Apple releases Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.5
Apple has updated the software that enables Aperture 2, iPhoto ’08 and iPhoto ’09 to support the “raw” file formats of certain digital cameras. More: continued here
Month: March 2009
Report: Van Morrison Pulling Out of iTunes “Very Soon”
Leave it to Van Morrison to pull back the curtain on the state of the music industry today: “We don’t know where the record business is going, and the record companies say, ‘We don’t know what’s happening, and it’s a really bad time.’ So if it’s really bad, why would you want to do business…
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Black Socks and Shorts [Dancing with the Woz]
I want to ask when the hurting will stop, but the first episode hasn’t even aired yet… This will be the best TV trainwreck of the year, without question. CNET via Valleywag More: continued here
ColorSplash: iPhone Photo Apps Point to Better Things to Come
We’ve written previously about the odd dichotomy emerging from the general disdain with which the iPhone’s camera is regarded — fixed focal length, only 2 megapixels, blah, blah, blah — and the ever-increasing number of applications appearing to give iPhone photographers unprecedented control and creativity over their images. Tonight we call your attention to a…
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Cover Flow in Safari is a winner
There are many notable additions to Safari in the version 4 beta, but the new Cover Flow view is Jim Dalrymple’s favorite. More: continued here
Old iMac reincarnated as Dreamcast game console
A modder has turned his old iMac into the ultimate 90’s gaming platform. Because there’s nothing better than two pieces of vintage hardware combined into one. More: continued here
Ars Reviews iLife ’09: making the cut with iMovie and iPhoto
The latest version of Apple’s popular iLife suite of media applications brings a number of new features, as well as tweaks to some existing functionality. Ars dives deep on two of the members of the suite: iPhoto and iMovie. If you’re wonder whether an upgrade is worth it, read on for our take. More: continued…
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Exporting 720p from iMovie ’09
It’s impossible to directly export deinterlaced 720p video from a 1080i source in iMovie ’09. Until Apple fixes it, here’s how. More: continued here
A Visual History of Every iPod ever Released
Apple’s iPod has been outrageously successful and slyly prolific. In the seven-plus years since Apple introduced the iPod, the company has created 17 versions. Here’s a look back at iPod’s evolution. More: continued here
Apple and Psystar agree on trade secret confidentiality
Though Psystar and Apple may not see eye-to-eye on everything, they’ve agreed to keep trade secrets confidential during the course of their trial. More: continued here
Apple Vs Microsoft: iPhones and iPods Banned at Gates’ Home
According to linda Melinda in an interview with Vogue, the Gates’ kids can play Xbox, run Windows 7, and massage photos on Microsoft Surface all they want, but they can’t have iPods or iPhones More: continued here
Apple releases Battery Update 1.4 for all MacBook models
Monday’s Battery Update 1.4 is designed to improves the ability of MacBook batteries to maintain a charge when the system is shut down and not used for an extended period of time. More: continued here
Photo may show next-gen Mac mini retail box
A new photo claiming to show the retail packaging for Apple’s long-awaited Mac mini refresh has surfaced online, adding to speculation that March will serve as launch pad for several new desktop Macs. More: continued here
Analyst: Mar. 24 ‘Consistent’ With New Mac Forecast
An analyst has added his voice in support of two unconfirmed reports Monday that Apple will announce March 24 a Mac Pro, Mac mini and iMac update. “This would be consistent with our view that new desktops (and generally new products in the future) are likely to be launched at Apple-held events rather than trade…
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Play ShiveringKittens and Help Real Animals in the Bargain
Pocketmac and the ASPCA announced Monday a one-of-a-kind fundraising promotion in which $1 of every sale of Pocketmac’s $3 iPhone game ShiveringKittens will go to the ASPCA through the end of April 2009. ShiveringKittens is a quirky puzzle game in which users must successfully arrange falling blocks of ice in order to free – you…
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