A likely first reaction to the VLC Media Player for the iPad is that it’s just as good as the Mac version. For this iPad version, that turns out not to be the case.
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Apple has taken its patent war with Nokia to the UK. The company says Nokia is using technologies in Apple's patents to copy the iPhone.
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| Read more »In the company's continuing effort to make the Kindle file format the de facto standard for electronic books (which should not be allowed to happen, given how inadequate the format is for anything but straight text), Amazon.com has launched "Kindle for the Web." Kindle for the Web is just a way to encourage people to preview the first chapter of a Kindle-format book in a Web browser, after which they can purchase the ebook for reading on a Kindle device or in Kindle software on a Mac, iOS device, or Windows-based PC. It's a smart move on Amazon's part, and notably different from how Apple has restricted access to the iBookstore to the iBooks app.
 
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| Read more »Jabra has unveiled the Go 660 in an attempt to stand out in the crowded Bluetooth headset field. The earpiece hinges on a new noise cancellation technique that Jabra claims is no-compromise. Although it uses dual microphones like most active noise reduction, the Go 660 is said to counteract the noise without lowering the audio quality of the call itself....
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| Read more »In addition to significant product references, the new Apple TV firmware also contains some more unusual bits of code, reports note. Among these are files apparently related to video conferencing, even though the set-top doesn't have a FaceTime camera. Several PLIST files meanwhile make references to DVD manufacturers, including Sony, Sharp and Sanyo. No version of the Apple TV has included an optical drive....
Apparently, of the 400 Apple tablet owners in this survey, 65 percent were male. Compared to Sony PSP and Amazon Kindle owners, who were 62 percent and 52 percent male, respectively, it’s a pretty large bias for the iPad.
| Read more »As we reported earlier, Apple has updated the free Remote app for iPhone and iPad. It's about time. The new version looks fine on the iPad since it is not up-scaled. To pair the Remote software to your iTunes library, you must enter a 4-digit code* into iTunes on your Mac. From there, you are on the way. You only need to pair once.
Control over Wi-Fi is fast and responsive. The iPad makes a really nice remote for controlling media. Sonos will also soon offer an iPad remote (to join its popular iPhone app) for its whole house music system, and there are a...
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Apple has released an update to its Remote app for iOS, adding in a few valuable new features. The app has been updated to support the iPhone 4's retina display and can now automatically detect iTunes libraries on your network that are set up for Home Sharing. Most importantly, however, the app has now officially gained iPad support, with a brand new UI that takes advantage of the iPad's screen real estate.
For those who aren't familiar with it, the Remote app allows users to control their Apple TVs and computers via their iOS devices. This is particularly helpful when searching for items on the Apple TV (typing out a movie name can become a chore when using the regular Apple Remote) or if you want to give party...
| Read more »TotalFinder by BinaryAge is a $15 utility that lets you browse your Mac‚Äôs hard drive with tabs, just like you browse the Web.
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Audio hardware maker Bose has just announced the VideoWave, an all-in-one surround sound audio and video entertainment system. It sports a 46-inch, 1080p LCD TV with some of the system's 16 speakers integrated into the TV enclosure itself. Surround sound processing comes from the company's Adaptiq software, while the speakers use deflection to bounce and disperse the sound through the room....
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| Read more »A Second Circuit Court of Appeals handed down mixed results for Internet music providers today in a ruling in New York. The appeals panel rejected claims by the royalty group ASCAP that downloads were live performances and said that transfers alone didn't amount to a public airing. Terms in the Copyright Act made it clear that a performance involved actual playback or a live show, none of which was guaranteed....
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| Read more »PipeRush is a fun little title that we haven't yet seen the likes of (as far as I know) on the iPhone. I remember this kind of game as Pipe Dream, though you may know it by a number of different names. The idea is that you're given a queue of pieces, and then your job is to assemble them in such a way that they all match up and allow water to flow within a certain time period. PipeRush doesn't add too much to this formula (though there are some power-ups to play with as you go through the levels), but what it does bring is a nice bit of polish. There's a cute lead character in Pippa, the pipe-laying plumber, and the graphics are simple and sparkly as you go along. Achievements and scoreboards are handled by Crystal, but with star ratings to chase across the game's 15 or so levels, I found plenty to do.
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| Read more »H2O has released its new Surge 2G Waterproof Sport Headphones. The new Surge 2G headphones are 100% sweatproof and waterproof, and features a new design for improved sound, an aerodynamic profile that provides an improved fit and reduces drag, 8mm neodymium drivers, and five included sets of Elastomer earplugs‚Ķ
| Read more »Shares in Apple Inc. dipped sharply in early morning trading, while HP‚Äôs stock jumped in almost a mirror image. The the catalyst for the actions appears to be a rumor that HP is looking to Apple COO Tim Cook to be its new CEO, a rumor Mr. Cook has reportedly denied.AAPL‚Äôs chart for 9/28/2010HPQ‚Äôs chart for 9/28/2010
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A thread was started today by a forum goer who spilled some water on their Mac and now they are having issues with the screen not staying on, any tips, advice and suggestions could be helpful. Also today, wetstuff, a Forum Regular is trying to determine which would be a better choice in a refurbished iMac, a 3.2GHz Core 2 Duo processor, or a 3.3GHz Core i3 processor....
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| Read more »Office for Mac 2011 is officially going on sale on October 26th, Microsoft has announced. The timing is in line with an earlier target of late October, and just a day prior to a rumored release date. The difference is moot for some businesses, as volume license distribution began roughly a week ago....
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| Read more »Xsilva Systems has been at the forefront of Mac Point-of-Sale systems for a while with their LightSpeed software. Now, they're bringing another member of the Apple hardware family into the LightSpeed fold.
LightSpeed Mobile is designed to extend LightSpeed away from a traditional cash register, by using an iPod touch and Linea-Pro "sled" to scan bar codes and swipe credit cards from anywhere in the store. If this sounds familiar, it's because the hardware is the same that is currently used in Apple retail stores, although they use a proprietary app.
For existing LightSpeed customers, LightSpeed Mobile is an additional US$1,299 (iPod touch not included). Complete turnkey...
| Read more »Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it will launch Office for Mac 2011, the latest version of its top-selling software suite, on Oct. 26, with preorders now being taken.
Apple iPad is one of the best selling gadgets of the year 2010. Many people who were in need of a portable PC selected iPad as their mate. When the Apple iPad was announced many companies started planning a tablet for their own brand and the iPad Killers were born.
| Read more »Roku today landed a minor coup and confirmed the addition of Hulu Plus streaming to its media hub. The deal gives owners access to the same $10 service and its expanded show reach, including both ongoing seasons and an expanded back catalog. A channel for Hulu will reach all existing Roku hardware this fall....
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| Read more »Apple has filed a lawsuit against Nokia in Britain claiming patent infringement, extending the ongoing dispute between the two companies beyond U.S. borders. Reuters reports that the U.S. International Trade Commission is set to rule on some of the claims made by the two companies next year, while court‚Ķ
| Read more »Could Lowtide be targeted towards playback on the iPad? That's what indications in the application's Info.plist property list seem to hint at. As TUAW continues to explore the new Apple TV iOS disk image, all kinds of interesting hints keep bubbling out. The property list in question lists two entries for its UIDeviceFamily property.
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In human terms, those numbers refer to both Apple TV (the 3 device family) and the iPad (the 2 device family). As you might guess, the 1 device family includes the iPhone and iPod touch. These device families generally group related physical form factors. All...
A few people who have installed the latest version of iTunes (version 10.0.1) have found that their remote speakers are no longer working.
| Read more »Apple today sued Nokia in the UK today over most of the same patents that have covered its US countersuit. The claims cover nine of the 13 original claims covering the touchscreen technology of the iPhone and other computing technologies. Nokia said it was investigating the claims but had yet to offer a formal response....
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| Read more »With over a billion users online today, there are estimates of over 2 million 'black holes' or outages experienced a day. And with rapid growing demands, some experts predict existing internet infrastructure may not be sustainable even for another decade. But new research and methods such as Hyperbolic Mapping may provide ...
| Read more »Todays deals include a selection of items from iMacs and flash drives to HDTVs. MegaMacs.com currently has a 20-inch iMac for $929, which is currently the lowest price available on this iMac model by about $122. This iMac offers a 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive along with dual layer SuperDrive, Bluetooth, AirPort Extreme WiFi, iSight Webcam, and it includes a USB keyboard and mouse....
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| Read more »A two-week-old rumor that Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook could leave for rival HP caused concern among shareholders on Wall Street Tuesday.
TechCrunch has reported this morning that the Google Voice iOS app has been approved and should be on the App Store soon. They quote "sources" who claim that the app simply needs some tweaks for iOS 4 multitasking, and that it should be out within "the next few weeks." This is potentially huge news for Google Voice customers.
Getting to this point wasn't easy to say to the least. Here's a brief recap of the saga. First, Apple pulled all Google Voice related apps from the App Store in July of 2009, which prompted an FCC inquiry. Apple responded by saying, in so may words, "Uh, we were just studying Google Voice." Google shot back with...
| Read more »Kindle for the Web allows you to preview and share Kindle samples in your browser of choice.
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Kindle owners tend to be wealthier and more educated than Apple iPad and iPhone owners, while iPads are attracting a largely young, male following.
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RIM announced its entry into the tablet computer space on Monday with the introduction of the BlackBerry Playbook. The device, which comes with a 7-inch touchscreen and boasts extensive multimedia capabilities, is expected to be available for purchase in the U.S. in early 2011. At its unveiling, RIM President and Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis intimated that business users would be the PlayBook's target market, but he also went to great lengths to point out specific features of the PlayBook that are not available on the consumer-oriented Apple iPad, the current market leader.
Are you looking for some cool and handy jQuery Plugins, you landed at right place. Here are few of the most useful and handy techniques that you can use in your next project and make it stand out.
| Read more »Kingston has released its fastest memory card, the CompactFlash Ultimate 600x, which supports the UDMA mode 6 interface and offers read and write speeds of up to 90MBps. The card is designed for sports and action photographers who both shoot in high resolution and yet need burst modes often or capture HD videos, helping eliminate a bottleneck beyond the camera. The cards are available in 16GB and 32GB capacities....
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| Read more »Steve Jobs' replacement home in Woodside, California should differ significantly from those of some other CEOs, newly exposed plans suggest. Originally submitted to town council to justify demolishing the historic Jackling House versus restoring it, the plans show a new single-family home roughly a third the size of its predecessor, and worth about $8.45 million. The layout is in fact relatively utilitarian for an executive, with five bedrooms, a three-car garage and a vegetable garden. More decorative elements include decks, lighted stone walkways and indigenous...
New entrants like RIM's PlayBook signal excitement, opportunities and more confusion.
| Read more »The Deal Brothers found a dock and stereo system for iPod and iPhone from Sanyo for $79.99. The¬†Sanyo DMP-692 Dual Dock Music System has an AM/FM radio, multiple alarms, speakers, and more.
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A Chinese-developed product that can turn an iPod touch into an iPhone-like device is being prepared for an American release.
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This photo editor gained a number of perks in its Photo Browser, including support for Aperture and PhotoBooth libraries in addition to iPhoto.
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Apple COO Tim Cook has denied rumors that he is taking over as the new CEO of HP. Apple stock dropped $15 as the Nasdaq opened this morning on rumors that Cook would in fact take over the helm at HP. However, Gleacher & Co analyst Brian Marshall saw Cook this morning and he denied [...]
| Read more »While most USB turntables tend to lack the quality components that provide great sound, Audio-Technica‚Äôs new AT-LP240-USB Direct-Drive Turntable aims to offer the best of both worlds by letting you easily digitize your old records without compromising on quality.
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The New Yorker launched its own digital magazine for the iPad, and actor Jason Schwartzman introduced the new app in a YouTube video. Mr. Schwartzman is known for his roles in Bored to Death and Scott Pilgrim vs the World, and now for navigating his iPad with his tongue.
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Newer Technology has rolled out its new line of cases and film accessories for the iPhone 4. The NuGuard Silicone Case is a form-fitting case featuring press-through button protection for the volume and sleep/wake buttons and open access to all other ports, controls, and both cameras; it is available…
| Read more »Today Apple's online store is offering refurbished MacBook Pros for as low as $1019, down $180 from the list price. This MBP features a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, 8x double-layer SuperDrive, NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor, SD card slot, Bluetooth, AirPort Extreme WiFi, glass multi-touch trackpad, backlit keyboard, and a built-in battery that lasts for up to 10 hours on a single charge....
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| Read more »Toshiba will unveil a 3D TV on Monday that doesn't require the viewer to wear glasses, it said late Tuesday.
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Apple has released a knowledgebase article outlining a problem with the ATI X1900XT video cards included in some Mac Pro systems between August 2006 and January 2008, where people have experienced distorted video output.
| Read more »As TUAW posted earlier, the iOS 4.1 firmware distribution for Apple TV has just gone live on Apple's Phobos web server. TUAW downloaded a copy and used the dev-team's decrypt keys to peek under the hood. Here's what we found about the "Mojave" Apple TV distribution.
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First, as expected, there's no SpringBoard.app in Core Services. SpringBoard is the application that runs your iPhone's home screen, letting you launch applications by touching them. Instead, Apple TV seems to run Lowtide, an application responsible for all user interactions, which is derived from the previous Front Row application. Lowtide handles media playback, rentals, DRM management (Fair Play, of course), and other basic services.
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As happens with iOS firmware for other devices, Apple has posted a version of iOS 4.1 for the new—and now shipping—Apple TV to its software restore servers. Besides confirming earlier evidence that the revised device is indeed powered by iOS, the early release is giving iOS hackers a chance to jailbreak the Apple TV before it even makes it...
| Read more »Apple has released a new version of its Remote app, which is free, for iOS, brings new features, retina display support
| Read more »Despite perceptions, the Retina Display on the iPhone 4 is overall better than that on the Samsung Galaxy S, DisplayMate discovered in a close look at smartphone screens. Apple's screen was undersaturated and too high contrast in photos, but its brightness, deep blacks, high contrast ratio and 960x640 resolution all made it the overall best display of five different models. The Galaxy S' Super AMOLED was better in blacks and contrast but, like many OLEDs, had oversaturated color and was noticeably dimmer....
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| Read more »Hog Bay Software has released PlainText 1.0, a slimmed down text editor with Dropbox support, for the iPhone and iPad.
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Apple has released an all-new version of its long-untouched Remote app for iOS devices, which has been well overdue an update for some time now. It has a number of significant new features, including Retina Display support, an all-new iPad UI, gesture-based remote control support for the new Apple TV, and (perhaps most significantly for some people) the ability to use Home Streaming to stream content from an iTunes library on your local network to your iOS device (UPDATE- please see note below). This last addition will be really useful for people with music libraries that are too large to fit on their device.
We'll have more coverage of the app soon, but in the meantime, get your download via iTunes.
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| Read more »Apple's chief operating officer, Tim Cook, has denied a rumor he is considering the CEO position at HP, according to Gleacher & Co. analyst Brian Marshall. The earlier claim led to a drop in Apple stock on Tuesday morning, although prices have since rebounded. Marshall explains that he later ran into Cook in Palo Alto asked him about the matter. "Tim Cook will not be going to HP, he loves Apple," says Marshall....
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| Read more »Good design, like any art or fashion, has roots. What's hot in web logos right now, and what's been done to death? Check out this detailed rundown of the biggest trends.
| Read more »We're compiling a list of questions about Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac! We've got the final versions, but consumers won't get them for a few more weeks. Send us your questions and we'll do our best to answer them in a future Macworld.com story.
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Wired has noted that "Soon, thanks to the tireless efforts of the iPhone Dev Team, you will be able to install apps on your AppleTV. An upcoming Jailbreak tool, called SHAtter, has already been used to unlock the new Apple TV's firmware." The units are supposedly now shipping. I have a lot of questions about the device (like how will it handle the photo screen saver if your local machines are offline) but hacking it might make the thing more usable (divx please, and how about letting my screen share my desktop to my TV?).
| Read more »Worried that you'll lose your phone? Worried that you have no way to trace it or wipe it if it were to vanish before your very eyes? Apple has a solution for that called
| Read more »You knew Steve Jobs was tearing down his old mansion. You didn't know what he was building in its place. Until now.
After nearly a six years of detailed cost comparisons, environmental impact surveys, court appeals, and unrelenting legal kung fu with state and local preservationists, it appears the 1920s Woodside mansion Jobs bought in 1984 will finally have its date with the bulldozers.
In its place, the Apple CEO plans to erect a brand...
| Read more »The iPad, and the wonderful iPad music app called Seline HD (US$9.99), are making a splash in the music world. Last month, Alex Shpil showed us The iPad Orchestra, which was a quartet using the same software to make beautiful music. This month, he shows us a street musician playing sitar-like music on the iPad.
Enjoy the music, which Alex captured in full stereo.
TUAWFound Footage: The first iPad street musician originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our...
| Read more »For the second time, reference to two unknown iPhone models have appeared, this time 'round in the Apple TV firmware. With the iPhone 4 known as "iPhone 3,1" internally, could "3,2" and "3,3" be alternative carrier versions?
That's what we wrote off April's leaks as, which were found in the iPad OS filesystem. Five months on, and another product down, and there they are again. If you believe every tale you hear, you'...
| Read more »I have searched for a way to easily back up all the computers in my house for quite a while, when I came across the iStoragePro Dock View RAID box. This is a two-drive RAID 0/1 box with eSATA, FireWire 400 and 800, and USB2 connections.
My goal is to have a single place in which all of my familyís computers could back up using Time Machine. Furthermore, I want an easy way to make ......
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| Read more »This major upgrade to Apple's Remote app for iPhone brings an iPad interface, much easier control of your media with Home Sharing, and support for iOS 4.
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A new Nielsen study has identified some of the demographics of iPad owners, and made some significant contrasts with other devices, Fortune notes. Of 400 surveyed iPad owners, a large majority -- 65 percent -- were found to be male. The imbalance was paralleled only in a group of Sony PSP owners, which slanted 62 percent towards males. Another e-book reader, the Amazon Kindle, only recorded a 52 percent male bias....
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| Read more »After a prolonged wait, Apple today posted Remote 2.0 (free, App Store). The controller app is now universal and supports the extra screen area of the iPad. Apple's device now also recognizes the extra resolution of the iPhone 4 and fourth-generation iPod touch and supports the new Apple TV as well as shared libraries....
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| Read more »Apple will be hosting its fourth quarter earnings conference call on Monday, October 18. The event will start at about 5:00 PM eastern time after the market closes.
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Apple will end the year with 21 percent of the mobile advertising market, IDC predicts, with Google and Microsoft paying the price.
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As soon as Google Instant premiered, people noticed that there were some words (porn, hairy, s&m, etc...) which turned off the instant search tool and required you to press Enter to see any results.
| Read more »Apple has released an update to its Remote application for iOS devices, adding native iPad support and compatibility with iTunes 10 and the new Apple TV. Remote 2.0 provides a slightly redesigned user interface on the iPhone and iPod touch to reflect changes in the iOS 4 iPod and Music‚Ķ
| Read more »Members of the iPhone Dev Team have dropped hints on Twitter that it will be possible to jailbreak the new Apple TV. Team members pod2g and iphone_dev have both mentioned that the SHAtter exploit has been able to decrypt the Apple TV firmware's keys. While Apple TVs are not yet in people's hands, the firmware is available from Apple's public distribution servers.
Team Member MuscleNerd also warned potential jailbreakers via Twitter: "Those interested in *potential* AppleTV JBs, better buy early! Remember iPhone 3GS hardware was updated to fix JB hole." Indeed, Apple has already released a firmware update for the Apple TV, though we don't know if it addresses...
| Read more »Apple on Tuesday updated its iOS Remote application to version 2.0, adding support for the iPad, improved picture on the Retina Display found on the iPhone 4 and newest iPod touch, and functionality with the new Apple TV.
Best Buy today once again took an opportunity to correct is stance on the iPad's effect on PCs at its stores. The retailer said that Apple wasn't hurting notebooks as a whole but that they ate "40 to 50 percent" of netbook sales. It didn't give out specific numbers in the remarks....
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| Read more »Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft announced today at the TechCrunch Disrupt Conference in San Francisco, California that its 30 million Windows Live Spaces bloggers will be moved to WordPress.com over the next six months.
| Read more »Microsoft has announced today that Office for Mac 2011 will be available on October 26th. The latest entry on the Mactopia blog (http://blog.officeformac.com/) by the "Mac Mojo Team" mentions people will receive their copies on the 26th, but can start ordering the software at Amazon today.
| Read more »We have been waiting for this one for a long time, but here it is: Apple Remote 2.0 is now available at the Apple Store. And oh boy, it's dee-lish on the iPad. Updated with hands-on.
The new version is optimized for the Retina Display on the iPhone 4 and iPod touch, as well as for the iPad, with its own interface. It also supports Shared Libraries and the new Apple TV (I couldn't try it with the new Apple TV because I haven't got mine yet, but I can only imagine that it will work just the same).
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Apple Remote is one of my favorite iOS applications. Simple and easy to use, it does just what it says it does: Remotely access your media libraries and play your songs or...
| Read more »DisplayMate testing concluded that Samsung's Super AMOLED screens offer significant improvement over traditional AMOLED, but crowned the Apple iPhone's LCD the best.
| Read more »Apple released Remote 2.0 on Tuesday, adding iPad and Retina Display support to the iTunes and Apple TV remote control app.
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Here in Silicon Valley, where flux seems like the status quo, one hot trend is innovation devoted to the cause of innovation itself.
Consider Hacker Dojo, a do-it-yourself tech incubator that last week staged its first startup showcase at its Mountain View quarters -- a rather low-rent rendezvous in contrast to DEMO, a glitzy three-day exhibit at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara earlier this month where startups paid $18,500 to strut their stuff.
| Read more »Earlier, a rumor out of TechCrunch suggested Amazon was launching its own App store for the Android platform. Hot on heels of this exciting information is a second rumor that suggests Amazon is also working on an Android tablet to complement this supposed app store.
| Read more »Privacy watchdogs are growling as the Feds plan government-mandated back doors in encryption software and all communications systems.
| Read more »Toshiba stepped up the performance of its external drives this morning through the Canvio 3.0. The portable drives now use USB 3.0 and potentially improve performance for large, sustained transfers on computers with the faster interface. Backwards compatibility keeps them working on USB 2.0....
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| Read more »Today TMO readers are talking about the $40 billion Apple has stashed away and are speculating on what the company might do with that massive bankroll.
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Microsoft on Tuesday said Office for Mac 2011, the latest version of its productivity suite would be available on October 26. I’ve been using Office for Mac 2011 for a little while and have been very impressed so far. I don’t think I’ve ever seen any of the Office apps run as fast as they [...]
| Read more »Ping is Apple's first earnest foray into the social network game. Introduced with iTunes 10, Ping lets users see the music their friends are buying from the iTunes Store, leave comments, and point out what they like.
There are also several musicians participating. The more active among them post photos and videos, stories, and so on. It's a young network with lots of potential, but for now, some folks are less than impressed. A recent update to iTunes put Ping in your music library (it used to be limited to the iTunes Store) and added a big 'ol sidebar.
Our question to you is: are you using it? I'll admit that my interest has waned, and that's because nearly all of the updates I see are of the "[Person X] is...
| Read more »cgriffin21 writes "Apple is getting more media attention right now than any other technology company, including Google. Microsoft, meanwhile, is languishing in the shadows like Cinderella on the night of the ball. That's the upshot of a study released Monday (PDF) by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism, which found that Apple was the focus of 15.1 percent of media coverage between June 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. Google received 11.4 percent of media coverage during the period, while Microsoft garnered just 3 percent."
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| Read more »Quinn Genzel has released a universal update to his Packing travel applications for iOS devices. Designed to assist users with preparing for travel, Packing and Packing Pro provide an advanced digital packing list with an extensive customizable catalog, multiple sample lists that can be used as templates, and the ability‚Ķ
| Read more »iSuppli has released its estimate of the sixth-generation iPod nano‚Äôs Bill of Materials (BOM) cost. The company tore apart the low-end 8GB version, and found that the device‚Äôs flash storage and RAM represented the highest materials cost at $14.40. It was followed by the display/touchscreen module, estimated to cost‚Ķ
| Read more »Nokia released a video today showing their Cambridge Research Laboratory demoing stretchable electronic skin. Is this potentially the future of mobile phones?
| Read more »The firmware for the new Apple TV has been discovered at Apple's website, and contains references to unreleased hardware, news sources say. The file is marked as a version of iOS 4.1, and like its siblings contains a PLIST file with USB configurations for different devices. Unusual in the new code are references to two new iPhones, marked as "iPhone 3,2" and "iPhone 3,3," respectively....
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| Read more »Amazon today promised a break away from a dependence on native apps with a beta launch of Kindle for the Web. The implementation is currently focused on samples and gives authors or other writes a way of previewing a Kindle book through embedded code (such as a sample below) on an outside page. The design is relatively touch-friendly and allows users to buy a full book from the embed, taking an affiliate link cut from those that do....
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| Read more »The continued growth in popularity of the iPad is represented in the latest data from ad firm Millennial Media, which found that iPad ad requests grew 76 percent month over month.
It’s no secret that Apple is working on the second generation iPad, and Goldman Sachs analysts, Henry King and Kevin Lu, think it’s going to include a built-in camera for FaceTime video chats and thinner body.
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HP executive Todd Bradley says his company will not follow Apple’s lead as it decides what products to develop around the WebOS. HP purchased Palm and the new WebOS earlier this year, raising speculation that HP would compete with Apple, especially with the iPad. But HP has a variety of products that could benefit from [...]
| Read more »SwitchEasy has introduced its CapsuleRebel case for the iPhone 4. Like the company‚Äôs prior CapsuleRebel cases, the iPhone 4 version utilizes two layers‚Äîan inner ADSP layer and an external polycarbonate ‚ÄúUltraFrame‚Äù with an ergonomic spine structure for added grip‚Äîto provide protection for the device inside. Other features include open‚Ķ
| Read more »Internet search giant Google recently extended its contract with Apple, making the outfit the default option on devices running iOS, including the iPhone.
Per BusinessWeek, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt talked about his company’s relationship with Apple. Rose asked about tension between Google and Apple since Google began partnering with smartphone makers for the Android mobile operating system.
“Apple is a company we both partner and compete with,” Schmidt said. “We do a search deal with them, recently extended, and we’re doing all sorts of things in maps and things like that.”
He continued: “So the sum of all this is that two large corporations, both of which are important, both of which I...
| Read more »Apple has posted the new firmware for its second-generation Apple TV ahead of the device‚Äôs delivery to customers. Based on the file name, AppleTV2,1_4.1_8M89_Restore.ipsw, the firmware appears to be a version of iOS 4.1. Notably, the iPhone Dev-Team was able to use its SHAtter exploit to decrypt the‚Ķ
| Read more »I‚Äôm working on a plan to eliminate most paper magazines from the household by using my iPad instead. ¬†Here‚Äôs my first report on Zinio for iPad and my first two digital subscriptions.¬†
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This is super cute -- a breakfast styled to look just like the popular Angry Birds app. A woman had some complications during her pregnancy, and she was bedridden and restricted to only eating certain types of food during childbirth. So, her husband started making food art, using the various foods that she could eat in the morning, and he eventually came around to this little tribute to one of the most popular games on the App Store.
It's wild -- those are pickles and carrots along the bottom, whole grain Eggo waffles in the middle, halved hard boiled eggs for the birds, and I'm not quite sure what the pigs are; they're probably some kind of veggies. But he even got the eyes...
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Many a nerd has dreamed of exploring space—the final frontier—as a child. Despite visions in books, comics, TV, and film of a future where space travel is commonplace, that dream is still far from reality. But a handful of "self-admitted nerds" from the interactive design firm Sevnthsin are taking to the skies with a weather balloon, a hacked cooler, and the latest in mobile technology.
Calling their project Yavin IV (after a rebel base in the Star Wars universe), the small group from Minneapolis, Minnesota completed their first full launch on Friday. Ars was on the scene to capture the event, and we spoke with project...
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Originally posted at The Download Blog
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