Section: iPhone / iPod touch / iPad , iPhone , iPod touch , iDevice Apps , Mac Software , Originals Macintosh and iPhone/iPod/iPad product updates and announcements for February 22, 2010: Macintosh iPod Macintosh Kanex has announced the official pre-order availability of its Macworld 2010 Best of Show Award Winner: Kanex XD . This HDMI to Mini DisplayPort converter is specifically designed to give you multiple functionalities with your Apple iMac 27-inch display. Now you can enjoy your iMac 27-inch as both a desktop computer and an HDTV with the Kanex XD. Using the iMac’s beautifully backlit LED display, you can play your PlayStation3, Xbox 360 Elite, and Blu-Ray DVDs experiencing amazing HD visuals. Audio is also transmitted through the Mini DisplayPort into the iMac 27-inch for audio playback. Independent software developer Christian Kienle today announced Ebbinghaus 3.2 for Mac OS X. Ebbinghaus is an easy-to-use flash card application with a beautiful iTunes-like user interface. Organize your cards in decks, folders and smart decks. Ebbinghaus 3.2 comes with a lot of new refinements, including the ability to resize the study window

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Mac, iPhone, iPod and iPad product news – February 22, 2010

The AR.Drone feels like the future of video games. A combination of a flying, hovering, and downright smart helicopter with four rotors and lots of sensors, and an iPhone augmented reality app, the Drone allows gamers to see the world through cameras on the chopper, to augmentedly dogfight with friends, and even to attack robots

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Hands-On: iPhone-Controlled Parrot AR.Drone Quadricopter

Section: Apple News , Conferences , Macworld , iPhone / iPod touch / iPad , iPad , Originals Apple may not have used Macworld Expo to announce the iPad, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t present. Cases are all over the show floor and many developers have been happy to discuss their iPad plans. We’ll have more on that later this weekend. But today, IDG held a special event roundtable discussion moderated by Jason Snell (editor of Macworld Magazine) and four other journalists, three of whom have actually had their hands on one. What did they have to tell us about the forthcoming device? Not much at all. The panelists included Snell, Dan Moren and Ted Landau of Macworld.com , Ryan Block of gdgt, and Andy Ihnatko of the Chicago Sun Times . All but Ted were at Apple’s iPad announcement (they said they’d explain Ted’s absence, but never did), and all had the chance to play with the device for about 20 minutes, albeit not as it’s intended to be used. Apparently, the demo units were high up on pedestals, with Apple employees hovering over their every move. Not exactly the relaxed atmosphere displayed by Steve Jobs on stage. Each panelist was able to offer his thoughts on the device. Dan pointed out that he was “… surprised by how natural it feels

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A month ago I vented about Aperture 2’s stagnation , and many of you rallied along with me. Well everyone can stow their torches and pitchforks — Aperture 3 has finally been released today by Apple. With over 200 new features , the latest version of Apple’s professional photo processing and organization software should have something to please everyone. The fairly obvious improvements like Faces, Places and 64-bit architecture (for Snow Leopard users with Core 2 Duo Processors) are there, of course. But there are so many cool new features — I won’t touch on all of them here — I had to mention a few. Backup on Import Smart & necessary! Automatically back up your master images to a second drive during import, freeing you from the need to perform a separate, manual backup. Color Labels Apply up to eight different color-coded labels to images to organize and group them. Add a custom name for each color label in Aperture preferences. Simple keyboard shortcuts allow you to apply labels using the keyboard. Fast Library Switching Close one Aperture library and open another on the fly by selecting the desired library from the Switch to Library submenu — no need to quit and restart Aperture. Focus Points Hover over the Focus Points button in the Camera Info pane to see the focus points used by your camera to autofocus the image. You can also click the button to turn the display of focus points on or off. Nondestructive Brushes YES!!!! Make nondestructive image enhancements to specific areas of any photo using new adjustment brushes. Use brush strokes to modify — brush in or brush away — most of the standard image adjustments available in the Adjustments inspector

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Section: iTunes , Features , How-To Have you ever looked at all of the podcasts on iTunes and wondered how you can get on there? Well, if you think that you and your podcasts are ready for the big time, here are the steps for submitting a podcast. Launch iTunes. In the left navigation column, under iTunes Store, click on the Podcasts link to go to the Podcasts page. In the left column of the Podcasts page, in the Learn More box at the bottom, click on the Submit a Podcast link. Open the Submit a Podcast Page Put in the feed URL and click continue Sign into iTunes. Answer the wizard questions. These are all fairly basic questions. You will need the URL for the RSS feed for your podcasts.

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Section: Software + Apps , Miscellaneous , Third-Party , iPod + iTunes , iPod touch , iPhone , iPhone , iPhone SDK & Apps , Mac + Computers , Software Macintosh and iPhone/iPod updates and announcements for December 29, 2009: Macintosh Welcome to Macintosh will make its exclusive North American television premiere on CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, on Monday, January 4th at 9:30 PM ET. Welcome to Macintosh is an independent documentary highlighting Apple Inc’s history and fan following. The documentary was recently made available on the iTunes movie store where it reached the top 10 in documentary sales and rentals. Yazsoft has released a major new update to ShareTool . Developed for Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later, ShareTool is an award winning utility that lets you connect to all of the Bonjour services on your home or office network from anywhere in the world securely over a 100% SSH encrypted connection. This includes iTunes Music Sharing, Screen Sharing, File Sharing, printing, and much more. No configuration.

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Macintosh/iPhone software update roundup – December 29, 2009

Section: Software + Apps , Miscellaneous , Third-Party , iPod + iTunes , iPod touch , iPhone , iPhone , iPhone SDK & Apps , Mac + Computers , Software Macintosh and iPhone/iPod updates and announcements for December 23, 2009: Macintosh File transfer specialists Pro2col have demonstrated their commitment to the Mac marketplace with the release of a new, Snow Leopard compatible client application for Hermstedt’s StingRay File Transfer Appliance. In addition, June 2009 saw the release of Hermstedt StingRay on an improved, more robust 1U hardware platform. Early 2010 will see the release of StingRay 2.6 , incorporating a host of new features and functionality designed to further simplify and streamline large file transfer. Green & Slimy Software has announced that it will be offering preorders for Thoughts , their upcoming note taking application for Mac OS X due to be released in January 2010. As part of the preorder users will receive two applications for free: Yum, a recipe manager, and Family, a genealogy application to create family trees. As a further bonus all customers who blog or tweet about the bundle will receive the batch image editor ResizeMe for free as well. baKno has announced baKno Solitaire , a stylish new game for Mac and Windows. baKno Solitaire is a collection of the most popular solitaire games, with beautiful handcrafted card sets that are showcased and controlled in a 3D view with easy manipulation, board rotation and zoom. It includes some all-time favorites, such as Klondike, Freecell, Spider, Cruel and Canfield. Gamers can choose from five different card sets. Independent developer Joshua Garnham has released Spark , a powerful light-weight to-do and note taking app exclusively for Mac. Spark is an astoundingly light-weight to-do app, incorporating an ‘Apple’ style interface to fit in with your other Apple apps

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Macintosh/iPhone software update roundup – December 23, 2009

Do you remember the notion we used to have that multiple carriers selling the iPhone in the same territory seemed like a golden ticket to more options, lower prices and altogether more competitive deals for customers? Well, forget it. Ain’t gonna happen. Not if the UK’s mobile market is anything to go by. Vodafone UK has today announced the launch date of the iPhone on their network (it’s January 14, by the way) but once you’ve picked your way through their online pricing minefield, it’s hardly anything to write home about. According to the Financial Times, Guy Laurence of Vodafone UK said the carrier has been busy preparing their network for the iPhone for the last twelve months; We started preparing our network over a year ago so that iPhone customers will really feel the advantage of being with Vodafone. We will offer an outstanding iPhone experience wherever our customers live, work and travel, delivering speed and reliability – something our customers have told us they really value. Yeah.

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Section: Software + Apps , Miscellaneous , Third-Party , Widgets , iPod + iTunes , iPod touch , iPhone , iPhone , iPhone SDK & Apps , Mac + Computers , Software Macintosh and iPhone/iPod updates and announcements for December 16, 2009: Macintosh Spiderweb Software has released Avernum 6 v1.0.1 , a free update to their Indie Macintosh fantasy role-playing adventure. This upgrade fixes a handful of minor bugs and makes the game overall somewhat easier. Avernum 6 is a fantasy role-playing adventure set in Avernum, a nation of miners, adventurers, and misfits in an enormous series of tunnels far below the surface of the world. However, the combined blows of a devastating famine and an invasion of the savage, reptilian slithzerikai has at last threatened the survival of your homeland. Only you have the chance to lead your people to safety. app4mac has released the final version of Projector 2 , a powerful project management application for Mac OS X. Projector provides all the tools you need for professional project management.

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Macintosh/iPhone software update roundup – December 16, 2009