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TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products.
OrbLive Media Streamer for iPhone
Orb Networks has officially announced the availability of their OrbLive 2.0 app for iPhone/iPod touch. OrbLive enables users to stream media content from their computer — music, internet radio stations, videos, photos, webcam streams, and even live TV (with a TV Tuner) — to their touch device over Wi-Fi and 2G/3G cellular networks. Working in conjunction [...]
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Posted on 21 November 2008 | 6:30 am
Iconfactory and ARTIS Software bring their game, Frenzic, to the iPhone. Finally! I’ve been waiting for this since before the iPhone even came to market. The simple yet challenging pie-based puzzle game really, truly seems like a match made in geek heaven, as the co-founder of Iconfactory once said. So often — as John Gruber points [...]
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Posted on 21 November 2008 | 4:30 am
The Storm Arrives: Is It Just A Drizzle?
The Blackberry Storm will be available on 11/21 in the U.S. It’s getting some early reviews and they’re a mixed bag. Will this be an “iPhone killer”, will it have similar problems that the Bold encountered, or at the end of the day is it just another Blackberry (not that that’s a bad thing)? A [...]
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Posted on 21 November 2008 | 2:45 am
Apple TV 2.3 Update Adds Refinements, Kills Boxee
Late on Wednesday, Apple released the Apple TV 2.3 software update. This update adds a few refinements to Apple TV, but doesn’t offer any breakthrough new features. If you read my post about boxee and installed it on your Apple TV, you’ll want to wait because boxee won’t run after updating. Apple’s summary of the 2.3 [...]
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 5:45 pm
A Great Christmas Gift: iPhoto Calendars
It’s the time of year when — love it or hate it — you need to start thinking about Christmas shopping. If you’re the kind of person who prefers to leave their shopping until Christmas Eve, then by all means skip on to the next post! I prefer to plan ahead and beat some of [...]
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 2:00 pm
Unlocking the iPhone 3G With Proxy SIMs
In the interests of all those readers who need to unlock their iPhone 3G’s for use on different carriers, I donned my investigative hat and tested an iPhone 3G unlock that really seems to work. While the iPhone Dev Team plunder the secrets of the mysterious baseband in search of the ever elusive software unlock, some [...]
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 11:00 am
MobileMe: What it Syncs, When it Syncs, and Why I’m Staying With It
Recently MacLife magazine reviewed Apple’s MobileMe service. My problem with the review is that it lists something as a negative that continues to spread misinformation: Doesn’t “push” your email instantly, rather every 15 minutes. This is wrong. In this article I’ll touch on what gets synced with MobileMe, when it occurs, and why I’m happy with it. First, [...]
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 8:00 am
Well it took long enough! Your favorite blog has finally got its act together and jumped on the social bandwagon! You can now follow TheAppleBlog on Twitter! We won’t be doing anything lame like just streaming our articles directly to our Twitter account…there’s a real, live human being handling this. So, delay no more and give TheAppleBlog a follow!
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 5:46 am
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 [...]
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 4:30 am
Snow Leopard Coming in Q1 2009
We knew we weren’t going to have to wait too long for Snow Leopard (10.6) to make its appearance on store shelves, but according to MacRumors, things just got a little more specific courtesy of a slide from a conference presentation. Apple’s Director of Engineering for their Unix Tech branch, Jordan Hubbard, spoke at the Large [...]
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 2:48 am
Speaking to Google Voice Search
Last week I wrote a piece detailing Google’s new voice searching functionality for the iPhone, and at the time sources predicted a Friday launch. Well, it didn’t come Friday, but it’s finally here, and based on early impressions, it’s an impressive piece of software. I downloaded the updated application late last night. Being a chronic mumbler, [...]
Posted on 19 November 2008 | 11:00 am
New MacBook HDCP Impairing External Displays
In what seems like another addition to a long list of examples of how when you rent digital content, you’re actually renting it with a strict set of conditions, Apple owners are running into trouble with High Definition Content Protection (HDCP). The problem, affecting owners of the new aluminum MacBooks and MacBook Pro, occurs when [...]
Posted on 19 November 2008 | 8:00 am
Fashion Your Firefox: Easily Find Add-ons
Today, Mozilla has released Fashion Your Firefox, a new Web application that enables Firefox users to customize their browser based on their interests and online activities. It provides a simple way to find appropriate add-ons that fit your lifestyles, showcasing them in a simple and easy-to-install way. “One of the best parts about Firefox is the [...]
Posted on 19 November 2008 | 4:45 am
Apple Taking Orders for the 24″ Cinema Display
Apple has today started to take orders for their new 24″ LED Cinema Display. Shipping is stated to start sometime in November, and the screen is priced at $899. We have previously covered the announcement of the new displays and detailed their features. This new device is the first display designed to make use of [...]
Posted on 19 November 2008 | 4:00 am
The iPhone Gets Stickier With Glue
I’m a social kind of guy. On the web, that means I’m a social media kind of guy. Which is why I was interested in Glue, a service from AdaptiveBlue that turns Firefox into one big trip to Indigo/DVD night/book club/music exchange. Now Glue for iPhone brings the same kind of experience to your mobile [...]
Posted on 19 November 2008 | 2:59 am
Versions Subversion GUI Hits 1.0
Versions, the GUI-based Subversion client for the Mac, is now out of beta. It must have been at least a year ago, that I remember seeing some screenshots for Versions, and the development community drooled. But we had to wait. And waiting was hard. Fast-forward to this summer when the first public-beta of Versions became available [...]
Posted on 19 November 2008 | 12:00 am
Will the MacBook Air Get a Carbon Fiber Bottom?
According to a rumor making the rounds last week, Apple is said to be exploring potential for using more exotic materials in the next revision MacBook Air. Appleinsider’s Kasper Jade reports that scuttlebutt suggests Apple is unsatisfied with the Air’s three-pound weight and looking into substituting carbon fiber as a fabrication material for a structural [...]
Posted on 18 November 2008 | 12:00 pm
ARM-Optimized Flash: Adobe Serious About iPhone
The ongoing back-and-forth between Apple and Adobe over Flash on the iPhone is well-documented. First it was, then wasn’t, then was, then probably wasn’t again a possibility. If we take Apple CEO Steve Jobs at his word, then the problem lies with Flash being too heavy and Flash Lite being too insubstantial. And as it [...]
Posted on 18 November 2008 | 9:00 am
Learning From Apple, Part 2: Resources & Free Online Seminars
In a previous article I described the abundant tutorials and tips Apple supplies online for their various software products. In this article I’ll examine two other ways Apple provides learning tools for their software. Resources Apple’s resources pages contain numerous links to information on a particular product. This can be information both inside and outside of Apple. A [...]
Posted on 18 November 2008 | 6:00 am
Mark Papermaster Was Not the Proverbial “First Choice”: This Surprises People?
“I’m not looking for the best players, I’m looking for the right ones.” The above line, from the Disney movie Miracle, is delivered by the coach of the USA hockey team when an assistant coach questions some of his choices for the final roster. It seems very apt when looking at Apple’s hire of Mark Papermaster. Sometimes [...]
Posted on 18 November 2008 | 3:00 am
Targus, a company more popularly associated with its extensive line of laptop cases, also markets computer accessories. One of their newer introductions is the Targus USB 2.0 4-Port Bend-A-Hub, a modestly-priced, useful add-on and an excellent gift suggestion or stocking stuffer for computer users on your Christmas list. This hub allows you to connect up to [...]
Posted on 18 November 2008 | 12:00 am
Poladroid Adds 1940’s Flare to Your Modern Snaps
Macs are definitely not all-work and no-play machines, and this fact is made even more evident via a nifty little application called Poladroid. With holidays coming up, nostalgia will most likely be at an all-time high and Poladroid helps you inject some into your modern pictures in a very slick way. Not content to just provide [...]
Posted on 17 November 2008 | 5:00 am
Weekly App Store Roundup: Nov. 15, 2008
This week we’ve covered a multitude of methods for relaxing and socializing: Apple squeezed a new ultra-cheap “Movies of the Week” section in to iTunes; Google announced an update to Talk, now incorporating video chat; and we reviewed Event Box, a powerful tool that rolls all your social networks in to one neat application. So in keeping [...]
Posted on 16 November 2008 | 8:00 am
Armado: 3D Platforming Comes to the iPhone
Gaming on the iPhone and iPod touch comes in many forms, but a lot of genres still lack representation on the mobile platform. Cross one more off that list as Tricky Software, Inc. introduces Armado, a 3D platformer for Apple’s handheld devices. Tricky Software is a new development studio staffed by former EA employees, including devs [...]
Posted on 16 November 2008 | 5:00 am
I Want MobileMe, Enterprise Edition
I have been using MobileMe, and its previous incarnation DotMac, for just over two years. Everyone has talked about the great features it has as well as some of the near-misses. However, I haven’t seen anyone point out a major flaw in MobileMe — how it does not compare to Enterprise class offerings. With MobileMe, we [...]
Posted on 15 November 2008 | 9:00 am
Keep Track of Your Vehicle With Gas Cubby
A couple weeks back, Weldon posted a great round up of iPhone Apps for your car. In it, he covered Car Care and AccuFuel, which handle car maintenance and fuel efficiency tracking, respectively. Well this week brings us Gas Cubby from the folks at App Cubby (who I’ve talked about previously), which handles both of [...]
Posted on 15 November 2008 | 5:00 am
Google Search Will Hear You, If You Have an iPhone
Expectations are mounting that a Google iPhone app will drop later today, bringing with it a minor revolution in how we conduct web searches. While it’s unclear whether this will be a new app or an update to the exiting Google iPhone application, it will support voice searching, allowing you to speak what you want [...]
Posted on 15 November 2008 | 3:36 am
Safari 3.2 Adds Anti-Phishing and Other Security Enhancements
Yesterday, Apple released Safari 3.2 for both Windows and Mac (Tiger and Leopard). As usual, Apple’s normal update announcements are a little short on details. This update is recommended for all Safari users and features protection from fraudulent phishing websites and better identification of online businesses. This update also includes the latest security updates. For detailed [...]
Posted on 15 November 2008 | 12:30 am
GoodGuide Keeps You On Track to Consumer Wellness
GoodGuide’s recently released application for the iPhone provides you with instant access to their 65,000+ strong database of safe, green, and healthy products. Deemed the “world’s largest and most reliable source of information on the health, environmental and social performance of everyday products and companies,” this is a great resource for those looking to avoid the [...]
Posted on 14 November 2008 | 11:00 am
We all know OS X is more user-friendly, more aesthetically pleasing, and far less annoying than Windows, but did you know it’s better at fighting life-threatening disease, too? Siemens’ healthcare does, and that’s why they’re now using iMacs running Leopard to support their proprietary TRUGENE HIV-1 Genotyping Kit and OpenGene DNA Sequencing System. The switch has [...]
Posted on 14 November 2008 | 9:00 am
TV Adapters for Mac: 9 Options for Watching Live Television
In recent years, the Mac has become a device capable of acting as a very powerful media center. iTunes, Front Row, and OS X in general, provide a plethora of features which justify the Mac as a living room device. That said, one vital piece is missing as a standard: watching and recording live TV on [...]
Posted on 14 November 2008 | 7:00 am
Official iPhone Tethering Rumored to Cost $30/month
A MacBlogz source is claiming that the AT&T’s iPhone tethering their CEO Ralph De La Vega mentioned last week as coming “soon” will roughly add an additional $30 to your plan. It is rumored to offer a 5GB/month allowance with the expected speeds of “GPRS: 30k - dialup speeds, EDGE: 110k - ISDN speeds, 3G: 1000k [...]
Posted on 14 November 2008 | 5:00 am
Managing Your Social Life With EventBox
EventBox is an application created by The Cosmic Machine, which aims to provide one place from which to manage all your online social networking activity. It can ‘pack all your social networks in one box’. I think that an application performing the function that EventBox aims to could certainly be very useful. There are a host [...]
Posted on 14 November 2008 | 3:12 am
Coda 1.6 Sports Scriptable Plug-ins Interface
When it comes to web site development IDEs, Coda is one of the “must have” Mac applications. The premise is simple: one application that handles all aspects of site development and promotion: editing browser code, cleaning up schemas and tables, wielding CSS, managing versioning and promoting changes to staging and production. If you’re stuck on syntax, [...]
Posted on 14 November 2008 | 12:00 am
iPhone as a Micropayments Platform?
Over on GigaOM, Narendra Rocherolle ponders the thought of the iPhone as a micropayments device: I was playing Texas Hold’em on the iPhone the other day when it struck me: If Apple allowed one-touch financial transactions inside apps — in the case of Texas Hold’em, for example, to buy $1,000 of poker chips for $1 — [...]
Posted on 13 November 2008 | 4:38 pm
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Apple now No. 2 in corporate smartphone market share
While Research in Motion continues to dominate the corporate smartphone market, new data shows Apple to be chipping awake at the BlackBerry maker's lead after having recently bludgeoned Palm to become the second leading supplier of advanced handsets to businesses.
Posted on 21 November 2008 | 6:25 am
Review roundup: RIM's new touchscreen BlackBerry Storm
On Friday, Research in Motion and Verizon will answer to the iPhone with the BlackBerry Storm -- a touchscreen-based handset that will sell for $250 with a two-year contract, though a $50 mail-in rebate will bring the cost inline with Apple's entry-level offering.
Posted on 21 November 2008 | 5:00 am
Apple authorizes MMS on the iPhone, but not for US users
Swedish iPhone owners will soon have something they can hold over the heads of most other users of the touchscreen handset: an Apple-sanctioned way of sending and receiving picture and video messages.
Posted on 21 November 2008 | 3:00 am
Apple developing always-on iPhone status indicators
Apple has conceptualized a means of displaying icon-like status indicators on the iPhone's displays even when the handset is locked and the backlight turned off, a new company filing shows.
Posted on 21 November 2008 | 1:00 am
Apple releases Apple TV 2.3 with AirTunes, third-party remotes
Apple on Wednesday night released version 2.3 of its Apple TV firmware to add AirTunes streaming as well as support for third-party remotes.
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 1:25 pm
Apple's OpenCL standard near complete in just six months
Apple has reportedly set an industry record by moving its OpenCL parallel computing standard from its beginnings to imminent approval in half a year, paving the way for its inclusion in Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 10:45 am
Apple in talks to offer more DRM-free tracks on iTunes [updated]
Apple is in talks with three of the "big four" record labels about offering music tracks through iTunes that would be made available in MP3 AAC format without copy protection measures, a move that could further distance the digital download service from its rivals.
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 7:00 am
Microsoft saw Apple's anti-Vista campaign coming
Microsoft officials were concerned about the performance of Windows Vista and the way it would be compared to Mac OS X long before Apple zeroed in on the problematic software with its humorous "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" advertising campaign, internal emails show.
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 5:55 am
Wal-Mart to begin selling iPhone post holidays - reports
Mega-discount chain Wal-Mart, along with subsidiary Sams Clubs, will join Best Buy in offering Apple's iPhone 3G to their customers just days after Christmas, according to new reports.
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 3:10 am
Apple waiting on quad-core desktop chips from Intel
Apple is among a handful of PC manufacturers who're waiting on a new family of quad-core chips from Intel that are designed for small form-factor PCs like the Mac mini and all-in-one systems like the iMac.
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 1:30 am
Apple may release Snow Leopard early next year
An Apple director has inadvertently broken word that his company may be planning to release Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard three months earlier than expected.
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 1:00 am
Reseller sells early MacBook Air prototype on eBay
A California computer repair shop is likely to receive a call from Apple asking it to explain where it obtained an internal MacBook Air prototype that it later turned around and sold on eBay for $730.
Posted on 19 November 2008 | 10:30 am
Judge grants Apple's motion to dismiss Psystar's counterclaims
A California judge on Tuesday granted Apple's motion to dismiss counterclaims on the part of unauthorized Mac clone maker Psystar, who charged the Mac maker with violating antitrust laws through its vigorous attempts to block third parties from selling rival Mac OS X-based computers.
Posted on 19 November 2008 | 7:00 am
Apple's new MacBooks have built-in copy protection measures
Apple's new MacBook lines include a form of digital copy protection that will prevent protected media, such as DRM-infused iTunes movies, from playing back on devices that aren't compliant with the new priority protection measures.
Posted on 19 November 2008 | 5:00 am
Apple sees Mac sales rise 28% amid latest notebook launch
A slowing global economy had little impact on Apple's computer business last month, as consumers willingly plunked down their cash for the company's new MacBook offerings, helping to drive Mac sales up more than 25 percent year-over-year.
Posted on 19 November 2008 | 3:05 am
Apple now taking orders for 24-inch LED Cinema Display
Following a month-long wait, Apple on Tuesday finally began taking orders for its new 24-inch LED-backlit Cinema Display through its online store, saying shipments will begin sometime later this month.
Posted on 19 November 2008 | 1:00 am
Google Mobile iPhone app with voice search now available
The new version of Google's Mobile iPhone application that includes voice search recognition was made available as a free download on the App Store last night.
Posted on 19 November 2008 | 12:00 am
Adobe shows ARM-ready Flash 10; Spansion names Apple in suit
Adobe has pledged to optimize a version of Flash 10 for smartphones using ARM processors like those of the iPhone -- but iPhone itself isn't getting that upgrade. Also, flash memory maker Spansion has implicated Apple in lawsuits against Samsung that could block the import of iPods.
Posted on 18 November 2008 | 11:00 am
Apple releases fix for quirky MacBook glass trackpads
Apple has released a software update to address an issue where trackpad clicks would randomly go unrecognized on its latest notebook offerings: the MacBook (Late 2008) and MacBook Pro (Late 2008).
Posted on 18 November 2008 | 9:20 am
Apple flirting with another record quarter for Mac sales
After spending 25 hours counting sales of iPhones and Macs at Apple's US-based retail chain, investment bank Piper Jaffray said it believes the company this quarter could meet or beat last quarter's record 2.6 million Mac sales total while again selling more than 6 million iPhones.
Posted on 18 November 2008 | 3:00 am
Crazy Apple Rumors Site
Hiatus? They loved us!
Our long international nightmare is over
Those filthy perverts at PerversionTracker are back (thanks to TUAW for the news). Which is really good for me because Ladd owes me money. Ironically, I had just Tweeted this about an hour before I found out. The universe acts in strange and mysterious ways, my friends. One minute you’re wondering if there’s any point [...]
Posted on 31 July 2008 | 2:06 am
Hey, yo, y’all. Guess who was on Mac Celebrity Cribs? Wrong! It was me! Mac Celebrity Cribs from John Moltz on Vimeo. See, it’s easy to be on a show when you just make it up! It’s a fun game you can play at home by yourself! (Ages 5 and up. Children should consult an [...]
Posted on 14 June 2008 | 7:11 am
Apple Community Develops Astounding Mutant Ability.
You people should be ashamed of yourselves. A. Shamed!
Posted on 11 June 2008 | 9:38 am
Technology? Whiskey? Sexy? It’s not much, but then they tried to pass Iowa off as heaven in that movie with that guy and Darth Vader. Hey, you told me to get a hobby. Said that I should get out of my parents’ basement and try to make something of myself. That I should [...]
Posted on 29 May 2008 | 9:22 am
Link to a Macworld piece, to alleviate the shakes.
Posted on 21 May 2008 | 4:20 am
I regret to inform you that my podcast effort - This Week In Daring Fireball - has been canceled. This was to be the follow-up to CARS but, sadly, I was unable to secure funding. The New York Yankees had shown interest in sponsoring the show, but backed out after I refused to [...]
Posted on 9 April 2008 | 3:23 am
BREAKING NEWS: CARS Not Acquired By Microsoft, Still Just On Hiatus.
Well, that's a relief.
Posted on 2 April 2008 | 1:48 am
Maybe you should get outside. You look a little pale.
Posted on 6 February 2008 | 4:25 pm
Friday Feature: Crazy Apple Help Desk
The last Help Desk you'll ever need. Oh, wait, that's "get". "The last Help Desk you'll ever get."
Posted on 2 February 2008 | 4:42 pm
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