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Apple releases iTunes 8.1
Apple has released iTunes 8.1, which the company says in its installation notes is “now faster and more responsive,” along with Front Row Update 2.1.7 which provides improved iTunes 8.1 compatibility. With iTunes 8.1,, users will enjoy noticeable improvements when working with large libraries, browsing the iTunes Store, preparing to sync with iPod or iPhone, [...]
Continue reading...Apple Unveils New 4GB iPod shuffles with VoiceOver
11. March 2009
Apple has just released new iPod shuffles, now in 4GB, half the physical size, and with new VoiceOver technology built in. An interesting point I noted is a little sneak feature of the VoiceOver technology. If you sync the new iPod shuffle with a mac, the VoiceOver takes on the voice of Leopard’s smooth-talking Alex. [...]
Continue reading...Bionic Eye Gives Blind Man Sight
5. March 2009
“A man who lost his sight 30 years ago says he can now see flashes of light after being fitted with a bionic eye. Ron, 73, had the experimental surgery seven months ago at London’s Moorfield’s eye hospital. He says he can now follow white lines on the road, and even sort socks using the [...]
Continue reading...Tap Tap Revenge 2 Released
3. March 2009
Tapulous’ Tap Tap Revenge 2 has just been released! For the five minutes that I’ve interacted with it, it seems to be just about the coolest game I’ve ever played on the iPhone. The graphics are simply awesome! Sadly though, the new version is now ad-supported, and there doesn’t seem to be an option to [...]
Continue reading...Tutorial: How to record an iShred guitar in GarageBand
3. March 2009
I’m sure many people have pined for a hotrock electric guitar and a pumped up amplifier that can power an entire stadium for all your dream solo rock concerts. Let me show you how to achieve that this very second, with nothing more than your iPhone and GarageBand ’09 on your mac. Let’s get started! [...]
Continue reading...Sleek new MIT solar car “Eleanor” heads to the races
1. March 2009
MIT’s Solar Electric Vehicle Team, the oldest such student team in the country, has just finished construction of its latest high-tech car and will be unveiling it to the public this Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. in Lobby 13. The new car, called “Eleanor,” is taller than earlier versions and thus allows a much [...]
Continue reading...Safari 4 Public Beta Web Inspector
28. February 2009
A nice new feature addition to Safari 4 Public Beta are the developer tools built in, especially the UI of the style inspector: Despite the serious flaws in the overall UI of the application that do not adhere to Apple’s UI principles, this aspect is actually quite nice. Its integration into the main page is [...]
Continue reading...Safari RSS Reader feature on the iPhone
28. February 2009
I’m not sure how many people are aware of the local RSS feed reader in Safari on the iPhone/iPod touch. This service sort of lags from the old .Mac service, and I have no idea why Apple has not yet updated it to reflect and integrate with the MobileMe service. Selecting a .xml RSS feed [...]
Continue reading...Apple releases public beta of Safari 4 browser
24. February 2009
Apple on Tuesday announced the public beta of Safari 4, which the company has billed “the world’s fastest and most innovative web browser for Mac and Windows PCs.” Download Here Dubbed “Nitro,” the engine in Safari 4 is said to run JavaScript 4.2 times faster than Safari 3. Other new features include Top Sites, for [...]
Continue reading...LG’s G910 watchphone to cost £1,000?
24. February 2009
LG’s G910 watchphone to cost £1,000?: “ Know what comes with exclusivity? Price gouging. Word has it that Orange’s little European exclusive on LG’s touch-screen G910 watchphone with HSDPA data will result in a £1,000 / €1,144 price per. That directly translates to about $1,500 but, as these things generally go, it will likely be [...]
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12. March 2009
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