Avatron Software on Tuesday announced the release of Air Display for Mac, which turns your Mac into a secondary wireless monitor for another Mac or a PC. The software is available through the Mac App Store and costs $19.99. (more…)
Rovi on Tuesday announced the release of Roxio Toast 11, a new version of its disc burning and media management software for the Mac. Available in Titanium and Pro editions, Toast 11 is priced at $99.99 and $149.99 respectively. Upgrades are available from the previous versions. (more…)
Reports have been circulating that iOS 4.3 would be released today, but that’s not going to happen. (more…)
Sometimes an app gets updated, and despite the developers best intentions (at least we hope), it goes terribly wrong. That’s what happened with the latest Twitter for iPhone release. With the addition of the QuickBar, Twitter for iPhone lost a lot of users with one app update and caused a weekend of hatred.
That is, until version 3.3 was released last week. Changes in this version have users howling, particularly a new feature called the QuickBar, a black bar across the top of your timeline showing one of the current trending topics. The bar is semi-translucent, and sits on top of updates. In some cases, it may show a sponsored topic, which means you’re looking at an ad.
The iPad 2 will go on sale in a few days and you may be wondering which model you should get. There are lots of options to choose from and choices to consider when making a purchase including 3G or Wi-Fi only, black or white, and AT&T or Verizon. Instapaper founder Marco Arment takes you through his thoughts on all of these issues and more.
Should you get an iPad 2?If you want an iPad but don’t already have one: Probably. You can argue that there might be another one coming out within the next 8-12 months… but that’s always going to be the case. And unlike a lot of other electronics, the price of any given Apple product will probably never change over its lifespan. Therefore, the best time to buy an Apple product is right when it’s released or updated.
Which iPad 2 should I get? [Marco.org]
Adobe is answering its Flash critics and will offer designers and developers a way to convert their Flash content to HTML5. (more…)
When Apple unveiled the iPad 2, the company said it would be available on March 11. Until now, the time was not confirmed. (more…)
Google overtook RIM and Apple in January, capturing the top spot for mobile operating system market share. (more…)
It’s always hard to leave your job, especially these days, but it must be difficult to hear that the analysts in your market think your departure is a good thing. (more…)
Google on Saturday removed 58 applications that were reported to the company to contain malicious code that would expose customer’s information. (more…)
Apple is in the process of cutting software titles and some hardware peripherals from its retails stores to make room for other services. (more…)
New reports on Monday suggest Apple is reconsidering the antenna design that debuted on the iPhone 4 in favor of a new design when the iPhone 5 ships later this year. (more…)
Things really aren’t looking good Microsoft as the company tries to compete in the tablet market. A new report says they won’t have a tablet operating system ready until mid-2012. (more…)
RIM on Friday said its chief marketing officer has decided to leave the company. (more…)
“The iPad is not an iPhone,” said Graeme Devine during a conference session at this week’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco. It may seem obvious to some, but Devine thinks it’s important to underscore for game developers who are creating titles for Apple’s tablet. (more…)
The iPad was only announced two days ago, but already it has the competition rethinking their devices. (more…)
Apple has taken the top spot in Fortune’s most admired companies for the fourth straight year. (more…)
While everyone else in the industry is evaluating the iPad 2 itself, Daring Fireball’s John Gruber took a look at Apple’s event and the way Steve Jobs gave his presentation. As usual, Gruber has some very insightful points.
The biggest difference, though, was this: last year Apple didn’t yet understand the iPad. They knew it was good. They knew it had potential. But they didn’t know what it was. They had a sense that in the conceptual space between an iPhone and a MacBook there was uncharted, fertile territory. And they set for themselves a wise metric: the iPad would only succeed if it could do some of the same things a Mac can do, but do them better. If it wasn’t better in several important ways for several common tasks, it would not succeed.
The Chair [Daring Fireball]
Universal Audio on Wednesday said that two audio developers have signed on to be developers on the UAD Powered Plug-ins platform. (more…)
Business owners looking to leverage Apple technology to their best ability now have a new place to turn: Joint Venture. Joint Venture connects businesses with Apple retail stores to buy products, schedule training, book appointments, get tech support and enroll in workshops. Joint Venture is priced starting at $499 when you buy a new Mac, and supports up to five systems. (more…)
Like many users today, I updated to the new Twitter for iPhone when it became available on the App Store. I must say, I’m not as upset as some people are with the update, but there are a couple of nagging issues. Harry McCracken sums them up nicely.
The new Quick Bar — which Twitter says is “very cool” — floats at the top of your Tweetstream, coming and going as you scroll around.
Except…I can’t tell why it shows the people it shows. Some of them I follow; some I don’t. Some match the characters I’m typing; in other cases, it’s their real name rather than their @name that matches.
Technologizer.com [I would link directly to the article, but for some reason it causes an error with the site].
So far, three carriers in Canada have confirmed that the personal hotspot feature in iOS 4.3 will be free if you already subscribe to the 1GB plan. In the U.S. AT&T requires you have the $45 plan and Verizon requires an additional 2GB plan be purchased.
After the iPad 2 reveal this morning during Apple’s media event, Rogers confirmed that Personal Hotspot in iOS 4.3 will be available to Rogers/Fido customers who have a 1GB or higher data plan for free.
Confirmed: iOS 4.3 Personal Hotspot To Be Free On Rogers/Fido With 1GB & Higher Data Plan [iPhoneinCanada.ca]
Telus Confirms iOS 4.3 Personal Hotspot [iPhoneinCanada.ca]
It’s kind of amusing to see what’s going on in the mobile world these days. HP saying that RIM is imitating its WebOS. (more…)
AT&T on Thursday introduced two new data plans specifically aimed at tablet users. Well, iPad users since there aren’t many competitors right now. (more…)
Universal Audio (UA) began shipping its new Duo and Quad FireWire DSP Accelerator called Satellite. (more…)
Donald Mustard, creative director at Chair Entertainment, gave developers at this week’s Game Developer Conference some insight on how his company made a hit game unlike any other for iOS in about five months. Chair’s game, Infinity Blade, is the first iOS game built using Epic Games Unreal Development Kit (UDK), the same toolset used to create hardcore console titles like Gears of War. (more…)
Nintendo is one of the most recognizable gaming companies in the world, but as the smartphone industry matures, pressure on the traditional companies has increased dramatically. (more…)
If you couldn’t be at the iPad 2 unveiling in San Francisco, now you can watch it for yourself thanks to Apple. The company has posted an iPad 2 keynote video link on its Web site. (more…)
Lighter, thinner, and way faster – that’s the iPad 2 in a nutshell. Following Apple’s iPad 2 announcement, the company invited the assembled throng to actually get their hands on one ahead of the March 11th release to the general public. (more…)
Apple introduced the second generation iPad during an event today in San Francisco, Calif. (more…)