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Google tonight moved to quashed rumors that it would make its own smartphone. The company’s Android project president, Andy Rubin, says it would be unfair for Google to “compete with its customers” and that it remains dedicated to Android only as an operating system for outside hardware manufacturers. He adds that Google isn’t particularly experienced at hardware design and that its influence on the T-Mobile G1’s hardware design is more a negative than a positive….
Imagine Products has introduced new versions of its ShoutPut Pro and ProxyMill applications, which support workflows for Canon 5D Mark II and JVC ProHD digital cameras. ShoutPut Pro delivers tools for managing HD digital media, enabling users to make secure copies of a memory card or hard diskís contents, in up to three locations, along with the ability to create Blu-ray or DVD archivies. ProxyMill is an HD conversion software, that allows users to create HD Log files, to customize QuickTime codec, image quality or bit rates, and to make low-resolution H.264 or MPEG-…
AKVIS has announced a new version of its photo enhancement tool, Noise Buster 7.0. The application is designed to remove noise in the color and luminance layers of images, both separately and together. The upgrade delivers a series of new features including support for Adobe Photoshop Elements 8, 64-bit Adobe Photoshop CS4, and Snow Leopard, as well as improvements to both the noise reduction algorithm and interface. Bug fixes have also been added for both the Mac and Windows versions….
Anawiki Games has released Spooky Runes, a Halloween version of its Runes of Avalon 2 for the Mac. Spooky Runes is a puzzle-based adventure that takes place in Avalon, after it has been invaded by ghouls, bats, ghosts, and other various creatures. During the game players must solve a variety of puzzles which are spread throughout 35 different levels, in order to help the main character Evelyne collect enough magic runes to get rd of the monsters….
Filed under: iPod Family, Internet Tools, iPhone, App Review
We’re a pretty AIM-based blog around these parts. The fact that Weblogs, Inc. is owned by AOL may or may not play a role in that. Regardless, we TUAWians spend a lot of time in AIM chat rooms. The App Store’s lack of AOL chat room support has been a real burden when we’re out on the road with iPhones.
I was delighted when a recent tweet put me in contact with Björn Teichmann, author of the iPhone IRC application Rooms (iTunes Link). Rooms, claimed Teichmann, could bring AOL chat rooms to our iPhones.
Teichmann sent over a promo code for his app, which normally retails for $1.99, and spent a few hours getting me up to speed on AOL chat rooms using his software. Let me explain: It’s not that setting things up ended up being difficult to accomplish, but rather there weren’t a lot of clear and available instructions for doing so. What Teichmann worked out over those hours was a somewhat reliable way to access AOL chat rooms via IRC.
Read on to learn more about his solution…
Continue reading Bitlbee and Rooms: Accessing AIM Chat Rooms from your iPhone
TUAWBitlbee and Rooms: Accessing AIM Chat Rooms from your iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iTunes, Apple TV
As we learned yesterday, not everyone loves the update to Apple TV.
For me, however, the upgrade was an improvement to an adequate piece of hardware — when it chose to work. By mid-afternoon, I was listening to classical music be streamed over Internet radio, and I was very happy with the Apple TV for the most part. The flagship new features — iTunes Extras and iTunes LPs — finicky and hard to work. Trying to navigate through iTunes Extras was akin to herding cats. When it works, it’s fantastic. When it doesn’t, you want to hurl something at the wall.
I’m quite the opposite from fellow blogger Steve Sande when it comes to the Apple TV. I chose the device over getting cable back in February. I promptly did the hacks to open up the USB port and utilize Boxee (with Hulu) and XBMC. Please note that these hacks will be wiped when you upgrade to 3.0.
I frequently use it because it became the perfect home for streaming content from first an external hard drive, then my new iMac. I’m an anime fan, and used the chance to rip my DVDs to my hard drive and have all the episodes in one place. It’s very nice not to have to get up and change DVDs after every 3-4 episodes. I also stream YouTube content and play music over it.
Here’s a look at some of the new features:
Continue reading I heart my Apple TV, but as for 3.0 …
TUAWI heart my Apple TV, but as for 3.0 … originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
RED this evening provided an update on the progress of its greater-than-HD EPIC and Scarlet cameras with a beta program for the EPIC-X and a feature boost for the Scarlet. The 5K resolution EPIC-X should now be available as a “beta” test camera before the end of 2009 and, in a first stage, will give those buyers a pre-production core body and all the equipment needed to use it outside of the lens, such as CompactFlash storage, an electronic viewfinder, a mount and power. This initial run should be available only in very limited numbers for $28,000 and will get speci…
In Brief: macProVideo.com has released a new tutorial video that provides lessons for working with Apple’s MainStage 2 software. PlayHaven has announced a new platform that allows iPhone developers to create community sites for their games. Meanwhile, Infinity Data Systems has extended free phone support to customers using MailForge….
Microsoft opened up its second Microsoft Store retail location in Mission Viejo, CA Thursday. With the help of a free concert ticket giveaway for Canadian pop star Justin Bieber, the company saw a line of some one thousand people waiting for the doors to open, according to The OCRegister.
