Archives for June 2009
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Judge Puts Apple’s Case Against Psystar Back on Track
Unauthorized Mac clone maker Psystar suffered a serious blow on Monday when the Judge overseeing its bankruptcy case in Florida…
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iPhone OS 3.0 and 3GS: So Close…Now Even Closer
Last March, when the details of iPhone OS 3.0 were first revealed, I wrote a column titled "So Close and Yet..."…
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June 2009 MacBook Pro Update Allows Unsupported Use of ATA 3Gbs Drives
Apple has released a firmware update for the MacBook Pro models that were released in June of 2009. The patch…
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Report: Apple Board Should Disclose Jobs’s Liver Transplant On His Return
Apple's board of directors should disclose the liver transplant CEO Steve Jobs reportedly underwent on his return to the company,…
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Diner Dash Series Moves to Mystery Genre with New Game
PlayFirst has announced that DinerTown Detective Agency, which brings the company's popular Diner Dash series into the mystery genre, will…
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ThePowerXChange Releases AutoCorrectXT 2.0 for QuarkXPress 8
XChange UK and ThePowerXChange.com announced the immediate availability of AutoCorrectXT 2.0 for QuarkXPress 8 on Monday. The XTension adds auto-correct…
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Apple Refurbished iMac 24-inch 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo $1,199.00
The Deal Brothers found a deal from Apple on a refurbished 2.16 GHz 24" iMac for $1,199, with free shipping…
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Reader Reactions: New Liver for Steve Jobs
Word surfaced over the weekend that Apple CEO Steve Jobs took a secret trip to Tennessee two months ago for…
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Want TWAIN Support? Time to Check Out TWAIN SANE!
John F. Braun check out TWAIN SANE, a system to add TWAIN support to devices that don't normally offer it.
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iFinance 3 Improves Interface, Charts, More
Synium Software announced the immediate availability of iFinance 3 on Monday. The new version of the stock management application gained…
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Particle Debris (week ending 6/19) Clueless in Seattle (and Austin) and Apple’s Safari Secret
In this week's digest of technical Apple news, John looks at articles that covered AT&T's clueless behavior, Sony's desperate behavior,…
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Storyist 2 Adds More Than 25 New Features
Storyist Software announced the release of Storyist 2, an upgrade of the company's story development tool for novelists and screenwriters.…
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What the Developers Taught Me at WWDC
At WWDC, June 8-12, 2009, I interviewed 11 developers who work both on Mac and iPhone. Everyone of them taught…
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iPhone OS 3.0: Spotlight, Voice Memos, Notes
There are dozens of new features in iPhone OS 3.0. Some major. Some trivial. Some are featured at Apple's iPhone…
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“Take Control of Safari 4” Available Now
TidBITS Publishing Inc. announced on Friday that it has published "Take Control of Safari 4," by Sharon Zardetto. The 92-page…
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120 Minute Flip UltraHD Camcorder $177.96 Delivered
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the 120 Minute Flip UltraHD Camcorder for $177.96, and that's with free delivery. As…
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Apple Will Dump Exclusive Deal With AT&T
Apple's fundamental goal is to sell the maximum number of iPhones. AT&T's fundamental goal is to maximize its own revenue. This…
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iPhone: Smaller Camera Roll, Faster Backups
The iPhone can take seemingly forever to complete a data backup, especially when you are upgrading operating system -- like…
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Shoppers Turn Out Early for iPhone 3G S Launch
Shoppers hoping to be among the first to get their hands on Apple's new iPhone 3G S started lining up…
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TMO Interviews Em Software: Perils of the Niche iPhone Developer
At WWDC, TMO interviewed Chris Ryland, President of Em Software and the co-developer of Grafly, a sophisticated graphing calculator for…
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MacSpeech Dictate Medical Released
MacSpeech, Inc. announced Thursday the release of MacSpeech Dictate Medical, the company's medical professional speech recognition solution for the Mac.…
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TMO Interviews GroupLogic: WWDC is Eye Opener for Executives
Reid Lewis is the President of GroupLogic, a company that provides a seamless integration of Macs into a Windows-centric enterprise.…
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TranslateIt! Dictionary Update Adds Features, Safari 4 Support
The new version of TranslateIt! was released on Thursday. TranslateIt! 10.1 is a multilingual dictionary that allows looking up words…
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Deskset Desk Accessories Designed for Mac Users
Deskology has announced the release of DESKSET, a set of high-end desk accessories designed for use alongside Mac computers.
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Terry Demco Releases Incoming! for Skype Utility
Software developer Terry Demco announced the release of Incoming! for Skype on Tueday. The application allows every incoming call to…
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Refurbished iPod touch from $179 with Free Shipping
The Deal Brothers noted that Apple has a good supply of refurbished iPod touches, starting with the current generation 8GB…
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Microsoft Offers Up $10K to Use IE8
Microsoft is apparently trying a new approach to increase its Internet Explorer 8 user base: Offering up $10,000. The money…
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Apple Disables Hidden UI Prefs in Safari 4
Apple has disabled hidden UI preferences in the final version of Safari 4, preferences that in the beta release allowed…
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The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena Comes to The Mac
Virtual Programming and Atari announced today that the latest chapter in the Riddick franchise, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on…
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Apple Releases Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0 for Some Macs
Apple released Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0 for some of its Mac product line Wednesday, an update that improves compatibility with…
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Apple Releases Safari 4.0.1 Update for iPhoto, Places, FaceBook Compatibility
Apple released an update to Safari 4.0 Wednesday, version 4.0.1. The release notes said that the update, "addresses incompatibilities between…
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TMO Interviews Vito Tech: iPhone Apps, From Russia with Stars
At WWDC, TMO spoke with Erika Torazzina from Vito Technologies in Novosibirsk, Russia. She gave us some background on the…
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MobileMe Chokes After iPhone OS 3.0 Update
Apple's MobileMe service began experiencing performance lags, and on some cases failed to load, after the highly anticipated iPhone OS…
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Wacom Intuos3 4x6 Tablet Refurbished $94.99
The Deal Brothers found a deal on a refurbished Wacom Intuos3 4x6 Tablet for $94.99. These units were refurbed by…
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Analyst: Apple Ready for Post-WWDC Growth
Apple is bucking the trend by growing its market share and generating lots of cash in a weak economy, and…
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Will iPhone 3G S Earn Apple Big Bucks?
Apple's new iPhone 3G S is set to launch on Friday, June 17. Today TMO readers are talking about the impact…
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TMO Interviews Storyist: The Story Behind the Story
Steve Shepard is the developer of Storyist, novel and screen play writing software for the Mac. At WWDC, he told…
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iPhone OS 3.0: A Story of Patience
Today, I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve up to his eyeballs in a flood of anticipation for what…
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Find Out About “Find My iPhone”
One of the niftiest features in iPhone OS 3.0 is Find My iPhone. If you ever lose track of your…
