Archives for March 2011

March, 11th March 2011

• Adobe Lightroom, Camera Raw Updates Support More Cameras

  Adobe posted release candidate versions of Lightroom 3.4 and Camera Raw 6.4 on its Adobe Labs Web site on Friday.…

• Google Activates Person Finder Following Japan Earthquake

  Following the devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck 231 miles outside of Tokyo, Japan, Friday morning, and the subsequent tsunami…

• Online iPad 2 Order Ship Times: 3 Weeks

  Apple began accepting orders for the iPad 2 at its online store at 4AM eastern time on Friday, and ship…

March, 10th March 2011

• How-To Install iMovie on 1st Gen iPad

  Bryan Chaffin and Adam Christianson show you how to use iPhone Configuration Utility to install iMovie on your first generation…

• Apple Tightens in-App Purchase Controls in iOS 4.3

  Apple has tightened up restrictions in making in-app purchases in iOS apps sold on the App Store in the newly…

• IDC: Apple Tablet Market Share Slips to 73% in Q4

  Apple’s share of the tablet marker slipped to 73% in the December quarter, down from 93% in the September quarter,…

• IK Multimedia Releases VocaLive for iOS

  IK Multimedia announced Thursday the release of VocaLive, a vocal processing and recording app for iPhone and iPod touch, as…

• Apple Releases GarageBand for (All) iPads

  Apple released GarageBand for iPad, Thursday. Unlike the iMovie update that was released earlier on Thursday, this app works for…

• iMovie for iOS Now (Mostly) Universal, Supports CNN iReport

  Apple updated iMovie for iOS Thursday to version 1.2. The biggest change in the video editing software is that it…

• iPad 2 Availability: Apple, AT&T, Verizon, Walmart, More

  Apple’s new iPad 2 is set to go on sale at 5PM local time on Friday, March 11, and unlike…

• Targus 4-Port USB 2.0 Ultra Mini Hub:  $12.99

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on the Targus 4-Port USB 2.0 Ultra Mini Hub for $12.99, with free shipping. This hub features…

• Kinect Tops iPad as Fastest Selling Consumer Electronics Device

  The Guinness World Records team has crowned Microsoft’s Kinect as the fastest selling consumer electronics device in history, topping even…

• Flipboard Adds Instagram Support

  Flipboard updated its Flipboard for iPad app on Thursday with support for the Instagram photo sharing service. Flipboard is a…

• TMO Forum Poll: Are You Lining Up for an iPad 2?

  Apple’s iPad 2 goes on sale at 5PM local time on Friday, March 11. Take today’s TMO forum poll and…

• Safari Falls in Pwn2Own Contest Despite Update

  Even though Apple released a major security update for Safari, contestants participating the Pwn2Own event at the CanSecWest security conference…

• iPad 2 Online Sales Start at 1AM Pacific March 11

  Apple will begin selling the iPad 2 in its retail stores at 5PM  local time in its retail stores on…

• Apple Opening Temporary Store for SXSW

  Apple is setting up a temporary retail location in Austin, Texas, that will open on March 11 just in time…

March, 09th March 2011

• Apple Posts 14 Guided Tour Movies for iPad 2

  Apple has posted 14 Guided Tour movies for the company’s iPad 2, which ships on Friday, March 11th. The Guided…

• Apple Smashes 62 Security Bugs in Safari 5.0.4 Update

  Apple released Safari 5.0.4 Wednesday, a seemingly modest update with a few bug fixes, but one that also contains fixes…

• Apple Pushes iPhone Configuration Utility to Version 3.3

  Apple released iPhone configuration Utility to version 3.3 Wednesday, following the release of iOS 4.3. The patch note are vague…

• OWC Announces 16GB RAM Upgrades for New MacBook Pro

  Other World Computing (OWC) announced Wednesday 12GB and 16GB RAM upgrades for Apple’s new MacBook Pro models.  Apple ships all…

• Apple TV Gets Netflix 5.1 Surround Sound, MLB & NBA Streaming

  Apple updated the software for current Apple TV models to version 4.2 Wednesday. In addition to bringing support for AirPlay…

• Refurbished 13” MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo:  $1019

  The Deal Brothers noted that Apple.com has the refurbished 13” MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo for $1019. It ships for…

• Apple Releases iOS 4.3

  Apple released iOS 4.3 to the public on Wednesday afternoon. The update appeared in iTunes for iPhone, iPod touch and…

• Analyst: Don’t Expect Long iPad 2 Lines

  Apple’s iPad 2 goes on sale at 5PM pacific time on Friday, March 11, and while it will be popular,…

• Reader Discussion: How Do You Use Mobile Devices?

  Apple’s iPhone, iPod touch and iPad have changed how many people work and play on the go. Today TMO readers are…

• Apple Dropping Samsung for A5 Chip Fabrication

  Apple has apparently started turning away from Samsung for its custom chips in favor of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. According…

• VMware Intros View Client for iPad

  VMware announced the immediate availability of View for iPad on Wednesday. View for iPad is an app that lets users…

• iOS Twitter Update Addresses Quick Bar Complaints

  Following a backlash of complaints about the recent Twitter for iPhone update that added the Quick Bar feature, the social…

• Jeff Gamet Discusses iPad 2, iOS 4.3 on IMP

  The Mac Observer’s Jeff Gamet joined the International Mac Podcast team to talk about the upcoming release of Apple’s iPad…

• SK Telecom Gets iPhone 4 on March 16

  South Korea’s SK Telecom finally hammered out its deal with Apple so it can start selling the iPhone 4 in…

March, 08th March 2011

• Apple Exchanges iPads for iPad 2s for Business Class

  Apple has allowed students in an iPad-centric digital marketing class to exchange their original iPads for iPad 2s, according to…

• Apple Releases iTunes 10.2.1 for iOS 4.3

  Apple released iTunes 10.2.1 Tuesday, an update intended to prep users for the imminent release of iOS 4.3. The patch…

• Apple Updates Java for Leopard, Snow Leopard

  Apple updated Java for both Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5.8) and Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6.6) on Tuesday, including…

• Warner Bros. & Facebook Offer Movie Rentals, Jump Shark

  Warner Brothers announced today that it would be offering movie rentals through Facebook. While we could just stop there, add…

• iMovie for iPad’s Missing Audience

  After the smoke clears and every iPad 2 owner has a copy of iMovie installed and its novelty has worn…

• TabGrip, A One Of A Kind iPad Case

  The TabGrip™ is part case, part stand, part holder, and different from anything else you have seen for an iPad. 

• GoodSync for Mac: File Synchronization Made Easy

  GoodSync for Mac provides fast and easy file synchronization and backup capabilities to the Mac. While Time Machine is great…

• Unconventional Browser Showdown: Opera vs. Safari

  This is an unconventional review. It’s not designed to compare all possible features in detail — with pages of checkboxes.…

• Refurbished Mac mini 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo:  $599

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on the refurbished Mac mini 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo for $599. This ships…

• Apple Offers Up Free iTunes Sampler Ahead of SXSW

  The South By Southwest music and media conference is only days away, and to help kick off the event Apple…

• TMO’s John F. Braun Talks iPad 2 on Mac Roundtable

  The Mac Observer’s Mac Geek Gab co-host John F. Braun joined the Mac Roundtable crew to talk about Apple’s soon…

• Reader Discussion: Android’s Obstacles in the Enterprise Market

  Competition in the smartphone and tablet market is fierce, and both Apple and Google has done a lot to shake…

• iOS 4.3 May Launch Tuesday Afternoon

  Apple CEO Steve Jobs told the media iOS 4.3 will be available on Friday, March 11, with the launch of…

• Toast 11 Adds Multi-Burner Support, More

  Roxio announced the immediate availability of Toast 11 and Toast 11 Pro on Tuesday. The new version of the CD…

• Adobe Unveils Wallaby: Flash to HTML 5 Converter

  Adobe introduced a new experimental tool on Tuesday called Wallaby that converts Flash content into HTML 5. Right now Wallaby…

March, 07th March 2011

• Trip Hawkins Bags on Apple Gaming, Thinks Browser

  Trip Hawkins, former Apple marketing exec and legendary founder of Electronic Arts, is tense with Apple’s App Store, and encouraged…

• Report: Apple Ditches Glass for Aluminum Back on iPhone 5

  Apple is ditching the glass back introduced with the iPhone 4, and will return to an aluminum back, according to…

• Western Digital Buys Hitachi for $4.3 Billion

  Western Digital (WD) announced Monday that it has entered a definitive agreement to buy Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) —…

• MGG 319: iTunes Missing iPhone, Ejecting In-Use Disks, Mail Rules & More!

  John and Dave answer your questions, share your tips, solve your problems and help you learn more and more about…