Filed under: Cellphones
[ Full story from Engadget ]Friday, August 31, 2007
Third iPhone software SIM unlock team claims September 1st release
The two big teams claiming iPhone software SIM unlock solutions (iPhoneSIMfree and UniquePhones) have been a bit mum of late, but while iPhoneSIMfree's hack is supposedly due by tomorrow, if you're the type to believe the hype you read on internet forums, then you just might have a free (as in beer) alternative. Unknowns the Deathcorp team claim tomorrow September 1st will also mark the wide public release of their iPhone SIM unlock software, which is supposedly going to be distributed with no charge to you. As usual, we'll be there to sort the fact from the fiction.[Thanks, Ed]
[ Full story from Engadget Mobile ]
Xsan offers Scientists Ideal Research Environment
The research scientists at Columbia University’s International Research Institute for Climate and Society keep way ahead of the global warming curve. Thanks, that is, to the Xsan that hosts their data library. A powerful and freely accessible online tool, the data library lets researcher “view, manipulate, and download more than 400 climate-related data sets. At least 60,000 users from more than 120 countries use the library each year, and they can depend on Apple’s solution to help them quickly locate and download the data they need.� [ Full story from Apple Hot News ]
News: Analyst: iTunes pricing spat with NBC could hurt Apple
An analyst says NBC may lose millions by its decision to not renew its iTunes Store contract, but the move may help undermine Apple's aspirations of dominating online videos the way it does digital music. 
[ Full story from Macworld ]
Mac Gems: LaunchBar 4.3.2
If you haven't tried LaunchBar yet, you really should. It continues to be one of the most perfect Mac productivity utilities ever devised. 
[ Full story from Macworld ]
Refurbished MacBook, iMac, highlights
Apple is offering reconditioned products via its online store from nearly every corner of its Mac business. Refurbished MacBooks are available for as low as $949, while guaranteed good-as-new iMacs are priced from $849. The company is even offering its top-end Mac Pro workstations at discounted rates to price conscious shoppers. Refurbished MacBook... [ Full story from MacNN | The Macintosh News Network ]
Autoblog Green Podcast #11
Filed under: Hybrid, GM, Podcasts, Frankfurt Motor Show, HCCI
As we head toward the Frankfurt Motor show, AutoblogGreen Podcast #11 is filled with talk about what we'll see at the show. There've been lots of developments from European manufacturers, and we're eager to see those cars up close. Sam also got the chance to attend a GM Powertrain event at their Milford proving grounds where he was able to drive some of the new engine technologies around, including HCCI. While there, he a lso snagged interviews with Paul Najt and Uwe Grebe talking about the work they've been doing developing new GM powertrains. It's 36 minutes this week, and we've fixed the RSS and audio issues from the last couple episodes. Thanks for listening!SUBSCRIBE to the AutoblogGreen Podcast in iTunes
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From the Lab: Testing iLife's system requirements
iLife '08 sports some pretty steep system requirements, particularly for the new version of iMovie. If you're wondering how well Apple's new digital lifestyle suite runs on an older Mac, wonder no more -- Macworld Lab Director James Galbraith has the results of our latest tests.
[ Full story from Macworld ]
Australia ISP adds Mac support line
Overseas internet service provider iiNet today launched the first ever technical support line dedicated to Mac users in Australia. The company's CEO said his company formed the service for the growing number of customers using Macs. "The number of iiNet customers who use Macs is increasing [...] this new support line is about extending our already ... [ Full story from MacNN | The Macintosh News Network ]
Apple CEO Steve Jobs slams door on NBC
Here's the latest advice from Silicon Valley to Hollywood: Don't cheat on Steve Jobs and then... [ Full story from MacDailyNews ]
Disney Channel continues to back iTunes
In the wake of NBC's announcement that it plans to pull its content from the iTunes Store and Apple's subsequent announcement that it would cancel the broadcaster's contract, other providers of for-purchase content available through iTunes have lined up to express their continued support and media availability. Disney Channel executives, for instan... [ Full story from MacNN | The Macintosh News Network ]
More business apps: WebEx’s PCNow comes to Apple’s iPhone
The online collaboration company WebEx has launched an iPhone-compatible... [ Full story from MacDailyNews ]
Disney Channel: We still love iTunes
In the wake of NBC's announcement that it plans to pull its content from the iTunes Store and Apple's subsequent announcement that it would cancel the broadcaster's contract, other providers of for-purchase content available through iTunes have lined up to express their continued support and media availability. Disney Channel executives, for instan... [ Full story from MacNN | The Macintosh News Network ]
News: Google Desktop adds support for nine languages
Google Desktop for the Mac has been improved with support for nine additional languages and other refinements in its latest beta release. 
[ Full story from Macworld ]
Apple iTunes Store to stop selling NBC television shows
Apple on Friday afternoon issued a press release confirming that it will indeed halt sales of NBC television shows through its ubiquitous iTunes download service beginning with the upcoming television season. The move, the company explained, follo... [ Full story from AppleInsider ]
iPodObserver - iToner Adds Custom Ring Tones to iPhone
Ambrosia Software announced the immediate availability of iToner 1.0 on Friday. iToner is a Mac OS X-based application that adds custom ring tones to Apple's iPhone without requiring any special hacks
[ Full story from The Mac Observer ]
Apple pulls NBC TV shows from iTunes Store after NBC demands more than double price increase
Apple today announced that it will not be selling NBC television shows... [ Full story from MacDailyNews ]
Update: REALbasic Plugin Collection 7.5
Monkeybread Software's extensive collection of REALbasic classes and controls adds TCP/UDP/AppleTalk classes, a class for calling Realbasic code from Javascript code, and more. [ Full story from MacInTouch ]
Update: FileWave 3.0.1
The cross-platform automated software distribution and management system adds fixes for displaying Mac OS 10.4.10 and Windows Vista, XP, and 2000 from the FileWave Admin application, plus improved performance for FileWave Server and FileWave Admin. [ Full story from MacInTouch ]
Amazon MP3 store soon, to undercut iTunes?
Amazon's MP3 music store may finally be available next month with prices lower than those at Apple's store, according to a report from the New York Post. The newspaper cites anonymous industry sources who claim that the often-delayed store will launch the week of September 17th, carrying protection-free tracks from EMI as well as Universal and in... [ Full story from MacNN | The Macintosh News Network ]
Apple to launch ringtone service for iPhone users
Apple during its media event next Wednesday plans to unveil a new ringtone service that will allow iPhone users to turn almost any song sold through iTunes into a ringtone for an additional fee, according to the NY Post. While the exact pricing fo... [ Full story from AppleInsider ]
News: Sony throws in the towel on Connect music store
Sony's three-year effort to beat Apple's iTunes Music Store is over. The company will shutter its Connect music store and adopt Windows Media DRM. 
[ Full story from Macworld ]
iPodObserver - iPhone Custom Ring Tones in the Works
Apple has been working with the major record labels to bring songs as custom ring tones to the iPhone, and may be ready to make an announcement as early as next Wednesday's special media event. The ring tones will be available through the iTunes Store, and customers will be able to choose which part of a song they want for their customized ringer
[ Full story from The Mac Observer ]
[ Full story from The Mac Observer ]
Apple Macs return to Best Buy in major way; new ministores a hit
The Macintosh has landed at Best Buy - again... [ Full story from MacDailyNews ]
Longtime Windows sufferer quickly becomes elitist Mac snob
Receiving a new primary computer for me has always been somewhat bittersweet... [ Full story from MacDailyNews ]
iPhone gets more business apps
Apple's eagerly anticipated handset continues to see more corporate functionality lined up for its UK release later this year 
[ Full story from ZDNet UK News ]
SanDisk CEO flashing forward to phones
With Apple's stronghold on the MP3 player market, Eli Harari is looking to mobile phones, which require more and more of SanDisk's flash memory. [ Full story from CNET News.com ]
The 2008 iPhone display? Sharp's next gen multi-touch LCD revealed
Filed under: Displays
Want to see the glass behind the iPhone's multi-touch panel? Well this ain't it, it's better. Sharp -- one of Apple's iPhone panel providers -- just unveiled their newest 3.5-inch, 320 x 480 pixel resolution multi-touch panel which does what its predecessor did in just half the thickness. The new 1-mm depth was achieved by integrating the photodetector into each pixel while incorporating scanning functionality for fingerprint authentication or barcode and business card scanning. Right, with the appropriate underlying software of course. Sharp expects to adapt the new technology to multi-touch, glass panels as large as 12.1-inches. Sample LCDs will be made available in September before mass production beings in the Spring of 2008.[ Full story from Engadget ]
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Hardware unlocked iPhone locked again after update
Filed under: Handsets, Software, Apple
Beware brave hardware unlockers -- and we mean that, you're brave to void warranty and risk handset failure to use the precious -- if your iPhone is at version 1.0 when you start your task updating it to 1.02 may erase all your hard work. Apparently Sergeij2000 over at the Hackint0sh discovered this the hard way while upgrading his unlocked iPhone and had to unlock it once again -- though he does mention that the modem did seem to stay unlocked. We expect the same will hold true for the software unlocks once rolled out -- and likely TurboSIM as well -- but hopefully a few clever solutions will appear to save us from the vicious circle we're bound to spiral into. Our only bit of advice for the short term is to let new updates soak for a few days letting the early adopters take the brunt of the grief.[ Full story from Engadget Mobile ]
Apple Store currently offline [UPDATE: 10:41pm EDT: Store back online]
Apple's online store is currently displaying the familiar message... [ Full story from MacDailyNews ]
Capuccino iTunes Skin 0.8.2 Released
Tired of the brushed-metal look of iTunes? Change the look of your favorite music player to "capuccino" with Capuccino iTunes Skin 0.8.2 for Mac OS X. To install:Click right button of the mouse... [ Full story from iPod Hacks ]
Apple dropped on $720K lobbying this year
Apple played heavily in the political arena in the first half of this year, spending $720,000 on lobbying the federal government. The Associated Press reports that the company lobbied Congress on legislation designed to update the U.S. patent system. "Trade groups for high-tech industries favor legislation that would help weed out bad patents by al... [ Full story from MacNN | The Macintosh News Network ]
News: Computerworld: The iPhone at two months
After two months of steady iPhone use, Computerworld's Michael DeAgonia concludes that Apple's latest device continues the company's tradition of rocking industry complacency, with the brilliance of the iPhone shining brighter the more you use it. 
[ Full story from Macworld ]
Review: Mac mini Core 2 Duo
The latest Mac mini models have made some impressive gains in terms of performance, without gaining bulk or higher price tags. Still a great bargain, especially for those who already own a mouse, keyboard, and display, the Mac mini's size and price allow it to fit into spaces and budgets that other Macs cannot.
Mac mini Core 2 Duo 2GHz (4.0 Mice) Best Current Price: $794.00 (via ProductFinder)
Mac mini Core 2 Duo 1.83GHz (4.0 Mice) Best Current Price: $594.00 (via ProductFinder)
[ Full story from Macworld ]
Mac mini Core 2 Duo 2GHz (4.0 Mice) Best Current Price: $794.00 (via ProductFinder)
Mac mini Core 2 Duo 1.83GHz (4.0 Mice) Best Current Price: $594.00 (via ProductFinder)
Podcast: Speculating on Apple's latest mystery announcement
Apple's latest mystery announcement, Vista's new attempt to catch on, and a slew of great new gadgets hit the stores.
[ Full story from CNET News.com ]
Stocks Are Mixed Amid Economic Worries
Stocks finished a back-and-forth session mixed Thursday as investors grappled with weaker-than-expected economic data and weighed the chances of the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to speak Friday at the... [ Full story from SFGate: Business & Technology ]
Asian financials may pace U.S. brokerages declines
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Asian financial stocks are expected to fall on Friday after Lehman Brother Holdings Inc. said profits of major U.S. brokerages may hurt by rising credit costs and Freddie Mac said second-quarter net income slipped 45%. [ Full story from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories ]
Stocks end mixed on worries about economy, credit market
Dow slips 51; tech sector fares better with gains by Sigma Designs, Apple, Cisco Systems
Stocks finished a back-and-forth session mixed today as investors grappled with weaker-than-expected economic data and weighed the chances of the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates.
[ Full story from baltimoresun.com - business ]
Stocks finished a back-and-forth session mixed today as investors grappled with weaker-than-expected economic data and weighed the chances of the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates.
News: ConceptDraw Project 4 coming in September
ConceptDraw Project 4 is a major new release of the project management software from CS Odessa, coming to Mac and Windows in mid-September. 
[ Full story from Macworld ]
iPodObserver - Nokia's Zune-Like Marketing Unlike Apple's
Nokia is already taking aim at Apple's iPhone in Europe, but they've taken the wrong marketing approach, according to Blackfriars' Marketing on Thursday
[ Full story from The Mac Observer ]
[ Full story from The Mac Observer ]
Stocks Fluctuate Amid Economic Worries
Stocks finished a back-and-forth session mixed Thursday as investors grappled with weaker-than-expected economic data and weighed the chances of the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to speak Friday at the... [ Full story from SFGate: Business & Technology ]
iPod gets local nuisance to pipe down
Filed under: Humor, iPod Family
Every urban neighborhood has its characters and unique personalities that add to the flavor of the place. In Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where I live now, the accordion guy who plays Spanish folk tunes near the subway is a fixture, and he gives a friendly nod or a "Buenos Diaz" every morning. Back in the old 'hood -- Park Slope, PRB (people's republic of Brooklyn) -- one of the local folks has apparently been contributing a rather bitter taste.The New York Times City Room blog tells the story of the Park Slope sidewalk ranter, a dedicated Mets fan who, from his seat in front of a deli, would harangue passing Yankees fans with racial epithets and slurs. Nothing seemed to quiet this guy down. Nothing, that is, until a distinctive pair of white earbuds appeared... and now there is peace and quiet.
Only in New York. At least, for the sake of everyplace else on earth, I hope that it's only in New York.
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Stocks retreat on renewed credit concerns
Dow off 14 points amid uncertainty about Fed's intentions on interest rates
Stocks fluctuated today as investors grappled with weaker-than-expected economic data and weighed the chances of the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates. [ Full story from baltimoresun.com - business ]
Stocks fluctuated today as investors grappled with weaker-than-expected economic data and weighed the chances of the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates.
Apple AirPort Can Be Grounded with IP Header Hole
Attackers can exploit Apple's AirPort Extreme wireless routers using the IPv6 protocol. [ Full story from eWeek Infrastructure ]
iPodObserver - Computerworld On iPhone: Best. Phone. Ever.
After years of abject hate for cell phones and their designs, Computerworld's Michael DeAgonia found what he was looking for in Apple's iPhone. He calls it the "Best. Phone. Ever."
[ Full story from The Mac Observer ]
Planbook: Lesson planning for teachers, Mac style
Filed under: Software, Productivity, Education, Internet Tools
[ Full story from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) ]News: MacPractice announces DR and Imaging for dentists
MacPractice DR adds digital radiography and imaging to MacPractice DDS, the dentists' office management package for Mac OS X. 
[ Full story from Macworld ]
Associated Press delves into legalities of iPhone unlocking
With several iPhone unlocking methods gaining traction over the past week, the Associated Press has done some investigating into the legalities of the matter and is reporting that unlocking the phone for one's personal use appears to be legal. On ... [ Full story from AppleInsider ]