Posts Tagged ‘Software’

Apple’s Grand Central Dispatch goes open source — get at those cores, people

Written By admin On September 15th, 2009

Grand Central Dispatch may not exactly be a household name to the average Apple user, but it’s certainly a hot topic among developers, who may know it better as “libdispatch,” and are no doubt thrilled that Apple has now made the whole thing open source. Among other things, that means developers are now able to [...]

iPhone / iPod touch OS 3.1.1 is live!

Written By admin On September 9th, 2009

That’s right, gang — OS 3.1.1 for iPhone and iPod touch is alive and well and we’re installing it as we speak! We’re looking forward to digging into all those Genius mixes, syncing options and, most importantly, a reasonable way to manage apps. Stay tuned!
Update: Yes, managing apps from iTunes is every bit as magical [...]

iTunes 9 bringing iTunes LP functionality, ‘beautiful new look’

Written By admin On September 8th, 2009

Ready to pay more for the same music? Good! We’ve just spotted some new “Deluxe Version” albums in iTunes, which apparently are part of the “iTunes LP” experience in the upcoming iTunes 9, if the album blurbs are to be believed. The albums pack in bonus material like art, videos and additional recordings. Sounds just [...]

Snow Leopard shipping August 28th for $29, order now

Written By admin On August 30th, 2009

Well, it’s not September, but we’re not going to hold an early launch of its performance-focused Snow Leopard OS against Apple. The Apple store has come back online bearing an order page for OS X version 10.6 in Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Pro… oh wait, it’s just $29 as an upgrade from 10.5. August [...]

TUAW’s iPhone app: it’s alive

Written By admin On August 30th, 2009

If you love TUAW, iPhones, and apps (and let’s be honest… you do), then today should be filled with wonderment and excitement. Why you ask? Because our homeboys and girls over at The Unofficial Apple Weblog have released their very own iPhone app — and it’s pretty darn slick. If you know what’s good for [...]

Mac Recovery

Written By admin On August 27th, 2009

Most of the times data is lost from our computer , memory card, ipod, or other backup storage device. Most would go to hysteria and panic. But some are unaware that the losses of the images are only temporary and there is a solution for it. If you’re mac user, the solution is using  Mac [...]

Qik for iPhone 3GS now available, still not capable of live 3G streaming

Written By admin On August 16th, 2009

So, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that Qik for iPhone 3GS is now available, and it’s completely gratis to download. The bad news is that it probably won’t do exactly what you want it to. You see, those on Symbian S60 have grown used to a Qik that can actually [...]

iTunes 8.2.1 brings Pre’s music syncing capability to a halt (updated)

Written By admin On July 15th, 2009

Palm itself had warned that the Pre’s iTunes sync functionality could be broken at a moment’s notice (and at Apple’s whim), but we’re pretty sure no one expected it’d happen this quickly. We’ve been able to confirm that version 8.2.1 of the software prevents the sync from working, meaning that you’ve got to add music [...]

Apple’s App Store crosses the 1.5 billion download mark

Written By admin On July 14th, 2009

Yes, it seems like only yesterday (or about 3 months ago) that Apple crossed a landmark — 1 billion apps downloaded from its App Store — and here we are again. Apple’s just issued a press release stating that it’s now seen another half a billion apps downloaded in about three months — putting them [...]