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3.0 Update breaks 3rd party video cables for iPod Touch and …

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:23:51 +0000

New beta of iPhone 3.1 SDK shows signs of life for MMS on AT&T - BetaNews · Apple Issues Mac OS X 10.5.8 Update Code-Named 'Loki' to Developers - Softpedia · Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Build 10A394 Activates Dock Expose …

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First Looks: iPlay Music Chords for iTunes is a Good Beginner’s Tool

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:57:56 +0000

What it is: iPlay Music, a Mountain View, CA company, produces music learning software and operates a web-based store in the iTunes mold that just launched an innovative Chords for iTunes app that gives musicians an easy way to synchronize music in an iTunes library with a Quicktime video showing the chords to play along with a particular song. Why it’s cool: The Chords for iTunes app is a promising tool for learning to play popular songs, whether you are a guitarist or keyboard player, and offers easy to read visual cues to the chords of songs such as Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay , Proud Mary , Refugee , When I Come Around , and more. At present there are but 26 songs available to download for free, but the iPlayMusic Store offers a host of additional paid downloads that teach everything from 12 Bar Blues to Reggae strumming to Swing and Rock chord formations. The catalog of downloadable lessons is a bit thin in the early going, but many of the basics that underly a strong foundation in musicianship are covered and for those just beginning to learn an instrument, iPlay Music products and services are well worth checking out. A couple of cool features of the software allow you to slow down a song while remaining in pitch so you can play along at the speed you need to learn the song, and an Export to iPod feature, that allows you to put the lessons on your iPod or iPhone so you can take them with you on the go. Where to Get It: All the info you need is available on the web at the iPlay Music site .

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Apple, nVidia fighting? No way, cuz they're BFF - MAC.BLORGE

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:50:11 +0000

Further, the Mac maker and to a lesser extent chip giant have backstopped these losses with extended warranties, repairs and replacements. Why would anyone think these two are anything but the bestest of buds? …

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Sega giving away Columns on iPhone for free all this weekend

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:30:00 +0000

Filed under: Gaming , Odds and ends , Freeware , iPhone , App Store , iPod touch Normally we’d just send out a tweet about this (that’s usually what we do with free app deals, so if you’re not one of the almost 40,000 people following us yet, you definitely should be), but this is a good one, and it’s a holiday, so we wanted to make sure you knew. Sega is feeling particularly generous this weekend, so they’re giving away free copies of their Columns Deluxe , a port of the old Genesis game , for the iPhone. The game is a pretty straightforward port — it doesn’t have any extras, and the accelerometer controls are a little tacked on from what we hear, but if you like the puzzler gameplay of Columns , and you should, it’s a fun one to pull up for a few minutes at a time. Plus, it’s free — from July 3rd to Monday, July 6th, Sega says it’ll be on sale for the low price of nothing at all. Sounds good to us — sit back, put a few brats and burgers on the grill, grab a Corona (and lime, of course), and enjoy some old-school dropping block gameplay for no money at all. TUAW Sega giving away Columns on iPhone for free all this weekend originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds

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Road Tested: AT&T Navigator for iPhone

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:30:00 +0000

Filed under: Software , iPhone , App Store , Road Tested Like my colleague Mel Martin , I’ve had a serious GPS jones for quite a while. When I was in much better shape, I rode the local trails on a mountain bike with a Garmin eTrex Summit. It didn’t have any maps, nor did I really need any for what I was doing.

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Rolando 2 out now on the App Store

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:30:00 +0000

Filed under: Gaming , Software , iPhone , App Store Just in case you haven’t yet heard, ngmoco has released Rolando 2 out into the App Store for the premium price of $9.99. The game’s subtitled Quest for the Golden Orchid (in this one, you’re rescuing a relic rather than a prince), and though it’s not cheap by App Store standards, but on the other hand, it’s as quality a game as you’ll find on the iPhone. We were big fans of the first one , and the second one ups the ante with a brand new 3D look (though still the same great 2D gameplay), and lots more types of Rolandos to roll and jump and fly and drive around the more than 45 new levels. It’s fair to say that if you liked the first one, you’ll love this one, and if you’ve never tried rolling a Rolando around, this is a perfect opportunity to start.

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Woman Shot During "Violent Armed Robbery" at Apple Store [Apple] (Gizmodo)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:50:55 +0000

A 26-year-old employee was shot today during a “violent armed robbery” of the Clarendon Apple Store in Arlington, Virginia. Video news report embedded below—details at Cult of Mac. [Cult of Mac...

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* Apple Mac iBook 13" one day old 2.16 GHz * for sale on Tomball …

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:44:38 +0000

2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 3GB DDR2 Memory 160GB hard drive1 NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics Standard keyboard White polycarbonate shell Follow this address for complete Specifications. …

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I'm thinking about getting a Mac | AGT.ID.AU - Cairns

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:41:59 +0000

OSnews reports that the Apple Mac OS X has been the first OS hacked out of the big three in Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux and OS X. … Telstra ADSL IP addresses getting blacklisted? Telstra ADSL IP addresses getting black.

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Pocket Universe ups the astronomy app ante

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Filed under: iPhone , App Store , iPod touch , App Review When the fireworks stop and the smoke clears , it would be a great weekend to look at our beautiful summer skies. Pocket Universe [App Store] is a US$2.99 app that has been updated to make star finding easier for those that have a new iPhone 3GS. The app uses the position sensors and the compass to orient your phone to match the real sky. As you turn or tilt the phone, the sky map changes to give you a very accurate picture of where you are pointing, with lots of labels and links to more information. This is one of the first examples of an augmented reality app to hit the platform since the introduction of the 3GS. If you have an older iPhone or iPod touch running OS 3.0, you can tilt the phone to match where the real sky is, but you’ll have to manually set the direction you’re facing