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Revamped Foursquare for iPhone Hits the App Store

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:42:41 +0000

Last week, an App Store error got the latest version of Foursquare for the iPhone into a few users hands a little bit early.

That hiccup resulted in the app briefly disappearing from the App Store before finally returning early yesterday. Now the newly designed version of the app is… read more

HP attacks Apple iPad over Flash

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:45:00 +0000

15 Famous Tech Titans Hit Forbes’ Billionaire List

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:11:30 +0000

Forbes has released its annual list of the world’s billionaires and when it comes to technology, the list includes many of the same faces we see year after year.

After regaining the throne last year, Bill Gates has once again been displaced as the world’s richest man — this time… read more

Twitter’s Website Now Attaches Location to Tweets [PICS]

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:01:44 +0000

Twitter has just flipped the switch on geolocation within Twitter.com. Now at least some users can pull up location-based information from individual tweets on the microblogging website.

While attaching locations to tweets has been possible for several months now through third party apps, Twitter.com itself hasn’t done much geolocation… read more

Valve on Mac piques interest from other game developers

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Gas Powered Games, creator of Supreme Commander 2, Kings and Castles, and Dungeon Siege, has said of the Mac: “We, as a developer, will include a Mac platform option in all of our proposals moving forward. We’re in 100 percent support of it, absolutely.” Chris Taylor, founder of Gas Powered… read more

Brizzly Launches a Guide to Twitter Trends and iPhone App

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:03:16 +0000

Web-based Twitter client Brizzly has three major developments to report: a new free iPhone app, a new Brizzly Guide (which gives trending topics on Twitter their own hub pages as permanent resources for information on the top Twitter discussion items over time), and the acquisition of WikiRank.

The Brizzly Guide… read more

Count The Beats: Inspiration… two apps for the musician on the move

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0000

This is what I found that worked well for me.

1. TonePad and TonePad Pro

The iTunes Store describes TonePad Pro as “…the easiest way to make music. Discover the inner musician in you. Create songs by simply touching.” And this is exactly what I found. With a… read more

Google Apps Marketplace: 6 Great Apps to Try Now

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:43:58 +0000

Last night at its Campfire One event, Google officially launched the Google Apps Marketplace. The Google Apps Marketplace offers third-party developers and services a way to integrate directly with the Google Apps platform and sell that integration at whatever price point they choose. This is a huge win for… read more

Rock Out with PixieTea and Her Amazing iPhone Band [VIDEO]

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:13:36 +0000

Remember the Stanford iPhone Orchestra and their kick-ass musical stylings? Well, there’s a new smartphone virtuoso on the scene by the name of PixieTea who could become more synonymous with the word “telephone” than Lady Gaga herself. The Chinese artist created a video and song — mostly on an… read more

GDC 2010: Call of Duty: World at War Zombies postmortem

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:00:00 +0000

iPhone devsugar: Unit testing for iPhone view controllers

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:30:00 +0000

In response to these discussions, iPhone developer Jonah Williams has written up a view controller unit testing how-to over at the Carbon Five web blog. His write-up offers examples that show how to incorporate some best practices into your code.

Williams points out how broken NIB bindings are a… read more

GDC 2010: Interview with Street Fighter IV producer Takeshi Tazuka

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0000

Mashable’s Weekly Guide to Social Media Jobs

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:50:06 +0000

If you’re seeking a job in social media, we’d like to help out. For starters, Mashable’s Job Lists section gathers together all our resource lists, how-tos and expert guides to help you get hired. In particular, you might want to see our articles on How to… read more

MySpace Courts Gamers and Developers with New Platform

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:35:26 +0000

One of the many initiatives on MySpace’s upcoming roadmap is a renewed focus on the applications platform, most notably surrounding games. The company announced this morning at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco the launch of a new Games Gallery experience, a gaming-specific iPhone app, and a number… read more

MacHeist nano bundle adds Tweetie for final day

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:30:00 +0000

First, all the initial applications have been unlocked; both Tales of Monkey Island and RapidWeaver are fully present and accounted for. Second, there’s been a last-minute addition to the roster; Tweetie for Mac (normally $20 on its own) is now part of the bundle.

If you’re Macheisting this year,… read more

FarmVille Adds Facebook Credits Payment Option

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:06:07 +0000

The Facebook platform game FarmVille now supports the Facebook Credits virtual currency.

The popular online game uses two units of in-game currency: Farm Cash and Farm Coins. Previously, you could buy them with a credit card or PayPal. Now the game offers Facebook Credits as an option.

Facebook Credits are the… read more

GDC 2010: Ngmoco justifies the freemium model

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0000

Video Games On-Demand from OnLive Arrive in June

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:54:04 +0000

Today at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, OnLive CEO Steve Perlman revealed a U.S. launch date of June 17 and a monthly price of $14.95 for his subscription-based, on-demand video game-streaming service.

We wrote about OnLive previously when it went into beta testing. You can think about the… read more

Lady Gaga and Rock Band Caught in a Bad Romance

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:34:21 +0000

The first Lady Gaga song pack for the Rock Band music video game is coming next week. It will include the songs “Bad Romance,” “Just Dance,” “Monster” and “Poker Face.” You’ll be able to buy each song for $2 or all of them for $6.99.

Yes, “Paparazzi” and “LoveGame” are… read more

EyeTV Hybrid shrinks down, gains Win7 compatibility

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0000

Daytrotter Launches New Paid Downloads Option for Bands [EXCLUSIVE]

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:02:16 +0000

Daytrotter is celebrating its fourth anniversary promoting music discovery of emerging bands with a new business model. Now bands who sign on for one of Daytrotter’s unique daily live sessions have an opportunity to sell high-quality digital recordings for a revenue split using a new in-house payment system that… read more

Create a Q&A Website in a Snap with Qhub

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:29 +0000

When your visitors or customers have questions, they typically contact you directly or ask their question(s) in your site forum—assuming you have one. In most situations, a forum isn’t available either.

Qhub provides a fast way to setup a customizable Q&A website in a matter of minutes. With Qhub you can… read more

GDC 2010: Ngmoco previews We Rule and GodFinger

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0000

5 Free Android Apps for Web Developers

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:50:37 +0000

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If you’re a web developer on the go, you may sometimes find the need to test some code, fix an error, or manage remote files when you’re away from your desktop…. read more

YouTube Deploys Ads on Mobile Site

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:15:31 +0000

YouTube will now display banner ads on the mobile version of its website. Google made the announcement in a blog post today, enticing would-be advertisers to sign up by saying that users of its mobile video website are tech-savvy early adopters with cash to spend — the ideal ad… read more

TextExpander 3 makes short work of keyboard shortcuts

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000

I honestly don’t think that I could use a Mac without TextExpander anymore. I have a customized list of “frequently misspelled words” that I have it correct for me, as well as a snippet of text for creating a new shell script, a shortcut to insert the current date or… read more

WordPress vs. ExpressionEngine: Apples and Oranges?

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:43:28 +0000

This post has been a long time coming. Whether on Twitter or in the blogosphere, the question often arises, and I have been asked numerous times for my opinion on the ExpressionEngine vs. WordPress debate, and why one would choose one content management system (CMS) over the… read more

Google Maps Now Includes Intelligent Bike Routes

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:42:16 +0000

Bikers rejoice, Google has just added intelligent biking directions for more than 12,000 U.S. bike trails as a new option inside Google Maps.

The company writes that the new biking features will “include as much bike trail data as possible, provide efficient routes, allow riders to customize their trip, make… read more

Hack: The iPod serial library enables homebrew remote controls

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000

On the Make: magazine blog, they recently posted a piece about the evolution of a project. It was an iPod remote from last year that has gone from a “start and stop” only device to a full featured remote. It is a lovely piece of tech, powered by Arduino hardware…. read more

YouTube Darlings OK Go Say Bye-Bye to EMI

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:33:36 +0000

Welcome to Act III of the OK Go/EMI drama: According to EMI, the pop band has decided to leave the record company and form their own independent label, Paracadute Recordings, under which they will take over control of their third album, Of the Blue Colour of the Sky.

Here… read more

Don’t trust the critics: Four Apple products they thought would fail

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Don’t you believe it, because the critics have been wrong before. Several times, actually, according to The Week, which provides a list of five Apple products the critics thought would fail. Out of those five, only one, the Newton, failed to find mainstream success. The other four were industry-defining products… read more

Typography Mania #19

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:14:34 +0000

Typography Mania is a weekly post series that comes around every Wednesday with the best of Typography work on the web, from videos to images everything is full of great design and inspiration. Check out this weeks Mania and comeback in 7 days for more.

Make sure to click on each… read more

Interview with Christian San Jose

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:00:57 +0000

Christian San Jose is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Pasig, Philippines. By day he is a senior web designer for an internet marketing company, and by night he works as a freelance illustrator. His list of clients include Nike Phil., The Coca-Cola Company Phil., ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation,… read more

GDC 2010: Real Racing and Flight Control on the iPad with Firemint

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

10 Useful Website Analytics Tools

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:26:39 +0000

When you start a website, no matter if you have chosen a top business hosting package or a cheap website hosting package, you will find various website analysis tools in your web hosting admin panel. Website analysis tools, such as Awstats, are typically included in both business hosting and cheap… read more

“Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” uses Macs to solve mysteries

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Now Edit And Share From Anywhere With Photoshop For iPhone

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:46:46 +0000

Earlier Adobe Photoshop was developed for the admirers of art and design professionals only. But now a days it seems like every person who even knows very little about computers no matter man, woman and child, everyone wants to use every software that are available to them or they are… read more

29 Sexy iPhone App Designs

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:25:25 +0000

The iPhone is the most popular product of the past two years. By now everyone knows what the iPhone is, and most of you have one or have come in close contact with one. The iPhone has changed the mobile industry and slated itself as a trend setter…. read more

The Secret Behind Great Designs: A Young Web Designer’s View

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:19:33 +0000

To find a career to which you are adapted by nature, and then to work hard at it, is about as near to a formula for success and happiness as the world provides.

One of the fortunate aspects of this formula is that, granted the right career has been… read more

Tweet Defense – Fight Zombies With the Power of Twitter

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:39:12 +0000

We’ve seen many, many iterations of the popular tower defense games over the years, but this one has a special meaning for all you Twitter fans out there.

Based on a tried and true concept, Tweet Defense is an iPhone game that lets you fight zombies with various tower defense… read more

GDC 2010: Street Fighter IV for the iPhone out now

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:30:00 +0000

On The Job: Time Tracking and Invoicing Made Easy

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:13:04 +0000

Dear freelancer, listen up – this is important: You need to track your time and expenses. Nowhere is the axiom “time is money” more obviously true than in the life of a freelancer. If you don’t pay enough attention, you will find money dribbling away – in unbilled… read more

MySpace Co-Presidents Reveal Company’s Plan for the Future [INTERVIEW]

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:44:17 +0000

We had a chance to step into MySpace HQ for a chat with new Co-Presidents Jason Hirschhorn and Mike Jones, who preside over the News Corp.-owned social network from a shared desk in Beverly Hills. The joint office speaks to how closely Hirschhorn and Jones are working together to… read more

eBooks outnumber games in the App Store

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:00:00 +0000

Appboy Gets a New Design, iPhone App and Best Buy Partnership

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:48:31 +0000

Back in October we wrote about Appboy, a social network for mobile app developers and users. Since launching, Appboy has continued to evolve into a community for both developers and users to find and rate apps, as well as submit ideas for new mobile applications. Appboy has just rolled… read more

Google Launches the Google Apps Marketplace

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:05:19 +0000

Today at the Google’s Campfire One event at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, the Internet search giant is launching its new app store for business, known as the Google Apps Marketplace.

Last week, we broke the story of today’s Google Apps Marketplace launch. We learned that it… read more

Automatically open Bittorrent files using Dropbox and Hazel

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:00:00 +0000

GDC 2010: From concept to Top Paid with Unity iPhone

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The company was actually founded in Denmark, but has since… read more

Black Swan brings Google Voice back to the iPhone without the App Store

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0000

There were three reactions to this from developers:

Google revamped the… read more

Daily Deals for March 9, 2010

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:30:00 +0000

Apple Store: [iPods] Refurbished Apple iPod touch MP3 Players from $139 + free shipping
iTunes Music Store: [iPhone / iPod Apps] App Store Price Drops: Pocket Heart, Diner Dash, Magellan RoadMate, more
MacUpdate Promo: [Security/Anti-Virus Software] Lockngo 4 for Mac… read more

Microsoft updates Office for Mac 2008 and 2004

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:00:00 +0000

HOW TO: Prepare for Disasters Using Social Media

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:48:43 +0000

Mollie Vandor is the Product Manager for Ranker.com and Media Director for Girls in Tech LA. You can find her on Twitter and on her blog, where she writes about the web, the world and what it’s like to be a geek chic chick.

Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes — lately, it… read more

Slate comes to the iPhone, along with a lot of advertising

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:30:00 +0000

Now, Slate has come to the iPhone in a US$1.99 app that features all the articles from the site, as well as the blog posts, staff tweets and streaming video from the Slate podcasts. Once content is downloaded you can read it off-line, which is a worthwhile feature. Access to… read more

GDC 2010: Ngmoco explains how Eliminate Pro was built

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0000

On Android, MySpace Reigns Supreme

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:53:24 +0000

Despite CEO drama, plummeting traffic and even declining mobile website usage, MySpace Mobile for Android is the most popular social app in the Android Market and the third most popular downloaded application overall.

While Facebook might dominate social networking apps on the iPhone, Facebook for Android leaves… read more

Report: RIAA pressured Apple into creating iTunes LP

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:30:00 +0000

Palm Looks to Bring iPhone Games to webOS with New PDK

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:27:27 +0000

Palm has announced the beta release of its Plug-in Developer Kit — or PDK — a new component in the webOS SDK that will make for dramatically better gaming on the Palm Pre, Palm Pixi and all future webOS devices.

Originally announced back in January at the CES show, the… read more

How to Pop Color Selectively Using Channel Mixers and Layer Masks in Photoshop

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:15:28 +0000

By Jodi Friedman of MCP Actions: Photoshop Actions and Training

There are literally dozens of ways to saturate your colors in Photoshop. For this post I am going to focus on one way to pop colors using “Channel Mixer” adjustment layers.

To start with, locate an image that could benefit from more… read more

PlayStation First to Sell HD Movies from All Major Studios

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:03:15 +0000

Sony Computer Entertainment is proudly shouting “FIRST” (YouTube commenter-style) with an announcement that claims the PlayStation Network is the first online service to sell high-definition movies from all the major movie studios: Universal, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Walt Disney, Warner Bros and, of course, Sony Pictures.

Some of the content… read more

Tekken bound for the iPhone

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0000

This comes a few weeks after Capcom announced the release of Street Fighter IV for the iPhone, leading to an eventual fighter game showdown in the App Store. While both games on the iPhone is pretty awesome, I’m waiting to see how they will look and play on the iPad…. read more

EFF releases iPhone developer license agreement

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:30:00 +0000

As EFF points out, public copies of the license agreement are pretty scarce thanks to developers being locked under a non-disclosure agreement as part of the contract. EFF used the Freedom of Information Act to get its copy from NASA, which is the version from approximately a year ago (Rev…. read more

Facebook to Launch Location Features Next Month

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:03:57 +0000

Facebook’s move into location has seemed inevitable for some time, and it now appears that the company will reveal its plans at next month’s Facebook developer conference – f8.

According to The New York Times, the social network will incorporate location in two ways: (1) its own features for sharing… read more

Found Footage: Deconstructing the iPad Ad

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0000

Neil Curtis, the guy behind the adjective-filled iPad mashup video we presented last month, has taken the iPad commercial shown on the Oscar broadcast and clarified it. Our own Sang Tang did a graphical breakdown of the ad’s focus earlier today, so this is a nice companion piece.

In… read more

ShiftPlanning Makes Setting Schedules for Businesses Easy

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:55:38 +0000

This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.

Name: ShiftPlanning

Quick Pitch: ShiftPlanning Provides free… read more

FileMaker 11 now available with charting, reporting improvements

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0000

Launch

Right off the bat, the introduction screen is new (after the splash screen “wobbles” into view). It’s wider with more options, like a link to the online resource center. There you’ll find video tutorials, starter solutions (more on that later) and access to consultants. They’re all extremely useful… read more

iPad will lack some standard iPhone apps at launch

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0000

Thus, the mystery begins. Where are The Final Five? Chen suggests that they’ll be released as free apps in the App Store. John Gruber believes that design problems caused the team (specifically, Steve Jobs) to withhold the apps. I agree with John and Brian.

Consider the calculator app. It… read more

43 Essential Controls for Web Applications

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:30:39 +0000

43 Essential Controls for Web Applications

MacHeist Offers Early Access to Tweetie 2 for Mac

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:29:40 +0000

Tweetie for Mac is the newest bonus edition to the MacHeist nanoBundle 2, which gives Mac users an opportunity to buy a variety of software for a discounted price. Additionally, buyers will also get early access to the pre-public beta for Tweetie 2 for Mac, plus a free… read more

Found Footage: iPad intro video as captioned by Google

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000

Auto-captioning, introduced last year by YouTube in a pilot test, uses voice recognition to create text captions for uploaded videos (via the same massively distributed approach that Google uses for machine translation, and with the same underlying engine that Google Voice uses to transcribe voicemail). Just last week the feature… read more

Build Your Own iPhone Specific Website

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:31:58 +0000

It’s been a while since I’ve posted some legit content. I have been very busy lately with work, freelance, running BoomSkins, etc. Recently I just finished my first iPhone specific website. It was created in an incredibly short time (less than a week) and generated it’s first sale within 15… read more

Steve Ballmer compliments Apple, Hell freezes over

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Ordinarily, a comment like this might not be significant, but in this case it adds fuel to the fire that Apple will replace Google with Bing as the default search engine in the next iPhone OS. Google and Apple are increasingly at odds and it’s possible that Apple may see… read more

Amazon is Working on a Better Web Browser for Kindle

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:02 +0000

Ask any Kindle owner about browsing the web on the device, and you’ll get the same answer: well, you can do it, but… And then you’ll hear how abysmal the browsing experience really is. Having tried it myself, it made me want to whip up my iPhone and its… read more

Postbox adds Things and OmniFocus support

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000

50+ Free Resources for Charts and Graphs Solution

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:08:21 +0000

A chart or a graph is a visual representation of data, in which “the data are represented by symbols, such as bars, lines, or slices”. These symbols can represent tabular numeric data, functions or some kinds of qualitative structures. For one reason or another, a lot of freelancers use Charts… read more

8 Tips for Photographing Wildflowers

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:04:42 +0000

In this post, Steve Berardi from PhotoNaturalist discusses eight tips for photographing wildflowers.

To get the softly diffused light in this photo, I waited for an overcast sky. (Photo by Steve Berardi)

With spring on the horizon in some parts of the world, you may be thinking about photographing some beautiful wildflowers… read more

A look at the framework of Apple’s iPad ad

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

In making his case for the iPad, Apple CEO… read more

CBS Sports March Madness app will stream your games live

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000

5 Websites & Tools Bloggers Should Know About

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:59:39 +0000

While the job is interesting and one gets to discover the latest about the Internet, blogging is no easy task. “Time is money” could not be any truer for bloggers; impossible deadlines put us under harsh time constraints. Due to this constraint, bloggers are always actively on the lookout for… read more

Foursquare is Back in the App Store

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:43:22 +0000

A couple of days ago Foursquare’s iPhone application disappeared from the iPhone App Store due to “hiccup”. If you doubted that was true, worry no more, as the application is back in the store.

Here’s the official explanation of what happened: “Last week, Foursquare accidentally released to the App Store… read more

Do iPhone Apps Really Look Good on iPad’s Screen?

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:17:40 +0000

John Gruber of Daring Fireball has an interesting story about the absence of certain iPhone apps – Stocks, Calculator, Clock, Weather, Voice Memos – on the iPad.

It seems that these apps, when scaled up to iPad’s bigger screen, simply didn’t look good enough to Steve Jobs, so he decided… read more

Motion Graphics And 2-D Animation: 10 Tips For A Clean Workflow

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:45:07 +0000

By Melinda Rainsberger

More and more, designers, illustrators and coders are being asked to animate. Animation adds energy to a brand and heightens a customer’s emotional response. The software to do it is reasonably priced, and Internet connections can now deliver high-quality video. For these two reasons, animation-based advertising is booming… read more

8 Mac Apps to Embrace Minimalism

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:36:09 +0000

We posted earlier this year about how to clean up your Mac, but today I thought it would be interesting to share a selection of applications that can really simplify your Mac experience. While being “minimal” isn’t everything – and nor is it for everyone – it’s a fun exercise… read more

Gowalla Launches on webOS and Vies for Your Checkins with Free Stuff

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:53:05 +0000

Foursquare is battling for your SXSW check-ins with a musical scavenger hunt. Rival Gowalla is going to go after them with free gadgets – specifically free Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus devices as part of a promotion the location-based social networking service is unveiling in conjunction… read more

Inspiration Smorgasbord

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:50:24 +0000

Ok Go – This Too Shall Pass

And Then There Was Salsa

Saul Bass: On Making Money vs Quality Work

Kaleidoscope Made from Typography by Katerina Orlikova

avantgarde by Max Quolin

Larent Nivalle Photography

Crush+Lovely

Hipstamatic iPhone App

Haäfe & Haph

Simon Collison

Playing with Vectors in Illustrator

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:07:48 +0000

Last week I decided to spend some time playing with Illustrator and trying to come up with a cool black and white artwork. My inspiration came from some skateboard deck designs which have this sort of 3D effect without using gradients or anything, and not exactly a woodcut effect either…. read more

Steph Tirion, creator of Eliss, annouces Faraway

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:00:00 +0000

Remote webcam activation now disabled in software that led to controversy at Pennsylvania school

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +0000

Absolute Software, makers of LANrev, say they are going to remove the webcam remote activation feature from the software this week.

In a note to customers today, the company said:

“We know that webcam pictures are an ineffective tool in tracking down the location of a stolen computer…. read more

Hootsuite to Integrate with Foursquare and MySpace this Week

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:28:22 +0000

Today at the #140tc Twitter Confernece in Seattle, Washington (which I keynoted this morning), Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes announced that its popular Twitter application will be integration with both MySpace and Foursquare, starting this week at the South by Southwest Interactive conference.

Hootsuite is one of the more popular Twitter… read more

iPhone devsugar: The need for multiple ipa delivery

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:00:00 +0000

Each of those applications must be registered with a unique app identifier, each one takes up a separate slot when installed on your iPhone’s home screen, each application occupies a separate App Store listing, complete with its own screen shots, marketing material, reviews, and so forth. Each one must be… read more

DotNetNuke Makes It Easier For You To Build Feature-Rich, Interactive Web Sites And Applications

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:58:11 +0000

DotNetNuke Community Edition is a leading free open-source content management system for ASP.NET websites. With DotNetNuke, you can quickly and effectively deploy dynamic web applications with almost no technical knowledge, however if you are an ASP.NET developer, you can customize it in the way you want to fulfill your specific… read more

Entering The Wonderful World of Geo Location

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:56:29 +0000

I thought I could not be out-geeked. With a background in radio, and having dabbled in the demo scene on the Commodore 64 and hung out on BBSes and IRC for a long time and all the other things normal kids don’t quite get, I thought I was safe in… read more

HP Slate Demo Shows Off Flash Support [VIDEO]

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:31:29 +0000

One of many upcoming tablet alternatives to the Apple iPad, HP’s forthcoming Slate device was teased briefly by Steve Ballmer at Microsoft’s CES keynote earlier this year. HP and Adobe teamed up to offer a couple of video demos of the HP Slate (embedded below), with an emphasis on… read more

Apple patent: use your iPhone as an electronic “iKey”

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:30:00 +0000

While Ars Technica notes that “the patent application itself merely describes a unique way of using motion detection to generate an input, such as turning a virtual combination lock-style dial,” the patent itself, as reported by the Telegraph, says that the device could be “any suitable electronic device such as… read more

Will iPad be missing some iPhone apps?

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0000

These apps could be available for download through the App Store. However, blogger Kevin Fox suggested last month that could hint toward a possible Dashboard implementation on the iPad. He argues that these apps, with the exception of Voice Memos, were originally Dashboard widgets to begin with.

Fox… read more

Gowalla Gets “Food Wars” Passport Stamps

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:04:50 +0000

Gowalla users will be able to check in to locations featured on the Travel Channel’s Food Wars show, thanks to a new collaboration between the network and the checkin service.

Food Wars, which pitches culinary rivals against each other to create “The Best Dish In Town,” will get specially created… read more

Valve: Steam, games coming to Mac in April

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0000

Game titles we can expect to see include Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike, Portal, and the Half Life series. Even better news is that Valve intends to make simultaneous platform releases the norm from here on out. Expect Portal 2 to be the first game to be… read more

iPad Gets a Doritos-Themed Parody [VIDEO]

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:48:16 +0000

College Humor is out with a video that gives new meaning to that super annoying superlative: Snacky. In a truly inspired mashup, CH equates the iPad with Doritos, creating a commercial parody for something called Spice 2.0.

Although the parodies have yet to start pumping out in the… read more

iPad ad reveals book pricing and NYT button

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:30:00 +0000

Several of the books had prices clearly displayed (you’ll get a better look here), ranging from US$8 to $15. For example, Sen. Edward Kennedy’s “True Compass: A Memoir” is listed for $14.99, while “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Journey to Change the World… One Child at a Time” by… read more

Steam Brings Portal 2 and Half-Life Series to Mac

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:47:57 +0000

Massively popular online games distribution platform Steam is headed for computers running Apple’s Mac OS X in the near future. Developer Valve Software plans to release native Mac versions of all of its games, including the upcoming and highly anticipated Portal 2, which it will release for Mac and… read more

Enter to win Trip Journal 4.0 for the iPhone DO NOT POST

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0000

Creative Use of Blur in Digital Photography

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:12:40 +0000

If you’d like to download the images used in this tutorial to practice these techniques, visit www.layersmagazine.com and navigate to the Magazine section. All files are for personal use only.

Sharpness is an important element in any photograph, but a creative use of blur—whether from shallow depth of field, motion blur,… read more

A Private Web: Digital Journal with Penzu

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:00:20 +0000

Remember when people used to keep journals and diaries? Okay, maybe some of you still do—but mass sharing has taken over in recent years with platforms like WordPress, Tumblr and Twitter. Every day millions of people share their immediate thoughts and moments of life—to millions of strangers; what happened to… read more

5 Ways to Use Google Wave for Business

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:55:37 +0000

Sharlyn Lauby is the president of Internal Talent Management (ITM) which specializes in employee training and human resources consulting. She authors a blog at hrbartender.com.

Remember Google Wave? Clearly, Google Buzz has recently overshadowed Google’s other hotly anticipated social communication platform, but before you ditch your Wave account, give… read more

Apple prepping Wi-Fi iPhone for China

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:30:00 +0000

The iPhone has failed to thrive in China, due in part to an active black market and the Golden Shield Project (GSP), which censors certain Internet content. To comply with the GSP, devices that include wireless Internet have been required to use China’s own WAPI standard. Meeting that requirement forced… read more

Design & Code a Cool iPhone App Website in HTML5

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:00:52 +0000

Design & Code a Cool iPhone App Website in HTML5

Pandora Could Hit $100 Million in Revenue for 2010

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:47:51 +0000

Online music service Pandora could hit $100 million in revenue this year, which would represent more than twice as much revenue as the company pulled in for 2009 and potentially set the stage for an IPO.

The new estimate comes from a Wall Street analyst quoted in a New York… read more

Final Cut dominant among Oscar documentary nominees

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:30:00 +0000

Cnet reports this morning that the majority of the “Documentary Feature” and “Documentary Short” nominees — 9 out of 10 in fact — were made using Final Cut Studio, Apple’s professional video editing package. Cnet spoke with some of the filmmakers, including Dan Wilken, online editor of “Food, Inc,” who… read more

Mac 101: Use the tab key in more dialog boxes

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:30:00 +0000

TUAW reader Cody Rogers wrote in to say: “I’m fairly new to my iMac and Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard. One of my biggest annoyances from switching over from PC to Mac is when a dialogue box comes up and says ‘cancel’ or ‘okay’ I can’t find the keyboard… read more

Social Media Dorks Get an Anthem [VIDEO]

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:28:08 +0000

Remember the Pantless Knights of “I’m on a Mac” fame? Well, they’re back today with a new vid titled “The New Dork,” a parody of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’s “Empire State of Mind” that pays tribute to social media adherents and hipsters alike.

With shoutouts to Zuckerberg, Mashable,… read more

How to: Get your 1984 Mac running Snow Leopard

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Delicious Library: Catalog Your Media in Style

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:45 +0000

Have you recently bought a book, DVD or a CD you already own, but had forgotten about? No? But you do know every single book, DVD, game, CD, gadget or toy you own?

If you just screwed up you forehead trying hard to think of everything, maybe Delicious Library is something… read more

Zen Bound 2 for iPad out by April 3rd, looks great

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000

The Ultimate (Fresh) Collection Of High-Quality Free Social Media Icon Sets

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:19:48 +0000

A beautifully designed icon is the perfect way to represent your product or service, and they always come in handy whether you want to place them on your blog or want to represent yourself in an outstanding manner. A comprehensively designed icon can provide your user with the memorable metaphors… read more

14 Free Mobile Application Development Icon Sets

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:14:15 +0000

The gap between the desktop/laptop and the mobile device is becoming smaller and smaller, it has never been a better time for mobile app development – The market is huge, very lucrative and highly profitable. Our ever growing appetite for more powerful and better mobile devices has pushed the demand… read more

Mac tips and tricks: how to batch resize photos without extra software

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:10:53 +0000

Select the images you want to “batch resize”

Open them in “Preview”

Press CMD+A to select all the images

Now from the “Tools” menu choose “Adjust Size…” and change the image dimensions as you prefer (often you will have just to modify the width).

Than remember to “Save All” the images from the menu… read more

Like iPhone, iPad ad premieres at Oscars

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:38:00 +0000

First iPad Commercial Airs During the Oscars [PIC]

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:01:50 +0000

The iPad is breaking out in a very mainstream fashion: an ad for the Apple device just aired during the Oscars.

The ad explains why Apple CEO Steve Jobs was spotted on the red carpet earlier. We’ve got a screenshot and we’ll post video as soon as it comes… read more

Talkcast reminder: Oscar night show 10pm ET

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

This week, of course, the big news was the announcement of the on-sale date for Apple’s newest platform and the teaser of Steam for Mac, but there’s also a lot coming up at the Game Developer’s Conference over the next few days; we’ll preview it with you. As always, your… read more

Macworld UK estimates iPad pricing, late April availability in the Blighty

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:30:00 +0000

Spence reported that Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, and Switzerland will also see the iPad shipping in late April.

Based on the exchange rate for both the US Dollar and UK Pound Sterling, Macworld UK estimated the following prices for the iPad models:

Gameinformer: Portal 2 confirmed for Mac, Steam on the way for May

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:30:00 +0000

More on the Valve front: TUAW reader Jason let us know that Gameinformer’s April 2010 issue also confirms a May launch of Steam for the Mac. This was rumored several weeks ago based on some WebKit & Mac-specific content in the Steam beta, and pretty well locked in by Valve’s… read more

Giotto’s Vitruvian tripod, true genius

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:06:06 +0000

Now, whilst I’ve not tried one of these new Giotto’s Vitruvian tripods, they certainly look quite good – what’s your opinion?

Giottos Tripods on Amazon

Giotto's tripod folded

Giotto Vitruvian tripod – PRESS RELEASE

Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man, the new Giotto’s Vitruvian VGR tripods are designed to offer photographers not only… read more

iTunes Down for Some

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:11:44 +0000

iTunes appears to be suffering downtime and other issues today. The service is at best slow, at worst not loading for some and delivering error messages for others.

It’s rare for Apple’s media store — which recently celebrated an amazing 10 billion downloads — to suffer from technical difficulties, but… read more

The Reader’s View: Best of your feedback, comments and opinions

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:45:00 +0000

To begin with, reader efinkGr had a comment for Sang Tang’s post “Mac 101: Going Commando with Command-key shortcuts in Mac OS X,” saying “You know i wish they never got rid of the apple icon on the command key. I miss it :’( ”

That prompted some… read more

Interview with Dacosta!

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:24:55 +0000

Dacosta is an independent artist currently based in Vancouver and is the founder of Chocolate Soop, Inc. He specializes in vector graphics and character design. This self-taught designer has over 10 years of professional experience. He’s influenced by Japanese culture, graffiti and industrial design. He works in a variety of… read more

8 Great Spotify Hints, Tips and Tricks

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:59:06 +0000

We’ve already brought you a how-to guide to get started with Spotify (read that first if you don’t know what it is), but now we’re delving a little deeper into the music streaming software with a look at some hints, tips and tricks that will help you get the… read more

Take your cute pills: Apple kitteh is a furry little Mac fan

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000

TUAW Reader Brian sent us a link to one of his favorite sites, The Daily Kitten. On March 6th, the kitten of the day was a little sweetheart named Lyra, who… read more

reMail may be reIncarnated as it goes open source

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000

It could download all of your emails in… read more

Leica S2 – First Impression Review

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:05:40 +0000

This Review of the Leica S2 is a guest Post by Justin de Deney from Camera Advice.

Invitation to Leica

A Lamborghini speeds by as I cross Berkley Square, on my way to the Leica showroom in the heart of Mayfair, central London. I have received an invite to view the new… read more

Another iPhone video conferencing rumor surfaces

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Note that third-party sellers regularly advertise features for Apple’s products well in advance of their actual release based on a “best guess” approach without any verifiable foreknowledge of the devices — Best Buy’s recent page update listing i7 processors for the upcoming MacBook Pro update is a perfect example –… read more

Stunning Pieces Of Digital Art That Would Make You Say ‘Wow’

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:11:01 +0000

This is a post in which we are listing down some Stunning Pieces Of Digital Art That Make You Say ‘Wow’. These are some of the beautiful digital artwork and illustration examples. These are the wonder creations of designers who use their creativity with a different angle and approach to… read more

Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Feb 28-Mar 6, 2010

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:43:23 +0000

Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.

The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick… read more

Wallpaper of the Week #90 – Neil Hanvey

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:09:56 +0000

The wallpaper of this week is an artowrk created by Neil Hanvey, a designer, illustrator and web developer from Hereford, United Kingdom. For this wallpaper Neil shows us a design to support the victims from the earthquake in Haiti, the design is called “Hope for Haiti”.

For more information we… read more

Top 10 Geekiest Decorations for Your Home or Office [PICS]

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:50:51 +0000

We certainly wouldn’t advocate turning your office, cubicle or home office into some kind of over-the-top dork theme park, but a few witty items carefully placed here and there can brighten up the dullest work space with some geek chic.

Having an office gives you the chance to display things… read more

Analyst: Apple will sell 35m iPhones next year, with or without Verizon

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:30:00 +0000

Craig anticipates that Apple could sell 33 million iPhones in 2010, and that number would rise to 35 million in 2011 even without a second U.S. carrier. However, the upside to Apple in selecting a second U.S. carrier — possibly Verizon Wireless — is that the number of 2011 sales… read more

Mac 101: Going Commando with Command-key shortcuts in Mac OS X

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:30:00 +0000

The iPad Poses a Threat to Kindle’s Market Share [STATS]

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:00:34 +0000

Independent research boutique ChangeWave surveyed 3,171 consumers and found that consumer pre-launch interest in the iPad is high.

Data demonstrates that consumers are more interested in purchasing an iPad than they were the iPhone prior to launch. Also, 27% of existing e-reader owners indicated they would have purchased the iPad… read more

Apple patent filings detail methods of keeping your devices cool

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:30:00 +0000

This week featured 4 patent applications from Apple that are all about keeping your devices cool. The first, titled “Methods and Apparatus for Cooling Electronic Devices Using Flow Sensors,” talks about using tiny sensors to determine the air velocity in a device and then adjusting fan speeds and/or computing power… read more

ChangeWave: 27% of e-reader buyers wish they’d waited for the iPad

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0000

The survey included 3,171 consumers; it… read more

Apple’s video advertising options detailed in patent application

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0000

Aqua scrollbar art

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0000

Steve Jobs: iPad Won’t Support iPhone Tethering

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:11:18 +0000

Not one to mince words, Steve Jobs squashed all hope of the iPad supporting iPhone tethering for wireless internet access with one word — “No.”

The succinct answer was communicated by Jobs via email (from his iPhone) to Jezper Söderlund of Sweden who emailed Jobs to ask, “Will the wifi-only… read more

Rumor: Best Buy sticks Core i7 logo on MacBook Pro page

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000

Today’s moment of thrill (which is almost certainly just a website error, but you never know), courtesy of tipster Zach, is the appearance of a Core i7 badge on the Best Buy page for the 2.53Ghz 15″ MacBook Pro. Other models are still showing the correct (as of this moment)… read more

Best of the Week #109

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:10:20 +0000

It’s time for our best news of this week, the first one of 2010. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we’ve selected for your inspiration and to… read more

Found Footage: Say hello to ePad

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Apple is definitely one of the world’s most admired companies, but their lofty ambitions, high visibility, and easy-to-identify style also makes them ripe for parody, as in this very funny video by the UK’s E4. They’re boasting about a madeup device called the ePad, which will wow you with its… read more

This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (28 Feb – 6 Mar ‘10)

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:13:55 +0000

Weekly Assignment

As February has come to an end, so has our series of food assignments. Our last food assignment was focused on Beverages. Whether those were drinks that warm you on a cold day, or the cool refreshing drinks of summer, we wanted to see them all. Our winner this… read more

55 Latest Examples of Perfect Slideshow Presentation in Web Design

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:08:27 +0000

As you already seen in our previous posts about slideshow presentation designs that representing the key information in slideshow presentation is a hot trend now days. There are many reasons to use a slideshow or image slider in your web designs as the key to smart strategic web design is… read more

MacTastik Weekly #57

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:41:41 +0000

Embedding this MacTastik strip elsewhere? Please provide a link back to this post and to NCWinters.com

Gowalla Launches for Android

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:09:09 +0000

The battle for social geolocation domination has expanded to Google’s Android platform, as Gowalla, the primary competitor to Foursquare, has just made its debut on Google’s Android app store.

The new Gowalla 1.0 app isn’t some secondhand version of its iPhone counterpart — it’s completely packed with an array of… read more

5 Great Extensions To Manage Various Tasks On Google Chrome

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:25:17 +0000

From opening a new tab to restoring or saving our session, we perform various tasks in our internet browsers. Sometimes these tasks are present in the browser in an already convenient enough manner to make life easier for the user. But at other times, in the form of extensions and… read more

Xbox LIVE Beats PlayStation Network in Reader Vote

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:52:45 +0000

We had a very hotly contested matchup this week in our long-running Faceoff series, with Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE going up against Sony’s PlayStation Network for favorite online console gaming service. After an astounding 35,055 votes we’re ready to declare the winner…

… and Xbox LIVE takes the win! They’ll obviously… read more

Flickr faster with Flickit Pro

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:00:00 +0000

New Version of Foursquare for iPhone Coming Soon [SCREENSHOTS]

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:14:07 +0000

A new version of Foursquare for the iPhone is on the way and it will feature a revamped interface, a brand new user tab, and a new checkin history view.

This version of the app – v1.6 – should be heading to the App Store soon. Nick Starr shared screenshots… read more

VeriFone credit card reader gets deal to be in Apple Stores

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

TomTom submits updated app for Apple review

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0000

The TomTom app was eagerly sought out last year, but of late has fallen a bit behind market leader Navigon. This new release, with real-time info and Google local, will give both apps rough feature parity.

The current TomTom app is on sale for U.S. $49.99 at the app… read more

FRIDAY POLL: Will Desktops Be Irrelevant Soon?

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:33:06 +0000

Happy Friday, people! Along with the venerable tradition of Follow Friday, today also marks this week’s edition of the Friday Poll.

Last week we wanted to know if location checkin services freak you out in terms of privacy concerns. Reactions were pretty mixed, although many of you felt like services… read more

Siri updated for iPod touch and gets some new features

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:00:00 +0000

As much as people loved the app, iPod touch owners were left out in the cold. Not now. The app has been updated to run on the iPod touch with OS version 3.0 or above. And if you’ve already been using it, the app has been improved with more… read more

Judge suspends Apple/Nokia lawsuit pending ITC investigation

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:30:00 +0000

Clearly Nokia and Apple have it out for one another, but apparently they’re going to take it one step at a time. Once the ITC has completed its probe, which was scheduled to take 45 days after it agreed to perform the investigation on February 22nd, then the lawsuit will… read more

Daily Deals for March 5, 2010

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:15:00 +0000

The Apple Store again has six factory-refurbished Apple Mac Pro workstations on sale in its Special Deals… read more

revMobile: write iPhone and iPad apps without knowing Objective C

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0000

Google’s App Store for Business to Launch Next Week

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:36:08 +0000

Google is set to launch an app store for business next week, Mashable has learned from sources close to the company. It will be focused around creating software for Google Apps and could launch as soon as Tuesday.

Early last month, news leaked about Google working on its own… read more

AAPL hits intra-day all time high, headline writers scrounge thesauri for ’stratospheric’ synonyms

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:34:00 +0000

Apple’s announcement earlier today of an on-sale date and presales for the iPad seems to have struck a major chord with investors. Never mind the fact that April 3 only equals “late March” for unusually large values of March; when it comes to magical & revolutionary, Wall Street votes “yes,… read more

Found Footage: Dalek controlled by iPhone accelerometer

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0000

Self-respecting science fiction fans will remember the Daleks. They’re the mutant alien villains from the Doctor Who television series with armored casing, warbling voices and a penchant for extermination.

Steve at BotBuilder is a fellow fan who combined his love of sci-fi and bots into the iPhone-controlled Dalek you… read more

Google Acquires Microsoft Office Collaboration Tool DocVerse

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:09:50 +0000

Google has just announced the acquisition of DocVerse, a startup that adds Google Docs-like functionality to Microsoft Office.

In a blog post, Google explains “we recognize that many people are still accustomed to desktop software. So as we continue to improve Google Docs and Google Sites as rich collaboration tools,… read more

Highest-resolution Earth photo looks familiar for a reason

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0000

They’re also oddly familiar, and now Gizmodo confirms what many suspected: It’s the same Earth image that’s welcomed new users to the iPhone since its launch in 2007.

NASA noted that the image has been public since 2002, and is the results of many months of work. “Using… read more

How Companies are Using Social Media to Make Better Decisions

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:33:22 +0000

Mat Fogarty is the Founder and CEO of Crowdcast, a leading provider of collective intelligence and prediction market solutions. You can read more of Mat’s posts on the Crowdcast blog or follow @crowdcastinc.

Collaboration and crowdsourcing are the realities of today’s public Internet, and the trend is now gaining real traction in the workplace…. read more

Reiner Knizia’s Money app worth spending time with

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0000

We recently took a look at the iPhone version of Reiner Knizia’s card game Poison and there are a slew of other “decks” (ok, programs) available in the App Store. Today, we turn our focus to the card game Money [$1.99, iTunes link], which might be the best card game… read more

Ask TUAW: File ownership and permissions, converting FLV and OGG, extra displays, and more

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you’re using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we’ll assume you’re running Snow… read more

Top 20 Free Windows Mobile Social Media and Networking Apps

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:58:22 +0000

There are thousands and thousands of social networking and media apps for the iPhone and for Android, we all know that. But what about all the apps for Windows Mobile? Certainly, Win Mob is no where near as popular within the mainstream of mobile users as the other two, but… read more

“Sockintosh” power adapter foot cozy keeps your feet warm, might light you on fire

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Rachael Burns, based on her knitting abilities, will make an excellent grandma some day. She’s knitted a pretty sweet foot cozy that turns your Apple power adapter into a foot warming device. Rachel says she knitted the aptly-named Sockintosh after realizing she constantly used her power adapter to keep… read more

Sausage stylus comes to the US

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000

South Korea is one of the most technologically advanced countries on the planet. Anything they’re doing, we want. And now we can have it. CaseCrown, a company that sells iPhone cases, has acquired a large shipment of the Korean sausages. They are on sale for a limited time for only… read more

iPad ships April 3. Preorders start March 12

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:05:00 +0000

With Apple’s reportedly limited stock, will pre-orders work the way they did with the iPhone 3GS? Namely, will your reservation get you first shot at an iPad pick-up until stocks run out? Or have analysts “misunderestimated” (in the words of a certain American Idol judge) supplies, and there will be… read more

Apple job listing hints at official App Store advertising

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

A recent Apple job listing for a Senior Interactive Web Developer pretty much confirms that Apple is entering the mobile advertising business head on. The listing begins “Apple advertising is an opportunity to redefine the advertising on mobile devices. It’s an exciting environment and a fast-paced development… read more

Apple iPad Coming to US on April 3

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:55:10 +0000

Apple finally announced the exact date of iPad availability in the US: it’s Saturday, April 3, for Wi-Fi models, while Wi-Fi + 3G models will be available in later April.

As far as other countries go, all models of iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,… read more

How To Find Your Files Faster with Tags

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:00:14 +0000

As more online web apps such as Flickr, Delicious, and Gmail adopt the filing system of tags over a folder structure, tagging is growing more and more popular as a way to keep hoards of digital files organized.

Tags, from Gravity Applications makes tagging files universally across your Mac a breeze…. read more

Gartner: iPad will “change entire PC ecosystem”

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000

“User requirements are clearly segmenting, and the mini-notebook proved this point,” said Ranjit Atwal, principal analyst at Gartner. “Vendors can no longer afford to just think in terms of traditional PC form factors or architectures. With the rise of Web-delivered applications, many users no longer need a traditional PC running… read more

Wi-Fi Stumblers Disappear from Apple App Store

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:40:34 +0000

We wrote repeatedly about Apple’s odd and often unfair application approval process. Instead of fixing it, Apple is just getting weirder and weirder about what apps are allowed in the store. The latest example is the sudden disappearance of several Wi-Fi stumbler applications from the app store.

Cult of Mac… read more

10 Free Beautiful Calligraphic Fonts

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:11:58 +0000

By Paul Viluda

The word “calligraphy” is derived from two Greek words, denoting “beautiful writing”. Calligraphy or the art of writing has thousands of years in its history and development, and indeed calligraphy fonts, which we often use these days on our PCs to create a postcard or a wedding invitation… read more

WTFJeans Have Special Pockets for All Your Gadgets

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:32:32 +0000

If you were ever frustrated by the lack of iPhone/iPod Touch pocket on your jeans, here’s a treat for you: wtfJeans. This freshly launched indie jeans brand was just a blueprint 3 months ago, but things happen fast on the Internet, and now you can order them from the… read more

A New Meme is Brewing: YouTube Caption Fail

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:54:46 +0000

Don’t get us wrong, we love YouTube’s new automatic captioning feature. A couple of years ago it was almost unimaginable that someone (or something) could take videos, convert speech to text, then translate that text into 20 or 30 languages, and do it all automatically, in a blink of… read more

Incoming, outgoing Apple employees

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:45:00 +0000

HR shouldn’t have to change the big “35,000 employed… read more

Apple tops Fortune’s Most Admired Companies list again

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:30:00 +0000

GE has actually had the most appearances at number one on the list, and Apple needs to stay high for two more years to take that record. But it’s certainly possible — if the iPad is as popular as expected, and Apple follows it up next year with an updated… read more

The Colorful Showcase Of Beautiful Floral Typography

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:02:15 +0000

Floral Typography is a form of art that coalesce typography, calligraphy, and lettering to create dynamic, flourishing designs. Since flowers are universal images that never go out-of-date, many designers opt to create floral typography for their designs. With floral typography, you can create appealing and noteworthy designs that capture the… read more

Nintendo not concerned about competition from Apple

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:45:00 +0000

Nintendo certainly has room to feel comfortable, at least for now. In terms of units sold, the DS has been the most successful gaming system in history, and the iPhone and iPod touch aren’t even primarily focused on gaming. If anything, Apple’s success in gaming came almost accidentally; it’s only… read more

Big Developer News: Mac Dev Program reduced to $99

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:35:00 +0000

After a many-hours outage, the Apple developer site is back — and the changes are profound. On the iPhone side, users are being forced to update their profiles, taking a rather obnoxious survey but on the Mac side, that’s where the big news is.

As predicted recently, Apple has… read more

Rumor: Sony developing PSP phone to challenge iPhone

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:45:00 +0000

Since the introduction of the App Store in 2008, a new mobile gaming juggernaut has emerged, seemingly out of nowhere — the iPhone/iPod touch. With the forthcoming launch of the iPad, whose larger screen and more powerful CPU could make it a gaming powerhouse, it means there are now three… read more

Sony Working on a PSP Phone and iPad Competitor

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:35:13 +0000

Consumer electronics juggernaut Sony is apparently stepping up to the plate to tackle Apple’s iPhone (and soon iPad) pantheon with a PlayStation Portable Phone, sources tell The Wall Street Journal.

If you haven’t been following the vicissitudes of the mobile rumor mill for as long as we have, you might… read more

Apple Tops Google and Amazon on “Most Admired Company” List

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:55:59 +0000

In Fortune Magazine’s annual ranking of “most admired companies”, Apple has once again walked away with the top spot. Apple was voted #1 for the third year in a row in a poll of executives, industry analysts and company directors. This year, Apple actually took pole position by its… read more

Paid app upgrades coming to App Store?

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:45:00 +0000

Developer Fraser Speirs came across an unexpected iTunes dialog earlier today that could be a hint of a new, long-sought App Store feature: the ability to offer for-fee upgrades to apps, complete with discounts for those who bought older versions.

Up until now, App Store vendors have worked around… read more

How Google Keeps Your Data Safe in the Cloud

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:35:13 +0000

In a blog post today, Google essentially reminds its enterprise customers that Google Apps provides an alternative to expensive, complex solutions as far as data disaster recovery goes.

Synchronous replication is a system that Google Apps uses to store customer’s info in two data centers at once, so that if… read more

Daily Deals for March 4, 2010

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:15:00 +0000

Some people actually like using a stylus on their iPhone, and in some cases it may be preferable to a frozen sausage. Try out this retractable “universal” stylus at Overstock for just a couple of bucks.

How about a “traveling kit” for the iPhone 3G? Kit includes an FM… read more

100 sci-fi stories in your pocket

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:00:00 +0000

You can adjust the text size, and when you relaunch the app, it picks up where you left off. Books you’ve already started are also marked on the contents page.

The developer claims future updates will include more books at no additional cost. You can scroll the pages continuously,… read more

Enjoy background audio with MLB’s At Bat

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:15:00 +0000

While Apple doesn’t allow 3rd party apps to run in the background on the iPhone or iPod touch,* Silicon Alley Insider notes that you can listen to audio in Mobile Safari while using other applications. It’s this trick that MLB exploited with At Bat 2010. With the tap of a… read more

Omoby: Visual Search for the iPhone

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:58:38 +0000

Omoby can essentially be summed up in four words: Google Goggles for iPhone. The visual search app allows you to snap a pic of any object and get back a list of convenient search results, retailer pricing, and information about that product.

The technology behind the app is visual object… read more

iPhone dev center down today

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:55:00 +0000

HOW TO: Get Started With Spotify

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:44:53 +0000

Spotify is a free, legal, cloud-based streaming music service delivered via desktop software with a nice social twist. A Swedish start-up with offices in London, it launched back in 2008 in Europe and now boasts around five million users and around six million tracks from the major labels as… read more

Google responds to Apple lawsuit against HTC

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:30:00 +0000

Lots of analysts and pundits have pegged the lawsuit as a direct shot across the bow from Apple at the Android OS (and the breakdown of patent claims that our colleagues at Engadget did seems to confirm that, with both old-school and wide-reaching patents matched up with brand new narrow… read more

9+1 Worthy Adobe Air Applications for Web Designers

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:00:58 +0000

9+1 Worthy Adobe Air Applications for Web Designers

Should you be building universal apps for App Store?

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0000

Right now, I’ve got a bug up my sleeve about the whole issue. I’m not convinced that it’s the right solution for a lot of apps. Just because you *can* merge an iPhone app with an iPad app, and sell one product, you shouldn’t — unless the functionality is significantly… read more

Boxee Adds “Funny or Die” to Its Lineup

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:51:23 +0000

Boxee has added popular comedy site Funny or Die to the repository of video content offered on its cross-platform home theater software.

Boxee is a software application for home theater PCs (Apple TV, Mac, Linux or Windows) that brings web-hosted content to the TV screen and has a BitTorrent client… read more

Life of Steve Jobs to be a play

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0000

The Berkley Repertory Theater is producing a play titled The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs.

The play will be a monologue that “dives into the epic story of a real-life Willy Wonka whose personal obsessions profoundly affect our everyday lives” The play isn’t all roses in it’s… read more