Archives for October 2009

October, 19th October 2009

• du Launching iPhone in UAE on Oct 27

  UAE residents finally have a firm date for du's iPhone launch: October 27. du CEO Osman Sultan confirmed the date…

• Macs, USB and Startup Problems

  Today TMO readers are discussing USB-related startup problems in TMO's Mac Geek Gab Squad Support forum.

• EyeTV App Pulled from App Store Over Code Issue

  Elgato's EyeTV app for the iPhone and iPod touch temporarily disappeared from Apple's App Store over the weekend when it…

• BatchOutput Gets Snow Leopard Support

  Zevrix Solutions announced the immediate availability of BatchOutput 3.5.4 on Monday. The update for the printing and file export tool…

• Psystar Pushes to Reveal Leopard Installation Protection Code

  Apple and Psystar's already hostile relationship took a turn for the worse when the unauthorized PC maker told the court…

• Apple Q4 Earnings Report: Oct 19, 5PM EDT

  Apple will be hosting its fourth quarter earnings report at 5PM eastern time on Monday, October 19. Be sure to…

• Wetoku Introduces Browser-Based Tool for Recording and Sharing Interviews

  Wetoku debuts a tool that will let you record and share two-person video and audio interviews.

• Shure Shows New USB Microphones, XLR to USB Adapter

  Shure shows off some new USB and XLR microphones, as well as a XLR to USB adapter.

October, 16th October 2009

• Report: Apple Working on Unlocking Radio Functionality in iPhone

  Apple is working on a radio application for the iPhone and iPod touch that would utilize unannounced radio capabilities in…

• Photoshop, Fotokasten, A+ Zoom and more

  Images! Pictures! Photos! In this week's installment of Free on iTunes, Vern Seward shows you how to get the most…

• Particle Debris (week ending 10/16) Old News, New News and Good News

  In this week's omnibus of technical news debris, John looks at expert reaction to Windows 7, rumors of new quad…

• KavaSoft 3 Releases iConquer 3 for Mac OS X

  KavaSoft announced Friday the release of iConquer 3, the company's game of world conquest for Mac OS X. The game…

• Now at the App Store: Dark Nebula: Episode One, 2XL ATV Offroad

  A pair of other new iPhone games are now available at the App Store: 1337 Game Design's skill test Dark…

• Heron: Steam Machine, Chromodyne Arrive for iPhone

  Triangle Studios' strategy game Heron: Steam Machine (US$0.99) and Celsius Game Studio's match-three puzzle title Chromodyne ($0.99) are now available…

• Easy Appointment Editing with iCal’s Inspector

  Editing appointments in iCal turned into something of a hassle when Apple decided we didn't need that slick little Inspector…

• 3rd Gen 64GB iPod Touch:  $379.98

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on the 3rd generation iPod touch for $379.98. This i s a new unit,…

• Windows 7 Launch is a Dangerous Time for Mac Advocates

  Yesterday was full of news and commentary about Apple's reaction to Windows 7, including some nice quotes from Apple SVP…

• XtraLean Intros DataLore Spotlight Utility

  XtraLean Software announced the immediate availability of DataLore for the Mac on Friday. DataLore is an application that offers an…

• Tracking GPS Time with Your Mac

  One TMO forum member figured out how to use GPS signals to keep accurate time on his Mac. Check out…

• PhoneView 2.3 Adds Voicemail Support

  Ecamm Network announced the immediate availability of PhoneView 2.3 on Friday. The update for the Mac-based utility for viewing iPhone…

• Laughingbird Intros Business Card Creator

  Laughingbird Software announced the immediate availability of Business Card Creator on Friday. The application helps users design logos along with…

• du Starts iPhone Pre-booking in UAE on Oct 17

  Cell carrier du plans to begin selling Apple's iPhone in the United Arab Emirates by the end of October and…

• Apple Opens iPhone In-app Purchases to Free Apps

  Apple reversed its "free is always free" stance on the App Store on Thursday by opening the option for in-app…

October, 15th October 2009

• MGG 222: Keyboard Replacements, Geek Challenges, and Traveling Geeks

  John and Dave are in Las Vegas for BlogWorld Expo 2009 and deliver this week's show together from the hotel.…

• Court Rules Ringtones Not Entitled to “Public Performance” Royalties

  U.S. District Judge Denise Cote ruled Friday that ringtones played on a cell phones do not constitute a "public performance"…

• IDC Puts U.S. Apple’s Mac Market Share at 9.4% for September Quarter

  Apple claimed some 9.4% market share in the U.S. computer market, according to research firm IDC. The firm's data pegged…

• Confused about iTunes Home Sharing?

  I keep discovering new sources of irritation with iTunes 9. Having previously lamented about the confusion with ringtones and the iTunes Store…

• Refurbished 24” Apple LED Cinema Display:  $599.00

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on Apple's refurbished 24" LED Cinema Display for $599.00, $300 less than the cost…

• Sidekick Moves From the Cloud to the Court Room

  Only days after T-Mobile confirmed that a Microsoft server failure lost Sidekick user personal data, the company has been hit…

• M-Audio Adds Beta Snow Leopard Drivers for 9 More Devices

  M-Audio has released beta Snow Leopard drivers for nine more devices on its Snow Leopard support page. This brings to…

• Moving Parallels Partitions to Boot Camp

  Parallels is an application that lets users run Windows apps along side Mac OS X apps, and Boot Camp is…

• Google Stumbles with Google Docs Service

  A recent upgrade to Google's cloud-based Google Docs service is causing headaches for users that are finding their ability to…

• Microsoft Recovers Sidekick Data

  Microsoft tossed Sidekick owners a bone on Thursday when it announced that some of the user data it lost had…

• Luxpro Takes a Hit in Monopoly Legal Battle with Apple

  Luxpro took one on the chin in U.S. District Court when Judge Harry F. Barnes tossed out the company's claims…

• Macnification 1.6 Ramps Up Snow Leopard Support

  Orbicule announced the immediate availability of Macnification 1.6 on Thursday. The update for the digital microscope application for Mac OS…

• Adobe Fixes Critical Security Issues with Acrobat 9.2 Update

  Adobe addressed a list of 29 security-related flaws in Acrobat 9 and Adobe Reader 9 this week. The new 9.2…

October, 14th October 2009

• Gartner: Apple Increased U.S. Market Share in September to 8.8%

  Apple increased Mac unit sales and market share in the U.S. during the September quarter, according to research firm Gartner.…

• Apple Releases Performance Update 1.0 for MacBook/Pro/Air, iMac, Mac mini

  Apple released Performance Update 1.0, an update for the company's MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air models that addresses, "intermittent…

• Trans Intl Announces Internal Hard Drive Expansion Rack for Mac Pro

  Trans Intl announced Wednesday a new product called DX4 that adds four new hard drive bays to your Mac Pro.…

• AT&T Gives Colorado 3G Upgrade

  Colorado front range iPhone owners look to be getting some relief from their on-again-off-again 3G coverage thanks to a network…

• Science Glossary for iPhone is Not Recommended

  Science Glossary is an iPhone (and iPod touch) app that is basically a glossary of scientific terms and has some…

• Freeway Gets Intaglio Support

  Softpress Systems released a new update for its Freeway and Freeway Pro Web site design tools on Wednesday with support…

• EA Previews NBA Live, Need for Speed Shift, Surviving High School for iPhone

  Electronic Arts on Wednesday announced details about three new games coming to the iPhone this fall: NBA Live, Need for…

• Latest iPhone Games: Dark Harvest, Galactic Bowling, Brunswick Pro Bowling

  New iPhone games available at the App Store include Red Rocket Games' match-three game Dark Harvest and a pair of…

• Surprise: Apple Sells to the Federal Government

  John looks at the presence Apple has in the U.S. federal government. It's small and growing. Those who suggest that…

• Refurbished MacBook Air 1.86GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 13” Laptop:  $1349.00

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on the refurbished MacBook Air 1.86GHz Intel Core 2 Duo laptop for $1349.00, $100.00…

• Tweetie 2

  The battle to be the top player in the Twitter client battle on the iPhone is pretty intense, so developers…

• Ted Landau Discusses Snow Leopard Bugs, Jailbreaking on MacNotables

  TMO columnist Ted landau joined Chuck Joiner on the MacNotables podcast to discuss Snow Leopard's Guest Account bug, jailbreaking the…

• Sidekick, Microsoft and Cloud Computing

  Today TMO readers area talking about Microsoft's server problems that cost T-Mobile Sidekick users their data and what it means…

• atPeek Looks Inside iPhone Apps

  atPurpose Technologies announced the immediate availability of atPeek 1.0 on Wednesday. atPeek is a Mac OS X 10.6-compatible application that…