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Mac News Briefs: CheckUp adds compatibility with the latest Macs (Macworld.com)

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:51:00 CDT

Macworld.com - App4Mac announced an update for CheckUp, improving the interface and adding other enhancements to the system maintenance tool.

Quicken Financial Life delayed until 2010 (Macworld.com)

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:11:00 CDT

Macworld.com - We know the folks at Intuit are busy, but we worry that perhaps they forgot to flip their calendar forward some time back in 2007. On Thursday, the company said that it would once again be delaying the appearance of its new Mac version of Quicken.

Avernum 6 'old school' RPG announced (Macworld.com)

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:00:00 CDT

Macworld.com - Spiderweb Software has announced Avernum 6, the final installment of their long-running series of adventure role playing games (RPGs) for the Mac and WPC. The game is expected to be released in late 2009, first on the Mac, then on Windows in 2010.

Safari Tip: Open new windows with a tab folder (Macworld.com)

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:00:00 CDT

Macworld.com - To the disappointment of many users, Safari hasn't traditionally offered much when it comes to saving your sessions. Re-opening your tabs from your last browsing session is not very automatic (or obvious), and Apple has simply wished us âgood luckâ in the past when it came to opening a specific set of tabs on each Safari launch. At least, until Safari 4.

15-inch MacBook Pro “the best laptop money can buy”

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:20:00 CDT

Saying it’s “primped and primed for Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Windows 7, and professionals of all stripes,” Tom Yager (inforworld.com) lavishes the new 15-inch MacBook Pro with praise. “A five-year machine, by design and track record,” the “newest, fastest 15-inch MacBook Pro is also the coolest (in temperature) and quietest notebook I’ve used.” It is, Yager concludes, “the best of the tier-one commercial notebooks, full stop.”

Digital Kitchen: Creativity in the Blood

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:11:00 CDT

Digital Kitchen has a history with vampires. The agency created the opening credits for HBO’s runaway hit True Blood. And as an encore, it produced “a series of fang-in-cheek” promotional ads. “The True Blood campaign is done on software and hardware that you can get at the Apple Store,” says Mark Bashore, Digital Kitchen’s creative head. “The tools are easily accessible and easy to learn, which allows us to focus on being creative. That’s why we use the Mac.”

Postman iPhone "postcard" maker improves interface, themes (Macworld.com)

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:08:00 CDT

Macworld.com - Freeverse Software on Thursday announced the release of Postman 2.0, an update to their iPhone OS 3.0 application for creating virtual "postcards." It costs $1, and is a free update for registered users.

Review: Instapaper 2 for iPhone

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:31:00 CDT

It wouldn't be quite right to say that Instapaper 2 improves upon perfection. Rather, this update to the app that saves Web articles on your iPhone or iPod touch to read later refines the simplicity, which is arguably Instapaper Pro's greatest appeal.

New Apple iPhone Patent Applications Surface: Object and Facial Recognition, Messaging, Voice Modulation

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:19:00 CDT

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published several dozen Apple patent applications this morning, and Unwired View highlights one group of them primarily related to iPhone software. The patents cover object and facial recognition, messaging, and ...

LaCie intros Rugged HD multimedia drive (Macworld.com)

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:41:00 CDT

Macworld.com - LaCie has introduced the Rugged HD, a hard disk drive operating as a âHigh-Definition Multimedia Player.â Itâs priced at $350.

iPhone 3GS limited to 384 Kbps upstream

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:21:00 CDT

Glenn Fleishman follows up on last month's report about High Speed Packet Access and the iPhone 3GS, with word that the new phone is more limited in upstream data speeds than he first realized.

iPhone 3GS limited to 384 Kbps upstream (Macworld.com)

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:21:00 CDT

Macworld.com - When the iPhone 3GS arrived last month, I explained the ins and outs of High Speed Packet Access (HSPA), the rubric that covers AT&Tâs two highest-speed cellular data standards: HSDPA for downstream and HSUPA for upstream. It turns out that the iPhone 3GS is more limited than what I outlined in that article.

Review: iNag for iPhone

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:56:00 CDT

If you are running Nagios on your network, have an iPhone or iPod touch, and need to be able to talk to Nagios from those devices, iNag is a no-brainer, even with some interface annoyances.

IPhone Apps to Organize Your Life

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:00 CDT

Among thousands of add-on smartphone apps, only a few prove truly useful when it comes to organization.

T-Mobile launches myTouch 3G; no plans for HTC Hero

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:17:00 CDT

T-Mobile launched another Android-based smartphone, the myTouch 3G, with people ordering online now guaranteed delivery by August 5.

Mac News Briefs: QuickerTek battery extends MacBook life by five hours (Macworld.com)

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:17:00 CDT

Macworld.com - QuickerTek has released a lower-cost version of its Apple Juicz external battery for MacBooks laptops. The Apple MacBook Battery and Charger Lite provides up to five hours of extra battery life for MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air models.

Antitrust Elevated In Obama Era (Investor's Business Daily)

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:31:00 CDT

Investor's Business Daily - The Justice Department is looking into whether large phone companies such as AT&T and Verizon Communications are abusing their market power to compete unfairly against smaller rivals by locking up exclusive deals to provide service to popular handsets such as Apple's iPhone.

App Store Pick of the Week: Postcard Express

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:26:00 CDT

We’ve been sending one another postcards for nearly 150 years, and thanks to frog design, we now have a thoroughly modern and eminently mobile way to send them. Using Postcard Express, you can snap a geo-tagged photo at your favorite vacation hotspot, add a personal note, then send your digital postcard to friends and family around the world. With no postage or MMS fees.

Review: Todo+Cal+Sync for iPhone

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:18:00 CDT

This app will primarily appeal to users looking to take advantage of its support for the SyncML synchronization standard. Otherwise, Todo+Cal+Sync is a hard app to recommend, especially since there are more elegant to-do list managers available for download.

Apple Releases Safari 4.0.2

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:06:00 CDT

Apple today released Safari 4.0.2, now available on Apple's Safari download page or through Software Update. According to the support document associated with the release, the update addresses two security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by ...