August 26, 2009

∞ Mac OS X Snow Leopard reviews posted

The day has arrived. Reviews of Apple’s Mac OS X Snow Leopard are available all over the Web, including one I wrote for CNET. (more…)

∞ Apple confirms Vonage iPhone app delayed

Apple on Wednesday confirmed for The Loop that Vonage has submitted an application for the iPhone and iPod touch. The company also confirmed that the app has been delayed. (more…)

∞ Adobe posts Creative Suite 4 FAQ for Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Adobe, one of Apple’s largest software developers, on Friday posted an FAQ to its Web site answering any questions user might have about its Creative Suite 4 (CS4) apps and Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

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August 25, 2009

∞ Camtasia screencasting application released for the Mac

TechSmith on Tuesday released Camtasia, a screen recording application application for Mac users. (more…)

∞ Native Instruments releases Scarbee Pre-bass

Native Instruments (NI) on Tuesday released a new software instrument called Scarbee Pre-bass, the first release in a partnership between NI and Thomas Hansen Skarbye. (more…)

August 24, 2009

∞ Planet Waves releases Chordmaster LE and Scale Wizard LE

Planet Waves on Monday announced free “lite” versions of its music apps for the iPhone and iPod touch. (more…)

∞ Next up for Apple, Rhapsody's iPhone music app

Apple executives were probably hoping for a little break from the spotlight, but it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen. Word came on Monday that RealNetworks is going to submit its Rhapsody iPhone app to Apple for approval. (more…)

August 23, 2009

∞ James Cameron's Avatar breaks Apple movie trailer record

“Titanic” director, James Cameron, appears to have another smash hit on his hands. (more…)

August 22, 2009

∞ TomTom releases video detailing iPhone car kit

TomTom recently posted a video on YouTube detailing its car kit for the iPhone app released last week. (more…)

∞ AT&T to require data plans for all smartphones

AT&T is set to implement a policy requiring all smartphone owners to purchase a data plan for their devices. AT&TThe news comes from a leaked internal memo AT&T sent to employees explaining the new policy and why it is being implemented. (more…)

August 21, 2009

∞ Apple denies rejecting Google Voice from the App Store

Apple, Google and AT&T on Friday all replied to an FCC letter requesting clarification on why Google Voice was rejected from the App Store. Apple’s answer: We never rejected the app. (more…)

∞ InstantDrummer app adds drums to iPhone

Sonoma Wire Works on Friday released a new iPhone application for musicians on-the-go. (more…)

∞ Realmac prepares RapidWeaver, LittleSnapper for Snow Leopard

Realmac Software on Friday sent a note to its customers confirming that the company was ready for Apple’s upcoming Mac OS X Snow Leopard release. (more…)

August 20, 2009

∞ Apple ships Logic Express 9

Apple on Thursday began shipping Logic Express 9, the company’s mid-level audio production application. (more…)

∞ Report: Palm rejected Apple’s proposal to stop hiring employees

Steve Jobs was reportedly very angry with ex-Apple executive and now Palm CEO, Jon Rubenstein, for recruiting Apple engineers to work for Palm. Interestingly, this kind of competitive talent hunting is also seen today in tech industries, where saas sales recruitment plays a crucial role in building strong and innovative teams. (more…)

∞ Analyst expects DVR, subscription in Apple TV, Apple connected television

The Apple TV is far from dead. In fact, one analyst believes that Apple will update the device with some interesting new features, like DVR capabilities or subscription service for TV shows. There is also speculation that Apple will launch its own connected television. (more…)

∞ BlackBerry jumping ahead of iPhone with full Flash support

Research in Motion is planning to offer its BlackBerry users support for the full version of Flash in an update expect next summer. (more…)

∞ Model forces Google to reveal identity of offensive blogger

Canadian born model Liskula Cohen had enough. When a blogger in New York City made derogatory comments about her, she decided to fight back — and she’s winning, so far. (more…)

August 19, 2009

∞ Writing songs with EZdrummer drum sampler

I often get asked what drum sampler I use when writing a song. I have a lot of drum samplers in my collection, but to start off a song from scratch, I often turn to Toontrack’s $179 EZdrummer. (more…)

August 18, 2009

∞ Apple releases iPhoto 8.1, with extra large books

Apple on Tuesday released an update for its consumer photo tool, iPhoto. (more…)

∞ Apple's iTunes captures 69 percent of digital music sold

According to a new report from market research firm NPD, Apple’s iTunes Store leads all digital retailers in music sales, capturing 69 percent of the market. (more…)

August 17, 2009

∞ Apple music event to be on September 9?

We all expect an Apple music event in September — Apple does it every year, but they haven’t confirmed a date for this year yet. (more…)

∞ Analyst: Macs trending up, iPods down for the September quarter

Piper Jaffray Senior Research Analyst, Gene Munster, is maintaining his Overweight rating of Apple’s shares after analyzing the most recent data on Apple’s sales. (more…)

August 16, 2009

∞ Hands On: TomTom GPS navigation for the iPhone

I’ll admit, I love GPS navigation units. Strange, I know, but I like to test out the units to see how they differ, what I like and don’t like. Tonight, I tried out TomTom’s navigation app for the iPhone. (more…)

∞ TomTom for iPhone arrives in the United States and Canada

TomTom began arriving at international App Stores earlier today. Now it is available in the United States and Canada. (more…)

∞ TomTom GPS iPhone app available in Europe, New Zealand

TomTom’s long awaited GPS turn-by-turn navigation app is finally beginning to arrive in App Stores around the world. (more…)

∞ Google's Gmail passes AOL to capture third-place in Web mail

gmailAlmost everyone I know uses Gmail, but it’s not the number one Web mail platform — in fact, it just passed AOL to take the third spot in the U.S. market. (more…)

∞ Facebook 3.0 iPhone app will not have push notifications

There are going to be some happy Facebook users on the iPhone very soon. The company announced on Sunday that the newest version of its Facebook app has been submitted to Apple’s App Store, but it won’t have Push notification. (more…)

August 15, 2009

∞ NPR releases iPhone news app

If you love getting your news and information from NPR, you’re going to like today’s news.

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∞ Hands On: Planet Waves Scale Wizard for iPhone

I recently took a look at Planet Waves Chordmaster app for iPhone and really like the interface and detail the company put into the app. I like the same things about another of its iPhone apps, Scale Wizard. (more…)