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 »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 »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 »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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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 »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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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—1500 mAh, in this case—into a protective case with open access to the headphone port, camera + flash, volume buttons,…
| 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.
Second Gear Software released MarkdownMail for the iPhone and iPod touch on Tuesday. The app lets users create email messages that include stylized text using John Gruber’s Markdown markup language.
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You live your life at 2.4GHz. Your router, your cordless phone, your Bluetooth earpiece, your baby monitor and your garage opener all love and live on this radio frequency, and no others. Why? The answer is in your kitchen.
| Read more »As speculated last week, Mophie has released a Juice Pack Air case that doubles as an auxiliary battery for the iPhone 4. The seventh in the line, the pack is made of soft-touch plastic and can nearly double the battery life of the iPhone 4. The pack is said to provide up to six hours of extra talk time on 3G networks and up to 12 hours on 2G, with up to 36 hours of added music or nine hours of video....
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| Read more »A number of iTunes 10 users are having issues importing CDs after installing the updated software. In a lengthy Apple Support Discussion thread, users are claiming that upon inserting a CD, it is recognized by the Finder‚Äîthe problem appears to be unique to Mac OS X‚Äîand iTunes opens as‚Ķ
| Read more »The Mobile World Congress, a huge mobile-oriented conference convening in February in Barcelona, Spain, has been dominated by the iPhone over the last several years. However, there has never been a formal presence by Apple or many major players in the iPhone ecosphere at the event. That's going to change in February of 2011 when the first Macworld Mobile will be held at MWC to showcase iOS developers.
As with the annual Macworld Expo event in San Francisco, Macworld Mobile is organized by IDG World Expo, which is partnering with the MWC parent organization (GSMA) to bring the event to Barcelona. As with Macworld, Apple does not plan on participating in Macworld Mobile. The event is scheduled for February 14-17, 2011 and offers a developer track with a number of technical sessions.
Macworld Mobile is an offshoot of...
| Read more »HP's Zeen tablet has been leaked in what may be signs of a disappointing launch. The seven-inch, Android 2.1 tablet is now expected by Engadget's insiders to be heavily linked to HP's TouchSmart interface and will hide the Android home screen. It may also strip out many of the Google apps, including Gmail and Android Market....
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| Read more »The new fourth-gen iPod touch has gained a vibrating motor for FaceTime and (presumably) other alerts.
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| Read more »Native Instruments has launched Komplete 7, an updated version of the company's audio production suite. The software bundles together 24 different titles in total, including core programs such as Reaktor 5.5, Kontakt 4 and Guitar Rig 4 Pro. Also included are a battery of effect and instrument packs, amongst which are five new ones: Reaktor Prism, Rammfire, Reflektor, Traktor's 12 and Vintage Organs....
Macworld's new premium online product, Macworld Insider, has arrived! Get full-text RSS feeds, a back-issue PDF archive, ad-free layouts on our Website, and more.
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Here is our list of updates for Mac utilities that have been released in the past week.
| Read more »Macworld Expo has teamed up with Mobile World Congress to bring iOS developer training to the Barcelona-based event in February 2011.
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Adds Google Storage support, a slew of S3-specific features, and oodles of bug fixes. (Free, 19.2 MB)
 
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| Read more »Adds Google Storage support, a slew of S3-specific features, and oodles of bug fixes. (Free, 19.2 MB)
 
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| Read more »Rumors of Apple's next iLife release have abounded for a few months now, but it looks like Amazon's lifted the veil: a product listing indicates that an iLife '11 Family Pack will be available in 2-4 weeks for $99.
There hasn't been a new iLife since January 2009, making it more than overdue for an update. The Amazon product listing, which was discovered by TUAW and has since been pulled from the online retailer, had apparently gone unnoticed since it first went up on July 27th.
While there have previously been iLife '11 books offered online, those don't amount to much more than...
| Read more »In the month of August, Apple replaced 5,527 first-generation iPod nano batteries, following an agreement by the company to address a problem with overheating.
Samsung admitted at a forum today that the company was considering developing Google TV hardware. TV group leader Yoon Boo Keun told the media Samsung was "reviewing" the prospect of using the Android-based shell but was anxious about support in South Korea. Media producers would have to get behind Google's platform in Samsung's home country for it to make sense, Keun told Bloomberg and others in attendance....
Business Insider has compiled a list of the 10 best free iPhone apps for business and the 20 best iPad apps for business travelers. The lists are pretty comprehensive, and just because you don't fly around from one meeting to the next doesn't mean you need not check them out.
From Todo and Evernote for the iPad (which has been extensively covered here on TUAW) to Yelp and Bump for the iPhone, there are some real gems to help you stay ahead of the game.
If you've got a shiny new iPad or iPhone, but you're struggling to sift the good from the bad on...
| Read more »Intuit has unveiled QuickBooks 2011 for Mac, the next version of its small-business accountancy software. New in the upgrade is the concept of multiple user accounts, which allows up to five workers to view or edit content at the same time. Associated with the feature are user permissions, which can restrict people to a selection of eight different program areas. To mitigate mistakes in group work, the app has been given iChat integration....
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| Read more »Informal testing running iOS 4.1 GM on an iPhone 3G shows the device is much more responsive compared to running iOS 4.0. iOS 4.1 should be officially released this week.
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| Read more »A new app, MarkdownMail, lets you send HTML-formatted e-mail from your iOS device, via the Markdown formatting language.
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BlackBerry adoption at work is dropping fast, Goldman Sachs analyst Simona Jankowski warned on Tuesday. In a study tracking corporate plans for the next six months, plans to shrink their BlackBerry use grew from just four percent last October to 21 percent in August. Meanwhile, those who wanted to expand BlackBerry use dropped to 54 percent, down from 68 percent a year earlier....
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| Read more »From the good folks who make the power-in-a-pinch HyperMac batteries, the HyperDrive is a hard drive that connects directly to your iPad. It has a touch screen, can read 12 types of memory cards, and has capacities reaching 750GB.
The HyperDrive overcomes the Camera Connection Kit's 32GB limit by arranging folders into separate, iPad-readable 32GB drives, allowing users to store up to 750GB of photos and video on the go and transfer them to the iPad as needed. A 3.2" color touchscreen lets users pick the desired files, and it also displays JPEG and RAW images. When not connected to an iPad, it functions as a standard USB external hard drive.
The HyperDrive also serves as a memory card backup device, reading 12 popular formats, including Compact Flash, SD, SDHC, and the rest, with two card readers. There's a whole range of sizes,...
| Read more »Intuit announced QuickBooks 2011 on Tuesday with the promise of multi-user support for the Mac OS X business accounting and bookkeeping application.
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Apple has announced that its new Ping music-focused social network has reached the one million user mark, and did so in less than 48 hours after the service’s launch. Announced by Apple last week, Ping ties into the iTunes Store to let people follow favorite artists and share their…
| Read more »Pianomedia has introduced its Padbook case for the Apple iPad. The Padbook is a folio-style case featuring two changeable surfaces, elastic holders on the corners, a fold-out stand, a loop closure, and a dedicated space for the Apple Bluetooth Keyboard. Available in three colors, Pianomedia‚Äôs Padbook case for the‚Ķ
| Read more »I‚Äôm on Facebook. And I don‚Äôt want to be. But let‚Äôs face it. Anything Facebook does, another web service somewhere does better. But that‚Äôs not the point ‚Äì the point is that Facebook is the default. Everyone is on Facebook because everyone is on Facebook. It‚Äôs a business model based on tautology.
| Read more »Whether you fancy yourself the second coming of Pavarotti or just the best vocalist in your own shower, the truth isn't always pleasant to the ear: not everyone can sing. Everyone, however, can learn to sing better -- and that's the point of Voice Tutor, a sharp app from the experienced vocal coaches at IMPACK and Kimad Productions. For US$4.99, it lets your iPhone or iPod touch provide a full menu of workouts, fixes, and expert tools for polishing your voice and fixing the issues that may hamper your rock and roll nights.
There's one important point about this app that may not be immediately obvious, and it's...
| Read more »Nike has one-upped its own app built into iOS by releasing Nike+ GPS, a new App Store app designed for runners. The decision to release a separate app is a little confusing, but it offers a couple unique features such as GPS tracking and Challenge Me.
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We talked with five ad pros to find out what they predict for the future of social media marketing.
| Read more »(Updated with Shuffle info) The first online orders of the new iPod touch are now shipping out from Apple, buyers point out. At least some orders should be delivered later this week, although others are being pegged as arriving next week, in a few cases as late as the 17th. The sixth-generation iPod nano should meanwhile be on the verge of shipping along the same timelines, if orders are not already en route....
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| Read more »Apple's new iTunes-based social network, Ping, registered more than one million members within 48 hours of its launch.
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Former HP CEO and President, Mark Hurd, is already back among the employed thanks to a job offer from Oracle. Mr. Hurd resigned from HP in August over sexual harassment allegations.
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Microsoft Director of Games Platform Strategy Andre Vrignaud this weekend told readers that he was leaving the company for Amazon in what's likely a gaming push. The Xbox executive couldn't reveal his new role but made it clear it would involve games, as "you all know where my passions lie." He also teased that Amazon had long-term gaming plans, as he was "very intrigued" about what it wanted to do....
Apple has revealed its Fall 2010 iPod lineup at its recent media event, along with a new Apple TV, and a new version of iTunes—plus information on iOS versions 4.1 and 4.2. Here’s a quick summary of the key announcements, with a convenient gallery of photographs. Fourth-Generation iPod…
| Read more »Today TMO readers are talking about the major changes the iPad is making in the way people use their computers, and also the positive impact the expect the device will have on Apple‚Äôs bottom line.
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Nike has finally gotten around to releasing a GPS-based iPhone app for its Nike+ products, more than a year later than similar indie apps.
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| Read more »Neal Stephenson's Mongoliad project has launched -- you can go browse the website right now and read through the offerings available. As Cory Doctorow posts, the project is a series of episodic stories and materials portraying a universe put together by Stephenson and a few other author friends. The idea seems to be that you pay a subscription fee ($5.99 for six months, or $9.99 for a year), and then get access to whatever fiction content is being posted at that time, as well as a giant online Wikipedia-style database of the universe's background. There's not much about the story itself, but Doctorow calls it "epic, a swashbuckling swordplay novel with the sweep, charm and verve of the major Stephenson epics, such as...
| Read more »iLounge has received its fourth-generation iPod shuffle shipment and has posted a gallery of unboxing photos to our Flickr account. Notably, the packaging for the new device is impressively small, occupying just enough space to hold the shuffle, a charging/sync cable, and a‚Ķ
| Read more »Prices of dynamic random access memory are expected to fall due to an oversupply in the market, thanks in part to devices like the iPad which use fewer DRAM components than traditional PCs.
In this collection I would like to show you very handy and useful online applications for developers.
| Read more »Apparently Google's graphic designers spent Labor Day weekend on the job because the search giant rolled out a funky new homepage logo today that's (wait for it) pretty baller. Visitors to Google.com today are greeted with a swarm of moving, brightly colored circles.
| Read more »Apple has managed to clamp down on several of the early flaws of Ping, reports say. Initially the network was hit by a wave of spam, often pointing people to outside URLs with the promise of free iPads, iPods and iPhones. A variety of fake accounts were also created, in some cases spoofing the identities of Apple executives like CEO Steve Jobs and lead designer Jonathan Ive....
Nike’s own Nike+ GPS hit Apple’s App Store over the Labor Day weekend, giving iPhone and iPod touch owners a way to track their run performance without requiring a Nike+ shoe sensor kit.
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Taiwan's Commercial Times today claimed that Intel will launch its first native USB 3.0 chipset at next week's Intel Developer Forum. Its Cougar Point chipset for desktops using Sandy Bridge processors will get the faster bus speeds and should help accelerate the adoption of the newer standard in computers. When it would ship wasn't mentioned, but Intel has already promised a late 2010 launch and is informally expected to ship in November....
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| Read more »Nike has released Nike+ GPS, a new iPhone application that provides tracking of runs on the Nike+ service using the iPhone GPS and accelerometer. Similar in design to the integrated Nike+ app found on current iPhone and iPod touch devices, Nike+ GPS can track both indoor and outdoor workouts, recording‚Ķ
| Read more »Popular rapper Eminem will be receiving a bigger share of the cash his songs earn through the iTunes Store now that the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled he should get 50 percent of what Universal Music Group makes on his music download sales. The case was file by F.T.B Productions, the company that kick started Eminem‚Äôs music career, over claims they should receive more than a 12 percent cut of his digital and ringtone sales.
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For those curious about what’s on the horizon, Apple has created a dedicated page on its web site outlining some of the features in the anticipated iOS 4.2 update that will unify the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad operating systems. Per CNET, the page highlights some of the most coveted features of iOS 4 (currently only running on iPhone and iPod touch) that will finally debut on iPad, including:
Multitasking: A simple double-tap of the home button brings up a quick-switch interface allowing users to easily jump back to recently used Apps. Multitasking also allows for Apps to run in the background while you surf, e-mail, or catch up on the news.
Folders: Just drag one App on top of...
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Even casual Internet users know that if you want to hold your privacy in check, it's good practice to clear out your browser cookies every once in a while. Our recent coverage about "zombie" Flash cookies has shown us, however, that simply clearing your browser cookies the old fashioned way isn't always enough. As highlighted by a study out of UC Berkeley, some companies have begun using Flash-based cookies that not only recreate themselves when deleted without the user's knowledge, they reach...
| Read more »There are a lot of weird texting applications for the iPhone, and some of them are pretty hinky in terms of design or function. But Texto is probably the best looking SMS app I've seen -- it doesn't do any weird non-SMS text messaging or have all kinds of neon graphics running around. All it does is hook up with your iPhone's standard texting service to let you get quick shortcuts to your most commonly used people and messages. Thanks to LA traffic, I'm often running just a little late for meetings, and with Texto, I can just tap a few buttons to send an "I'll be there soon" to my friends and colleagues rather than trying to type the whole thing out as I frantically drive across town.
The app's only 99 cents, but I'll admit it's not for everybody. If you don't text a whole lot already, you probably don't need a whole other app to handle your most...
| Read more »Customers who preordered their 2010 model iPod touch after they were announced last Wednesday began to receive shipment notifications on Tuesday. Per MacRumors, assorted tech blogs have been lit up today with word that initial preorder units of the new, fourth-generation iPod touch model are now shipping, with delivery estimates between September 10th and 14th.
If you haven’t ordered your new iPod touch yet, the Apple Store still shows delivery with one week, and reports customers in other countries are also seeing estimates of five to seven business days.
| Read more »Samsung on Tuesday warned that a slowdown in computer sales was close to triggering an oversupply of RAM. While the company's semiconductor head Kwon Oh-hyun said that phones and servers were keeping the supply-and-demand balance "stable," a continued slowdown of the PC business could create a glut in the fall or in the winter. Prices had already started falling in July after Greece's debt problems and an overall unexpected economic slowdown....
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| Read more »Rumor and speculation has suggested that Apple is planning on releasing a new version of its iLife suite this fall, and a pre-release iLife 11 listing at Amazon.com hinted that the update might be just around the corner. The iLife 11 listing, which apparently has been showing a two to four week delivery since July, disappeared over the weekend, however.
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If it can happen in Germany, it can happen in America…
Another prominent exclusive arrangement with Apple for the iPhone is expected to conclude in a matter of months, when it is anticipated that Deutsche Telekom will lose sole access to the iPhone in Germany.
Per the Wall Street Journal, sources sources stated on Friday that Apple’s iPhone will become available on two new carriers as soon as October. Currently, the handset is exclusive to Deutsche Telekom, but the plans are reportedly for it to become available on rival carriers Vodafone and O2.
“One said that deals haven’t been finalized but added that negotiations are in an advanced stage,” the report said. “Deutsche Telekom’s exclusive rights to sell the...
| Read more »The biggest mobile trade show in the world, the Mobile World Congress, will host the first-ever Macworld Mobile next February in Barcelona, Spain.
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd has been appointed co-president of Oracle, the software company announced Monday.
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During Apple's media announcement last week, CEO Steve Jobs said two critically important things about Apple TV, the first of which was this: Apple TV owners love their Apple TVs. "They absolutely love them -- and use them a lot," he stressed. I'm one of these Apple TV lovers, and I have been for the last three-plus years. My old 40 GB Apple TV is simple, elegant and just works. For non-Apple TV lovers, the product is an HDTV bridge device that lets you buy or rent movies and TV shows, watch podcasts, view photos, and listen to music -- all through the big-screen TV.
If you are looking for these tools, then look no further. Here you will find best list of free online website testing tools. Read about each of the seven entries and determine yourself which one is most useful for you and bookmark-worthy.
| Read more »Packed with beautiful images and behind-the-scenes details, this rich tribute to the classic '60s sci-fi show is a must-have for any Trekker. Get a first look at the book and enter to win a copy.
| Read more »Last week Steve Jobs patted Apple on the back and announced that 120 million iOS devices have now been sold, but according to market research company Asymco, the iPod Touch accounts for 38 per cent of that figure.
How did Asymco arrive at that figure? It's guesswork, but they subracted the 59.6 million iPhones sold up to the end of the month of June (known because of SEC filings), and the 3.2 million iPads sold. They then figured that around 8 million iPhones and 4 million iPads were sold by Apple between July and August, resulting in 45.2 million unexplained iOS sales—which have been...
| Read more »Samsung today unveiled its new 1GHz ARM Cortex A9-based dual core processor, codenamed Orion, for √´advanced mobile applications√≠. Highlighting the generational leap in performance, Orion is capable of simultaneously supporting two on-device display screens, while driving a third external display such as a TV or monitor through an HDMI interface. Built on a 45nm process, each 1GHz core is equipped with a 32KB data cache and a 32KB instruction cache. Also integrated is 1MB of L2 cache, which is designed to optimize multitasking....
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| Read more »Sunrise Telephone Systems has announced its 2010 version of Asterisk for Mac¬†OS¬†X. The software is a port of the Linux version, and allows a Mac to host a private branch exchange -- PBX -- telephone system and VoIP server. An optional ISDN adapter brings compatibility with ISDN telephone lines. It offers features like auto-attendant, call forwarding, call screening and call transfers. It also has interactive voice response menus, music-on-hold, call conferencing, voicemail, voicemail-by-email and IP phone support....
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| Read more »Frictional Games has announced the demo of Amnesia: The Dark Descent. The first person horror game, due to ship September 8, focuses on survival in an atmospheric Prussian castle. More of the storyline has been revealed today as well. Gamers play as Daniel, who awakens at the start of the game, suffering from self-inflicted amnesia. A letter urges Daniel to seek out and kill Alexander, a man residing deep below the castle....
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| Read more »Sony just released its 3.42 software update for PlayStation 3 owners. As a mandatory update, owners other must accept it if they want to continue accessing the PlayStation Network or PlayStation Store. While Sony's American mouthpiece isn't saying much about the release, Sony Japan says that it fixes a "hardware security issue," and that's it. Sounds like a patch for PSJailbreak and its open-source variants to us.PS3 3.42 software update reportedly patches jailbreak, hates fun originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink¬† ¬†|¬† PlayStation Japan [translated] ¬†|¬†Email this¬†|¬†Comments
| Read more »The Federal Government has granted environmental approval for what's expected to be the world's biggest coal gasification and storage facility.
| Read more »Nowadays it‚Äôs the changing preference of logo design companies from custom-made logos to online logo design contests. Here are the advantages a logo designer can earn from logo design contests.
| Read more »Intuit on Tuesday will unveil the latest version of its accounting and small business management application. The new version, available later this month, is highlighted by the arrival of multi-user functionality.
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Mark Hurd, whose departure from HP had been compared to Steve Jobs' exit from Apple in 1985, is headed to Oracle where he will serve as co-president and join the board of directors.
Kilrah_il writes "In recent years the number of people killed on roads in New South Wales, Australia has dropped, but strangely enough, the number of pedestrians killed has risen. Some think it's because of the use of iPods and other music players making people not attentive to road dangers (the so-called 'iPod Zombie Trance'). Based on this (unproven) assumption, the Pedestrian Council has started a campaign in an effort to educate the people, but apparently it isn't enough. Now, some are pushing for the government to enact laws to help eradicate the problem. 'The government is quite happy to legislate that people can lose two demerit points for having music up too loud in their cars, but is apparently unconcerned that listening devices now appear to have become lethal pieces of entertainment,' [Harold Scruby of the Pedestrian Council of Australia] said. 'They should legislate appropriate penalties for people acting so carelessly towards their own welfare and that of others. ......
| Read more »Apple's total iPod touch sales, including all generations, have been estimated to reach 42 million units, accounting for 37.7 percent of iOS devices. The estimate, provided by research firm Asymco, has been derived from the total number of iOS devices compared with iPhone and iPad sales. An April estimate suggested the Touch represented 41 percent of iOS devices. The drop has been attributed to the ongoing impact of iPad sales and the iPhone 4 launch....
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| Read more »After last week's Apple announcements, your previous-gen iPod probably isn't looking so hot. Cheer up! We've got five mods that'll breathe new life into the little guy, so you don't have to feel guilty about picking up a shiny replacement.
1. Turn it into an audiophile's dream
You might think your iPod already sounds good—if you aren't using crappy earbuds—but most audiophiles would turn up their noses up at the sight of it. Fix that with Red Wine Audio's iMod, which replaces some of the guts of your disparaged 5/5.5 generation iPod with hifi-caliber parts. The trick behind the mod is replacing the circuitry that leads to your headphone jack, which the team at Red Wine Audio claim degrades the signal. With new parts in place, you'll enjoy untainted sound—though you'll need to connect the modded iPod to an amplifier to...
| Read more »Nike in a Labor Day twist posted a special stand-alone version of its Nike+iPod app. Nike+ GPS ($2, App Store) uses an Apple device's built-in accelerometer and location finding, preferably an iPhone's GPS but also through iPod touch players, to track the pace and distance without needing the Nike+iPod shoe adapter. iPhone owners can get a visual map of the route tied into Google Maps....
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| Read more »Microsoft has posted its first teaser video advertisement for the upcoming Windows Phone 7.
