Archives for April 2009

April, 24th April 2009

• Chronic Logic Makes Multiplayer Strategy Game Zatikon Free

  Chronic Logic on Friday announced that Zatikon, its multiplayer, turn-based strategy game in which players construct armies from over 30…

• Android-Based G1 Phone Sells One Million Units

  The first smartphone based on Google's Android operating system, T-Mobile's G1, has sold one million units since its launch last…

• iPhone Game EatWillGrow Posts High Scores to Twitter

  kode80 has released a new iPhone arcade game, EatWillGrow, that stores and retrieves high scores via Twitter. The object of…

• Apple Retail Slows Growth, Cuts Employees

  Apple noted during Wednesday's earnings call that it opened just one new retail store last quarter and saw average revenue…

• Apple Announces Winner of One Billion Apps Contest

  Apple on Friday announced that 13-year-old Connor Mulcahey of Connecticut was the grand prize winner in its one billion iPhone…

April, 23rd April 2009

• SEC Deposition Suggests Steve Jobs Felt Underappreciated

  Feeling underappreciated was behind the large stock option grant given to Apple CEO Steve Jobs that resulted in a backdating…

• Native Instruments Releases Urban Arsenal 2

  Native Instruments released Urban Arsenal 2 on Wednesday. This utility is a new collection of production-ready sound material for contemporary…

• On Apple and Java and Oracle

  Oracle's acquisition of Sun, when final, is raising the specter of the impact on Apple. In fact, Oracle will be…

• Refurbished iMac 20-inch 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo $849.00 Free Shipping

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on a refurbished 20" 2.4GHz iMac for $849, with free shipping. This model has…

• Arten Science Announces Bulk Email Sending for Mac OSX

  Arten Science announced Thursday that R10BatchMail is now available for purchase. R10BatchMail is a Bulk Email Sending program for Mac…

• The Captain is on the Bridge

  Yesterday's earnings report reminded us of some fundamentals about Apple that reflect objective reality. While an increase in U.S. unemployment…

• News Corp. Shakes Up MySpace Management

  News Corp. has announced the resignation of MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe, while President Tom Anderson is expected to assume "a…

• iPhone, Android See Strong Gains in AdMob Metrics

  AdMob on Thursday said that the iPhone and Google's Android OS saw the largest growth in its March 2009 Mobile…

• Steve Jobs Named to CEA’s 2009 Hall of Fame

  The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) on Thursday announced that Apple CEO Steve Jobs is among the latest inductees into its…

April, 22nd April 2009

• Apple Boosts Revenue Thanks to iPhone; Mac Unit Sales Decline 3%

  Apple posted what the company called its best non-holiday quarter in history...in the middle of a recession that was supposed…

• Trend Smart Surfing Security Software Now Available For Mac

  Trend Micro announced the availability of Smart Surfing for Mac users on Wednesday. Smart Surfing is an Internet security protection…

• Apple Q2 Earnings Announcement & Conference Call Today

  Apple will be releasing its March quarter earnings results today after the markets close. At 5:00 PM Eastern, the company…

• Backblaze to the Rescue!

  It's 3:00 AM. I awaken from a nightmare. After an earthquake, I discover that all my computer equipment has been…

• Apple Refurbished Mac Pro 8-core 3.0GHz Intel Xeon $2,599.00

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on a refurbished 8-core 3.0 GHz Mac Pro for $2,599, direct from Apple. It…

• KansasFest 2009: 20 Years of Focusing on the Apple II

  While Apple hasn't sold a computer named after itself since 1993, when the Apple II series was finally discontinued, KansasFest…

• Second Life Adds Filtering By PG, Mature, Adult Categories

  Linden Lab on Wednesday announced the creation of PG, Mature, and Adult content categories that will allow all users, who…

• The Impact of the Oracle-Sun Deal on Apple

  Oracle's purchase of Sun will likely work out better for Apple in the long run than if IBM had followed…

• Virtual Families Game Released for Mac

  Last Day of Work on Wednesday released Virtual Families, a Sims-like game in which players adopt a character and make…

• Bluetooth 3.0 Formally Adopted

  The Bluetooth SIG this week formally adopted version 3.0 of the short-range wireless technology, promising data transfer speeds up to…

• iPhone Software 3.0 to Have Voice Capabilities?

  When version 3.0 of the iPhone's operating system is released this summer, it may include speech and voice recognition capabilities,…

• Underworlds RPG Released for iPhone

  Pixel Mine Games has released Underworlds (US$4.99), an RPG in which players assume the role of a character protecting the…

April, 21st April 2009

• TechRestore Offers $349 MacBook Pro (Unibody) Glass Replacement

  TechRestore announced Tuesday a new glass replacement program for the Unibody MacBook Pro. For those owners who have broken their…

• Barclay’s Reiterates Overweight Rating for AAPL Ahead of Earnings

  Barclay's analyst Ben Reitzes reiterated his "Overweight" rating and price target for Apple Inc. Tuesday, one day ahead of the…

• Apple Weekly Report #145: Apple Customer Service, Market Share, AT&T, Kidneys & More!

  In this week's Apple Weekly Report podcast, Jeff and Bryan discuss how Apple was ranked first in a Forrester customer…

• Jer’s Novel Writer is a Memorable Writer’s App

  If the big and famous writing assistance apps, StoryMill and Scrivener, are like an aircraft carrier, a floating city with…

• New Guardian MAXimus RAID 1 Storage Solution With Quad-Interface

  Newer Technology, Inc. today announced on Tuesday that the Guardian MAXimus RAID 1 mirror storage solution has been updated to…

• Microsoft’s New War Against Apple, Part II

  Many observers are, with plenty of justification, slamming the recent Microsoft "You Find It, You Keep It" TV ads, but…

• MacFamilyTree 5.5 Now Available as Public Beta

  German software developer Synium announced the release of its MacFamilyTree 5.5 public beta on Tuesday. The application adds a History…

• Speck Introduces 2 New Case Colors For MacBooks

  Speck introduced two new Spring colors to their line of SeeThru Satin hard shell cases for MacBooks on Tuesday. Hot…

• TMO/iPO Wants to Hear from Developers at WWDC

  Members of the The Mac Observer and iPod Observer staff will be attending Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), June 8-12.…

• Refurbished MacBook Air 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo $999.00 FREE shipping

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on a refurbished 1.6GHz MacBook Air for $999, with free shipping. The unit has…

• Sun, Oracle and the Tech Market

  Tech giant Oracle is buying JAVA-maker Sun. Today TMO readers are talking about what impact the buyout will have on…

• PopChar X 4.2 Adds Reverse Font Searching

  Ergonis announced the immediate availability of PopChar X 4.2 on Tuesday. The update for the special character finder added the…

• Indigo 4 Automation Server Adds iPhone Support

  Perceptive Automation announced the immediate availability of Indigo 4.0 on Tuesday. The new version of the home automation system for…

• Jeff Gamet Talks Mac Security at RSA Conference 2009

  TMO's Jeff Gamet will be speaking on a Macintosh security panel at the RSA Conference 2009 on Tuesday, April 21…

April, 20th April 2009

• LaCie Announces 4big Quadra RAID Bundles

  LaCie announced three new product storage solution bundles on Monday. These new product combinations feature the 4big Quadra RAID solution.…

• Dover Studios Releases Version 2 of Shake Techniques Training Video

  Dover Studios, Inc. announced the release of the 2nd Edition of Shake Techniques on Monday. This release is Dover Studio’s…

• Foxconn Wants to Build Apple’s (Unannounced) Netbook

  Foxconn Electronics is reportedly "in the running" to be the manufacturer for an Apple-branded netbook, according to Chinese-language newspaper Commercial…

• Oracle Buys Sun for $7.4 Billion

  Sun Microsystems has found a savior in the form of Larry Ellison, and his software behemoth Oracle. The two companies…

• Apple MacBook 13” Notebook:  $1548.00 Delivered

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on a MacBook for $1548, delivered. The model is configured with: Intel Core 2 Duo…

• NVIDIA to Release 1.5GB Quadro FX 4800 Graphics Card in May

  NVIDIA on Monday said that it will shop its Quadro FX 4800 graphics card for the Mac Pro next month.

• Atempo Digital Archive Adds Full Mac OS X Support

  Atempo Inc. announced on Monday that Atempo Digital Archive 2.3, which will be released on April 27, offers full Mac…

• Fantasy MMORPG Shadowbane to Shut Down May 1

  Ubisoft has announced that its fantasy MMORPG Shadowbane will come to an end on May 1. In a statement on…

• Hulu Heading to iPhone?

  Hulu, a web site that hosts current and archival content from Fox, NBC, and Universal, could be coming to the…

• Symantec Researchers Find ‘First Real Attempt to Create a Mac Botnet’

  The latest edition of Symantec's subscription-only Virus Bulletin features a piece from researchers Mario Ballano Barcena and Alfredo Pesoli, who…