Archives for September 2008

September, 11th September 2008

• CNBC’s Jim Goldman Takes on Newsweek’s Dan Lyons

  Dan Lyons who formerly wrote as the "Fake Steve Jobs" published a story at Newsweek about how Apple's is becoming…

• Sonnet Intros Tempo SATA Pro ExpressCard/34

  Sonnet Technologies introduced the Tempo SATA Pro ExpressCard/34 on Friday. The new eSATA card is compatible with Apple's MacBook Pro…

• Second Microsoft Ad with Gates & Seinfeld: The Family

  Microsoft has published its second in a series of ads designed to promote, well, no one knows yet. It's called…

• Westlake OH Apple Store to Open on Sept 13

  Apple's newest New Jeresey store is set to open its doors in Wayne on Saturday, September 13 at 10:00AM. The…

• Webbla 1.1 Adds In-browser Editing

  Celmaro announced the immediate availability of Webbla 1.1 on Friday. The update for the visual Web page bookmark management application…

• Macgamestore Intros THE GAME OF LIFE - Path to Success for the Mac

  Macgamestore announced the immediate availability of THE GAME OF LIFE - Path to Success for the Mac on Friday. The…

September, 10th September 2008

• Is Apple Becoming Too Successful?

  Apple has historically been the underdog in the computer game, but that's been changing. Ted Landau takes a look at…

• Report: Apple Fourth in Home Notebook Market

  In a research report just released, MetaFacts found that Apple has risen to #4 in the home notebook market, with…

• Macworld Expo 2009 Registration Opens

  Macworld Expo 2009, the annual conference and expo for everything Apple, opened for registration on Thursday. The event will be…

• Revolution 3 Gets New Script Editor

  Runtime Revolution announced the immediate availability of Revolution 3.0 on Thursday. The new version of the Mac, Windows and Linux…

• Wayne NJ Apple Store to open on Sept 13

  Apple's newest New Jeresey store is set to open its doors in Wayne on Saturday, September 13 at 10:00AM. The…

• Apple to Open Maine Store on Sept 13

  Apple is planning to open its first Maine store in South Portland on Saturday, September 13 at 9:30AM. The Maine…

• Apple, Shareholders Settle in Stock Backdating Suit

  Apple has agreed to a tentative settlement in a suit filed against the company by shareholders over improperly backdated stock…

September, 09th September 2008

• Getting Leopard and Windows to Play Nice Together

  In a mixed computer environment in the enterprise, it's vital to have the PCs and Macs talking, sharing, printing and…

• Bulls and Bears Size up Mr. Jobs and Tuesday’s Event

  There are mixed reactions to Tuesday's "Let's Rock" event by investment analysts. While the rumor mill had already identified most…

• Art Directors Toolkit 5.2 Adds Goe Support

  Code Line Communications released Art Directors Toolkit 5.2 on Wednesday. The update for the graphic and Web designer project information…

• CNBC’s Interview With Steve Jobs Hits the Hot Buttons [With Video]

  CNBC's Jim Goldman sat down with Steve Jobs after Tuesday's "Let's Rock" event to ask some follow-up questions. While the…

• Apple Releases MobileMe Control Panel 1.1 for Windows

  Following its "Let's Rock" iPod media event on Tuesday, Apple quietly updated its MobileMe Control Panel for Windows users to…

• ImageFramer 2.1 Improves Frame Realism

  Apparent Software announced the immediate availability of ImageFramer 2.1 on Wednesday. The update for the digital image frame generating application…

• ATR: iPod Touch Cuts Not Enough, MacBook Air Sales Slowing

  American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu, in a note to investors Wednesday, said that while the new iPods announced on…

• ...Long live the iPods

  Apple today unveiled its latest round of updates to its iPod lineup. In case you are trying to sort through…

September, 08th September 2008

• Apple Posts Front Row 2.1.6

  Apple posted Front Row 2.1.6 on Tuesday. The new version has bug fixes and is designed to have improved iTunes…

• Apple Fixes 9 Security flaws with QuickTime 7.5.5

  On Tuesday, Apple posted the complete list of security issues addressed with QuickTime 7.5.5 to its list server.

• Apple Posts QuickTime 7.5.5

  Apple posted an update for QuickTime, version 7.5.5, on Tuesday for both Intel and PowerPC Macs.

• MacUpdate Back-to-school Bundle Gains More Apps

  MacUpdate's recently launched Back-to-school bundle has grown to include 10 applications including the original seven announced when the promotion began.…

• StockLayouts Intros Pages Template Library

  StockLayouts announced the immediate availability of layout template libraries for Apple's Pages application on Tuesday. StockLayouts offers professionally designed project…

• Apple Launches New Web-based Get a Mac Ad

  Apple has begun running a new Web-based "Get a Mac" ad that looks like an editorial written by John Hodgeman's…

• Take Control Intros Take Control of Podcasting 2.0

  TidBITS and Take Control announced the immediate availability of Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac 2.0 on Tuesday. The…

• Why AAPL is Still a Buy

  The Gartner report on smartphones released recently drew the wrong conclusions about the industry, especially Apple, according to Jason Schawrz…

September, 07th September 2008

• Need to Free Some Disk Space?  Check out Xslimmer!

  When Apple moved from PowerPC to Intel, many were concerned about how their existing PowerPC applications would run on the…

• UBS Sees Softness in PC Unit Growth, Favors Apple

  UBS Unvestment Research analayst Maynard Um, in a note to investors on Moday, reported on lowered forecasts for PC notebook…

• Studiometry 6 Adds Multi-project GANNT Charts, More

  Oranged.net released Studiometry 6.0 on Monday with support for multi-project GANNT charts. The new version of the client and project…

• OmniGrowl 3.4 Improves RSS Support, More

  Wooden Brain Concepts released OmniGrowl 3.4 on Monday. The update for the Growl notification add-on improved RSS feed support, and…

• Microsoft to Copy Apple’s Geniuses with Gurus

  Microsoft is prepping to insert its own version of the Apple Genius, dubbed Microsoft Gurus, in stores like Best Buy…

• Mac Geek Gab #167: Drive Issues, Shortcuts, Remote Administration, and The Option Key Explained

  John's back from vacation, and he and Dave use this Sunday evening show to share some geeky tips, answer your…

September, 05th September 2008

• Particle Debris And No Soup For Microsoft (Week of Sep 1)

  Microsoft gets no soup, no respect, and an ad about nothing in their new advertising campaign which launched during Thursday…

• Best Buy polishes its Apple

  This Sunday, Best Buy will start selling iPhones. If you're like me (or more correctly, like I used to be),…

September, 04th September 2008

• CamSpinner 2 Improves FTP, AppleScript Support

  Optima System announced the immediate availability of CamSpinner 2.0 on Friday. The new version of the webcam image publishing application…

• First Seinfeld Microsoft Ad Airs, Thin on Content

  Microsoft aired the first of its pro-Windows commercials featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates Thursday evening, although there was no…

• Call of Duty 4 Embarks for Macs on September 15

  Aspyr Media announced on Friday that its game "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" will ship for Intel Macs on…

• ATR: Low Expectations for Apple September 9 Event

  American Technology Research's Shaw Wu published a note to investors on Friday and outlined his low expectations for a break-through…

September, 03rd September 2008

• Yager: Skip Chrome, Go Right to WebKit

  Google's Chrome is based on advanced technologies like V8 enhanced Javascript. Even so, developers should just skip the browser framework…

• Eric Schmidt Explains Google’s Chrome Strategy

  Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, explained that Chrome was designed to stop Microsoft from Balkanizing the Internet in ways that favor…

• Google Co-founder: No Mac Chrome an Embarassment

  Mac user and Google co-founder Sergey Brin may be happy that his company's Chrome Web browser is out and in…

• EarthDesk 4.4 Improves Cloud Image Handling

  Xeric Design announced the immediate availability of EarthDesk 4.4 on Thursday. The update for the real-time global weather tracking Desktop…

• Sandvox 1.5 Improves MobileMe Support, More

  Karelia Software announced the immediate availability of Sandvox 1.5 on Thursday. The update for the Website design application improved MobileMe…

• Apple is in Deficit, September 9 Event Needs a Treat

  Apple has been in deficit mode lately with respect to customer perceptions. A botched MobileMe launch, perceived problems with the…

September, 02nd September 2008

• Google’s Chrome - a First Blush Look

  Chrome is Google's first attempt at adding a Web Browser to its suite of Internet Services. It's still in beta,…

• Freeway Pro 5.2

  Designing a professional looking Web site requires good coding and good design skills -- a combination that isn't overly prominent…

• Microsoft Announces, then Withdraws its Own App Store: SkyMarket

  Perhaps Microsoft wanted to make a splash with its annoucement for a manager to run Microsoft's own version of Apple's…