit engine. Windows apps should on average run about 41 percent faster, Parallels says....
A letter sent to AT&T customers and a news release issued today about wireless network improvements are stoking speculation that the carrier is near the end of its exclusive deal for the iPhone
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Apple announced a new App Review Board Thursday that will allow developers to challenge app rejections for the App Store. The company also published its App Store approval guidelines for the first time Tursday morning, allowing iOS developers to read from the same playbook as the App Store approval team. The company announced the move at the same time it reversed its policy on third-party compilers for developing iOS apps, all significant changes in the way Apple deals with its iOS developer community.
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Apple claims that their TV work is just a hobby, but that doesn't mean they don't innovate for the living room. A newly published patent outlines an LCD TV that has separate modes for video and still photos.
Apple is into the idea of users sharing photos—the gorgeous stacks interface that was given top billing at the iPad launch event made that clear. Now they're thinking about how to make sharing photos easier from the couch.
Their patent describes a display with two distinct modes: a "'streaming' display mode" for video and a "frame-buffered" display mode for better quality still images. Patently Apple gets into the nitty gritty:
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system with a display that may operate in at least two display...
| Read more »Today Apple's online store has a vast selection of refurbished MacBook Pro models at discounted prices. They start at $929 for the 2.26GHz refurb. MacBook Pro with a 13.3-inch LED-backlit display, 2GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive. This MBP also features a 8x SuperDrive, SD card slog, built-in 7-hour battery, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics card and illuminated keyboard. It was $1199, but has seen a 22% price break cutting $270 off the price. FREE shipping is included....
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| Read more »BlackBerry maker Research In Motion confirmed that it bought some of the assets of DataViz, which makes the Documents To Go productivity apps. That could impact iPhone and iPad users who use the DataViz apps to view and edit Microsoft Office files on their mobile devices.
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Google has responded to the recently revised iOS developer terms, saying this allows choice in who devs can use to make money from advertising. With Google's AdMob ads now supported, the company welcomes the opportunity with open arms, saying competition will drive growth and innovation in mobile advertising....
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| Read more »T-Mobile officially announced its G2 smartphone Thursday, the first phone designed for its high-speed HSPA+ network and possibly the Googliest phone ever.
| Read more »Apple‚Äôs Game Center, new with iOS 4.1, lets users connect with their friends to play games and compete against each other. Adding games to Game Center, however, isn‚Äôt exactly straight forward.
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Apple took a huge step today by changing some of the policies governing the way developers create apps for the iOS. Apple also published guidelines for the review process of apps, making it easier for developers to know exactly what is acceptable. I love these no-nonsense guidelines: We have over 250,000 apps in the App [...]
| Read more »Verizon's decision to force the use of Bing as the core search engine on the Samsung Fascinate may be part of a larger change that could undermine Android itself, a rumor hinted today. Two sources for Droid Guy, at least one of them previously accurate, claimed that Verizon is making Microsoft's Bing the mandatory engine on all of its Android phones in the future. It contradicts a previous statement from a Verizon representative that customers could change the search engine on phones if they liked....
A new update for Raskin, an alternative Finder application for the Mac, has been launched. The software users a pan and zoom system to represent the Mac desktop and file system, displaying small images of files as quick visual aids. New in version 1.1 is added Quick Look integration, providing users with the ability to quickly glance at the contents of a file without needing to open it. The update also features interface enhancements, overall stability and speed improvements, along with a host of bug fixes. Raskin 1.1 can be purchased for $50 online and requires Mac...
New rules just set by Apple will seem to open the door for Adobe Flash, likely amid FTC investigation and mounting pressure
| Read more »The first one (above) is actually a bug with iMovie 1.1, although the app was updated yesterday and requires iOS 4.1. As you can see, reader Sean P. is still seeing a glitch in iMovie for iPhone that makes clip trimming a haphazard affair.
Eric B. reports that the headphones he received with his "iphone 2g" (we're thinking he meant the 3G) now work, whereas before 4.1 but after 4.0 they did not.
John T. tells us "the iOS4.1 upgrade somehow 'recovered' clued 2+ weeks of lost voicemails that I really wish I had received, well, 2 weeks ago." He reports others have seen this as well -- have you?
Joseph T. says there's good news for Bluetooth headset users who jam out on their headsets: "...the new AVRCP profile allows Bluetooth headsets to FINALLY skip forward and rewind."
A few of us noticed it, but Jonathan L. wrote in to point out the icon for "deleting" an email in...
| Read more »Here‚Äôs a look at the history of LEGO as a company with insight into their initiatives beyond the bricks.
| Read more »We've been busily going through the App Store Review Guidelines that Apple released to developers this morning, and we're surprised (and happy) to find direct, blunt language which makes Apple's requirements crystal clear. Here are a few gems.
Line 8 is a standout: "We have over 250,000 apps in the App Store. We don't need any more Fart apps. If your app doesn't do something useful or provide some form of lasting entertainment, it may not be accepted."
From line 9: "If your App looks like it was cobbled together in a few days, or you're trying to get your first practice App into the store to impress your friends, please brace yourself for rejection. We have lots of serious developers who don't want their quality Apps to be surrounded by amateur hour." You'll remember Steve also said "amateur hour" during last week's press event.
Here's line 10: "We will reject Apps for any content or behavior that we believe is over the...
| Read more »Stan Shih sure knows how to get a party started. In an interview with Digitimes yesterday, the Acer founder went on record to say that Apple‚Äôs products are a ‚Äòmutant virus‚Äô for which PC makers will eventually find a ‚Äòcure‚Äô in the long term. Ouch.
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