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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209993"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>MacTech Conference 2010 added a couple of new events to its November show, further expanding the depth of offerings for developers and IT professionals. The first addition is that Macworld VP & Editorial Director Jason Snell will moderate a panel on virtualization, a topic that has become more important to many users of the past [...]</p> | <a href="http://www.loopinsight.com/2010/09/17/mactech-conference-adds-virtualization-panel/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209990"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The organizers of the MacTech Conference, coming up in early November, have announced the addition of a panel on trends in virtualization, to be moderated by Macworld VP and Editorial Director Jason Snell, along with a study hour and exam session for all current Apple Certification Exams that will take place at the close of the conference.
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<span class="field-content">Warner Bros. holds out on iTunes show rentals</span>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209938"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Warner Bros. is not participating in 99-cent iTunes TV rentals for several reasons, the Associated Press reports. Speaking at a Thursday investor conference hosted by Merrill Lynch, studio CEO Barry Meyer explained that Warner considers the 99-cent price too low. Rentals would also hurt sales of full seasons, the executive claims....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209909"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>If you're as excited as I am about the <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/15/apple-releases-ios-4-2-beta-for-iphone-ipod-touch-and-ipad/">iOS 4.2 beta being released</a>, you probably spent the majority of Wednesday paging through all of the tech blogs and/or neglecting your responsibilities as an adult. For those of you who aren't able to experience Apple's latest firmware until November, I've rounded up all the tastiest morsels and topped them with a delicious set of screenshots.</p>
<p>iOS 4.2 beta has some great new features for all three of the main touch devices, meaning that you can expect the following on your <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/iPhone/">iPhone</a>, <a href="http://tuaw.com/tag/ipod">iPod touch</a>, or <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/iPad/">iPad</a> come November:</p>
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<li><strong>AirPlay:</strong> Demoed by Steve Jobs at the keynote on September 1st, AirPlay gives the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch the ability to stream music to the Airport Express and...</li></ul> | <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/17/whats-new-and-gorgeous-in-ios-4-2-beta/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">News: Euro Mobile Companies Moving to Block Apple,...</span>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209902"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Europe’s mobile phone service providers are apparently unhappy with the power Apple and Google seem to have in their market and are looking at ways to take that control back from the companies. France Telecom-Orange CEO, Stephane Richard, has gone so far as to call a meeting with other service providers to start working on a joint strategy, and possibly even an alternate mobile phone OS.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209939"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Nikon's plans for a small interchangeable lens camera may have garnered support on Friday as a tease from an anonymous source hinted at what might be its mounting system. What appears to be a dry run for a presentation obtained by Nikon Rumors shows slides with "Nikon Q" and a stylized logo underneath. Another shows the Q over the lens area on the darkened frame of what looks like a pro camera, implying a new lens format other than DX or FX....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209970"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>A seemingly minor update to this "personal social magazine" for reading Twitter and Facebook on an iPad brings a number of user requested features. You can now add up to 21 sections, retweet with comment,<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-210126"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Hot on the heels of not releasing a successful mobile version of Flash, Adobe is turning it‚Äôs attention back to Flash for desktop computers.</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/XIctC_H81L4/adobe_releases_64bit_flash_player_for_mac_windows_and_linux" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">7 Ridiculously Expensive Gadgets You Probably...</span>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-210127"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>1. Grab a mobile device that everyone can buy </p>
<p>2. Put more precious metal & stones on it than you can count. </p>
<p>3. ??? </p>
<p>4. Profit</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/IljhorhBpTI/7_ridiculously_expensive_gadgets_you_probably_shouldn_t_buy" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209903"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Apple’s products seem to have a way of drawing people’s attention, and today one TMO reader shared a story of how his new iPod nano drew a crowd. Chime in and share your Apple product attention grabbing experiences.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209965"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The new 27" LED Cinema Display is now available to order from the online Apple Store, and ships in "1–2 weeks."</p>
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<a href="http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC007LL/A">Apple Store (US)</a>, <a href="http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/07/long-neglected-mac-pro-cinema-display-finally-updated.ars">previous Ars coverage</a> </p>
<p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/09/the-new-27-led-cinema.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&comments=1#comments-bar">Read the comments on this post</a></p>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209956"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>AirPlay, Apple‚Äôs revamped version of AirTunes meant for streaming audio, video, and photos to compatible devices, may also allow for <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/17/will-airplay-stream-hulu-or-other-video-apps-to-apple-tv/">streaming of content from third-party applications</a>, according to a new report. Citing testing done by a reader using the first iOS 4.2 beta, Mac Rumors reports that every application‚Ķ</p> | <a href="http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/airplay-to-allow-streaming-from-apps-to-apple-tv-more/20680" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209927"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Samsung's Android-powered Galaxy Tab will be coming to all four major U.S. wireless carriers in the coming weeks and months, as the company hopes to compete with Apple's iPad in the booming touchscreen tablet market.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209940"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>An ad for Newsday's iPad app is disappearing from YouTube under mysterious circumstances, reports note. The video depicts a man browsing the app in his kitchen, only to destroy his iPad when he accidentally uses it as a flyswatter. The ad became extremely popular last weekend, logging over 600,000 views between Friday and Monday. But the copy linked to by major news outlets, such as the New York Times, has since been removed by Newsday....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209941"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty today issued a note claiming evidence that the whole notebook industry is shrinking due to the iPad. She pointed to NPD data from August which showed retail notebook sales having declined year-over-year for the first time. Notebook sales had started falling rapidly in April, when the iPad first shipped, and the decline has already continued in the first week of September....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209910"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Here's another report of the <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/iPad/">iPad</a> stealing attention and money away from more traditional computing. Best Buy's CEO Brian Dunn tells the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> that the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703376504575491533125103528.html">iPad has "cannibalized" sales of laptops by up to 50%</a>, meaning that customers in the big box retail store have gone for Apple's tablet rather than a traditional keyboard-and-screen computer. That's pretty astounding, although if you think about the period Best Buy has just been through, with back-to-school students and parents shopping for consumer technology, it's not surprising to think that lots of people would go for a brand-new iPad over a similarly-priced laptop.</p>
<p>Best Buy is also <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/03/27/exclusive-best-buy-playbook-for-ipad-leaked-quantities-to-be-e/">expanding its iPad coverage</a>, bringing the Apple product to all of its over 1,...</p> | <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/17/best-buy-to-expand-ipad-availability-sales-cannibalizing-laptop/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209998"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Google redesigned ‚ÄòGoogle Health‚Äò, a personal health record (PHR) service with more user-friendly features. The features are more updated, helping users to focus more on wellness and fitness.</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/F-Y1LD3IpO4/google_revamped_google_health_platform_with_user_friendly_dashboard" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<p>Apple’s component suppliers are said to be preparing for the launch of Apple’s second-generation iPad in the first quarter of 2011.</p>
<p>Per <a href="http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20100916PD215.html">DigiTimes</a>, the suppliers are completing validation for the second-generation iPad, which will maintain the same 9.7″ screen when it debuts in the first quarter of 2011.</p>
<p>“Component suppliers of iPad are expected to start shipments for the second-generation iPad at the beginning of 2011,” the report said.</p>
<p>Specifically cited suppliers were TPK Touch Solutions, WinTek, Cando, Cimei Innolux. Together, they are said to be validating “ultra-thin glass-based touch panels with Apple.”</p>
<p>As reported last week, Apple plans to move aggressively on adding FaceTime functionality to its entire line of iOS...</p> | <a href="http://www.powerpage.org/2010/09/17/apples-suppliers-prepping-materials-for-second-gen-ipad-due-in-first-quarter-2011/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209957"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn has said that the iPad is <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703376504575491533125103528.html">eating into sales</a> of traditional laptop PCs. Speaking with the Wall Street Journal, Dunn said that internal estimates showed the iPad had cannibalized sales of laptop PCs by as much as 50%. ‚ÄúIt‚Äôs a very different environment now,‚Äù‚Ķ</p> | <a href="http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/best-buy-ceo-ipad-cannibalizing-laptop-pc-sales/20679" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209904"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Apple’s iPad is off to a big start in China. The company launched its multimedia tablet device in the country Friday morning to long lines filled with excited customers.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209971"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Verizon Wireless confirmed that the Android 2.2 update known as Froyo will not be provided for the Droid Eris smartphone, outraging some customers.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-210158"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>iPhone is one of the most famous multimedia-enabled smartphones. Commonly people utilize such devices for web surfing, keep themselves organized and for better</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/kx2Tq-hrWBE/11_most_useful_iphone_blogging_applications_for_free_download" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209935"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Wireless carrier AT&T appears to be planning to launch its fourth-generation high-speed wireless network by mid-2011, and will continue to expand its speedy HPSA+ 3G network this year.</p>
<p>Per <a href="http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/t-launching-lte-mid-2011/2010-09-16">FierceWireless</a>, the company is currently conducting trials of its 4G long-term evolution network in Baltimore, Maryland and Dallas, Texas, the company’s operations chief executive, John Stankey, said Thursday at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2010 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference. He also said the company is on track to launch its LTE network by mid-2011.</p>
<p>The timing of AT&T’s launch could allow for the next-generation iPhone, likely to be unveiled in June as it is every year, to connect to the high-speed 4G wireless network. Apple in the past sought to hire experts on LTE, presumably for a forthcoming handset.</p>
<p>AT&T will reportedly spend US$700 million on...</p> | <a href="http://www.powerpage.org/2010/09/17/att-to-launch-lte-4g-network-in-2011-expand-hpsa-services/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209958"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Speaking at the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch 2010 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference, Warner Bros. Entertainment Chairman Barry Meyer <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/09/warner-bros-barry-meyer-not-ready-to-bite-apples-tv-rental-plan.html">expressed doubts</a> about Apple‚Äôs plan to rent HD TV shows through the iTunes Store for $0.99 per episode, according to a Los Angeles Times report. ‚ÄúWe just don‚Äôt think the‚Ķ</p> | <a href="http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/warner-bros.-skeptical-of-apples-tv-rental-plan/20678" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209905"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Apple is apparently in the process of testing and selecting components for the second generation iPad, including reinforced touch panel glass.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209942"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Dell today started selling the UltraSharp U3011 as its new flagship display. The 30-inch, 2560x1600 display centerrs on an IPS panel that produces the same 1.07 billion colors as other top displays and should have a color range wide enough to be used for pro image editing. The contrast ratio is also better than once expected as the LED backlight brings it to a 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209911"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>We've covered Halfbrick's later game <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/08/20/tuaws-daily-app-monster-dash/">Monster Dash</a> here in this space (and it's a good one -- I'm still giving it the occasional run-through on my iPhone), but <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/20/hands-on-with-fruit-ninja-for-the-iphone/">their great Fruit Ninja title</a> has never actually been given this particular spotlight. Let's fix that now. <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fruit-ninja/id362949845?mt=8">Fruit Ninja</a> is a simple but well-polished title that has you hacking up fruit by slashing your finger across the iPhone's touch screen. It's only a buck on the App Store (<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fruit-ninja-hd/id370066032?mt=8">the HD version</a> on iPad is US$4.99), and if you haven't bought it yet, you'll find a fun pick-up-and-play game that looks great and runs smoothly.</p>
<p>If you have bought it (and considering that a few million people did, you probably have),...</p> | <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/17/tuaws-daily-app-fruit-ninja/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209906"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Apple’s stock shares closed the market on Thursday at US$276.57, marking a new record closing price for the Mac, iPhone and iPad maker.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209959"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Mind Crew has released a free update to Mayan Puzzle adding new content and achievements. Mayan Puzzle is a variant of a match-three puzzle game that provides different playing styles ranging from an action puzzler approach to a more classic strategy game and includes impressive special effects, an original Mayan‚Ķ</p> | <a href="http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/mayan-puzzle-update-adds-new-levels-enhanced-graphics/20677" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209972"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>RuneScape makers Jagex Games Studio launched a free role-playing game for iPhone and iPod touch this week.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209907"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Apple’s new 27-inch Cinema Display finally began shipping on Friday. The company introduced the LED backlit display at the end of July with a promise to ship in September.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209945"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>LG Electronics CEO Nam Yong resigned today to take responsibility for poor phone sales. The executive will leave as of October 1 and will be replaced by early company veteran and LG International head Koo Bon-joon. Replacements normally wait until the end of the year, but the company wanted to give Bon-joon time to prepare for the next year, LG said....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209928"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Apple on Friday made its 27-inch LED Cinema Display, packing a 2,560-by-1,440 pixel resolution and 178-degree viewing angle, available for sale in its online store for $999.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209912"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>It's funny -- for all of <a href="http://www.crn.com/news/client-devices/225300322/ballmer-says-apples-ipad-is-just-a-pc-at-heart.htm;jsessionid=uWDOMmCUTM+3otKUKD6gxA**.ecappj02">Microsoft's blustery bravado</a> and <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/03/16/microsoft-workers-hiding-their-love-for-the-iphone/">insecure jealousy</a>, the company really seems to spread itself around pretty evenly. Microsoft blogger <a href="http://www.9to5mac.com/26811/oh-goodie-microsoft-is-working-on-ipad-apps">Paul Thurrott has tweeted</a> that Microsoft is indeed working on apps for the <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/iPad/">iPad</a>. So, despite Ballmer's own complaints and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/05/microsofts-courier-digital-journal-exclusive-pictures-and-de/">the ongoing rumors of a competitor</a>, there is apparently a team somewhere at One Microsoft Way working on apps for iOS.</p>
<p>We joke, but it's not all that much of a surprise -- Microsoft has already released a few...</p> | <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/17/microsoft-working-on-apps-for-ipad/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
While there are hundreds of thousands of apps for the iPhone, knowing what you need before you need it is a challenge even Apple hasn't been able to overcome. Case in point: A photo-stitching app that can take several small-frame photos of a panoramic vista and stick them together to create one big glorious photo. Of course, there are applications that do this for Mac, Windows and Linux computers, but I don't get the impression they are widely used among millions of consumers. Why? It's sort of the out of sight, out of mind problem.</p> | <a href="http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/70840.html" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209929"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Apple's overseas touch panel and reinforced glass suppliers are said to be preparing for the launch of Apple's second-generation iPad in the first quarter of 2011.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209946"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Appleís anticipated 27-inch Cinema Display first announced in July, is now shipping. According to Appleís online store, the display will reach buyers within 1-2 weeks. The 16:9 LED backlit, widescreen display revolves around a 2560x1440 resolution with in-plane switching (IPS) that produces better color accuracy and wider viewing angles...<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209913"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>About a month and a half after the <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/07/27/apple-releases-new-27-inch-led-cinema-display/">introduction of the 27-inch Apple Cinema Display</a>, it's finally available on <a href="http://www.apple.com/displays/">Apple's online store</a>. US$999 will get you a huge display with the following specs:</p>
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<li>27" diagonal display with 16:9 aspect ratio and in-plane switching</li>
<li>2560 x 1440 max resolution</li>
<li>LED backlight with 1000:1 contrast ratio</li>
<li>178-degree viewing angle</li>
<li>Built-in iSight with microphone</li>
<li>Built-in 2.1 speaker system (49 watts)</li>
<li>Three self-powered USB 2.0 ports</li>
<li>One cable with MagSafe, USB 2.0, and Mini DisplayPort with audio support</li>
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<p>The new 27" Cinema Display replaces the extremely outdated 30" model and has a shipping date of 1-2 weeks. If the visual quality is anything like what's on the 27" iMac, it's sure to be a gorgeous display.</p>
<p>...</p> | <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/17/apples-27-inch-cinema-display-now-available/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209947"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>MacTech has announced two new additions to its panel at the MacTech Conference 2010 --register here for a $50 discount-- for IT Pros and Mac developers, running November 3-5, 2010 in Los Angeles. The conference has two tracks, one for IT professionals and another for Apple developers. The three-day event takes place at the Sheraton Universal in Universal City. It will have mobile and desktop sessions, focusing on the Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod. There will also be special speakers, a MacTech Bowl and Apple Certification testing....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209962"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Looking fresh off the cow's back, these limited-edition iPhone and iPod cases are pretty much the most eco-friendly you'll get. They're from sustainable US fashion designer Prophetik, and made with iAccessory-maestros Griffin.</p>
<p>That roughly-hewn look might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I kind of like how natural they look—like something you would've cobbled together in home economics class as a kid. All the materials are recycled and hand-stitched, with various compartments for credit cards and the like, plus hand-cut openings for the lens and port.</p>
<p>The kicker, however, is that it costs $60 / ¬£50. It might be cheaper bribing a young friend to make one in home economics class after all. [<a href="http://www.griffintechnology.com/coop/prophetik">Griffin</a>]</p> | <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5640639/iphone-case-made-from-recycled-leather-looks-decidedly-masculine" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209963"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>It took a good month and a half, but today Apple stocked its virtual storefront with the <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5597355/apples-led-cinema-display-now-comes-in-27-size">27-inch LED Cinema Display</a>. Shipping will take between 1 - 2 weeks for the $999 monitor. [<a href="http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC007LL/A">Apple</a> via @<a href="http://twitter.com/gaberivera/status/24742352167">gaberivera</a>]</p> | <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5640586/apples-27+inch-led-cinema-display-is-now-available" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209997"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The iPad now appears to be such a success that it is making people turn away from more conventional forms of technology in favor of Apple‚Äôs tablet.</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/skKb9U530qU/best_buy_ceo_claims_ipad_has_killed_50_percent_of_laptop_sales" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209930"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Internal estimates at Best Buy suggest the iPad has cut into notebook sales by as much as 50 percent.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209931"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>A preview release of a 64-bit version of Flash Player 10 is now available from Adobe.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209948"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Intel has confirmed that the alleged HDCP 'Master Key,' leaked earlier this week, is the specific code used to secure the copyright-protection standard. The code presumably could be used to create usable source and sync keys, effectively circumventing the DRM protections used in many Blu-ray players, DVD players, displays and set-top boxes....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209932"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Chinese Apple fans braved heavy rain Friday morning to be the first to purchase the Wi-Fi iPad from Apple. China Unicom began taking pre-orders for the iPhone 4 Friday at 10 a.m.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209964"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p> Keep your wireless keyboard, <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5597374/apples-bluetooth-magic-trackpad-is-here">Magic Trackpad</a>, and <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5385894/new-imac-finally-gets-matching-apple-remote">Apple remote</a> neat, perfectly placed, and right at your fingertips. For those of us who don't have the full collection, there are three variations of this black walnut <a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged #keyboardtray" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/keyboardtray/">keyboard tray</a>, so no worries.</p>
<p>They keyboard-only tray runs for $69, keyboard+trackpad is $74, and the model pictured is $79. If you're on the eco side, you'll be glad to know that all parts of the tray's design and production were created using sustainable practices. [<a href="http://combinecollective.ca/">Combine Collective</a>]</p> | <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5640288/house-your-wireless-apple-products-in-a-nice-wooden-tray" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209973"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Samsung's Galaxy Tab will be sold by T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and Sprint.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209949"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Following Samsung's official Galaxy Tab unveiling for the US market, Electronista took advantage of an opportunity to handle the new device ahead of public availability. The North American device appears to match the same set of features as the European counterpart, which was introduced earlier this month....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209950"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Touchscreen part suppliers were said this evening to be validating their processes for the next full-size iPad. Cando, Chimei Innolux, TPK and Wintek are all supposedly having "ultra-thin," 9.7-inch glass touch panels tested for the Apple tablet before they can enter full production. The Digitimes contacts expected the parts to ship at the very start of 2011 for a launch sometime in the early part of that same year....<br clear="both" /><br />
As <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/16/abc-ipad-app-syncs-with-live-tv-via-audio-cues/">Dave reported earlier</a>, ABC and Nielsen have teamed up to develop an <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/iPad/">iPad</a> app that supports the new series <a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/my-generation">My Generation</a>. Users run the app while watching the show -- either live or recorded -- and it will stay synced with the section of the episode you're watching by "listening" to the audio from your television, using the built-in microphone. </p>
<p>From there the app will present you with polls and quizzes related to what you're watching, along with other interactive elements. You can get a sense of how this new form of interactivity will play out by watching the video above. [Yes, it's Flash; sorry, but ABC's hosting it and that's the only way to get at it. -Ed.]</p>
<p>While you're watching TV, the iPad is actually watching you, in a manner of speaking; the app serves as a tool for...</p> | <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/16/video-demo-of-abcs-my-generation-synchronized-app/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209991"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Thanks to Snaggy and Nitrozac for this Joy of Tech comic identifying 12 of the most annoying types of Twitter users - we promise to think before we tweet!
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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209856"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Several technology companies are near the end of talks with the Department of Justice to settle and avoid an investigation into claims of anti-competitive hiring deals, insiders said tonight [sub. required]. Apple, Adobe, Google, Intel, Intuit and Pixar are all hoping to avoid an antitrust case and will potentially halt any pacts they have to avoid poaching each other's employees. The WSJ noted that some of the firms are more willing to settle than others, but didn't say which....<br clear="both" /><br />
<p>A New York-based mobile-web advertising company was hit Wednesday with a proposed class action lawsuit over its use of an HTML5 trick to track iPhone and iPad users across a number of websites, in what is believed to be the first privacy lawsuit of its kind in the mobile space.</p>
<p>The company, <a href="http://ringleaderdigital.com/">Ringleader Digital</a>, uses HTML5's client-side database storage capability as a substitute for the traditional cookie tracking employed by all major online ad companies. Mobile Safari users visiting sites with Ringleader ads are assigned a globally unique ID number which is stored by the browser, and recalled by Ringleader whenever they revisit.</p>
<p>...</p> | <a href="http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/apple/~3/qdaji3Yv7sE/lawsuit-targets-advertiser-over-sneaky-html5-pseudo-cookies.ars" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-210002"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Yahoo unveiled a bevy of new product features today at a press event, and Yahoo product chief Blake Irving told the crowd ‚ÄúYou‚Äôre going to see things over the next few years that will feel a little bit different.</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/MUPyDAnsSs0/yahoo_s_internal_three_year_plan_1_billion_users_and_10_billion_in_revenue" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209808"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Google vice-president for engineering Vic Gundotra, on-stage at the I/O developer conference in May, <a href="http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Google-Android-Gundotra-Steve-Jobs,news-6875.html">regarding why Google created Android</a>:</p>
<p>If Google didn’t act, it faced a draconian future where one<br />
man, one phone, one carrier were our choice. That’s a future we<br />
don’t want.</p>
<p>Skyhook Wireless, in their “complaint and jury demand” filed against Google yesterday (<a href="http://daringfireball.net//misc/2010/09/Skyhook-Google%20Complaint%20and%20Jury%20Demand.pdf">I’m hosting a copy of their entire filing (PDF)</a>, and I highly recommend you read it — it’s not long, and is written in pretty straightforward plain language), regarding Google’s control over which devices have access to the Android Market:</p>
<p>22. Google’s established practice in determining Android<br />
compliance consists of two steps. The first step requires each<br />
Android-...</p> | <a href="http://daringfireball.net/2010/09/the_welcome_to_android" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209837"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The CEO of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/best-buy">Best Buy</a> just said the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/ipad">iPad</a> is cannibalizing 50% of the company's laptop sales, <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703376504575491533125103528.html?mod=e2tw">the Wall Street Journal reports</a>.</p>
<p>When consumers walk into <a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged #bestbuy" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/bestbuy/">Best Buy</a> now, they don't look at or want laptops, instead they're drawn to the iPad. "People are willing to disproportionately spend for these devices because they are becoming so important to their lives," says CEO <a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged #briandun" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/briandun/">Brian Dun</a>.</p>
<p>Bad news for <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/dell">Dell</a>, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/hp">HP...</a></p> | <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5640351/best-buy-ceo-ipad-is-cannibalizing-laptop-sales-by-a-shocking-50" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209857"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Samsung as part of its Galaxy Tab unveiling we attended tonight kicked off the launch of Media Hub, a companion video store for its devices. The initial version will offer movies and day-after TV shows from NBC, Paramount, Universal and Warner, with more expected later. Content is DRM-protected but can be shared between five phones or tablets....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-210004"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Officials in cities that enlist these cameras to catch scofflaws (but not generate revenue) count on good citizens lining up behind them in the name of public safety. But where do we draw the line? Is that making the world safe for democracy? Or is it granting technology a power we'd never cede to a fellow human being?</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/MJLQc6gcFS8/speeding_cameras_are_one_eyed_bandits" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209814"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>What do you get the CEO who has everything for the 25th anniversary of the day he was booted from his own company? Meanwhile, Yahoo has identity issues, Google has morality issues, and, in a terrifying move, Nokia hires a Steve Ballmer impersonator to run the company.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-210128"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>With smart planning, you can bring similar digital delights into your 1970s ranch home or 1920s bungalow sooner than you might think.</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/hAlilJWxPhA/how_to_make_your_home_ready_for_gadgets_of_tomorrow" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209823"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>itwbennett writes "Peter Smith is blogging about an article in the San Jose Mercury News leaking news that Apple is 'almost ready to take the wraps off a new system to support subscriptions. The terms, if the leaks are accurate, sound less than ideal for publishers though. Apple will take 40% of advertising revenue, and 30% of subscription fees from participating publishers. In return, Apple will offer consumers the ability to opt-in to sharing their data with the publishers.' Apple isn't commenting on the speculation. 'In somewhat related news, Apple has released iOS 4.2 to developers. This is the version of iOS that will let iPads, iPhones and iPad Touches print to a WiFi-enabled or shared printer on a local network, via the new AirPrint service. It sounds like you'll be able to print articles from your digitally delivered newspaper before too long,' says Smith."
</p><p>...</p> | <a href="http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotApple/~3/4vQ4DcWEw-8/iPad-Getting-a-Subscription-Infrastructure" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-210005"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The leaked HDCP master key protecting millions of Blu-ray discs and devices that was posted to the Web this week has been confirmed as legitimate, Intel representatives said late Thursday.</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/A8fwgf9u9FM/it_s_official_hdcp_master_key_is_legitimate_blu_ray_is_cracked" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209858"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Samsung at its special event tonight confirmed plans to ship the Galaxy Tab to the US through all major carriers. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon will all have versions of the seven-inch Android tablet. All of them will share the 1GHz processor, built-in 3G, front and back cameras and skinned Android 2.2 of the European edition....<br clear="both" /><br />
Although the <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/ipad">iPad</a> was never designed to be a laptop replacement, iWork for iPad was featured as one of the platform's star programs. If you're happy with the simplistic <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/iwork/">iWork</a> format -- and want to pay $9.99 each for Pages, Keynote and Numbers -- then stick with it. However, for a few dollars more than the cost of just one iWork for iPad app, you can purchase either <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/documents-to-go-premium-office/id317107309?mt=8" target="_blank">Documents To Go</a> or <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quickoffice-connect-mobile/id376212724?mt=8" target="_blank">Quickoffice</a> and get all of the apps rolled into one. </p>
<p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/photos/documents-to-go-for-ipad/">Documents To Go for iPad</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/photos/documents-to-go-for-ipad/#3370772"></a>...</p> | <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/16/tuaw-app-shootout-comparing-quickoffice-and-documents-to-go/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209853"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Sometimes when troubleshooting problems with a user account, the easiest solution is to create a new account and migrate your data over to it, instead of finding the roots of the problem and fixing them.</p> | <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20016747-263.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=MacFixIt" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209839"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The good folks at <a href="http://www.tested.com/news/manufacturer-cell-phone-talk-time-claimstested/955/">Tested</a> wanted to find out if smartphones really give you as much talk time as the manufacturers claim they do. Most held up admirably. But the biggest loser of the bunch was the iPhone 4.</p>
<p>Indeed, in Tested's testing some of the phones actually surpassed their promised talk time: the Samsung Captivate logged 354 minutes over a promised 350, and the iPhone 3GS had an actual talk time of 330 mintes, half an hour longer than the 300 promised minutes. </p>
<p>But the phones that had the loftiest claims also disappointed the most. The Motorola Droid 2 had the longest actual talk time of the six phones tested—465 minutes—but it also had the highest promised talk time of 575 min. </p>
<p>The biggest discrepancy, though, came with the iPhone 4, which promised 540 minutes but only delivered 382. Update: Tested's math was a bit off: the iPhone 4 promises 420 minutes of talk...</p> | <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5640255/smartphone-talk-time-claims-put-to-the-test" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209859"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>RIM during the call discussing its latest results tried to downplay talk of threats to its business. It claimed that the launch of the BlackBerry Torch was the most successful launch of a GSM phone in RIM's history and created a "meaningful" increase in sales. Companies were speeding up their validation processes to get BlackBerry 6 devices like the Torch sooner, the company said....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209815"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>A major upgrade to this popular financial management app brings a refined interface to streamline financial management and tracking. Also included is better support for downloading transactions from banks and importing from competitors like Quicken, Microsoft Money, and others.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209830"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>To read all the latest <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/205533/googles_android_eating_away_at_apple_blackberry_lead.html?tk=hp_new">internet</a> posts, the iPhone is all but dead, succumbing to the onslaught of Android phones being bought by customers in massive numbers. <a href="http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2010/9/comScore_Reports_July_2010_U.S._Mobile_Subscriber_Market_Share">ComScore</a>, who watches mobile use very carefully, pretty much says Android is rapidly eating away at the iPhone market share.</p>
<p>It's enough to make an Apple stockholder or fan weep, or at least get a bit nervous. The problem is, it's all a bit over-hyped. In a <a href="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/tag/comscore/">Fortune</a> column today, the numbers get a bit of welcome perspective. While Android phones are doing very well, with market share up 5% in the three month period ending July 31 from the previous three months. Meanwhile Apple is down 1.3%, but the numbers don't...</p> | <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/16/android-is-taking-the-smartphone-market-but-dont-panic-just-ye/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209816"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Barnes & Noble said it will it will exceed $1 billion in e-book and digital book sales by 2013.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209860"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Verizon set out a major obstacle to Windows Phone 7's adoption today as it revealed that it won't have a Windows Phone 7 device on launch. Carrier spokeswoman Brenda Raney told Bloomberg that there would be no WP7 device at all on Verizon in 2010 and that there would "probably" be a model in 2011. She stressed that the death of the Kin hadn't soured the relationship, which was still "solid."...<br clear="both" /><br />
<p>The <a href="http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/09/new-apple-tv-is-99-eliminates-storage-and-integrates-netflix.ars" title=" No longer a hobby? $99 Apple TV drops storage, integrates Netflix">next-generation Apple TV</a> slated for release in late September was <a href="http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/05/could-streaming-move-appletv-from-hobby-to-serious-business.ars" title=" Could streaming move AppleTV from hobby to serious business?">widely rumored</a> to be based around an ARM architecture and the same iOS that powers Apple's mobile devices. However, the interface that Steve Jobs demoed looked identical to the one on the previous Apple TV, leaving some question about the underlying software. Configuration files in the iOS 4.2 beta released this week confirm that the new Apple TV...</p> | <a href="http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/apple/~3/cMPgh_884-0/apple-tv-definitely-running-ios-could-be-jailbreak-target.ars" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209842"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Apple’s U.S. iPhone partner, AT&T, is targeting mid 2011 for its official LTE, or 4G, wireless network launch. As part of the rollout, the cell service provider plans to offer LTE coverage to upwards of 75 million customers by the end of the year.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209817"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The popular retro camera app Hipstamatic is slated to get an update Friday that will add a photo printing service via the HipstaMart.com Website. Users will be able to order 4- and 7-inch prints of their images from within the app.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209801"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>HP CTO says new and multiple Palm WebOS powered devices, probably including tablets, are going to launch this year.</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/30fzQU-OvO0/hp_exec_says_multiple_palm_webos_products_coming_this_year" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209843"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The Sims 3: Ambitions from Electronic Arts hit the App Store Thursday.  The newest expansion of the people simulator is designed for iPhone and iPod touch, and works on the iPad in compatibility mode. It adds several new features, including Career Mode, Build Mode, the ability to import and expoert from other Sims game, and the most important feature, Babies.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209831"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>I started playing with a new app called <a href="http://www.mediaatelier.com/Alarms/">Alarms</a> yesterday, and it's already become indispensable to me. It's rare that something fits so perfectly into my workflow that I don't think twice about the space it takes up in my (already frighteningly crowded) menubar. What is it, you ask? It's an unobtrusive means of scheduling tasks on a timeline, seeing your upcoming tasks and taking care of things one at a time.</p>
<p>Alarms isn't a replacement for a full-fledged <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/task+management/">task management</a> system, but it's perfect for remembering to reply to emails that you aren't ready to tackle at the moment, honey-do items, turning the fish filter back on 10 minutes after feeding ... anything that just needs a gentle reminder at a specific time. Read on for more details.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tuaw.com">TUAW</a><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/16/alarms-productive-procrastination/">Alarms helps...</a></p> | <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/16/alarms-productive-procrastination/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209861"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>RIM today broke another record in BlackBerry shipments but also gave some signs of trouble for adoption. The company moved 12.1 million smartphones during its summer but also saw the number of new BlackBerry users drop compared to the spring. Of the mix, 4.5 million were new to BlackBerry accounts versus 4.9 million last season....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209862"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Speck has launched three new iPad bags, while Scosche has unveiled the foldIO iPad case. Speck's A-Line 10 is a handbag-style product with a zippered, padded and microfleece-lined main compartment. Two zippered pockets in the interior store other items, and include passthroughs for headphone cords. The A-10 comes in gray and purple, black and gray, or brown and red....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209832"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Electronic Arts has released its latest games in The Sims franchise for the iPhone and iPod touch. The Sims 3 Ambitions expands upon the features and scenarios offered in the earlier two Sims titles allowing players to turn their Sims‚Äô hobbies into professions, build homes and businesses and even have‚Ķ</p> | <a href="http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/ea-releases-the-sims-3-ambitions/20676" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
If you can get past the sight of Windows 3.11 (gack...) and Windows 95 (hurl!) running on an <a href="http://tuaw.com/tag/ipad">iPad</a>, then hit the play button in the YouTube embed above and be prepared to be visually and audibly assaulted (by no less than <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica">Metallica</a>). </p>
<p>YouTube user <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/MSComputerVideos">MSComputerVideos</a> provides a complete tutorial on how to make your iPad look like a relic from the 1990s by using a jailbroken iPad and the open-source <a href="http://bochs.sourceforge.net/">Bochs</a> emulator (<a href="http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=bochs+site:tuaw.com&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8">frequently used</a> for such efforts).</p>
<p><em>A rip of the 'Kill 'Em All' t-shirt to tipster MS.</em>
</p><p><a href="http://www.tuaw.com">TUAW</a>...</p> | <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/16/found-footage-windows-95-3-1-running-on-jailbroken-ipad/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209818"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>A major update to this image editor brings a number of new features such as Layer Masks (a Photoshop-like tool) and more Automator actions, as well as a long list of behavior refinements and bug fixes.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209863"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>AT&T's planned HSPA+ 3G upgrade will hit more areas and deliver much faster real-world speeds than expected, the company's operations president John Stankey said in a presentation at a Bank of America/Merrill Lynch telecoms event today. Initially characterized as hitting only strategic locations, the faster service should now reach most areas and hit a practical 7Mbps speed when its network is unhindered. The benchmark is roughly in the middle of Verizon's estimated 4G speeds, although its LTE-based hardware will give lower latency and higher peak speeds of 12Mbps....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209864"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>An official Facebook app for the iPad is "coming soon," claims Oecoway co-founder Cyril Moutran. The developer is responsible for Friendly, an unofficial Facebook iPad app that costs 99 cents. People at Facebook are claimed to have told Moutran that official iPad software is in production, and nearing release. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has promised an iPad app since June....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209836"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>A number of <a href="http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/16/ios_4_2_packs_new_improved_youtube_facetime_features_and_more.html">new features and improvements</a> have been discovered in the first beta version of iOS 4.2. AppleInsider reports that the software features an updated YouTube application with like and dislike buttons, as well as support for the CoreMIDI framework, which could enable iOS devices to interface with‚Ķ</p> | <a href="http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/ios-4.2-features-improved-youtube-coremidi-support/20675" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209865"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Apple has prepared a lengthy list of patent applications related to its AirPlay and AirPrint wireless standards. The filings, which include 11 separate applications, include descriptions of features that will allow any iOS device to send data to third-party accessories....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-210000"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Twenty-four consecutive hours in an Apple Store: a hipster's dream come true.</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/C764vbEGV24/24_hours_in_the_apple_store_zug" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209846"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>ABC and CBS have both published news apps for the iPad with little brother versions for the iPhone/iPod touch. This review looks at the iPad versions which are colorful, well written, and fairly complete. One, however, is clearly superior. <br clear="both" /><br />
<p>Is iTunes slowly encouraging the death of CDs? The burn icon at the bottom of the interface has disappeared as you can see in this screen shot.</p>
<p>Concerned,</p>
<p>Your nephew Sean
</p><p><a href="http://www.tuaw.com">TUAW</a><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/16/dear-aunt-tuaw-burn-baby-burn/">Dear Aunt TUAW: Burn baby burn</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.tuaw.com">The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)</a> on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br /></p>
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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209809"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>AT&T, the exclusive carrier of Apple's iPhone in the U.S., plans to launch its fourth-generation high-speed wireless network by mid-2011, and will continue to expand its speedy HPSA+ 3G network this year.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209847"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>We know you’ve been eagerly awaiting a game where you can play a mover, and developers Ed and Fred have, at long last made the dream come true. The Movers is now available on the App Store for iPhone and iPod touch (iPad in compatibility mode), allowing you to live the dream of being a mover!<br clear="both" /><br />
<p>China won’t be the only country to get the iPad on Friday. Per <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/154120/2010/09/ipad_latin_america.html">Macworld</a>, Apple announced that the iPad will also arrive in five South American countries on September 17th.</p>
<p>The countries that will receive the iPad on Friday are Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Unlike China, however, customers in these countries will get a choice between the iPad’s Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G models. </p>
<p>Customers can check availability and pricing at Apple’s <a href="http://latam.apple.com/la/buy/">Latin American store finder</a>.</p>
<p>...</p> | <a href="http://www.powerpage.org/2010/09/16/ipad-to-hit-five-latin-american-countries-on-friday-september-17th/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209866"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Yahoo's Project Runway event today brought out a major push towards tablets with two new creations. On top of its HTML5 mail, the early search firm will have an HTML5-based home portal optimized for tablets. The page is geared towards the iPad but will give any suitably equipped tablet large, touchscreen-friendly views of highlighted articles as well as usual information like stocks and weather....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209867"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Earlier references to an unknown product were actually pointing to the overhauled Apple TV, an iPhone developer notes. Examining the initial iOS 4.2 beta, the developer points out that code previously mentioning only an "iProd 2,1" now contains "AppleTV 2,1." It was previously assumed that the device would be a new iPad, owing to the first iPad being codenamed iPad 1,0 and then 1,1....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209819"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The PowerShot G12 adds HD video recording and new shooting modes to the G11's foundation of features, while the PowerShot SX30 IS offers the largest optical zoom range we've seen in a fixed-lens camera.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-209838"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Capcom has released an update to its acclaimed Street Fighter IV for iPhone and iPod touch devices. First released earlier this year, Street Fighter IV is an iOS optimized version of the popular console game with the same visual style and artwork and a user interface specifically redesigned for the‚Ķ</p> | <a href="http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/street-fighter-iv-update-adds-new-characters/20674" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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