PageZephyr 2.0 adds new search features, file support
Markzware has launched v2 of its utility for content searching and retrieval, PageZephyr. The software provides tools for searching through QuarkXPress, InDesign, and MS Publisher files, while enabling text to be exported in RTF or TXT formats. Version 2 offers new ways to search files, incorporating support for less common formats such as .indd, .qxd, and .pub. Users can also now search for a specific area of interest across different file types....
published yesterday, 7 hours 58 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network
Briefly: iPhone development platform, NeatWorks v3 update
RunRev has introduced the first pre-alpha release of its upcoming iPhone development platform. revMobile is designed to help teams reduce application development time, without having to sacrifice any functionality. Using the platform, developers can take advantage of many iPhone features including multi-touch, accelerometer output, Photo Library integration, and more. The current pre-alpha release is not able to create apps for the App Store, but that functionality will become available in future releases. Developers can sign up for the pre-release program for $800,...
published yesterday, 8 hours 33 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network
Apple releases Safari 4.0.5 with performance, stability improvements
Apple Thursday evening released a new update to Safari for Mac and Windows, with the latest browser version improving its performance, stability and security.
published yesterday, 10 hours 38 minutes ago, appleinsider
Monkey Island 2 coming to iPhone
LucasArts has announced that Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge will be coming to the iPhone alongside availability for the PC and game consoles. The latest version continues the original plot, as Guybrush Threepwood seeks to find the treasure of Big Whoop. Players face challenges such as Voodoo dolls, spitting contests, and amusement parks....
published yesterday, 10 hours 58 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network
Safari 4.0.5 brings improvements to security, performance
Apple on Thursday released Safari 4.0.5, bringing improvements to security, stability and performance. The latest version is said to offer improvements to stability for third-party plug-ins, along with websites using online forms or scalable-vector graphics. A compatibility issue with Linksys routers has been fixed, while the Top Sites feature is said to offer increased performance....
published yesterday, 12 hours 33 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network
etc: Apple updated Safari to 4.0.5 with performance, stability, and security improvements, which affect Top Sites, third-party plugins, web forms, SVG, and using Safari to configure some Linksys routers.
Apple updated Safari to 4.0.5 with performance, stability, and security improvements, which affect Top Sites, third-party plugins, web forms, SVG, and using Safari to configure some Linksys routers. Read More: Safari 4.0.5, Apple Security Updates Read the comments on this post
published yesterday, 12 hours 57 minutes ago, ars-technica
iPhone OS 4.0 may finally bring multitasking nirvana
One complaint commonly leveled against the iPhone is that it can't run multiple apps at the same time. However, sources for AppleInsider say that Apple is finally planning to incorporate a task manager that will integrate with the established iPhone user interface in the next major revision of iPhone OS, expected to be available this summer. Like Mac OS X on which it is based, iPhone OS is fully capable of running multiple processes at once. In fact, it does run multiple processes—iPod, Mail, voicemail and phone processes continually run in the background. What it doesn't do is run multiple third-party apps at the same time. Want to listen to Pandora while answering e-mails? Run a GPS tracking app while checking your tweets? Sorry, no can do. Apple has given a number of reasons for enforcing this limitation. The company claims that multiple apps running simultaneously will run down the battery faster, or could lead to more out-of-memory errors as apps contend for resources of the iPhone. Also, since non-Apple apps can't run in the background, there's virtually zero chance that malware could run without a user noticing. Finally, limiting the iPhone to one app at a time keeps things simple enough for even the most tech-adverse users to understand how it works. However, the latest rumor says that Apple has a "full-on solution" to the problem coming in iPhone OS 4.0. No specifics were revealed, so there are no details about how Apple has implemented managing multiple running apps. Remember, it took three major versions of iPhone OS before there was system-wide cut-copy-paste functionality, and the interface ended up working extremely well. We expect Apple has likewise put extensive work into making running multiple apps as straightforward as possible while still offering reasonable levels of stability, battery life, security, and ease of use. Read the comments on this post
published yesterday, 14 hours 43 minutes ago, ars-technica
Sony EVIL camera to use touchscreen
Screen captures of Sony's EVIL (electronic viewfinder, interchangeable lens) digital camera concept shown off at the PMA show last month reveal some more functionalities of the device. It was already known that the new Alpha will sport an APS-C sized sensor despite its size, but the screen captures reveal that most control will come through a touchscreen. At the same time, the menu shots reveal users will be capable of shooting and saving images in both JPEG and RAW modes, like full DSLR cameras from competitors, and would give both a web-friendly version as well as...
published yesterday, 16 hours 58 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network
Barnes & Noble prepping eReader for iPad
Barnes & Noble on Thursday said it was developing a version of its eReader app just for the iPad. Unlike the split approach to the regular iPhone feature, which breaks up the reader and storefront, the iPad version should provide both the store and the reader in the same software. As books are tied to an account rather than a device, the feature will even let those who own a Nook migrate all their downloads to Apple's tablet....
published yesterday, 19 hours 28 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network
Code library gives homebrew iPod remotes chance for awesome
Not too long ago, David Finland built a device capable of communicating with just about any model of iPod via the dock connector using an Arduino Nano, PodGizmo breakout board, an old USB iPod connector, and a momentary switch. While it may not sound like a big deal, there is more to it than one might think: namely programming a device (in this case the Arduino Nano) to be able to receive, interpret, and respond to messages sent from an iPod. This means teaching it to speak Apple Accessory Protocol and, although proprietary in nature, it has been fairly well documented around the Internet. Finland slung some code so that his iPod touch was hooked up to one of the famous Staples Easy buttons in his car. Now he could easily play and pause his iPod touch without having to fiddle with the on-screen controls. Fast-forward several months and Finland had all but forgotten about the project when he was asked by the folks that run Make magazine to talk about it. In particular, they wanted him to talk about the library he created for communicating with Apple’s portable audio players. He said yes, and decided to dive back into the project and attempt to add additional functionality to the project. Finland's first go around only involved tackling the the Simple Remote portion of the Apple Remote Protocol, which handles things like mute, next playlist, skip, and turning the device on and off. With newfound interest, however, he has now tackled the Advanced Remote portion, which opens up a bevy of new functionality, including getting names of songs, albums, artists, and track time; toggling shuffle and repeat mode; and all the other neat functionality that iPods have. This newly released library of code will surely appeal to the do-it-yourself hackers who love tinkering, soldering, and programming. Someone could theoretically even build his or her own iPod speaker solution with a plethora of different options and feedback. The more daring could hard-wire a solution to a car’s in-wheel audio controls. Personally, I envision some sort of bicycle solution that docks the iPod on the handlebars but allows riders to control the device without taking their hands off the handlebars. An even more enterprising individual could rig something like this up to a sudden motion sensor so that when someone enters a room, the iPod begins to play. Read the comments on this post
published on Wednesday, the 10. March 2010, ars-technica