06Jan2011
Apple finally launches Mac App Store
Mac App Store! well people Apple has finally launched ‘the much awaited’ Mac App Store and it has more than 1000 free and paid applications. Apple says, “With the Mac App Store, getting the apps you want on your Mac has never been easier. No more boxes, no more disks, no more time-consuming installation. Click once to download and install any app on your Mac. The Mac App Store is now available as a software update for any Mac running Mac OS X Snow Leopard.” Apple has made
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iPhone Apps: The Gentle Alarm, Top Management Learning Studio, Doodle Invasion
The Gentle Alarm 2.0 ($1) - Craft Mobile has launched a new version of its sleep cycle alarm clock for the iPhone and iPod touch, The Gentle Alarm 2.0. With this upgrade comes an improved alarm algorithm, the ability to check for headphones, and new ?worst case? alarms. It also adds consistent volume monitoring and an OK button to the alarm time chooser dialog. [Download - 0.6MB]Top Management Learning Studio 1.0 ($70) - Top Management Learning Studio is designed to teach iPad users the
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Apps: Bookends, CaptureIt!, OmniFocus
Bookends 11.1 ($99) - Bookends is a tool that can help users organize reference information and create bibliographies. Version 11.1 allows users to only attach a PDF when reference metadata is found online. Amazon references found with an online search will also display book descriptions, and a sortable publication date column has been added to the Amazon search display. Additionally, the Get PDF feature now works with more publishers, and Get DOI has been updated to work with changes made by
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What You Need to Know When Buying a Media Streamer
With all the video on the internet, you’re probably wondering: Why pay for TV when you can stream it for free? The trick is bridging the gap between your TV and the internet. Enter the media streamer. These small, inexpensive boxes offer a tantalizing mix of form and function. Designed to be relatively dummy-proof to set up and use, they let you stream online content and access music and videos stored on your home’s other networked devices — all without the expense and hassle of
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Need help downgrading to iOS 4.1
If you want to get to 4.1 , you can restore to custom firmware . Make sure you have updated you itunes first. There are two ways to get to it. First : Use Pwnage tools 4.1.2 for Mac to create a custom firmware of 4.1, you will need the stock 4.1 fw to do that. Run Redsn0w 0.9.6b2 and browsw to Stock 4.1 ipsw. Check the box : DFU mode only. Perform the steps till you see a message DFU done. Open up Itunes : Shift + Restore to custom fw of 4.1 Second : Use Snowbreeze 2.1 to create a
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U.S. Regulators Investigating Research Analysts Over ‘Channel Checks’
Written by Eric Slivka Research analysts have gained significant attention over the years for their predictions of Apple's production plans, with "channel checks" frequently being cited as the basis for their assessments. These checks involve receiving information, often secondhand, from representatives of Apple's manufacturing partners. The Wall Street Journal reports, however, that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is now investigating the legality of such channel
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iOS 4.2.1: Why did Apple cripple AirPlay?
"Apple's big new iOS 4.2 software update for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch includes a sexy feature called "AirPlay," which lets you wirelessly stream video, photos, or audio to an Apple TV," Dan Frommer reports for The Business Insider. "But the way AirPlay was released by Apple yesterday, it's crippled." "AirPlay only works for video in Apple's iTunes movies app and the built-in YouTube app... it does NOT support video AirPlay in Safari (for web video), in third-party apps, or for video
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Mac shipments outpace PC market 3 to 1; Mac business sales growth nearly 8 times that of PC market
Mac shipments are outpacing the PC market as a whole 3 to 1 and "in sales to business, the Mac's year-to-year growth last quarter was nearly eight times faster," Philip Elmer-DeWitt reports for Fortune. "Needham's Charlie Wolf found lots of good news for Apple (AAPL) in IDC's report on the state of the worldwide PC market for Q3 2010," P.E.D. reports. "At 28.5%, Mac shipment growth in the September quarter easily outpaced the PC's market growth rate of 9.7%... The Mac became the dollar share
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Why I’m skipping AirPlay
by Victor Agreda, Jr. It's pretty simple: I want to stream music from my Mac to my iPad or iPhone. Why? Because I sometimes connect one of those iOS devices to a home stereo. Those devices do not contain my entire iTunes library. Unfortunately, AirPlay won't let me stream my iTunes library to my iOS devices. Thus, I'm not able to use AirPlay in my home. I don't own an Apple TV. The Airport Express I have is an older model that causes my Airport Extreme Base Station to freak out, requiring
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Minimal Folio: Your live portable portfolio
I quote Simon Heys, the developer: When I first got my iPad I thought it would be brilliant for showing my portfolio or presenting work to clients. I couldn’t find any apps that were simple enough or worked the way I wanted, so I made one myself. It’s called Minimal Folio. That’s how the best apps are created. The iPad sure ships with a slick photos experience, very fluid and touch friendly. It’s probably enough for a photographer or artist to carry along his portfolio with
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