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Apple empowers Malaysian music production: Malaysias International College of Music is using MacBook Pros and Logic Studio to facilitate mobile recording

Sync ‘Em 1.00 released: Sync Em, a sync tool for Microsoft Exchange, Google and Address Book, is now available.

United Lemur announces Puzzllotto for iPhone: Developer collaborative United Lemur announced the companys first iPhone app, an exploration puzzle in the spirit of Zork and Myst.

Lifted iPhone NDA opens the door for conferences, books: The lifting of the iPhone NDA will help developers, trainers, authors, and ultimately the end user.

BBC blames Apple for iPhone/iPlayer hold-up: The BBC has announced that content downloaded from its iPlayer can now be viewed on mobile devices, but not on the iPhone.

Delkin offers SD to CF adapter: Delkins new SD to CF adapter enables you to use SD and SDHC flash cards in CompactFlash-compatible devices, such as digital cameras.

Apple offers MacBook Pro Nvidia graphics repair: Apple is offering a fix for MacBook Pros affected by an Nvidia graphics problem.

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USBfever ships new iPod touch, Nano screen protectors: USBfever has launched four new screen protectors for the iPod touch second generation and fourth generation iPod nano. The Anti Glare Screen Protector for iPod touch 2G and Anti Glare Screen Protector for iPod nano 4G provide silicone coated protectors

DealNN: Mac Pro, iPod docks, hard drives: Todays DealNN deals include a selection of Mac desktops, iPod docks and hard drives. The Apple store is currently offering the refurbished 3.0GHz Mac Pro for $3099, which is $500 off the original price of $3599. Two iPod docks are

Apple deals: refurbished iPods, Mac accessories: Currently the Apple store is offering a variety of refurbished previous generation iPods from the Shuffle to the Touch. The 1GB iPod shuffle is first on the list priced at $39 and comes in silver, blue, green or purple with

Forum roundup: MacBook casing leaked, MBP repair: Forum roundup: The recent leak of the new MacBook and MacBook Pro cases has sparked quite an extensive conversation about these new models in the MacNN forums today. Another topic of interest revolves around Apples recent announcement to fix the

Century Japan launches 4.3-inch USB LCD screen: Century Japan has recently introduced a secondary LCD screen, the LCD-4300U, that is just 4.3 inches in size and connects entirely to users desktop or notebook PCs via a USB 2.0 port. Meant as an add-on display for secondary programs

Pocket Clapper iPhone app assists moviemaking: Japans GClue has unveiled Pocket Clapper, an iPhone/iPod touch app that simulates the clapboards used while filming movies. Users can draw virtual chalk on a blackboard, outlining a scene with production information such as date, time, camera, director, scene, and

TigerLogic unveils ChunkIt! web search tool: TigerLogic has unveiled ChunkIt!, a tool for searching behind the links in Google searches or on any other web page. The application automatically scans the links on a page, and fetches information from them that might be valuable to filtering

VideoPier manages MPEG2 and AVCHD for Macs: Aquafadas has released VideoPier 1.0, an MPEG-2 and AVCHD-capable organizer and converter. The software is based on the open-source ffmpeg component, and is available in standard and HD versions. It transfers the two video types from camcorders to a users

Verizon intros 3-cent text fee for content vendors: Verizon on Wednesday sent out a memo to its partners to inform them it will charge an extra fee of three cents for every mobile terminated text message they send to Verizon subscribers beginning on November 1st. Such messages include

Rondo 2.8 adds interface enhancements, absolute rate: Fractured Software has released the latest version of its MIDI software for the Mac, Rondo 2.8. The program features a vertical piano roll, which allows people to play along even if they are unable to read traditional sheet music. Improvements

Rows 3D four-in-a-row game for iPhone: Pixeltin has released its latest game for the iPhone or iPod touch, Rows 3D, which simulates the classic four in a row game. The input takes advantage of the devices multi touch display, allowing players to select the position of

BreakThru Radio offers on-demand channels on iPhone: Online music broadcaster BreakThru Radio has announced the availability of its radio streams to iPhone and iPod touch users. The service relies on technology from TVersity to deliver the channels, but listeners are able to tune in by navigating to

Apps: SQLite Diff, Uplink, ResizeMe: SQLite Diff 1.18 ($25) allows developers to drag & drop two SQLite databases into the application and begin comparing them. SQLite Diff uses an in-memory store of both SQLite schemas to perform most comparisons quickly. Schema results include comparisons of

FCC seen approving white space wireless: The US Federal Communications Commission is expected to soon approve a new generation of unlicensed wireless devices, according to an update on Friday. A report due as early as the same day should see the government body issue a testing

TransDock Direct connects iPods via auxiliary input: DLO has launched the TransDock Direct, a new car dock for iPods. The device features a flexible support arm, and a removable 12V power socket. It transmits to stereos mainly via auxiliary input, which is said to offer better sound

Tidy Up 1.4.6 adds missing tag search, bug fixes: Hyperbolic Software has released the latest version of its Tidy Up! duplicate file search utility, meant for iTunes, iPod and iPhoto databases. The update enables searching for a missing song tag, and implements a few bug fixes to prevent the

Picasa Web Albums Uploader 1.2 adds video: Google has released a new version of its Picasa Web Albums Uploader for the Mac, which is now at version 1.2. The update allows for the sharing of both still images and video clips, from iPhoto 08 via the Picasa

YouTube now includes full-length CBS shows: The popular video-sharing portal YouTube has began running full length TV shows from CBS archives in attempts to build revenue from advertising, according to a report on Friday. Typically, a YouTube video is no longer than 10 minutes, but the

Bell, Telus pick 4G, HSPA; iPhone possible: Bell and Telus today announced that they would both choose Long Term Evolution (LTE) as their fourth-generation (4G) cellular network standard. The move will dramatically increase the speed of mobile Internet access in the country and will give subscribers to

Users report iTunes Store login issues: A number of visitors to the iTunes Store on Friday have been unable to properly access the site, or its services, according to tips sent to MacNN and discussions at Apples support forums. People are reporting being unable to log

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Producing Coldplay: An Interview with Markus Dravs: “Logic gives me the best of both worlds,” says Markus Dravs. The music producer used Logic to produce Coldplay’s latest album Viva la Vida. In fact, he’s been using Logic for “a good 10 years now.” Dravs notes: “It’s amazing

Go to Oxford — or Cambridge — courtesy of iTunes U: Programming from two of the most prestigious universities in the English-speaking world — the University of Oxford and Cambridge University — is now available on iTunes U. The two have provided lecture series, walking tours, films, “Interviews with Oxonians,” performances

iPhone named 2008 Gadget of the Year: After they tallied the votes, iPhone came up a big winner in the 2008 British Technology Awards. It not only claimed the award for Gadget of the Year but won the Best Mobile Technology, Most Stylish Technology, and Technological Innovation

Apps turn “iPhone into a powerful handheld computer”: Hiawatha Bray (boston.com) takes delight in the “torrent of helpful little programs” available for iPhone and iPod touch. On the App Store, he says, “there are thousands to choose from, with more turning up every day.” Bray favors “the powerful,

TV Guide: Prime Time Publishing: “We were amazed at how easy it was to work with so many images,” says TV Guide photo editor Godofredo Astudillo. He’s talking about the 200,000 images amassed for TV Guide’s all-important Fall Preview issue. And the amazement is for

App Store Pick of the Week: Charleston City Slicker: While there are a number of tour-related travel applications available for iPhone and iPod touch, Charleston City Slicker ($9.99) appears to be the first to offer a multimedia walking tour — complete with photos of key destinations, audio, and HD

“iPhone 3G wins over BlackBerry” in battle for enterprise users: “Apple’s iPhone 2.0 OS brought Cisco VPN, Exchange Server e-mail, and native custom applications to Apple’s devices, bringing utility to the mix to make the iPhone an enterprise shoo-in,” reports Tom Yager (infoworld.com) in his comparison of the iPhone to

Kansas Cold Storage hot on the Mac: Kansas Cold Storage, which delivers perishable goods all over the country, needed a computer system that was fast, reliable, and easy to use. And for Chief Operating Officer Miles Jones, there was only one viable option. The Mac “has turned

Training future teachers at the University of Maine: At the University of Maine, all students training to be teachers in the College of Education and Human Development have their own MacBook. “With the MacBook,” explains Tim Hart, “we’ve removed any barriers to adoption.” Flexible and stable, the Mac

Take your class on a Field Trip: Give your students an out-of-classroom experience they won’t forget by signing them up for a Field Trip at an Apple Retail Store. On a Field Trip, your class can either use the store as their computer lab, creating fun projects

Coming Attractions: The Secret Life of Bees: Starring Queen Latifa, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, and Sophie Okonedo, The Secret Life of Bees opens October 17. Watch the movie trailer before you go, and if you’re in New York on Tuesday, October 14, at 9:00 pm,

Quick Tip of the Week: Download Source: If you’re using Mac OS X Leopard, you know exactly where to find downloaded files. The Downloads folder. But did you know that Mac OS X Leopard can also help you remember whether you acquired those files from the Internet,

iPhone taking business calls: “Kevin Willis, the retired basketball center turned entrepreneur, gave up on the BlackBerry and depends on Apple Inc.’s iPhone to stay in touch with buyers, suppliers and the high-profile clients who wear his custom jeans,” reports Connie Guglielmo (bloomberg.com). He’s

The story of DNA unfolds on iTunes U: Evolution — one of a variety of programs on iTunes U created as part of the Cassiopeia Project — tells the fascinating story of DNA and the role it has played in the 3.5-billion-year evolution of life on earth. Other

The story of DNA unfolds on iTunes U: Evolution — one of a variety of programs on iTunes U created as part of the Cassiopeia Project — tells the fascinating story of DNA and the role it has played in the 3.5-billion-year evolution of life on earth. Other

Now you can purchase HD TV shows from Apple TV: Apple TV already let you rent HD movies. Buy standard definition movies the day they come out on DVD. Listen to your iTunes music through you home theater sound system. Watch podcasts. And enjoy your photos on a widescreen TV.

Coming Attractions: Choose Connor: Choose Connor, the taut political drama that stars Steven Weber, Alex Linz, and Escher Holloway, gained notice and generated buzz at numerous film festivals earlier this year. It has also been favorably compared to such films as the critcally acclaimed

New iPod nano “smarter, slimmer and sexier”: Calling iPod nano (4th generation) “the sleekest and prettiest of the bunch,” Nancy Wang (media.dukechronicle.com) extols its “aesthetically-pleasing exterior,” its built-in accelerometer, and the fun shake-to-shuffle feature. But she believes “the best thing about the newest iPod nano is that

App Store Pick of the Week: Grocery IQ: Thanks to Grocery iQ ($4.99), you may never have to write another shopping list. Now you can tap to quickly build a comprehensive and highly legible list on iPhone or iPod touch, arrange your list by aisle to match the

Shaking things up on iPhone and iPod: Thanks to the built-in accelerometer, you can Shake to Shuffle your music on the new iPod nano (4th generation) or shake iPhone or iPod touch to have Urbanspoon recommend a nearby restaurant. “Game designers” and other app developers “have been

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NVIDIA platform claimed likely for new MacBook line: Stoking the fires just days before Apple revamps its portable line, the origin of a previous claim now believes NVIDIA's mainboard and discrete chipsets will form the backbone of the MacBook range update.

Google working to target iPhone ad market: Advertisers have reported that Google is working to build customized ad presentation options that target the iPhone, in recognition of Apple's market power among mobile web users.

Apple says some MacBook Pros affected by faulty Nvidia chips: Apple said this week some of its more recent MacBook Pro models may contain faulty Nvidia graphics chips that produce distorted video or fail completely.

Notes of interest on recent Apple MacBook case leaks: Lost among the flurry of speculation surrounding new MacBooks are a number of noteworthy observations about the portables that may lend insight into their design.

Apple releases Security Update 2008-007 for Mac OS X: Apple on Thursday afternoon released its seventh distinct security fix of the year for Mac OS X to tackle a number flaws, including one introduced with its 10.5.5 update.

Piper Jaffray says new MacBooks could be priced from $899: The stars are aligning for Apple to transition its 13-inch MacBook family into more of a premium product while simultaneously slashing prices on new models by as much as 18 percent, according to investment bank Piper Jaffray.

Apple to hold special MacBook event October 14th after all: Apple will hold a special event next Tuesday to introduce new Mac notebooks at its Cupertino-based campus after all.

Sources: latest MacBook Pro photo is the real deal: A photo of a mysterious notebook leaked on the Internet Wednesday is indeed one taken of Apple's next-generation MacBook Pro casing, AppleInsider can confirm. Meanwhile, some additional photos of a similar, but still unauthenticated 13-inch notebook have since surfaced.

Apple Launches iPhone Tech Talk World Tour: After dropping the NDA that served as an awkward communication barrier between iPhone developers, Apple has now launched a worldwide tour of presentations covering the iPhone application development tools and related technologies.

New photo may reveal more of Apple's next-gen MacBook Pro: A photo originating on a Chinese website and making the rounds on the Web this afternoon resembles descriptions of Apple's next-generation MacBook Pro, which is expected share design similarities with the company's MacBook Air and aluminum iMacs.

Apple cancels Colorado call center citing economy, reduced iPhone calls: Apple has apparently canceled plans to open a new customer support call center in Colorado Springs, due to the slowing economy and the significant improvements delivered by iPhone 2.1 which reduced Apple's support demands.

Apple awarded patent on the Dock: It took nearly nine years, but Apple chief executive Steve Jobs and Co. were awarded this week with a patent for their implementation of a software-based computer dock that has since become a trademark of the Mac OS X operating

Apple launches "Field Trip to the Apple Store" program: Apple continues to come up with innovative ways to introduce younger generations to its family of products, the latest of which invites teachers to book a field trip to a local Apple retail store ahead of the holiday shopping season.

Window for rumored October 14 Apple event closing: With less than six days to go before Tuesday, October 14th and not a peep from Apple, chances of a much-rumored media event on that day to introduce new Mac notebook offerings is growing slim.

Analysts slash 2009 mobile phone market growth predictions: A slowing global economy has analysts predicting significantly less growth in the mobile phone market next year, piling on problems for Nokia, Motorola, and Samsung.

BlackBerry Storm debuts with app store, Mac suite on the way: Research in Motion has launched its very first touchscreen smartphone -- and promises to shadow Apple's iTunes App Store while also providing an official utility to sync its phones with Macs.

Apple pulling away from competition in teenage mindshare: Apple in the last six months has broadened its lead among the teenage demographic in the areas of mobile phones and digital music, a critical indicator of the company's long-term growth prospects in those respective markets.

Apple co-founder says iPod has about run its course: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak this week likened the iPod to a fad whose days are numbered while lamenting the limitations of the iPhone 3G, for which he'd like to write certain applications but can't due to restrictions.

Apple calls on lawyers in logo spat with Canadian school: Apple is being accused of bullying a Canadian technology school and loyal customer with charges of trademark infringement because its logo bears a familiar fruit.

Margin impact of Apple product transitions overestimated: With Apple's September quarter having come and gone with the only major product transition consisting of slightly cheaper iPods, investment bank Piper Jaffray believes the company is once again in a position to outperform its own margin guidance despite widespread

Mac Rumors

Two-Tone MacBooks and a Questionable MacBook Video: With only four days until Apples notebook media event, the rumor mill continues to ramp up.9to5mac claims that the laptop pictured on Apples event invitation does not represent the new MacBook. Instead, they believe that the new ...

Some MacBook Pros Affected by NVIDIA GPU Failures: Apple has posted a tech note which reveals that some MacBook Pros may be affected by the manufacturing defect reported in July. At that same time, NVIDIA assured Apple that Mac computers with these graphics processors were not affec...

13" Aluminum MacBook Pictured on Invitation?: Apple has invited media to a special notebook event on Tuesday, October 14th. BoingBoing analyzed the laptop pictured on the invitation and concluded that it was likely a picture of the rumored 13 Aluminum MacBook.Its ha...

Apple Invites Media to 'Notebook' Event October 14th: Engadget and Gizmodo have posted the invite for the Apple media event which will take place on October 14th in San Francisco at 10AM PST. The invite simply reads:The spotlight turns to notebooks.Apple has been ru...

Apple Launches iPhone Developer Tech Talks: Apple appears to be trying to make it easy for developers to learn about iPhone programming. Apple has launched a set of free iPhone developer tech talks across the world.Dont miss this unique opportunity. The event is free,...

Apple to Launch an $800 Laptop?: The Inquisitr claims that some Apple retailers have already been given price lists for Apples upcoming laptops and that there are 12 price points ranging from $800 to $3100. Current laptops are said to have only have 8 retail price

More 'Brick' MacBook Case Images?: Tw.Apple.Pro has posted three small images of what appear to be a new MacBook case. The casing resembles the MacBook Pro case image leaked earlier today, but clearly represents a smaller screened laptop. Absent are the speaker gri...

MacBook Pro 'Brick' Casing Photo?: Engadget publishes what appears to be a MacBook Pro casing carved out of a single piece of aluminum which is consistent with rumors that the new Apple laptops would use a new manufacturing process.Engadget provides no back-sto...

Are Apple Laptop Updates Still on Track for October?: With the October 14th date quickly approaching, some are speculating that it may be too late to expect an Apple event to be held on that date. Thats not to say that Apple cant release new laptops without a media

Feasibility of New Solid Aluminum Manufacturing Process?: Businessweek spoke to some experts about the feasibility of Apple introducing a new manufacturing process and bringing notebook production in-house. iSuppli analyst Kevin Keller believes that while short term costs would rise, there c...

Apple Shifting Tactics on Suppressing Product Leaks?: Nick Ciarelli describes a recent shift in Apples strategy to suppress product leaks in an article at The Daily Beast. But lately, there are signs that Applelong the most secretive company in the tech worldhas thrown in the towel...

Apple Has Already Reached 10 Million iPhone Sales in 2008?: Seeking Alpha summarizes findings by MacObserver forum members who have been compiling iPhone IMEI numbers into a public spreadsheet. According to those numbers, it appears that Apple may have already reached 10 million iPhone sales f...

iPhone 2.2 Hidden Features: Google Street View, Emoji, Auto-Correction Off: It seems that Apple is taking further care in hiding new iPhone features in their beta releases. The most recent firmware beta seeded to developers listed compatibility testing in its release notes as the only change.Weve since he...

NVIDIA Powered MacBooks on October 14th?: TUAW believes that the upcoming MacBooks will indeed be powered by NVIDIA chipsets and will be delivered on October 14th. A source tells us that Nvidia is showing off new MacBooks to their employees, and word is going around that

'Brick' Refers to the MacBook Manufacturing Process: 9to5Mac finally puts an end to Brick speculation and claims that Brick refers to the new manufacturing process for MacBooks.The MacBook manufacturing process up to this point has been outsourced to Chinese or Taiwanese manufactur...

Fring Enables VoIP Calls Over WiFi for iPhone with Skype Support: Fring has released the iPhone version of their service today as a free download in the App Store.Fring allows you to chat and interact with others on a variety of networks including Skype, MSN, GoogleTalk, AIM, Yahoo, Twitter, ICQ. I...

Fake Rumors of Steve Jobs Heart Attack Circulate: Last night, an individual started spreading fake rumors of Steve Jobs suffering from a heart attack. The story was posted to CNNs iReport unedited and unfiltered citizen journalism site and subsequently submitted to Digg.com.The...

Apple's Plans: New Products or Establishing Existing Ones?: Businessweeks Arik Hesseldahl raises some questions about what the strategic direction Apple will pursue in the next 6 to 24 months.As obvious as the path to a tablet device seems now, I have trouble imagining the next obvious path ...

Royalty Rate Unchanged, Apple's iTunes Safe For Now: Apple generated some headlines on Tuesday when statements by iTunes vice president Eddie Cue suggested that Apple might shut down iTunes rather than pay increased royalty rates to music publishers.Few took the threat seriously, but CN...

Apple Releases Apple TV 2.2 Update with Genius Playlists: Apple has also released the Apple TV 2.2 update tonight. Apple TV owners can download the new updates from their Apple TVs by accessing the Update Software menu option in their Apple TVs settings. Aside from addressing some secur...

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Tom Bihn Zephyr: Tom Bihns Zephyr is attractive and well-made, but you pay for that quality. Its best-suited for those with specific organizational needs.

Review: i-rocks RF-7550A 2.4GHz Cordless Optical Mouse: The affordable RF-7550A is a good mouse—not a great mouse, but a solid five-button RF-wireless unit that at 3.5 ounces is heavy enough to be comfortable but light enough to be portable.

Review: Newsstand and News Now for iPhone: Newsstand is a sophisticated RSS reader with a neat gimmick. News Now is a free, bare-bones RSS reader. Both apps take different approaches to keeping you up-to-date on the latest news via your mobile device.

Review: Canon Pixma MP480 multifunction device: Canon’s Pixma MP480 doesn’t have all of the fancy features found on some of the MFPs weve tested recently, like integrated fax capabilities, an automatic document feeder, or wireless connectivity. But the MP480 proved to be a very capable device

Review: Fuel mileage trackers for iPhone: In his round-up of iPhone apps that let you track your fuel mileage over time, Rob Griffiths discovers two solid performers that convinced him to retire his fuel-tracking pen and notebook.

Review: Trip Cubby for iPhone

Review: Maple 12 mathematical software: For this update, Maple has chosen to build on its strengths as a pedagogical tool and to strengthen its ties to the engineering and technical-computing arenas.

Review: Kodak Zi6 HD mini camcorder: The mini camcorder market is heating up. Kodaks new HD-capable device is an impressive offering and is a definite contender amongst camcorders such as Pure Digitals Flip Ultra and Flip Mino.

Review: TV Forecast 1.0.1 for iPhone: TV Forecast, a Dashboard favorite for keeping track of your favorite TV shows, is now an iPhone app, and it’s both useful and fun.

Review: VisiStat 6.0: How many page views are there per month? Which pages are generating the most views? Where are your visitors coming from? You need a Web traffic analysis tool to answer these questions. VisiStat 6.0, a managed service that integrates with

What's Keeping Me? 1.3: Whats Keeping Me helps you figure out why you cant eject a volume or empty the Trash.

Review: Flick Bowling for iPhone: Flick Bowling, the first of Freeverse’s sports games for the iPhone, is a solid effort. But it misses many of the little details you’ll find in other bowling games.

Review: HP Deskjet D2545 ink-jet printer: In a market where competition is fierce to create an affordable yet functional printer, HP has upped the ante by introducing the Deskjet D2545, an affordable, functional ink-jet printer that’s also environmentally friendly.

Review: Gas station finders for the iPhone: Several apps take advantage of the iPhone’s ability to pinpoint your location in order to help you find nearby gas stations offering the least expensive gas. Rob Griffiths takes three of these gas finders out for a test spin.

Review: Razer ProClick Mobile Notebook Mouse: The ProClick Mobile takes Razer’s excellent high-precision 1,200 dpi optical resolution technology, and packages it into a smaller wireless body. The ProClick Mobile is available in four colors.

iPod case roundup: Give your old iPod touch a new case: Roman Loyola takes a look at three cases for the original iPod touch: Core Cases Aluminum Slider Case, OtterBoxs Defender, and Specks TechStyle Classic.

Review: StoryMill 3.1: StoryMill 3.1 provides an impressive workflow approach and toolset that can’t be replicated in your current word processor.

Review: Save Benjis for iPhone: This free app provides quick, efficient comparison-shopping online, searching dozens of retail and auction sites for the best prices.

Review: Drobo with FireWire 800 storage system: The Drobo allows users to effortlessly administer multiple external hard drives, making it handy for people with large storage needs. The new FireWire 800 model is faster than the previous USB-only model—a welcome speed boost for anyone who works with

Review: Oki C6150dn color printer: Oki’s C6150dn is a workgroup color printer ideal for churning out fast prints in an office setting.

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Apple Ships New iPhone Charger in Comically Large Box: One iPhone owner got his replacement AC adapter and was surprised at the unnecessary size of the packaging. The box the tiny charger came in appears to be about three times the size of his original iPhone box. That doesnt

Kevin Rose drops MacBook Blu-Ray Rumor at Live Diggnation: At the live Diggnation that was just held in London as part of the “Future of Web Apps” Expo, Kevin Rose dropped another juicy rumor. He claimed that the new and yet to be announced MacBooks will support Blu-Ray drives.

iPod Nano Switches Left/Right Channels With Headphone Insert: If you have a new 4th-gen nano and a decent ear, you may have noticed something funny: After putting it to sleep, if you wake it up by inserting headphones, the left and right channels switch. I tried this with

Calacanis: Apple working on networked HD televisions!!: These LCD HDTVs will be fully networked, with the ability to stream all your iTunes content from your Mac or PC. In fact, Calacanis told me theyll function like a standard TV with an Apple TV box, only without the

Ad Industry Has its Eyes on your iPhone: Where there are eyeballs, there are usually ads. And the most eye-catching gadget of late has been the iPhone, which can now run thousands of software programs available at Apples App store.More than 100 million apps have been downloaded since

Apple Teases New Notebook, Rumored Under $1,000: Apple on Thursday sent out press invitations with the tease, The spotlight turns to notebooks -- and all signs are pointing toward the launch of a sub-$1,000 Mac notebook.

Notes of interest on recent Apple MacBook case leaks: Lost among the flurry of speculation surrounding new MacBooks are a number of noteworthy observations about the portables that may lend insight into their design.

Sources: latest MacBook Pro photo is the real deal: A photo of a mysterious notebook leaked on the Internet Wednesday is indeed one taken of Apples next-generation MacBook Pro casing, AppleInsider can confirm. Meanwhile, some additional photos of a similar, but still unauthenticated 13-inch notebook have since surfaced.

RIMM Finally Realizes BlackBerry Users Might Own a Mac: The BlackBerry syncing situation on Macs is, to put it lightly, abysmal (from RIM anyway). But it looks theyre finally realizing people who own Blackberrys might just use a Mac too! Boy Genius brings us the first look at their

Apple to announce new laptops next Tuesday!: The rumors were true folks. Apple is staging an invitation-only Town Hall event in San Francisco next Tuesday, October 14th. Its absolutely safe to say theyll be showing off new laptops.

South Park's iPhone App is Artemis Clyde Frog Cool: BoingBoing got a sneak peak at the South Park iPhone app and it looks amazing. All the episodes are already online for free streaming, so it seems odd the app cant do that, but it manages to pull off a

The Mac Meets Windows Dual-Desktop: Dylan Boom shows how to mix operating systems environments with style in his Mac Meets Windows Dual-Desktop. Dylan is running OS X with XP in a virtual machine, and each system is completely customized to form a beautiful transition between

Apple to Launch an $800 Laptop?: The Inquisitr claims that some Apple retailers have already been given price lists for Apples upcoming laptops and that there are 12 price points ranging from $800 to $3100. Current laptops are said to have only have 8 retail price

Apple patents The OS X Dock: Apple has patented the OS X Dock, nearly a decade after the operating system made its public debut with a new slant on the taskbar.The late arrival isnt due to a lack of initiative, however. Apple applied for the patent

Mac OS X on The Touchscreen Gigabyte M912X Netbook: Want an ultra-portable touchscreen tablet mac? Don’t look to Cupertino for this one; the closest thing you can get your hands today, for a reasonable price at least, is a Gigabyte M912x netbook running the Mac OS X 10.5.5.

12-year-old finds iPhone flaw while texting girlfriend: ....all I need to do to intercept the messages from his girlfriend is to place the phone in emergency mode and wait 30 seconds for the next sickly sweet message, Kraft writes. Apple representatives did not return emails seeking comment.

How Much Are You Paying For Being Apple?: We all think Apple products are a little overpriced, but hey, you’re paying for the brand, quality and the tight integration.But considering you can install plain old vanilla OS X on a PC with similar hardware to the Mac, how

TouchType Makes iPhone Email Better With Landscape Mode: For whatever reason, Apple decided not to allow “landscape mode” on iPhone email. If you want to turn the phone when the web browser is open and get the larger keyboard that makes two thumb typing realistic, no problem. But

MacBook Pro 'Brick' Casing Photo?: What appears to be a MacBook Pro casing carved out of a single piece of aluminum which is consistent with rumors that the new Apple laptops would use a new manufacturing process.

iPhone gives Pandora twice as many new users daily: The Pandora personalized radio streaming service was already a popular destination before Apples App Store launched over the summer, but the launch of the Pandora iPhone application has apparently caused the site to really take off. Founder Tim Westergren spoke

TUAW

Sprint SmartView for Macs bricks broadband cards: Filed under: Peripherals, Software, Bugs/RecallsTUAW reader John T. alerted us to an issue with Sprints SmartView application, version 1.85.0007.0. SmartView for Mac is a recently released (August 28, 2008) application which is

Apple Stores welcome kids via Field Trip: Filed under: Retail, EducationLetting a bunch of kids loose in a candy store might be a sticky mess, but letting them loose in an Apple Store should be a delightful,

For us 80s kids: Get a cassette case for your iPod nano: Filed under: Accessories, iPod nanoCult of Mac turned me on to an awesome iPod nano case manufactured by Contexture Design in Vancouver, BC: its made from a recycled cassette tape. Radical.But move fast

Video of 'aluminum MacBook' surfaces: Filed under: Rumors, MacBookAn often-blurry QuickTime spy video of what appears to be an aluminum MacBook enclosure is available now on apple.pro. (If the video link isnt working, try watching it on YouTube;

Newer MBPs may contain faulty NVIDIA chips: Filed under: Troubleshooting, Macbook ProNot a surprise for those who have suffered from the issue, but a welcome admission nonetheless: Apple has now acknowledged that some recent MacBook Pro models contain faulty

MacTribe goes to print magazine format: Filed under: Odds and endsMaking the leap from online-only to print format, MacTribe has announced that it will begin publishing a magazine version. The site, and now the dead-tree edition,

Sprint SmartView for Macs bricks broadband cards: Filed under: Peripherals, Software, Bugs/RecallsTUAW reader John T. alerted us to an issue with Sprints SmartView application, version 1.85.0007.0. SmartView for Mac is a recently released (August 28, 2008) application which is

Apple Stores welcome kids via Field Trip: Filed under: Retail, EducationLetting a bunch of kids loose in a candy store might be a sticky mess, but letting them loose in an Apple Store should be a delightful,

For us 80s kids: Get a cassette case for your iPod nano: Filed under: Accessories, iPod nanoCult of Mac turned me on to an awesome iPod nano case manufactured by Contexture Design in Vancouver, BC: its made from a recycled cassette tape. Radical.But move fast

Video of 'aluminum MacBook' surfaces: Filed under: Rumors, MacBookAn often-blurry QuickTime spy video of what appears to be an aluminum MacBook enclosure is available now on apple.pro. (If the video link isnt working, try watching it on YouTube;

Newer MBPs may contain faulty NVIDIA chips: Filed under: Troubleshooting, Macbook ProNot a surprise for those who have suffered from the issue, but a welcome admission nonetheless: Apple has now acknowledged that some recent MacBook Pro models contain faulty

MacTribe goes to print magazine format: Filed under: Odds and endsMaking the leap from online-only to print format, MacTribe has announced that it will begin publishing a magazine version. The site, and now the dead-tree edition,

Ten fun and mostly-free iPhone apps: Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPhone, App StoreHere are ten apps that wont annoy you (OK, Alarm Free might) and are either clever diversions or simply fun toys. All links take you

ExpanDrive 1.3 adds FTP support: Filed under: SoftwareIts been a while since we heard from the developers at Magnetk, but theyve just released version 1.3 of Expandrive with some new functionality. Theyre calling it a beta to

Flickr Find: A polished weight tracking app: Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software, Flickr Find, iPhone, App StoreHaving been a connoisseur of fine design since the first Mac hit the streets in 84, Im always attracted to apps that

app4mac releases Sequence 1.1: Filed under: Multimedia, SoftwareSequence, a screen capture utility developed by App4Mac, has been revised to version 1.1. This is a free update for registered users.For capturing screenshots or video of Mac screens, Sequence

Billings 3 prices reduced until November 30th: Filed under: SoftwareMarketcircle, the company behind Billings (which I mentioned in some depth recently), knows that a freelancer (or small business) needs every advantage they can get to survive in this economy.

Apple releases Security Update 2008-007: Filed under: Software Update, SecurityApple released Security Update 2008-007 for Mac OS X Leopard and Tiger users today. The update addresses many specific areas of the Mac OS, including: Apache, ClamAV,

Adobe demos Photoshop CS4's content-aware scaling: Filed under: Beta Beat, Graphic DesignIn a QuickTime screencast, Adobes Russell Brown demonstrates content-aware scaling, a feature of Photoshop CS4, due to be released this month. A lower-resolution YouTube demo from Lynda.com is

JSCocoa 1.0, write Cocoa apps in Javascript: Filed under: DeveloperDo you want to write Cocoa applications, but happen to be handier with Javascript than with Objective-C? JSCocoa to the rescue! Similar in concept to RubyCocoa, JSCocoa provides a bridge

Mac Geekery

Cleaning Out the Queue: Can i install my Leopard OS onto my PC?Yes. The current solution is to use a piece of software called simply “PC-EFI” that emulates a Mac firmware environment. There’s some instructions out there already for how to get this done.Hello,

Apple Removes iPhone SDK NDA: Well, it’s about damned time.I’ve been wanting to write up some iPhone dev pieces for a while but pushed the idea aside because of the SDK NDA issue. Well, Apple’s finally come to their senses and removed the NDA so

Connect an iGo Power Supply to a MagSafe Connector: BackgroundThe introduction of the MagSafe connector for MacBooks and MacBook Pros was NOT good news for users of iGo or Kensington airline/car/boat power supplies. Neither manufacturer has yet come out with a MagSafe tip, for reasons probably related to Apple’s

Use CUPS Classes to Elegantly Handle Different Locations: CUPS is the name of the service that handles printing in Mac OS X 10.3 to 10.5. It has a lot of features that aren’t really pushed in the GUI in Mac OS X, but users are able to get

Changing Airport Settings En Masse: I needed to change many iBooks from having a Preferred Network (and wanting to keep looking for that network) to automatically joining any open network and not giving a preference to that certain network.I found that the two preference files

Breaking the Glass in the Dock: If you move the Leopard dock to the side of the screen you get a dock with a gray background rather than the glassy surface. If you want that dock on the bottom of the screen as well, simply run

Getting Rid of the Translucent Menu Bar: There are a plethora of hacks to change the translucent menu bar in 10.5. While I doubt the sanity of the UI designers at Apple with this release of the operating system, it is relatively easy to change this behavior

Daring Fireball

Mad Men, Mad Props: Mark Simonson on the occasional anachronistic typeface choices in Mad Men. ★

Opera Hires Jon Hicks: Smart move for Opera. ★

Dan Benjamin Compares the Kodak Zi6 to the Flip Ultra: Dan Benjamin: the Flip seems to somehow be specially tuned in to the human vocal range. Dialog seems to pop out over background noise in a pleasing way, and there’s virtually no bleed-through of environmental noise such as wind or

Memeorandum Colors: Visualizing Political Bias With Greasemonkey: Very clever hack from Andy Baio and Joshua Schachter. This would be a terrific feature to build into Memeorandum itself. ★

Sketches: My thanks to LateNiteSoft for sponsoring this week’s DF RSS feed. Their iPhone drawing app Sketches is a ton of fun and very well-designed. You can use it for everything from doodling to annotating photographs — just drag your finger

‘Plunge in RIM’s Shares Could Attract Takeover Bid’: Reuters: “RIM is a massive strategic fit” for Microsoft, said Canaccord Adams analyst Peter Misek. “I’m fairly certain they have a standing offer to buy them at $50 (a share).”Whereby “massive strategic fit”, he means “would signal a complete abandonment

Exposure 1.1 Post-Mortem: Fraser Speirs on the significant performance improvements in the just-released Exposure 1.1, his iPhone Flickr client. ★

$800 MacBooks?: I find an $800 entry point very credible for a bottom-of-the-line MacBook. What I find hard to believe is that Apple would distribute price lists to retail stores in advance. ★

Merriam-Webster’s Entry for ‘Invite’ as a Noun: I reiterate my earlier plea: Get off my lawn, you damn kids. ★

New MacBooks Next Tuesday: Two things. One, I told you so. I’m not sure why there was so much doubt (and why I got so many emails yesterday and this morning) that there’d be a MacBook event next week. This event has been scheduled

iPhone Tech Talk World Tour: Act fast, New York is already full. ★

McCain Rips Off Foo Fighters: You can sort of understand why Republicans repeatedly rip off music from artists who don’t support them — if they stuck to those who did, they’d only be able to play Ted Nugent and shitkicker country songs. ★

Google’s Open Source Patches to Wine: This idea deserves a full essay, but for now, consider: In the same way that Apple took Mac OS X and Cocoa and shrunk them to serve as a handheld device OS, I think Google could take Android and grow

Google’s Open Source Patches to Wine: This idea deserves a full essay, but for now, consider: In the same way that Apple took Mac OS X and Cocoa and shrunk them to serve as a handheld device OS, I think Google could take Android and grow

BusinessWeek on the BlackBerry Storm: Stephen Wildstrom likes the Storm’s tactile-response touch screen. ★

Kids Today: Survey of U.S. teenagers shows high interest in the iPhone and incredible market share for iPods. ★

‘All I Smell Is Raw Power and Speed’: DaddyTypes has more on the custom Volvo station wagons Paul Newman commissioned for himself and David Letterman. ★

Time Reports on BlackBerry Storm Rumors: The article title is “BlackBerry’s Storm Aims to Blow the iPhone Away”, but it’s based not on a hands-on review, but on rumors regarding the Storm published on the web. The author is Anita Hamilton, whom when we last heard

★ The iPhone 3G: Pt. 1: MacroLet’s just say it up front: the iPhone is the greatest piece of consumer electronics that has ever been made.If I could travel back 20 years and show my then 15-year-old self just one thing the future of

One More Bob Staake Link: Even better video showing how he illustrates with Photoshop 3. ★

Cult of Mac

Nano Cases from Old Cassettes: Digital Meets Analog: Seek shelter for your iPod Nano with a case made from a recycled cassette tape. These one-of-a-kinds cost $45 each, with a $5 rebate for viral marketing. Only about a dozen are left.They’re from Contexture Design in Vancouver, the smart

USB “Apple” Air Purifier: Looks like the Apple logo, clears the air around your desk. Not sure how clean it’ll really keep the five cubic meters that surround you, but maybe it makes a nice white noise to drown out your office mates. $22

Made on a Mac - Facebook: I met some Facebook developers at a campus recruiting event recently, and we had a long discussion about computers and Facebook’s development. Apparently, the majority of Facebook’s developers use Macs, both at home and at work.This is interesting on its

Use Your iPhone to Trip Digitally with RjDj: Experience the sensations and mind twisting perceptions you get by ingesting psychotropic drugs - without the harmful side-effects - using a cool new app from Reality Jockey, Ltd. Available today on the AppStore, the free single release and the $2.99

Prieview: That Hint of Gold, For Your Earbuds: Swiss designers Big Game have just launched a collection of pimped everyday objects called “New Rich” by replacing one plastic part on each with real gold. In it are Apple earbuds with a gold “bolo tie” look, lending a hint

Likely Feature List of New MacBooks: Pictures: Fantasic mockups by Miguel SuárezThis is guesswork, but here’s the likely feature list of the new MacBooks due October 14:* Penryn Core 2 Duo chips: 2.4GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz, and 3.06GHz.* 2GB of RAM (MacBook); 4GB of RAM (MacBook Pro).*

Caption Competition: Win a Pack of Wine Gums: Your captions, please, for this lonely G5 as it sits watching the world go by in a quiet Danish street. According to Google Translate, “På gåtur” (the photo’s title on Flickr) means “on the walk.”Clean and funny please. Extra points

Apple Invites Media To Oct. 14 ‘Notebook’ Event: “The spotlight turns to notebooks.” So goes the just-released invite from Apple to an Oct. 14 media event. The e-mail to media appears to lend credence to a bevy of reports that Cupertino is set to launch a low-cost notebook

Burst of New Pics May Show Apple’s Latest Notebook Casings: The Taiwan-based website apple.pro, source of leaked MacBook photos in July, is busy again today with new photos purporting to show the aluminum casings of Apple’s next-gen line of notebook computers.AppleInsider claims to have confirmed the photo posted earlier today

iCelebrities: Gisele Bundchen & Alessandra Ambrosio: Victoria’s Secret models Gisele Bundchen and Alessandra Ambrosio in between takes on an ad shoot busy with Mac laptops.Nice to know that Brazilian beauty Bundchen — aka “I’m a Mac Home Movie” — hasn’t fallen into the Charlize Theron trap.Funny

Apple Launches Global iPhone Development Events: Apple engineers and “technology evangelists” are preparing a series of events in North America, Europe, India and Asia to teach you how to develop software for the iPhone. Calling it the iPhone Tech Talk World Tour, the company has scheduled

Price List Leak Suggests $800 Notebook Mac: All over the place this morning is the latest image of a rumored new Apple laptop. But here at Cult HQ, we’re more interested in The Inquisitr’s claim that the new line-up will include a $800 notebook.Single piece of aluminum

Apple as Home Decor in Design Mag: Apple products are so good-looking, they act as an integral as part of the interior design of your home. That seems to be the idea, at least, behind a photo spread in October’s Casa Amica, monthly design supplement to Italian

iPhone Autocorrect: An Excellent Excuse For Errors: Over at Howard Forums, user Windsor43 relates the hilarious tale of how an SMS message from him to his wife autocorrected the word “nah” to “nag”. “Thanks, Steve,” Windsor43 says, “for making my wife almost Think Different.”I suspect most of

Can Wi-Fi Help Students Get Better Grades?: Nearly 75% of US college students believe WiFi access on their college campus helps them get better grades, according to a recent survey conducted for the Wi-Fi Alliance.Wakefield Research polled 501 US college students in September 2008 and found that

iCelebrity: Hillary Duff Gets a Grip: Hillary Duff is often papped with her iPhone 3G. This time, we’re pleased to note that Duff, who used to play clumsy but lovable Lizzie McGuire, appears to have a firm grip on it. And that no permanent damage was

Apple Trademark Infringement? You Decide: A Canadian tech school with an apple logo was sent a letter from Apple lawyers, claiming the school’s green and blue symbol violates Apple’s trademark. It won’t settle the lawsuit, but they’re posting the legal letter, news reports and a

Survey: 22 Percent of Teens Plan To Purchase An IPhone: Apple has once again won the “cool factor” with teen iPhone owners now nearly triple ( 8 percent versus 3 percent) compared to a year ago. The Piper Jaffray survey also revealed 22 percent of teens say they plan to

Opinion: Software Makes iPhone Photography Fun: I cooked up many reasons to justify buying an iPhone, and the fact that it had a camera (no matter how poor quality) was one of them. I liked the idea of having a camera that was so well integrated

Meet Miles the iBunny: This is Miles the iBunny, enjoying the comfort of his hutch, formerly a classic first gen iMac.Owner Lisa Balbes of Balbes Consultants told us: “Four Macs is not enough for one family. We currently have six for our family of

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