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New iXBrowser for Web to offer full HTML 4 support

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:25:00 +0000

Newmium has announced yet another internet browser, the Newmium iXBrowser. The browser boasts compatibility with all versions of HTML 4 defined by the World Wide Web Consortium. Offering platform-independent compatibility with all versions of HTML 4 allows website developers to create more consistent cross-platform designs. The Newmium iXBrowser offers compatibility with various operating systems ...

iPhone speech recognition SDK offered to developers

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:05:00 +0000

Creaceed has released the CeedVocal SDK, which allows developers to build speech recognition into their iPhone applications. The CeedVocal SDK is based on acoustic models developed in English, French and German, providing voice activity detection for each of those languages. The software development kit includes a "phonetizer" that recognizes many common words and up to 5000 developer-defined word...

App Review: Rolando 2 — Roll On the Second Coming

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:00:31 +0000

Rolando 2 is the sequel to Rolando, a game which proved that the iPhone can compete with Sony’s PSP and Nintendo’s DS in the handheld console wars. Just over a year after opening, the App Store is coming into its own. Indeed, there’s the dodgy dirge of novelty joke apps, but at the other end of [...]

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Accelerometers becoming mainstream, driven by iPhone

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:55:00 +0000

Over one-third of mobile phones are expected to integrate accelerometers by 2010, according to the research firm iSuppli. Widespread adoption of the Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors is being driven by popular devices such as Apple's iPhone and the recently-launched Palm Pre. Although the trend continues to develop in the smartphone segment, the technology is also being used in simpler...

MacFamilyTree 5.6 updates family charting software

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:55:00 +0000

Synium has released its newest version of MacFamilyTree. The application enables users to research their lineage and create family trees that can be displayed in a variety of styles. Version 5.6 improves performance by using multiple processors or cores to complete tasks faster. MacFamilyTree 5.6 also includes a new subtree viewing feature, which shows partial subtrees within a database....

Classilla, a New Port of Mozilla To Mac OS 9

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:31:00 +0000

oberondarksoul writes "Every now and then, you hear about a new port of Mozilla to one of the lesser-used platforms. Recently, a new version of Mozilla has been released for Mac OS 9 — an operating system no longer sold or supported, and with no new hardware available to buy. Dubbed Classilla, it aims to provide 'a modern web browser running again on classic Macs, and the currently-released build seems to work well on my old PowerBook 1400 — despite being a little memory-hungry."

MacBook Pros suffer 7,200rpm drive issue; Korea iPod nano recall

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:15:00 +0000

Owners of new MacBook Pros configured with faster, 7,200rpm hard drives are paradoxically facing slowdowns as the disks occasionally pause -- and often make unwanted noise in the process. Simultaneously, Apple is recalling the first-generation iPod nano in South Korea due to battery fires.

iPhone apps: Zensify, Pocket Fish, Pocket First Aid

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:50:00 +0000

Zensify (free) collects information from all of a users social networks into a single feed. The application features options for posting and viewing information from popular social networking sites, including, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Digg, Delicious, Photobucket and 12seconds. Zensify also includes a built-in search function which allows users to keep track of conversations and topics ...

News: Thought Out debuts iPhone tripod mount

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:08:06 +0000

Thought Out has introduced its new PED3-TriPhone and PED3-TriPhone FORM rotating iphone tripod mounts and holders for the iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPhone 3GS. Based on the company’s previous PED3 iPhone mounts, the TriPhone is made to attach to any standard quarter-inch tripod mount for steadier video and pictures, and allows for the rotation of the device from vertical to horizontal orientation. In addition, the TriPhone FORM will work with most…

How-To: Sync an iPod Using Open-source Software

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:00:35 +0000

It’s hard to deny how handy it is to plug an iPod into a Mac, fire up iTunes, and watch your device sync with your computer automagically. Take the Mac or iTunes out of the equation, though, and syncing gets a little trickier. If you don’t like iTunes, or you use Linux as your primary operating [...]

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