∞ Superior Drummer update fixes iMap preset offset

Toontrack on Sunday released an update for its flagship drum sampler, Superior Drummer. (more…)

∞ EA releases Monopoly for iPhone and iPod touch

Electronic Arts (EA) has released an adaptation of the original Monopoly board game for the iPhone and iPod touch. It costs $4.99 and is available for download from the App Store. (more…)

∞ Microsoft offers 70% off Office for Mac for college students

Microsoft’s Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) is offering U.S. college and graduate students a considerable discount if they purchase Office for Mac Business Edition. (more…)

∞ Hands on: Virgin Mobile Broadband2Go

Virgin Mobile has recently added Mac compatibility to their Broadband2Go device, available without a contract for $99. I decided to try the device out to see how it holds up on my new MacBook – a late 2009 2.26GHz model running Mac OS X 10.6.2. (more…)

∞ Apple updates Boot Camp drivers, Server Admin Tools

Apple on Thursday released updates for users of Boot Camp and its Server Admin Tools, which are used to remotely administer a Snow Leopard server. (more…)

∞ Camino 2.0 adds support for Google Safe

Open source Web browser, Camino, was updated on Wednesday, adding a vast amount of new features, according to MacUpdate. (more…)

∞ Non-profit organization Nuru utilizes Macs to end extreme poverty

There are quite a few non-profit organizations that help impoverished nations, but none seem to have the grassroots approach of Nuru. This one-year old non-profit is using education to help communities, help themselves and they’re using technology to do it. (more…)

∞ Microsoft offers holiday deals on Office for Mac

Microsoft’s MacBU on Tuesday said it is offering a few deals on Office for Mac over the holidays. (more…)

∞ Apple releases 'Star Trek' movie and iTunes Extras

Apple on Tuesday released the 2009 version of “Star Trek” directed by J.J. Abrams. In addition, the company also posted the iTunes Extras for the movie. (more…)

∞ Line dancers take over the Microsoft Store

We all know that Microsoft blatantly copied the Apple retail store strategy, but Microsoft wasn’t content with stealing something that worked, they felt the need to add to it. (more…)

∞ Star Wars: Trench Run game released for iPhone

THQ has released Star Wars: Trench Run, a new game for the iPhone and iPod touch. It costs $4.99 and is available for download from the App Store. (more…)

∞ Call of Duty: World at War Zombies shambles onto iPhone

Activision announced Monday the release of Call of Duty: World at War Zombies, a new 3D action game for the iPhone and iPod touch. It costs $9.99 and is available for download from the App Store. (more…)

∞ Hands On: Universal Audio's Trident A-Range EQ

I love EQs. That may sound strange to some of you, but a good EQ let’s you carve out space in the frequencies of your music, so everything has a nice comfortable place to live. (more…)

∞ Oxford Dictionary's 2009 Word of the Year is 'unfriend'

Oxford Dictionary released its Word of the Year for 2009 and this year’s winner is one many of us are familiar with: unfriend. (more…)

∞ Blue unveils Yeti THX certified USB microphone

Blue Microphones recently added to its consumer line of mics by introducing a new product called Yeti. (more…)

∞ Virgin Mobile offers Mobile Broadband for Mac users

Still waiting for AT&T Wireless to get its tethering act together for the iPhone? Virgin Mobile may have an affordable alternative in the form of its Mobile Broadband2Go service. It’s now available for Mac users, and doesn’t require a two-year commitment. (more…)

∞ Apple wins legal battle against Psystar

It looks like the battle is finally over. Apple on Friday won its legal war against Mac clone-maker Psystar. (more…)

∞ EA releases Auditorium game for iPhone

Electronic Arts (EA) on Friday released Auditorium for the iPhone and iPod touch. It costs $2.99, though a free “Lite” version is also available. (more…)

∞ Rogue Amoeba drops iPhone development, cites App Store approval process

Veteran Mac software developers Rogue Amoeba also dabble in the iPhone OS space – at least they have until now. The company’s CEO has joined the slowly growing ranks of iPhone OS developers who are spurning the platform unless Apple makes significant changes to the App Store application approval process.

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∞ Mini DisplayPort recognized as VESA standard

The Video Electronics Standard Organization (VESA) earlier this week issued its Mini DisplayPort standard, officially bringing the interface used extensively by Apple into the mainstream. (more…)

∞ AT&T sets the record straight on Verizon ads

Apple is well known for its iconic advertisements, but its wireless partner AT&T is taking some brutal hits from competitor, Verizon. AT&T said it is setting the record straight. (more…)

∞ Apple emphasizes size, quantity in new Upper West Side store

New York City residents in the vicinity of the Upper West Side get their own Apple Store on Saturday, Nov. 14th when Apple’s newest retail location opens at 1981 Broadway (at 67th Street). There are a few surprises in store that set this store apart from other New York locations, according to Apple.

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∞ Safari 4.0.4 improves JavaScript performance

Apple on Wednesday released an update to its Safari Web browser, bringing it to version 4.0.4. You can download the update through the Software Update system preference. It’s also available for download through Apple’s downloads Web site.

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∞ Hands on: 2.26GHz Mac mini

I’ve been using Apple’s newest Mac mini for the past week or so and found it to be an eminently practical desktop computer that’s a solid value for the money. It’s not as sexy as the new iMac that Jim Dalrymple recently looked at, but for Mac users on a tight budget – and who isn’t these days – the Mac mini offers a great user experience.

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∞ Two new Alex Lifeson Rush guitar lessons available in GarageBand

Apple on Tuesday posted two new lessons from Rush guitarist, Alex Lifeson, in the GarageBand Lesson Store. (more…)

∞ OWC drops Mac tablet price $500, lessens conversion price too

Other World Computing (OWC) on Tuesday announced a significant price reduction on the Axiotron Modbook, the only Mac-based tablet computer. You can now pick one up starting at $1599, $500 less than before. If you have a MacBook you’d like to convert, conversions start at $650.

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∞ Downsizing: Going from a 17-inch MacBook Pro to a 13-inch MacBook

I have been a big fan of Apple’s heaviest laptop iron for years. Since the PowerBook G4 days, I’ve been willing to forgo convenience for power and have carried a 17-inch laptop wherever I go. But circumstances change, and with Apple’s refresh to its consumer Mac line in October I decided to take the plunge with new 13-inch MacBook. It’s been quite a change, but it hasn’t been nearly the sacrifice I expected it to be.

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∞ MacUpdate Desktop 5.0.1 fixes numerous bugs

Software update Web site, MacUpdate, on Monday released an update for its MacUpdate Desktop application that allows users to stay up-to-date on the latest apps without checking the Web site. (more…)

∞ Apple updates Snow Leopard Server to 10.6.2

Apple has posted Mac OS X Server 10.6.2 , available for download from Apple’s Web site or through the Software Update system preference. It has been released concurrently with Mac OS X 10.6.2. (more…)

∞ Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.2

Apple on Monday released Mac OS X 10.6.2. It’s a free update for registered users of Snow Leopard and recommended for all Mac OS X 10.6 users. It’s available for download through the Software Update system preference, and should be online shortly from Apple’s downloads software site and can also be downloaded from MacUpdate.com. (more…)