Pocket Clapper iPhone app assists moviemaking

Japan's 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 take, to be used later during movie editing. The app also replicates the clap sound used to align audio and video content that have be...

published yesterday, 1 day 8 hours 25 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network

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 to see how much the software has developed over the years, and now with Logic 8 and all its thrills, I really don?t need to reach for any other software.?

published yesterday, 1 day 8 hours 30 minutes ago, apple-hot-news

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 by relevance, without actually navigating to each site. When shopping sites are browsed, keywords are highlighted in item descriptions; research sites -- ...

published yesterday, 1 day 8 hours 40 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network

iPhone Developer's Cookbook now available online

Addison Wesley was just one of the publishers awaiting for the the iPhone NDA to be lifted. Finally, The iPhone Developer's Cookbook is now available for electronic download and will be available in stores next week. Read More...

published yesterday, 1 day 8 hours 58 minutes ago, ars-technica

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 user's Mac, and can play clips in a window or in a full-screen mode. The software organizes clips by events within the interface, and can export to iM...

published yesterday, 1 day 9 hours ago, macintosh-news-network

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 text alerts, interactive voting notifications and replies to SMS searches that include anything from sports score updates to daily horoscopes. Excluded from the new f...

published yesterday, 1 day 9 hours 5 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network

Jailbreaking and unlocking an iPhone: What you need to know

Have you been curious as to what it takes to jailbreak or unlock a phone? Ars explains the details and points to step-by-step guides that can get you started.Read More...

published yesterday, 1 day 9 hours 21 minutes ago, ars-technica

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 device's multi touch display, allowing players to select the position of a stone with a fingertip and rotate the 3D peg board. Three different board styles are offered, including two wood-grain boards and one with a granite and silver appea...

published yesterday, 1 day 9 hours 25 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network

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 to v2.8 include an enhanced interface, help files, and the ability to specify an absolute rate for MIDI playback....

published yesterday, 1 day 9 hours 25 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network

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 iphone.breakthrough.com in Safari. Genres cater to more independent tastes, and include death metal, dancehall, dubstep, hip-hop, indie rock, skronk, ro...

published yesterday, 1 day 9 hours 35 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network