Archive | April, 2011
How to use the Grep command in Terminal to cheat at Scrabble and Words With Friends
Terminal is an Apple utility that gives users control over their Mac via a command line, enabling them to use Unix commands to accomplish all sorts of tasks. For instance, you might be surprised to learn that you can play games like Tetris and Pong from within the terminal app. But today we’re going to […]
Continue reading...Apple unveils Final Cut Pro X; Available in June for $299
13. April 2011
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As had been rumored, Apple yesterday unveiled its latest update to Final Cut Pro, dubbed Final Cut X. The latest upgrade brings with it a host of new features, including support for all processor cores via Grand Central Dispatch, support for high-def 4k resolution, the ability to edit during import, scalable rendering, and resolution independent […]
Continue reading...Windows App Store looks remarkably like iOS and Mac App Stores
12. April 2011
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New photos of the Windows App Store have surfaced and they show a remarkable resemblance to an app store you might already be familiar with. We know Microsoft is fighting tooth and nail to prevent Apple from trademarking the phrase ‘app store’, but copying the entire look and feel in an effort to prove the […]
Continue reading...Microsoft: Protecting the Windows monopoly at all costs
12. April 2011
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Microsoft’s tablet strategy remains in shambles. The HP Slate was essentially a bust on arrival, only to be followed up by the news that HP was abandoning Microsoft altogether in light of its $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm and its heralded WebOS. So what’s Microsoft to do? It’s not working on an iOS style version […]
Continue reading...AirPlay Private Key uncovered
12. April 2011
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Developer James Laird recently reverse engineered the AirPort express private key and released an open source AirPort Express emulator that allows third party hardware to stream music from iTunes and certain iPod models. My girlfriend moved house, and her Airport Express no longer made it with her wireless access point. I figured it’d be easy […]
Continue reading...92% of Clorox employees choose iPhone over all other smartphones
12. April 2011
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While BlackBerrys were once ubiquitous, if not downright necessary in the halls of corporate America, the advent of the iPhone changed the way employees use and interact with their smartphones in a fundamental way. While the BlackBerry may be the consummate email device, employees today want their work phones to offer the same benefits afforded […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs iPhone introduction with Mike Tyson’s Punchout theme music [Video]
12. April 2011
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We were bored and decided to see what Steve Jobs’ original iPhone introduction would sound like set against the theme music from the NES classic, Mike Tyson’s Punchout. If the iPhone is Mike Tyson, would that make Android Buster Douglas? Or maybe the iPhone is Manny Pacquiao and Android is Floyd Mayweather?? Okay, enough Boxing analogies. Enjoy […]
Continue reading...Apple not planning to release iPad 3 this year – Report
12. April 2011
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Despite rumors and speculative reports that Apple was planning to release two iPad models in 2011 – the iPad 2 this past March and an iPad 3 this September – it appears that that isn’t the case. Citing component partners, Digitimes is reporting that Apple has yet to provide its partners with any manufacturing information […]
Continue reading...Analyst claims iPhone 5 won’t even enter production until September
11. April 2011
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If there’s one thing we used to be able to count on with the iPhone, it was that Apple was going to release a new model every Summer. Indeed, this has been Apple’s mo since the first iPhone was released in 2007. But the iPhone 5, by all accounts, will be the exception to the […]
Continue reading...Steve Wozniak said he’d consider returning to Apple if asked
11. April 2011
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During a recent interview in England, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak was asked if he’d ever consider returning to Apple in the event he was asked to. “I’d consider it, yeah,” Woz responded. While Wozniak officially left Apple in 1987, he does remain a stockholder and an employee in name. “There’s just an awful lot I […]
Continue reading...More details about massive Final Cut Pro upgrade emerge; Spring 2011 launch expected along with iPad and Thunderbolt support
11. April 2011
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With Apple expected to announce a major update to Final Cut Pro this week, new details about some of the surprises Apple has in store are beginning to leak out. Rumor has it that FCP will be released sometime this Spring with an official unveiling set for tomorrow at the Final Cut Pro User […]
Continue reading...Adobe announces Photoshop Touch SDK, releases 3 Photoshop iPad apps
11. April 2011
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Though Apple won’t be allowing Flash to run on its iOS devices anytime soon, we think it’s safe to say that the beef between Apple and Adobe is ancient history. This past September, Apple revised its developer guidelines to allow the use of third party cross development tools like Flash. The updated guidelines read: In […]
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13. April 2011
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