MMS for iPhone? It?s Already Here, Says Mobispine

Multimedia messaging (MMS) is within reach for iPhone users, or at least that’s what Mobispine AB is saying via press release today. The Stockholm-based mobile services company currently provides white lable RSS reader and Desktop SMS and MMS solutions to companies looking to get their own branded mobile service. Today they announced that they are now [...]

published on Wednesday, the 19. November 2008, apple-blog

MacBook locks iTunes movies on non-HDCP screens

Certain movies bought through the iTunes Store appear to be taking advantage of the inherent copy protection hardware in the new MacBook lineup, a report from one Ars Technica reader. Attaching an external display without HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) encryption support, such as a projector with VGA-only input, produces a warning from some titles that the display isn't authoriz...

published on Tuesday, the 18. November 2008, macintosh-news-network

US Has More IPv6 Eyeballs Than Asia, Because of Apple

An anonymous reader writes "Google has been checking to see who's using IPv6. According to the company's tracking, half of all IPv6-capable systems seen by Google are Macs, helping the US land in fifth place in percentage of IPv6 users world wide, ahead of China and Japan."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

published on Thursday, the 13. November 2008, apple-slashdot

Stanza vs. Classics: Maybe I Can Save You $3

I read a lot, and have been very impressed with Stanza for the iPhone as an ebook reader. Like many, however, the idea of Classics was appealing, and upon release I purchased the app. So how does it compare to Stanza? Would I recommend it? The answers, in my opinion, are that it doesn’t, and I [...]

published on Wednesday, the 12. November 2008, apple-blog

Mark item as read directly from Reader Notifier

I use the well-known Google Reader Notifier to ... well ... to know when new feeds arrive in my Google account. What I discovered today is that I can Command-click to star an item and mark it as read without opening it. If you only press Command while the application menu is open, it will change the description of the feed with a message to that effect.

published on Wednesday, the 12. November 2008, macosxhints

VMware Fusion 2 vs. Parallels Desktop 4: Let?s Dance

When it comes to OS virtualization on a Mac, there are two major contenders for the title of virtualizer to end all virtualizers. Likely Parallels and VMware Fusion need no introduction for TAB readers, but you might not be aware of what the latest incarnations that both programs bring to the table. VMware Fusion 2, released [...]

published on Tuesday, the 11. November 2008, apple-blog

Viewsonic unveils two 8" digital photo frames

Viewsonic has unveiled two eight-inch digital photo frames, the DPG801BK and DPG807BK. Both devices feature SwifTouch touch-screen technology that only illuminates the control buttons when touched. Users can keep JPEG or BMP images in the 512MB integrated storage, insert a memory card into the six-in-one reader, or directly connect devices to a USB port. The TFT LCD screen supports resolution up t...

published on Monday, the 10. November 2008, macintosh-news-network

Fix apparently-corrupted PDF attachments in Mail

Lately I'd been having trouble with PDF attachments in Mail -- but only on my MacBook Pro. Instead of seeing a preview of the PDF in the message, I'd see a small black square, maybe 10x10 pixels in size. If I tried to avoid the problem by saving the PDF, the resulting file couldn't be opened in either Preview or Reader; I'd get an error message saying the PDF was corrupt. However, the very same message on my Mac Pro (using IMAP on both Macs, with the message in the inbox) worked perfectly, so I knew it wasn't a problem with the message itself.After pulling my hair out for a while (no luck with Google searches, no Mail plug-ins on either machine, etc.), occasional macosxhints editor Kirk McElhearn suggested a solution that I hadn't even considered: rebuilding the mailbox on the MacBook Pro. Sure enough, after selecting Mailbox » Rebuild, all the troublesome PDF attachments were magically resolved -- previewing and saving both work as ex...

published on Monday, the 10. November 2008, macosxhints

Study Finds iPhone Twice As Reliable As BlackBerry

An anonymous reader writes "As reported at TechCrunch, 'The iPhone is twice as reliable as the BlackBerry after one year of ownership, a new study by SquareTrade finds. SquareTrade, which sells extra warranties for cell phones and other devices, looked at the failure rates of 15,000 phones covered under its plans. The malfunction rate for iPhones after one year is 5.6 percent, compared to 11.2 percent for the BlackBerry and 16.2 percent for the Treo.' The full report (pdf) can be found at the SquareTrade site."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

published on Sunday, the 9. November 2008, apple-slashdot

Best Kept Secrets: Hardware Growler

My enthusiastic use and promotion of Growl should come as no surprise to regular readers of The Apple Blog. While some dismiss it as an annoyance reminiscent of the Windows notification popups, others — like myself - view it as a way be informed without stopping what I am currently doing (and that is definitely [...]

published on Thursday, the 6. November 2008, apple-blog