Apple, RIM winners in shrinking smartphone market

The latest smartphone sales figures show how quickly the iPhone has caught on, as Apple is now number three in sales and the iPhone OS passed Windows Mobile in market share during the third quarter of 2008. BlackBerry maker Research in Motion was the other big winner, while Nokia suffered.Read More...

published today, 47 minutes ago, ars-technica

Apple enables promotional iPhone/iPod apps

Developers should now more easily be able to offer promotional copies of apps for the iPhone and iPod touch, reports say. Apple has enabled a system which, after an app has been approved for sale, allows developers to send free download codes to as many as 50 individuals. The codes can be redeemed within any current version of iTunes, though at present, downloaders must reside within the US....

published yesterday, 20 hours 55 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network

Apple's virus support page disappears over misunderstanding

Apple's support page that recommended use of "multiple antivirus utilities" caused a lot of commotion this week, but it was most likely just a case of vague language. Regardless, the page has been pulled.Read More...

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

RIM warns of lower subs despite Storm

Research in Motion late Tuesday warned that it expects the number of new subscribers to its BlackBerry push e-mail service to fall significantly below its original estimates. The Canadian smartphone company now expects to add just 2.6 million users instead of the originally predicted 2.9 million and also expects its earnings per share and gross margins to drop as a result. The company blames the...

published yesterday, 1 day 3 hours 10 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network

Apple offers promo codes for iPhone Apps on iTunes

Apple is now offering developers the ability to offer free or promotional versions of their iPhone apps. The company has enabled up to 50 promotional codes for each application, enabling developers to offer free copies of the apps for review, testing, or promotional giveaways. Until now, companies had been forced to offer iTunes gift certificates or use ad-hoc (private) distribution methods to off...

published on Tuesday, the 2. December 2008, macintosh-news-network

Apple now allows devs to offer promo copies of iPhone apps

Apple has added a mechanism for developers to issue free promotional copies of iPhone applications, saving developers from having to resort to the awkward Ad Hoc system in order to hand out review copies. Read More...

published on Tuesday, the 2. December 2008, ars-technica

Developers Can Now Issue Free "Promotional" Copies of iPhone Apps

Apple has finally started allowing developers to issue free promotional copies of their iPhone applications. Once an application has been accepted to the App Store by Apple, developers can issue up to 50 promotional codes. The codes allow the reci...

published on Tuesday, the 2. December 2008, macrumors

SecuritySpy 1.6 update adds multi-core, H.264 support

Ben Software has launched SecuritySpy 1.6, upgrading its multi-camera video surveillance software for the Mac. The security software supports motion detection, real-time compression and network video streaming and can be purchased for single-camera use or multiple-camera uses. Version 1.6 adds multi-threaded compression routines for multiple-core processors, H.264 video compression support and ser...

published on Thursday, the 27. November 2008, macintosh-news-network

Sonic Motion releases WavearsLE 3D-sound software

Sonic Motion has launched a beta version of its WavearsLE software that simulates a 3D sound environment. With the program running in the background, media-player applications can function normally, while the sound output is processed to replicate a virtual 5.1-channel surround-sound speaker configuration, the company claims. The system is designed to work best when music is played through headpho...

published on Wednesday, the 26. November 2008, macintosh-news-network

Google admits to violating App Store rules

Google has admitted to using undocumented APIs in the creation of its latest iPhone search app, according to a spokesman. The company is specifically said to be relying on an API connected to the motion sensor, which tells the app to engage voice detection whenever an iPhone is raised to a person's mouth. Users can thus speak a search term, instead of typing it in....

published on Wednesday, the 26. November 2008, macintosh-news-network