Archives for December 2009
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Browse By Day in December 2009
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Apple Updates Java for Leopard, Snow Leopard with Security Fixes, More
Apple released Thursday Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1 and Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 6.…
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GM Sees iPhone Apps Offering Opportunities to Reach Consumers
As GM engages in an attempt to radically transform itself for the future, there are some within the company who…
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IDC Predictions for 2010: iPhone Apps Triple, Android Apps Quintuple, “iPad” Arrives
IDC's "Predictions Team" has published a list of predictions for 2010 that include two Apple specifics, and a mention of…
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New to the App Store: Beat It!, Ace Combat Xi, More
Glu Mobile’s rhythm game Beat It! and Namco’s aerial dogfighting title Ace Combat Xi led off the latest round of…
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Sony Cybershot DSC-W220 12MP Digital Camera: $139.99
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the Sony Cybershot DSC-W220 12MP Digital Camera for $139.99, $10 cheaper than the…
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Let’s Design a Next Generation Desktop E-mail App, Part I
On Wednesday, I wrote a Hidden Dimensions Column about how desktop e-mail is frakked. I mentioned the need for a…
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John F. Braun Talks Laptops Versus Desktops on MacJury
The Mac Observer's Mac Geek Gab co-host, John F. Braun, joined MacJury host Chuck Joiner on the MacJury podcast to…
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The Game of Life: A Faithful Recreation
From the distinctive click of the spinner to the career versus family decisions to the layout of the board itself,…
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PDF2Office Professional 5 Adds Snow Leopard Support
Recosoft announced the upcoming release of PDF2Office Professional 5.0 on Thursday. The new version of the PDF to Microsoft Office…
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Name Your Favorite iPhone Game
Today TMO readers are sharing their favorite iPhone game picks.
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Touch DJ
David Gallant set aside his turn tables to try out Amido's Touch DJ app for the iPhone. The app doesn't…
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Comcast to Buy Controlling Interest in NBC Universal
Comcast revealed on Thursday that it is purchasing 51 percent of NBC Universal, leaving GE with 49 percent of the…
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TapFactory Intros TweetVid for iPhone
TapFactory announced the immediate availability of TweetVid 1.0 for the iPhone 3GS on Thursday. The app lets users capture and…
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TextExpander 2.8 Improves Gmail Support
SmileOnMyMac announced the immediate availability of TextExpander 2.8 on Thursday. The update for the abbreviation auto-expander added improved support for…
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De Blob: Unique Concept, Repetitive Execution
De Blob is a unique concept that unfortunately becomes repetitive after a while. Maybe a sequel will push the gameplay…
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Survey: Android Developers Concerned About Profits, Divergence, More
Skyhook Wireless, a WiFi Position System developer, released the results of a survey Tuesday that found Android developers are concerned…
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Psystar Agrees to Pay $2.67M in Mac Clone Case
Apple agreed to a partial settlement in their ongoing legal battle over Mac clones at the end of November, and…
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Developer Appeal to Steve Jobs Results in App Approval
After hiving his company's iPhone app rejected by Apple, Pointy Heads Software developer Brian Meehan made a personal appeal to…
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Two Cool Web Browsing Tips
I’m always on the lookout for new tips to make my Web browsing faster or more convenient. In the past…
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EVE Online Expansion Dominion Now Available for Mac
CCP Games has released Dominion, the latest free expansion pack for its science-fiction MMORPG EVE Online, which currently boasts more…
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Avernum 6 Caps the RPG Series for Mac
Spiderweb Software has released Avernum 6 for Mac OS X, the final entry in the long-running series of role-playing games…
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Thunderbird 3 for Mac: Still Not Ready for Prime Time
Thunderbird is the Mozilla Messaging Group's free and open source e-mail app for Windows, Linux and Max OS X. Version…
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Apple Requires DigiDNA to Modify iPhone App
Yet another iPhone App Store approval/rejection mystery. This one involves a file-viewing feature of DigiDNA's FileAid app. Apple surprisingly objected to the feature…
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Airlock Auto-locks Macs with iPhone Proximity
MHA announced the immediate availability of Airlock on Tuesday. Airlock is a Mac OS X application that auto-locks and unlocks…
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Apple iMac MC413LL/A 21.5-Inch Desktop: $1488.00
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the Apple iMac MC413LL/A 21.5-Inch Desktop for $1488.00, including free delivery. This is…
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Apple Rejects Droid Promo App for the iPhone
The Droid smartphone won't be seeing any publicity on the iPhone thanks to Apple's rejection of the iDroid app from…
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AirPort, Hard Drives and Permissions
Today TMO readers are talking about sharing hard drives via an AirPort Extreme Base Station and how to deal with…
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Twittelator 3.4 Adds Lists, Retweet Support
Stone Design announced the immediate availability of Twittelator and Twittelator Pro 3.4 on Tuesday. The update for the iPhone and…
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Apple, Psystar Reach Partial Settlement in Mac Clone Case
Apple and Psystar reached a partial settlement on November 30 in their legal battle over whether or not the PC…
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QuickerTek Intros Solar Charger for MacBooks
QuickerTek announced the immediate availability of Apple Juicz solar chargers for the unibody MacBook Pro lineup and the new white…
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NoteLife for iPhone Hits the App Store
Chronos announced the immediate availability of NoteLife 1.0 for the iPhone and iPod touch on Tuesday. NoteLife is a multimedia…
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MGG 228: Neither Geeks Nor Listeners Are Turkeys
John and Dave come straight out of the US Thanksgiving holiday and into your ears, hearts, and heads sharing both…
