Archives for December 2008

December, 05th December 2008

• Objective Development Announces LaunchBar 5 Open Beta

  Objective Development announced the immediate availability of a first beta version of its LaunchBar 5 productivity utility on Friday. The…

• Oh the Games You’ll Play: Cider, GameTree Could Point the Way For Mac Gaming

  Gaming on the Mac remains moribund, with some prolific publishers scaling back their efforts to concentrate more on console and…

• Working with AppleScript

  Today TMO readers are helping a forum member with AppleScript coding questions.

• Netflix Movie Streaming for the Mac goes Live

  The Netflix movie rental service transitioned its Watch Instantly movie streaming feature for Mac OS X out of beta testing…

• CoLocalizer Pro 2.5 Improves Viewing Options

  CoLocalizer Research Software announced the immediate availability of CoLocalizer Pro 2.5 on Friday. The update for the analysis application for…

• Q2ID v4 Adds InDesign CS4, QuarkXPress 8 Support

  Markzware announced the immediate availability of Q2ID v4 on Friday. The new version of the QuarkXPress to Adobe InDesign document…

December, 04th December 2008

• The Apple Weekly Report’s Mac & iPod Gift Guide

  In this episode of the Apple Weekly Report, Jeff and Bryan offer their Mac & iPod Gift Guide. Bryan presents…

• Freeverse to Distribute Humorous Game Jack Keane in North America

  Freeverse on Thursday announced that it is now distributing the humorous adventure game Jack Keane in North America.

• Fifth Annual uDevGames Game Development Contest Opens

  iDevGames on Thursday announced that the fifth annual uDevGames Mac Game Development Contest has begun.

• Blinking/Flickering Display Issue Discovered for Late 2008 MacBook Pro Notebooks

  Some owners of the unibody (late 2008) MacBook Pro notebooks may have discovered an issue with the screen, as a…

• Adobe to Cut 600 Jobs, Restructure Business

  Design software maker Adobe plans to lay off about eight percent of its world wide workforce and restructure parts of…

• Apple Believes Deep Pockets Behind Psystar

  Apple, Inc. suspects that there are deep pockets behind the Psystar Corporation, and it wants to know who they are,…

• Is the iPod touch Cannibalizing iPhone Sales?

  Today TMO readers are taking a look at iPod touch sales and debating whether or not they are cannibalizing iPhone…

• Review - Guitar Rock Tour

  Given the raging success of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises, I'm not surprised by the appearance of a…

• MacUpdate Rolls Out Holiday Bundle Pack

  MacUpdate announced its new US$49 holiday application bundle on Wednesday. The special app pack will be available through December 18,…

• Apple: From Beleaguered to Skewered

  When Apple was on the ropes in the late 1990s, beleaguered as many were fond of saying, believers rallied in…

• PDF2ID 2 Adds InDesign CS4 Support

  Recosoft introduced PDF2ID 2.0 on Thursday. The new version of the PDF to InDesign layout application will add support for…

December, 03rd December 2008

• My Macworld Expo Wish List

  Some people compose Christmas wish lists and send them off to Santa Claus. Instead, I decided to compose a Macworld…

• Newer Technology Releases Voyager “Quad Interface” SATA Hard Drive Docking Station

  Accessory maker Newer Technology announced the release of its NewerTech Voyager, a "Quad Interface" SATA I/II hard drive docking station on Tuesday with…

• RIM’s Impact on Apple’s iPhone

  Today TMO readers are talking about RIM's earnings warning and what impact that may have on Apple and the iPhone.

• Apple Wins China Trademark Case

  Apple Inc. managed to win a trademark infringement lawsuit in China against New Apple Concept Digital Technology Co., Ltd. over…

• Canvastic Goes to the Web

  Canvastic extended its self-named education-oriented design application to the Web on Wednesday with the launch of Canvastic.NET. The Web-based version…

• Intego Warns of New Mac Trojan Horse

  Antivirus software developer Intego claims to have discovered a new Trojan horse threat for Mac OS X dubbed OSX.RSPlug.E. The…

• Apple Kills Antivirus Support Article

  Apple's recently added support Web page advising Mac OS X users to install antivirus software quietly disappeared. Instead of an…

• Cooliris 1.9 Adds Favorites

  Cooliris announced the immediate availability of Cooliris 1.9 on Wednesday. The update for the media browser add-on for Web browsers…

• Mac Geek Gab #179: Bridge Mode, Sending Remote Email, 100% CPU usage, and Your Tips!

  Back in action before Dave heads on vacation, he and John go through as many of your questions and tips…

December, 02nd December 2008

• Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote & Mic Here (At Last)

  Apple's long-awaited in-ear headphones have, at last, made an appearance at the Apple Store. Called "Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote…

• Adobe to Skip Macworld Expo 2009

  Adobe's traditional spot on the Macworld Expo floor is up for grabs because the company won't be exhibiting at the…

• VelaClock for iPhone is All About Astronomical Time

  VelaClock 1.3 for iPhone and iPod touch from the Vela Design Group is for professional and amateur astronomers, air and…

• The Future of Image and Video Searching

  When writing any text, we start with the same alphabet and the same collection of words. Neither the letters nor…

• Nuclear Nova Software Publishes Liquid Defense Puzzle Game

  Nuclear Nova Software has published its fourth Mac game, a puzzle title called Liquid Defense. It challenges players to manage…

• Apple’s Mini DisplayPort Spec License Available for Free

  Apple is working to make it easier for companies to take advantage of its Mini DisplayPort by offering specification licensing…

• Joost Client Released for iPhone, iPod Touch

  Joost, the on-demand video streaming service for the Mac by the creators of Skye and Kazaa, has now arrived for…

• SeedCode Intros Hierarchy for FileMaker Pro

  SeedCode announced the immediate availability of SeedCode Hierarchy for FileMaker Pro on Tuesday. SeedCode Hierarchy is a template that lets…

• Apple Hits Psystar with DMCA Violations

  Psystar is experiencing the wrath of Apple first hand now that the Cupertino company has moved to add Digital Millennium…

• Mousepose 3.1 Adds Keystroke Viewer Filter

  Boinx Software announced the immediate availability of Mousepose 3.1 on Tuesday. The update for the on-screen mouse highlighter for presentations…

December, 01st December 2008

• “The Wright Stuff Spore UGC” Video Creation Contest Ends Dec. 2

  Tomorrow, Dec. 2, is the deadline to enter "The Wright Stuff Spore UGC," which challenges contestants to create and upload original…

• Apple’s Strong Black Friday Can’t Boost Stock

  Several analysts issued research notes that said Apple had a strong Black Friday performance, but it wasn't enough to push…

• Apple Advocates Use of Multiple Antiviral Programs for Macs

  Apple recently updated its Knowledge Base to include an article recommending that Mac users use antivirus utilities on their Macs,…

• Apple and Microsoft War Now Dictated by Mathematics

  The fact that Microsoft's Internet Explorer is steadily declining in market share, monotonically, suggests that there are mathematical market forces…

• Puzzle Game Balance Plays By Tilting Laptop

  KAMPO Interactive has released Balance, a maze game that makes use of the accelerometer built into MacBook Pro and MacBook…

• Rayman Raving Rabbids Arrives Via GameTree Online and Cider

  GameTree Online, the digital publishing arm of Cider developer TransGaming, has released the Mac OS X version of the Ubisoft…

• The Simpsons Offer 6:48 of Apple Jokes

  The Simpsons offered some six minutes and 48 seconds of Apple jokes on Sunday's episode, "Mypods and Broomsticks", at least…

• Reader Reactions: Black Friday

  "Black Friday" is only a couple of days behind us, so today TMO readers are talking about their weekend shopping…

• Safari Tops 7 Percent in Nov, IE Drops Below 70

  Apple's Safari Web browser climbed up over a seven percent market share in November while Microsoft's Internet Explorer dropped below…

• Nikon Unveils D3X Pro Digital SLR Camera

  Nikon introduced Monday, the D3X digital SLR camera, part of the company's pro line of digital SLR cameras. The camera sports a…

• ShareTool 1.2.5 Improves Network Monitoring

  Yazsoft announced the immediate availability of ShareTool 1.2.5 on Monday. The update for the Remote Bonjour access utility added the…

• The Rise of Atlantis Comes to the Mac

  Playrix Entertainment announced the immediate availability of The Rise of Atlantis for the Mac on Monday. The puzzle-based game takes…