Adobe on Monday released a new tool called Adobe Edge that will allow Web designers to bring animation to Web sites using HTML5, JavaScript and CSS.
Monthly Archives: July 2011
∞ Judge stops double-dipping patent lawsuit against Apple
AppleInsider: Apple was ordered by the U.S. District Court in Eastern Texas early this month to pay damages to Personal Audio. Within weeks, the non-practicing entity had filed a second suit seeking damages for alleged infringement of Apple’s iPhones and … Continued
∞ Apple apologizes, refunds customers charged multiple times for Lion
When OS X Lion was released earlier this month, some users were inadvertently charged multiple times for the purchase.
∞ T-Pain sues Antares Auto-Tune
AIR Users Blog: In an attempt to promote his new venture, this PR stunt is being done in the hope of distancing his name from the brand that helped make the T-Pain effect so famous. He is asking for $1 … Continued
∞ Florida school trades textbooks for iPads
Orlando Sentinel: “When students at the new Lake Minneola High School in Lake County return to classes in a few weeks, they’ll have access to more than half a million dollars worth of new iPads that they’ll use at school and at … Continued
∞ Software and patent trolls
NPR: Patents are a big deal in the software industry right now. Lawsuits are proliferating. Big technology companies are spending billions of dollars to buy up huge patent portfolios in order to defend themselves. Computer programmers say patents are hindering … Continued
∞ Spotify sued for patent infringement
Techdirt: The actual patent in question, 5,636,276, is for a “Device for the distribution of music information in digital form.” Sound broad? Of course, as the patent attorneys in the audience will tell you, it’s not the title of the … Continued
∞ Core i7 upgrade offers MacBook Air speed bumps
Macworld: “As you might expect, the slower processor on the base 11-inch model provided more room for overall performance gains than the slightly faster 13-inch model. So here’s what happens when you spend $150 to upgrade the 11-inch MacBook Air … Continued
∞ Freeway 5.6 ready for Lion, improves social media support
Softpress has released an update to its Web design software Freeway. Version 5.6, a free update for version 5.5 users, is ready for download for both Freeway Express and Freeway Pro.
∞ AT&T confirms throttle for 'unlimited' users
As reported on Thursday by 9to5Mac, AT&T on Friday confirmed plans to throttle the data transfer speeds of smartphone users still on “unlimited” data plans.
∞ iPad could reach 100 million sold faster than iPhone did
Matt Richman: I think Apple will sell 36.89 million iPads during the first and second quarters of next year. If I’m right, then Apple will sell 100 million iPads in 2.25 years — 55% faster than it took the iPhone, … Continued
∞ Lion one week later
Washington Post: The same goes for a myriad of mobilized gestures that can get confusing, even for power users. Do I use the three-finger double-tap or the two-finger double-tap to zoom? (It’s the latter — a three-finger double-tap pulls up … Continued
∞ New Macs include Mac App Store iLife license
Macworld: “…if you haven’t yet gotten around to upgrading to iLife ’11, buying a new Mac mini or MacBook Air essentially gets you iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand for all your Macs running OS X 10.6.6 or later (since you need … Continued
∞ FOSS Patents back online after a short outage
Florian Mueller at FOSS Patents: There was some speculation on Twitter about it in light of the fact that I’m vocal about the intellectual property issues facing Android and WebM — just like I’m vocal about issues involving and concerning … Continued
∞ Adobe looking for creative pros using Android tablets
Adobe’s John Nack: Using an Android tablet for creative work? Let’s talk. If you use an Android tablet and use it (or would like to use it) for creative imaging, photography, etc., please drop me a line. We can’t let … Continued
∞ Internet Explorer users are dumber than Safari, Firefox users
Matt Rosoff: A research firm posted an IQ test on its Web site and then compiled the results from more than 100,000 users. It found that there was no substantial difference between users of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Opera. But … Continued
∞ Apple's cash reserve is more than the U.S. operating budget
AppleInsider: New figures from the U.S. Treasury Department indicate that the government has a total operating cash balance of $73.768 billion, less than Apple’s own war chest of $75.876 billion. Steve is just going to buy his own galaxy and … Continued
∞ Apple's iPhone grows 141.8 percent year-over-year
Market research firm IDC released its latest phone data, which shows the worldwide mobile phone market grew 11.3 percent in the second quarter of 2011. This growth was, in part, due to Apple, which more than doubled its market share … Continued
∞ AT&T to begin throttling data speeds
9to5 Mac: A new change for AT&T Wireless’ Unlimited Data subscribers will soon be taking place. Rumored to be starting in the first week of October, we’ve heard that AT&T will start throttling the data speeds of the network’s top … Continued
∞ Spiderweb announces new Avernum RPG for Mac, iPad
Spiderweb Software has announced the forthcoming release of Avernum: Escape from the Pit, a reboot of their popular “classic”-style role playing game series. The game is coming to Mac OS X, Windows and iPad.
∞ 3DS price cut won't help lack of games
ZDNet: “But the cut in price, while welcome, still fails to solve the single most fundamental issue with the 3DS as of July 2011: There are no damn games. The last legitimate hit was The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D, but … Continued
∞ Taito releases Groove Coaster for iOS
Groove Coaster is a cool new game from Square Enix subsidiary Taito. The game is available until August 7, 2011 for 99 cents – after that it goes up to $2.99.
∞ Make your product so 'it just works'
Time: Once upon a time, products that were labeled as betas were indeed undergoing beta testing. They were works in progress, and nobody dreamed of sharing them with the general public. The Internet changed that by making it easy to … Continued
∞ Netflix vs. Hulu: Survey says
Macworld: Nearly nine of 10 Hulu subscribers watch streaming TV shows and movies on a computer, but only 42 percent of Netflix users do, according to a recent Nielsen survey. And while nearly three-fourths of Hulu subscribers watch mostly TV … Continued
∞ A look at Sibelius 7 notation software
Peter Kirn: The most apparent change is a new user interface with dockable, tabbed panels. The design borrows heavily from Microsoft’s Office Ribbon, though a more subdued appearance makes it look just as comfortable on the Mac. My guess is … Continued
∞ Sidekick automatically changes your Mac's settings based on location
Oomph on Thursday released a new version of Sidekick (formerly Network Location), with a new user interface and many other features that will automatically change your Mac’s settings based on your location.
∞ Apple is the top smartphone manufacturer in the US
A new report released by Nielsen on Thursday shows that Apple is the top smartphone manufacturer in the United States.
∞ My favorite acoustic guitar — Taylor 616ce
I was talking to a friend today about my Taylor guitar and after raving about how good it is, he’s going to get one. This is the best acoustic guitar I’ve ever played.
∞ BBC iPlayer iPad goes international; colonies still waiting
The Next Web: “The iPad iPlayer app launched in the UK in February. The US, Canadian and Australian launches will follow before the year’s end. For now, users in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, The Republic of Ireland, The … Continued
∞ Stupid Apple Rumors tracks the accuracy of rumor stories
Shawn King: One of the biggest frustrations I have is seeing so much bad, erroneous, poorly written and just plain “woolly-headed” information that often passes for news in the Mac Community. Any number of rumor sites have sprung up, any … Continued