Macworld

Google now taking user phone calls about Nexus One

Sumner Lemon — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:55:00 -0800

Just one week after Google posted an advertisement for a phone support program manager, the company is offering live telephone support for Nexus One customers.

App Popular points out free downloads of paid apps

Philip Michaels — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:15:00 -0800

The latest version of the app that helps you track price changes of other iPhone and iPod touch offerings now includes promo codes that let you download paid App Store titles for free.

Five sites for smart consumers

Dan Frakes — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:00:00 -0800

One thing we all have in common: In one way or another, we're all consumers. Dan Frakes recommends five of his favorite places to find good online consumer information and advocacy.

Apple releases Aperture 3

Jason Snell — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:40:00 -0800

Apple released Aperture 3 on Tuesday. The program is now 64-bit capable and offers "200 new features."

Review: Cloud Engines Pogoplug

Christopher Breen — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:30:00 -0800

If you've been seeking a way to share a lot of files over the Internet with very little fuss, Cloud Engines' Pogoplug is an affordable and enticing avenue to do it.

ZoomMediaPlus announces SD storage for iPhone

Dan Frakes — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:14:00 -0800

ZoomMediaPlus has announced the ZoomIt, a dock-connector accessory that lets you access data stored on SD memory cards.

Review: Barcodescan Pro for iPhone

Brian Beam — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:50:00 -0800

This app uses the camera on your iPhone to scan in a product's barcode, using that information to pull down price and other data. It doesn't quite measure up to the similar RedLaser, though the two apps end up complementing one another.

Review: Epson Workforce Pro GT-S50 sheet-fed scanner

James Galbraith — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:30:00 -0800

With respectable scan times, decent scan speeds, and the best looking color scans we’ve seen from a document scanner, the Workforce Pro GT S50 is one of the better document scanners available.

MobileNavigator 1.5.0 adds personalized routes, social networking integration

Dan Moren — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:30:00 -0800

Navigon has rolled out version 1.5.0 of its MobileNavigator turn-by-turn directions app. New to this version are social networking integration, personalized routes, and the ability to add 3D terrain.

Neo Nectaris strategy game arrives on the iPhone

AJ Glasser — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:51:00 -0800

Hudson's nifty turn-based strategy game, Military Madness, enjoyed a revival on Xbox Live last year with Nectaris. Now it's spreading the love to iPhones with Military Madness: Neo Nectaris.

iHound aims to help you find your missing iPhone

Philip Michaels — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:31:00 -0800

At this week's Macworld Expo, iHound Software will hand out stickers aimed at aiding people who find lost iPhones to reunite them with their owners. And for the month of February, iHound has dropped the price on its iPhone app.

Report: Google to make Gmail more social

Juan Carlos Perez — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:22:00 -0800

Google will add social features to Gmail, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Review: McSweeney's for iPhone

Beau Colburn — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:07:00 -0800

A $6 app that provides pieces of random fiction may not be for everyone. But McSweeney's delivers great content in a simple, classy interface.

Adobe apologizes for 16-month-old Flash bug

Gregg Keizer — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:44:00 -0800

Adobe apologized over the weekend for letting a 16-month-old bug in Flash Player languish without a patch, even though it updated the popular plug-in four times since the flaw was reported.

Apple offers 'find out how' tutorials as podcasts

David Chartier — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:19:00 -0800

Apple has re-released the "find out how" tutorial videos from its site as podcasts. Presumably, more videos are on their way to keep aspiring i-everything users occupied.

Winter Olympics apps for the iPhone and iPod touch

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:20:00 -0800

The Winter Olympics are almost here. These apps can help you navigate your way around Vancouver. Or, if you're staying home, you can stay up-to-date on Olympic happenings with nothing more than an iPhone.

Nokia targeted in US class action suit

Mikael Ricknäs — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:39:00 -0800

A class action complaint against Nokia alleges the company committed securities fraud when describing its operations in 2008.

Canon announces EOS Rebel T2i

Melissa J. Perenson — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:18:00 -0800

The new digital SLR boosts both still and video capabilities, closing the gap with more advanced models.

Perplexed by permissions

Christopher Breen — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0800

Yes, your Mac's permissions are messed up. No, Disk Utility can't help. Here's why.

LiquidScale offers 'spatially aware' picture resizing

Marco Tabini — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:56:00 -0800

New iPhone app finally brings Soviet-style photographic doctoring within everyone's reach.

Father of Linux calls Nexus One smartphone 'a winner'

Bob Brown — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:08:00 -0800

Google's Nexus One got a big time endorsement over the weekend from Linux kernel developer Linus Torvalds, who praised the Android-based smartphone.

Intel to monitor social networks on Super Bowl ads

Sharon Gaudin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:40:00 -0800

Intel executives are monitoring social networks like Facebook and Twitter to gauge consumer reaction to commercials that it ran during Sunday's Super Bowl.

Sharp, Samsung settle all outstanding LCD patent cases

Martyn Williams — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:21:00 -0800

Sharp and Samsung have put nearly three years of battling over LCD panel and module patents behind them with a deal that ends all patent infringement disputes.

Review: Crush the Castle for iPhone

Sarah Jacobsson — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:07:00 -0800

If you like physics and trebuchet-induced destruction, Crush the Castle has your number. Developed by Armor Games Inc, this $2 puzzle game offers 90 levels of addictive destructive fun.

RealPlayer SP beta now out for Mac

Jonathan Seff — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0800

On Monday, RealNetworks released a beta version of RealPlayer SP for the Mac, adding Web-video conversion to its multimedia software.

Postbox update adds tighter OS X integration

Nicholas Bonsack — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:15:00 -0800

E-mail app Postbox has just introduced improved Mac OS X integration for version 1.1.1 of this Apple Mail alternative.

Get quick access to recently used items

Kirk McElhearn — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:00:00 -0800

OS X offers many tools that help you access things you use day in and day out, but there are also a number of ways you can quickly access items you’ve used only recently.

Open ebook battle ends, but the war continues

Jeff Porten — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:22:00 -0800

Amazon loses the opening battle in a pincer move between publishers and readers, but it's unclear whether this is Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, or Appomattox.

Looking Back: Photoshop turns 20

Pamela Pfiffner — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:00:00 -0800

In the 20 years since its introduction, Photoshop has changed the way we see the world, altered our sense of reality, and transformed the way we express ourselves.

Apple and the importance of Macworld Expo

Christopher Breen — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:15:00 -0800

This week, Macworld Expo opens in San Francisco. And, as everyone likely knows, it’s a particularly significant episode of Expo because Apple will not be counted among the participants. No Apple announcements or booth and no Steve-led keynote.

Review: QuickVoice2Text Email for iPhone

Ben Boychuk — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:57:00 -0800

QuickVoice2Text is an excellent recorder capable of capturing high-quality sound for long periods of time. But its chief selling point -- the ability to translate your recordings into text which you can e-mail -- is distressingly hit-and-miss.

Review: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8 camera

Tim Moynihan — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:30:00 -0800

The durable and compact Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8 point-and-shoot camera offers an ultraquiet, recessed lens that focuses very quickly, but you'll need to make sure that its design works for you.

Review: PrintMaster Platinum 2.0

Katherine Murray — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:00:00 -0800

Consumer oriented art program lets you create many kinds of commonplace documents from greeting cards to calendars.

Review: Onslaught from Space for iPhone

Meghann Myers — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:43:00 -0800

Onslaught from Space looks very much like something you would’ve played in a video arcade 20 years ago, and that’s exactly what developer Jake O’Brien had in mind.

X2 intros iTablet, no relation to Apple iPad

Nick Spence — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0800

Talk about perfect timing: A company has released a tablet device in the UK called iTablet just a few weeks after Apple took the wraps off the iPad.

Artbeats offers daily free stock HD video clip

Digital Arts Staff — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:39:00 -0800

Stock video company Artbeats announced that it is offering a free downloadable HD clip every day at its Web site

Review: iPhone apps for the Super Bowl

Philip Michaels — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:20:00 -0800

We look at nine apps that will either help you enjoy Super Bowl XLIV... or give you a worthwhile distraction should the game not live up to the hype.

Review: Pantech Impact mobile phone

Damon Brown — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0800

The Pantech Impact sits awkwardly between text-friendly phones, many of which offer a better design for messaging, and touchscreen powerhouses, all of which are more capable of handling multimedia.

Be.ez intros Apple iPad protection sleeves

Nick Spence — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:09:00 -0800

Be-ez have announced a new addition to its stylish LA robe Allure line of protection sleeves, with the introduction of the LA robe iPad Allure.

Review: Castle Frenzy for iPhone

Tim Mercer — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:36:00 -0800

Sporting 3D graphics, great animations and numerous ways to dispatch the ensuing hordes, Castle Frenzy is a beautiful and addictive title.

LaCie intros iPad and MacBook bags

Nick Spence — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:25:00 -0800

LaCie has announced a range of new MacBook and Apple iPad compatible covers.

The Macalope Weekly: Pad derangement syndrome

The Macalope — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:00:00 -0800

Once again, the iPad rules the week's news. Is it the best thing since Apple first sliced a loaf of bread, or an unmitigated disaster? The Macalope looks at what the Internet thinks.

Review: Dragon Age: Origins

Chris Holt — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:40:00 -0800

You’ll spend a lot of time in Dragon Age: Origins covered in blood. The game is morbid and a bit humorous, but this fantasy role playing game is a a major step forward for the genre.

iPad interest waning? So says one survey

Marco Tabini — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:19:00 -0800

According to a survey from shopping comparison website Retrevo, potential buyers have lost interest in the iPad after Apple's announcement.

Mozilla discusses dropping Tiger support in Firefox

Dan Moren — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:20:00 -0800

Mozilla's developers have broached the subject of dropping Tiger support in the next major version of its Firefox Web browser.

Review: Neon Wallpaper for iPhone

Tim Mercer — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:45:00 -0800

When it comes to creating customized wallpapers for your iPhone or iPod touch, this app handles the task quickly and easily.

Vodafone wants U.K. deal for the iPad

Nick Spence — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:12:00 -0800

The latest wireless provider to offer Apple's iPhone in the U.K. wants the iPad.

Microsoft to stop selling display ads for Facebook

Nancy Gohring — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:00:00 -0800

Microsoft said that it would provide search results for Facebook around the world but that it would stop selling display ads for the site.

Sling Media: AT&T allowed 3G streaming without changes

Lex Friedman — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:17:00 -0800

AT&T said Thursday it had worked with Sling Media to make the SlingPlayer Mobile app 3G-friendly. Sling says that isn't quite the case.

Lithium-ion battery life could reach 20 years

Chris Brandrick — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:24:00 -0800

Japanese research and development firm Eamex claims to have found a new way to increase the typical average life of a high-capacity lithium-ion battery.