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05:00

Gamers not that keen on 3D consoles

So far 3D game consoles don't seem to be faring much better than 3D TVs in the U.S..

Nintendo posted an US$626 million loss for the first nine months of the fiscal year that ended March 2012, a complete reversal of its fortunes compared to the same time last year, where the console manufacturer netted $637 million in profit. An independent survey shows that gamers are against 3D gaming, perhaps providing an explanation for Nintendo’s about-turn.

3D-enabled consoles haven't been a hit with gaming fans, according to the results of a new study which has revealed that almost three quarters of gamers are opposed to future generation consoles having 3D capability. The independent survey by coupon website http://www.CouponCodes4U.com polled 2,291 gamers and was conducted following Nintendo’s recently announced financial losses, to delve into whether or not consumers were against 3D gaming...

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05:00

Devium Dash drives onto the screen for iPhones, Android devices

Devium, a new car audio company, has introduced the Devium Dash.

Designed to fully integrate smartphones and utilize them as the interface for car audio needs, it sports a "minimalist yet elegant design that will complement the interior of any vehicle and satisfy any audiophile’s needs," says creator and Devium owner Paul Lizer. He says it doesn’t require that you learn a new interface to use your stereo.

The Dash’s interchangeable faceplate design allows you to keep your phone at the center of your car. It will feature Bluetooth for hands-free calling and will allow users to designate their top five app icons to appear in landscape mode for easy viewing while on the go.

The Dash will also feature an FM tuner that will automatically switch over to radio stations’ streaming audio over the Internet when a loss of signal occurs. Lizer expects the first shipments of the Dash will start in July and is currently utilizing the KickStarter web-based capital-...

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04:33

DashExpander for Mac OS X adds Snippet Detection

Kapeli (http://kapeli.com/dashexpander/) has released DashExpander 1.3.0, an update of its free Mac app. It requires Mac OS X 10.7 ("Lion") and is available at the Mac App Store.

Version 1.3.0 adds Snippet Detection. DashExpander will now suggest new snippets that you should use, based on what you copy and paste.

DashExpander saves you from typing long strings of text by defining abbreviations that are later expanded whenever you type them. You can collect text snippets that you often reuse.

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04:13

Chronosync for Mac OS X updated to version 4.3.0

Econ Technologies (http://www.econtechnologies.com) has updated ChronoSync to version 4.3.0.

Each sync target can now be given a custom name; these are displayed throughout the rest of the user interface. What's more, a specific target folder/volume can now be changed without losing all the state information recorded by previous synchronizations.

ChronoSync is an automated synchronization and backup application for Mac OS X. It runs natively on both Power PC and Intel-based Macs running Mac OS X 10.5 and higher. Demos are available for download. For new users ChronoSync costs US$40. As always, all existing ChronoSync users can update for free.

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04:08

Clarify for Mac OS X adds Postbox AppleScripts, more

Blue Mango Learning Systems has released Clarify 1.0.3, an update of the image-based communications tool for Mac OS X and Windows systems. When exporting to Clarify-it.com there's now a button that copies the HTML for the document on Clarify-it.com the clipboard.

Clairfy 1.0.3 for OS X adds Sparrow and Postbox AppleScripts for emailing PDF documents (OS X). Also, a step contextual menu offering an option for creating a new document.

Blue Mango CEO Greg DeVore says Clarify helps people create clearer communications through the combined use of multiple screenshots and text. Users capture screenshots turn them into documents, add text and image annotations and then share their documents as a PDF, as an email, via Dropbox or through Blue Mango's free Clarify-it service.

Clarify is now available for Mac or Windows for US$29.99. A cross-platform license can be purchased for $39.99. Licenses can be purchased through the Blue Mango Online Store (...

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03:36

Mail Archiver X for Mac OS X gets maintenance upgrade

Moth Software has announced Mail Archiver X 2.7.2.3.379 for Mac OS X, an update to their app designed as a companion to the user's email application, allowing consolidation, archiving, cleaning, formatting, and permanent storage of emails. It's a maintenance upgrade.

With Mail Archiver, emails may be saved in its native, Filemaker, or PDF database format. Archiving emails from a variety of email applications into a single database, the app is designed to prevent accidental deletions, facilitates quick searches, and eliminates storage size limits.

Following the archiving process, users may browse or search from the Mail Archiver X Browser. In the far left column is a list of all their mailboxes, plus their Inbox and Sent Messages. The center of the window contains a list of all archived emails, with column headings including: From, To, Subject, Date, and Mailbox. Finally, the right window displays the full, scrollable contents of any archived email selected from the...

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Feb 06

iPhone/iPod touch/iPad apps for Feb. 6

Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps. You can find 'em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

Bamboo Apps has announced VoteMe 1.0 for the iPhone. It's a free, social game that mimics a presidential election in the United States.

Ruby Red Games has released Chinese New Year Maze Game - The Year of the Dragon 1.0, its second iOS app. The free maze game takes elements and traditions from Chinese New Year celebrations and incorporates them into a single player and multiplayer race. The objective is to collect all the items in the maze before time runs out.

Zinc Roe has introduced Doodlecast Pro App for the iPad. It's an US$3....

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Feb 06

Apple's A5 processor includes noise-reduction circuitry

Apple's A5 processor includes noise-reduction circuitry licensed from a start-up called Audience, and a chip analyst believes that's why the iPhone 4 lacks the Siri voice-control system, reports "CNET."

According to Apple, Siri -- which is currently in beta testing -- isn’t like traditional voice recognition software that requires you to remember keywords and speak specific commands. Siri understands your natural speech, and it asks you questions if it needs more information to complete a task.

Audience revealed details of its Apple partnership in January, when it filed paperwork (http://macte.ch/cPmUg) for an initial public offering (IPO) of stock. Teardowns by iFixit (http://macte.ch/YVM5c) and Chipworks (http://macte.ch/QcASH) revealed a dedicated Audience chip in the...

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Feb 06

Apple wants the driPhone to become the dryPhone

In New Zealand Apple is fighting a trademark application for a smartphone case dubbed the "driPhone" (http://www.driphone.co.nz/), reports the "Sydney Morning Herald" (http://macte.ch/3gwQN).

Hayden Crowther, of Hamilton, New Zealand created the driPhone as a waterproof case for smartphones of all varieties but Apple is opposing his plans to trademark it in New Zealand and has now asked him to switch the "i" in driPhone for a "y," the article adds.

Apple told Crowther, through Wellington-based patent and trademark attorney firm Henry Hughes that it was opposing his driPhone trademark in New Zealand. However, the inventor thinks there's "little weight" to Apple's opposition and, so far, has refused to rebrand it.

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Feb 06

Analyst: iPad 3 will leave competitors in the dust

In a note to investors -- as reported by "AppleInsider" (http://www.appleinsider.com) -- Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Whitmore says he's expecting the third generation iPad next month that will sport a high-resolution display, a quad-core CPU, graphics performance four to five times faster than the iPad 2, and Siri voice control.

More juice in the iPad 3 will leave competitors further behind and drive Apple market share gains, he adds. Estimates from Deutsche Bank, combined with data from IDC, suggest that Apple currently has a 25% share of the combined notebook and tablet market.

Whitmore said none of the iPad competitors introduced in the last 12 months have come close to the iPad. He tells clients that most of the products have been "me-too" offerings with too little differentiation from each other.

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Feb 06

Best Buy survey mentions and Apple HDTV

"The Verge" (http://macte.ch/HQ4Dk) reports that Best Buy appears to be sending surveys to customers getting feedback on potential new products and services, including the rumored Apple-branded HDTV (the "iTV").

The article says that the the product willcrun iOS, support iCloud, be controllable from an iPhone or iPad, and have access to Netflix, YouTube, and Flickr. Also, it will purportedly offer an "iSight camera" (though Apple's been calling it a FaceTime camera lately). There's no mention of Siri voice support.

"The Verge" says the Best Buy describes the iTV as a 42-inch model that would cost about US$1,499. Keep in mind that Apple has made no mention of a company branded TV of any sort.

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Feb 06

Apple reportedly sued for selling the iPad in mainland China

Another day, another lawsuit. Apple is being sued by Proview Shenzhen Techonology for selling the iPad in mainland China, reports "iSmashPhone.com."

They may face an US$38 million fine, the article adds. Apple is awaiting hearing by the Pudong district court in Shanghai later this month. You can read more at http://ismashphone.com/2012/02/apple-sued-may-face-fine-for-selling-ipad... .

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Feb 06

Apple climbs back into smartphone market leadership position

The worldwide smartphone market grew 54.7% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2011 (4Q11), as Apple unleashed its iPhone 4S on an eager marketplace, according to new data from IDC (http://www.idc.om).

Apple climbed back into the market leadership position with the launch of its iPhone 4S worldwide. In the process it reached a new shipment volume record for itself and for the entire industry for a single quarter.

According to the "International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker," vendors shipped 157.8 million units in 4Q11 compared to 102.0 million units in the fourth quarter of 2010. The 54.7% year-over-year growth was higher than IDC's forecast of 40.0% for the quarter, and higher than the 49.2% growth in 3Q11.

On a full-year basis, total smartphone shipment volumes reached 491.4 million units in 2011, up a strong 61.3% from the 304.7 million units in 2010. This was higher than...

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Feb 06

Motorola wants 2.25% of Apple sales in patent dispute

Motorola wants 2.25% of Apple's sales in return for license to standard-essential wireless patents, according to a report at "FOSS Patents" (http://macte.ch/bCw0J).

"I assume this relates to Apple's sales and to all of MMI's standard-essential patents, though the context is only one patent (the one over which Motorola has already forced Apple, temporarily, to remove certain products from its German online store," Florian Mueller writes for "FOSS Patents." "Assuming in Motorola's favor that this was a license to all standard-essential wireless patents, the amount still appears excessive to me given how many companies hold patents on such standards and what royalty rate this would lead to in the aggregate."

Last month the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled that Motorola's Droid smartphones don't violate three Apple patents. The ruling is preliminary and needs to be approved by the ITC's full...

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Feb 06

Google lures away an Apple senior director

Google has hired Simon Prakash, a senior director at Apple, for a "secret project," according to "VentureBeat" (http://macte.ch/L2A4h). The project is "presumably run by Google co-founder Sergey Brin, the article adds.

Prakash worked at Apple for more than eight years and was most recently the senior director of product integrity at Apple. Before Apple, he was director of engineering design validation at Cielo Communications. He was also a reliability and FA manager at 3Com. (The photo is courtesy of "VentureBeat.")

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Feb 06

Valentine's update available for Graphic Node's Pages...

Graphic Node has updated its Pages Templates collection for Apple's word processing/document creation application. In addition to 712 layouts from the previous version, the updated variety contains 71 new templates.

These include 50 templates for Valentine's day cards. The upgraded package maintains the selection of template types introduced in the earlier versions, such as greeting cards, letters, posters and even playing cards.

Pages Templates requires Mac OS X 10.5 or higher and iWork '08 or later. It costs US$24.99 and is available at the Graphic Node web site (http://graphicnode.com/).

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Feb 07

TopXNotes for Mac OS X adds NoteSync process

Tropical Software's TopXNotes (http://www.tropic4.com/) note manager for the Mac has been updated to version 1.7.2. The upgrade offers performance enhancements, bug fixes, and a NoteSync process.

TopXNotes will now keep your notes synchronized between TopXNotes for Mac and TopXNotes Touch for the iPhone and iPod touch. Version 1.7.2 includes a new Preference for setting vertical and horizontal text margins and a new Preference to choose manual or automatic note delete.

TopXNotes 1.7.2 requires Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later. It costs US$39.99 and is available worldwide exclusively through the Mac App Store in the Productivity category.

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Feb 06

LCD TV area demand to reach 116 million square meters in 201...

If Apple is indeed planning its own branded HDTV (the rumored "iTV") it needs to think big. The LCD TV market saw a rapid shift toward sizes larger than 40 inches at the end of 2011, as consumers, particularly in North America and China, took advantage of new sizes and more affordable prices.

As larger sizes such as 46 inches, 47 inches 55 inches, 60 inches and 65 inches are being adopted by consumers, panel makers are also developing other new large size TV panels, including 43 inches, 48 inches, 50 inches, 70 inches, and even 75 inches, 80 inches and larger.

In response to the strong end-market adoption, NPD DisplaySearch (http://www.displaysearch.com) has increased its forecast for LCD TV area demand. According to the "NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Worldwide FPD Shipment and Forecast Report," LCD TV panel demand will reach 85 million square meters in 2012, nearly 2% higher than the...

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Feb 03

IWant an iDesk

I always enjoy the annual article "Mac/Life" on products Apple should/could develop. In their latest feature, I was particularly intrigued by the iDesk.

The iDesk is a conceptual re-imagining of the desk. Not the Mac OS X Desktop, but an actual, physical desktop.

Here's how "Mac/Life" describes it: "Imagine an entirely adaptable workspace that doesn’t just hold your equipment, but enhances and interacts with it. As with Microsoft’s Surface technology, the entire desk would be a touch-sensitive display capable of running several simultaneous apps, some of which--such as a calendar, phone, and digital Post-It notes—would replace their physical counterparts entirely. Notifications, to-do lists, video conferencing, Adobe tool palettes, and countless widgets such as calculators and weather reports would all appear right on the surface of your desk, literally putting your entire working world at your fingertips."

The article says that the iDesk would sync with your...

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Feb 02

Apple patent hints at touchscreen Mac

Although the late Steve Jobs dismissed talk of a Mac with a touchscreen display, an Apple patent (number 20120030626) at the U..S. Patent & Trademark Office shows that the company has considered/is considering the idea. The patent is for a computer with a touchscreen.

Per the patent, a control object including a knob element is displayed in a GUI [graphical user interface]. A first user input can be detected that indicates selection of the knob element. In response to the first user input, the knob element can be visually augmented. The visual augmentation can include displaying text labels of range limit values and a slider element with the knob element.

The slider element can include a fill bar to indicate the current value of the knob element. A second input can be a linear motion on or near the slider control. In response to the second user input, both the fill bar of the slider element and a fill portion of the knob element can be visually augmented to...

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Feb 02

Apple patent involves programmable magnets and assembly tech...

A new Apple patent (number 20120028480) has appeared at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Among other things it would facilitate the assembly of Apple devices via programmable magnetic devices.

The patent involves alignment and connection for devices. relate generally to programmable magnetic devices, and more particularly to multi-part devices that may be joined or separated through programmable magnets. A plug or connector including a coded magnet and an electrical contact is disclosed.

As the plug approaches a corresponding port, the coded magnet interacts with a magnet within the port. The interaction between the plug coded magnet and the port coded magnet provides a force to connect and/or align the plug with the port. Once the plug is received within the port, if a process is completed, the coded magnets polarities are altered to eject the plug from the port.

“Correlated magnets” or “coded magnets” are magnetic structures formed of multiple...

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Feb 02

THIS is why I'd love to ditch satellite/cable TV

Here's one of the reasons why so many people want Apple (or Netflix or someone) to break the stranglehold the cable and satellite companies have on us:

My DishTV account jumped US$20 in one month. I didn't order any extra channels, but evidently some appeared anyway -- and we were billed. It seems to be part of what I consider a scam. For a short period, you're have access to some channels beyond the basic package (such as HBO and Showtime) for free. But if you don't specifically tell Dish TV that you don't want them, the channels continue past the free period, and you're billed.   I did battle with Dish TV over this, something I hoped wouldn't occur. I switched to Dish after Comcast raised my cable TV bill about 150% in 24 months.

Currently, I subscribe to Dish TV's "America's Top 120" package. Of those 120 channels, there's maybe 20 that my family watches. I'd love to be able to pay only for those channels, not the other 100 we never tune into.

There are...

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Feb 02

Apple patents involve audio playback, notifications, more

Apple has been granted several patents by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Following is a summary of each.

Patent number 20120026403 is for facilitating audio playback during display sleep mode. The disclosed embodiments relate to a system for managing power for a display. During operation, the system receives a video-blank command, which specifies that the display is to enter a video-blank mode wherein the display outputs a blank screen. In response to the video-blank command, the system causes the display to output a blank screen, and powers down display components associated with outputting a display signal to the display.

In some embodiments, the display additionally comprises audio components including an audio-output device, and powering down the display components involves maintaining an existing power state for the audio components, so that the audio components can continue to output an audio signal while the display components are...

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Feb 01

The Northern Spy: Tempus Fugit

By Rick Sutcliffe

Or "Time flies like an arrow" ...

If we would marry Virgil's observations on its irretrievability to the unidirectional dictum of modern physics. "Time's a wasting," is an apt observation in any day and age, and for all that a week now seems a relative eternity in Internet time, we assume that the flight of time still takes place at the same speed in some external time-inertial frame of reference, call it eternity or what you will.

Certainly investors seem to have concluded that time has already flown for RIM, which benighted company resolved to solve its market share problems by appointing a company insider to be its great helmsman, only to see its shares plummet. Excuse us, but the Spy fails to see how someone who's been part of the problem these last several years can suddenly morph into the solution. It is for situations like this that the expression "changing deck chairs on the Titanic" was coined.

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Feb 01

2012 looks to be a great year for Apple in the enterprise

If you think Apple had a great year in 2011, you ain't see nothing yet. While still firing on all cylinders in the consumer market, the company is also making great gains in the enterprise arena.

Forrester Research's (http://www.forrester.com) latest "Global Tech Market Outlook" states that enterprises will spend US$19 billion on Apple hardware in 2012 -- which is 68% more iPads and 45% more Macs than purchased in 2011.

"Apple's products are much more visible in business environments than they used to be," writes analyst Frank E. Gillet. "To quantify Apple's business presence, Forrester surveyed almost 10,000 information workers -- workers that use a computer for work an hour or more per day -- across 17 countries globally and more than 3,350 IT hardware decision-makers in North America and Western Europe. We analyzed the data to profile how information workers use Apple products for work, how...

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Jan 31

Apple patents involve iOS, Macs, retail stores, more

Apple has been granted several patents by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. They involve everything from iOS devices to Macs to Apple retail stores. Following is a summary of each.

Patent number 8104911 is for a display system with a distributed LED backlight. Per the patent, each tile LED light source has a tile and a plurality of similar LED light sources on each tile connected for emitting light therefrom. The inventors are Michael D. Hillman, Gregory L. Tice, William Sauway, Sean Bailey, Ann Torres, Efrain Alcorta and Perry Anderson.

Patent number 8106630 involves a method and system for operating a portable device in a power-limited manner. Per the patent, improved techniques to manage operation of a portable electronic device having a substantially depleted battery when power is available from an external, power-limited source are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, the substantially depleted battery can be...

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Reviews and Kool Tools

Digital Juice offers flavor, flair at reasonable price

By Jessica Maldonado Four different Texture Toolkits are currently offered by Digital Juice (http://www.digitaljuice.com). I reviewed Texture Toolkit 1 “The Essentials” and Texture Toolkit 2 “Different Strokes.” These... Read more »

The Aegis Netdock is a near-perfect MacBook Air companion

Apricorn's (http://www.apricorn.com) Aegis Netdock -- Mac Edition is making me rethink some future purchases. It actually has me considering a MacBook Air as my main Mac. As for the Apple US$79 SuperDrive, forget it.... Read more »

Kool Tools: swimming with the Bluefin

MeshWe has announced the Bluefin (http://meshwe.com/products.html), a device that turns your "Apple Wireless Keyboard and Magic Trackpad" into the ultimate wireless control device for you Mac." It connects the two Apple... Read more »

Browse your movies on OS X with this VideoBuffet

With iMovie and QuickTime on all our Macs, plus lots of video download sites and options, most of us have a plethora of videos on our Macs. A cornucopia. A veritable buffet, if you will. Browsing through them to find... Read more »

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Tuesday February 7

04:55

Canon intros three Pixma printers, two with AirPrint

MacNN

Canon has introduced three all-in-one Pixma printers, the MX372, the MX512 Wireless and the MX432 Wireless. The two wireless enabled devices both support AirPrint allowing users to print directly from an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. The printers are also accompanied by a companion mobile app, Canon Easy-PhotoPrint that is available for both iOS- and Android-based smartphones and tablets and now allows users to print PDFs created directly on the devices, not just photos as previously....

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03:55

Apple intern paper hints at full Mac OS X on ARM

MacNN

A paper written by a former Apple intern, and now Core OS engineer, has detailed Appleís attempts at getting a full version of Mac OS X to boot on an ARM processor, reports iMore. Initially subject to an embargo, but just recently published, the paper was written as part of a Bachelor degree thesis in 2010 by Tristan Schapp. It details the technical aspects and challenges associated with getting Darwin, which underpins OS X, to work effectively on the ARM architecture....

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01:20

Chinese lawsuit seeks $38M, apology from Apple for...

AppleInsider

A representative from a Chinese company suing Apple in a dispute over the iPad trademark has said it is "demanding an apology" and anticipates Apple will be fined $38 million by a Beijing court over the issue.

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Monday February 6

23:45

SubRosaSoft updates 'Salvage' line to...

MacNN

Mac recovery specialist SubRosaSoft has updated its entire line of data recovery software, including FileSalvage, CameraSalvage and PodSalvage to version 7.5, now featuring improved search and recovery functions that improve the chances of recovering lost files. The company has also updated the packages to fully support Lion and additional foreign languages. SubRosaSoft offers a risk-free trial version to show if files are recoverable before buying....

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23:05

Canon Elph 530 HS, 320 HS add Wi-Fi, iOS app link

MacNN

Canon brought Wi-Fi to its point-and-shoot cameras for the first time on Tuesday. Both the Elph 530 HS and Elph 320 HS can both send media directly to Image Gateway, an in-between album that in turn lets users share to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. An iOS app, CameraWindow is coming in March that promises to keep compact cameras relevant: it will let owners send photos and videos directly to the Apple devices both for safekeeping and to upload to the same social sites....

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22:45

Canon SX260 HS stuffs 20X zoom into compact body

MacNN

The most performance-minded camera in Canon's lineup for the CP+ show Tuesday was unveiled as the SX260 HS. While the model name is slightly off from leaks, it confirms talk of a leap from 14X to 20X zoom in the body. The design comes outfitted with both a 12.1-megapixel CMOS sensor that helps in low light as well as a DIGIC 5 chip that improves image quality and allows for 1080p video....

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22:30

Apple may expand Store-Within-A-Store to Sam's...

MacNN

Sam's Club, a discount chain owned by Wal-Mart, is said to be in early talks with Apple on expanding the two firms' existing relationship, which may include developing Store-Within-A-Store (SWOS) concepts similar to what Apple is already doing with Best Buy and Target. Sam's Club is said to be just one of a number of retailers Apple is exploring expanding the concept to, and may see the retailer carrying Macs as well as its current iOS offerings....

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22:30

Canon intros six PowerShot A cameras with smart IS,...

MacNN

Canon picked Tuesday to bring out no less than six new PowerShot A-series cameras to boost its entry level. At the top, the A4000 IS and A3400 IS each have firsts: the A4000 IS has a long 8X zoom, while the similar-resolution A3400 has a 5X zoom but is the first A-series with a touchscreen that can be used to focus or take the shot. These and the other new cameras in the line all have 16-megapixel sensors and 720p video support....

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22:10

Canon unveils much slimmer PowerShot D20 rugged...

MacNN

Canon's turn at launches for the CP+ camera show were headlined by a major rethink of its rugged camera. The PowerShot D20 is dramatically smaller and thinner than the D10 while keeping the durability. It can take water up to 33 feet deep, survive temperatures as cold as 14F or as warm as 104F, and survive drops of up to five feet. Its button layout is designed to be used with gloves on and has presets for underwater (including macros) and snow....

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22:09

Apple intern's thesis leaks secret project to...

AppleInsider

An academic paper written by a former Apple intern who now serves as a Core OS engineer at the company has revealed that it was working on a secret experiment to port Mac OS X Snow Leopard to the ARM architecture.

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21:50

Microsoft to open Austin store on Apple turf

MacNN

Microsoft through its Facebook page and separate confirmations has confirmed another retail store opening that will clash with an Apple location. The new store will open in northern Austin's Domain shopping center, a location Apple has occupied since 2007. It hasn't given a date or an exact position of where the store will be located....

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21:30

Apple warns iOS developers away from third-party...

MacNN

On the heels of a drive to kick out "copycat apps" that rely on name confusing and similar graphics to get sales intended for original apps, Apple is also warning developers to avoid using third-party marketing services that are known to employ "bots" to automatically download free apps that rely on in-app purchasing for monetization to push up rankings, AppleInsider reports. Simply hiring a third-party marketer that uses such tactics can get the developer banned, Apple says....

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21:05

Nikon D800 arrives with super-dense 36.3MP sensor

MacNN

Nikon ended a years-long wait Tuesday by unveiling the D800. Its sequel to the D700 claims a record-setting 36.3-megapixel, full-frame CMOS sensor. The camera not only competes with medium format cameras in resolution (though not sensor size) but can boost the focal range by 50 percent while still keeping a 15.3-megapixel image....

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20:54

Best Buy explains leaked Apple HDTV survey

The Loop

Wired’s Gadget Lab:
Since when has Best Buy, the nation’s most well-known electronics retailer, become a player in the Apple rumors game?
We asked, and Best Buy answered: “The customer survey was a routine offer effectiveness survey conducted by one of Best Buy’s research partners. Any brand reference was hypothetical. The survey is no longer available,” Best Buy told us in a statement.
∞ Permalink

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20:35

Rumor: Apple talking TV set with Bell, Rogers in...

MacNN

Unusual rumors on Monday had Apple negotiating for fabled TV set with Canadian telecom providers Bell and Rogers. The respective satellite and cable TV providers were said by the Globe and Mail to be Apple targets as they had "wireless and broadband capabilities" that could be used for launch partners. The two allegedly even had prototypes in their labs....

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20:30

Apple warns of crackdown on App Store rankings...

TUAW

Apple has issued a reminder to developers that it will not tolerate use of third party services to manipulate app rankings in the App Store. "When you promote your app, you should avoid using services that advertise or guarantee top placement in App Store charts," the reminder states. "Even if you are not personally engaged in manipulating App Store chart rankings or user reviews, employing services that do so on your behalf may result in the loss of your Apple Developer Program membership." This reminder could very well be in response to a well-trafficked post in Touch Arcade where an iOS developer revealed that an ad network guaranteed his app placement in the top 25 apps in exchange for $5000. This third-party service allegedly employs bots to automatically download the targeted app multiple times, automatically increasing the app's ranking...

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20:30

24U debuts FM Bench for FileMaker Pro solution...

MacNN

FileMaker-based solution developers have often debugged and optimized their products mainly by intuition -- looking at a bit of code and trying out alternative ways to accomplish the same thing until it works better, particularly when they are revising solutions that have been developed for clients over several years. A new product by 24U called FM Bench promises to introduce optimization through code analysis and bottleneck identification, saving time....

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19:58

New prototype AppleTV visits ISPs up north, can be...

9 to 5 Mac

Canada’s largest newspaper, the Globe and Mail, today said Apple has been working with wireless and wireline providers including Rogers and Bell to partner with the AppleTV.
“They’re not closed to doing it with one [company] or doing it with two,” said one source who is familiar with the talks. “They’re looking for a partner. They’re looking for someone with wireless and broadband capabilities.” Another source, also speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Rogers and Bell already have the product in their labs.
More interestingly, some details of this new AppleTV are provided:
The product reportedly integrates Siri, Apple’s voice-recognition software that acts as a personal assistant on the latest iPhone, into television sets to help viewers make programming choices...

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19:30

Rogers, BCE rumored to already have Apple 'iTV...

AppleInsider

A new report claims Canadian telecoms Rogers and Bell Canada have an early version of a much-rumored Apple television set in their labs and are in negotiations with the company to enter into a partnership for the device.

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19:03

Apple in early discussions to open stores inside of...

9 to 5 Mac

Apple Store inside of a Best Buy
Apple and Walmart subsidiary Sam’s Club are in early discussions to widen their already existing partnership. Sam’s Club currently sells Apple’s iPhone, iPad, and iPod lines within its large retail chain, but the two corporate giants are looking to take their business relationship to the next level. According to sources, Apple is considering an expansion of its Apple Store-in-store program to the 47 United States retail warehouse chain locations.
Sources said Apple is looking to expand its program beyond Best Buy and Target in the United States, and Sam’s Club is one of the retail chains that Apple is in early discussions with. An Apple-store-in-store typically consists of a mini-Apple Store type setup within a larger store. For example, the store-in-stores in Best Buy consist of Apple-like displays and a large table with all of Apple’s products as typically seen in standalone Apple Stores.
Sam’s Club and Apple are not...

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19:01

News: Apple iPhone Tops in U.S., Global Smartphones...

Mac Observer

Apple’s iPhone was the top selling device in both the U.S. and the global smartphone markets during the December quarter, according to new research from NPD and IDC. NPD released a report for the U.S. market that showed Apple was the #1 device maker during the quarter with 43% of the market, while IDC said that Apple outsold Samsung and LG to be the #1 vendor in the broader global smartphone market.

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19:00

Mike Daisey's "The Agony and The Ecstasy...

TUAW

If you're looking for coverage of working conditions at Foxconn and other Apple manufacturing partners, there's plenty to go around. The drumbeat of sharply critical stories continued today with CNN's interview of a Foxconn worker; this follows a scathing New York Times story from late January that explores the gulf between electronics companies' best intentions regarding working conditions at contract facilities, and the incessant pressure to innovate and squeeze costs out of the process. Fairness, though, requires a few reminders. There's social and political argument over the ultimate value of sweatshop...

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19:00

Apple hits another all-time record high

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Apple stock continues its steady rise in light of its stunning Q1 2012 (calendar Q4 2011) results in all three of its major product categories. AAPL pushed past its previous record closing high of $455.12 on Friday to end Monday at $463.97 and a market capitalization of $432.59 billion, the most highly-valued publicly-traded company in the world. The stock is edging even higher in after-hours trading, currently at $464.55 as of 9pm EST....

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Monday February 6

18:49

Rogers and BCE Already Have the Apple iTV in Their Labs, C...

MacRumors

The Globe and Mail reports that Apple is actively seeking launch partnerships with Canada's Rogers Communications and BCE Inc. to offer their upcoming Apple TV. “They’re not closed to doing it with one [company] or doing it with two,” said one source who is familiar with the talks. “They’re looking for a partner. They’re looking for someone with wireless and broadband capabilities.”According to the newspaper, these companies already have the Apple iTV in their labs.

Siri voice control is reportedly integrated into Apple's new television to help viewers make programming choices. Viewers can then control the TV with voice or hand gestures. Even an on-screen keyboard can be invoked without any special hardware (emphasis ours):An on-screen keyboard, meanwhile, can also be activated in a similar manner, allowing viewers to surf the web, conduct video chats...

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18:35

Apple Warns Developers Not to Manipulate App Store Ranking...

MacRumors

Yesterday, a TouchArcade thread was posted that warned about fraudulent App promotion services that guarantee Top 25 rankings for a modest fee. According to the poster, these services utilize automated scripts or bots to artificially boost free app rankings into the Top charts. At least one company denied the claims in the thread.

PocketGamer picked up on the story based on the forum thread:For $5,000, said company will allegedly utilise bots that will download a developer's app over and over again until it has broken into the top 25 charts. At this point, the developer's app will have received sufficient customer exposure to attract downloads from real people.In an apparent response, Apple has just posted a reminder (via...

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17:57

Apple Adds High-DPI Versions of Pointers in OS X 10.7.3

MacRumors

Screenshot from FinerThingsIn.com

DaringFireball notes several changes in some of the icons found in OS X 10.7.3. Several of our readers had also noticed the small changes in pointer icons in the latest version. It seems the changes run a bit deeper than on first glance. The new icons apparently come in high DPI versions that allow them to scale at high resolutions. Have you noticed that Safari’s hovering-over-a-link pointing-finger cursor looks a little different in Mac OS X 10.7.3? It’s not just that the finger is at a slightly different angle — it’s a new UI resource that scales gracefully to larger sizes. That’s not the only new high-DPI image resource in 10.7.3: the grabby hand in Mail, the camera cursor for selecting an individual window to take a screenshot of, and a few other UI...

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14:30

Apple Compensates Victim of iMessage Bug for Breach of Pri...

MacRumors

In December, an apparent bug appeared in Apple's iMessage service that allowed iMessages to be sent to a stolen iPhone. The messages can, apparently, continue to be sent and received from the stolen phone after a remote wipe and a SIM card deactivation. This is obviously an unintended action, and though Apple explains the solution to be "toggle iMessage on and off" in the Settings app, that is an impossible act to perform remotely on a stolen phone.

The Next Web today reports of the case of an anonymous Apple customer who had her iPhone stolen and the lengthy discussions she had with...

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14:15

Apple's 'Macroscalar' Trademark Application...

MacRumors

Patently Apple reports that Apple last week filed a curious new trademark application for the term "macroscalar". The company has typically quietly registered trademarks in countries such as Trinidad & Tobago, only to later apply for the marks in the United States and other major markets once the new products and features have been announced. While an application for "macroscalar" was indeed filed in Trinidad & Tobago last August, the new U.S. application and a similar one in Hong Kong are sparking speculation that Apple may have jumped the gun in announcing some new processor technology.Apple's "Macroscalar" isn't just a new marketing line; it's a processor architecture that's been in the works at Apple since 2004. In fact, Apple owns at least four granted patents on the technology that has yet to come to light. We first covered it in...

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11:45

Audience's 'earSmart' Technology Explains S...

MacRumors

CNET reports on a new research note from analyst Linley Gwennap, who believes that custom circuitry in Apple's A5 system-on-a-chip including "earSmart" noise cancellation technology from Audience is the reason why Siri is currently an iPhone 4S-only feature. Gwennap cites Audience's S-1 filing made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last month in advance of the company's initial public offering in backing up his analysis.Audience revealed details of its Apple partnership in January, when it filed paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO) of stock. Teardown work from iFixit and Chipworks revealed a dedicated Audience chip in the iPhone 4, but the iPhone 4S integrates Audience's "EarSmart" technology directly into the A5 processor, the company's S-1 filing said...

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10:05

Apple's Grand Central Neighbor Seeing 7% Increase In...

MacRumors

New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)'s sweetheart deal for Apple's just-opened Grand Central Terminal retail store seems to be paying dividends for the MTA and neighboring stores. One restaurant is reporting a 7 percent increase in sales since the store opened in December.

Michael Jordan's The Steak House is located across the terminal from the new Apple Store, Grand Central and co-owner Peter Glazier says the restaurant has seen a 7 percent jump in sales in the seven weeks that the Apple Store has been open,...

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08:31

Apple's Macroscalar Architecture: Will it Take iOS to...

Patently Apple

The general consensus in the market today is that Apple's upcoming A6 quad core processor is to bring more performance to the 2012 iPad and iPhone. It's said that it will also preserve battery life due to a shift from a 40-nanometer to a 28-nanometer process. Joel Hruska, writing for Extreme Tech, goes one step further with his belief that Apple's upcoming A6 processor could in fact introduce 3D transistors. Yet the one twist that no one even considered as a remote possibility was whether or not Apple's secretive ...

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08:01

Best Buy Dreams Up a $1499 42-Inch 'Apple HDTV'...

MacRumors

The Verge reports that Best Buy has been surveying some of its customers on proposed products and services, with the company including a description of a 42-inch "Apple HDTV" priced at $1499. The listing is undoubtedly simply a concept dreamed up by Best Buy to help gauge interest in such an offering, but provides an interesting perspective on what the major electronics retailer might be hoping for and what it thinks its customers would want in an Apple television set.Be one of the first to get the all new 42" Apple HDTV at Best Buy for $1499. Apple finally reinvents what a TV can do:

- 42" 1080p LED flat panel display

- Incorporates Apple's operating system (iOS) found in its current Apple TV set top box which allows you to purchase and stream movies and other entertainment from the Internet

- Download and use apps from the App Store. Can you imagine playing Angry Birds on a...

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Sunday February 5

20:31

Samsung Continues to Poke Fun at Apple Fans in Super Bowl...

MacRumors

Samsung aired another of its series of Apple-mocking commercials during the 2012 Super Bowl tonight. In this ad, Samsung is pushing the new Samsung Galaxy Note.

Like the previous ads in the series, Samsung depicts iPhone fans standing in line for the new iPhone, while promoting their own products as the "next big thing".

Samsung's head of marketing has acknowledged she is directly targeting Apple and shooting to reach a more emotional connection with their consumers. “Especially in U.S., people...

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06:49

Evidence: Apple Still Working on Thunderbolt Trademark

Patently Apple

In May 2011 we posted a report titled "Apple Didn't Get the Memo: Files for Thunderbolt Trademark in US." Information was swirling around the web at that point in time that Apple had transferred their IP for Thunderbolt to Intel. If that were true, then why did more information surface ...

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Saturday February 4

16:24

ARM-Based MacBook Air Unlikely Based on Analyst Talk with...

MacRumors

There had been some interesting claims last year that Apple had been actively testing an ARM (A5) based MacBook Air. The ARM processor is the same one that is used in the iPhone and iPad. An ARM-based MacBook Air, however, would raise a number of questions about what kind of device it might actually be. Would it run OS X, or iOS? Would it be closer to a Mac or an iOS device? One of the main advantages of using an ARM processor would be a reduction in power-requirements, but with a corresponding drop in computing power. Using ARM, however, would abandon binary compatibility with existing Mac OS X applications.

CNet reports on a research note from...

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15:24

AT&T Starts Throttling Unlimited Data Users after 2GB...

MacRumors

In October, AT&T announced that they would start throttling data usage amongst mobile Unlimited Data Plan users. While AT&T no longer offers an Unlimited Data plan to new customers, many of the original iPhone purchasers are still grandfathered into that plan. Those iPhone users have been able to retain these Unlimited plans, even though AT&T has since moved to a tiered data plan structure.

When AT&T announced their plan to start throttling users, the company said that they would only be throttling the top 5% of users. Early reports of affected users had pointed to 10GB-12GB per month users as the initially...

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15:02

Apple Revises Snow Leopard Security Update and Pulls 10.7....

MacRumors

After a couple of issues with some software updates, Apple has made some quiet revisions to address the problems.

The first was a Snow Leopard security update which inadvertently caused problems with Apple's PowerPC emulation layer Rosetta. Macworld notes that Apple has since released Security Update 2012-001, version 1.1 for Snow Leopard. The new version seems to fix the PowerPC crashing issues described with the original update.

Meanwhile, the crashing/CUI errors with 10.7.3 Delta updater has also been addressed by Apple....

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Friday February 3

16:52

Uploaded iTunes Match Songs Inaccessible for Some Users

MacRumors

Some iTunes Match users are encountering difficulties when attempting to download songs they have previously uploaded to iTunes Match. Matched songs appear unaffected for most users. Threads on both the MacRumors Forums and the Apple Support Communities detail the issues.

I keep getting the "error = -2114" and "Please check that the connection to the network is active and try again." It then moves to the next download and most times is succsesful. I am getting this error in the last few hours and to about 10-20% of my downloads.The Verge confirms that the issue occurs in both iTunes 10.5.2 and 10...

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15:00

Genius Recommendations for Movies and TV Shows Appearing o...

MacRumors

Several Apple TV users have reported a new addition to the menus of their devices, with the new option bringing Genius recommendations for movies and TV shows in their libraries. Curiously, early reports noted that rather than carrying a correct menu title, the movie option carried the name "ATV.Menu.MOVIE.GeniusItem", suggesting that the new feature may have appeared prematurely. Apple seems to have fixed the issue, however, with the menu option now showing properly as "Genius".

Improperly-displayed (left, via @cthielen) and properly-displayed Genius option for Movies on Apple TV

Despite the strange display of the menu option, the feature does appear to have been functional since its initial appearance yesterday, with users being able to access Genius recommendations for their content.

Genius movie recommendations...

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13:01

Apple Clarifies iBooks Author Licensing Situation in New S...

MacRumors

Following Apple's release of iBooks Author last month to support creation of iBooks Textbooks, significant controversy arose regarding the software's licensing, which specified that the output from the software could only be sold via the iBookstore and not any other marketplace.

Some confusion had resulted from Apple's language, with some believing that Apple was claiming rights to all content used in the production of the iBooks Textbooks, perhaps attempting to exclude books from being published in any other form.

Apple has now addressed the issue by releasing an update to iBooks Author that includes a modified licensing agreement to clarify that Apple claims rights only to the .ibooks document format itself, with authors being free to distribute their content in non-.ibooks formats however they...

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12:02

Apple's Share of Profits Among Top Mobile Phone Vendo...

MacRumors

asymco's Horace Dediu has released his latest calculations of revenue and profits in the global mobile phone industry, finding that Apple has increased its share of the top vendors' profits to 75%. Samsung followed in second place with 16% of industry profits while no other vendor accounted for more than 4% of profits.Apple reached 75% of profit share, nearly 40% of revenue share and 9% of units share.

Apple and Samsung combined for about 91% of profits with RIM third at 3.7%, HTC fourth at 3.0% and Nokia last at 1.8% of a $15 billion total for the quarter.Dediu's analysis covers eight top mobile phone vendors: Apple, Samsung, Nokia, Research in Motion, HTC, LG, Motorola, and Sony Ericsson. While the numbers do not include a few major players such as China's ZTE for which public numbers are not available, his analysis does provide a relatively solid picture of the...

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Monday February 6

14:00

Adhering to Guidelines on Third-Party Marketing Se...

iPhone Develo...

Once you build a great app, you want everyone to know about it. However, when you promote your app, you should avoid using services that advertise or guarantee top placement in App Store charts. Even if you are not personally engaged in manipulating App Store chart rankings or user reviews, employing services that do so on your behalf may result in the loss of your Apple Developer Program membership. Get helpful tips and resources on marketing your apps the right way from the App Store Resource Center.

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08:30

Make the computer sing happy birthday

Mac OS X Hint...

Here's a way to use AppleScript and the 'say' command to have the computer sing happy birthday to you. Enjoy!

set currentUser to long user name of (get system info)
set firstName to first word of currentUser
set lastName to last word of currentUser

set noteValues to {56, 56, 58, 56, 61, 60, 50, 56, 56, 58, 56, 63, 61, 50, 56, 56, 68, 65, 61, 60, 58, 50, 66, 66, 65, 61, 63, 61} -- F
-- set noteValues to {65, 65, 67, 65, 70, 69, 60, 65, 65, 67, 65, 72, 70, 60, 65, 65, 77, 74, 70, 69, 67, 60, 75, 75, 74, 70, 72, 70} -- D
-- set noteValues to {55, 55, 57, 55, 60, 59, 50, 55, 55, 57, 55, 62, 60, 50, 55, 55, 67, 64, 60, 59, 57, 50, 65, 65, 64, 60, 62, 60} -- E

set syllables to {"hap", "p", "birth", "day", "to", "you", "[[slnc 500]]", "hap", "p", "birth", "day", "to", "you", "[[slnc 500]]", "hap", "p", "birth ...

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08:30

10.7: Updating Lion Server if using CalDAV and Car...

Mac OS X Hint...

If you plan to update your OS X Server to 10.7.2 be sure to restart your machine and stop all server services, especially iCal Server and Address book server before applying the update.

It happened to me yesterday that I applied the OS X 10.7.2 update to my Mac mini server without closing any apps. I just ran it. After the update it turned out, this was a big mistake. All calendar entries of the past three weeks and many contacts were lost.

I was not able to recover anything from time machine. Lion server keeps the CalDAV and CardDAV data in a PostgreSQL database which is apparently not backed up by TimeMachine. Also, the PostgreSQL uses transactions which need to be 'closed' before they end up being permanently written into the DB tables.

What I found from reviewing the postgres log file (/Library/Logs/PostgreSQL.log) is that the 10.7.2 server update will apply a whole bunch of database structure updates to PostgreSQL but without ...... | Read more »

Friday February 3

15:16

Final Cut Pro X trial: FAQ

Apple - All P...

Learn more about the Final Cut Pro X trial with these frequently asked questions.
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14:49

Shape shifting Office objects

Office for Ma...

What? No egg shape? If you want to fine-tune a shape in Office for Mac 2011, or even create a different shape altogether, you can edit its points.
For example, turn a circle into an egg shape. Or rearrange the points in a freeform shape that you created with the drawing tool.
To see the points on the shape, right-click (or hold down CONTROL and click) the shape, and then click Edit Points. Then drag a point wherever you want.

Tips Zoom in 200% or 400% for more precision. To move the object with finer control, hold down COMMAND and press any arrow key.
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10:17

OS X Lion: Fonts list

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Learn about the fonts included with OS X Lion.
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10:14

Time Machine: How to transfer backups from the cur...

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If you want to switch to a different backup drive, use this article to learn how to transfer your existing Time Machine backups to the new backup drive, and then use it for regular Time Machine backups.
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10:11

OS X Lion: How to create and deploy a recovery key...

Apple - All P...

Learn how to create and deploy a recovery key for use with FileVault 2 in order to recover encrypted data after a lost user password, in this advanced article.
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08:30

10.7: Auto-copy Photo Stream images to a folder

Mac OS X Hint...

To get the Photo Stream working on my MacBook I found out that I had to BUY an upgrade for an application that I don't want: iPhoto.

Looking for a solution I found that iPhoto stores its pictures in a specific location and the Photo Stream is updated even if iPhoto is not running. The goal was to create a script that copies all of the images from many sub-directories into a single folder.

As there are many people who know a lot more about OSX I would welcome improvements and feedback. Some areas to look at:

Using 'without replacing' which would only copy the missing pictures.

A Folder action which monitors changes and runs the script automatically.

Here's the script:

tell application "Finder"
set this_folder to "Macintosh HD:Users:duittenb:Library:Appl ...

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Technology Showcase

Dec 16

Appcelerator offers '4 Steps to creating a mobile...

Appcelerator has published a white paper on "4 Steps to creating a mobile development strategy."

"Companies now have a window of opportunity to think about how mobile can transform their business as radically as the web did," says AppCelerator. "By making mobile a part of their overall digital strategy, companies can transform their relationships with their customers in even greater ways than they did with the web."

The white paper tells you how this can be accomplished. Appcelerator (http://www.appcelerator.com/) is a company that helps web developers create mobile, tablet and desktop applications.
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Sep 19

InterMapper publishes white papers on network...

InterMapper has published four white papers on network monitoring, mapping and alerting and InterMapper. You can find them all at
http://www.intermapper.com/resources/whitepapers.aspx .

The papers look at "Top 8 reasons SMBs need to monitor their networks," "top 8 considerations for selecting SMB network monitoring software," "10 steps to streamline the deployment of network monitoring software for SMBs," and "6 ways to calculate returns from your networking monitoring investment."

InterMapper is Mac OS X compatible network monitoring software. It uses SNMP to monitor the network infrastructure, and has probes for monitoring many kinds of servers, including web, mail, LDAP, FTP, etc. More information and a free 30-day demo are available at the product Web site (...
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Aug 11

Video tour of new Data Rescue Center headquarters...

The Data Rescue Center, a a data recovery company founded in 2009 and a division of Prosoft Engineering, recently opened a new state-of-the-art headquarters in Livermore, California. You can get a video tour of it at http://www.thedatarescuecenter.com/company_background.html .

In June of 2010, the Data Rescue Center and Prosoft Engineering finalized the purchase of a building in Livermore near the Lawrence Livermore National Lab. Work immediately began on the design and construction of the new recovery lab facility.

In late January of 2011, both The Data Rescue Center and Prosoft Engineering moved all operations to this new facility. It boasts a Class 2 UL-Listed Vault and extensive security features.

The ISO 5 / Class 100 Cleanroom exceeds all manufacturers specifications for cleanroom recovery environments, according to...
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Mar 11

Video looks at 'Fixing Flat Color in Final Cut...

Future Media Concepts has posted a video on "Fixing Flat Color in Final Cut Pro." It teaches you how to make your colors "pop" in footage in Final Cut Pro. You can find it at
http://www.fmctraining.com/fmc.asp?w=blip_AYHdkS4C .

Future Media Concepts is a digital media training center representing the leading software manufacturers, including Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Boris FX, Digidesign, NewTek and Softimage. Headquartered in New York City, FMC now operates 5 additional digital media training facilities located in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Orlando and Chicago.
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Oct 04

Video showcases Zco's services

Zco Corp. (http://www.zco.com) has posted an overview video for their technology showcase. You can view it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzE89z-jexA .

Zco can help you build custom software, as well as market it. The company developsb oth industrial strength backend applications using .NET, PHP and Java as well as apps for all major mobile platforms, including the iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone 7, WebOS and Symbian.

Zco can also help you promote your products and services using search engine optimization and social media optimization techniques, HD video, stunning graphics, 3D animation and video effects, press releases, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Google, Yahoo and Bing.
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Open-box special: 17″ 2.4GHz MacBook Pro for $487...

MacMall has a limited number of open-box return 2011 17″ 2.4GHz MacBook Pros in stock for $2012.26 including free shipping. That’s $487 off MSRP, and Apple’s one-year warranty remains intact. Read more

27″ iMacs on sale for up to $130 off MSRP

Apple resellers have 27″ iMacs on sale for up to $130 off MSRP. The following is a roundup of the lowest sale prices we’ve seen from Apple Authorized Internet/Catalog Resellers that are available... Read more

Updated MacBook Price Trackers

We’ve updated our MacBook Price Trackers with the latest information on prices, bundles, and availability from Apple’s authorized internet/catalog resellers: 17″ MacBook Pro 15″ MacBook Pro 13″... Read more

Refurbished Apple iPad 2s available for $100 off n...

The Apple Store has Apple Certified Refurbished iPad 2s available for up to $100 off MSRP. Apple’s one-year warranty is included with each model, and shipping is free (for the most part, Apple... Read more

Apple offers refurbished MacBook Airs for up to $2...

The Apple Store is now offering Apple Certified Refurbished 2011 MacBook AIrs for up to $250 off the cost of new models. An Apple one-year warranty is included with each model, and shipping is free... Read more

Today only! 27″ Apple Thunderbolt Display for $100...

MacConnection has the 27″ Apple Thunderbolt Cinema Display on sale for today only for $899.99 including free shipping. That’s $100 off MSRP, and it’s the lowest price we’ve seen for this model from... Read more

15″ 2.4GHz MacBook Pro on sale for $175 off MSRP,...

Adorama has the 15″ 2.4GHz MacBook Pro on sale for $2024 including free shipping plus NY & NJ sales tax only. Their price is $175 off MSRP, and it’s the lowest price available for this model from... Read more

8GB iPod touch on sale for $20 off, includes free...

Amazon.com has lowered their price on the Black 8GB iPod touch to $179.99 including free shipping. Their price is $20 off MSRP, and it’s currently the lowest price available for this model from any... Read more

Open-box special: 13″ 256GB MacBook Air for $283 o...

MacMall has restocked open-box return 13″ 256GB MacBook Airs for $1316.16 including free FedEx shipping. Their price is $283 off the price of unopened boxes. Apple’s one year warranty and all... Read more

Open-box special: 15″ 2.4GHz MacBook Pro for $429...

MacMall has open-box return 15″ 2.4GHz MacBook Pros available for $1770.68 including free FedEx overnight shipping. Their price is $429 off the price of unopened boxes. Apple’s one-year warranty and... Read more

Open-box special: 13″ 2.8GHz MacBook Pro for $266...

MacMall has open-box return 13″ 2.8GHz MacBook Pros available for $1233.84 including free shipping. That’s $266 off the price of unopened boxes. Apple’s one-year warranty and all materials remain... Read more

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Product Quality Manager, Mac Desktop at...

The Product Quality Manager is responsible for a Mac Desktop product's quality throughout the product life cycle. This position reports directly to the WW Quality Manager. Responsibilities Include: -... Read more

Desktop Support (Mac OS/Apple Expert) |...

among other areas. Job Title: Desktop Support (Mac OS/Apple Expert) | HelpDesk Support Location: Boise, ID ... for Apple device user support Technical Qualifications: 1. Mac/VIP Technician 2. Mac OS... Read more

Senior iPhone/Android Mobile Developer a...

testing and support services.SunGard is actively recruiting iPhone / Android Mobile Developers to join our team. We are looking for candidates who are passionate about new technologies and are... Read more

Iphone Developer at Amtex Systems (Lexin...

Currently, we have an opening for a high-performing iOS (iphone) Developer. This highly valued, position will support ... to design, develop, as well as maintain and enhance our iPhone and iPad... Read more

*Apple* Solutions Consultant-Retail Sal...

Job Title: Apple Solutions Consultant-Retail Sales Profession: Sales -> Sales Representative/Business Development Requisition Number 7119264Job title Apple Read more