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by Nobuyuki Hayashi, Nobilog Returns
by Adrian Covert, Gizmodo
The iMafia game for iPhone is not only the first app with an approved, in-game microtransaction system, but that system also doubles as a platform to promote and purchase other iPhone apps.
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
Unfortunately, MondoMouse is one of those utilities that’s tough to appreciate until you actually see it in use; I encourage you to give it a try. It’s been one of my favorite OS X add-ons for the past few years; I use it so often I sometimes forget it isn’t part of Leopard. Now that I’m using Safari 4 Beta to surf the Web, MondoMouse is even more useful.
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
If you have a large iTunes collection with a lot of Smart Playlists set to auto-update, you may experience very slow performance when using iTunes’ ability to convert a song from one format to another.
by Josh Fruhlinger, IT World
by John Herrman, Gizmodo
Developers who've either made a dedicated emoji-enabler or included the functionality as a feature in their apps have received notification that they need to stop with this Japanese smiley stuff, like, now.
by Jeremy Sikora, The iPhone Blog
"The app was not rejected, however it could not be approved at this time."
by Jeffery Battersby, Macworld
Small scanner and OCR solution does a great job of collecting data from all your receipts and business cards.
by Danny O'Brien, Irish Times
Mobiles will be the PCs' poor relation until they are made open-ended.
by Tom Yager, InfoWorld
The Safari 4 beta is mighty fast, very possibly the world's fastest, and it's well in front in such cutting-edge standards as HTML 5, CSS 3, accelerated JavaScript, and ARIA. WebKit is my favorite open source project by far, and arguably the best software decision that Apple has ever made.
by Paul Miller, Engadget
by Cisco Cheng, PC Magazine
It was inconceivable that a design as attractive as the previous version could be outdone, but Apple somehow pulled it off, as the 17-inch is sexier and still the lightest in its class. Any doubts about the redesigned keyboard, the touchpad, and the non-removable battery can be put to rest, as their addition has only improved the user experience. The one area still in question, which stands in the way of this system's supremacy, is the feature set.
by Joe Wilcox, eWeek
Economic hard times will force many companies to change how they do business. Apple already is a step ahead and perhaps is the model for other companies to follow.
by Ed Oswald, Technologizer
Fans of Cupertino could learn a few things from Fans of Redmond.
by Dave Prochnow, Popular Science
by Brian Caulfield, Forbes
Dell's low-cost laptops ensure that if it has to suffer, it won't do so alone.
by Prince McLean, AppleInsider
CBS Mobile has released TV.com, a free new mobile application that allows iPhone and iPod touch users to watch full episodes of select CBS shows and other programming over WiFi or 3G mobile networks.
by Arnold Kim, MacRumors.com
It appears that Apple has removed these early non-customer reviews. Several long standing apps have seen dramatic decreases in their review counts.
by Chris Foresman, Ars Technica
In a joint filing made by both Apple and Psystar, the two companies agreed to a litany of stipulations for the handling of evidence that is deemed sensitive, a protected trade secret, or otherwise "confidential." The agreement also covers how code can and can't be reviewed.
by Saul Hansell, New York Times
Apple has created an environment that makes buying digital goods easy and common. With an infrastructure that supports one-click purchases of songs and videos, it was easy to add applications in the same paradigm.
by Paul Hales, The Inquirer
Staff in the London office of a marketing company were left shocked and reeling yesterday after an Apple PowerBook burst into flames.
by Lukas Mathis, Ignore The Code
Using dockable windows, we’d be able to get rid of application-specific tab implementations. Every application would get tabs for free.
by Remi Stebenne, Inside Mac Games
This game offers great strategic gameplay where it's not only what you do during the battle that counts, but more importantly what you do beforehand. As an open source project, it is always improving. For the low, low price of free, it's definitely worth checking out.
by Jonathan Seff, Macworld
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
1Password helps Mac users keep track of passwords used to access Web sites.
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
What Apple got right and wrong with tabs in Safari 4 beta.
by Bobbie Johnson, The Guardian
Apple's invisible man continued to exert his influence at the company's annual investors' meeting.
by Ryan Faas, Computerworld
by Ivan Drucker, eWeek
by David Coursey, PC World
Does anyone at Apple have the gravitas (and vision) to cut the deals that made the iTunes Store such an incredible success? No one in the industry or even global business seems to be able to build whole ecosystems the way Jobs can.
by Rex Crum and Dan Gallagher, MarketWatch
by Peter Burrows, BusinessWeek
I spoke with a number of investors before and after the meeting, and not one of them seemed all that concerned about the possibility that Steve Jobs might not be able to return from medical leave to run the company full-time.
by Reuters
Temasek Holdings Advisors India has opened an office in Chennai in a bid to expand its India operations. The Singapore state investor started its India operations in 2004 with an office in Mumbai.
by Telegraph
This is a powerful and effective machine, though if you don't need the extensive battery life or prefer something lighter, a smaller-screened laptop will save money as well as arm ache.
by Jonathan Seff, Macworld
Over the past decade, I’ve been to Apple’s Cupertino headquarters many times for assorted product launches and PR briefings. But Wednesday’s trip for the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting was a new experience for me.
by Prince McLean, AppleInsider
The new public beta release of Safari 4 reveals the deepest look yet at the future of Apple's software, hinting at what's in store for the closely guarded user interface revamp coming in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, as well as appropriating ideas from other browsers and adding some original flourishes, some of which go boldly and decisively past the company's existing human interface design guidelines.
by Erica Sadun, Ars Technica
It's always interesting to spend time poking through the application bundle for newly released Mac OS X software. Inside the bundle are all sorts of files and resources that can sometimes give you insight as to what is going on with development.
by Jonathan Seff, Macworld
The meeting served largely to have executives assure shareholders that the company was on the right track.
by Chris Holt, Macworld
Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition is a clever adaptation of the classic game to the iPhone format. 3-D animations and flexible options spruce up the formula to produce a game that is as addictive as it is fun to play.
by Dan Moren, Macworld
Capable IM client offers features beyond those of many rival apps.
by One Button Mouse
I’m sure that part of the reason Apple did this was to conserve space, and allow more room for web page content. But displays are getting larger all the time. I don’t think it’s necessary to squeeze each pixel until it screams for mercy.
by Manton Reece
The Safari 4 tabs are conceptually the right way to go. It's not "tabs" at all. Instead, think of it as an efficient way to dock multiple windows together.
Getting the tabs out of the content area of the window is also the first real step to making this available to other developers. While I don't think you should stamp this on to all applications, certain classes of document-based applications could "opt-in" to this new system and get it mostly for free, with consistent UI and behavior provided by the system.
by Aayush Arya, Macworld
It took a long time but I think MobileMe is finally there. It has weathered the storm and become all that it set out to be.
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
Whereas the original Shimo was a must-have for those forced to use Cisco’s VPN client for Mac OS X, Shimo 2 is worth considering for anyone who regularly connects to a VPN.
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica
Apple has added a Network Test function to the device's general settings, presumably so that you can make sure the network settings you have entered actually work. Additionally, a reader pointed out that an AppleInsider forum member has made note that songs selected through the Apple Remote app on the iPhone now begin playing immediately on the Apple TV.
by Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service
Adobe Systems has updated its Flash multimedia software to eliminate five flaws affecting Windows, OS X and Linux systems.
by Sam Oliver, AppleInsider
Apple over night released a minor software update for owners of its Apple TV set-top media box but it's not clear whether patch delivers any new features.
by Paul Wallis, Digital Journal
This is a definite grab for profile, long overdue, by an Apple that just might have realized it can grip what it grabs.
by Pete Mortensen, Cult Of Mac
On the one hand, I’m delighted to have a blazing-fast new web browser for my Mac. On the other hand, I can’t believe Apple would ship such terrible software for Windows. How are you going to convert anyone when your product is inferior to the status quo?
The experience of QuickTime on Windows is also terrible, especially when compared to the experience on Mac. To a smaller extend, iTunes for Mac is better than iTunes for Windows in the performance arena. Why can't Apple do good Windows programs?
by Olga Kharif, BusinessWeek
Just what the music industry needs: another way to distribute music at a fraction of the cost of a traditional CD.
by Joseph Galante, Bloomberg
Apple’s disclosures on Jobs’s health have some investors split: They love the company and its products yet say the board should be more forthcoming.
by Troy Wolverton, San Jose Mercury News
The meeting may have some other drama beyond the question of whether Jobs will show. Among other matters, investors will have a deja vu-like chance to vote on a shareholder-sponsored "say on pay" proposal.
by Scott McNulty, Macworld
My Mac Pro was a great purchase and I would recommend it to anyone who actually read this entire post.
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
The Omni Group said OmniWeb, OmniDazzle, OmniDiskSweeper, and OmniObjectMeter are all available with no licensing restrictions and are fully functional. The company said none of the applications are currently under active development.
by J. Nicholas Hoover, InformationWeek
Recently, Apple CEO Steve Jobs, VP of government sales Ron Police, and other key Apple executives acquired government security clearances, according to a source with direct knowledge of Apple's government strategy.
by Mitch Wagner, InformationWeek
We're not just looking at a cheaper notebook computer here — which will inevitably be a less-powerful, crappier notebook. We're looking at a completely new category of device here, and low cost is just one of the criteria.
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
While it may take time for some to adjust to tabs on top of the window, the overall feel of Safari 4 Beta is one of speed and efficiency. The user interface does its best to stay out of your way (while still being quite feature-rich), and the low-level changes in the browser mean that web sites load quickly and efficiently.
by Stephen Shankland, CNET
Google's latest version of Chrome has claimed the lead in my JavaScript speed tests, but Apple's new Safari 4 beta is the first browser to challenge it on Google's own performance benchmark.
by Stephen Shankland, CNET
With Safari 3, I admired Apple's chutzpah for bringing its browser to Windows. With the new Safari 4 beta, I'm actually starting to admire the browser, too.
by Dawn kawamoto, CNET
"The truth of the matter is all the consumer market mojo is with Apple and to a lesser extent BlackBerry. And yet, the real market momentum with operators and the real market momentum with device manufacturers seems to primarily be with Windows Mobile and Android," Ballmer said.
by David Allen, Inside Mac Games
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
Microsoft is investigating a new vulnerability in Excel that could allow remote code execution if a user opens an infected file. The company said that this vulnerability affects versions of Office for Windows and the Mac.
by Jason Snell, Macworld
So when I first saw Safari 4 Tuesday morning, I couldn’t help but think that the arrival of Chrome must have had a big impact on the Safari team.
by David Chartier, Ars Technica
Apple appears to have created a new UI problem for each new feature it introduced, and at least one staff member has already uninstalled Safari 4 beta because of the aforementioned broken plug-in and bookmarklet problems (however, most bookmarklets, including popups, worked fine in our other testing).
Performance is noticeably faster on large, rich media sites like CNN.com, and even resource management seems to have improved.
by Dan Moren, Macworld
doubleTwist combines an online service and a desktop app that has access to all of your media. It lets you play your media and share it with others, either via integration with sites like Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube, or over doubleTwist’s own service.
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
According to Corel, Painter 11 includes 40 new and enhanced features including new pressure sensitive brushes, customizable media and enhanced drawing tools. Users can also create their own brushes and customize existing brushes.
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
by Cyrus Farivar, Macworld
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
PulpMotion lets you create slideshow animations using your own pictures, video and music, and can be exported as QuickTime movies or published as still image galleries on the web.
by Katie Marsal, AppleInsider
Apple on Tuesday announced a public beta of Safari 4, a new version of its share-gaining web browser that packs a powerful new JavaScript engine and the latest web standards.
by Joseph Darnell
So, to Steve Jobs: may you live long, live well, and do all that you are meant to on this earth. May you have another great year spending your time with those that matter to you most. May you make memories, tread to new heights, and come to better understanding and wisdom.
by Mg Siegler, VentureBeat
Is there an artist you love? I mean really love, as in you’ll buy anything they do before you have any idea what it is? A lot of people probably do, and for them, Apple has a new feature on iTunes called "iTunes Pass".
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica
Apple's slice of the market share pie continues to grow, even during this economic downturn. But the numbers from different sources tend to be all over the place. What do they all mean, and what's the big picture for Apple's market share trajectory?
by Jesica Dolcourt, CNET
by Truley Muller, Financial Alchemist
Cash flow, not earnings, best reflects a firm's investment prospects.
by Kyle Buckley, Nillabyte.com
by Loretta Chao and Mei Fong, Wall Street Journal
After opening its first (and still only) China store last year, Apple Inc. has started extending its offering of refurbished products to the world’s second largest PC market. But refurbished doesn’t mean cheap in China.
by Chris Holt, Macworld
Likely a game deserving of a cult following, Black and White 2 is a mixed blessing that will divinely inspire some and churn the hellish wrath of others.
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
With a $599 netbook, Apple Inc. could move into a fast-growing market without cannibalizing existing sales and still make the profit margin investors have come to expect, a financial analyst argued today.
by Nicole Martinelli, Cult Of Mac
by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, ZDNet
I can’t be the only one who’d tired of reading about the opinions of cheapskates who feel that Apple, for some bizarre reason, owes them a low-cost Mac OS powered computer. Read my lips: It’s not gonna happen!
by Justin Berka, Ars Technica
After several analyst reports caused Apple's stock price to fall by several points last week, two Needham & Company analysts issued a research note calling the price drop an "overreaction" and outlining several reasons why things aren't as catastrophic as they seem.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Brainpipe is a colorful, psychedelic 3D action game in which you descend a tunnel filled with obstacles you must maneuver to avoid, while trying to capture glowing glyphs.
by Jason Snell, Macworld
Can a hacked PC laptop tell us anything about Apple’s future mobile devices?
by Connie Guglielmo, Bloomberg
Apple Inc. will hold its annual meeting this week without chief executive officer Steve Jobs, his first absence since he reclaimed leadership of the company more than a decade ago.
by JR Raphael, PC World
A 'throw shoes at Bush' app, a breast-jiggler, a naughty entry from the South Park guys—these are some of the iPhone apps that Apple unceremoniously denied shelf space.
by Christopher Dawson, ZDNet
I’ll leave Apple to keep selling $1500 laptops in a recession. No stimulus package could get me to give them a second glance with their current lineup.
by Crystal Schelle, The Hearld-Mail
Macintosh fans say 25-year-old computer brand is a way of life.
by Mark Sigal, GigaOM
The reality is that openness is just an attribute -– it’s not an outcome, and customers buy outcomes.
by Reuters
More than a quarter of people who bought Apple Inc's iPhone are using them on wireless networks other than AT&T's, the exclusive iPhone carrier in the U.S., a "stunning" number that will pressure the company's business model, an analyst said on Monday.
by Mitch Wagner, InformationWeek
Apple's got room for future triumphs -- but it also faces threats from a battered economy, rejuvenated competitors, and a leadership crisis precipitated by Steve Jobs' illness.
by Charles Arthur, The Guardian
by Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek
"It's a single month's data; and it provides no information on international sales which account for 45% of worldwide sales in the March quarter."
by Ed Sutherland, Cult Of Mac
A new study highlights what could be the iPhone version of attention-deficit disorder. A day after a free iPhone app is downloaded, there’s only a 20 percent chance it will used.
by Sue Voelkel, Macworld
The iMac is a pretty cool machine. Ours has everything we need, and we’re a family made up of people who have very different computing needs and preferences.
by John Fuller, Macworld
The app still lacks some essential features, but the horizon looks promising for what looks to be a really powerful app.
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
by Jeff Carlson, TidBITS
When you're evaluating your backup system, don't forget to take power into consideration. A backup hard disk can't help you if it gets zapped by a blown circuit breaker or a lightning storm.
by John Gruber, Daring Fireball
Everything on your computer is ultimately saved somewhere in the file system. But that doesn’t mean that you want to handle the actual filing by hand for everything.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Fliq lets you exchange contacts, photos and notes with other Fliq users over a network. An iPhone app extends Fliq's usability to the iPhone as well.
by Dan Moren, Macworld
Adobe announced on Thursday that they’d found a wee bug in Acrobat and Reader versions 7 through 9. Just a tiny little critical buffer overflow hole that could let a malicious attacker take control of your computer.
by Dan Turner, Computerworld
Once 'beleaguered' Apple is now blue-chip; beleaguered was more fun.
by Neil McAllister, InfoWorld
If Apple's iTunes App Store becomes the model for software distribution, it could mean bad news for software developers.
by Keith Axline, Wired
Last month, French artist and videographer David Lasnier began composing paintings with the Brushes app on his iPod Touch and uploading the artwork to Flickr. The paintings quickly garnered praise and links from commenters and bloggers.
by Peter Ha, CrunchGear
Just like Apple doesn't sell a 15-inch monitor anymore, does it still make sense to sell a 20-inch model?
by Giles Turnbull, Cult Of Mac
It automatically adjusts your computer’s monitor brightness according to the time of day and likely lighting conditions.
by Ted Bade, Inside Mac Games
While the game is easy enough for younger players to understand, it isn’t so watered down that a more mature player won’t find it fun.
by Joe Wilcox, eWeek
Apple executives understand exactly what they've got in the platform. Have you noticed the subtle but clear changes in iPhone marketing? The focus has shifted from the device to the applications. The newest ads, with the line, "There's an app for that," are brilliant in their simplicity.
by Justin Berka, Ars Technica
Adobe's CEO said a few weeks ago that Apple and Adobe were working together to develop Flash on the iPhone, but a recent inquiry into the collaboration has Adobe simply reaffirming the difficulty of the task and how much it wants to work with Apple.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
LightSpeed features an iTunes-like browser and a “floating” point of sale interface. It can manage multi-store inventory lookups and transfers, and can work in a multi-user environment.
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
According to the developers, Pixelmator 1.4 adds a new painting engine delivers performance improvements, smoothness, as well as adding new brush settings for the painting tools.
by Shawn King, The Mac Observer
By any objective measure, CES is a much bigger show. But is it a more effective one?
by AJ Harrison, The Times-Delphic
Widgets rule my life.
by Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Fortune
by Sean Michael Kerner, Internet News
A security researcher says a new vulnerability could pose danger to Macs and iPhones. But we're still waiting for the proof.
by Ed Sutherland, Cult Of Mac
Although the economy has caused it to curtail opening more retail locations in 2009, Apple Wednesday officially added France and Germany to its list of European stores.
by Edible Apple
If Apple needs any evidence that a 24 hour return policy would be useful, they need look no further than the current pricing problems currently plaguing the app store.
by Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica
One of the best things I can say about Papers for iPhone is that it works exactly how you think it should work, and makes catching up on your reading that much easier. It's perfect for long commutes on public transport, boring seminars or lab meetings, or any other occasion where whipping out a Macbook might be considered inappropriate.
by Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
New in ScreenFlow 1.5 is the ability to add text objects to the timeline, allowing users to add titles to videos. The new version also adds more than 10 audio effects that can be applied to the narration.
by Brian Caulfield, Forbes
In Silicon Valley, Apple's quirky culture goes far beyond its walls.
by Brian X. Chen, Wired
Apple isn't going to roll out a revamped Mac desktop anytime soon, because you wouldn't buy one anyway, analysts say. Tough economic times, a shrinking desktop market and strong notebook sales make the idea of a sexy, aluminum Mac Mini an unwise investment for Apple, said Trip Chowdhry, a Global Equities Research analyst.
by Prince McLean, AppleInsider
A report issued on the flash RAM market indicates that Apple is inhaling supplies of memory components in preparation for the next generation iPhone, causing part shortages and raising the spot price for memory.
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
The worsening economy hit Apple Inc. hard last month as its U.S. retail sales fel 6% compared with January 2008, research company The NPD Group Inc. said today.
by Dan Moren, Macworld
With the preponderance of sites specifically tuned for the iPhone and the lack of vocal Flash proponents beyond Adobe itself, Apple has little incentive to bend over backward for what, in the end, may be a bigger help to Adobe.
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
If you’re looking for a simple Keynote controller, TapNext Lite certainly gets the job done. However, if you give more than one talk or so a year, you may find its lack of features quite limiting. For those who give many presentations, Stage Hand is the clear winner--it’s miles ahead of Keynote Remote’s limited features, and it worked very well during my testing.
by Chris Foresman, Ars Technica
Apple's message couldn't be any more clear, though. The iPod touch means "More games. More fun."
by Chris Bowler, The Weekly Review
The issue is that there is not consistent mapping of the Command+Number Key from application to application for opening the various windows available in any application.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Contactizer is a personal information management application that helps you manage projects and track their progress. New to the 3.7 release is a new standalone companion application called Dayboard. Dayboard provides a list of tasks, events and birthdays at a glance, even when Contactizer is closed.
by Prince McLean, AppleInsider
In a filling with the US Copyright Office, Mozilla and Skype have added their voices of support to a request by the Electronic Frontier Foundation for an exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act related to iPhone jailbreaking.
by Arnold Kim, Mac Rumors
Wayne Westerman and John Elias are the two engineers who are responsible for much of Apple's multi-touch technology found in the iPhone and notebook trackpads. Westerman and Elias originally founded a company called Fingerworks in 1998 and developed a number of multi-touch input devices including keyboards and touch-pads. Apple then acquired Fingerworks in 2005 and Westerman has been a senior engineer at Apple since.
by Jefferson Graham, USA Today
by Jeff Merron, Macworld
For those who like to follow weather more closely, there are a fair number dedicated radar apps to fill the void. Three of the most popular are Radar In Motion, Weather Radar, and RadarScope.
by Doug McLean, TidBITS
While it's no news that water and electronic devices don't mix, Apple has of late rolled out an interesting and little-known design feature: the liquid submersion indicator (LSI). Now integrated into the design of all Apple laptops, iPods, and iPhones, the LSI reveals whether or not its host device has been subjected to liquid damage.
by Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek
Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster just issued a research note looking at the tea leaves so far on Apple’s current quarter, its fiscal second. The upshot is that given the currently available evidence, he expects Apple’s results to come in about par with the consensus expectations.
by Zach Spear, AppleInsider
Although AT&T and several other iPhone partners joined an industry initiative to standardize mobile phone chargers over the next few years, Apple has yet to follow suit and may remain committed to its proprietary dock-connector interface.
by Michael Scarpelli, Inside Mac Games
Hidden Mysteries: Buckingham Palace is a competent hidden object game, but it’s simply not challenging enough to support the price tag.
by Dan Moren, Macworld
by Dan Moren, Macworld
This free little software package hooks into Front Row and adds the ability to stream video content from both Hulu and Netflix. Understudy allows you to add a variety of feeds from the two services, and even integrates with your own accounts so you can browse your Netflix Instant Queue or your Hulu subscriptions.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
by Jay Nelson, Macworld
Fusion 2 has plenty of unique features to get excited about. It adds and activates fonts in a snap and you can preview your fonts on your actual layout. Its Glyph View palette helps you explore your fonts, and Smart Sets make it easy to organize fonts by any criteria you like.
by Jakob Nielsen, UseIt.com
We're turning a corner in mobile Web usability. Just as Apple's Macintosh heralded a breakthrough in personal computer usability 25 years ago, its iPhone is pioneering a similar breakthrough in mobile usability today.
by Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle
For a variety of reasons, the pace and intensity of Windows-to-Mac switching may be starting to ebb.
by AppScout
Hyperspaces doesn't do anything drastically different with Apple's Spaces, but it does completely transform the way you use them. Some of Hyperspaces' features are so strong, I expect Apple to incorporate them in future versions of Mac OS.
by Simon Hackett, Business Spectator
It's easily the best laptop I have ever owned.
by TechRadar
There are also a number of third-party applications that can help you to save time when performing any number of tasks. These range from simple solutions, like speeding up searching for files or connecting to other Macs, to more advanced features like remote controlling Macs without leaving your seat and understanding iMovie's export options to minimise render times.
by Tyler Regas, Examiner.com
Apple is all about convenience and ease of use, and Apple's Spotlight technology, introduced in Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" as a replacement for Sherlock and improved in Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard", is a big part of that ethic.
by Cade Metz, The Register
According to blogger Tatsuhiko Miyagawa, Perl breakage only occurs if you're running Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5), you're using the Perl distro baked into the OS, and you've updated the distro via CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network), a widely-used collection of existing Perl modules.
by Judy Mottl, Internet News
Apple's iPhone and iPod lead the pack mobile handset Wi-Fi in the U.S. use while Nokia's handsets are dominant worldwide and the Symbian platform is tops in global Wi-Fi activity, according to a just-published report.
by Justin Berka, Ars Technica
VMware has released version 4.0 of its vCenter Converter software, which allows VMware virtual machines to be created from physical sources as well as other virtual machines. The software now supports Windows Server 2008 and Linux physical machines, as well as a variety of third-party image formats.
by Fred Wilson, Silicon Alley Insider
The mobile web is not going to be dominated by a single device and a single app ecosystem. I don't even think an app ecosystem is the long term solution for the mobile web. It's a bridge enviroment that allows for rich experiences on devices that don't have reliable high bandwidth connections yet.
by Galen Gruman, Macworld
The net effect of the changes to Version Cue CS4 is to make it less obtrusive when you're working in various CS4 apps and to provide a more intuitive way of accessing shared files (as virtual network drives). Adobe wisely left the version management features alone. A little more simplification would be nice, but that's more of a quibble than a complaint.
by Chris Foresman, Ars Technica
After Judge Alsup partially granted Psystar's motion to file amended couterclaims to Apple's lawsuit against the unlicensed clone maker, Psystar has gone ahead and filed the amended counterclaims, focusing on copyright misuse.
by Jeannie Kever, Houston Chronicle
Studying on your laptop is so 2007. A group of biology students at Houston Community College’s southeast campus just turns on iPhones.
"Instead of bringing your book to class, you bring your phone," said Lisa Jackson, one of 15 students enrolled in Anatomy and Physiology II as part of a pilot project to deliver course work on Apple’s trendy smart phones.
by Seth Weintraub, Computerworld
As Apple ramps up the capabilities, processor and screen of the iPhone, more and more computing tasks will be offloaded from my main machine.
by Tech N' Marketing
Everything about the Mac OS is simpler, nicer, and more intelligent than Windows, period.
by Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Fortune
You can see right away why it’s so hard for Apple’s competitors to be heard above the din.
by Tim Leberecht, CNET
Apple has never been accused of keeping new ideas under wraps, but by securing their new patent for “multifunction” touch technology like pinch, rotation, and swipe, they have certainly rocked the boat.
by Rene Ritchie, The iPhone Blog
by Chad Sapieha, The Globe And Mail
Who knew Apple had the potential to become such a boon to interactive entertainment?
by Tyler Regas, LA Examiner
by Lonnie Lazar, Cult Of Mac
iFart Mobile, maker of a wildly popular app for iPhone and iPod Touch, asked a court on Friday to rule that it can use the term “pull my finger” without risking trademark infringement claims by another iPhone fart app named, …wait for it, Pull My Finger.
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
In the suit, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, Picsel Technologies claims that the rendering process Apple uses on the iPhone violates Piscel's patents. Specifically, Picsel said its technology accelerates the process of updating the display on a device.
by Tim Mercer, Macworld
Artist’s Touch allows even the most inartistic person to produce beautiful paintings while providing realistic tools to those who are more creative.
by Chris Foresman, Ars Technica
The long-promised iDisk file-sharing feature has finally been activated, making sharing large files with your MobileMe account a snap.
by Tim Haddock, Macworld
Easy-to-use software helps novice screenwriters with story structure.
by Fred von Lohmann, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Jailbreaking an iPhone constitutes copyright infringement and a DMCA violation, says Apple in comments filed with the Copyright Office as part of the 2009 DMCA triennial rulemaking. This marks the first formal public statement by Apple about its legal stance on iPhone jailbreaking.
by James Quintana Pearce, MocoNews.net
Are mobile carriers destined to be traffic cops rather than content and services companies?
by Rafe Needleman, CNET
Now that I'm learning to live with the Mac, I can see why people like it. It's slicker, smoother, more enjoyable to use. I did learn the hard way, though, that moving from the PC to Mac is not something you can do overnight, nor in some cases at all—not if you want to maintain productivity. But if you have to use both platforms, it is possible to set up a system that not only lets you take advantage of the best of each world, but brings those worlds together in a way that makes them, just slightly, more than the sum of their parts.
by Don Reisinger, CNET
I realize we're in an economic recession and offering products at a discount can be a smart move in today's environment, but when we look at the $99 iPhone with some long-term perspective, I'm not convinced it's a deal.
by Charlie Sorrel, Wired
For me, these are worth the money just for the remote. It makes it way more convenient to walk around listening to music and podcasts. If you want better quality than the stock buds, though, you won't find it here.
by Sam Oliver, AppleInsider
As part of a software-oriented reorganization of its worldwide retail chain, Apple plans to start highlighting some of the App Store's most popular offerings by equipping demo units with the shop's most downloaded games and applications on a regular basis.
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
All in all, Days of Thunder is a hoot to play. The graphics are quite good, the sound effects are well done, and the game play is entertaining.
by Dan Moren, Macworld
Among the fixes in Security Update 2009-001 are a patch for the Safari RSS vulnerability demonstrated by developer Brian Mastenbrook last January. Also fixed were a denial of service vulnerability in AFP server, a flaw in CoreText that could allow maliciously crafted Unicode content to execute arbitrary code, and a security hole that could let other local users access a user’s Downloads folder, and several other vulnerabilities.
by Zach Spear, AppleInsider
A few owners of Apple's new unibody notebooks are experiencing backwards compatibility issues with the units' redesigned audio jacks, which offer a snug connection for the company's latest headphones with integrated microphones at the expense of a few legacy stereo headsets and speaker connectors.
by David Pogue, New York Times
The new iMovie offers so many satisfying time-savers that I would embrace it wholeheartedly, if it weren’t still missing one critical option.
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
How well can a spreadsheet work on a 3.5-inch screen?
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
The new 2.0.2 update features the ability to import virtual machines created using a competitor product -- Parallels Desktop 4. The update supports Parallels Server as well.
by Erica Sadun, Ars Technica
Apple has started cracking down on contests and sweepstakes associated with App Store products. Ars investigates and learns how you can work around these rules to better market your product.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Zengobi and Evernote on Thursday announced new integration between their respective products--Curio, Zengobi's brainstorming software, and Evernote, the company's eponymous information capture and retrieval software
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Virtual TimeClock helps employers track their employees' comings and goings.
by Lonnie Lazar, Cult Of Mac
Using the iPhone’s built-in camera, users can photograph the text in question (or choose an existing image from the camera’s photo albums). The app allows you to crop the image, focusing on only the important parts before uploading to the WhatTheFont web-based identification service.
by Om Malik, GigaOM
by Jason Perlow, ZDNet
by Stephen Withers, IT Wire
"We advise that Mac OS X users don't rely simply on familiar icons or messages from the authentication dialog box, but take an extra little step in order to verify the execution path of the program that is asking for the password."
by MacNN
Foxmarks, Inc. has released several variants of its browser add-on, Foxmarks, that can now be used to synchronize bookmarks between Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari.
by MacNN
IBM's security research and development group, X-Force, has released an annual report that suggests Mac is the most vulnerable operating system. The percentage of patched vulnerabilities compared to the total number of disclosed vulnerabilities was used for the rankings, with Mac OS X and OS X Server each leaving 14.3 percent of the problems unresolved.
by David Chartier, Ars Technica
Apple doesn't let iPhone owners store files on their devices, but there are plenty of third-party options for getting the job done. Ars rounds up our favorite Web services, desktop clients, and native iPhone apps that allow iPhone users to access files while away from their desks.
by James Galbraith, Macworld
As far as system updates go, the changes to new white MacBook are welcome, if subtle. The new faster graphics will make casual gamers happy, and who doesn’t like additional RAM? Though the slightly slower processor didn’t help performance any, this new white MacBook is a solid entry-level product. And if you need a Mac portable with FireWire, it’s your most affordable choice, with the cheapest MacBook Pro costing twice as much as the white MacBook.
by Bobby Caina Calvan, McClatchy Newspapers
"My iPhone puts things right in the palm of my hands, and I'm able to access things quickly during my day-to-day work."
by Susie Ochs, Mac|Life
by Brendan Wilhide, Macworld
Box.net’s iPhone client lets users of the online storage service easily access their files while on the go. It’s a convenient option for iPhone and iPod touch owners with remote storage needs.
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
by David Dahlquist, Macworld
MobileMe users have been receiving a new phishing e-mail that informs them that their annual subscription is set to renew automatically on a certain date, but that "attempts to charge your credit card have failed." It then offers to let you log in to update your information.
by Jeff Leitner, Washington Post
I had naively assumed the goal was to preserve old buildings of historic significance from the ravages of modernity. But the building Apple intends to raze is 24 years old.
by Aidan Malley and Kasper Jade, AppleInsider
The upgrade accelerates the sync time for calendars and contacts stored in Microsoft Outlook, pushing updates in real time both to and from the computer.
by Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Fortune
by Mg Siegler, Venture Beat
Analysts seem to like to assume that Apple is going to make moves based on motivations that drive other companies, like market share. But Apple has proven time and time again that market share takes a back seat to solid margins and quality products.
The same statement can be applied to netbooks.
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
"German legislation is in this case on the side of the final consumer," the company's site said, claiming that under German law, a license agreement is valid only if it was visible, and agreed to by the buyer, prior to purchase.
by John Gruber, Daring Fireball
This jibes with a story I heard several months ago from a source who works at Apple, which is that Google showed Apple legal a pre-release prototype of the HTC G1, specifically to avoid patent-related disputes.
by Keith Stuart, The Guardian
The developer of iShoot quit his day job after earning $22,000 a day at the top of the App Store charts. Here's what you have to do to be next...
by Appcubby
People seem to think that there is unlimited demand for iPhone apps, but that's just not true.
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
by Charlie Fletcher, Inside Mac Games
Its shortcomings do not completely outweigh the basic fun of playing Scrabble through an obstacle course.
by Rick Broida, PC World
by Adam C. Engst, TidBITS
Consultant Scott Rose has isolated a potentially dangerous bug in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard that could cause data loss for people who rely on the Dock as a launcher for in-progress documents. The steps to reproduce the problem aren't likely to bite careful users, but it's easy enough to see someone accidentally stumbling into the situation, as did one of Scott's clients.
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
It took the music industry the better part of a decade to figure this out. I’m hopeful the movie studios are a little quicker on the uptake.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
New to the 3.2 release are new features like the ability to edit document properties, including author, company, copyright and other fields; new backup options; control over smart quotes on a per-language basis; and a preference to choose the default file format for new documents.
by Dan Moren, Macworld
by Lonnie Lazar, Cult Of Mac
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
Dear Apple,
I've bought iLife '09, all excited with the advertised new features like Faces in iPhoto '09, all ready to see all the face detecting and face recognizing that you've promised. After waiting for the installation and the rebooting to be done, I happily launch iPhoto '09, and discovered, sadly, that more waiting was in order. There were hundreds more minutes before I could start using Faces in iPhoto '09 as your software started scanning through my photos.
Where's my instant gratification?
You should have sneaked an update to iPhoto '08, and start doing all that scanning in the background a few weeks prior to the launch of the new version, little-by-little. Then, when your customers install and launch iPhoto '09, everything will be super-fast and super-magical, and every blogger out there can start to rain praises on you so-many-more minutes earlier.
Thank you. (With tongue somewhere in cheek.)
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Postbox — based on technology developed by Mozilla — is aimed at users looking for new ways to organize, locate and use the data that’s sent to them by e-mail.
by Mac Versus PC: The Blog
You might already know that wireless connectivity and screen brightness are some of the major factors that limit battery life, but what else can you do to reach 8 hours of battery life?
by Apple Gazette
by Surfbits.com
by Ephraim Schwartz, InfoWorld
Windows, Mac OS, and Linux are all getting smaller. What does that mean for you?
by Nick Spence, Macworld UK
MacHeist has launched MacHeist 3, the redesigned software promotion site aimed at offering bargain Mac software bundles while raising money for charity.
by Nick Spence, Macworld UK
Maintain has updated its Mac OS X utility Cocktail, which adds the ability to clear potentially harmful files such as 'most common Trojans' or other files that may harm your system in any way.
by Stephen Baker, BusinessWeek
I think Genius reflects the normal human way of dealing with complexity. It reaches for a simple rule in the beginning. These people are like this, those ones like that. And then, hopefully, it starts to learn.
by Steven Burke, ChannelWeb
The ability of PearC and Psystar to keep one step ahead of Apple's ever-vigilant legal eagles is likely to spark more companies to brave the Mac clone waters.
by Jochen Wolters, O'Reilly Digital Media
by Bruce Tognazzini, Ask Tog
How a simple idea is causing complexity.
by Steve Casimiro, The Adventure Life
The iPhone itself is already on its way to becoming indispensable and will become even more so—these 25 outdoor apps are part of the reason why.
by Jason D. O'Grady, ZDNet
by Dawn Kawamoto, CNET
While Judge Alsup found in Psystar's favor by allowing the company to continue its counterclaim with a misuse-of-copyright argument, he denied its motion to amend its claim that Apple's copyright-oriented conduct threatens or harms competition.
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
So thanks, Apple, for building such an amazingly long-lasting monitor. I certainly wasn’t expecting it to be looking this good, nor working this well, six years and nearly 20,000 usage hours after I brought it home.
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
by Tim Mercer, Macworld
Jaadu RDP is an exceptionally well-built and polished app that stands out among the other remote desktop apps out there, particularly if you’ve got a PC to control.
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
If you don’t want your iPhoto library to be cluttered with images you have no interest in keeping, don’t import the photos into iPhoto in the first place. Rather, fling them into a folder somewhere and when you’re ready to place the images in iMovie, drag them from the folder directly into the iMovie project.
by Chris Foresman, Ars Technica
The latest rounds of talks with both Steve Jobs and Tim Cook came to a standstill when China Mobile supposedly refused to give up sales of smartphone apps to Apple. "Wang said China Mobile should operate the application store itself in order to maintain its advantage," a source told Interfax China. Another sticking point was that the App Store requires the use of a credit card, whereas most customers in China pay by depositing money into their mobile phone accounts.
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
What GarageBand ’09 brings to the table is the possibility that more people--specifically those looking to get some use from a guitar or keyboard crammed in a closet or electric guitar players seeking a more authentic sound--will stick around for a second look.
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
by Chris Foresman, Ars Technica
Besides the "Learn to Play" feature of GarageBand '09 being Intel-only, it turns out that some slideshow themes in iPhoto '09 are incompatible with older machines. Better ditch that PowerPC machine now if you want to keep using Apple's software.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
by Lonnie Lazar, Cult Of Mac
Comes now Variah, with a brand new mobile “gaming” app exclusively for jailbroken iPhones and iPod Touch that lets users interactively touch, strip and stroke beautiful models to climax.
by Sct Finnie, Computerworld
Jobs or no Jobs, several opportunities exist for Apple.
by Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times
Well, that's just an act of genius. That's all you can say. Genius!
by Kristan Kenney's Digital Life
I'd have to rate the service I received from AppleCare to be a 10 out of 10.
by Junko Yoshida, EE Times
EE Times has leanred that Siano Mobile Silicon, a mobile digital TV chip supplier, will disclose that its multi-standard mobile digital TV receiver chip is designed into the recently launched iPhone 3G accessory in Japan.
by The Examiner
Georgetown's stuffiness should not prevent D.C. from landing an Apple store. Every "big city" has one. If mayor "CrackBerry" Fenty wants to be a big-city mayor, he should make sure Georgetown doesn't ruin it for the rest of us.
by Ryan Kim, San Francisco Chronicle
When pressed, developers, who are all effusive in their praise of Apple, have some modest suggestions about how the App Store can evolve. The ideas highlight some of the growing pains the store is undergoing, new opportunities created by it and the developers' own eagerness to do much more with the iPhone and iPod Touch.
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
A federal judge last week ruled that Psystar Corp. can continue its countersuit against Apple Inc., giving the Mac clone maker a rare win in its seven-month-old battle with Apple.
He also hinted that if Psytar proves its allegations, others may then be free to sell computers with Mac OS X already installed.
by Merrill Douglas, Government Technology
A growing trend toward "consumerization" in the workplace has seen more employees asking for the IT products they prefer, or simply bringing in products they buy themselves.
by Ryan Faas, Computerworld
For $79, iWork '09 is a solid suite for newcomers and a worthy upgrade for current users, even if it seems like a largely incremental update. There are a variety of useful additions to all three applications, though Numbers is probably the one with the most changes.
For many users, iWork serves as a viable and cost-effective alternative to Microsoft Office, one that distinguishes itself with ease of use and the visual flair it can add to data, documents and presentations. With a free trial version available, users who have been curious about iWork can take it for a thorough test drive before deciding whether to buy.
by Eric J. Savitz, Barron's
by Robin Wauters, TechCrunch
by Jeff Carlson, TidBITS
by Erik Sherman, BNET Technology
by Jim Goldman, CNBC
In recessionary times, cash is always king, and Apple has a mountain of it. But the company's business is also surging. It's an incredibly powerful one-two financial punch not replicated by any other company, to this degree, that I can think of.
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
by Franklin Pride, Inside Mac Games
Geneforge 5 is well worth the price of purchase. $28 is pretty cheap for an RPG that lasts over thirty hours, especially one that's this entertaining.
by Apple
by Jeff Carlson, Macworld
iMovie '09 has caught up with iMovie HD and surpassed it in features and performance. There are enough improvements in iMovie '09 that I think it is no longer competing with iMovie HD, but instead with Final Cut Express, which is the next step up in Apple video editing.
by Chris Holt, Macworld
SimCity for the iPhone is true to the series and a solid strategy game with many memorable moments, clever nuances, and a high level of replayability. Experienced fans of the series will take some time adjusting to the touchscreen controls, but ultimately geek out at seeing this miniature version of their beloved game. Persons new to the series should experience this iconic strategy game but this may be a rocky introduction.
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
Thanks to Faces, iPhoto seems to think that I'm Steve Jobs.
by John Martellaro, The iPod Observer
Whether Apple likes it or not, to make the Apple TV hardware more attractive, the company may have to open the doors a little with strategic partnerships.
The question is: is the partnership at the hardware/application level, or at the content/iTunes Store level? I bet Apple is still on the latter strategy.
by Charles Moore, Low End Mac
by James R. Stoup, Apple Matters
All of the best developers (one imagines) would be too interested in retaining control to let Apple handle things. I don't seem them trusting anyone that much.
by Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times
It’s hard to imagine Apple elevating the art of desktop moviemaking to this degree under the severe limitations of the old iMovie’s user interface and methodology.
by Antone Gonsalves, InformationWeek
Apple is late in delivering technology that would enable third-party iPhone applications to run in the background in order to immediately receive alerts, messages, and other content. But analysts say consumer demand for such features remains low, so the delay is unlikely to have an impact on the consumer electronics maker.
by Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post
An architectural review board today ordered Apple to redraw plans for a store it hopes to open in Georgetown, the fourth time the panel has rejected the company's submission. The board's three members, each of them architects, expressed disappointment that Apple keeps proposing a design that they have criticized.
Apple struggles with the board have caused anxiety among Georgetown business leaders who worry that the company will grow fed up and drop its plans for the property.
by David Pogue, New York Times
Even when the economy is crashing down around us, there’s still amazing power in a single good idea. And the one on display here--pricing software so low that millions of people buy it without batting an eye--is turning a few clever programmers into millionaires.
by Erica Sadun, Ars Technica
There's just not enough gameplay to learn from and return to, although it's fun for its relatively short play life.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
by Deborah Shadovitz, Macworld
Its improved uploading capabilities, easy-to-use widgets, and more straightforward interface will be worth the price of the upgrade. Using the program for professional purposes remains more of a challenge. It’s not designed for professionals, but it can be a great way to start your Web presence.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
If you’re not a Wii owner and the idea of a bunch of mini-games featuring nutty cartoon bunnies sounds appealing, Rayman Raving Rabbids can be appealing. But if you’ve already tried it on the Wii, you’re going to find that the gameplay loses a lot in translation.
by Paul Castle, Shufflegazine
So while my Apple devices are fun to play with, they continue to be a great bon when it comes to getting serious work done.
by ifo AppleStore
After several denials by a District of Columbia architectural commission, Apple has finally obtained approval for its planned store on Wisconsin Avenue in the Georgetown district of the city, and it’s a stunning new design that includes a rear interior atrium with planted trees.
by Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post
Moving from iLife '08 to '09 makes more sense than an upgrade from iWork '08 to '09.
by [An Error Occurred While Processing This Directive].com
I love exploded diagrams of objects where you see every piece of the thing. I had the idea to try and make a real life version of one, and picked my iPod to be the victim. The catch was, I wanted it to work even in its exploded form.
Wow!
by Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post
Three times, Apple has presented plans for its first Washington store. Three times, a panel of architects has suggested a return to the drawing board. Each time, Apple came back with a drawing that was more contemporary and as full of glass as the first, if not more.
On Thursday, Apple returns for a fourth round with the Old Georgetown Board, as the panel is known, this time with a drawing that is virtually identical to the first.
by Gene Steinberg, MacNightOwl
by Steve Kudelko
It's kind of a pointless little pet-peeve, but it's irritated me since Leopard hsa been released.
by Electronista
A new study published today by ChangeWave reveals that the sudden recession has likely had a chilling effect on MacBook sales. As the number of people looking to buy notebooks over the next 90 days has dipped from 8 to 6 percent in January, fewer are also looking to buy one of Apple's portables.
by Slash Lane, AppleInsider
Apple said Wednesday that it's facing unexpected delays related to its new unibody 17-inch MacBook Pros and won't be capable of shipping orders for at least another two weeks.
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
by Ted Bade, Inside Mac Games
It's an addictive game and worth the price. I highly recommend it.
by Dan Moren, Macworld
Ask your average iPhone user if they spend more time on the phone or on the Net, and I guarantee that the majority of them will say something to the effect of "Holy crap, it makes phone calls too?"
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica
Norway's consumer watchdog group has nothing left to complain about after Apple announced that DRM on iTunes Store music would be going the way of the dodo. That's why it's now dropping the case against Apple and moving on to bigger and better things.
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
The update improves overall stability, according to notes included with the update. The new version also addresses specific issues with downloading lessons from the Learn to Play Lesson Store.
by Jeff Merron, Macworld
Print from EuroSmartz is a nifty but limited utility that enables you to print web pages, photos, and contact information from your iPod touch or iPhone.
by Seb Janacek, Silicon.com
The rumor mill is now a major liability for the Mac maker.
by Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek
Apple should give programmers the software developers' kit they need to make the device more flexibile and useful. Buy the box, and you can buy or rent from iTunes—and if that's not enough, there are hundreds of easy-to-install apps that will let you watch whatever you want from the internet.
Will Apple give up the dream of having iTunes be the place to distribute media content?
by Adam Turner, The Sydney Morning Herald
by MacNN
The documentary Welcome to Macintosh has reportedly received positive feedback and praise during a recent screening that included several Apple personalities.
by Zach Spear, AppleInsider
by David Morgenstern, ZDNet
Redmond: Make sure your "killer instinct" isn't pointed at your own foot.
by Brad Stone, New York Times
Apple's ads have fared better than Microsoft's in the war for consumers' hearts.
by Kevin Webb, Low End Mac
The Pismo is still considered a wonderful machine almost five years since its initial release.
by David Weintraub, TidBITS
by James Dempsey, Macworld
The program is perfect for scrapbookers, those who wish to customize their images before sharing on the Web, and users who want a little more in the way of image adjustment than iPhoto offers. With such a wide variety of tools, there’s little reason for non-professionals to look at other options—Funtastic Photos has a little bit for everyone.
by Jeffery Battersby, Macworld
Apps look to address iPhone's inability to send pictures via MMS.
by David Chartier, Ars Technica
iLife '09 contains plenty of new features to convince current Mac owners to upgrade from iLife '08, but there is one unfortunate deterrent for those still on PowerPC-based machines. GarageBand '09 is the first iLife component to have one of its most touted features go Intel-only.
by Rick LePage, Macworld
By focusing on the people and places behind our photos--and how we share them--Apple has made it easier in iPhoto ’09 to categorize, search for, and share our pictures. We’d like to see some of these new features more streamlined and automated, but this latest version is a solid step forward.
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
If you're a matte screen aficionado, and you've been lamenting the lack of such screens on the new 15-inch MacBook Pro, TechRestore's screen replacement program is an option worth serious consideration.
by Chris Holt, Macworld
The game doesn't merely pay homage to an earlier genre of gameplay, but embellishes and explores new ways to define it. Well-paced and unique, Aquaria is an instant classic.
by Tony Poulos, Telecom TV
Despite Apple's success at rolling out the iPhone via its mobile operator partner channels, it hasn't had everything its own way. One of the iPhone's much-vaunted features - Visual Voicemail - has been studiously ignored by many operators even though they could profit from it as a way of driving even more subscribers to their service.
by Fraser Speirs
THe Drobo situation has been resolved.
by Kirk McElhearn, Macworld
Smart playlists let you set up rules and then sit back and let iTunes do the searching, filling the playlists with tracks that meet your desires. Here’s a handful of smart playlists to show you some of the subtle ways you can have your Mac choose your songs for you.
Smart playlists is one of the most powerful feature of the iTunes/iPod product, and is one of the main reason why my podcast listening experience is so great on my iPod.
by Peter Burrows, BusinessWeek
Has Apple so differentiated itself from Windows rivals that the Mac market is now a separate thing from the overall PC market?
by MacBloz
Apple has sent a cease and desist letter to a German website that sells iPhone 3G's independent of a Simlock or T-Mobile contract, as well as a $2,271 bill for legal costs surrounding the misuse of Apple's own iPhone imagery.
by Bradley Ouellette, Blaast
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
Your Mac can help you pick up new skills.
by Ryan McLaughlin, CNET Asia
Apple has done absolutely everything it can to make using its laptop computer an enjoyable experience.
by Earnest Cavalli, Wired
Even publishing the finest indie game of the year can't protect a company from the ravages of our current economy.
by Joe Wilcox, eWeek
Business Mac deployments hit a 5 percent adoption ceiling last year, but they're bouncing down, according to a new report by Forrester Research.
by Matt Asay, CNET
If the University of Utah is offering OS X administration courses, it's because there's a market for the class, a market that is being fed by increasing enterprise adoption of the Mac.
Something disturbs me... "Mac OS X Deployment v10.5", or any computer administration classes, does not belong to Computer Science. Where is the science?
by Dave Rees, The Gadgeteer
I conducted my usual earbud test on them and was very happy when I was able to stop using them.
by Saj-Nicole Joni, Forbes
In the new era of transparency, it is less possible to avoid the collision between public and private rights. I preidct that if you want to lead at the top, these issues will increasingly be decided in favor of the greater good of those you serve.
by Charlie Sorrel, Wired
"Apple and Adobe are collaborating." It seems straightforward enough, but is likely to be just bluster and wishful thinking.
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica
Version 4.0.4 of Keynote improves compatibility with PowerPoint 2007 and PowerPoint 2008 files generated by Microsoft.
by Kyle Bailey, Macworld
This slick little iPhone app allows you to add cartoonish effects pictures of friends and relatives until your cheeks hurt from too much smiling.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
The drive can burn up to 50GB of data on a single dual-layer BD-R disc, and can do so at 4x to 8x speed (limited to 6x using USB 2.0).
by Richard Hallas, Inside Mac Games
by Erica Sadun, Ars Technica
You can develop Lite and Free versions of your iPhone application, but it turns out that Beta and Demo apps are off limits.
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
How to work with mics and other input methods.
by David Chartier, Ars Technica
An open source plug-in allow Aperture 2 users to share photos online through Google's Picasa Web Albums service.
by Michael Felberbaum, Associated Press
A company called 4sight Products Inc. has a solution: $40 gloves that have electrically conductive gold-colored material on the tip of the index finger and thumb. Apple must think it's a good idea as well - it has filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for gloves that would do essentially the same thing.
by Tim Arango, New York Times
Apple, according to a music industry official involved in the negotiations, offered to negotiate variable pricing about a year ago. Apple indicated it was willing to make the switch to variable pricing provided that the music companies would agree to license songs for wireless downloads on the iPhone, as well as drop copyright protections using digital rights management software.
by Joe Wilcox, eWeek
John Gruber is right. Collaboration "could mean anything." Flash on iPhone isn't a "technical challenge." It's an Apple-imposed challenge, I say.
by Harvey Silverglate, Wall Street Journal
The notion that investors were entitled to every detail, when they knew the CEO's health history and saw his obvious weight loss, is ludicrous. That a man's desire to maintain a shred of privacy under these circumstances can justify a fraud investigation tells us much about the lack of legal precision, not to mention decency, with which federal investigators and prosecutors too often operate.
by Mark Veverka, Barron's
The impact of these stores, which will remain powerful when the economy returns, is multifold. They have created a high-margin retail channel that has been hugely responsible for converting Windows users to Macs. Their registers will ring again as long as Apple continues to deliver iconic wares.
by Roger A. Grimes, InfoWorld
Security is not Safari's strong point. Security-minded users will have to decide if Safari's poor cipher support, lack of security zones, and absence of enterprise features for mass deployment and control can be overcome by its aesthetic benefits.
by Mg Siegler, VentureBeat
After so many false starts, I'll believe Flash is coming to the iPhone when it's actually there, on my device.
by Ashley Laurel Wilson, CIO.com
More alternative uses for Mac computers are popular these days. Mac usage has never been so outrageous.
by Kevin Hunt, Hartford Courant
The Touch changed everything.
by Fraser Speirs
The DR people were very apologetic over the way the technical support incident was handled. In particular, they made it clear that literally everything I had been told by DR tech support was wrong, which tells you a story in itself.
by Aidan Malley, AppleInsider
Once thought to be building Flash for the iPhone mostly on its own, Adobe has mentioned at the World Economic Forum that it's not only continuing work on the animation plug-in but has teamed up with Apple to make it a reality.
by Jeff Smykil, Ars Technica
Remote system monitoring from your iPhone: does iStat have what server admins want, or does it only meet the needs of casual home server admins?
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