∞ Native Instruments expanding its U.S. operations

We’ve all heard about how bad the worldwide economy is over the past couple of years, but one company is bucking the trend and expanding its business in the United States. (more…)

∞ Beta Monkey releases Odd Time Meltdown II drum loops

Beta Monkey Music recently released a new collection of drum loops for Mac using musicians called Odd Time Meltdown II. (more…)

∞ EZdrummer 1.2 adds drumkit preset menu

Toontrack Music on Wednesday released EZdrummer 1.2, a major update to the company’s consumer focused drum sampler. (more…)

∞ Native Instruments announces Traktor Kontrol X1

Hardware and software music-maker Native Instruments this week announced a new device for DJs called Traktor Kontrol X1. (more…)

∞ Apple confirms more than 100,000 apps on the App Store

Apple on Wednesday confirmed that the App Store now has more than 100,000 applications available for download for the iPhone and iPod touch. (more…)

∞ Survey: one in three touchscreens is an iPhone

Market analysis firm comScore reports that the iPhone is the U.S.’s top touchscreen device, with almost 33 percent of the market. (more…)

∞ LED Football for iPhone gains Mattel branding

TouchGrove’s LED Football is a nostalgic homage to early handheld electronic games. While the game was unquestionably inspired by Mattel Football, it’s been careful not to duplicate the experience to avoid copyright hassles. Now Mattel has officially licensed LED Football. The update is free for existing users, and the game still costs one buck. (more…)

∞ Gameloft's Asphalt 5 debuts for iPhone, iPod touch

With EA’s Need for Speed and countless go-kart racing games, Gameloft’s Asphalt series is a bit easy to overlook, but that would be a mistake. Its newest installment, Asphalt 5, is an awesome arcade racing game for the iPhone and iPod touch. It costs $6.99 and is available for download from the App Store. (more…)

∞ Munster: China iPhone activations a disappointment

Apple kicked off the iPhone in China last week, but things didn’t go as well as expected, according to a report from Piper Jaffray Senior Research Analyst, Gene Munster. (more…)

∞ TapeDeck 1.3 adds lossless audio recording

I just couldn’t help writing about the new version of TapeDeck from SuperMegaUltraGroovy. (more…)

∞ Analyst: iPhone making headway in businesses

One of Apple’s goals for the iPhone was to make it a device suitable for the consumer and business markets. According to one analyst, that may be happening. (more…)

∞ GrooveMaker Electro and D'n'B released for iPhone

IK Multimedia released two new apps in its GrooveMaker line of iPhone and iPod touch applications. (more…)

∞ Pro Tools 8.0.3pr adds Snow Leopard support

Digidesign’s Pro Tools 8.0.3 pre-release software slipped by me, but it’s important enough that I wanted to make sure I circled back and mentioned it. (more…)

∞ Command & Conquer Red Alert released for iPhone

EA Mobile has announced the release of Command & Conquer Red Alert for the iPhone and iPod touch. It costs $9.99 and is available for purchase and download from the App Store. (more…)

∞ Doom Classic game released for iPhone

Id Software’s seminal first person shooter Doom Classic is back for one more go, this time on the iPhone and iPod touch. It costs $6.99 and is available for purchase and download from the App Store. (more…)

∞ Toontrack ships Custom and Vintage drum kit for Superior Drummer

Toontrack Music on Friday said it is shipping the newest expansion pack in its arsenal, Custom and Vintage SDX for Superior Drummer 2. (more…)

∞ N-Gage to die, partly thanks to iPhone

Cell phone maker Nokia announced Friday plans to discontinue its N-Gage, a cell phone and handheld gaming console. N-Gage services will no longer be available on new Nokia cell phones, and the online N-Gage Store itself will close in one year.

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∞ iTunes 9.0.2 adds dark Grid View, improves accessibility

Together with AppleTV 3.0, Apple has released iTunes 9.0.2. The software is available for download through Software Update or from the Web site.

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∞ Apple releases Apple TV 3.0 with support for iTunes LP

As expected, Apple on Thursday released Apple TV 3.0 software, adding support for iTunes LP, as well as having a redesigned user interface. (more…)

∞ GameSalad offers $99 iPhone game publishing

Gendai Games is introducing Thursday its GameSalad Membership Program, which lets users publish games for the iPhone for $99 per year. (more…)

∞ MacUpdate Desktop 5.0 redesigned from the ground up

MacUpdate, one of the most popular Mac Web sites in the market, released a new version of its MacUpdate Desktop application to assist users in keeping the apps up-to-date. (more…)

∞ iTunes Terms of Service change points to Apple TV 3.0

Apple is apparently getting ready to release a new version of its Apple TV software. (more…)

∞ Universal Audio plug-ins updated with new EQ

Universal Audio on Wednesday released version 5.5 of its plug-in suite, adding a new EQ and fixing several issues with the older version. (more…)

∞ Microsoft debuts Bing "Vampire" commercial

I was reading The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs tonight and noticed that Microsoft released a new TV ad for its Bing search engine. (more…)

∞ Wilcox says the iPhone will lose smartphone war; I don't think so

I read with some interest and amazement, an article by Joe Wilcox at Betanews last night predicting that the iPhone will lose the smartphone war. (more…)

∞ Apple updates software enabling Magic Mouse for Leopard and Snow Leopard

Apple on Tuesday released an update for users of Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard, enabling support for the Magic Mouse. (more…)

∞ Report: Smartphone shipments to overtake notebooks in 2009

Market research firm Gartner predicts sales growth of smartphones will propel the devices past notebooks for total units shipped in 2009. (more…)

∞ Schiller: Apple's holiday line-up is set

If you were waiting to purchase a new Mac in hopes Apple would release one more thing before the holidays, you can stop waiting. (more…)

∞ Hands On: Capo music app for the Mac

I’ve been a guitar player for over 20 years and have used a lot of different tools to help learn riffs, solos and songs. I can think of very few, if any, that have been as useful as Capo. (more…)

∞ Settlers of Catan game comes to iPhone, iPod touch

Exozet Games and United Soft Media have announced the release of Catan – The First Island, an adaptation of the beloved board game The Settlers of Catan. It cost $4.99 and is available for download from the App Store. (more…)