Archive for July, 2009

How to turn the Mac mini into a great media centre – TechRadar UK

Friday, July 31st, 2009

How to turn the Mac mini into a great media centre
TechRadar UK
Apple would have you believe that the Apple TV is the perfect media centre; we disagree. Though the Apple TV is sleek and comparatively ...

FCC investigates Apple, AT&T for Google Voice app rejection

Friday, July 31st, 2009
Apple's decision to reject Google Voice apps for the iPhone -- possibly at AT&T's request -- has prompted an FCC investigation into the anti-competitive nature of the move.

FCC Investigating Apple’s Rejection of Google Voice iPhone Application

Friday, July 31st, 2009
The Wall Street Journal reports (subscription required) that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has opened an inquiry into Apple's rejection of an official Google Voice application for the iPhone as well as the removal of numerous third-party...

Microsoft's Windows 7 price gamble – and why it's flawed – Register

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Microsoft's Windows 7 price gamble - and why it's flawed
Register
Apart from a desire to be seen as being cooler than Apple and to finally silence Apple's TV-ads, which had become an embarrassing annoyance? ...

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iPhone apps: Roadee, iSpeak, Air Cam Live Video

Friday, July 31st, 2009
Roadee ($2) is a navigation tool which uses maps from OpenStreetMap.com. The application can provide directions to any location and includes a search function for finding points of interest in the area. Aside from directions Roadee also provides users with their current speed and can speak directions in English. Additional support for additional languages is planned for future releases....

Atlona intros DVI to Mini DisplayPort converter

Friday, July 31st, 2009
Atlona has released its latest connectivity device, the AT-DP200 DVI to Mini DisplayPort converter. The box is designed to be used for attaching a DVI-enabled computer to a Mini DisplayPort monitor, such as Apple's 24-inch Cinema Display. The device supports resolutions up to 1920x1200, while retaining HDCP compatibility and EDID information....

Ask iLounge 7-31-09 – iLounge

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Ask iLounge 7-31-09
iLounge
For converting DVDs, web video, TV shows and home movies to your iPod, iPhone or Apple TV, we have a three-part series outlining the best formats, settings, ...
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Adobe scrubs out 12 Flash vulnerabilities

Friday, July 31st, 2009
Adobe has released updated Mac, Windows and Linux distributions of Flash Player, bringing old and new editions of the software up to v9.0.246.0 and v10.0.32.18, respectively. Matching these are v9.1.3 releases of Reader and Acrobat. Some 12 Flash vulnerabilities are said to have been closed in Adobe software, 10 of which could be used to assume full or partial control of a computer....

Apps: EasyBatch, AnyToISO, MiniTube

Friday, July 31st, 2009
EasyBatch 1.3 ($18) provides users with a set of tools that let them scale, resize, rotate, covert, rename and add watermarks to groups of images. The application also offers options for adjusting resizing smoothness, JPEG compression, preserving EXIF data, interlacing PNG's, and more. The latest release includes a new tool for viewing EXIF data, additional scaling options, am updated interface, ...

HTC sees decline from Android rivals, iPhone

Friday, July 31st, 2009
Taiwan's HTC on Friday overturned positive expectations and said it now believes its revenue will decline by a small single digit percentage this year. It had previously expected revenue to climb by 10 percent but changed its view after a lack of large-scale orders, phone delays and poor sales in its key Chinese market. The revised forecast shows HTC's once-rapid growth stunting as it had grown ...