News aggregator

After an unusual sequence of events, Nullriver, Inc.'s NetShare app has reappeared on the iTunes App Store.

The $9.99 application promises to allow you to share your iPhone's network connection with your computer.

Share...

Interested in the environment? UChannel, a rich educational resource available on iTunes U, brings journalists, scientists, governors, and CEOs to speak with you about such topics as the Everglades, air quality, sustainability in business, global warming, environmental justice, and other topics. Enjoy more than 100 audio and video lectures on the Environment on your Mac, PC, iPhone, or iPod.

“With multiple genres to choose from and prices ranging from free to $9.99,” games top the charts for both free and paid applications on the new App Store, and Marc Saltzman (usatoday.com) knows why. Thanks to the brilliant “3.5-inch touch-screen interface and built-in sensor (‘accelerometer’)” on iPhone and iPod touch, “these games offer hours of fun.”

On Thursday, Apple provided iPhone developers with their first look at daily sales numbers. One developer generously shared her sales numbers with 9to5Mac.

Eliza Block is the author of a well reviewed crossword puzzle game called 2 ...

Apple has released Security Update 2008-005 via Software Update. The update patches several vulnerabilities including a much-publicized DNS/BIND server vulnerability where an attacker could cause a Mac OS X DNS server to direct clients to forged web...

Nullriver, Inc. has released NetShare onto the iTunes App Store this evening (via iPhone Alley). The $9.99 application promises to allow you to share your iPhone's network connection with your computer.

Share your iPhone's EDGE or 3G...

Apple has seeded the first version of Mac OS X 10.5.5 (Build 9F5) to developers tonight. This is the first new seed of Mac OS X since the released of Mac OS X 10.5.4 on June 30th.

Apple instructs developers to focus on testing a numbe...

Apple is now offering registered iPhone developers with daily download statistics on how well their applications are doing in the App Store.

Before today, most developers had been left in the dark about their applications performance...

IEEE has approved a new version of IEEE 1394, better known to Apple users as Firewire. The standard, known as 1394-2008, encompasses all prior Firewire technology and provides complete specifications for speeds of 1.6 Gigabits/second and 3.2 Gigabit...

Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz, co-writers and co-producers of The X-Files: I Want to Believe, came to the Apple Store, SoHo, to speak about the making of the second feature-length movie based on the award-winning television series. Now on iTunes, you can watch video clips from the event, learn how Final Cut Pro played a part in the film’s production, and listen as the talented fillmmakers answer audience questions.

AppleInsider claims that Apple resellers have received notice that MacBook, MacBook Pro and iPod supplies will become constrained in the coming weeks. Apple expects to decrease production of these models and, as a result, Apple is recommending that ...

Apple has released an update to iTunes to version 7.7.1. The update includes "fixes to improve stability and performance." iTunes 7.7.1 is currently available through Apple's Software Update.

Use iTunes 7.7 to sync music, video, and...

Just a week after the first iPhone 2.1 beta seed, Apple has released another 2.1 firmware release to developers. The new version appears to include several bug fixes.

"This is the second beta of the iPhone SDK targeting iPhone OS 2.1...

If you have a song you like to hear whenever you startup your Mac or an application — Safari, perhaps — you can’t do without, let Mac OS X Leopard launch them for you when you log in to your account or start up your Mac. Learn how by reading the latest Pro Tip of the Week.

Under extremely tight deadlines to shoot and wrap X-Files: I Want to Believe, director Chris Carter coaxed Oscar-winning editor Richard Harris out of retirement to pull off the impossible. And thanks to Final Cut Pro, Harris did. “I like the simplicity of Final Cut,” he says. “I’m not a technical guy, but it was just very friendly, as well as flexible enough to handle all the formats. And certainly the HD picture output is better than anything I’ve seen.”

9to5mac points to a recent ARM announcement that the company has secured a major architectural licensing deal with an "unnamed OEM" (original equipment manufacturer). This broad architectural license allows the manufacturers to develop their own imp...

Zune on left, artist rendition of Nano on right. From iLounge
iLounge reports that the next generation of iPod nano may sport a taller screen, matching the iPhone and iPod touch's screen aspect ratio of 1.5:1 and up from the 1.33:1 asp...

Apple has reported on their MobileMe status blog that they have now restored Mail service, including historical messages, to all of those affected by the MobileMe mail outage.

Thank you all for your extreme patience during this trying...

Besides hints of turn-by-turn GPS directions, the beta 2.1 firmware also reportedly contains references to an unreleased iPod Touch known as "iPod2,1", according to iPhoneAtlas.

The current iPod Touch carries a model designation of "iP...

On iTunes U, John Boudreau (siliconvalley.com) explains, “a series of lectures by renowned University of California-Berkeley philosophy professor Hubert Dreyfus is absolutely free.” No tuition costs at all. In fact, iTunes U offers “more than 50,000 audio and video tracks — course lectures, language lessons, speeches — from scores of universities and colleges.” What would you like to learn about today?