It’s time for another Cool Stuff Found episode, and John and Dave deliver for sure! Some great things, including a replacement for the discontinued Visual Hub! Definitely download, tune in, and absorb this one!
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It’s time for another Cool Stuff Found episode, and John and Dave deliver for sure! Some great things, including a replacement for the discontinued Visual Hub! Definitely download, tune in, and absorb this one!
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Following the successful launch of Pinball HD for the iPad earlier this year, Gameprom has released a new version optimized for the iPhone 4. Like its iPad counterpart, Pinball HD 4 iPhone combines Gameprom’s Wild West Pinball, The Deep and Jungle Style Pinball into a single game and adds…
| Read more »Livio Radio has released an update to its Internet Radio app for the iPhone and iPod touch. Livio Car Internet Radio provides an in-vehicle optimized interface for browsing and listening to Internet Radio on the iPhone or iPod touch. Users can easily search for stations by genre, location or language,‚Ķ
| Read more »Trans International (also known as Trans Intl) announced Monday memory upgrade kits for Apple‚Äôs newly announced Mac Pro models. The company is offering packages of up to 32GB (8 x 4GB modules) for US$1,128, compared to $3,550 that Apple charges.
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AT&T may be indicating that its iPhone exclusivity deal with Apple is nearing its end. In a recent 10Q filing, AT&T added new language citing the end of exclusivity agreements for a “number of attractive handsets.” The Wall Street Journal, citing CLSA’s Steven Fox, notes that the language was…
| Read more »NXP Software has released CineXPlayer, a new app that allows users to view Xvid movies on the iPad, a format not directly supported by the built-in video codecs on iOS devices. Using CinexPlayer, users can transfer movies in the Xvid format directly onto their iPad without the requirement to convert‚Ķ
| Read more »Tim Sears has released an update to Future Checkin, an app which uses iOS 4 background location services to automatically check-in users to nearby Foursquare venues. Future Checkin allows users to specify locations on Foursquare that they wish to check into automatically and the app continues running in the background‚Ķ
| Read more »Apple is working on two new versions of the iPad the company will release in the first quarter of 2011, according to a report from ¬†DigiTimes. The Taiwan-based newspaper said that the first model will have the same 9.7‚Äù display as the current model and be powered by a new ARM processor based on the Cortex-A9 and sports 512MB of RAM. The second model will have a smaller 7‚Äù display, though with the same 1024 x 768 resolution as its larger cousin.
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Research firm Needham & Co. has made a major hike to its price target for Apple stock, adjusting the number from $280 to $375. Analyst Charlie Wolf notes that the increase is based on the many changes since a February evaluation.
| Read more »The Deal Brothers found a deal on this sleek Iomega eGo portable USB 2.0 hard drive for $82.24, with free shipping.
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Apple has gained an exclusive license to use unique, amorphous metal alloys created by Liquidmetal Technologies. The deal, revealed in an SEC filing and reported by AppleInsider, gives Apple “a perpetual, worldwide, fully-paid, exclusive license to commercial such intellectual property in the field of electronic products in exchange for…
| Read more »Apple and Liquidmetal Technologies have struck a deal that gives Apple exclusive use of Liquidmetal‚Äôs amorphous metal alloys. The deal could lead to Macs, iPhones and iPods that are more durable, and could block competitors from including similar features in their products.
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ANDESigned has released an update to Total Baby, its baby and child care tracking application for the iPhone and iPod touch. Total Baby 2.0 adds support for iOS 4 and the iPhone 4 Retina Display, including background task completion for automatic backups and syncing between devices. The latest version also…
| Read more »iTeleport has released an update to its VNC remote control app for the iPad adding support for Bluetooth keyboards and displaying a remote desktop screen via Apple‚Äôs iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter cable. iTeleport for the iPad allows users to securely view and remotely control a PC, Mac or‚Ķ
| Read more »Needham & Company analyst, Charlie Wolf, is raising his target price for Apple‚Äôs stock from US$280 up to $375 thanks to iPad and Mac sales that are much stronger than anticipated. Mr. Wolf also noted that iPhone sales are on track to 40 million units this year.
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A last-minute pricing dispute between Vodafone and Apple led to the New Zealand iPhone 4 launch being slightly delayed, according to a new report. Stuff.co.nz claims that Apple told Vodafone to change pricing for the new handset shortly before its was scheduled to hit store shelves, which angered Vodafone…
| Read more »Chronos announced the immediate availability of F10 Launch Studio 3 on Monday. The updated version of the application launcher utility for Mac OS X added the ability to jump between applications or select which application to launch through its new Application Blaster feature.
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It seems the iPhone-coming-to-Verizon rumors just won’t die, and the latest claims Apple is buying up CDMA chips for an early 2011 magical rumor fulfillment.
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Building on its successful iHome+Sleep app introduced earlier this year, accessory manufacturer iHome has released its second iOS application. iHome+Radio is a new Internet radio application that provides users with access to over 20,000 local and international radio stations streamed over Wi-Fi or 3G. iHome+Radio uses RadioTime.com as its…
| Read more »An internal bug report for the signal drop was allegedly filed in 2008, well in advance of when the phone shipped.
| Read more »With a great design, stellar performance, and pretty kickass price, the Apple iMac 21.5-inch (Core i3) is the system that can convert your friend/relative/significant into a Mac-faithful.
| Read more »Today TMO readers are talking about AT&T‚Äôs exclusive carrier deal in the U.S., how long¬†they think it may last, and whether or not it‚Äôs a mistake for Apple.
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According to a new report, Apple has placed orders for “millions” of Qualcomm CDMA chipsets for a new iPhone production run in December. Citing sources with knowledge of the situation, TechCrunch reports that the production run would likely be for a January launch, with both Verizon and Sprint possible…
| Read more »The Mac Observer‚Äôs Mac Geek Gab co-host, Dave Hamilton, will be speaking at the Princeton Macintosh Users Group on Tuesday, August 10. Dave will be sharing the cool stuff you can‚Äôt live without for the Mac and iPhone.
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Mark Papermaster, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Devices Hardware Engineering, has left the company following a number of highly publicized stumbles with the iPhone 4 launch. The New York Times, which broke the story, reports that it is not clear if Papermaster quit or was asked to leave; Papermaster…
| Read more »Former senior vice president of Devices Hardware, Mark Papermaster, abruptly left Apple over the weekend amid speculation that the iPhone 4‚Äôs antenna design led to his departure, although a falling out with CEO Steve Jobs may have been behind the move.
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Apple began taking orders for its freshly updated Mac Pro lineup Monday morning. The new models are available in quad-core, 8-core and 12-core Intel Xeon processor configurations.
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Reading the headlines three weeks ago, you would have thought Apple was finished — that the iPhone 4 would be a dud.
| Read more »An infographic about iPhone 4 price according to countries, and Phone 4 is sold for the cheapest price in Hong Kong!
| Read more »A couple weeks ago, videos and step-by-step guides of running frash on iPads made waves on the internet. Today, RedmondPie published a story with step-by-step guide on how to run Flash/Frash on your iPhones.
| Read more »Two years after fighting in court to hire him, Apple has let IBM's Mark Papermaster go
| Read more »Apple‚Äôs senior vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering, Mark Papermaster, was confirmed to no longer be with the company as of Saturday. Mr. Papermaster joined Apple a little over a year and a half ago and was involved in the design of the iPhone 4.
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