Archive for October, 2008

Microsoft parks “I’m a PC” recording booth outside Apple Store

Friday, October 31st, 2008
Microsoft Corp., engrossed in multi-million dollar marketing blitz to counter anti-Vista propaganda from rival Apple, Inc., is now using a portion of its budget to fuel guerilla retail tactics near the Mac maker's stores.

Classics app for iPhone launched with 12 novels

Friday, October 31st, 2008
Software reading platform Classics has been launched on the iTunes App Store. The bookshelf and novel reader features 12 literary classics, including The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Gulliver's Travels, the Time Machine, Alice in Wonderland, Robinson Crusoe and others. The app remembers a user's place in the book and notes progress in the top bar as the user reads the story. Other books in add...

MacBook Airs Arrive, Unboxing Photos

Friday, October 31st, 2008

The new version of the MacBook Air has arrived and one reader has posted unboxing photos to Flickr. Another forum member has also received the latest MacBook Air.

Apple revised the MacBook Air during their October 14th media e...

MacBook Airs Arrive, Unboxing Photos

Friday, October 31st, 2008

The new version of the MacBook Air has arrived and one reader has posted unboxing photos to Flickr. Another forum member has also received the latest MacBook Air.

Apple revised the MacBook Air during their October 14th media e...

Review: iFrogz iPhone 3G Luxe

Friday, October 31st, 2008
With so many iPhone cases on the market, it can be difficult to find one that offers you just the right protection, look, and feel. The iFrogz Luxe case is a great choice for someone who wants one that feels as good as it looks. Colorful with a Perfect Fit The hard-shell plastic Luxe case snaps on to the iPhone in two parts. The two-toned case has a colored top; I opted for the "Red Ruby" vers...

iPhone apps: ZeusDraw Mobile, Blackboard, Trace

Friday, October 31st, 2008
ZeusDraw Mobile ($10) is a drawing and painting program which works for anything from doodling on a photo to serious drawing. Users are provided with various input options including free hand drawing, pre-defined shapes, and images. All of these items can be resized, moved or rotated allowing users to achieve desired effects....

BlackBerry Bold dips $100 CDN to fight iPhone?

Friday, October 31st, 2008
Rogers or Research in Motion could be allowing major price cuts to the BlackBerry Bold in a bid to improve the smartphone's competitiveness against the iPhone, if a new update is an indicator. Best Buy Mobile Canada's listing for the 3G BlackBerry now shows the device dropping from its official $300 Canadian ($248 US) contract price to about $200 ($165), or a full third discount. The deal lasts ...

Apple’s NVIDIA-based MacBook Airs arrive early, get unboxed

Friday, October 31st, 2008
Apple Store online customers are reporting Friday that their NVIDIA-based MacBook Air notebooks have begun arriving almost a week early. Included are some unboxing notes and photos.

Apps: Sound Byte, iArchiver, Jade

Friday, October 31st, 2008
Sound Byte 3.7 ($39) allows users to select up to 75 recordings for a group and then assign each to a button. Clicking the button provides quick access to that sound sample, and multiple sounds can be layered. The latest improvements include: an added option to automatically display playlist windows, an option to lock settings, implementation of the arrow keys as volume controls and other various ...

Apple seeks TV Price Cut…Download costs could be chopped in half – Altsounds.com

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Apple seeks TV Price Cut…Download costs could be chopped in half
Altsounds.com, UK - 5 hours ago
Apple is mulling a plan to cut the price of TV show downloads in half — an idea that’s fuming Hollywood. According to three people familiar with the ...