Archive | October 12th, 2009
Data Rescue 3 drops with numerous upgrades
Macnn reports: Prosoft Engineering has released Data Rescue 3, an upgrade to its data recovery software. The app is designed to help users retrieve files from a corrupt hard drive, as well as restore files that have been previously deleted. Version 3 delivers several new features including a re-designed interface, an “intelligent” FileIQ function, and […]
Continue reading...Rare Snow Leopard bug may accidentally erase entire hard drive
12. October 2009
A rare Snow Leopard bug has picked up steam, or at least publicity, over the past few days and it sure is a doozy. According to reports, the bug shows itself when a Leopard user with an enabled guest account subsequently upgrades to Snow Leopard. Upon rebooting, many of these users are logged in as […]
Continue reading...iPhone market share continues to accelerate at an impressive rate in the US and worldwide
12. October 2009
A recent report from Canalys indicates that iPhone marketshare in both in the US and abroad continues to accelerate at an impressive rate. Canalys’ data found that Apple’s share of the US smartphone market in Q2 2009 came in at 23%, up from 7% during the same period a year-ago and representing an astounding 365% increase year […]
Continue reading...New Windows Mobile 6.5 commercial is almost as bad as the OS itself [Video]
12. October 2009
After a slew of horrible Windows Mobile 6.5 reviews comes this equally abysmal commercial for Windows Mobile 6.5 To be fair, it’s not nearly as awkward and bad as the Windows 7 launch party tutorial, but this commercial seems to have been done by a High School Junior who thought it might be a cool […]
Continue reading...Why iTunes really consists of 2 separate app stores – a developers perspective
12. October 2009
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Marco Ament recently wrote an interesting piece discussing some of the recent hoopla over the iTunes App Store and its ability, or lack thereof, to provide developers with a sustainable income. Not too long ago, Ged Maheux of Iconfactory wrote that the app store is “broken”, and as an example, he cites the recent experiences […]
Continue reading...Genetech CEO Arthur Levinson resigns from Google’s Board of Directors
12. October 2009
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Over the past few months, there had been quite a bit of a controversey regarding Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s dual role as a board member at both Apple and Google. Not too long ago, and shortly after Apple “rejected” Google Voice from the iTunes App Store, Schmidt resigned from the Apple board citing a growing conflict of […]
Continue reading...Report: Microsoft’s Pink project is an un-fixable disaster, “near death”
12. October 2009
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No one is quite sure what exactly Project Pink is, but broadly speaking, we do know that it refers in someway to a Microsoft project that was created with the intention of battling the iPhone. But now, a few inside sources are apparently breaking ranks and spilling the beans on the latest Microsoft project gone […]
Continue reading...Report: BlackBerry’s App World is the most expensive app store
12. October 2009
In a recent report encapsulating data from September, app store analytics company Distimo found that BlackBerry’s App World holds the distinction of being the most expensive mobile app store. The report found that the average price for an app on BlackBerry’s App World is more than three times higher than apps found on Apple’s iTunes […]
Continue reading...Adobe releases Photoshop app for the iPhone
12. October 2009
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Adobe recently released its Photoshop.com Mobile app for the iPhone. As you’d expect, the app is a striped down version of Adobe’s popular Photoshop editing program. iPodnn writes: The new app can crop, flip and rotate photos, or adjust exposure, saturation and tint, with option of converting to black-and-white. Two filters are included: Sketch renders […]
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12. October 2009
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