Mac News
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Apple stock: One indicator is flashing a clear buy signal18 May 2012, 4:32 pm
Welcome to Apple (AAPL) hell...
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Morgan Stanley: Launching a TV will help Apple’s annual revenue explode to $400 billion by 201518 May 2012, 4:01 pm
If Apple does end up launching a television in the next two years...
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Apple’s iOS warning messages hint at 3G support for Apple’s FaceTime18 May 2012, 3:27 pm
It looks like Apple plans to bring 3G support to its FaceTime video chat feature...
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Apple reportedly interested in Russian R&D facility18 May 2012, 3:01 pm
Apple is one of several parties in talks with Russia's Skolkovo technology...
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Facebook stock ‘a total disaster’ in big public debut18 May 2012, 2:32 pm
Facebook Inc. shares got off to a rocky start...
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CNNMoney launches its first iPad app18 May 2012, 2:03 pm
CNNMoney has launched its first iPad app, available for free in the iTunes App Store...
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Ten possible designs for Apple’s next-gen 4-inch iPhone18 May 2012, 1:28 pm
The recent rumors and speculations in the run up to release...
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Class-action lawsuit accuses Apple of botching MobileMe to iCloud transition18 May 2012, 12:50 pm
A new lawsuit accuses Apple of participating in unfair, unlawful, deceptive, and misleading practices...
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Amazon looks to peddle ads on tiny screen Kindle Fire ‘welcome screen’18 May 2012, 12:24 pm
Amazon is pitching ads on their tiny screen Kindle Fire's welcome screen...
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Samsung gets 9 million preorders for new Galaxy phone: report18 May 2012, 11:41 am
Samsung Electronics Co has received some 9 million pre-orders...
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Remains of the Day: Jobs report18 May 2012, 6:30 pm
One report says Steve Jobs was intimately involved with the four-inch iPhone, while another says he was working on creating the best car ever. Only one person can set the record straight for a major motion picture event.
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Android in enterprises 'severely limited' by weak management support from Google18 May 2012, 3:00 pm
Market research firm Gartner says adoption of Android tablets and smartphones in large businesses has been "severely limited" because of the complexities of managing the various Android models and versions.
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The Week in iOS Apps: Hear, hear!18 May 2012, 11:45 am
This week’s roundup of iOS apps offers all kinds of listening options, whether you’re staying at home, partying at the club, or going to see your favorite band in concert. Flipboard, StubHub, and Thefuture.fm all have updated offerings for your listening pleasure.
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AT&T, Verizon LTE hotspots fight to a draw18 May 2012, 10:30 am
The AT&T Elevate 4G and the Verizon MiFi 4620 Jetpack are easy to set up and use, and both offer fast speeds--but both suffer from limited battery life, too.
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Remains of the Day: Rainbow connection17 May 2012, 6:30 pm
Apple is greener than Kermit the Frog, Robbie Bach is cuddlier than Mr. Snuffleupagus, but John Boehner just reminds me of Bert.
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Netflix launches snazzy new in-browser video player17 May 2012, 6:00 pm
Netflix Wednesday rolled out a much-needed update to its in-browser video player. It features a revamped control bar, the ability to browse other episodes during playback, and informative text overlays.
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Apps using global hotkeys will remain welcome in the Mac App Store17 May 2012, 5:15 pm
Despite earlier reports that the Mac App Store would disallow apps offering global hotkey shortcuts, Macworld confirms that the store will continue to welcome such apps.
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Flashback click fraud campaign was a bust17 May 2012, 4:40 pm
The hackers in charge of the Flashback botnet managed to generate $14,000 from their click fraud campaign, but have not been paid.
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TechHive: Comcast suspends data cap, searches for alternative17 May 2012, 2:00 pm
Comcast is suspending its 250 GB per month data cap while it searches for a better way to manage its network usage.
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Ink-flation: Printer cartridge prices are climbing quickly17 May 2012, 1:00 pm
Epson, Kodak, and Lexmark have raised prices on some of their inks--in many instances, faster than the rate of inflation. HP's prices also seem to inch upward when the company releases new models.
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More regional carriers debut iPhone 4S18 May 2012, 6:30 pm
Continuing with a string of recent arrivals on US regional carriers, the iPhone has arrived to two news that cover northwest Oklahoma and Puerto Rico, respectively. Open Mobile, the Puerto Rico carrier, may be the first exclusively no-contract carrier in the US to offer iPhones. Oklahoma-based Pioneer Cellular is carrying only the iPhone 4S, while Open Mobile has both the 4 and 4S at various capacities....
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Rumor: Amazon to launch 10.1-inch Fire, delay 8.9-inch plans18 May 2012, 3:29 pm
Amazon may delay the rumored 8.9-inch Kindle Fire and launch a 10.1-inch model instead. According to DigiTimes, sources speculate that the larger screen will help compete with the iPad, whereas the 8.9-inch variant was said to be designed to go against the Samsung Galaxy Note....
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Ex-Apple iAd exec new Foursquare revenue chief18 May 2012, 3:28 pm
Location tracking and check-in service Foursquare has hired its first Revenue Chief. Ex-Apple iAd executive Steven Rosenblatt has been hired to fill the newly created position. Foursquare's former head of business development, Tristan Walker, filled the role of revenue chief before leaving early this month....
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Apple legal 'requests' demand London AppleExpo name change18 May 2012, 2:58 pm
In the wake of legal "requests" sent to its organizer, the London-based Apple Expo is now called the Appule Expo. Undaunted, Microsoft has recently booked space at the show. The newly named gathering will take place on October 11 and 12 of this year. Apple is not expected to attend....
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Apple allegedly interested in Russian R&D facility18 May 2012, 2:04 pm
Apple is one of several parties in talks with Russia's Skolkovo technology park about possible research and development facilities there, according to local publication Izvestia. Other interested companies are said to include Google and Facebook; agreements are reportedly already in place for firms such as Microsoft, IBM, General Electric, and Cisco. Skolkovo's organizers are said to be aiming at making the park a Russian equivalent of Silicon Valley....
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New lawsuit accuses Apple of botching MobileMe transition18 May 2012, 12:19 pm
A new class action lawsuit has been filed against Apple in California, accusing the company of "unfair, unlawful, deceptive, and misleading practices" in promoting iCloud, according to AppleInsider. The case -- filed on behalf of Danyelle Comer in the US District Court for the Northern District of California -- specifically targets Apple for failing to properly transition paid MobileMe subscribers over to iCloud. "Throughout the migration, Apple failed to adequately ensure that features MobileMe...
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Apple refurbs: Mac minis from $519 and more18 May 2012, 11:17 am
Today at Apple's online store save on Mac minis, iMacs and more. Starting at $519 is the refurbished Mac mini with a 2.3GHz Intel dual core i5 processor, 2GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive. Or for $699 is the refurb. Mac mini with a 2.5GHz Intel dual-core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive....
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Forum roundup: Problems with Chrome in OS X Lion18 May 2012, 11:14 am
This week in the MacNN forums, one Forum Regular noticed that the only way to quit Chrome in OS X Lion is by using Force Quit and they are looking for any possible better solutions, read more here. Forum members discuss App store terms in this thread started by Grizzled Veteran Doc HM earlier this week....
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iTunes Festival 2012 to run 30 days in September18 May 2012, 10:44 am
Apple has announced details of the 2012 iTunes Festival, to be held at the Roundhouse in London, England. The event will consist of 30 nights of free concerts by over 60 artists, including the likes of Jack White, Norah Jones, and Usher; only a handful of artists have been announced so far. For 2012, the festival has been moved from July to September....
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Briefly: SlideShark gains Presenter Mode, appsbar exits beta18 May 2012, 10:40 am
Brainshark has announced the launch of an update for its free iPad app, SlideShark, which includes tools for viewing, sharing, and tracking PowerPoint presentations. Version 1.6 introduces a new Presenter Mode that allows users to connect to an external display and simultaneously view slide notes, times, and the current, previous, and next slides. Other new features include faster conversion times, advanced reporting on presentation viewing activity, and enhanced administrative controls....
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'iTV' could double annual household spending on Apple products18 May 2012, 10:28 am
In a note to clients -- as reported by "AppleInsider" (http://www.appleinsider.com) -- Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty says if were to launch a full-fledged television set (the rumored "iTV"), it could cause total average annual U.S. household spending on Apple products to double to US$888 by 2015.
She said that Apple's U.S. household spending doubled following the launch of the original iPhone, from $150 per year in 2007 to $295 in ...
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RIM, Motorola update nano-SIM proposal18 May 2012, 10:21 am
"The Verge" (http://macte.ch/kIDd4) reports that RIM and Motorola have submitted an updated proposal for the design of the so-called 4FF nano-SIM, a smaller replacement for the 3FF micro-SIM used in many phones.
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Screenwriter: Job's movie wont' be straightforward biography18 May 2012, 10:16 am
Aaron Sorkin -- who has been hired to write a screenplay based on Walter Issacson's best-selling "Steve Jobs" biography -- hasn't yet figured out how to put the life of the Apple co-founder on the silver screen, but he's certain it's not going to be a straightforward biography, notes "Reuters" (http://macte.ch/D0QYQ).
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Kodak: Apple is trying to devalue our patents18 May 2012, 9:59 am
Kodak says Apple is trying to devalue the worth of its patents so that it can buy them for less than their worth (which the company estimates at US$2.6 billion), reports "Total Telecom" (http://macte.ch/uwlqc).
Kodak says it plans to seek approval of its patent auction timeline "in the near future." The company is asking the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan to pave the way for that sale by ruling that Apple has no interest in 10 specifi...
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Beauty Box Video now supports Final Cut Pro X18 May 2012, 6:43 am
Digital Anarchy has announced Beauty Box 2.0, an update of their skin retouching product. Version 2.0 boasts a speed increase by using OpenCL, technology that runs on ATI and Nvidia cards.
The new product also introduces a new smoothing algorithm that improves automatic masking, and adds shine removal for hot spots on skin areas. Host app support now includes Final Cut Pro X, and support for OpenFX applications is in development.
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Kodak rolls out ESP 3.2 all-in-one18 May 2012, 6:35 am
Kodak (http://www.kodak.com) has introduced its new Kodak ESP 3.2 All-in-One Printer, due next month for US$99.99. The company has also revealed its new Kodak Pic Flick HD app, which lets consumers create personalized photo cards, collages, and prints on an iPad and send them to their Kodak Printer.
The ESP 3.2 All-in-One Printer is targeted to photo-centric consumers and families. It offers Kodak’s easy Wi-Fi set-up and a 2.4-inch colo...
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LaCie rolls out 2big NAS18 May 2012, 6:15 am
LaCie (http://www.lacie.com) has announced a new 2-bay network-attached storage solution (NAS): the LaCie 2big NAS with a design by Neil Poulton. It's available in 0TB and 6TB capacities with pricing starting at US$299.
Powered by a 2GHz processor and improved file system, the 2big NAS delivers speeds up to 100MB/s, ensuring employees can share files from any Mac, PC or Linux workstation, according to Erwan Girard, Professional Business U...
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iHome introduces color-changing speaker tower18 May 2012, 6:10 am
Adding a spectrum of colors to home audio systems, iHome has announced the iP76 LED Color Changing Speaker Tower with Bluetooth technology. It will go on sale in July for US$199.92.
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Tiffen Dfx 3 adds support for Final Cut Pro X, Motion 518 May 2012, 5:56 am
The Tiffen Company (http://tiffen.com/) says its digital filter suite, Tiffen Dfx 3, is now available for use on Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.4) and Motion 5 (5.0.3).
The Tiffen Dfx digital filter solution simulates 2,000 popular Tiffen glass filters, specialized lenses, optical lab processes, film grain, exacting color correction plus natural light and photographic effects. It's targeted to video editors, directors of photography and s...
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IK Multimedia Rig MIX shipping for iOS devices18 May 2012, 5:51 am
IK Multimedia is shipping iRig MIX, a compact DJ and audio mixer for the iPad, iPhone, and the iPod touch. It designed for use with IK’s included DJ Rig free app and other DJ apps to provide a portable DJ system for practicing, rehearsing, performing and recording.
iRig MIX features include full EQ adjustment, a crossfader, headphone cue and a mic input. It allows users to record their performance and share with friends, publish or dist...
Mac Rumors
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ElcomSoft's Phone Forensics Software Offers Near Real-Time Access to iCloud Backups18 May 2012, 3:11 pm
Russian forensics firm ElcomSoft earlier this week announced that it has discovered a way to easily access iCloud backups of iOS devices, incorporating the functionality into its Elcomsoft Phone Password Breaker software. While the Apple ID and password must be known in order to access the iCloud data, once that information has been obtained the software makes it easy for investigators to download full iCloud backups and then follow incremental backups in near real-time to track a device's use ...
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Apple in Talks to Open R&D Facility in Russia's Skolkovo Innovation Centre?18 May 2012, 12:15 pm
Russian newspaper Izvestia reports [Google translation] that the organizers behind the Skolkovo technology park near Moscow are currently in talks with a number of high-profile companies including Apple, Google, and Facebook about locating research and development facilities in the area. Skolkovo has already landed agreements with Microsoft, IBM, General Electric, Cisco, and others, with the project's backers envisioning the region becoming Russia's version of Silicon Valley bolstered by dozens...
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Apple's Annual iTunes Festival in London Moves to September18 May 2012, 10:21 am
Each July since 2007, Apple has held its iTunes Festival in London, offering a month's worth of free concerts from some of the industry's top performers. Apple is now beginning to unveil this year's plans, and the most notable change for 2012 is a move to the month of September.
For the fourth consecutive year, the iTunes Festival will be held at The Roundhouse in London, with at least 60 acts performing over the 30 nights of the festival. Five acts have been announced so far: Usher (Septemb...
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Steve Jobs 'Worked Closely' on Design of Next-Generation iPhone with Larger Display17 May 2012, 7:50 pm
Bloomberg reports that Steve Jobs was intimately involved in the design work for the next-generation iPhone scheduled for release later this year, reiterating claims that the device will be a substantial change from previous designs in part because of a larger display.Apple, based in Cupertino, California, has placed orders from suppliers in Asia for screens that are bigger than the 3.5- inch size now on the smartphone, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans are...
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Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin Shares Some Thoughts About Steve Jobs Biopic, Woz Hired As Advisor17 May 2012, 7:15 pm
Aaron Sorkin, the creative genius behind The Social Network, The West Wing, and upcoming HBO show The Newsroom was recently confirmed as the screenwriter for Sony's upcoming movie based on Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs -- though, Sorkin himself says he has a lot of work to do.
Reuters reports that Sorkin held an interview with reporters and said he was still looking for something in Jobs' life to hang the movie on.
Sorkin noted that "The Social Network" saw the Facebook story throug...
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Apple Board Member Mickey Drexler on Steve Jobs' iCar Dreams, Apple's Living Room Push17 May 2012, 4:18 pm
Speaking at Fast Company's Innovation Uncensored conference earlier this week, J. Crew CEO and Apple board member Mickey Drexler shared his thoughts (via Business Insider) on several topics related to Apple, including Steve Jobs' dream to build an "iCar" that would have revolutionized the automobile industry. While the idea obviously never developed very far, it is an intriguing glimpse into Jobs' interests and ambitions.
Drexler also mentioned in passing that Apple will be making a push int...
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Verizon Clarifies Discontinuation of Grandfathered Unlimited Data: Applies to New Subsidized Devices17 May 2012, 3:41 pm
Verizon yesterday made headlines for comments from Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo revealing that the carrier is planning to discontinue its grandfathered unlimited data plans when the carrier rolls out new shared data plans this summer. Verizon dropped those unlimited data plans within months of introducing the iPhone early last year, but customers who had previously been on the unlimited plans have been allowed to keep them, even through handset upgrades.
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Apple Cutting Off Mac App Store Hotkey Apps as Sandboxing Requirement Goes Live on June 1? [Updated]17 May 2012, 2:20 pm
TUAW reports that Apple will be scaling back on systemwide "hotkey" apps, which allow users to call up other apps and functions, in the Mac App Store as of June 1, the same date the company's sandboxing requirements are scheduled to go into effect.Apparently, Apple will allow hotkey apps that are already in the Mac App Store before June to offer only bug fixes after that. New sandboxed apps and any apps that add features (i.e. non-bugfix releases) will not be allowed to support hotkeys.
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Apple's Data Centers to Be Powered by 100% Renewable Energy17 May 2012, 1:06 pm
Earlier today, we noted that Apple had received official approval for its 20-megawatt solar farm across the street from its data center in Maiden, North Carolina. But even more significant developments are also occurring today, with Apple posting a new page to the environmental section of its website touting that all of the company's data centers will be powered by 100% renewable energy.
At the North Carolina site, the previously-annnounced 20-megawatt solar farm is being joined by a secon...
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Apple Receives Regulatory Approval for 20-Megawatt Solar Farm at North Carolina Data Center17 May 2012, 11:25 am
The North Carolina Utilities Commission today officially approved (PDF) Apple's proposal to construct a 20-megawatt solar farm across the street from its data center in Maiden, North Carolina.The Public Staff presented this matter to the Commission at its Regular Staff Conference on May 14, 2012. The Public Staff recommended that the Commission approve the application and issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity for construction of a 20 MW solar photovoltaic electric generating fa...
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Sprint offers $100 trade-in credit for iPhones from competing carriers18 May 2012, 6:53 pm
In an effort to drum up subscribership and advertise its unlimited data plan for the iPhone 4S, Sprint revealed on Friday that it will begin offering a $100 credit to any customer who trades in an iPhone from another carrier.
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Apple sends out sandbox deadline reminder email to developers18 May 2012, 6:09 pm
With Apple set to flip the switch on its Mac App Store sandboxing system, the company sent out an email to registered developers on Friday reminding them that enforcement of the new rules will being on June 1, 2012.
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Rumor: Apple in talks to build Russian R&D facility18 May 2012, 4:19 pm
Apple and a handful of other tech companies are said to be in talks with Russia's Skolkovo Innovation Centre about building research facilities in the organization's "Technopark," which is at the heart of a larger initiative looking to bring high-tech innovators into the country.
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iOS warning messages hint at 3G support for Apple's FaceTime18 May 2012, 2:44 pm
Warnings contained in the latest version of iOS suggest that Apple plans to bring support for 3G wireless data connections to its FaceTime video chat feature.
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Amazon planning to sell ads on Kindle Fire welcome screen18 May 2012, 1:14 pm
Amazon has reportedly begun pitching to advertising agencies the opportunity to advertise on the welcome screen of its Kindle Fire tablet for a price of $600,000.
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Class-action suit targets Apple for iCloud downtime18 May 2012, 10:19 am
A new lawsuit accuses Apple of participating in "unfair, unlawful, deceptive, and misleading practices" in promoting the simplicity and reliability of its iCloud service.
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Apple television could double US household spending on Apple products18 May 2012, 7:39 am
If Apple were to launch a full-fledged television set, it could cause total average annual U.S. household spending on Apple products to double to $888 by 2015, according to a new projection.
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Motorola & RIM propose nano-SIM compromise with Apple18 May 2012, 6:49 am
A new design concept for a next-generation, smaller "nano-SIM" card has been submitted by Motorola and RIM, which tweaks a design originally pushed by Apple.
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Briefly: Simon & Schuster settles; 9M Galaxy S III preorders; 10.1" Kindle Fire18 May 2012, 12:36 am
Publisher Simon & Schuster has settled an e-book antitrust lawsuit brought by Attorney Generals from 29 states in the U.S., while a new report claims Samsung achieved nine million preorders for its Galaxy S III smartphone. Also, a rumor claims Amazon is suspending plans for an 8.9-inch Kindle Fire in favor of a 10.1-inch model due out later this year.
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak hired as 'tutor' for Sony's Steve Jobs film17 May 2012, 10:00 pm
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has been brought on as a "tutor" to coach Sony Pictures on its adaptation of the biography of the late Steve Jobs.
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Underestimated my reach12 January 2012, 9:19 am
CrazyMicrosoftRumors?...
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More stuff there you used to read here!7 January 2012, 10:00 am
Predictions for 2012...
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Gear Guide: Products we’d like to see24 December 2011, 10:11 am
Content!...
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Steve Jobs6 October 2011, 9:12 am
Goodbye....
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CARS takes a look at Tim Cook, Apple’s new CEO24 August 2011, 7:49 pm
Let's take a look at Tim Cook, Apple's new CEO....
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Stanley Yankeeball23 June 2011, 11:35 pm
Stanley Yankeeball, a photo by gruber on Flickr. Photo by Adam Lisagor. T-shirt by Scott Jackson. Concept by John Moltz. Gruber’s haircut by Supercuts....
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Apple Provides Fabulous New Feature Free of Charge20 April 2011, 11:39 pm
OMG, so sweet!...
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That’s the joke21 March 2011, 11:08 pm
Sure, lady....
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The Setup9 February 2011, 1:29 pm
John Moltz on The Setup. Sort of. OK, not really....
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Apple Faces New Suit2 February 2011, 8:17 am
There's no defending them for this one....
iPhone
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World's Worst Parents Put Kid Through Spin-Cycle at the Laundromat [Video]18 May 2012, 7:40 pm
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White House Hires a New Cybersecurity Boss [Cybersecurity]18 May 2012, 7:20 pm
Cybersecurity and the government have been a volitile combination lately, with proposed bills like SOPA, PIPA, and the still-up-in-the-air CISPA at the center of on-and-off internet outrage. So it's kind of a big deal when the White House replaces its chief of cybersecurity affairs. More »
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Woman Returns Lost iPhone, Is Rewarded with a Brutal Beating [Crime]18 May 2012, 6:40 pm
Losing an iPhone is the absolute worst. They inconvenience, the expense... Just terrible. So, when a good samaritan gets in touch to let you know she's found your phone, the appropriate response ought to be gushing, gurgling gratitude. Right? More »
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The Beautiful Beach Chairs You'll Want To Take Everywhere [Daily Desired]18 May 2012, 6:40 pm
It's an absolutely gorgeous spring afternoon here in New York. The sun is shining, it's not too hot, and there's a slight breeze—the perfect recipe for a rooftop party. But you're going to need a place to lounge, and this set from Aether is a sleek, portable solution. More »
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A Handheld GPS For the Wilds [GPS]18 May 2012, 6:20 pm
The Wirecutter's singular goal is to decide which gadgets to buy or not to buy. Today, it takes a hard look at a portable GPS for wandering the wilderness. More »
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A Goofy Circus Video Game Is Helping Stroke Victims Recover [Video]18 May 2012, 6:00 pm
It's no fun recovering from a stroke and relearning to do simple things that were once totally natural. That's being offset by new video games that refine patients motor skills by having them play games that, for once, actually look fun. More »
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Airports Will Steal Summer's Heat to Thaw Frozen Winter Runways [Airplanes]18 May 2012, 5:40 pm
The winter months are some of the busiest travel times of the year, but they're also the most likely time for an airplane to be delayed. The culprit? Icy runways. Wouldn't it be nice and efficient if we could take some of the excess summer heat, save it, and use it to thaw out airports in the winter? Some of the busiest airports in the world are considering doing just that. More »
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20 SF Bars Debut Sausage Fest-Fighting Facial Recognition Service [Privacy]18 May 2012, 5:20 pm
It's Friday night in the City by the Bay, you and your boys are out from Concord, rolling deep in your old man's Escalade through North Beach. But what club do you hit up first, where all them bitches at? With a new service debuting today, you'll know. More »
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Water Tower Chairs, Cloud City, and More [Most Beautiful Items Of The Week]18 May 2012, 5:13 pm
There's a smorgasbord of lovely things for you to feast your eyes on this week. From chairs made from an old water tower to a wooden surf board, you'll have plenty of to enjoy in this week's most beautiful items. More »
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Cipher Sender, CloudOn, and More [Apps Of The Week]18 May 2012, 5:00 pm
You'll be saving money and packing your social calendar with this week's best Android apps. Whether you're looking to fill your belly or rest your head for the night, we've got you covered. More »
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Swipe Safari brings OS X Lion inspired functionality to Mobile Safari18 May 2012, 6:46 pm
Meet the brand new Safari. No, Apple hasn’t made any upgrades to Safari themselves, but you can gain a significantly better Safari browser right now by installing Swipe Safari – a new jailbreak tweak that just touched down on Cydia’s BigBoss repo. Swipe Safari promises to bring OS X Lion’s Safari navigation to the small [...]...
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This 0.25 mm case makes your iPhone waterproof18 May 2012, 4:11 pm
Water damage. It’s a concern on the minds of nearly every major smartphone manufacturer out there, and their customers. And while companies like HZO and Liquipel are trying to change that, their technologies aren’t quite there yet. So while we wait for some of the new-aged tech to mature, there’s still plenty of physical case [...]...
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Pioneer Cellular lands the iPhone, too18 May 2012, 3:49 pm
The iPhone has landed today on another regional wireless network in the United States, bringing a total number of iPhone-friendly carriers in the country to thirteen. According to Oklahoma-based Pioneer Cellular, today they began offering the iPhone 4S in five company-owned stores. Additionally, Apple’s smartphone will hit other Pioneer retail stores on May 29, June [...]...
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Apple again seen testing FaceTime over 3G18 May 2012, 3:19 pm
While folks in the jailbreak community have been able to make FaceTime calls on cellular networks for quite some time now, others haven’t been so lucky. Since it debuted in 2010, the video calling feature has remained Wi-Fi-only. Today, however, evidence has surfaced that suggests Apple is testing a FaceTime over 3G option. The folks over at [...]...
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Samsung reports nine million Galaxy S III pre-orders worldwide18 May 2012, 3:05 pm
Confirming its recent status of both the world’s #1 smartphone and cell phone vendor, Samsung reportedly racked up over nine million pre-orders for its Galaxy S III smartphone worldwide. The figure excludes the United States, where an LTE version of the phone is slated to arrive in June. This compares to first-weekend sales of the [...]...
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Apple board member says Steve Jobs wanted to design an iCar18 May 2012, 2:28 pm
Fast Company highlights some interesting comments made by Apple board member, and J. Crew head, Mickey Drexler at the recent Innovation Uncensored conference. Drexler talked about all things Apple, including its late CEO Steve Jobs. According to him, Jobs’ desire to rethink industries didn’t stop at computers, smartphones and other consumer electronics. Apparently he also [...]...
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Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II hits the App Store18 May 2012, 12:34 pm
Fans of the popular Sonic franchise will be happy to hear that Sega has just finished porting over another new title to iOS featuring the little blue hedgehog. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II is now available in the App Store. This is the fifth Sonic title that Sega has released on Apple’s mobile platform, [...]...
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Windows Phone overtakes iPhone in China, Microsoft claims18 May 2012, 11:38 am
In addition to having trouble catching up to Samsung in China, Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform has now managed to outsell the iPhone in the 1.33 billion people market, if a high-ranked Microsoft executive in charge of the Greater China region is to be believed. According to his data, Windows Phone market share in China now sits [...]...
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Deal of the Day: 40% off the iSkin Aura for iPhone case18 May 2012, 10:30 am
Get a great deal on the iSkin Aura for for iPhone. Today, and today only, you can get it from the iDB store at a 40% discount. The Aura for iPhone features a discreet polycarbonate design that’s finished with a luxurious brushed aircraft-grade aluminum for a refined and amazingly thin design…(...)Read the rest of Deal of [...]...
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Here’s Zuck’s epic status update from this morning. Fancy topping it?18 May 2012, 9:40 am
This über-cool status update on Facebook will be tough to beat. The social networking behemoth co-founder and CEO posted this morning the following status update. It reads: “Mark Zuckerberg listed a company on NASDAQ”. The 29-year old entrepreneur has timed the post just ahead of the opening bell this morning so yeah, this particular status update has been [...]...
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V-Moda announces “new” Vibrato in-ear headphones21 October 2010, 1:11 pm
I’ve used the V-Moda Vibe Duos and Vibe II’s and really like the level of sound the little buds are able to pump out. The Vibe Duos were admittedly pretty flaky (both mine and my friend’s broke within 8 months), but the Vibe II I purchased has been going strong for over a year, which [...]...
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Pro Zombie Soccer 1.2 for iPhone: adds iOS 4 multitasking, re-balanced levels21 October 2010, 12:47 pm
Not too much to say about this update, as it’s really just playing a lot of iOS 4-related catch up. However, it is a good reminder to give Pro Zombie Soccer a shot if you haven’t already. It’s a ridiculously entertaining zombie stomping action title and provides a good few hours of play for $0.99. [...]...
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PlainText 1.1 for iPhone and iPad: adds new sorting options, background syncing on iOS 421 October 2010, 12:29 pm
PlainText, the free ad-supported Dropbox text editor, just received a quick update to 1.1. My favourite additions are as follows: New sorting options – you can now sort files by date created, date modified, or file name (it used to be just file name – which was very difficult with over 500 notes). Background syncing [...]...
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Quick Look: EA’s Reckless Racing Finally Drops!21 October 2010, 12:15 pm
One of the most anticipated top down racing games in iOS history finally dropped on the iPhone/iPad last night. The game was announced months ago, but the developer ended up selling publishing rights to EA which for some reason led to the delay of the freakin century. So for months I’ve been waiting and watching [...]...
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WaterField Designs announces two new MacBook Air cases20 October 2010, 9:39 pm
Apple press conference days can only mean two things: new gadgets and new accessories. WaterField Designs’ timing couldn’t be better with its announcement of two new custom-fitting bags for the new MacBook Air: the SleeveCase and the Suede Jacket Sleeve. The Suede Jacket Sleeve provides a layer of protection for the new MacBook Air while [...]...
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Overview of iLife ’11 for Mac OS X20 October 2010, 7:51 pm
The latest upgrade to the iLife suite of applications was announced a little earlier today, although it was really only iPhoto, Garageband, and iMovie that received upgrades: Garageband (which I never use) got some new auto-correction features in the form of Groove Matching (described as spell check for rhythm) and Flex Time (which helps to [...]...
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Back to the Mac Event – Highlights20 October 2010, 5:19 pm
Just in case you haven’t already gobbled up all the news on Apple’s ‘Back to the Mac’ event today via Twitter and all round the web, I thought I’d share just a quick rundown of some of the highlights. Hit the break for the rundown and a few quick thoughts on some of the topics [...]...
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Apple Announces Mac App Store20 October 2010, 4:28 pm
This may be the biggest news item of all coming out of Apple’s Back to the Mac event today. We’re soon going to have a Mac App Store. This is something I’ve seen a few people speculate about over recent months, but it did not make it into the hot rumors leading up to the [...]...
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The New Macbook Air – I can Haz.20 October 2010, 4:19 pm
So, without a doubt you’ve like all heard about the “One More Thing” that Steve pulled out at the end of the show today. And let’s be honest, Apple had to pull something out of their butts because this was one of the most underwhelming presentations they’ve had in quite some time. I mean, you [...]...
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FaceTime for Mac Announced, Out Now (beta)20 October 2010, 3:42 pm
One of the big announcements at Apple’s Back to the Mac event today was that FaceTime – the video chat app familiar to iPhone 4 and new iPod Touch users – has come to the Mac. As Steve Jobs stressed at the press event, this adds several millions of users to those who are now [...]...
Mac Software Downloads
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IP Address and Domain Information 2.2 - Safari Extension - displays IP Address information.. (Free)18 May 2012, 5:05 pm
IP Address and Domain Information lets you see the geolocation, DNS, whois, routing, search results, hosting, domain neighbors, BGP and ASN information of every IP address (IPv4 and IPv6). Including shortcut to Your public IP Address (myIP info). For domains see SEO information like Alexa ranking, Quantcast ranking, social media activity, whois and PageRank.Version 2.2: Added WOT Reputation Scorecard and HTML validation information. Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later Safari 5.0.5 or later Download Now...
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TuneSmith 1.3.1 - Helpful songwriting assistant.. (Free)18 May 2012, 5:03 pm
TuneSmith allows you to feed your artistic fire with the essential songwriting companion featuring an advanced lyrics editor, a comprehensive copyright tracker and a versatile pitch journal. Efficiently manage all important information about your copyright registrations, co-writers and potential cover artists. Pitch your hottest tracks and breathe new life into smoldering classic tunes with a pitch journal capable of emailing accurate copyright and licensing information with a single click. Stay...
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iFFmpeg 3.0.2 - Convert multimedia files between formats.. (Shareware)18 May 2012, 4:20 pm
iFFmpeg is a graphical front-end for FFmpeg, a command-line tool used to convert multimedia files between formats. The command line instructions can be very hard to master/understand, so iFFmpeg does all the hard work for you. This allows you to use FFmpeg without detailed command-line knowledge.Version 3.0.2: Fixed issue with selecting audio streams. Enabled customizing the toolbar. Added ‘Remove All’ toolbar button (not visible by default) Fixed issue with uyvy422 movies. Added 2.20:1 aspe...
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KronoX 1.1.0 - Simple and intuitive time tracker.. (Shareware)18 May 2012, 3:09 pm
KronoX is a simple and intuitive Time Tracker featuring an unlimited number of hierarchical tasks, simple statistics and exporting to e.g. iCal and Excel. Main features: Hierarchical tasks, in any depth Many different kinds of statistics Export to iCal or to a text file Intuitive user interface Status menu, with nice little colored tasks Version 1.1.0: Added a hourly rate attribute to tasks and compute a dollar value for each work period. Export local time rather than UTC time when exporting t...
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ImageJ 1.46o - Scriptable Java app for scientific image processing and analysis.. (Updater)18 May 2012, 2:40 pm
ImageJ is a public domain Java image processing program inspired by NIH Image for the Macintosh. It runs, either as an online applet or as a downloadable application, on any computer with a Java 1.1 or later virtual machine. Downloadable distributions are available for Mac OS, Mac OS X and Linux.It can display, edit, analyze, process, save and print 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit images. It can read many image formats including TIFF, GIF, JPEG, BMP, DICOM, FITS and "raw". It supports "stacks", a serie...
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Shapes 2.5.1 - Simple diagramming app.. (Demo)18 May 2012, 2:32 pm
Shapes is a simple, elegant Diagramming app for Mac OS X. Shapes gives you all of the most important features you need in a Diagramming tool without all the extra cruft, and without breaking the bank! Shapes is great for Programmers and Web Designers looking for a simple tool for quickly designing Charts, laying out Wireframes, or visualizing Model Relationships. Shapes lets you get to work quickly by giving you just the basic tools you need in a slick, single-window, thoroughly Mac-native UI. B...
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BudgetView 2.29 - Visualize your entire budget on a single screen.. (Demo)18 May 2012, 2:14 pm
With BudgetView, visualize your entire budget on a single screen, in a simple set of envelopes such as: income, groceries, leisure, etc. In just one glance, you will be aware of any unexpected overrun, and can then readjust your budget to avoid overdraft fees and preserve your projects. Updating your budget is fast and easy: you import your financial statements from your bank's website, and then BudgetView categorizes automatically most of your transactions. What makes BudgetView unique is the w...
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Activity 1.2 - Track your daily to do lists.. (Commercial)18 May 2012, 1:18 pm
Activity is a simple and effective activity task manager.
Create a task is pretty simple and can be done also on the menu bar for a quick entry over the applications.
Some Features
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Filter By Date, Today, Starred, Upcoming, overdue.
Favorite Tasks
Organize your task in groups
Use custom colors on Groups
Archive Groups
Multiple Activity List
Multiple Versions of List
Autosave on any editing and roll back to avoid mistake.Version 1.2:Added menu to new DocumentMac OS X 10....
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OnStage 1.2 - Transform Logic Pro into a performance tool.. (Commercial)18 May 2012, 1:15 pm
OnStage takes the stress out of your live performance.With OnStage running seamlessly alongside Apple's leading studio application, Logic Studio® is transformed into a powerful performance tool.Onstage enables the user to assign a unique Midi Program Change message to 30 different Logic Pro or Logic Express Projects. This allows the performer to recall each Project, or song in a set-list, via an 'OnStage' Midi control message.Version 1.2:Support for Ableton Live.Improved handling of MIDI device...
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Dropzone 2.3 - Open, transfer, and install files by drag-and-drop.. (Commercial)18 May 2012, 1:12 pm
Dropzone makes it faster and easier to get things done on your Mac. Drag a file onto the dock icon and your fully customizable grid of destinations flies smoothly out using core animation. Drop the file onto a destination and Dropzone will take care of the rest. Whether you're installing an app, uploading a file to an FTP server or sharing your photos on Flickr.Launch Applications Sometimes you want to keep an application quickly available, but you don't want it taking up space in your Dock. Si...
Mac Press Releases
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New York's Cheap Pizza App: Cheazza18 May 2012, 7:26 pm
Masilotti.com has announced Cheazza - Cheap Pizza 1.0 for iOS. The free app uncovers NYC's top dollar slice spots and pizza deals. Cheazza - Cheap Pizza is a free, definitive guide to NYC's best pizza for a bargain. New York Citys pizza is iconic; pizzerias are found on every block. But many slices are overpriced, undersauced and just plain blah. Do a little research and find plenty of crunchy, crispy, classic New York pizza for cheap. Browse reviews & insider tips to narrow down your choices....
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New Offline GPS Navigation App for Canada launched by Be On Road18 May 2012, 7:08 pm
Aponia Software announces updated GPS NAVIGATION BE-ON-ROAD is available on the App Store. The iPhone GPS App shows users the way in Canada even when they cant get an internet signal. The multi-lingual app, designed exclusively for Canada navigation & the Canadian road network, downloads on board maps to the phones memory so as long as their is power to the phone, you wont disappear. The app also works when there is an available internet signal, providing the user with the best of all worlds....
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Rony's Math kids game18 May 2012, 5:50 pm
Rony's Math is a game teaching basic math skills to kids in fun ways. It includes such activities as counting from 1 to 10 forwards and backwards, learning odd and even numbers, comparing numbers, basic counting and addition skills. Between basic levels children can enjoy Tap the Worm game as additional motivation. The app looks and sounds nice, the narration is made by a child, and the graphics are cute and fun. Kids can really enjoy playing it....
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Venice Past and Present special price cut May 19 and 2018 May 2012, 12:29 pm
California-based developer Selectsoft is offering the educational iOS app Venice Past & Present on sale this weekend only. Explore the history and culture of Venice! See the famous Bridge of Sighs, enjoy a spectacular view of the square and the whole city from the Campanile, take a ride in the famous gondolas of Venice, pass under the Rialto Bridge and more. Read along with the text as you watch the videos, then take a fun quiz to find out what you've learned....
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Piano Professor special price cut May 19 and 2018 May 2012, 12:29 pm
California-based developer Selectsoft is offering the educational iOS app Piano Professor on sale this weekend only. Have you ever wished you could play the piano, but didn't know where to start? Piano Professor is the answer. Just follow along with the step-by-step personal lessons, and you'll be playing tunes for your friends in no time. Watch as an expert shows you the right way to play. Demos give you easy-to-follow, clear, close-up views to make sure you're learning the correct technique....
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Easy Gymnastics for Kids weekend sale May 19 and 2018 May 2012, 12:28 pm
Selectsoft, a California-based developer of family-friendly games, is offering Easy Gymnastics for Kids on the Mac App Store(SM) on sale this weekend only. Encourage self-confidence and build physical and social skills with gymnastics! These fun games and exercises develop lifetime skills and improve coordination, concentration, and control. Just follow along with these easy video lessons and discover entertaining gymnastics activities and team-building games....
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MB Publishing Announces a New Middle-Grade Adventure book: Celtic Run18 May 2012, 12:19 pm
MB Publishing is delighted to announce the iBook release of a new middle-grade adventure, Celtic Run: A Jake McGreevy Novel, written by Sean Vogel and Edited by Emma Walton Hamilton. For fiction fans around the globe, beginning May 18th, the publisher and the author will be hosting contests to celebrate the book's publication. Whether packing for camp or the beach or planning to spend the summer catching up on hobbies or school, Celtic Run is just the ticket for added adventure....
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Zombie Road Rage - From The Creators of Doodle Army - Rages Into iTunes18 May 2012, 11:40 am
The creators of the hit iPhone game Doodle Army have loaded a pickup truck with weapons: Shotgun, Chainsaw, Several Automatic Weapons, Hunting Rifle and more - to help Roy Rage drive his way across UnDeath Valley in Zombie Road Rage. Help Roy Rage an ardent "Redneck" drive one of two pickup trucks across UnDEATH Valley in pursuit of escaping from being eaten by an endless stream of zombies in the unforgiving "Zombie Apocalypse." Choose from a regular gas guzzling pickup truck or the electric....
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Distant Suns App Creator To Live Tweet Historic Dragon/SpaceX Launch18 May 2012, 11:35 am
First Light Design's, Founder and President, Mike Smithwick, will be live tweeting and blogging about his experiences at the upcoming launch of the unmanned Dragon spacecraft from SpaceX, marking the first time in history that a commercial company will attempt to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station. Launch is scheduled for Saturday, May 19 at 4:55 am Eastern Time. Mike will be tweeting, posting to Facebook and blogging in the day prior to the launch and then in real time....
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my Travel Assistant - temporary price drop & upcoming version18 May 2012, 11:20 am
The Gamma Project has announced they are temporarily dropping the price of my Travel Assistant, their popular productivity / travel app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. my Travel Assistant is a professional app for global travelers that integrates into a single, convenient package a smart, multi-currency expense tracker with automatic currency conversion, a 156-currency monetary exchange rate converter and a 51-language translator. The sale ends once the update appears in the AppStore....
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Amtrak Enlists iPhone as a Service Tool7 May 2012, 5:08 pm
New York Times writer Brian X. Chen reports that Amtrak is replacing its old manual ticketing system with iPhone, noting that the company is among the “growing number of businesses” to use iOS devices to improve operations. Chen reports that the system will allow conductors to keep track of passengers in real time and also provide updates to railway staff, such as if a disabled person is getting on at a particular stop or if equipment fails. Amtrak’s Matt Hardison says, “We’ve made a n...
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Apple Reports Record March Quarter Sales of iPhone, iPad, and Mac24 April 2012, 5:12 pm
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 second quarter ended March 31, 2012. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $39.2 billion and quarterly net profit of $11.6 billion, or $12.30 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $24.7 billion and net profit of $6.0 billion, or $6.40 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. “We’re thrilled with sales of over 35 million iPhones and almost 12 million iPads in the March quarter,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. ...
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Final Cut Pro X In Action11 April 2012, 4:32 pm
Professional video editors around the world have moved to
Final Cut Pro X to create faster and more
flexible workflows. New York-based production house @radical.media is flipping its entire facility to Final Cut Pro X to tackle high-profile client projects. Hollywood’s Electric Entertainment is using Final Cut Pro X to cut episodes for the new season of its hit TV show “Leverage.” And accomplished editor Knut Hake used the software to edit new episodes of “Danni Lowinski,” one of Ge...
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New FileMaker 12 Software Line Released Today4 April 2012, 2:15 pm
FileMaker, Inc. today announced the release of the FileMaker 12 database software line — including FileMaker Pro 12, FileMaker Go 12, and FileMaker Server 12 — which offers powerful new ways to create custom database apps for iPad, iPhone, Mac, Windows, and the web. New professionally designed themes and the ability to customize every detail make it easy to create databases for managing contacts, projects, digital content, and more. All FileMaker 12 products are available starting today....
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Lowe’s Uses iPhone to Put Power In Hands of Employees and Customers29 March 2012, 4:29 pm
At Lowe’s stores around the country, iPhone is changing customer service for the better. Using custom iPhone apps, store employees have key product information on hand, so they can check pricing, inventory, and location of items within the store, anytime, from their iPhones. And the free consumer app features how-to videos, prices and reviews, store locations, and gift card balances. “iPhone, iPad, and the iOS platform are enterprise solutions that we can build on for the future,” says Low...
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Climbing Everest with iPad and iPhone21 March 2012, 1:20 pm
National Geographic magazine reports that ski-mountaineer Hilaree O’Neill — a member of its 2012 Everest expedition — will follow the same route Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay did in 1953, but with an iPad and
iPhone in her backpack. iPad gives O’Neill a journaling device with a solid-state data storage drive usable at altitudes where spinning hard disk drives have been known to fail. And with cell service available even on Everest’s summit, she’ll use an iPhone 4S to stay in tou...
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New iPad Tops Three Million19 March 2012, 5:22 pm
Apple today announced it has sold three million new
iPad devices since its launch on Friday, March 16. “The new iPad is a blockbuster with three million sold ― the strongest iPad launch yet,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing....
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The New iPad is Here16 March 2012, 1:48 pm
The new iPad — the third generation of the category-defining mobile device — arrived at Apple’s Retail Stores and the Apple Online Store on Friday, March 16 at 8:00 a.m. local time in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, and the UK; along with Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Beginning at a suggested retail price of $499 (US), the new iPad features a stunning Retina display, Apple’s A5X chip with quad-core graphics, and a 5-megapixel...
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New iPad: A Million More Pixels Than HDTV15 March 2012, 7:10 pm
In his review of the new iPad, AllThingsD’s Walt Mossberg describes viewing the Retina display as “like getting a new eyeglasses prescription — you suddenly realize what you thought looked sharp before wasn’t nearly as sharp as it could be.” He praises the performance of the iPad as “buttery smooth,” and he writes that he “loves” the photos he took with the new 5-megapixel camera. Mossberg concludes, “Since it launched in 2010, the iPad has been the best tablet on the planet....
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New Apple iPad is a Delight15 March 2012, 7:06 pm
Ed Baig of USA Today reviews the new iPad and declares that it “snatches the crown from its predecessor as the finest tablet you can buy. Period.” Baig calls the new Retina display “spectacular” and points out that the screen is “sharper than your high-definition television.” He also lauds the built-in battery, which allowed him to use it for an entire day without recharging. And he points out that Apple “continues to claim a huge advantage over Android and other tablet rivals” w...
