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by Dan Nosowitz, Gizmodo
Birdfeed , a challenger to the throne of iPhone Twitter clients currently held by Tweetie, might have the edge in some ways. It caches Tweets, so you can read your feeds even without wireless coverage, and looks super slick to boot. Tweet
by Andrew Nusca, ZDNet Tweet
by Don Reisinger, eWeek
Is Mac OS X Snow Leopard really ready for the enterprise? Probably not. Security is not a single-front war. IT managers need multiple layers of security to ensure mission-critical data is kept safe. And although Apple claims it can provide that security, most third-party security applications simply aren't compatible with Mac OS X. That means companies will need to entrust Apple, a company that has yet to face too many security obstacles, with the safety of their networks. It's a tough sell. Tweet
by Jason Snell, Macworld
According to Apple’s documentation, “This SMC firmware update adds compatibility for the latest service replacement batteries.” Tweet
by Macworld
Also announced: Today and Letter Opener updates. Tweet
by Tyler Tschida, AppAdvice Tweet
by Jennifer Van Grove, Mashable Tweet
by Jason D. O'Grady, The Apple Core
Most of this is common sense, but the following are a couple of good iPhone battery conservation tips that will help you get more run time out of a charge. Tweet
by Patrick Miller, PC World Tweet
by Matt Neuburg, TidBITS
If you, too, are weary of the Mac OS X Finder's frustrating shortcomings, its lack of intelligence, nimbleness, and complaisance, then you owe it to yourself to give Path Finder 5 a try. Sure, you can go on holding your breath waiting to see whether Snow Leopard can work miracles, if that's your idea of a good time; but most of us need to get stuff done now. With Cocoatech's Path Finder, you can. Tweet
by Connie Guglielmo, Bloomberg
Steve Jobs is back at work at Apple Inc., returning to his job as chief executive officer as planned after taking medical leave in January.
“Steve is back to work,” said Steve Dowling, a spokesman at the Cupertino, California-based company. Jobs is at Apple a few days a week and working from home the rest of the time, he said. “We are very glad to have him back.” Tweet
by MacNN
Several major cellphone makers today agreed to support a European Union push for a universal charger standard. Apple, LG, Motorola, Nokia, RIM, Samsung and Sony Ericsson have signed a deal with the European Commission that will see micro USB become the default connector for powering cellphones in the continent. Tweet
by Aayush Arya, Macworld
It’s difficult to find a video cataloguing and playback application that rivals the formidable pairing of iTunes and Front Row. But now there’s Plex , a media center for Mac OS X that’s capable of cataloguing and playing back every major video format out there, and it works admirably with the Apple Remote to boot. Tweet
by Erica Ogg, CNET
The iPhone 3GS is already wooing game developers with its faster, more powerful platform, but don't expect a ton of games fully taking advantage of it to flood the App Store--yet. Tweet
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Casual gamers or people just looking to blast some aliens ought to keep looking: EVE Online isn’t for you. But if you’re willing to invest the time and effort to really get the most out of this incredibly deep and intricate game, you’ll be hard pressed to find a more rewarding game experience. Tweet
by Jeffery Battersby, Macworld
ShoveBox 1.7.3 is a versatile and simple yet comprehensive tool that will allow you to capture a wide variety of data effortlessly. While there are some limitations to the types of files you can capture and the ways you can automatically filter what you’re capturing, overall ShoveBox offers the easiest way I’ve found so far to collect, and, yes, organize the random and disparate yet necessary information that constantly crosses my path. Tweet
by News.com.au Tweet
by Jenna Wortham, New York Times
The iPhone has sent rivals scrambling, first to duplicate its glassy touch screen, then its successful mobile application storefront. Now it is the video game industry that is sitting up and taking notice. Tweet
by Computerworld
Apple has been plagued by what seems to be an endless string of controversies surrounding the App Store. Tweet
by Escapist Magazine
There are plenty of other companies doing interesting things in what businessmen like to call the 'mobile space,' but since WWDC Apple has kept itself firmly in the spotlight, consigning everybody else to the relative gloom outside it. Tweet
by Tyler Tschida, AppAdvice
Remember The Milk is a popular free online task managing service. The service allows you to keep track of your appointments and to-do items, and it can even remind you of all of this via email, SMS, and IM. The free Remember The Milk iPhone app allows you to do all of this while on-the-go, and thanks to recent 1.1 update you will now be able to receive reminders via push notifications. Tweet
by Jackie Dove, Macworld Tweet
by CNET Tweet
by Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post
Two years ago, the original iPhone was the phone that changed everything. The new iPhone 3GS can't make the same difference, not when it shares the market with both predecessors and competing models that have learned some of the same tricks. Tweet
by Nathan Eddy, eWeek
Apple's App Store is a runaway success, but controversial applications may force the company into decisions that run counter to the free market spirit that makes the App Store so popular. Tweet
by Brooke Crothers, CNET
The premium pricing of Apple's Mac Mini desktop is due to its laptop lineage, according to a teardown analysis by iSuppli. Tweet
by Eric J. Savitz, Barron's
Here's some free advice for anyone who runs a public company but doesn't want to give any details about their business: go private. Tweet
by Anthony Ha, Venture Beat
The legal situation remains unclear, but either way, this is a crummy situation for any developers hoping to do something cool or useful with Muni data. Tweet
by Joseph Menn, Financial Times
Former Apple executives and others who worked closely with Mr Jobs say outsiders fail to appreciate the care he has taken to build top-flight internal teams - a misperception spurred in part by Mr Jobs's own mythmaking. For that reason, they say, the stock fluctuations on speculation about Mr Jobs's prospects in fighting cancer are overdone. Tweet
by International Business Times
Apple had officially removed the 'Hottest Girls' App from its store and seems punished the developer of the pornographic app. Tweet
by Kathleen Ryan O’Connor, CNNMoney.com
A guide to breaking big in Apple’s very crowded market. Tweet
by Motley Fool Tweet
by Glenn Fleishman, TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us
Never say never with Apple, but I believe that AT&T is where the iPhone will remain for the next couple of years. Tweet
by Matt Asay , CNET Tweet
by Tod Maffin
Also, pay no attention to the (beautifully retro) VU meter. It really won’t help you. Tweet
by John Gruber, Daring Fireball
That we had to wait two years for the iPhone’s text selection and pasteboard is a good example of one aspect of the Apple way: better nothing at all than something less than great. That’s not to say Apple never releases anything less than great, but they try not to. Tweet
by Dan Moren, Macworld Tweet
by CNN Tweet
by Popular Science Tweet
by Ray Rivera, New York Times
My wife and I were on a crowded 1 train last year when a young red-haired woman turned to the woman seated next to her, who was playing her iPod way too loud. Tweet
by Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press
North Carolina's General Assembly changed its corporate tax law to favor Apple Inc. after fears the technology giant would take its $1 billion data center to Virginia, state documents released Thursday show. Tweet
by Jodi Jill, Examiner.com
Using reports filed by individuals who are currently waiting in line or have reported the line wait, you can quickly find out the time of the expecting wait period if you don't have a fastpass. Tweet
by Darren Gladstone, PC World
The true story of how one goofball iPhone app saved a company and funded a new MMO game. Tweet
by The Mac Observer
The update for the automated data backup application added support for FTP transfers, and is now Mac OS X 10.6-ready. Tweet
by AppleInsider Tweet
by Jeff Carlson, Macworld
Acting as a friendly middleman between your video files and iTunes, it encodes videos using QuickTime (and, optionally, El Gato’s Turbo.264 hardware device and software for faster performance), pulls metadata from IMDB.com over the Web, and hands the formatted files to iTunes. Tweet
by Nathan Alderman, Macworld
Organizer’s great ideas marred by shaky execution. Tweet
by Jordan Golson, GigaOM
With more than 50,000 apps available on the iPhone, the long tail is in full effect — but even so, the steepness of the curve is impressive. Tweet
by AblePear Tweet
by MacNN
The update features stop-motion capabilities and time-lapse Imagery that is used to edit the speed of video frames. Toon Boom 5 also boasts a new interface and Chroma Key tools enabling users to replace the background in a video. User's can also position elements of their project more accurately using Onion Skinning. Tweet
by Robin Wauters, TechCrunch Tweet
by Eric Frederiksen, Kombo.com
With many of those most fun and popular touch games hovering between $0.99 and $4.99, you can grab a whole bevy of games for the price of a single DS game. Tweet
by Ashby Jones, Wall Street Journal Tweet
by David Sarno and Walter Hamilton, Los Angeles Times
Firms aren't required to disclose medical details about executives, lawyers say. But they are required to divulge 'material' information investors should know before buying or selling stock. Tweet
by Joseph Menn, Financial Times
The former company officers agree that Apple would be different without Mr Jobs. But it would still be solid if the right person was tapped as CEO. In some ways, they say, it might be better, in that project leaders who hindered by fear of getting it wrong in Mr Jobs’ eyes might take more risks. Tweet
by MacNN
The update adds support for transferring and saving both voicemail and voice memos as well as brings iPhone 3.0 compatibility. Tweet
by Macworld
Also announced: Updates for Profcast, SQLiteManager. Tweet
by Chris Foresman, Ars Technica
A couple is suing Apple because some songs purchased on the iTunes Store after April 7 cost more than the 99¢ they were "promised" by some iTunes gift cards purchased at Walmart and Sam's Club. The lawsuit is seeking class action status for all others similarly "wronged." Tweet
by David Chartier, Macworld
Evernote, the ubiquitous digital-scrapbook service that wishes it were your third arm, has finally taken the next logical step and enabled sharing. Users can now open up their notebooks for collaborative editing to a select few individuals, or even the entire world. Tweet
by Christopher Breen, Macworld Tweet
by Tara Parker-Popet, New York Times
I would argue that Mr. Jobs has 35,420 far better reasons to start talking about his health. That’s the number of people expected to die of pancreatic cancer this year. I can only imagine the impact a person of Mr. Jobs’s global stature would have on awareness and fund-raising if he braved public disclosure of his condition. Tweet
by Aayush Arya, Macworld
Even if you take five million off that number to account for the ones that may not be in use anymore, a figure of six million downloads still means that only about 17 percent of all those users had ventured forth and downloaded firmware 3.0 in its first week. Although that would be an impressive statistic for most phones, we’ve all come to expect a bit more from the iPhone. Tweet
by Bernard Aw's Blog
When the world geo-political and economical play changes, Singapore, Malaysia and the rest of ASEAN will be well-positioned to meet the new world order. Tweet
by Jeff Atwood, Coding Horror
I didn't write this to kiss Apple's ass. I wrote this because I truly feel that the iPhone is a key inflection point in software development. We will look back on this as the time when "software" stopped being something that geeks buy (or worse, bootleg), and started being something that everyone buys, every day. You'd have to be a jaded developer indeed not to find something magical and transformative in this formula, and although others will clearly follow, the iPhone is leading the way.
by Dusan Belic, IntoMobile
by Fred Vogelstein, Wired
by Charlie Sorrel, Wired
One of the main reasons for not buying porn on the internet (apart from the vast range of free content) is fear that the purveyors will rip you off if you give them a credit card number. With the Apple Store, your stimulation is just an easy, automatically-billed click away. This first foray is quite awful, but you can be sure that there will be more, and better, very soon.
by Claire Bates, Daily Mail
Family campaigners are furious over a new Apple application which allows teenagers to access softcore pornography via the popular iPhone.
I wonder if they are furious over Safari and Google too.
by Brian Caulfield, Forbes
A Memphis hospital said Saturday Jobs had never been a patient. Then they changed the story.
by Jason Green, San Jose Mercury News
An agreement that would let Apple CEO Steve Jobs build the home of his dreams and save the historic mansion that occupies his favored site is ready to be signed, an attorney for Jobs and the Palo Alto-based angel investor who wants the place told the Woodside Town Council on Tuesday.
by Stephen Hutcheon, Sydney Morning Herald
by eWeek
John didn't ask for my driver's license to hold. He didn't make me sign anything. He didn't make me fill out a trouble ticket. Nothing. He just helped me get my iPhone back online. On one of the busiest days of the Mac year (the day the 3.0 software was released and the release of the iPhone 3G S only days away), I was up and running after intentionally killing my phone. All in less than a half-hour.
by Matt Asay, CNET
For all the discussion of the importance of transparency and openness on the Web today, it's very telling that the world's fastest-growing mobile platform may also be the most proprietary.
by Tyler Tschida, AppAdvice
The problem with the iPod touch’s ability to receive push notifications is not only that it must rely on a Wi-Fi connection to receive the alerts, but it also doesn’t constantly check for the alerts while locked or asleep.
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
by Jason Snell, Macworld
Lower prices make Apple’s ultra portable more appealing.
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors
One particularly notable feature however appears to be support for the newest version of Apple's Remote app which adds touch screen gesture support for controlling your Apple TV.
by AppleInsider
In controlled JavaScript Web site renders, the iPhone 3GS is nearly three times as fast as the iPhone 3G and Palm Pre, and 5.5 times faster than the T-Mobile G1, according to a new study, which also reveals that the iPhone 3.0 software alone has a dramatic impact on the speed in which an iPhone 3G renders websites.
by Erica Ogg, CNET
In an interview on CNBC Wednesday morning, Berkshire Hathaway CEO and iconic investor Warren Buffett said Apple should have disclosed the seriousness of Jobs' illness, describing it as a "material fact" for shareholders of the company.
by Dan Moren, Macworld
by Galen Gruman, InfoWorld
The influence of the iPhone on Snow Leopard’s feature set does call into question how the mobile environment may further shape desktop OS functionality in future iterations.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
QuicKeys 4 helps you automate common tasks using “Abbreviations” and “Shortcuts.” Typing text, opening an application, clicking a button or making a menu selection are all examples of things you can automate using QuicKeys.
by Kris Fong, Macworld
by Chris Holt, Macworld
Simulation game is an instant classic.
by Stuart Gripman, Macworld
If people describe you with words like “meticulous” and “fastidious,” you may not need a junk drawer. For the rest of us, an uncluttered place to stash serial numbers, PDFs, bookmarks, and Web archives is a welcome tool. Yojimbo 1.5.1 ably fills this need with a minimum of fuss. I’d like to see some more advanced organizational tools, but that’s a minor criticism for an otherwise well-conceived and stable product.
by Stuart Kennedy, Australian IT
Carriers are cranking up the hype for the arrival of Apple's new iPhone 3GS on Friday with midnight launch events, price plan wars and the promise of a Lara Bingle visitation.
by Joe Nocera, New York Times
On Monday, when Mr. Jobs officially returns to work, the board should put out a straightforward, unambiguous statement about what Mr. Jobs’s health problems are, what his prognosis is and whether those problems will affect his ability to lead. And if they don’t, the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is supposedly conducting an inquiry into the way the company has handled previous announcements about Mr. Jobs’s health, should force them all to resign.
by Doug Dineley, Galen Gruman, InfoWorld
Apple's iPhone 3.0 OS and iPhone Configuration Utility 2.0 extend the iPhone's enterprise-class management and security features. The InfoWorld Test Center sees how far they really go.
by Leander Kahney, Cult Of Mac
Methodist University Hospital in Memphis has confirmed that Steve Jobs had a liver transplant — and the disclosure was made with Jobs’s permission, the hospital says.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the hospital said Jobs was the sickest person on the waiting list at the time the donor organ became available.
by Wailin Wong, Chicago Tribune
Company calls latest iPhone a hit, but it's staying mum on the health of its founder.
by Andrew Heining, Christian Science Monitor
by Slippery Brick
by Daniel Lyons, Newsweek
He brought us the Mac, the iPhone, and a new way of living with technology. A look at the career of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs.
by Ginny Mies, PCworld.com
by Brad Stone and Ashlee Vance, New York Times
Apple is one of the world’s coolest companies. But there is one cool-company trend it has rejected: chatting with the world through blogs and dropping tidbits of information about its inner workings.
Few companies, indeed, are more secretive than Apple, or as punitive to those who dare violate the company’s rules on keeping tight control over information. Employees have been fired for leaking news tidbits to outsiders, and the company has been known to spread disinformation about product plans to its own workers.
by Mark Hattersley, Macworld UK
In an oddly uncharacteristic move, Apple has quietly changed the way it is spelling the new iPhone 3GS, which now appears without a space all of Apple's press materials.
by AppleInsider
Apple on Tuesday released Final Cut Pro 6.0.6 to address playback issues on certain Mac Pro and Xserve systems. Separately, the company also issued a bug fix update for Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Express Base Stations that include 802.11n support.
by AppleInsider
Psystar's hopes of stalling Apple's lawsuit have crumbled as the Mac maker has successfully overturned the court stay on its case.
by Tim Mercer, Macworld
I’m definitely impressed with what can be done in Brushes, and it has inspired me to further dive into digital painting. If you’re an artist, you’ll certainly want this app on your mobile device.
by Wall Street Journal
Tim Cook, who has run Apple Inc. for five months while Steve Jobs has been on medical leave, has emerged as a star in his own right -- and one that the company needs to make sure stays put.
by Lance Whitney, CNET
by James Galbraith, Macworld
With its lower price, the return of FireWire (woo-hoo!), longer battery life, better looking display and a new built-in SD Card slot that you can boot from, the newest member of the MacBook Pro makes an impressive debut.
by Kirk McElhearn, Macworld
When you’ve got a lot of music, you generally have no problem fitting it on your Mac, but you may run into problems syncing your iPod or iPhone. Depending on which model you own, you may not be able to put all your music on your portable device.
by AppleInsider
AT&T on Tuesday became the latest player to attempt to capitalize on what's sure to become a multi-million dollar market for iPhone-based turn-by-turn GPS driving solutions, launching its AT&T Navigator software on the App Store.
by Jacqui Cheng, Clint Ecker, Ars Technica
While the camera could still use some work, its other new features are useful and the phone's speed definitely lives up to its name.
by MacRumors
Two major instant messaging clients (AIM and Beejive) for the iPhone and iPod Touch were updated tonight with support for Push notifications. Instant messaging was always cited as one of the major reasons the iPhone and iPod Touch needed some form of background processing.
by Marion Maneker, The Big Money
by Don Reisinger, CNET
Apple has a proven record of trying to do what's right after it makes mistakes; this is no exception.
by Dan Frommer, Silicon Alley Insider
by Touch Arcade
by Dan Moren, Macworld
MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.7 lets those MacBook Pros use the 3Gbps specification, though Apple also warns that it has not offered drives that support the faster speeds—all previous and current MacBooks use 1.5Gbps drives—so the use of faster drives remains unsupported.
by Macworld
Also Announced: Updates for Xcode, AutoCorrectXT, Adium.
by Adam C. Engst, TidBITS
Call me obsessive, call me retentive, but just don't call me on an "iPhone 3G S," since Apple has quietly started changing the new iPhone's name to "iPhone 3GS," removing the space before the trailing S.
This coming from a fellow who spelled Tidbits funny. :-)
by The Intermittent Kevin
Even though iPhone's alert notification plays whether it's on vibrate or not, it still obeys the ringer volume - so you can still, regrettably, keep it from playing. Also it's a lighter daintier sound effect than we'd prefer for locating something by sound. Hell, I'd prefer it if I could take pictures, play my iTunes library, and tase whoever was holding it.
by Dan Moren, Macworld
About halfway through writing the enormous tome of an iPhone 3.0 review, I realized that there just wasn’t enough room. For every huge new feature, like landscape keyboard, cut-and-paste, etc., it seemed like there were a dozen more smaller improvements and enhancements that cried out for equal attention.
by CNN
by MacRumors
by Zack Stern, Mac Life
While Black & White 2 initially shows its variety, it turns into a dull, slow march. Only the most forgiving gods could overlook its basic problems.
by Jason Snell, Macworld
Apple’s smartphone still at the top of its game.
by Robin Wauters, TechCrunch
In addition, the company says six million customers have downloaded the new iPhone 3.0 software in the first five days since its release.
by William Porter, Macworld
Do you outline your thank-you notes, number (and then renumber) the items on your shopping lists, or use footnotes in e-mail? Then Mellel is probably the word processor for you. Writers of long technical documents will love the control that Mellel offers over outlines, cross-references, footnotes, table of contents generation, figures, and more.
by Connie Guglielmo, Bloomberg
Apple Inc. should disclose whether Steve Jobs had a liver transplant if he returns to work this month in the role of chief executive officer, corporate governance experts said.
by Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek
So Apple investors will be judging two competing headlines as the market opens on June 22: Will they worry about the mortality of Jobs, long believed to be the irreplaceable creative and aesthetic powerhouse of Apple, or will they decide that the successful launch of the latest iPhone is sufficiently good news to warrant buying more Apple stock?
by Brian X. Chen, Wired
A growing chorus claims that Apple’s questionable approval policy for its iPhone application store raises issues with net neutrality.
by Ken Fogel, Ulitzer.com
by The Fishbowl
Other phone manufacturers have to go to great lengths to sandbox third-party applications, building a complex security model to defend against malware. Apple instead said ‘screw that’ and moved the security model up a level into the app store.
by Michelle Kessler, USA Today
Reports that Apple CEO Steve Jobs recently had a liver transplant are sparking speculation about the future of the electronics maker — and questions about what other issues the company may not be revealing.
by Robert Palmer, TUAW
by MG Siegler, TechCrunch
We’ve received a few tips of people saying they’ve gotten an email from Apple offering them a $30 iTunes Store credit due to the problems activating the new iPhone 3G S. Apple claims it is still working with AT&T to resolve the issue that has caused some new iPhones to still not be activated 2 days after the launch of the device. And it warns that it may be another 48 hours before it’s resolved.
by Joe Wilcox
Apple is once again up to its media manipulation tactics, or so I allege. Surely I can’t be the only person seeing just how transparent was yesterday’s Wall Street Journal Steve Jobs liver transplant story. The timing, on day of iPhone 3GS launch, helps protect Apple’s share price and deemphasize an important fact: Steve isn’t really coming back this month.
by MG Siegler, TechCrunch
But really, it’s the whole package of the iPhone as an extremely consumer-friendly device mixed with this video functionality that is killer.
by Touch Arcade
Aside from Apple Europe's early assurance, Lyscarz pointed out to us that there are a number of apps in the App Store that do exactly the same thing from CHIP-8 emulators, programmable calculators and, of course, Frotz, a Z-machine interpreter.
by Wall Street Journal
Steve Jobs, who has been on medical leave from Apple Inc. since January to treat an undisclosed medical condition, received a liver transplant in Tennessee about two months ago.
by Stephen Wildstrom, BusinessWeek
There are two main sources of maps, Navteq (owned by Nokia) and Tele Atlas (a TomTom unit) and they aren't cheap.
by Jenna Wortham, New York Times
Hollywood has its red-carpet premieres. The National Football League has its opening kickoff celebration. For technology fans, Apple’s release of its latest devices are as good as it gets.
by Macworld
We round up some of the recently updated apps taking advantage of iPhone 3.0.
by Chris Foresman, Ars Technica
The iPhone OS 3.0 update has added plenty of features that make the iPhone a better corporate enterprise citizen. Apple has also given IT admins a new configuration utility and a guide for deploying the iPhone for business use.
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
The latest 17-inch MacBook Pro is by all measures a minor hardware upgrade over its predecessor, offering only slightly faster processor options and a bump in hard-drive capacity. The more significant change is the value you get for your money: Apple has dropped the price of the computer by $300 and similarly reduced the price of build-to-order upgrades.
by AppleInsider
In a near repeat of problems that plagued last year's iPhone 3G launch, Apple's iPhone activation servers are showing signs of buckling under the pressure of hundreds of thousands of customers who are attempting to activate their new handsets and warning of delays that could span two days.
by Don Reisinger, eWeek
Does Mac OS X keep snubbing the enterprise? It's possible and there's no explanation for it. But it could be one of many reasons why Apple continues to lag behind Microsoft Windows in market share in the enterprise. It’s also becoming clear that Snow Leopard, the next edition of the Mac OS, is unlikely to help Apple application software make significant new inroads into the enterprise.
by Chris Barylick, Macworld
For the third consecutive summer, Apple released a new phone, and for the third consecutive summer, crowds flocked to buy it—though perhaps not in as large a number as they had in the past.
by MacNN
A teardown of the just-launched iPhone 3G S by RapidRepair this morning has revealed that Apple is using a processor capable of HD video and otherwise more than what Apple has enabled.
by Gizmodo
The intensity of the vibration MyPleasure could use for this app is obviously limited by the amount of vibration that the iPhone offers, so the orgasmic potential of the MyVibe app is similarly limited. However, orgasms—while fun—aren't everything.
by Connie Guglielmo and Joseph Galante, Bloomberg
Apple Inc. shares have climbed 59 percent since chief executive officer Steve Jobs went on medical leave, signaling investors are confident the maker of the iPhone can succeed without its co-founder at the helm.
by Brian Caulfield, Forbes
Apple's most important product this year isn't a smart phone. It's software.
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
by Franklin Paul, Reuters
Braving a downpour at Apple’s New York flagship store in midtown, three college students were already lined up waiting to be first to nab the new iPhone 3GS when it goes on sale on Friday.
by Sascha Segan, PC Magazine
Apple provides clearer, more progressive OS upgrades than anyone else in the smartphone business. The fact that OS 3.0 even runs on original iPhones at all should be celebrated, even if it lacks stereo Bluetooth and MMS. Apple has made it clear that you're not just buying a device, you're buying a platform that will evolve with time. Apple's upgrades set a standard that Microsoft, Google, and RIM are still struggling to meet.
by Dennis Sellers, Macsimum
by MacNN
MacSpeech has launched MacSpeech Dictate Medical, providing speech recognition and dictation software for medical professionals on the Mac platform.
by Paul Miller, Engadget
Sure, they could've pre-ordered for delivery and stayed dry, but what's the fun in that?
by Frederic Lardinois, ReadWriteWeb
After thinking about how Apple has implemented notifications, however, we think that while this is a great feature, there are a couple of areas where we would like to see some changes.
by Jackie Dove, Macworld
by Macworld
Also announced: Sync’Em update, new Casio WXGA projector.
by AppleInsider
by AppleInsider
Apple this week stepped up its efforts to take on rivals Research in Motion and Microsoft in the corporate smartphone market, releasing a lengthy guide aimed at helping system administrators deploy iPhones throughout big businesses while simultaneously taking advantage of over a dozen new enterprise features delivered this week.
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
NetShred X erases temporary files that web browsers and e-mail client software leave behind.
by Daniel Lonescu, IDG News Service
Now that many had the chance to play around with the new iPhone OS, plenty of undocumented features and nifty updates are started showing up.
by Nick Spence, MacWorld UK
Apple and PR may not be two words you often see in the same sentence, but after a 14-year relationship Apple is dropping communications firm Bite in the UK and taking all promotional activities in house.
by MacNN
A simpler method exists for enabling tethering with unsupported iPhone carriers, a new report claims.
by Glenn Fleishman, Macworld
Thanks to improvements in the iPhone OS 3.0 software update released Wednesday, connecting to a Wi-Fi hotspot with your iPhone or iPod touch should become almost as easy as roaming on the cellular network. Two new features radically improve the process of logging in (when you’ve already got an account with the Wi-Fi hotspot provider) and filling out information when it’s required for free access. However, there are some catches, and—wouldn’t you know it?—an incompatibility or two.
by John C. Welch, Macworld
Along with the “Big Two” enhancements, Apple has delivered a solid set of new features that will help the iPhone on corporate networks too.
by Nathan Alderman, Macworld
It lacks the endless flexibility of Firefox’s plug-ins, and it’s far less svelte than its rival browsers. But despite its extra bulk, Safari combines raw power and a thoughtful, well-crafted interface to give Mac users the best of both worlds.
by Mel Martin, TUAW
Sirius has released the free iPhone/iPod touch app so satellite radio fans can listen wherever they go if they have an online subscription.
by Brian X. Chen, Wired Top Stories
The free software update is significant enough to beautify even the two-year-old, original iPhone, making it feel brand new.
by Tim Wasson, TUAW
by Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times
Many of the demonstratable user features of iPhone OS 3.0 will keep them interested, but the ever-broadening possibilities of the iPhone hardware and software library is the far more powerful motivation to keep writing monthly checks to the company who thinks it’s perfectly OK that countries that are only just now getting their own regional edition of “American Idol” should get MMS and tethering before we do.
by Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times
by Andy Ihnatko, Flickr
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
Force the user to agree to download such an app (and swear they’re of age to do so) and Apple’s responsibilities as censor presumably lighten.
by Arnold Kim, MacRumors
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica
The one-word summary for iPhone 3.0 should be "subtle." But don't go thinking that subtlety means boring—the changes that come with Apple's latest mobile OS are plentiful and hidden in many corners of the device.
by Eric Slivka, MacRumors.com
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
In addition to the myriad functional changes offered in iPhone OS 3.0, many security improvements have also been made. Apple has outlined those changes in a lengthy technical note, which we’ve summarized here.
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
Finding information and content on your mobile device is easier than ever.
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
Overall, I’m thrilled with Spotlight on the iPhone—with the sole exception of the lack of an index for the content of Mail messages. I’m not sure if it’s feasible, but it’s something that would make this near-perfect addition to the iPhone OS even better.
by Erica Ogg, CNET
While the majority of commenters on CNET and around the Web are reporting success in downloading iPhone OS 3.0 Wednesday, there were scattered reports of problems.
by Greg Kumparak, TechCrunch
by Edward C. Baig, USA Today
The 3.0 software and 3G S phone may not check off everything on your iPhone wish list. But they give iPhone loyalists plenty of new reasons to celebrate.
by Michael Gartenberg, GartenBlog
The S in 3G S stands for speed and Apple isn’t kidding.
by David Pogue, New York Times
In short, the substantially improved, still elegant iPhone 3G S makes it dangerously easy for your heart and your head to agree.
by Glenn Fleishman, TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us
Darn it - where's my iPhone? My iPod touch? My keys? Okay, my keys are in my hand, but I have no idea where the other two are. Ow! Now I remember where I left the barbells. I'd better find my Mac - I know where that is, at least - and fire up MobileMe.
by Stephen Shankland, CNET
The World Wide Web Consortium is opening the possibility of pushing back against an Apple patent on software updates that Apple had refused to license royalty-free for use in a proposed web standard.
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
You have two tasks to perform. The first is to organize your photos by year and the second is to then copy those photos to a new library and delete them from the original library.
by Dan Moren, Macworld
Safari 4.0.1, available via Software Update or Apple’s Safari download page, is a small fix for the latest version of Apple’s Web browser. The 43.8MB download features compatibility fixes for problems with Safari and iPhoto ’09, specifically those related to the photo software's Places feature and publishing pictures to Facebook.
by Prince McLean, AppleInsider
by Michael DeAgonia, Computerworld
iPhone users finally get copy/paste, Spotlighting searches and push.
by Dan Moren, Macworld
There’s nothing quite like watching a good poker game: the bets, the raises, the subtle tics that reveal too much, the hushed murmurs of the crowd, and the simple knowledge that ultimately only one can walk away victorious.
by Jason Snell, Macworld
by Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal
Both the new iPhone and iPhone OS are packed with features that make a great product even better. But, for many users, the software may be enough of a boost to keep them from buying the new model.
by Engadget
The carrier 3 in Hong Kong sent a network-wide SMS notifying iPhone owners that OS 3.0 will be available on June 18th, 01:00 local time. That's 1pm on the 17th in New York, 6pm in London, and 1900 in central Europe.
by John Gruber, Daring Fireball
This year, the emblematic session was titled “Mac Programming for iPhone Developers”. I’m not even sure what to say about that, other than to confirm that anecdotal evidence suggests that new-to-Apple iPhone developers are indeed very much interested in developing for the Mac now, too.
by MG Siegler, TechCrunch
It looks like Apple is holding back delivery of the iPhone 3G S units that we pre-ordered over the web, until Friday.
by Randall C. Kennedy, InfoWorld
How Apple takes something dry and boring — like multicore tuning — and turns into something shiny, new, and Apple-"exclusive".
by Leslie Cauley, USA Today
AT&T's wireless network is having a hard time keeping up with the Apple iPhone, a top wireless analyst says.
by David Murphy, PC World
The expansive feature list of both the iPhone's 3.0 firmware and the new abilities brought on as part of the iPhone 3GS have made many of my Cydia customizations... irrelevant.
by David Pogue, New York Times
by Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson, Courier Mail
Those who prefer Apple's stylish approach to notebooks, complete with ready-to-use, intuitive software, Multi-Touch controls and iLife software should withstand the initial frustration and personal investment. Now that both will run common tasks, it is possible for Mac and PC users to co-exist and even collaborate.
by MG Siegler, TechCrunch
In a rather odd update on the support area of its site today, Apple has an entry titled: iTunes: About unsupported third-party digital media players. While it never explicitly mentions the Pre, or any other device, it doesn’t take an Apple Store Genius to figure out what it means.
by MacNN | The Macintosh News Network
Users can import any unprotected MP3, AAC, MOV, AP4 or M4V file, which is then converted into the appropriate format.
by MacNN
FileWave has released version 9 of its self-named distribution and management application.
by Brian X. Chen, Wired
by Andrew Fishkin, Low End Mac
One thing is certain, the MacBook Air is even more impressive in actual use than it ever was in magazine and online reviews - or on display at the Apple Store. I don't even notice it in my briefcase, which for the first time in two years is not one designed specifically to carry a laptop computer.
by Seeking Alpha
Most new Mac users rave about the solidity of the product, the no-bloatware out-of-box experience, and the sheer beauty of Apple's technology. What I want to focus on today, however, is Apple's superb retail experience.
by Macworld
Also announced: Updates to DutyWatch, Combine PDFs, Pages Clipart.
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica
Get Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard for (almost) free even if you have bought a Mac before Snow Leopard's release. With Apple's Up-to-Date program, you'll just have to pay for shipping if you have a qualifying Mac or Xserve.
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
There’s been a great amount of both hoop as well as la in the last couple of weeks in regard to the iPhone 3G S and the iPhone 3.0 software. Yet very little of the noise generated by either focuses on the iPhone’s iPod capabilities. Not that Apple hasn't made improvements.
by Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service
by Erica Ogg, CNET News - Apple
Based on the features demonstrated at the developer conference last week, the newest version of the Mac operating system, OS X 10.6, dubbed Snow Leopard, could turn out to be the most touchscreen-friendly Mac OS the company has ever built. Snow Leopard won't be available until September, and so far, Apple does not sell a touchscreen notebook or tablet. But some of the features in the upcoming OS at least show a path on which Apple could be headed toward offering a larger touchscreen device.
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
by Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Fortune
by John O'Brien, Courier Mail
The iPod shuffle is simultaneously the most boring and most fascinating model in Apple's iPod lineup.
by Scott Merrill, TechCrunch
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
by Ben Boychuk, Macworld
by Bob Evans, InformationWeek
by Brian Dipert, EDN
by Stephen Williams, New York Times
Apple’s decision to build an SD (for Secure Digital) card slot into its new 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pro laptops has raised some eyebrows from those who question its utility. Not to mention the fact that there’s no longer a functional ExpressCard slot in those Pro models.
by Business Standard
Apple has authorised Bharti Airtel to ‘unlock’ its 3G iPhones, launched earlier, enabling the Indian company to sell it through their stores to any user, not necessarily only an Airtel subscriber.
by Seattle Post Intelligencer
by Deborah Shadovitz, Macworld
Think of rooSwitch as an app that lets you perform user switching at the application level. Instead of logging in and out of different user accounts on your Mac, rooSwitch lets you switch users for only one app at a time by switching what rooSwitch calls Profiles.
by Ben Charny, Wall Street Journal
U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken recently denied a request from the Cupertino, Calif., company to transfer an unusual lawsuit it faces to a federal judge in San Jose, Calif.
by Graham Cluley, TechRadar UK
Yes, there aren't as many Mac malware threats as Windows threats - not by a long shot. But they do exist, and we are seeing some hacking gangs writing malware for both platforms, and planting their attacks on webpages in such a way as to serve up a Mac threat when Apple users visit, and a Windows attack when PC users surf by.
by Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Fortune
There’s a surprising level of awe and wonder in the tech press about the batteries in the MacBook Pro computers that Apple unveiled last week — especially since they’ve been around for more than a year.
by MacNN
The software is used to monitor and control a chosen environment's lighting fixtures, appliances, and other electronic devices.
by Don Reisinger, eWeek
Mac OS X is widely considered the most secure operating system around. But is it really as secure as Apple and its supporters want us to believe?
by Chris Obrien, SiliconBeat
I wanted a machine that worked well, and made me passionate (but hopefully, not obnoxious).
by Nicholas Deleon, CrunchGear
by Neven Mrgan's Tumbl
I’m very food-aware wherever I go, but I sure heard a lot of talk about where to eat what to eat how to eat it around the conference. Here’s what my experience has taught me.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Apple on Monday released Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 4 and Java for Mac OS X 10.4 Release 9, two updates that “deliver improved reliability, security and compatibility.”
by Rich Mogull, TidBITS
If you don't know, for sure, that you're getting the $199/$299 pricing, we recommend that you call AT&T, stop by a store, or check their online system for your upgrade eligibility date. If you think it's wrong, especially if you have an original iPhone, ask to talk to a supervisor and see if there might be a mistake on your account.
by David Chartier, Macworld
Good news, everyone: it sounds like you can take a (brief) break from throwing darts at AT&T's logo and photos of its various executives. Thanks to a new FAQ from the carrier that focuses on iPhone 3G S and some of iPhone OS 3.0's new features, we have a little more information on what to expect when MMS goes live later this summer.
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
There’s very little you can do about the contents of the iPhoto Library package, but there is something you can do in iPhoto. Control-click on the Trash icon in iPhoto’s Library list and choose Empty Trash.
by AppleInsider
Apple on Monday began shipping its new iPhone 3G S handsets to customers who were among the first to place their pre-orders last week following the handset's introduction at the company's annual developers conference.
by Matt Hamblen, Computerworld
Despite some enterprise-geared improvements in the latest iPhone, the analysts Computerworld spoke to say those steps are not good enough for widespread adoption of the new smartphone inside large businesses.
by The Guardian
by John Brandon, Macworld
Studiometry 6.1.7 is a sensible business choice because it combines some low-level accounting features with contact and project management characteristics.
by Louisa Hearn, The Sydney Morning Herald
Rick Bavage turned his back on the corporate world last September, swapping a successful career as a marketing executive for an uncertain future building iPhone applications.
by Tim Bajarin, PC Magazine
Is the iPhone a personal computer that just happens to make phone calls, or a phone that just happens to run apps? And if it's really a PC that fits in your pocket, does that change how you use it?
by Pocket Gamer.Biz
WWDC 2009: 10 lessons learnt about the future of iPhone gamingPocket Gamer.Biz, UKAlmost all iPhone game developers we spoke to are increasing their number of releases. Maximum development cycles remain three months but many companies are also looking to release much smaller, viral games and entertainment apps. ...
by Robyn Kurth, Examiner.com
If a preschooler becomes bored, noisy, or goes into full tantrum mode in a public place, traditionally parents have had limited options: ride it out, give in to the child's demands (not a good option in the long run), or give up and go home. Now 21st century technology has given parents one extra method to placate a restless child on the road: iPhone applications.
by Matthew Miller, ZDNet
by HealthNews
Several weeks ago, I wrote that I envied those incredibly lucky people who owned an iPhone. Earlier this week, I found to my immense surprise and pleasure that I no longer need be envious, because very soon I too could be the proud owner of one of these devices.
by Mac Rumors
The slower SATA interface is unlikely to affect the bulk of users as even the fastest traditional hard drives are unable to saturate even the 1.5 Gbit interfaces. However, if you are planning on buying a fast Solid State Drive (SSD), it could affect the drive's performance.
by Mel Martin, TUAW
by CNET
Why did Apple drop the IBM-backed PowerPC architecture and switch to Intel in 2005? Four years to the month, one person involved in the discussions between Apple and IBM offers some insight.
by Jackie Dove, Macworld
by Leander Kahney, Cult of Mac
by Sven-S. Porst, Quarter Life Crisis
The more critical points about Safari 4 are the changes to its user interface.
by Mike Musgrove, Washington Post
As Kaufman at AT&T put it, "You're not a sucker, Mike, you're an early adopter."
Yup.
by MG Siegler, TechCrunch
Apple needs to make sure its ecosystem is enticing for the small developers to work in. And that’s getting to be a problem with so many apps now in the store, and with so many big name development houses now making apps. I think a Genius app recommendation feature would go a long way to help this.
by Marco Arment, Marco.org
I’m satisfied and somewhat comforted by the human side of Apple that I’ve met so far, but nothing could replace better (than zero) transparency. While I’m glad I met some employees to finally get some insight into how they operate, I wish I didn’t need to.
by Jason Snell, Macworld
The surging popularity of the Twitter messaging service has broken at least one Twitter client application and affected another as a part of what is being called “the Twitpocalypse.”
by Aidan Malley, AppleInsider
Signaling a likely repeat of Apple's iPhone sell-outs of the past two years, AT&T is already warning that those making iPhone 3G S pre-orders that they won't get their handsets on launch.
by AnandTech
It looks like, once again, other notebook makers will have to play catch up to Apple in this department.
by Barron's Online
by Variety
by Gizmodo
by James Galbraith, Macworld
by Doug McLean, Tidbits
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
by Macworld
by David Chartier, Macworld
by Jim Dalrymple, CNET News
by Chris Foresman, Ars Technica
One Mac developer has discovered a few interesting changes to fonts that are coming to the next version of Mac OS X. Apple is planning to say goodbye to a long-time monospaced friend of Mac developers.
by Sam Oliver, AppleInsider
Apple said Friday that more than 11 million copies of its new Safari 4 web browser have been downloaded in the first three days of its release, including more than six million downloads by users of Microsoft's Windows operating systems.
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
by Eli Hodapp, Touch Arcade
by Charistina Warren, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
by Andy Patrizio, Internet News
The new iPhone 3G S uses an incompatible graphics library from the previous phones.
by Brian X. Chen, Wired
Apple has traditionally held its ground as a premium computer manufacturer, but it might just be getting sucked into a recession-prompted price war.
by Asher Moses, Sydney Morning Herald
Within a day, the ad was removed. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), which operates the train system, said it pulled the ad down because it was "too dark" and did not let enough light through.
by Matt Buchanan, Gizmodo.com
So, why is Apple basically wasting one of their most powerful brands, their "most popular Mac"?
Because they're about to call something else MacBook.
by Jared Newman, Technologizer
With the iPhone and iPod Touch, we’re seeing a resurgence of these small-time developers, looking to strike gold in an increasingly crowded playing field. If there was ever a time to bring back gaming shareware, this is it.
by Joel Spolsky, Joel On Software
Filling little gaps in another company’s product lineup is snatching nickels from the path of an oncoming steam roller.
by MacNN
by Tom Kaneshige, CIO.com
Environmental group questions "green" claims and asks if Apple will offer options to prevent phones from becoming e-waste.
by Dan Costa, PC Magazine
For the most part, Apple products still cost more—often a few hundred dollars more—than competing Windows-based machines. But now that the Apple Tax has been trimmed to a reasonable size, a lot more people will find it worth paying.
by Eric Auchard, Reuters
Apple Inc is taking steps to make its computers run on corporate networks, but these moves fall far short of ensuring Mac users win equal standing in business.
by Andrew Garcia, eWeek
The G1 with Google and Palm Pre devices and carriers are enticing, but a big time and money investment in Apple App Store makes moving to a new platform difficult to justify, especially as vendors run out of ways to differentiate the actual devices.
by Elinor Mills, CNET News.com
Security experts have discovered two new attacks targeting Mac users, a new version of a worm and a Trojan hidden inside a porn site.
by MG Siegler, TechCrunch
In the latest iPhone 3.0 GM build, which went live shortly after the WWDC keynote on Monday, the ability to re-download an app you’ve already purchased, looks to be have been restored.
by MacNN
The Missing Sync for the Pre allows users to sync data, such as iCal or Entourage, between a Mac and the smartphone. The service also works when the Pre is placed on the Touchstone charger.
by Jason Kincaid, TechCrunch
Developers Andres Douglas and Greg Pascale (who was behind the iSynth application) have taken a whopping 273 photos of the App Wall and used them to build a virtual recreation using Microsoft Photosynth.
by Bryan Fergus, The Mac Observer
OpenOSX announced Thursday version 3.0 version of WinTel, the company's Windows, Linux and other OS virtualization solution for Mac OS X. The new version adds support for true virtualization to their product.
by Jason Chen, Gizmodo
Apple did two things simultaneously that are usually contradictory; they lowered the price of their entire MacBook Pro line while at the same time bumping up the specs.
by Dan Frommer, Silicon Alley Insider
by Jesus Diaz, Gizmodo
The short answer: For the time being, yes. But in the future, you may want to upgrade.
by Charlie Sorrel, Wired
The relevant numbers are 256MB RAM for the OS, double that of the 128MB in the original iPhone, and a 600MHz processor, up from the pedestrian 412MHz of the first two models
by John Herman, Gizmodo
What do you do when you've instituted a bottom-to-top refresh in your product line, your new shipments are imminent, but you still have hundreds of stores with leftover inventory? FIRE SALE, is what.
by Jim Rapoza, eWeek
The new browser one of the the most attractive and interactive browsers available today.
by David Pogue, New York Times
by Jackie Dove, Macworld
Communing with equipment from the past.
by Chris Foresman, Ars Technica - Infinite Loop
In addition to pre-ordeing an iPhone 3G S, AT&T and Apple will have some special hours for those hoping to grab the new iPhone as soon as humanly possible.
by Bill Snyder, InfoWorld
AT&T's strange delay on iPhone tethering and MMS may be an early warning that the new services will pack a hefty price tag. It's time to say no.
by Aulia Masna, Macworld
by Owen Fletcher, IDG News Service
An Apple handset that uses one of the next-generation mobile standards offered in China has appeared on the approved product list of the State Wireless Inspection Center, a government-managed industry arbiter. The handset, apparently an iPhone, was cleared last month to use its assigned frequency range for five years, according to the center’s Web site.
by Dan Moren, Macworld
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
I'm taking a break. MyAppleMenu will return on either June 11 or 12, 2009.
by Jason Snell, Macworld
Apple doesn’t want people thinking of the iPhone as a computer—and it has a point.
by Peter Glaskowsky, CNET
by Tom Kaneshige, CIO
How WhippleHill developed a new iPhone app on the cheap.
by John Martellaro, The Mac Observer
That's why when Apple does something new and cool and daring, the competition has to respond right away, in force, with resources, imagination, and salesmanship. Not many companies can manage that, recession or not.
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
Whatever the reason, from a consumer’s point of view Apple’s new laptop line sports the company’s most aggresive pricing, and provides the best value, to date.
by Engadget
by Agam Shah, Macworld
by Pete Mortensen, Cult Of Mac
Eleven days from now, when I pull my iPhone 3G S out of its box, I will be a little sorry that its back is glossy and fingerprint-laden. But I’ll be happier to know that Apple’s design team is working on something new, interesting and complex — exactly the kind of problem they’re brilliant at solving.
by David Lidsky, Fast Company
This is huge news for SanDisk, which has been laboring mightily to communicate that SD cards are for more than just moving images off your camera to your PC.
by Seth Rosenblatt, CNET News - Apple
Safari is now a serious browser for serious Windows users, and its position on Macs has been bolstered.
by AppleInsider
Apple Monday evening made available through its website a QuickTime video stream of its WWDC 2009 keynote address from earlier in the day that ushered in more affordable Mac notebooks and the iPhone 3G S.
by MG Siegler, TechCrunch
Today at Apple’s WWDC event in San Francisco, Apple had a bunch of Cinema Display monitors mounted together on a wall showing what looked to be some sort of pulsating canvas. But a closer look revealed that it was actually a huge collection of icons for many of the apps available in the App Store, arranged by color.
by Farhad Manjoo, Slate Magazine
There are now more than 50,000 applications available in the iPhone's built-in App Store, and Apple says that the pace at which developers are adding programs is accelerating. None of Apple's competitors comes close to these numbers. Android is in second place with 5,000 apps, and the Nokia and BlackBerry stores have just over 1,000 apps each. If you buy a Pre, brace yourself for a comically small number of add-ons—today you'll find just 18 apps in Palm's online store.
by Dan Moren, Macworld
Low iPhone prices are tempting, but unavailable to many iPhone upgraders.
by Scott McNulty, Macworld
The most controversial new feature of Safari 4 was the placement of tabs on the top of the Safari browser window instead of below the bookmarks bar. At first, I was against this new UI quirk, but the more I used the Safari 4 Beta the more I liked the placement of the tabs on top of the window. Sadly, in the shipping version of Safari 4 tabs have returned to their traditional place.
by InfoWorld
by Brooke Crothers, CNET
by Ben Parr, Mashable
From monitoring your blood sugar to in-app purchases, these applications are going to make waves when the new iPhone 3.0 is released on June 17th.
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors
An AT&T rep is said to have confirmed that Tethering is in the works for U.S. customers but that nothing could be announced at this time.
by Leander Kahney, Cult of Mac
As well as faster hardware and a better camera, the new iPhone 3GS has a surprise feature that totally sells it for me: an oleophobic coating that makes the screen resistant to face oil and fingerprints.
by James Duncan Davidson
Of course, we all agreed to contracts and the terms. But, a fact that also isn’t lost on me is the fact that if you want an iPhone, you have exactly one choice of contract.
by AppleInsider
Apple on Monday outlined plans for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server, a full 64-bit UNIX server operating system based on open standards that is up to twice as fast as its predecessor. It will be priced at $499 with unlimited client licensing when it ships in September 2009.
by Leander Kahney, Cult of Mac
Find My iPhone is a MobileMe service that helps you find your lost iPhone, or wipe it remotely.
by Robert Strohmeyer, PC World
In the forthcoming OS X update, users will at last be able to use Microsoft Exchange without requiring the aid of outside software such as Microsoft Entourage.
by Philip Michaels and Jason Snell, Macworld
Apple on Monday unveiled a new version of the iPhone. Dubbed the iPhone 3GS, the latest version of Apple’s popular smartphone promises to launch applications and run software faster than the previous model.
While the iPhone 3GS looks similar on the outside to the previous 3G model, the new phone offers a brand-new camera that lets you control the focus either by tapping on the screen or using the autofocus feature. In addition, the iPhone’s new camera captures video in addition to still photos—a heavily requested feature among iPhone owners.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Apple senior vice president of iPhone software Scott Forstall used Monday’s WWDC keynote with the news that iPhone users have waited months to hear: The new iPhone 3.0 OS will be released on June 17, 2009.
by Philip Michaels, Macworld
Snow Leopard, the next major update to OS X, will be available in September, Apple announced during Monday’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote. However, OS X 10.6 will only work on Intel-based Macs, leaving the owners of aging PowerPC-based hardware without the ability to upgrade.
Snow Leopard will cost $29 for Leopard users, with a family pack available for $49.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
In the past two years, there’s been a “huge spike” of new OS X users, according to Schiller, and Apple has seen the user base grow from 25 million to near 75 million users today, in 2009. That's thanks to extraordinary success of the iPhone and iPod touch, which both run a version of OS X.
by Philip Michaels, Macworld
Apple on Monday released Safari 4, the next version of its Web browser for OS X and Windows users. The updated browser will also ship with Snow Leopard once the planned OS X 10.6 update arrives in September.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Apple senior vice president of worldwide product marketing Phil Schiller wasted no time during the keynote of Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) on Monday morning, unveiling a new generation of MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops within minutes of taking the stage.
by Nik Rawlinson, Mac User
Apple must get its legals sorted if it's to fight off a second wave of cloners.
by Heather Kelly, Macworld
Mini$ is perfect for anyone with straightforward accounting needs looking for an easy-to-understand money managing program, and it’s especially great for those who don’t feel safe with the more automated online options.
by Glenn Fleishman, Macworld
How to figure out what's slowing down your downloads—and to get them back up to speed.
by Pete Mortensen, Cult of Mac
by Jenna Wortham, New York Times
Developers of programs for the iPhone have already managed to make a decent living selling hundreds of thousands of copies of games from their living rooms or garages.
But now, a new way to profit from writing software for the iPhone is emerging: Sell the apps, then sell your company.
by Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek
Tim Cook has run Apple well in Steve Jobs' absence, keeping alive the question of whether and how soon he might be named CEO.
by Brian Caulfield, Forbes
by Jeff Gamet, The Mac Observer
Apple filed a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Miami on Friday requesting a modification of the stay that is preventing it from moving forward with its case against Psystar in the Northern District Court in California.
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
Warranty Hero is a simple program that aims to fix the problem of lost or forgotten warranties by providing you with an easy way to keep a record of purchases and warranty data.
by Brent Simmons, Inessential.com
The single most important thing to remember at WWDC: drink plenty of water! You’re not at your usual places, and you’ll forget.
by Jackie Dove, Macworld
If you’re a recipe geek and need a place to store, organize, and categorize your current and potential meals, look no further than MacGourmet.
by MacNN
Users are able to stream the BBC's 24-hour TV news feed, using either a 3G or a Wi-Fi connection.
by Bryan Fergus, The Mac Observer
AudioMulch 2.0 is an audio processing application designed for audio engineering, composition, and live performances.
by Jeff Carlson, TidBITS
I've discovered that this small iteration turns out to have two new features, along with some other undocumented changes.
by Gameplanet
All in all, Maxis have done an amazing job at making the game deeper and more exciting in almost every way, and yet somehow have managed to make the game overall much more manageable and understandable.
by James Galbraith, Macworld
If you’re in the market for an affordable Mac laptop, the white MacBook is a better bargain than ever. With its impressive performance, battery life, the inclusion of FireWire, and more common mini-DVI connector, the only reason to pay more for the low-end aluminum is the updated unibody design.
by Lonnie Lazar, Cult Of Mac
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
Available in black or white, the TapStick is a polycarbonate case that fits around the front and sides of the shuffle, extending its length by approximately half an inch, and provides the same volume and playback controls as Apple's included headphones.
by Rich Mogull, TidBITS
Rather than focusing on narrow issues of specific vulnerabilities or incidents, or offering mere criticism, I humbly present a few suggestions on how Apple can become a leader in consumer computing security over the long haul.
by Nathan Alderman, Macworld
However you use your Mac, a little more organization probably wouldn't hurt. Circus Ponies' NoteBook 3.0 gives you astounding powers to manage your digital life—provided you’re not initially terrified by its mind-boggling scope. NoteBook, a premiere notetaker and organizing tool, isn't unfriendly by any means. Multiple paper and binding types (including legal pads, three-ring binders, and graph paper) and virtual sticky notes and tabs give the program a welcome touch of whimsy. Still, the sheer extent of its features can seem intimidating at first.
by Macworld
Sure, you could use the Dock and the Applications folder to launch applications. But there are plenty of ways to tweak OS X to make that everyday chore easier, from launchers like LaunchBar to customized hot-key shortcuts.
by Jason Kincaid, TechCrunch
by Yukari Iwatani Kane and Joann S. Lublin, Wall Street Journal
After months of uncertainty about Steve Jobs's health, the Apple Inc. chief executive appears on track to return from medical leave this month, said people familiar with Apple.
While Mr. Jobs has been on sick leave, some Apple directors have gotten weekly updates about his medical condition from the CEO's physician, according to a person familiar with the matter. Mr. Jobs's recovery "is coming along" and he is on schedule to return to work later this month, said this person, who has seen Mr. Jobs in recent weeks.
by Peter Burrows, BusinessWeek
With iPhone 3.0, developers will be able to crank up their ARPU, by building recurring revenue streams via subscriptions and what’s known as in-app commerce.
by Miguel Helft, New York Times
Some veteran human resources executives said that hiring was not so much the issue; employees are free to look for work pretty much anywhere. But they say major companies often have an unwritten agreement to not actively poach employees from their partners.
by TechRadar
So you've got your brand-new Mac with a shiny widescreen display; acres of space sits between the Help menu and Apple's handful of default menu extras, begging to be used to the full.
by Michael Learmonth, Advertising Age
Once, just having a smartphone application was enough, but the era of novelty — the blowing, shaking, one-trick-pony app — is pretty much over. To rise above the clutter, an app has to be truly useful, whether it's created by a brand or by an entrepreneur.
by MG Siegler, TechCrunch
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Apple on Thursday released updates to its iLife ’09 applications, the iLife Support software those apps rely on, and a Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update, which extends raw image compatibility for applications like Aperture and iPhoto.
by David Dahlquist, Macworld
Apple has given its patented "giant glass box" retail store concept a localized makeover for its second Beijing store.
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
by David Dahlquist, Macworld
Released on Wednesday, the AirPort Utility 5.4.2 update provides a number of fixes, including an issue that kept AirPort Utility from reading certain AirPort wireless device configurations, and a bug that prevented the software from downloading firmware for the devices.
by Macworld
OS X’s basic tools for finding and managing files—the Finder and Spotlight—are fine. But savvy users find ways to make them better. For some, that means making the Finder work better, with smart folders and meticulous filing systems. For others, that means turning to some third-party utilities that let them manage files their way.
by MacNN
The application is an Internet video browser that compiles movies, television shows, news, and other videos from the internet.
by Kirk McElhearn, Macworld UK
SongGenie can help tidy up your music library. The program analyses all your tracks using ‘acoustic fingerprints’ to compare them with information in the online MusicIP database, which contains some 8 million tracks (and apparently works with MusicBrainz.org), to find missing tags or discrepancies.
by MacNoob
As I try to plan my week using the published schedule of sessions and labs, I get snapped back to reality in short order. This is going to be real work!
by Jim Dalrymple, CNET
After weeks of speculation, Apple on Wednesday confirmed its plans to build a server farm facility in North Carolina. Gov. Bev Perdue officially welcomed Apple to North Carolina after signing a bill giving the company a state tax credit worth $46 million.
by Apple
Mute, earless, and clearly mystified by modern technology, the blue-skinned trio that performs as Blue Man Group might seem like improbable iPhone users. But behind the scenes, Blue Man Group is an international business with more than 400 technical and creative specialists, performers, and support staff in seven concurrent productions. And iPhone 3G has landed a vital role in the group’s artistic and business operations, thanks to features like Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync support and a rich collection of third-party apps that boost both creativity and productivity.
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
by Jeff Carlson, TidBITS
If you're reading this article because you just accidentally erased a card and searched the Web for a solution, take a breath and know that it's highly likely you'll get your photos back. Take the card out of the camera so you don't shoot any more pictures that could overwrite your "erased" ones, and read on.
by Nick Spence, Macworld UK
by Michael Scallisi, PC World
by Arnold Kim, Mac Rumors
by Macworld
Forget about the stock Apple wallpaper and icons: Customize!
by James Morris, Macworld UK
by Cecilia Kang, Washington Post
The Justice Department has launched an investigation into whether some of the nation's largest technology companies violated antitrust laws by negotiating the recruiting and hiring of one another's employees, according to two sources with knowledge of the review.
The review, which is said to be in its preliminary stages, is focused on the search engine giant Google; its competitor Yahoo; Apple, maker of the popular iPhone; and the biotech firm Genentech, among others, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.
by Cameron Sturdevant, eWeek
The well-priced Apple Xserve rackmount server has been significantly upgraded and is now among the first servers to run the latest generation of quad-core Intel Xeon "Nehalem" processors. However, the bundled Apple OS X operating system—while feature-rich—makes the Xserve most appropriate for use in departments where users work on Apple Mac clients.
by Brian X. Chen, Wired
Apple could sleepwalk through its next iPhone release and competitors still couldn’t catch up, analysts say.
Apple’s dominance in the smartphone market, combined with the iPhone’s already innovative feature set, put the company in a strong position to stave off competitors, including the upcoming Palm Pre, said Roger Entner, an analyst at Nielsen Mobile.
by Mirror.co.uk
New stats show that Macs are invading the classrooms at a surprising rate, with Cupertino dominating the education market in the first quarter of the year.
by Steve Alexander, Star Tribune
by MacNN
The software allows users to airbrush photographs to correct undesirable skin appearance. Portrait Professional 9 utilizes the new ClearSkin technology and is claimed to be programed with a knowledge base of "human beauty," referenced to automatically fix pictures.
by Adam C. Engst, TidBITS
Fetch Softworks has released Fetch 5.5, a notable upgrade to the venerable FTP client, focusing improvements on user interaction with remote files and reliability of transfers.
by Om Malik, GigaOM
I like using the Where app on my iPod Touch, mostly because it acts like a “portal” for a lot a location-based services.
by Victor Agreda, Jr., The Unofficial Apple Weblog
As a guide full of history and photos, hotel and restaurant data, workable maps and tons of "getting around" data, the Lonely Planet San Francisco City Guide is incredibly handy.
by Macworld
Comic Life users will now be able to create single page comics by dragging and dropping images, thanks to a new version of the comic-creation software announced by Freeverse on Tuesday.
Also announced: Updates for Involer, BlogAssist, GraphicDesingerToolbox, Portrait Professional.
by Chris Foresman, Ars Technica
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica
Are you a history buff and a computer nerd? If so, the Computer History Museum in Mountain View has some Apple documents from as far back as 1977 that give some insight into Apple's beginnings.
by Erica Ogg, CNET
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
The iPhone and iPod touch generally don’t respect video playlists. Sure, they’ll sync these playlists but, for the most part, they don’t gang together the items in them under one playlist entry.
The differences in how iPods and iPhones handle playlists frustrate me.
by Slash Lane, AppleInsider
Apple, along with more than a dozen other firms conducting e-commerce, have been hit with a lawsuit from a patent trolling claiming first rights to technology that simplifies the re-billing process for repeat customers making purchases through online stores.
by Eric Slivka, MacRumors.com
While the test was scheduled to last one week, Apple is apparently just now putting the final wraps on its testing, thanking developers for their assistance throughout the testing process.
by Heather Kelly, Macworld
by Sam Oliver, AppleInsider
Priced at $99, the new year-long One to One membership is available at the time of purchase to those customers who buy their new Mac in an Apple retail store, from the Apple online store, or through Apple Telesales. Apple says the “time of purchase” may extend from the day of a purchase until the end of its 14-day return period.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
The new game features unprecedented customization capabilities — you can create a Sim that’s more realistic than ever, with dozens of unique personality traits. You can also extensively customize the interior and exterior of your Sims’ homes. And unlike past games, you don’t have to micromanage basic aspects of your Sims’ lives, like using the toilet and bathing. Plus, you can purchase additional, unique items for your Sims using an in-game store.
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
Do you find the standard OS X Address Book too limiting? If so, BdContacts might be just the solution for you.
by Rich Mogull, Macworld
Despite a bungled Java fix, the Mac is still safer than Windows.
by Jeff Foster, Macworld
At first glance, GroBoto 2.3.3 looks like it might be just another 3-D modeler—until you launch it. Then you discover an entirely different process for creating 3-D models and scenes that actually forces you to think creatively and organically.
by Eric Knorr, InfoWorld
I thought I was too old for mobile — until, last year, I got an iPhone. Yes, I was late to the game, but like millions of others I flipped over the iPhone's mix of whimsy and common sense. And like many people, I saw the iPhone as not only a breakthrough, but as a sign: Before long, this lovely device would be matched or exceeded by a fresh wave of mobile marvels.
by Mark Hattersley, Macworld UK
Anybody who has ever created websites will understand what a pain it is to show them off. Realmac’s LittleSnapper aims to make this process as easy as possible.
by MacUser UK
Johansen says that Palm gets the the Prē to sync with iTunes by mimicking the identity of an iPod. All Apple has to do is get its hands on the new smartphone, which is released this coming weekend, and analyse the data that the Prē is sending to iTunes.
by Jeff Carlson, TidBITS
More likely, I think, is that Apple released iPhone 3.0 compatibility so developers can test live interactions between iTunes and the new software before iPhone 3.0 ships.
by Adam C. Engst, TidBITS
Over the last few years, several groups, most notably MacHeist and MacUpdate, have taken to offering bundles of Mac software for what seems like insanely low prices. But while these bundles have proven popular with Mac users, they've also generated controversy among the developer community. In an attempt to address these concerns, shareware developer Steve Becker, working with long-time ecommerce site Kagi, has launched an alternative site - TheMacBundles.com.
by Lonnie Lazar, Cult Of Mac
Truphone, arguably the most persistent VoIP developer for Apple’s mobile products iPhone and iPod Touch, released the 3.0 iteration of its app for the iPod Touch Monday, making a very strong case for the portable gadget as an effective communication device.
by Sam Oliver, AppleInsider
Best Buy over the weekend became the latest Apple partner to warn staffers of dwindling iPhone supply that could leave some of its stores without product to sell for a few weeks later this month.
by Chris Holt, Macworld
by MacJournals.com
Who would have bought an iPod if 90 percent of the first-level and second-level menu choices were about buying music rather than playing it? The Apple TV is the complete opposite of what it should be.
by Dan Moren, Macworld
by Rene Ritchie, The iPhone Blog
by MacNN
Vemedio has released the full version of Snowtape, an application for playing and recording live radio.
by Paul Bonanos, GigaOM
On-demand streaming isn’t a perfect science, and Apple’s user experience is still stronger than any application can provide. Nor is multitasking an option with most apps, never mind how much the ones that do can drain a device’s battery life. But as the trend toward streaming music rather than owning it, once confined to the desktop, shifts to the mobile sphere, Apple will have to make new choices to fend off its competition.
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