Archives for December 2009
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Browse By Day in December 2009
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Battleship Leads New Games at the App Store
EA Mobile has published a digital version of the classic board game Battleship at the App Store. Other new games now…
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NY Times Columnist Blames AT&T Issues on iPhone Glitches
AT&T's bandwidth issues in the U.S. are the "glitches" in the way the iPhone talks to cell towers, and the…
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TransGaming Brings Dragon Age: Origins RPG to Mac
TransGaming on Monday announced that it will publish BioWare’s epic fantasy RPG Dragon Age: Origins on the Mac on Dec.…
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Enhancing the Security of Adobe Flash
Adobe's Flash player has had its share of security issues, so much so that some users have refused to install…
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A Quick Word About Mac Geek Gab Premium Edition
Today we launched the next chapter for our Mac Geek Gab podcast, the MGG premium edition available via subscription at…
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Surviving High School
Have you ever wished you could relive your high school years but make different choices and do different things? Well…
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Pocket Girlfriend
Lonely? See what Vern SEward has to say about the iPhone app, Pocket Girlfriend.
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MGG 231: Finder, Install, Backup Tips, Verbose Startup, More!
Starting a new phase for the Mac Geek Gab, this marks the inaugural episode of the Mac Geek Gab Premium.…
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Vodafone Brings iPhone to Qatar
Vodafone began selling the iPhone in Qatar this weekend, furthering the somewhat slow rollout of the device in the Middle…
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8GB iPod Touch - Newest Model: $179.99
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the newest 8GB iPod touch for $179.99, delivery included.
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Google Rolls Out “Mobile Lab” Android Test Phones to Employees
Google began giving test units of an Android-based phone to employees last week, the company said in a blog entry…
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Apple Revamps App Store Interface: Bigger Icons, New Layout, More
Apple began rolling out tweaks to the iTunes App Store's interface over the weekend. The company has changed the way…
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Business Traveler Magazine Awards AT&T “Best Mobile Coverage in the World”
The readers of Business Traveler Magazine have selected AT&T as having the, "Best Mobile Coverage in the World." The award…
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Steve Wozniak: If Apple Releases the Tablet, I’ll Buy It
If you're wondering who's going to line up to buy an Apple tablet for US$1,000, wonder no more: Apple cofounder…
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A Hi-Tech Lamp For Hi-Tech People: Berkeley Lamp II
Can a lamp be high tech and still be useful? Vern Seward turns the spotlight on Full Spectrum Solutions' Berkeley…
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Particle Debris (week ending 12/11) Microsoft Should Just Get Out of Dodge
In this week's stockpile of miscellaneous technical news debris, John looks at Steve Jobs' advice to the Segway marketing people…
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Pac-Man Championship Edition Hits the App Store
Namco Networks has released a Championship Edition of its classic arcade game Pac-Man, publishing it for the iPhone and other…
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John Martellaro Talks iMac, More on Tech NightOwl Live
The Mac Observer's Senior for Analysis and Reviews joined Gene Steinberg on The Tech NightOwl to discuss the new i7-based…
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Dragon Dictation
In this week's installment of Free on iTunes, Vern Seward departs a little from his normal approach take a close…
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Apple Countersues Nokia, Accuses Company of Theft
Apple announced Friday a countersuit against Nokia that accuses the company of violating 13 Apple patents. In a statement, Apple…
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Refurbished 16GB iPod Nano: $129.00
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the refurbished 16GB iPod Nano for $129.00, with free delivery.
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Apple, Mac OS X and Localizations
Mac OS X includes localizations for several languages and countries. Today TMO readers are talking about why Apple chose certain…
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WiFiPhoto 1.2 Adds TV Slideshow Support
Mattei Rossi announced the immediate availability of WiFiPhoto 1.2 on Friday. The update for the wireless image downloading application for…
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Apple Offers Free iTunes LP Holiday Sampler
Apple is getting into the holiday spirit in the U.S. by offering an iTunes LP Holiday song sampler for free.…
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Extension Support Coming for the Mac Version of Google Chrome
Google's Chrome Web browser public beta for Mac users is out, and it looks like extension support is coming soon,…
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Moving iPhone Pics to Your Mac Without Cables
Connecting your iPhone to your Mac with a USB cable may be the easiest way to transfer photos from your…
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Adobe Updates Flash, Announces Discontinuation of PowerPC G3 Support
Adobe announced Thursday an update of the Flash player to version 10.0.42.34 that addresses various and sundry security issues. The…
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Nokia to Close Flagship Stores in New York, Chicago, London, São Paulo
Nokia has decided to close its flagship stores in New York City, Chicago, and São Paulo, as well as one…
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Let’s Design a Next Generation Desktop E-mail App, Part II
In the first article in this series, I looked at how a combination of filters, then handlers, then a smart…
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WSJ: Apple to Use Lala to “Reboot” iTunes Into Web-Based Service
Apple is planning on using its recent purchase of Lala to "reboot" iTunes into a Web-based service that would allow…
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New at the App Store: Ghosts Attack, Seed RPG, More
The latest games to reach the App Store include the first-person shooter Ghosts Attack, from a new developer founded by…
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Xmas Crackers for iPhone is a Treat for the Kids
Xmas Crackers for the iPhone and iPod touch creates a Christmas cracker with all the usual goodies inside. While Christmas…
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Apple Features TMO’s Mac Geek Gab in iTunes Rewind 2009
We are delighted to announce that Apple has chosen The Mac Observer's Mac Geek Gab as one of the podcasts…
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Nova Media Adds More Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung Phones to iSync Plugins for Mac OS X
Nova Media announced Thursday an update to the company's "iSync Plugins" suite of plugins that adds support for hundreds of…
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2TB SIM Dualband Apple Time Capsule: $469.95
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the 2TB SIM Dualband Apple MC344LL/A Time Capsule for $469.95, including free delivery.
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Old School Mac Tech Support
Not everyone has a brand new iMac or MacBook at their disposal, so today TMO readers are talking about support…
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Second Shootr Tracks Images for Wedding Photographers
Plinkk Photography announced the immediate availability of Second Shootr 1.0 for the iPhone and iPod touch on Thursday. The application…
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NASA 1.1 for iPhone Adds Shuttle Tracking
NASA updated it's NASA App for the iPhone and iPod touch to version 1.1 on Thursday. The update for the…
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Photoshop.com Mobile for the iPhone
Photoshop may be a huge application, but that isn't stopping Adobe from trying to pack some of that image editing…
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University of South Florida Provides MacBook Pros to All Student-Athletes
The University of South Florida announced Wednesday a program that provides all of the school's student-athletes with access to a…
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Emberwind, Heileen 2: The Hands of Fate Games Released for Mac
TimeTrap and Tycoon Games have released the fantasy game Emberwind and the adventure title Heileen 2: The Hands of Fate,…
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Classic Action Puzzler Collapse! Tops List of New App Store Games
RealArcade has released GameHouse’s classic action puzzler Collapse! for iPhone (US$0.99), along with versions for Mac, PC, Facebook, and a…
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Analyst: Apple a Must Own Technology Bellwether Stock
Analyst Brian Marshall of BroadPoint AmTech Research characterized Apple's stock as, "a must-own technology bellwether," glowing praise for a company…
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John Martellaro Talks iMac on MacJury
The Mac Observer's Senior Editor for Analysis and Reviews joined MacJury host Chuck Joiner and several other Apple industry luminaries…
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If You Want to Compete Against Apple, Use Its Technologies
John offers some advice to executives on how to compete with Apple. Adopt, explore, and press Apple's technologies into service…
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Analyst: Apple Tablet Begins Manufacturing in February, Being Pitched to Publishers
Apple will begin manufacturing its near-mythical tablet in February for a Spring launch, according to Oppenheimer analyst Yair Reiner. In…
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Apple MacBook Pro 13.3-Inch Laptop: $1149.95
The Deal Brothers found a deal on a new Apple MacBook Pro MB990LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop for $1149.95, with free delivery…
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Should Apple License iPhone OS?
The iPhone is already amazingly popular all around the world, and today TMO readers are talking about whether or not…
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Predicting the Future
A look back at predictions I made this past year and a new list of predictions for the year ahead.
