Fortune: On Tuesday, Bartz was in New York, to speak at Citigroup’s (C) technology conference the next day, when she was supposed to call Bostock at 6 p.m. “I called him at 6:06,” she recalls. When he got on the … Continued
Monthly Archives: September 2011
∞ Colin McRae: DiRT 2 comes to the Mac
Feral Interactive on Thursday announced the release of Colin McRae: DiRT 2 for the Mac. It costs $39.99 and is available from online download services including the Mac App Store. It comes to retailers on Thursday, September 15, 2011. Colin … Continued
∞ Apple: iTunes U tops 600 million downloads
In researching my recent story, iTunes U: Educating the world, Apple provided me with some updated figures for its free education portal on iTunes. According to Apple, iTunes U has had more than 600 million downloads since it first launched … Continued
∞ Adobe's video tools boast 45% growth on the Mac, thanks to Final Cut X
Adobe will announce on Thursday that demand for its Production Premium CS5.5 video tools has exploded this year, and they have Apple to thank. Demand for Adobe’s video creation tools has grown 22 percent year-over-year, but the big news is … Continued
∞ Arrington fired from TechCrunch
Fortune: Arrington mostly stayed out of the public fray until yesterday when he demanded that TechCrunch either be given full editorial independence or sold back to Arrington and other legacy shareholders (AOL had purchased the site last year). But AOL … Continued
∞ Arq backup
Arq backs up the critical files on your Mac to the Internet. Your backups are stored at Amazon S3 (“Simple Storage Service”), the gold standard of reliable online storage in the industry, backed by Amazon.com, a large stable company. Backups … Continued
∞ Dave Caolo reviews Alfred
I’ve been using Alfred for many months. On the surface it’s an app launcher, and that’s how I use it most of the time. After assigning a hotkey combination (I chose Command-Space), its main window is only a tap away. … Continued
∞ Saks 5th Ave. storefront features 64 iPads, 18 Apple Cinema displays
Now that’s an interactive storefront. To celebrate Fashion’s Night Out, Saks and Stylelist.com have partnered to create an interactive storefront at Saks’ flagship 5th Avenue store. Designed, developed and built by Gin Lane Media the three-window display features 64 iPad … Continued
∞ QuickBooks for Mac 2012 touts Lion support, more
Intuit on Wednesday took off the wraps from QuickBooks for Mac 2012, a new version of its small business accounting software that will be released on September 26, 2011. It costs $229.95 for a single-user license. More than 50 new … Continued
∞ AppSpeed Monster Truck remote controlled by iOS device
Dexim has announced its AppSpeed Monster Truck, a radio-controlled toy monster truck that uses an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch as its controller. It retails for $69.99. The AppSpeed Monster Truck works with a free app downloadable from the App … Continued
∞ iTunes U: Educating the world
Apple’s iTunes software is used by millions of consumers to purchase music, videos and apps for their devices, but the software is also used by higher education institutions to educate people from around the world. iTunes U is a collection … Continued
∞ MacUpdate software bundle: 11 Mac apps for $50
MacUpdate on Wednesday kicked off its annual software bundle deal. This year they are offering 11 Mac apps for $49.99 — the apps purchased separately would cost $487. Apps in this year’s bundle include Toast 11 Titanium, Data Rescue 3 … Continued
∞ Find my iPhone used to locate Chilean plane crash
Seth Weintraub: We’ve gotten an email from an acquaintance of one of the victims of the accident saying that one of the passengers was carrying an iPhone. The relatives of the crash victim logged into Find My iPhone and were … Continued
∞ Ultimate Guitar updates iPhone apps
Ultimate Guitar has long been my favorite tablature Web sites and I also downloaded the tab app as soon as it become available. There is an update for one of the company’s apps with another on the way. Ultimate Guitar … Continued
∞ Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz fired
Kara Swisher: To all, I am very sad to tell you that I’ve just been fired over the phone by Yahoo’s Chairman of the Board. It has been my pleasure to work with all of you and I wish you … Continued
∞ Speaking of site redesigns
Ben Brooks recently updated his Web site with a new design.
∞ Google shows interest in Hulu
But by looking at what Google’s competitors are offering, you can get a sense of what’s in play. As the Financial Times reported this weekend, Yahoo, Amazon and Dish are all expected to offer between $1.5 billion and $2 billion … Continued
∞ Arrington ultimatum to AOL: Editorial independence or sell TechCrunch back to us
Michael Arrington: If Aol cannot accept either of these options, and no other creative solution can be found, I cannot be a part of TechCrunch going forward. Things are heating up over at TechCrunch.
∞ Sony tablets 'offer a choice, not an echo'
Technologizer: “… don’t expect either to be the Great iPad Competitor that leads folks to conclude that it’s possible to compete effectively with Apple’s tablet…But neither one feels generic, either–they’re the sort of tablets you might expect Sony to come … Continued
∞ Appalicious works as shopping assistant to Mac App Store
ProVUE Development has released Appalicious, a new shopping assistant for the Mac App Store. The Mac App Store is a great new service from Apple that exposes users to lots of Mac application software, but it can be a bit … Continued
∞ Jerry's Lefty Guitars
Very interesting story. Jerry is right handed and played guitar that way until he lost a finger. To continue playing playing he had to switch to being a lefty and then opened the store.
∞ Fox's 'New Girl' to debut on iTunes before network premiere
Fox is about to make history by debuting its new comedy series on iTunes before it shows on TV. In the debut episode of “New Girl,” Zooey Deschanel (“(500) Days of Summer”) stars as Jess Day, a young woman who, … Continued
∞ LeapFrog releases a PlayBook competitor
RIM fans were quite upset when I compared the PlayBook tablet to the iPad. In fairness, it wasn’t a good comparison because the iPad is so much better. They were also upset when I compared the PlayBook to the legendary … Continued
∞ Studiometry 9 focuses on CRM
Oranged Software has released Studiometry 9, a major upgrade to their business management software for Mac and Windows. It costs $199.95, with upgrades available for $59.95. Studiometry helps you organize, plan, track and invoice, providing you with the tools needed … Continued
∞ RIM shareholders want company put up for sale
Noting its poor stock performance, lack of innovation and loss of market share, Jaguar Financial is leading the charge to have something done at RIM. In a statement on Tuesday, Jaguar Chairman and CEO Vic Alboini called on RIM’s Directors … Continued
∞ Universal Audio update adds Pro Tools enhancements, new plug-ins
Universal Audio (UA) released an update for its UAD powered plug-ins, adding three new plug-ins and giving Pro Tools users significant enhancements. For Pro Tools users, Universal Audio has removed the VST wrapper and replaced it with full RTAS plug-ins. … Continued
∞ League of Legends Mac cancelled
Inside Mac Games: Riot Games has announced the cancellation of League of Legends’ Mac beta client, which the company was developing in partnership with TransGaming. Riot cited the reason for cancellation as an inability to maintain consistent parity between Mac and Windows PC … Continued
∞ Apple may have to reveal iPads sales in Australia
Apple’s claim that the Samsung tablet’s release in Australia will hurt iPad sales may carry little weight if it doesn’t provide the numbers, Federal Court Justice Annabelle Bennett said in Sydney Federal Court today. “Unless Apple puts on evidence showing … Continued
∞ Sidekick
Big thanks to Sidekick by Oomph for sponsoring this week’s RSS feed. Sidekick is a stealth little Mac app that automatically updates laptop settings based on where you are. It takes care of annoying tasks so you can focus on … Continued
∞ AmpKit 1.2 for iOS includes 'massive tone improvements'
Agile Partners on Tuesday released one of the biggest updates to an iOS app that I’ve seen. AmpiKit 1.2 made big changes under the hood, as well as adding many new features for guitarists using the iPad and iPhone. Perhaps … Continued