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Six Months Later: 'iTunes LP' Format Performance Remains Lackluster

GigaOM provides an interesting reexamination of Apple's "iTunes LP" format for enhanced album content six months after the format's debut. While iTunes LPs were touted at its launch as a means to reignite sales of albums as opposed to indivi... Read more...

TextExpander 3 makes short work of keyboard shortcuts

Filed under: SoftwareTextExpander, one of my very most favorite (yes, I like it that much) utilities has been updated to version 3. This is a major update and renovation of the program, which has changed from a preference pane to an application. I honestly don't think that I could use a Mac without TextExpander anymore. Read more...

How Epic fit the Unreal Engine into Apple’s iPhone

Epic showed off a working version of UE3 running on an iPhone 3GS... Read more...

ARM expects 50 iPad competitors this year --Computerworld

This Computerworld article sounds about right. Segmentation is Apple's friend in this case as all of the competitors are scrambling and confusing consumers to become #2.  Even though Apple is the 51st ARM tablet because the A4 is an ARM design, it clearly stands out from the pack as THE tablet.  The hype around the iPad is easily bigger than all of the other Joojoos/Slates combined. Read more...

Hack: The iPod serial library enables homebrew remote controls

Filed under: Hardware, iPod Family, Hacks, iPhoneWarning: If you are baffled by people who think dismantling technology is fun, and completely fail to understand the excitement of building robots to battle other robots, this post may not be for you. Just so you know. On the Make: magazine blog, they recently posted a piece about the evolution of a project. It was an iPod remote from last year that has gone from a "start and stop" only device to a full featured remote. Read more...

Analyst: iPhone to Overtake BlackBerry in 2011

A few years ago it would’ve been only the insane and the insanely prescient who were predicting that Apple would replace RIM in terms of world mobile phone market share. Now it doesn’t seem that outlandish, but the question of how soon we’ll actually see it happen remains up in the air. According to a new financial analysis company, Trefis (via Forbes), the iPhone will pass BlackBerries in 2011. Read more...

Chinese tablet maker threatens, then rips off Apple with iPad knockoff

The publicity whores at China's Shenzhen Great Loong Brother tablet-PC maker are at it again... Read more...

Google working on Android-powered set-top box with Dish Network

Google Inc. is testing a new television-programming search service with Dish Network Corp... Read more...

How to access the iPhone Equalizer

If you ask me, the iPhone’s default audio settings are a little flat for music, but they’re easy to adjust thanks to the iPhone’s built in equalizer. It’s not an equalizer in the sense of manual sliders, but there are tons of preset options and you’ll certainly find one for your audio needs, whether you’re listening to ebooks, rock, or classical, or anything in between. Read more...

Verizon Viewing iPad as Opportunity to Push MiFi Service

Engadget reports on a leaked internal memo from Verizon to its staff members promoting Apple's iPad as an "opportunity" to sell its data plans, seeking to encourage customers to purchase a Wi-Fi iPad model and pair it with Verizon services su... Read more...

You Look Ridiculous: The Other Augmented Reality Issue

Augmented Reality (AR) is a hot topic in the app stores these days. So, what’s AR? It’s multiple technologies being used simultaneously to provide you with data relevant to your location. This includes your phone’s compass to determine the direction you are facing, GPS to determine your exact location, Internet connection to gather information about your surroundings, camera to capture your reality, and the screen to augment it with extremely specific data. Read more...

Xerox PARC pioneer turned Microsoft researcher Charles Thacker wins Turing Award

Mr. Thacker, 67, was a member of the storied crew who shaped the future of computing... Read more...

Don't trust the critics: Four Apple products they thought would fail

Filed under: iPod Family, iPhone, iPad Ever since the iPad's introduction a month and a half ago, the internet has been awash in criticism of the as-yet-unreleased device. "It's just a big iPod touch," many have said. "No Flash, no multitasking, no sale," others bemoaned. And a few have gone so far as to say, "It doesn't do a lot of things that a netbook that costs half as much will do. Read more...

Apple’s iPad + Hollywood

Yes, Steve-o really was at the Academy Awards ceremony, looking dapper in a classic black tux... Read more...

GDC 2010: Real Racing and Flight Control on the iPad with Firemint

Filed under: Gaming, Software, Freeware, App Store, iPad We got to sit down with Australian developer Firemint here at the Game Developers Conference 2010 in San Francisco -- it's a mobile game developer who hit it big last year with the very popular iPhone game Flight Control, and while it used to make mobile games for just a handful of larger game publishers like EA, the company is now trying to cement a reputation for making a smaller stable of high quality App Store games. Read more...

"Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" uses Macs to solve mysteries

Filed under: Cult of Mac If you happen to have gotten caught up in the phenomenon known as the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, then you know that the computer of choice for these world-class computer genius hackers is made by Apple. I screened the film version of the story, and MacBook Pros are visible throughout as the the tool used to solve mysteries. It's a good film as well, as far as taut thrillers from Sweden go. Read more...

First look: Nokia X6 and Comes With Music

When Nokia announced the Nokia X6 and the Comes With Music unlimited music download service I was very excited about the possibilities. I’ve divided this first look into two parts, trying to look at the X6 and Comes With Music separately although they are obviously one package as buying the X6 is the only way to get the unlimited Comes With Music downloads at this point in time in the Middle East. Read more...

HP expands HP Officejet portfolio with its most affordable business inkjet all-in-one

HP today expanded its award-winning HP Officejet portfolio with its most affordable flatbed all-in-one printer with fax (1). Introduced at the 2010 Macworld Conference & Exposition in San Francisco (HP booth 848), the new HP Officejet 4500 All-in-One series brings professional-quality colour printing, wired and wireless connectivity, and four-in-one functionality to the home office. Read more...

The new LEGRIA HF R series – Full HD video that’s easy to shoot and share

Canon Middle East today expands its award-winning LEGRIA camcorder range with the launch of the new LEGRIA HF R series – a collection of stylish and lightweight Full High Definition (HD) camcorders that make it fun and easy to share videos. The LEGRIA HF R series blends quality with value. Each model features premium Canon imaging technology alongside a series of easy-to-use features that make the shooting and sharing of home video content simpler than ever. Read more...

GDC 2010: Street Fighter IV for the iPhone out now

Filed under: Gaming, Software, iPhone, App Store Tonight at GDC 2010, I went out and stopped by the Capcom Fight Club party here in San Francisco, and while there, Capcom projected the actual App Store interface for sending their Street Fighter IV app to the App Store on various screens around the room. We actually got to see them press the button on the release live and in person, and sure enough, the game is in the App Store right now for $9.99. Read more...

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