iPhone Spelling Mistake Blunder
It’s generally taken for granted that a cutting edge company such as Apple has a well oiled system of editors and copywriters who check software releases for errors before they go live. Unfortunately, it seems that the system has broken down with the latest iPhone software release. Apple has written the Categories menu on the new [...]Related PostsGigaOM: Melodis Raises $7M for Midomi iPhone App GigaOM: The Perfect Apple for the Living RoomTheAppleBlog: Apple Posts Quicktime 7.6.2 Security Fix + iTunes Front Row Updates
published on Friday, the 21. November 2008, apple-blog
ASUS ships Eee Top iMac rival in Taiwan area
ASUS today officially launched the Eee Top in its home territory of Taiwan. The desktop is positioned as a budget alternative to an iMac or a similar media all-in-one with just a 15.6-inch, 1366x768 display and the components of a netbook but with features often left out of more expensive desktops. A built-in touchscreen supports both media playback through a special front-end (Eee Cinema), draw...
published on Thursday, the 20. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
HP beats Apple to home notebook with multi-touch LCD
HP today became the first PC maker to incorporate a multi-touch display in a home-focused notebook with the TouchSmart tx2. Stylistically similar to the tx2500 series convertible tablets, the new model now accepts two-finger gestures to pinch, rotate and otherwise control media both in the MediaSmart front-end (which also makes its first notebook appearance) and in general apps such as the Office...
published on Tuesday, the 18. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
LG Incite touch smartphone hits AT&T
AT&T today added a second full touchscreen phone in as many weeks through the LG Incite. Unlike the earlier Samsung Eternity, the Incite is a full Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone and comes with an LG-customized front end that both encourages more use of finger input over a stylus and takes advantage of an accelerometer to provide a landscape keyboard when tilting the phone on its side....
published on Tuesday, the 18. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
USBfever releases Handy Battery Pack for iPhone 3G
USBfever has released its latest accessory for the iPhone 3G, the Handy Battery Pack. The pack fits around the back of the phone like a case, leaving the buttons, ports, and camera accessible. Two gaps are left near the bottom corners, allowing sound from the speakers to be heard while watching video or listening to music. The charging status is indicated by two LEDs on the front of the battery p...
published on Friday, the 14. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
TV Adapters for Mac: 9 Options for Watching Live Television
In recent years, the Mac has become a device capable of acting as a very powerful media center. iTunes, Front Row, and OS X in general, provide a plethora of features which justify the Mac as a living room device. That said, one vital piece is missing as a standard: watching and recording live TV on [...]
published on Thursday, the 13. November 2008, apple-blog
Sanyo intros ultra-portable LCD front projector
Sanyo on Wednesday announced a new addition to its line-up of ultra-portable projectors with the PLC-XW57. Meant for business and classroom use, the 3LCD projector weighs less than seven pounds, and sports 1024x768-pixel resolution. Its 2,000 lumens brightness rating comes courtesy of a 200W bulb and lets the PLC-XW57 throw up images in bright rooms....
published on Wednesday, the 12. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
Smule unveils Ocarina instrument for iPhone
Smule has unveiled its latest app for the iPhone, the Ocarina virtual instrument. As the user blows lightly on the device's microphone, the program analyzes the wind noise and tonguing to produce synthesized sounds. To further alter output, it tracks finger placement over four on-screen holes, as well as phone tilt. The combination of covered holes determines pitch, while tilting front and back ad...
published on Friday, the 7. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
Microsoft may adopt WebKit, won't stop IE development
Microsoft's well known Internet Explorer web browser may have an open source sibling on its way based on WebKit, of Safari and Google Chrome fame, if statements made by CEO Steve Ballmer are indicative. TechWorld writes that Ballmer, speaking in front of developers in Sydney, answered a question posed by a student, on why Microsoft insisted on dumping money into the rendering platform, rather than...
published on Thursday, the 6. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
Microsoft puts "I'm a PC" kiosk near Apple store
Microsoft has taken to placing its own physical presence in front of Apple's retail stores to drive home its "I'm a PC" marketing campaign, an AppleInsider reader has shown through a photo. The Windows developer has put a kiosk in front of at least the Apple Store Bullring in Birmingham, UK that lets users record their own "I'm a PC" segment for contribution to the campaign, which is entering a n...
published on Friday, the 31. October 2008, macintosh-news-network