Archive for September, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for September-19-08: A recent patent application from Apple reveals that the company is considering adding a proper “At a Glance” notification screen for the iPhone. The proposed screen would allow users to quickly jump to the desired notification simply by pressing on the corresponding notification.

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for September-19-08

A recent patent application from Apple reveals that the company is considering adding a proper “At a Glance” notification screen for the iPhone. The proposed screen would allow users to quickly jump to the desired notification simply by pressing on the corresponding notification.
Apple Considering ‘At a Glance’ Notification on iPhone
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Is Apple’s success in the computing market a by-product of Steve Jobs’ insight and uncanny knowledge of what people want? Or is it pure luck, thanks to questionable moves by competitors and being in the right place at the right time?
Is Apple’s success the result of luck or skill?
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Once you’re done turning your iPhone photos into works of art that Monet would be envious of, check out iGolf, a minutes-old app created by Palo Alto-based Social Gaming Network.
New Wii-like iGolf For iPhone
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fsjk85 at the Australian Whirlpool forums was playing around with his camcorder’s NightShot function when he found something interesting…
iPhone 3G has a hidden data matrix code
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The price of the new Google smart phone would put the device head-to-head with Apple’s $199 iPhone. The Google phone, which features a touchscreen and is made by Taiwanese manufacturer HTC, faces some stiff competition. The iPhone 3G has generated significant interest among consumers for redefining touch-screen technology,popularizing mobile apps
Google’s $199 phone to compete with the iPhone
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List of the most frequently used Mac applications and provided a free counterpart for each of them. Hopefully, they’ll serve you as well as the paid versions.
Free Alternatives to 10 Popular Commercial Mac Applications
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Apple iPod and iPhone News for September-18-08: Apple just dropped an update for the Remote application for iPhone/iPod touch. Remote.app allows you to control any iTunes library (or Apple TV) over a local WiFi connection. According to the release notes, you will now be able to create a Genius playlist, and create/edit playlists in iTunes.

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for September-18-08

Apple just dropped an update for the Remote application for iPhone/iPod touch. Remote.app allows you to control any iTunes library (or Apple TV) over a local WiFi connection. According to the release notes, you will now be able to create a Genius playlist, and create/edit playlists in iTunes.
Apple Updates Remote App for iPhone, Adds Genius Function
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When we first heard about EFiX—a simple USB dongle that’ll let you magically install Leopard on your PC—it sounded too fantastic to be true. Well, I used it to turn my gaming PC into a Mac Pro over the weekend, and I’m somewhat amazed to say this, but it works perfectly.
Review: EFiX Dongle Perfectly Transforms PC to Mac
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An invitation sent out on Tuesday by T-Mobile asks the media to gather next week to see the first phone built on the Android mobile platform, but will also pit Apple and Google against each other — if reluctantly
T-Mobile sets stage for Android, iPhone showd
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Apple iPod and iPhone News for September-17-08: [VIDEO] – Now the Sonic Lighter iPhone app brings the sacredness of group flame to iPhone users everywhere. Not only can you create fire of your own, but Sonic Lighter allows you to simultaneously light iPhones around you. It’s a $1 app, but boy will it piss off everyone around you who worships a Blackberry.

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for September-17-08

[VIDEO] – Now the Sonic Lighter iPhone app brings the sacredness of group flame to iPhone users everywhere. Not only can you create fire of your own, but Sonic Lighter allows you to simultaneously light iPhones around you. It’s a $1 app, but boy will it piss off everyone around you who worships a Blackberry.
Sonic Lighter: The First iPhone App Openly Designed for Cult
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Apple has released a security update for its Mac OS X operating system, fixing a critical Internet security flaw that the company had failed to properly patch in late July.The Mac OS X v. 10.5.5 security update was released Monday, fixing security bugs in Apple’s software as well as several open-source components that ship with the operating system
Apple Update Finally Fixes Important DNS Bug
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This means that you can now access all the Gears-enabled sites (such as Zoho office, WordPress, the new YouTube uploader and Google Docs offline) in Safari.
Google Releases Gears For Safari On OS X
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Apple rolled out version 2.1 of its iPhone software on Friday, and widespread reports suggest that it successfully fixes numerous problems, including 3G data reception. Here’s a rundown of iPhone 2.1′s enhancements. Fewer dropped calls. In a survey conducted by Wired.com, 40 percent of readers report that they’re getting fewer dropped calls than
Apple’s iPhone 2.1: The Bug-Fix You’ve Been Waiting For
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