Apple, Mac, iPod and iPhone News

Hands on: Roku's updated Player software and new Channel Store

Dan Frakes — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800

Roku has updated the software for the company's lineup of streaming-media players, and introduced a new Channel Store that offers additional streaming content.

The Macalope Weekly: Stupidium is an infinite resource

The Macalope — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0800

The Macalope does a do-see-do with his opposite number, sets fire to a a Droid strawman, and issues a quarantine for those afflicted by the ever dangerous tablet fever.

Gameloft to cut back on Android development

Nicholas Bonsack — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:21:00 -0800

Mobile games developer Gameloft has announced it's cutting back on development for the Android, citing a lack of revenue.

Google adds captions to YouTube search

Jacqueline Emigh — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:53:00 -0800

In a step to make YouTube videos more accessible to deaf people as well as to anyone else searching for videos online, Google has launched an automatic video captioning service.

iPhone owners demand to see Apple source code

Gregg Keizer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:32:00 -0800

iPhone owners charging Apple and AT&T with breaking antitrust laws asked a federal judge this week to force Apple to hand over the iPhone source code.

Twitter turns on geolocation functionality

Juan Carlos Perez — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:25:00 -0800

Twitter has turned on its geotagging functionality for external applications.

Cloud Engines updates Pogoplug media sharing device

Jonathan Seff — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0800

On Friday, Cloud Engines introduced the second generation of its Pogoplug multimedia sharing device. The Pogoplug is designed to plug into your home or small office network and let you access and share content of USB hard drives over the Internet using a standard Web browser.

First Look: Super Monkey Ball 2

Chris Holt — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800

Super Monkey Ball 2 not only intends to improve upon the original, but to live up to the considerable potential of the popular monkey-rolling franchise. I sat down with Sega’s associate creative director Ethan Einhorn to discuss this new game for the iPhone. Slated for a Holiday 2009 launch date, the price for this game still has not been revealed.

California Energy Commission rule to impact HDTV industry

Melissa J. Perenson — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:05:00 -0800

For the California Energy Commission, the voluntary guidelines of the Federal Energy Star program aren't enough to curb energy guzzling by HDTVs.

Hack brings 10.6.2 back to Atom processors

Jeff Porten — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:41:00 -0800

The latest Snow Leopard can now run on Atom processors, as long as you're willing to replace the kernel with an Internet download.

iPhone to drive mobile game adoption

Macworld UK staff — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:23:00 -0800

Apple will drive the game market with the iPhone, according to a survey of 8,000 gamers in North America, Europe and Australia.

Google goes for speed, security in Chrome OS

Juan Carlos Perez — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:35:00 -0800

Google launched its Chrome OS, focusing on speed and security.

AOL looks to slash staff by a third

Juan Carlos Perez — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:09:00 -0800

AOL is looking to cut by a third its global staff.

SubRosaSoft introduces FileSalvage 7

Ramu Nagappan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:23:00 -0800

FileSalvage offers Snow Leopard support and enables better recovery for flash-memory cards and Windows drives. The user interface has gotten a facelift as well.

Yahoo's search news shortcuts gain 'tweets,' videos, photos

Juan Carlos Perez — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:11:00 -0800

Yahoo has enhanced the news "shortcuts" it displays in Web search result pages.

Agile Web Solutions releases 1Password 3

Nicholas Bonsack — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0800

After two private betas and a public beta, the well-received Mac OS X password manager 1Password 3 has been officially released.

Incase debuts new chargers for iPod and iPhone

Dan Frakes — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:31:00 -0800

Incase has debuted two new chargers for iPods and iPhones: one for the car, and one that works both in the car and with standard wall outlets.

Camino 2.0 adds Tab Overview, improved annoyance blocking

Dan Moren — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:30:00 -0800

The Camino Project has released version 2 of the Camino browser, adding a number of new features such as Tab Overview and improved annoyance blocking.

AT&T strikes back at Verizon in new ad

Dan Moren — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:35:00 -0800

AT&T fires back at Verizon in a new ad claiming it has a better 3G experience. Of course you know, this means war.

Analysis: Five qualities of a great iPhone app

Tom Kaneshige — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:03:00 -0800

Thinking about creating an iPhone app? A contest run by retailer Gap shows off five common strengths of winning iPhone apps. Here's a look at the lessons learned -- and the apps.

Some Sony e-readers may not arrive for the holidays

Nancy Gohring — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:50:00 -0800

Sony may not be able to ship its Reader Daily Edition to customers in time for the holidays.

New Casio EX-G1 camera is slim and smash-proof

Sarah Jacobsson — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0800

Casio today announced the 12.1-megapixel Exilim EX-G1, which the company says is drop-, cold-, dust-, and waterproof, as well as being the "world's slimmest shock-resistant digital camera."

Apple fixes problem with LED Cinema Display iSight camera

Jonathan Seff — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:55:00 -0800

On Wednesday, Apple released LED Cinema Display iSight Firmware Update 1.0, a fix for an issue with the built-in iSight camera on the LED Cinema Display not being recognized by some applications.

Judge denies AT&T's request to stop Verizon 3G map ads

Matt Hamblen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:49:00 -0800

A judge denied AT&T's request to stop ads from Verizon Wireless that Apple's iPhone partner had called "misleading."

iPhone apps run background checks on your date

Brad Reed — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:25:00 -0800

PeopleFinders has created iPhone apps that let users perform background checks on potential dates.

Google to provide update on Chrome OS

Nancy Gohring — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:39:00 -0800

Google may make an announcement about Chrome OS this week.

EU Ombudsman faults EC's Intel antitrust ruling

Paul Meller — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:22:00 -0800

The European Ombudsman accused the European Commission on Thursday of "maladministration" during its antitrust investigation of Intel.

CatPaint iPhone app adds cats to any photo

Lex Friedman — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:45:00 -0800

CatPaint lets you add cats to your photos. For some reason.

China Mobile still in talks to sell iPhone

Dan Nystedt — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:07:00 -0800

China Mobile is still in talks with Apple about offering the iPhone in China, its CEO said Wednesday

Service lets users build own iPhone, RIM, Windows apps

Stephen Lawson — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:38:00 -0800

The BuildAnApp online service helps novices create mobile applications for several platforms and submits them to the iPhone App Store.

iPhone cleared for sale by South Korean regulator

Owen Fletcher — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:46:00 -0800

A South Korean regulatory body Wednesday gave Apple a business license that would allow it to launch the iPhone at any time.

Red Giant Software releases Holomatrix

Jackie Dove — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0800

New After Effects plug-in gives your footage that sci-fi look.

Photo Essentials 3 plug-in released for Photoshop Elements

Kelly Turner — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:22:00 -0800

The new suite adds easy-to-use tools for correcting images, removing backgrounds, and applying artistic effects to your photos.

SSL flaw could have been used to hack Twitter

Robert McMillan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:54:00 -0800

A researcher has shown how to hack Twitter using a previously disclosed bug in SSL.

Mac News Briefs: Better scanning in Snow Leopard

Dan Miller — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:30:00 -0800

Scanner software from Fujitsu and Creaceed now support Mac OS X 10.6, and Mariner Software creates software-hardware bundles combining its Paperless software with Fujitsu ScanSnap scanners.

Apple looks for 'AAA developer' for internal video game team

Dave Rudden — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:14:00 -0800

A job posting at Apple's Website calls for a Game/Media Software Engineer, fueling speculation that Apple may be looking to bolster its mobile gaming efforts.

Google Earth updates iPhone app

Ramu Nagappan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:41:00 -0800

Google has announced an update to its highly popular Google Earth iPhone app. Version 2.0 lets users view personalized maps created on a desktop machine. The upgrade also adds 13 new languages to the mix, bringing a total of 31 supported languages.

Verizon ups the smarm, mocks AT&T

Brad Reed — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:41:00 -0800

Verizon's latest TV ad features a bombastic broadside against AT&T and the iPhone carrier's lawsuit against Verizon's "There's a Map For That" ad campaign.

Adobe unveils public betas for Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2.0

Nicholas Bonsack — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:53:00 -0800

Adobe has released a public beta for Flash Player 10.1 and AIR 2.0 for developers.

Thousands of iPhones stolen from Belgian warehouse

Dan Moren — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:35:00 -0800

Antwerp, Belgium was the unlikely site of a theft of between 3,000 and 4,000 iPhones, stolen from a transport company's warehouse.

Apple to offer big Black Friday discounts?

Ian Paul — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:15:00 -0800

According to rumors on the Internet, Apple might be getting ready to offer some steep discounts on Black Friday that could save you hundreds of dollars on iPods, Mac computers, and Apple software.

Star Wars iPhone game: More fun than bagging womp rats

Dan Moren — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:53:00 -0800

Star Wars: Trench Run re-creates the climactic dogfight from the classic sci-fi film, complete with authentic sound effects, music, and scenes from the movie.

Call of Duty now on iPhone

John Davison — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:39:00 -0800

Activision has just released the first official iPhone game in the franchise in the shape of Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies.

Apple posts Snow Leopard printer driver updates

Philip Michaels — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:12:00 -0800

The drivers -- available from the company's Support Downloads site -- cover printers made by Canon, HP, Brother, and Lexmark.

Runtime Revolution 4.0 offers new Web-authoring option

Tony Craine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:52:00 -0800

The latest version of this cross-platform software-creation environment allows developers to deploy apps directly to the Web.

Loopt 2.0 for iPhone brings more context to your location

David Chartier — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:49:00 -0800

A major upgrade to Loopt's location-based, social iPhone app brings a much better experience and puts more emphasis on finding businesses, restaurants, events, and even shopping discounts around you.

Palm updates WebOS -- without iTunes sync

Brennon Slattery — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:06:00 -0800

iTunes syncing is conspicuously absent from the latest update to Palm's WebOS, signaling a possible end to the back-and-forth between Palm and Apple.

What's next for future iPhones?

Dan Moren — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:55:00 -0800

Apple's iPhone has been the smartphone to beat for the past two years, but what does the company need to do to keep its position as leader of the pack?

Pioneer sues Garmin over navigation technology

Martyn Williams — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:41:00 -0800

Pioneer has lodged a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission against Garmin alleging some of its products infringe on Pioneer patents.

Apple reverses decision, approves iPhone political caricature app

Lex Friedman — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:50:00 -0800

Apple has now approved an application that provides contact information for every representative in Congress in addition to bobble-head caricatures of them.