Archive for June, 2009

iPhone apps: Street magic, Big Top 10, Fluent News

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Street Magic: See A Card by David Blaine ($2) is a simulated deck of cards that people can use to help improve their card magic skills. The app allows players to perform the ìsee a cardî trick with two different playable options: force a card or random card. The app includes realistic card sounds, two different reveal modes, and adjustable timing for effects. To play the game, users simply tap the...

White iPhone 3GS units discoloring from excessive heat

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Some owners of Apple's latest iPhone have been dealt a rude surprise just days after launch as models with white backs have been changing colors after frequent use.

AMD intros quad-core “Suzuka” Opteron CPU

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
AMD on Tuesday introduced the latest component in its Opteron 1000 Series of server processors, the quad-core 'Suzuka.' Following the company's tradition of naming processors after Formula 1 tracks, 'Suzuka' is inspired by a circuit in Japan. The CPU is based on the same core as AMD's Shanghai products, with processor speeds of 2.5GHz, 2.7GHz and 2.9GHz. While the new offering aims to increase per...

Torrent's not dead: First look at Myka set-top box – BetaNews

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Torrent's not dead: First look at Myka set-top box
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Look at TiVo, Slingbox, and AppleTV: Each of these built a TV-based ecosystem around a single unique feature: TiVo's was the DVR, Slingbox was the ...

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iPhoto ‘09 8.0.4 update fixes several bugs

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Apple on Tuesday released a maintenance update to its image utility, iPhoto 8.0.4. The update addresses a rarely-encountered issue relating to importing photos from earlier versions, which would sometimes cause the program to crash. Other minor bug fixes include corrected references to points of interest and location names that were improperly labeled....

Chords for iTunes lets users play along with songs

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
iPlayMusic has launched the beta version of a new download service, providing chords, music and lyrics for songs from a user's iTunes library. Chords for iTunes synchronizes video with the audio of an iTunes track, allowing users to slow down or speed up while maintaining proper pitch....

Edifier intros iF500 docking station with FM tuner

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Edifier recently announced it has now made its iF500 iPod dock entertainment system available in North America. The large dome of the iF500 houses five separate speakers and is made with vibration and resonance control in mind. The device, which was launched in Europe earlier this year, can accommodate iPods and iPhones, as well as other portable audio players via their headphone jacks thanks to a...

OS X Snow Leopard Tidbits: WWAN Card Support Built-In, QuickTime 7 Installation

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Since the release of the OS X Snow Leopard Build 10A394 developer seed late last week, users have been digging through the new version looking for and documenting changes and additions. Among the changes discovered so far are built-in operating syst...

OS X Snow Leopard Tidbits: On Demand QuickTime 7 Installation

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Since the release of the OS X Snow Leopard Build 10A394 developer seed late last week, users have been digging through the new version looking for and documenting changes and additions.

The introduction of QuickTime X in Snow Leopard ...

Maine approves plan for high school MacBooks

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Plans are now in place to distribute MacBooks amongst Maine high school students, according to officials from the state's Department of Education. Known to have been in the works since at least March, a deal with Apple will see over 64,000 MacBooks reach students and teachers between grades 7 and 12. Another 7,000 notebooks should be ordered within the next few weeks, officials say....