Archives for June 2009
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Asutek Exec: Our Goal Is to Make Better Products Than Apple
Taiwanese computer manufacturer Asustek wants to unseat Apple as the king-o'-cool gadgets and computers, according to Jonathan Tsang, vice chairman…
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GrandReporter Provides Automated Internet Searches
Tri-Edre announced the release of a public beat of GrandReporter on Wednesday. GrandReporter lets users automate online searches for news.…
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GamersGate Adds to Available Digital Download Options
GamersGate, which already offers a large library of downloadable games for PC users, has now added a section for the…
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Mac-Chi Releases WhoPaste 1.2 Contact Manager for Mac OS X
Austin-based Mac-Chi announced Wednesday the release of WhoPaste 1.2, the company's contact acquisition utility for Mac OS X. The new version…
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Canon Powershot A1000IS 10MP Digital Camera: $129.00 Delivered
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the Canon Powershot A1000IS 10MP Digital Camera for $129.00, $100 off the retail…
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Off-Road WWDC: Day Three (Updated)
Continuing from previous days' entries, here's Day 3 of my "off-road" observations of WWDC events and related topics. Get the…
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TMO Interviews: Pleasant Software’s Eberhard Rensch Talks iPhone Apps
Eberhard Rensch is the developer and owner of Pleasant Software, based in Offenburg Germany. The company's two most popular products are…
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UNIEA Omniverse Universal Tote and Matching Case
UNIEA's Omniverse Universal Tote computer case combines classy lines with solid protection and light weight, and it is perfect for…
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Microsoft Rolls Out Security Updates for Office Suite
Microsoft released security updates for Office 2004, Office 2008 and Open XML Converter on Wednesday. The updates patch security flaws…
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Is Snow Leopard Just an Upgrade?
Today TMO readers are talking about Mac OS X 10.6, or Snow Leopard, which is due to hit store shelves…
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Bankruptcy Court Sets Hearing Date for Apple, Psystar
Robert A. Mark, the Judge overseeing Psystar's bankruptcy in Florida, ordered a hearing on Apple's Motion For Relief From Stay…
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TMO Interviews Andrew Stone: Developing For the iPhone for 20 Years
Andrew Stone started working with the original Cocoa API's on the NeXT computer in the 1980s. In a sense, he's…
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Eye-Fi Pro Camera Card Sports RAW, Peer to Peer Support
Eye-Fi announced the immediate availability of its new Eye-Fi Pro SDHC memory card with Wi-Fi for digital cameras on Wednesday.…
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Apple Announces WWDC 2009 Design Award Winners
Apple announced the winners of its 2009 Apple Design Awards at its World Wide Developer Conference in San Francisco Tuesday…
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Analysts Mixed on WWDC Announcements
Analysts are so far mixed on the announcements Apple made at its annual World Wide Developer Conference Monday. On the…
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The Movies: Superstar Edition Hits the Red Carpet June 30
Feral Interactive announced that The Movies: Superstar Edition, which includes the original Hollywood mogul game and Stunts & Effects expansion…
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Compact Speaker System for Apple iPhone 3G / iTouch Gen2 - $29.97
The Deal Brothers found a deal on a combination of stand and speaker system for iPhone 3G and iPod touch…
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Off-Road WWDC: Day Two
Following up on yesterday's Day 1 blog, here's Day 2 of my "off-road" observations of WWDC events and related topics.
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Create Your Own Media Player with LaCinema Classic Bridge
LaCie announced Tuesday tje availability of LaCinema Classic Bridge, a device that provides users with an economic way to add…
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OWC Announces Memory Upgrades Up To 4GB For May 2009 White MacBook
Other World Computing announced Tuesday the availability of DDR2 800MHz OWC Memory Upgrades up to 4GB for Apple's new May…
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WWDC TMO Interviews: MRR Software
As part of this year's WWDC coverage, TMO is meeting with several notable developers to bring our readers insights into…
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Pre vs iPhone: Price Wars
Apple announced at its World Wide Developer Conference on Monday that the 8GB iPhone 3G is now priced at US$99,…
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MGG 206: WWDC, Snow Leopard, MiFi, and iPhone 3G S
Dave and John chat for you about the WWDC keynote, Dave's travels, and the hardware released from Apple today. Subscribe…
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Snow Leopard Server Goes 64-bit
Along with iPhone Software 3.0, new MacBook Pro models and the iPhone 3G S, Apple introduced Mac OS X 10.6…
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Analyst: WWDC Keynote Mostly as Expected
Expectations for Apple's World Wide Developer Conference keynote presentation on June 8 were high, and UBS analyst Maynard Um thinks…
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Apple Posts WWDC 2009 Keynote Online
Apple's keynote presentation at its annual World Wide Developer Conference is available online at the company's Web site. Phil Schiller,…
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WWDC Keynote Observations and Nuances
Observers of Apple are always in a quandary about what kind, if any, hardware will be announced during the WWDC…
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Off-Road WWDC: Day One (updated)
For this week's WWDC, I'll be trying something a bit different from my usual blogging. Instead of a single article…
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WWDC Keynote Quick Take
Whew! Information overload. This year's WWDC Keynote address had more than enough new announcements to keep me busy for days,…
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Snow Leopard Coming in September, $29 Upgrades
Apple announced that Mac OS X 10.6, or Snow Leopard, will ship in September, and that Mac OS X 10.5…
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Safari 4 Officially Available for Mac, Windows
Apple announced the immediate availability of Safari 4 for Mac OS X and Windows on Monday during its World Wide…
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MacBook Renamed 13-inch MacBook Pro, Gains FireWire 800 [Updated]
Apple returned the FireWire port to MacBook users on Monday at its World Wide Developer Conference, and redubbed the laptop…
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New MacBook Pro Gets Built-in Battery, Better Display [Updated]
Apple introduced a new version of its unibody MacBook Pro during the World Wide Developers Conference on Monday. Like the…
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AAPL Drops Ahead of WWDC Keynote
Anticipation may be high leading into Apple's World Wide Developer Conference keynote, but the company's stock has been sliding down…
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Apple Store Offline Ahead of WWDC 2009
Apple's online store went offline Monday morning and was replaced with the familiar "We'll be back soon" notice ahead of…
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WWDC: Pre-keynote Analysis
Apple's World Wide Developer Conference is set to start at 10AM pacific time. Today TMO readers are talking about what…
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Light Blue: Photo 1.2 Adds iCal Support, More
Light Blue Software announced the immediate availability of Light Blue: Photo 1.2 on Monday. The update for the photo studio…
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Google: Simple Site Indexing
Google's search algorithms might be shrouded in mystery, but making sure the search engine giant is indexing your Web site…
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TMO Live WWDC 2009 Keynote Coverage
Apple's World Wide Developer Conference kicks off in San Francisco on Monday, June 8. The Mac Observer will be there offering live coverage of Monday morning's…
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AWR 151 - Apple’s Fifth Ave Cash Cow, Windows 7, & Psystar
In this week's episode of the Apple Weekly Report podcast, Jeff and Bryan talk about Apple's latest lawsuits, App Store…
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TMO Live at WWDC: On Location Twitter Stream
The Mac Observer offers live event coverage for Apple's keynote presentations on our Web site, and now you can follow along on Twitter,…
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TMO at WWDC 2009
Apple's World Wide Developer Conference kicks off in San Francisco on Monday, June 8. The Mac Observer will be there offering live coverage of…
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Apple Asks Court to Resume Psystar Case
Apple filed a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Miami on Friday requesting a modification of the stay that…
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Particle Debris (week ending 6/5) Bad Checks, Hulu Greed, and American Pie
In this week's treasury of technical tidbits, John looks at Microsoftian thrashing, the demise of print journalism, American Pie, the…
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NEC (Finally) Launches 43” LCD Display
NEC has finally and at long last officially launched the NEC CRV43, the company's 43" wraparound (curved) LCD display. The…
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Report: Steve Jobs On Track to Return to Apple End of June
Steve Jobs is on track to return to Apple at the end of June, according to a report from the…
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Hulu (Beta) App for Mac is Solid, Uses Apple Remote
Last week, Hulu released its dedicated app for Mac. It's a fun, easy to use app that uses the Apple…
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AudioMulch 2.0 Now Available for Mac Users
Ross Bencina released AudioMulch Interactive Music Studio 2.0 on Friday. AudioMulch 2.0 is an audio processing application designed for audio engineering,…
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Iomega 1TB Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0 $89.99
The Deal Brothers found a deal on an Iomega 1TB external USB 2.0 hard drive for $89.99.