iPhone apps: Voice Dialer, Units calc, DaysFrom

Voice Dialer (free) is a voice dialing application for the iPhone that allows users to search through their contact book using voice commands. Users press and hold the onscreen button, then speak a name and command such as "call." After a contact has been found, users can choose to call, e-mail or send a text message to the person. If an address is associated with the contact, a map of that locat...

published today, 1 hour 6 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network

Weezer, Daft Punk come to new Tap Tap games

Several major musical acts have found their way into new App Store games based on the Guitar Hero-like Tap Tap Revenge, developer Tapulous has announced. The first, Christmas With Weezer, includes six original Christmas songs by the rock band, as well as two singles off the most recent studio album. The second game, Tap Tap Dance, features a host of electronic dance acts such as Moby, Daft Punk ...

published today, 1 hour 26 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network

Rumor: Walmart to sell 4GB iPhone 3G for $99 with contract

Walmart is expected to begin selling iPhones later this month, but a new rumor indicates they will offer a $99 iPhone 3G with just 4GB of storage.Read More...

published today, 1 hour 35 minutes ago, ars-technica

iCal calendars, the '&' character, and clickable URLs

I own a company that has an ampersand in our business name. We have our company name in some of the calendars we publish for all employees to use. When copying the URL to the clipboard (or sending the publish email), iCal does not replace the ampersand, so the resulting links do not work. We've found that replacing the ampersand with the proper hex code (%26) will cause them to work fine in links. Although all characters are not allowed, the ones that are can be replaced using the hex codes found on this page.

published today, 2 hours 16 minutes ago, macosxhints

Disable Growl pop-up notifications via AppleScript

This happens to my friends and I all the time ... you're giving a presentation, watching a movie, or whatever, and the Growl notifier starts popping up with your gChat messages or messages from GMail. I finally wrote an AppleScript to easily toggle the two notifiers for such circumstances; I hope this is helpful for others! Here's the script: tell application "System Events" set isRunning_Growl to (count of (every process whose name is "GrowlHelperApp")) > 0 set isRunning_Google to (count of (every process whose name is "Google Notifier")) > 0 end tell if isRunning_Google then tell application "GrowlHelperApp" set the allNotificationsList to {"Growl Toggler"} reg...

published today, 2 hours 16 minutes ago, macosxhints

iPhone topples Windows Mobile in world sales

Apple's lone cellphone product line is already outselling the entire range of Windows Mobile devices worldwide, according to new Gartner data. The launch of iPhone 3G in the summer was enough to push Apple to 12.9 percent market share and was enough to unseat Windows Mobile both within the US and internationally. The company now holds third place in the world and is reportedly helped by Windows ...

published today, 2 hours 16 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network

Netflix streaming for Mac leaves beta

All Mac owners with a subscription to Netflix should now be able to stream select movies online, the company has announced. Though best known for mail-based DVD rental, Netflix also offers a bonus "Watch Instantly" service, which primarily lets Windows PCs (as well as various set-tops) stream some 12,000 movies and TV shows. To stream movies on a Mac, users must have Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later, 1G...

published today, 2 hours 21 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network

Piper shaves Apple estimates, sees slower Mac growth

Investment bank Piper Jaffray said Thursday that weakness in consumer spending will bite into PC sales next year, including Apple's, leading the firm to cut its 2009 sales estimates for the Mac maker along with the broader market.

published today, 2 hours 46 minutes ago, appleinsider

Walmart to carry 4GB iPhone?

Apple may be prepared to deliver a sharply discounted iPhone with Walmart in mind, rumors suggest. An anonymous source has indicated that Walmart stores may soon receive a $99 model, made with the tradeoff of a lower 4GB storage capacity. Apple and AT&T currently sell the iPhone for minimum of $199, and only in capacities of 8 or 16GB. The company will likely offer a 32GB edition sometime in th...

published today, 3 hours 21 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network

Haier tries Wi-Fi players again with Sport model

Haier on Thursday has quietly released the second generation of its Internet-capable portable media players. The ibiza Rhapsody Sport is ruggedized compared to the original player and has both a more easily gripped, rounded body as well as a weather-resistant covering that partly protects against rain or snow. The player continues to center on an 802.11g Wi-Fi link that lets it download podcasts...

published today, 3 hours 31 minutes ago, macintosh-news-network