The Loop is at The Daily event in New York City and will bring you live coverage as it happens. The event will feature News Corp Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch and Apple’s Eddy Cue as they launch The Daily, … Continued
∞ Pictures: Visiting Pixar
One of the Your Mac Life listeners is Don Shank. Not only is he an accomplished artist and animator, he also works at what has to be the coolest, most creative company in the world — no, not Apple. Pixar!
∞ Survey: iPad still dominant, but Android tablets grab 22 percent marketshare
According to a report posted Monday by Strategy Analytics, Android-based devices grabbed 22 percent of the tablet market for the fourth quarter of 2010. Apple’s iPad is well out in first place with 77 percent of the market, but the … Continued
∞ Photography for beginners: Camera gear for Macworld Expo
Macworld Expo has been going on for the past 25 plus years. It’s not just an industry trade show or a convention or a conference; it’s a “happening” for the Mac Community. The one place you can go where you … Continued
∞ Autodesk: Mac App Store sales of Sketchbook Pro soar over 2010 numbers
While they’re not exhibiting at Macworld Expo, Autodesk held a press briefing Thursday morning at a nearby hotel to discuss some aspects of their Mac business for 2011. One interesting tidbit was revealed by Rob Maguire, AutoCAD product manager: In … Continued
∞ iFusion SmartStation turns your iPhone into a desk phone
More consumers than ever before are ditching land lines in favor of cell phones, but there’s still something to be said for the convenience of having a desk phone. AltiGen Communications is using Macworld Expo to debut the iFusion SmartStation, … Continued
∞ Developers share hard sales numbers on Mac App Store games
Developers using the Unity engine have been sharing sales numbers since the store went online, and the results are illuminating, although they paint a very different picture of the stratospheric numbers of apps downloaded on the iOS App Store during its … Continued
∞ Apple releases iMovie 9.0.2
iMovie 9.0.2 is now available for download either from Apple’s Web site or through the Software Update system preference.
∞ EVE Online adds new character creator
CCP has announced the release of EVE Online: Incursion 1.1, a new version of their massively multiplayer online role playing game for Mac OS X and Windows. The update is free for all registered players, who will receive the update … Continued
∞ Starbucks iPhone payment system rolls out nationwide
Starbucks on Wednesday announced the national rollout of a mobile payment system that works with iPhones, iPod touches and select BlackBerry devices. The system works at 6,800 company-operated Starbucks locations and more than 1,000 Starbucks located in Target stores throughout … Continued
∞ TiVo releases iPad app, but only for Premiere boxes
TiVo announced on its blog that its TiVo Premiere app is now available from the App Store. The software lets you control your TiVo digital video recorder (DVR) using an iPad, but only works with TiVo’s new Premiere devices, not … Continued
∞ Buy Portal 2 for PS3, get Mac, PC versions for free
Valve is sweetening the pot for Sony PlayStation 3 gamers who are interested in their forthcoming game Portal 2. Buy the PS3 version of Portal 2, and you’ll be able to download the Mac (and PC) version for free.
∞ Apple Q1 2011 earnings preview
On Tuesday afternoon Apple will announce the results of their first quarter fiscal year 2011, which ended on December 31, 2010. Fortune has rounded up the prognostications of Apple analysts on Wall Street and elsewhere in one big spreadsheet so … Continued
∞ VP offers Majesty 2, Supreme Commander 2 game expansions
Virtual Programming has recently released expansion packs for its games Majesty 2 and Supreme Commander 2. Majesty 2: Monster Kingdoms and Supreme Commander 2: Infinite War Battle Pack are available for $14.95 and $9.95 respectively.
∞ New plagiarism charges hit App Store games
The developer of iOS role playing game League of Epic Heroes has pulled his game as a result of complaints by the developer of Desktop Dungeons, a PC game that’s coming to iOS. While initially defiant against claims of plagiarism, … Continued
∞ Steve Jobs takes leave of absence from Apple
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is taking a leave of absence, according to a media advisory posted to the company’s Web site on Monday.
∞ The Beatles on iTunes – 5 million songs, 1 million albums sold so far
Many music fans finally got what they were asking for in November, 2010 when Apple announced that the music of the Beatles was now available for purchase from the iTunes Store. It’s a tribute to the band’s enduring popularity that … Continued
∞ Hindsight shows Apple's wisdom to make a GSM iPhone first
Verizon’s relationship with Apple was the subject of an interview with Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg on Businessweek.com. Seidenberg’s comments give pause to the claims that Verizon spurned Apple, but in retrospect, it’s really not that important.
∞ App Store closes in on 10 billion downloads
Apple has announced that its iOS App Store is closing in on 10 billion downloads. To celebrate, Apple will be giving away a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card to the lucky customer who downloads the 10 billionth app.
∞ SAINT offers security assessment software for Mac OS X
SAINT Corp. has announced the availability of SAINT Professional 7.6, now with native support for Mac OS X.
∞ Opinion: If you want to meet at Macworld Expo, get a booth
Macworld Expo happens at the end of the month, and I’m being asked every day by PR people to meet with companies at the show. This year, with very few exceptions, I’m restricting my meetings to exhibitors only. I thought … Continued
∞ Virgin Mobile to throttle "unlimited" Broadband2Go plan
We’ve written about Virgin Mobile’s pay-as-you-go cell modem offerings before, so this development may be of interest to The Loop readers: Virgin Mobile has indicated that it will throttle its heretofore “unlimited” data plan for its Broadband2Go devices.
∞ MacTech Boot Camp set to happen in SF right before Macworld Expo
MacTech Boot Camp 2011 is gearing up to happen in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 – right as Macworld Expo rolls into town, and in a venue familiar to many MWSF attendees – the Parc 55 Hotel.
∞ Apple COO Cook: 'Giving Verizon customers a better choice.'
The iPhone 4 is coming to Verizon. It’s not a tectonic shift in the American cell phone landscape, but it’s still an important development for both Apple and Verizon, as evidenced by the presence of senior executives from both companies … Continued
∞ Hands on with the Verizon iPhone
After Verizon’s iPhone 4 press conference was done, Verizon and Apple invited the assembled press and analysts to actually get their hands on the CDMA iPhone that Verizon and Apple will soon be selling.
∞ Buy FileMaker Go, get FileMaker Pro for half off
FileMaker on Tuesday announced that customers who purchase FileMaker Go can get the desktop version, FileMaker Pro 11, for half off – $149 instead of $299.
∞ iPhone 4 coming to Verizon Wireless in early February
As reported in The Loop’s live coverage of Verizon Wireless’ press event in New York City earlier today, Verizon Wireless has announced that it will make the iPhone 4 available beginning in early February. It will cost $199 for the … Continued
∞ Verizon announces iPhone 4 – event live update
Verizon announced on Tuesday that the iPhone 4 is coming to its CDMA network in early February, and here’s our live coverage from the event. The updates are posted in reverse chronological order — newest updates on top.
∞ Notificant syncs, delivers notifications via cloud service
Caramel Cloud has released Notificant for Mac OS X. The software is available for $5 through the Mac App Store and works in conjunction with a free Web service.
∞ iWork.com enhances Keynote playback, publishing options
Apple offers iWork.com as a way for users of its business productivity software suite to share their work online with other users, even users who don’t have iWork apps. The service is offered as a public beta, and on Monday … Continued