Archives for October 2009
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Report: Apple to Open iTunes LP Format
Apple is planning on releasing the iTunes LP format to major and indie labels alike, according to a statement released…
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Widget Factory Intros Super-thin iPhone Stand
Widget Factory announced the immediate availability of its iBend stand for the iPhone and iPod touch on Tuesday. The bendable…
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Apple Releases iMovie 8.0.5 with iFrame, iPod nano Fixes
Apple updates iMovie 8 to version 8.0.5 Tuesday. The patch addresses various unspecified minor issues, and three specific issues dealing…
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Disney to Rebuild Retail Stores with Guidance from Steve Jobs
The Walt Disney Company is reimagineering its fleet of retail stores with help, in part, from Apple CEO and Disney…
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New iPhone Games: Texas Wuggle, Armoured Shift
4J Studios and Orbital Worlds on Tuesday announced the release of their new iPhone games, the poker title Texas Wuggle…
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Barclays Analyst Reiterates “Overweight” Rating for AAPL
Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes has reiterated an "Overweight" rating for shares in Apple Inc. In a research note to…
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Deep Red Nikon Coolpix L20 10MP Digital Camera: $98.95
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the Deep Red Nikon Coolpix L20 10MP Digital Camera for $98.95, a price…
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SuperDuper! 2.6.2 Boosts Snow Leopard Performance, Compatibility
Shirt Pocket Software announced the immediate availability of SuperDuper! 2.6.2 on Tuesday. The update for the data backup application improved…
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Apple Fesses Up to Snow Leopard Data Loss Bug
Apple finally confirmed what some Mac OS X 10.6 users have been reporting: There's a bug that can cause data…
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T-Mobile: Sidekick Owners Get Free Data, $100
In an effort to ease the sting of losing its Sidekick customers' data, T-Mobile is crediting a month's worth of…
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Reader Reactions: Levinson Drops Google for Apple
Apple board of directors member Arthur Levinson resigned from Google's board of directors on Monday. Today TMO readers are sharingng…
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Sonos ZonePlayer S5 Uses iPhone for Remote
Sonos introduced its new ZonePlayer S5 wireless music system and dock on Tuesday. Instead of shipping with a traditional remote…
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Apple, Psystar Move for Summary Judgements
Apple and Psystar have both files for Summary Judgements in their legal battle over whether or not Psystar can build…
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Popcorn 4 Adds AVCHD, Flash Support
Roxio announced the immediate availability of Popcorn 4 on Tuesday. The new version of the video capture and conversion application…
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Snood: Flawed Casual Play
Snood on the iPhone is a solid adaptation of a classic game, but unfortunately it arrives a little flawed.
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Apple Patches Bugs with Logic Pro 9.0.2
Apple updated Logic Pro to version 9.0.2 Monday, a release that patches several bugs. In addition to the usual "overall…
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Prosoft Releases Data Rescue 3 for Mac Hard Drive Recovery
Prosoft Engineering announced Monday the release of Data Rescue 3, an update to the company's do-it-yourself data recovery solution for…
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Microsoft Warns Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 Could Take “Couple of Hours”
Microsoft is warning users that upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 requires more steps than other upgrades, and will…
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Blizzard Mandates World of Warcraft Account Merger Into Battle.net, Offers Penguin Pet
Blizzard Entertainment notified World of Warcraft players Monday that they must convert their World of Warcraft accounts into Battle.net accounts…
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Snow Leopard Guest Account Wiping Some Home Directories
Some Snow Leopard users are experiencing total home directory wipes after logging into and out of their Guest accounts, and…
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Sky Satellite Launches Subscription Music Download Service in UK
UK satellite TV and Internet service Sky announced Monday the launch of a new online music service called Sky Songs.…
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EA Releases Adventure Game Mystery Mania for iPhone
EA Mobile has released the iPhone version of Mystery Mania, a point-and-click adventure game set in a mansion where the…
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LaCie 500GB Rugged Hard Disk: $119.99
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the LaCie 301370 500GB Rugged Hard Disk for $119.99, a price that includes…
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Analyst: Get Ready for More AAPL Conservative Guidance
Apple will be hosting its fourth quarter earning report on Monday, October 19, and Broadpoint AmTech analyst Brian Marshall expects…
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Reader Thoughts: Microsoft’s Rumored Smartphone
TMO readers are talking about Microsoft's potential move into the smartphone market following it's stumble with sidekick user data loss.
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Dragon Stop Motion 2 Adds New Editing Features
D-Zed Software announced the immediate availability of Dragon Stop Motion 2.0 on Monday. The new version of the stop motion…
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Arthur Levinson Resigns from Google Board
Google lost a board member on Monday with the announcement that Arthur Levinson has resigned. Mr. Levinson's move follows Google…
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blackra1n Jailbreaks 3.1.2 Upgraded iPhone, iPod touch
Popular iPhone hacker George Hotz, or Geohot, released his jailbreak utility dubbed blackra1n on Sunday. blackra1n can hack any iPhone…
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Microsoft’s Cloud Computing Fail Loses Sidekick Data
A Microsoft server failure is leaving T-Mobile Sidekick owners in the lurch if their smartphone loses power. Thanks to the…
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Snow Leopard: Seeing Invisible Files
The invisible files hiding on your Mac are, for the most part, invisible for a reason. Since there are times…
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Pangea’s Brian Greenstone: App Store ‘Far Exceeded My Expectations’
Brian Greenstone, founder and president of Pangea Software, has been around the block more than a few times since releasing…
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Atebits Releases Tweetie 2 for iPhone with Many New Features
Atebits announced the release of Tweetie 2 for iPhone Friday, a release that adds a digital ton of new features…
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Greenpeace Praises Apple for Doing “The Right Thing” in Leaving Chamber
Greenpeace released a statement this week praising Apple for doing "the right thing" in leaving the U.S. Chamber of Commerce…
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Particle Debris (week ending 10/9) Tablet, iPhone and Snow Leopard Mania
In this week's convocation of miscellaneous technical news debris, John looks at more details of the Apple Tablet from "reliable…
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Adobe Releases Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone
Adobe released Photoshop.com Mobile for the iPhone Friday, an app that offers editing tools for photos taken on the iPhone.…
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Arcade Reality, Bailout Wars, Creepy Slots Released for iPhone
New games now available at the App Store include Chillingo's shoot-'em-up Arcade Reality, Gameloft's humorous defense game Bailout Wars, and…
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Blinded By The Light
John Martellaro takes a look at the smartphone landscape and surmises that the iPhone competitors are doing everything they can…
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Energy Secretary Applauds Apple’s Chamber Resignation; Chamber Cries Conspiracy
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu thinks Apple, PG&E, and other companies that have quit the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over…
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X3: Terran Conflict for Mac Brings X Universe Story to a Close
Virtual Programming on Friday released X3: Terran Conflict, the final chapter in the X Universe storyline. While it wraps up…
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Coladia Releases Secrets of Da Vinci Mystery Game for Mac
Coladia on Friday released the Mac OS X version of The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript, a game…
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Portwiture: Picture Yourself on Twitter
Interested in what kind of image you're making on Twitter? Portwiture can show you with a little help from Flickr.
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MacBook Pro 15” 2GHz Core Duo: $750
The Deal Brothers spotted a deal on a restored 15" 2.0GHz MacBook Pro from TechRestore for $750.
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JD Power: iPhone Tops Consumer Satisfaction Study
Apple's iPhone ranked highest in the 2009 JD Power Wireless Phone Satisfaction survey, putting it ahead of offerings from RIM,…
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The Return of TypeStyler
Back in the 1990's, there was a popular text-manipulation program called TypeStyler. When Mac OS X arrived on the scene, the…
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iPod shuffle 3G
The third generation iPod shuffle retains the diminutive size, distinctive shape, and is fabricated of anodized aluminum with a built-in…
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Snow Leopard Hard Drive Storage Size Errors
Today TMO readers are talking in the Mac Geek Gab Squad Support forum about hard drives that show more storage…
