- “The App Store—oh, man, the App Store.” “It’s a candy store, dude,” David Pogue (nytimes.com) exclaims — a “single, centralized, utterly complete source of software” that makes “the iPhone (or the iPod Touch) do absolutely amazing things…stunts a cellphone has no right to perform.” And because the new App Store “is beautifully integrated with the iPhone itself,” it makes “it fast, simple and idiot-proof to download and install new software morsels.”
- Enjoying “blazing fast” iPhone 3G performance After taking it on a test drive across Michigan for ten days, Mike Wendland (freep.com) concludes that “the 3G network makes the iPhone about as close to a laptop in convenience and functionality as a mobile phone can be.” Yet “it’s the new iPhone 2.0 software upgrade that is the most impressive — allowing users to connect seamlessly to business e-mail and run hundreds of new games and programs.”
- Four stars for FileMaker Bento Bento, the personal database application for Mac OS X Leopard, ”may be one of the most user-friendly relational database applications I have ever encountered,” suggests Tom Nelson (about.com). “For a remarkably low price of $49, FileMaker has created a truly easy-to-use database product.”
- Coming Attractions - The X-Files : I Want to Believe Week after week, season after season, the series captivated the country as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully investigated the paranormal and bizarre in The X-Files. Now David Duchnovy and Gillian Anderson reprise their roles as Mulder and Scully in The X-Files: I Want to Believe. The film, directed by Chris Carter, who also created the television series, opens in theaters on Friday, July 25.
- MobileMe: Synchronizing with Microsoft Exchange Release date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:55:11 -0500
- Storing and reading notes with your iPod Release date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:28:28 -0500
- Macs help Trek get the message out “We’ve got some incredible products,” says John Burke, president of Trek Bicycle. “But if you don’t tell people about them, it doesn’t really matter.” Not about to let that happen, Trek uses their Macs to create videos as marketing and training tools. “We’re using podcasting to talk” directly to consumers about Trek bicycles. As a result, “they’re walking right into the retailers asking for the product.”
- How to redownload purchased applications from the App Store Release date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:08:12 -0500
- App Store Pick of the Week: Exposure With Exposure, you can take Flickr on the road, browsing and enjoying the billions of photos on Flickr on your iPhone or iPod touch. Both Exposure (free) and the ad-free Exposure Premium ($9.99) let you browse your own library, flip though a contact’s recent uploads, create favorites, add comments, even search through Flickr’s vast library of images.
- iTunes: Calendar colors do not match between computer and device Release date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:52:54 -0500
- Troubleshooting applications purchased from the App Store Release date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:48:59 -0500
- Both of your computers think they "own" your iPod Release date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:55:06 -0500
- Apple reports record third quarter results In financial results for its fiscal 2008 third quarter, Apple reported its best June quarter for both revenue and earnings in Apple’s history, posting revenue of $7.46 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.07 billion, or $1.19 per diluted share. It also set a new record for Mac sales, shipping 2,496,000 Macs during the quarter, representing 41 percent unit growth and 43 percent revenue growth over the year-ago quarter.
- Apple Reports Record Third Quarter Results
- Microsoft Outlook 2003/2007 may not display contacts and calendars without refreshing after syncing with MobileMe, iPhone, or iPod touch Release date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:22:22 -0500
- Overview of syncing iPhone or iPod touch with your computer Release date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:56:17 -0500
- iPod classic or iPod nano (3rd generation) randomly resetting or freezing when displaying album artwork Release date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:02:32 -0500
- Syncing Music to iPod Release date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:25:00 -0500
- Apple golden in 2008 International Design Excellence Awards In its special report on the IDEA 2008 winners, BusinessWeek reports that the iPhone, MacBook Air, and the Apple Wireless Keyboard won Gold awards and iMac won a Silver award in the prestigious annual competition sponsored by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA).
- iPhone and iPod touch: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen Release date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:43:56 -0500
- About the iPod touch January Software Upgrade Release date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:41:33 -0500
- Now playing on iTunes U: “Ask a Biologist” Hosted by Dr. Biology (CJ Kazilek) and brought to us by Arizona State University, “Ask a Biologist” features interviews of prominent scientists who discuss tiger beetles, marine biology, the history of fire, microbes, bird song, arachnology, and a wide range of other life science topics. Whether you listen to the shows, read the transcripts, or both, “Ask a Biologist” makes for an enjoyable and thought provoking experience.
- iPhone and iPod touch: Changing the signed-in iTunes Store account Release date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:24:13 -0500
- iPod: Only Apple Logo appears on display when turned on Release date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:42:34 -0500
- Five stars to iPhone 2.0 software From the new App Store to easier mail management to support for Microsoft Exchange and MobileMe, PC Advisor steps you through the major and minor additions and improvements offered by iPhone 2.0 software. Awarding it five stars for its value for the money, PC Advisor concludes that iPhone 2.0 offers “a welcome step-up for what was already arguably the best mobile platform on the market.”
- New App Store offers addictive fun So far as Ed Baig (usatoday.com) is concerned, “the App Store for iPhone and iPod touch” is “the killer app many of us expected,” an application that “turns the iPhone into an important new computing platform.” In his review, Baig takes a look at some of the apps — Pandora, AOL Radio, Super Monkey Ball, MooCowMusic: Band, Etch A Sketch, and five others — that can make “you feel like a kid in a toy store.”
- Unleashing a flood of apps for iPhone “If you have an iPhone,” cautions Rik Fairlie (NYTimes.com), “you just might forget that the device is capable of making phone calls,” considering all of the diverting applications available on the new iPhone App Store. “Simple to use, thanks to its elegant and intuitive interface,” the App Store offers “an object lesson for other cellphone makers and carriers on how to make your customers’ phones indispensable.”
- iPhone 3G “the touchscreen phone to beat” “iPhone 3G is the best touchscreen phone and media player by far on any network,” proclaims Mark Spoonauer (laptopmag.com) in his 4-star (out of five) review of iPhone 3G. “It delivers the best mobile Web experience on any smart phone,” offers “excellent App Store integration,” “vastly improved call quality,” and “Microsoft Exchange support.” And, he adds, iPhone 3G is a “stellar music and video player.”
- Coming Attractions: The Dark Knight Tomorrow, Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight opens in theaters across the country. The eagerly anticipated film — with Christian Bale reprising his Batman role and Heath Ledger starring as the Joker — has already received rave reviews. Before you head to the theater, watch the trailers on the Movie Trailer site. You can even download them to take with you on your iPod.
- Pro Tip of the Week: Searchin’ Safari In Mac OS X Leopard, Safari offers a great new search feature called Find. In addition to instant Google searches, Safari now lets you easily and quickly locate any text on any web page. Safari displays how many instances of your search term it found, and it highlights each instance on the page. To find out how you can take advantage of the new Find feature in Safari, read the latest Pro Tip of the Week.
- iPhone 2.0 software: Troubleshooting iPhone or iPod touch Exchange ActiveSync "Push" issues Release date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:52:38 -0500
- About the security content of iPhone v1.1.2 and iPod touch v1.1.2 Updates Release date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:04:07 -0500
- iPod Camera Connector: Supported Devices Release date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:53:51 -0500
- iTunes for Windows: iPod and iPhone Diagnostics Release date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:35:56 -0500
- Connecting iPod to your home or car stereo Release date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:48:10 -0500
- What to do if iPod can't be updated because the firmware file was corrupt or not found Release date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:33:44 -0500
- At the App Store, “the party has just begun” It’s the software, maintains BusinessWeek’s Stephen Wildstrom, that “separates the iPhone from the pack.” And, he predicts, “the App Store will turn that gap into a gulf.” That’s because the iPhone “provides a unique combination of an extremely capable device, millions of customers hungry for ways to expand its usefulness, and an enthusiastic (crazed, one could say) community of developers.”
- Four-mouse rating to iPhone 3G The iPhone 3G earns a four (out of five) mouse rating from Jason Snell (macworld.com), who reports that the new iPhone “improves on the original iPhone’s audio quality, offers access to a faster data network, and sports built-in GPS functionality.“ It also provides access to “the exciting new world of third-party software” and to “new Exchange syncing features.”
- Fast iPhone 3G makes the “App Store sing” “I would have posted this sooner, but I just can’t put down the new iPhone 3G,” relates Eric Benderoff (chicagotribune.com). “Blame the 3G speed. The faster network connection is such an improvement over the first iPhone that you’ll be hard-pressed to stop using the new iPhone because it truly has become a mini Mac in the palm of your hand.”
- App Store Picks: MooCowMusic: Pianist Carrying a piano around town has never been easier — now that MooCowMusic: Pianist lets you tickle the virtual ivories on your iPhone or iPod touch. Pianist offers a complete 88-key piano keyboard, each note sampled from a real piano. And Pianist, one of the more than 800 applications now available on the new App Store, offers multi-track recording, so you can even play a duet with yourself.
- Age of Empires II: Gold Edition 1.0.6 Update to the popular real-time strategy game.
- Quick Tip of the Week: One click, multiple tabs We’re all creatures of habit, even online. So if your web browsing routine has you visiting the same websites every day, you can use Safari in Mac OS X Leopard to open all of those sites at the same time — each in a separate tab, with just a single click. You’ll learn how by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.
- Apple Sells One Million iPhone 3Gs in First Weekend
- iPhone App Store Downloads Top 10 Million in First Weekend
- Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark 1.69 The subterranean Underdark, one of the most awe-inspiring worlds in the history of D & D awaits you in this expansion.
- Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Unrentide 1.69 Delve further into the Forgotten Realms with with this exciting expansion pack.
- Neverwinter Nights 1.69 Uncover a sinister conspiracy in this amazing realm of classic D & D fantasy.
- iPhone 3G on Sale Tomorrow
- Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos 1.22a Rally the Horde in this legendary fantasy.
- Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne 1.22a Following in the tradition of previous Blizzard expansion sets, this provides Warcraft gamers with a vast new chapter.
- Vendetta Online 1.8.24 An open-ended massively multiplayer online role playing game with twitch-based combat, character development, and more.
- Chessmaster 9000 1.1.2 Builds on the strong foundation of its predecessors by adding many new tools to help players master the game of chess.
- Telstra and Apple to bring iPhone 3G to Australia on 11 July
- Enigmo 2.0.8 A 3D puzzle game where you move streams of flowing liquid so that droplets get to their destination.
- Award-Winning Television Programming Now Available on the iTunes Store in Australia
- Out of the Park Baseball 9.0.26 The game lets you do almost anything a real life general manager can do to guide a baseball team to glory.
- iTunes Store Tops Over Five Billion Songs Sold
- Diablo II 1.12a Return to a world of dark fantasy. Updates Diablo II for Mac OS X compatability.
- Apple’s First Retail Store in Australia Opens in Sydney on Thursday, 19 June
- Diablo II: Lord of Destruction 1.12a Updates Diablo II: Lord of Destruction for Mac OS X compatability.
- SPORE Creature Creator 1.0 Unleash your Creature Creativity with SPORE Creature Creator—the only limit is your imagination.
- Enemy Territory: Quake Wars 1.5 With unmatched graphics, physics, networking, and story-driven military missions, this game transports you to the front lines of the ultimate war for Earth.
- EVE Online 2.3 Players take the role of spaceship pilots seeking fame, fortune, and adventure in a huge, complex, exciting, and sometimes hostile galaxy.
- Apple Previews Mac OS X Snow Leopard to Developers
- Apple Introduces the New iPhone 3G
- Neverwinter Nights 2 1.12.1295 Rise from a peasant to a full-fledged hero as you defend the Realms against one of the greatest threats of the age.
- Dominions 3: The Awakening 3.17 Leading one of over fifty possible nations in three different Ages, it is your goal to ascend to true godhood.
- Bugdom 2 3.1 Help Skip track down the Bully Bee and get his knapsack back in the sequel to the Bugdom 3D adventure game.
- Warbirds 2008 An award-winning, mega-player simulation of World War I and II aerial and ground combat.
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock 1.3 Fire up the fretboard, crank up the amp and get ready to rock like never before.
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