News, reviews, and tips for MacBook and iPhone users

Review: The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile 4

John Rizzo — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:30:00 -0800

Once you set it up, The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile 4 will do the job for syncing a variety of types of data from a Windows Mobile 4 smartphone with your Mac.

Review: Canon Selphy CP790 snapshot printer

Susan Silvius — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0800

This printer is cute and stylish, but it wastes ink and has an awkward paper-handling setup

Slideshow: Unconventional (but useful) input devices

Macworld Staff — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0800

In this slideshow, we present to you several input devices that are a lot different from the mouse (or laptop trackpad) and keyboard used on a daily basis.

Macworld Buying Guide: Mice

Rik Myslewski — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:42:00 -0800

We’re in the Golden Age of Rodents. It’s time to look at the mice you’re missing. However, the wealth of choices can be daunting. We have a few tips to help you.

Torture tests on an Olympus camera and Sonim phone

Chris Holt and Sarah Jacobsson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:27:00 -0800

The Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 point-and-shoot and the Sonim XP3 Quest rugged phone are supposed to be tough. How tough? Sarah Jacobsson and Chris Holt drop them, dunk them, toss them and run one over with an SUV. Take a look to see if they survive.

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.

Macworld's complete Mac buying guide

Roman Loyola — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:31:00 -0800

In this buying guide, we'll cover all the Macintosh models available, tell you how they've changed over the previous model, and how well they did in our benchmark tests.

Review: SyncMate Expert 2.4

John Rizzo — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:30:00 -0800

Sync your Mac to multiple devices, including Windows Mobile.

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.

Review: Acer P3250 ultraportable projector

Richard Jantz — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:14:00 -0800

Acer’s compact, 2.7-pound P3250 is attractively priced in the ultraportable projectors market. Luckily, you also get excellent image quality.

Review: ViewSonic PJ260D projector

Richard Jantz — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:30:00 -0800

This projector displays luminous images with legible text, but obtaining colorful graphics from it takes some fiddling

Macessity NX Stand gives MacBooks a lift

Ramu Nagappan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:46:00 -0800

The NX Stand from Macessity props up a closed laptop in a cushioned slot.

OS X 10.6.2 update breaks Hackintosh netbooks

Tony Bradley — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:50:00 -0800

The latest update to Snow Leopard removes support for the Atom processor, putting an end to "hackintosh" netbooks -- at least for now.

Google offers free holiday Wi-Fi at airports

Lex Friedman — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:23:00 -0800

As a holiday gift to weary travelers, Google's footing the bill for Wi-Fi at 47 airports from now through January 15th, 2010.

Review: Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000

Roman Loyola — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:14:00 -0800

The Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000 is a nice mouse, nice enough to be used on a regular basis, not just when you’re traveling with your laptop.

Review: HTC Droid Eris smartphone

Robert S. Anthony — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:50:00 -0800

If you want a cheaper Android-based alternative to the Droid and can live without a hardware keyboard, the Droid Eris is a good choice.

Review: BenQ Joybee GP1 ultraportable projector

Richard Jantz — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:14:00 -0800

This ultraportable projector displays good-looking images but works best only in low lighting.

Review: Mac mini (Late 2009)

Dan Frakes — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:15:00 -0800

Just seven months after giving the Mac mini line its biggest update ever, Apple has bumped the performance of the company's smallest desktop computers. While the improvements are modest, the latest Mac minis address a few of our biggest criticisms of the Early 2009 models.

Review: InFocus IN1102 ultraportable projector

Richard Jantz — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:14:00 -0800

The versatile, 2.75-pound InFocus IN1102 is a superior choice for a double-duty, lamp-based projector that delivers bright, colorful images both in large conference rooms and in cozy living rooms.

Review: Jabra Halo headphones

Aoife M. McEvoy — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:44:00 -0700

If you’re looking for nonearbud headphones to handle music and calls—but primarily music—the Halo is a good choice

Review: Optoma Technology EW330 ultraportable projector

Richard Jantz — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:30:00 -0700

Optoma’s compact, 2.4-pound EW330 is a lamp-based ultraportable projector that features 1280 by 800 resolution and enough illumination power for use in a large conference room.

Review: Motorola Droid smartphone

Robert S. Anthony — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:04:00 -0700

The Droid certainly lives up to its promises and does a lot of things the iPhone doesn’t. The iPhone will probably keep its smartphone throne for now, but it will have to deal with a powerful new competitor.

Review: 13-inch MacBook/2.26GHz (Late 2009)

Jonathan Seff — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:14:00 -0700

In bringing the unibody treatment to the white MacBook, Apple has added many pro features while removing FireWire and the infrared port.

MacBook (Late 2009) benchmarks

James Galbraith — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:05:00 -0700

Macworld Lab has received the new MacBook and has been hard at work, putting it to the test. And while we don’t have Speedmark 6 finalized just yet, we do have some MacBook benchmark results we’d like to share.

Review: Dell M109S ultraportable projector

Richard Jantz — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:30:00 -0700

Dell’s tiny M109S is a palm-size LED projector with a low brightness rating of only 50 lumens, which makes it best suited for very small groups in dark or dimly lit conference rooms.

Virgin America and Google team up for free in-flight Wi-Fi

Jeff Porten — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:25:00 -0700

This holiday season, enjoy free Wi-Fi access on all Virgin America flights, courtesy of Google, who's footing the bill.

White MacBook gets unibody design

Jason Snell — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0700

The new MacBook, while still clad in white polycarbonate, now features the same unibody construction and bright LED-backlit screens as Apple's other laptops. The $999 portable is powered by a 2.26GHz processor.

U.S. TV body approves mobile standard

Stephen Lawson — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:27:00 -0700

ATSC, which oversees TV standards for the U.S., has approved a standard for mobile digital broadcasts.

New WikiReader lets you take online encyclopedia offline

James Galbraith — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:03:00 -0700

Openmoko unveiled a $99 handheld device that lets you browse Wikipedia entries without requiring an Internet connection. But will users embrace the idea of a handheld that does nothing but look up things on Wikipedia?

Automatically mute sound before meetings

Rob Griffiths — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:44:00 -0700

Use a couple of very simple AppleScripts and iCal to mute your laptop before (and unmute it after) you head to meetings, lectures, or other scheduled events.

AT&T on iPhone tethering: Not yet

Lex Friedman — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:32:00 -0700

AT&T today announced that 'fine-tuning' of its network is needed before the carrier can enable iPhone tethering.

Epson reveals four new business projectors

Roman Loyola — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:51:00 -0700

Epson today released four new projectors.

Google leak points to imminent iMac, MacBook refresh

Gregg Keizer — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:37:00 -0700

Google posted ads on its search results over the weekend that hinted Apple will soon refresh its iMac, Mac mini and MacBook lines.

Newton veteran returns to Apple... to market rumored tablet?

Ian Paul — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:10:00 -0700

Michael Tchao, one of the leading proponents of the Newton, is back to work at Apple, according to the New York Times.

What's your wireless signal strength?

Glenn Fleishman — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:30:00 -0700

When you're having trouble with your wireless connection, it can be frustrating to figure out the strength of the signal from your client to the base station. Glenn Fleishman shows three ways to get the information you need.

E-readers could push growth in e-textbook market, analysts say

Matt Hamblen — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:07:00 -0700

With more e-readers hitting the U.S. market, analysts predict a big uptick in sales in late 2010 with a strong surge in the popularity of electronic textbooks.

Oklahoma tech center eyes Kindles, iPhones for e-learning

Matt Hamblen — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:12:00 -0700

High school and college students could be big beneficiaries of mobile technology by using e-readers and smartphones to access electronic textbooks and other course materials.

Microsoft Courier tablet prototype appears on Web

Dan Moren — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:23:00 -0700

A prototype of a new tablet-like Microsoft device named Courier surfaced on the Web late Tuesday.

The five most important Mac laptops

Benj Edwards — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:00:00 -0700

It's the 20th anniversary of Apple's first laptop -- the Macintosh Portable. To mark the occasion, Benj Edwards lists the five most significant laptops to come out of Cupertino and why they enjoyed such a lasting influence.

Slideshow: 20 years of notable Apple totables

Benj Edwards — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:00:00 -0700

Take a stroll through the past two decades as we look at 20 years’ worth of laptop improvements introduced by Apple.

Epson announces new PowerLite 1716 projector

Roman Loyola — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:08:00 -0700

Epson today released the PowerLite 1716, a projector designed for business travel.

MobileMe adds iPhone, Snow Leopard features

Dan Moren — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:22:00 -0700

Apple's punched up its MobileMe online service with new features for users of iPhone and Mac OS X Snow Leopard—and even some fixes for Windows users.

Ihnatko: Why MobileMe is worth it

Andy Ihnatko — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:00:00 -0700

Andy Ihnatko has a hard time explaining why MobileMe is worth $100 a year. But given enough time, he can manage it.

Small USB flash drives

Roman Loyola — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:18:00 -0700

In this video, senior editor Roman Loyola takes a quick look at two USB flash drives that are very easy to carry with you all the time: LaCie’s iamaKey and Verbatim’s Tuff-’n’-Tiny.

Analysis: Gmail fail casts dark cloud on cloud computing

Ian Paul — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:48:00 -0700

Tuesday's Gmail outage was not only an inconvenience. It calls into question -- yet again -- the feasibility of present day cloud computing.

The $300 challenge: The telecommuter

Dan Moren — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:00:00 -0700

Ever-roaming editor Dan Moren creates a fully-loaded Mac setup fit for a telecommuter with just $300. And he doesn't skimp on the tip.

Missing Sync helps Palm OS users with Snow Leopard transition

Peter Cohen — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:53:00 -0700

If you're still using a Palm OS-based PDA or smartphone, you're going to need The Missing Sync if you want to sync with Snow Leopard.