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1) Analysts see iPhone remaining exclusive to AT&T, spurring sales of anti-depressants
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/analysts-see-iphone-remaining-exclusive-to-atandt-spurring-sales/
Filed under: iPhone
Those among you hoping for an impending dissolution of AT&T's exclusive hold (or testicular constriction, if you will) on the iPhone may want to sit down before reading the following words. According to AppleInsider, two separate analysts are making similar predictions that the iPhone will remain shackled to AT&T's network, offering the iPad-AT&T partnership as evidence. It's ok, I wept too.
Vijay Jayant, of Barclays Capital, was quoted as saying "(The) launch of Apple's iPad on AT&T's network is a vote of confidence in AT&T's network by the equipment maker." I don't know which part of that statement I find more shocking and disturbing. The possibility of his prediction being accurate, or the notion that someone has confidence in AT&T's network? That's infreakingsane! Jayant, however, sees this pact lasting only through the remainder of 2010, as do the folks at [...]
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2) Apple is the third largest smartphone maker
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/apple-is-the-third-largest-smartphone-maker/
Filed under: iPhoneApple is now the world's third largest smartphone producer, coming in behind Nokia and Research in Motion. IDC's latest report from its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker cites continued interest in the iPhone and Apple starting to offer the device in China as major driving forces behind the growing dominance in the smartphone world.
Apple shipped 25.1 million iPhone units in 2009, 8.7 million of those in the fourth quarter. By comparison, Nokia shipped 67.7 million device units throughout the year with 20.8 million in the fourth quarter alone. Manufacturers Motorola and HTC round out the top five smartphone makers. It's worth noting that while Apple still trails RIM and Nokia by unit sales, by some estimates the company already surpassed Nokia in Q3 of 2009 by generating more profit from handset sales than any other manufacturer.
A similar report released by [...]
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3) Gearing up for Macworld: My 5 apps & packing list
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/gearing-up-for-macworld-my-5-apps-and-packing-list/
Filed under: MacworldHitting the road for a week or more can be daunting enough when packing for a regular business trip, but when the itinerary includes the hustle and flow of Macworld Expo, I start to think a bit more seriously about exactly what I'm taking and why.
The good news is, of course, that a few well-chosen apps can substitute for destination guides and navigational help. The bad news... there's still a lot of stuff to bring along. Here are five-plus apps I loaded specifically for this trip, and a few hardware items that I couldn't do without.
The Apps
As many times as I've been to San Francisco, I still don't have a firm notion of the city's geography outside the immediate vicinity of Moscone Center (don't blame SF -- I still get lost in my own home town, too). To help me get around, I've tried iBART, BayTripper and the free, location-aware nextbus.com mobile site. [...]
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4) Drobo is having a "Spirit of Macworld 2010" video contest
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/drobo-is-having-a-spirit-of-macworld-2010-video-contest/
Filed under: Macworld, Peripherals
If you're an amateur or professional videographer and you'll be attending Macworld Expo 2010 in San Francisco this week, Data Robotics has a contest just for you.
Come up with an original video (less than 60 seconds in length) that best captures the spirit of Macworld 2010, submit it to a special Drobo Flickr group by February 19, and you'll have an opportunity to win one of two Drobo S five-drive storage devices (note that non-Pro Flickr users are limited to 2 video uploads per month). The Drobo S connects to your Mac via USB 2.0, Firewire 800, or eSATA, and can be populated with up to five drives for tons of storage. TUAW has reported on the new Drobo S and Drobo Elite devices in the past, and they're a popular storage tool for anyone who needs vast amounts of expandable storage but doesn't want to hassle with administering a RAID array.
To find [...]
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5) Kerio Connect 7 -- A new name and powerful new features
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/kerio-connect-7-a-new-name-and-powerful-new-features/
Filed under: Enterprise, SoftwareKerio, developers of Kerio Mail Server, announced today that a new version of their powerful enterprise-class collaboration product is now available. Kerio Connect 7, as the product is now called, is a re-branding of the venerable server application that illustrates that the package has gone well beyond just being a mail server.
John Jones of Kerio explained the details of the new release in a recent phone interview with TUAW. Kerio Connect 7 now allows distributed servers to work with one another, making it possible for large enterprises with widely-dispersed facilities to place servers at locations local to each office.
The multiple servers can behave as a single, large server, sharing calendars and global address lists, and users can be easily moved between servers for load balancing. The new release also provides web-based administration [...]
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6) AT&T updates Navigator app for the 5th time
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/atandt-updates-navigator-app-for-the-5th-time/
Filed under: Software, iPhoneHot on the heels of the Navigon update, AT&T is adding more features to its subscription based Navigator app for iPhone [iTunes link]. This update includes 'shake-to-go,' which allows users to shake their iPhone at any time while in an AT&T Navigator menu screen; the phone will automatically initiate a route to a pre-designated "home" address the user has set. This doesn't work while in navigation mode, so there's no worry about a pothole or bumpy road initiating a new route during a trip.
Other updated features include:
Speed Limit Display & Alerts: Navigation screen includes speed limit information and provides visual alerts if the limit is exceeded
Last Trip Origin: Once a trip is completed, users can easily return to the origin of their last trip by accessing the "Recent Places" menu
Nighttime Maps: The brightness levels of map screens are [...]
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7) Apple offers 2 software updates for iLife '09 and Camera RAW
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/apple-offers-2-software-updates/
Filed under: iLife, Multimedia, Software UpdateWell, it's Tuesday, and that's Apple's favorite day to update software.
Today we get an iLife '09 update, and a bunch of camera RAW updates.
Here's what Apple has to say about the iLife update:
Provides system software resources that are shared by iLife and other applications. This update improves overall stability for the Media Browser and iPhoto slideshows. It also provides compatibility between Aperture 3 and the Media Browser.
The update is recommended for all users of iLife '09, iWork '09, and Aperture.
And the camera updates:
This update extends RAW image compatibility for Aperture 3 and iPhoto '09 for the following cameras and formats:
Canon PowerShot S90
Canon sRAW
Canon mRAW
Leica D-LUX 4
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
It's not earthshaking, but will be welcome for heavy iLife [...]
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8) iPhone SDK 3.2 Beta 2 available now
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/iphone-sdk-3-2-beta-2-available-now/
Just a quick heads up to all your iPhone and iPad developers out there. The new version of the 3.2 SDK is now available for download. The Apple developer site is getting a bit slammed right now but it looks like a really exciting new update. Can't wait to start playing with it myself.
As per last time, the new beta SDK is under NDA, so please go check out the details for yourself to get further information about the changes between this beta and the last.TUAWiPhone SDK 3.2 Beta 2 available now originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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9) Ludicrous speed: 56 WPM on the iPhone
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/ludicrous-speed-56-wpm-on-the-iphone/
Filed under: Humor, Odds and ends, iPhone
I can type fairly quickly on my iPhone, at least in landscape mode -- I average about 30 - 35 words per minute compared to around 77 WPM on a standard keyboard -- but the guy in the video above has gone to plaid with his typing speed. Using an app called iTextSpeed [US$0.99, iTunes Link], this anonymous texting speed demon reaches an incredible 56 words per minute on his iPhone in portrait mode. I have no idea how he does it, particularly in portrait mode; I make an average of one mistake every other word unless I'm in landscape, but the guy in the video, whose thumbs look even bigger than mine, only screws up one word during the entire timed sequence.
A few people grouse about the iPhone's lack of a physical keyboard, but the cyborg-thumbed guy in this video proves that for some of us, it's not an issue whatsoever.
[Via [...]
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10) TUAW How To: Downgrading your 3.1.3 iPhone to 3.1.2
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/tuaw-how-to-downgrading-your-3-1-3-iphone-to-3-1-2/
Filed under: AppleLast week I downloaded (but did not install) the iPhone OS 3.1.3 firmware for my 3GS. I wanted to have a copy of the firmware on hand, but didn't want to upgrade right away. I checked "Do not ask me again" and clicked Download Only. I thought that was the end of the matter.
Unfortunately, this Sunday, I plugged in my iPhone and left the room to grab some tea. When I returned, the iPhone was 50% of the way through the 3.1.3 firmware upgrade procedure. It did something I had no idea that it would do: it upgraded me without asking.
How frustrating! What's more, I didn't have a copy of 3.1.2 on-hand to downgrade to because iTunes automatically deleted the old firmware files and I was using default Time Machine settings; Time Machine does not normally back up ~/Library, the folder that contains the iTunes ipsw files.
Fortunately, I had several resources. First, because I [...]
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11) iPad pre-orders overwhelm Norwegian stores
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/ipad-pre-orders-overwhelm-norwegian-stores/
Filed under: Hardware, iPadWho's got low expectations for the iPad? Not the Norwegians, as one local store can't keep up with pre-orders.
Late last week, retailer Eplehuset (Apple House) suspended pre-orders all together when they sold out. A message posted to their site states that those who have already placed orders will have their spot in line reserved, while others are out of luck. "We have chosen not to receive more pre-orders for now," the site says via Google Translate, "we will contact you as soon as we know anything more."
Additionally, iPod1 reports that retailer Humac has suspended iPad pre-orders. We don't have any stats on which model is being ordered most often, but Electronista suggests that it's the 64GB iPad with 3G model. It's also notable that most countries aren't offering pre-orders yet (including Apple itself in the US), so there's no way to gauge if the [...]
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12) SD card reader for iPhone might help bridge the photo gap
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/sd-card-reader-for-iphone-might-help-bridge-the-photo-gap/
Filed under: Macworld, Accessories, Hardware, iPhone
It's cool that Apple is getting all cozy with SD cards for the iPad; it helps to sell the idea that the iPad is closer to a MacBook than an iPhone. As useful as an SD card reader is for the iPad, there is one minor hiccup: it probably won't work with the iPhone.
ZoomMediaPlus aims to fill that gap with the ZoomIt SD card reader/application for the iPhone. The ZoomIt is a dongle that plugs in to the iPhone's dock connector and (with the use of Zoom's app) allows you to view and share content stored on an SD card.
According to ZoomMediaPlus, the card reader works in conjunction with its application that can be installed on either an iPhone or iPod touch. The app has a file browser that lets you browse files by group such as documents, pictures, or videos. It's also possible to copy files of any type from an SD card to your iPhone's [...]
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13) Macworld 2010: What is it? Apple Campus edition
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/macworld-2010-what-is-it-apple-campus-edition/
Filed under: Macworld, Humor, Cult of Mac, TUAW Business
While we were walking around the Apple Campus yesterday, we spotted this strange device planted in the ground. The picture above is the only one we took, but we'll give you a few hints: the two holes in the metal box are upside down trapezoids, and inside of them, you can see a metal grating just bigger than the holes themselves. The device stood right next to the Apple visitor parking lot (and in fact, that shadow on the right side is of a parked car just outside the frame -- the box itself is planted in grass, with no other wires or connections on it). Our query to you: What is this thing?
We have our own ideas -- we joked it was some kind of electric car charger, or perhaps an iPod nano dispensary. It almost seems like the leftover parts of a parking meter, but it was the only such box in the lot, and it was facing away from [...]
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14) Answers for the 'rents about the iPad
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/answers-for-the-rents-about-the-ipad/
Filed under: AppleSo my folks were here this weekend, and as you'd expect my Dad is really curious about the upcoming iPad, or as he likes to put it "his new 3G iPad". I convinced him that he should wait for April so he could get the new postpaid-data-ready iPad, which he could use anywhere, not just with WiFi hotspots.
As we were talking, I began to realize that he didn't really have a clear idea of exactly what this gadget is -- and lots of you probably have parents in similar situations. So I put together this Q&A using actual questions my Dad asked throughout the course of the weekend.
"So I can use it instead of my normal computer, right?"
The iPad isn't going to replace your home computer. In fact, it's supposed to be like an iPod -- a mobile device you bring along but not a primary system. You manage your music and movies and everything over on your main machine (a Windows [...]
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15) SDK devsugar: Re-signing applications
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/sdk-devsugar-re-signing-applications/
Filed under: AppleTUAW's devsugar series helps introduce developers to tools and tricks that they might not yet be familiar with. Today's tip centers on signing already-compiled and already-signed applications with a new custom signature.
A while back, I posted about a way to sign already-compiled applications with your personal credentials in order to better allow developer-to-developer distribution. By re-signing an application, it allows you to install it on any of the devices you have registered to your account at Apple without having to go through the fuss and bother of normal ad-hoc distribution. In addition, it makes it easier to develop applications on a contractor's machines, to ship them to a client, and then have them signed and shipped to App Store using the client's identity.
A basic command-line solution is as follows. It calls codesign (found in /usr/bin) to sign the [...]
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16) Apple ships latest version of Aperture for photo professionals
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/apple-ships-latest-version-of-aperture-for-photo-professionals/
Filed under: Multimedia, Software, Software UpdateIt certainly caused a lot of excitement when the Apple web store went down this morning. No, it wasn't an updated MacBook Pro line but Aperture 3, Apple's high-end photo editing and image management software.
The latest version is U.S. $199.00, and upgrades are available for any existing Aperture users for $99.00.
Apple says Aperture 3 has "more than 200 new features", including Faces and Places, brought over from iPhoto '09. There is an enhanced tool called Brushes, which allows photographers to paint adjustments and filters directly onto their images using new enhanced edge detection.
This latest version of Aperture runs in 64 bit on Snow Leopard and 64 bit processors.
Aperture has been in a long features war with Adobe Lightroom, a similar and very popular application. Aperture was last updated in February, 2008.
We'll have a [...]
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17) The Apple Store is back online
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/the-apple-store-is-offline/
Filed under: Apple
Yes, as expected, the Apple Store is down for the morning, presumably to update us with brand new MacBook Pros and whatever else Apple has cooked up for a release.
We'll keep an eye on the website along with you readers, and when we see what's been updated, we'll let you know. Do be patient -- as many of us are traveling to Macworld today, we might actually be on the roads and/or in the air when it happens, but we'll update as soon as we can. Stay tuned.
Update: It's back up, and it appears the new hotness is... Aperture 3.
Thanks to all who sent this in!TUAWThe Apple Store is back online originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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18) TUAW Giveaway: Win a BearExtender n3
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/tuaw-giveaway-win-a-bearextender-n3/
Filed under: Accessories, Hardware
Last month, we highly recommended the BearExtender n3 [US $44.97] as a great way to extend a Wi-Fi network to reach those pesky dead spots. In my testing, I found that it's possible to get around three times as much range as from an Airport device.
Now the nice people at Rokland Technologies have given us five units to give to you. If you're having weak signal problems, you want one of these. I bought the unit they sent me to review and have been overjoyed and amazed at it performing exactly as advertised.
The details of the giveaway are as follows:
Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older.
To enter, leave a comment telling us what what problem you would solve with a BearExtender n3.
The comment must be left before February 13, 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time.
You may enter only once. [...]
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19) Navigon adds some unique features to GPS app
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/navigon-adds-some-unique-features-to-gps-app/
Filed under: Software, Odds and ends, iPhone, iPod touchNavigon has been very aggressive about keeping its highly rated MobileNavigator app [iTunes link] up to date. Now, new features are putting it even further ahead of a lot of the competition.
The update adds three innovative features: in-app connection to Facebook and Twitter, Panorama View 3D with 3D terrain views powered from NASA data, and personalized route delivery via NAVIGON MyRoutes, an intelligent direction provider.
For Facebook and Twitter connectivity, a simple icon tap posts the user's current position, destination, and ETA without navigation interruption -- handy for advising family of your expected arrival or updating other travelers with your location if you stopped for a break.
The MyRoutes feature analyzes driving habits, patterns, location, time/day and provides up to three routes clearly displayed in-map with [...]
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20) Found Footage: Charlie Rose hosts iPad chat club
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/found-footage-charlie-rose-hosts-ipad-chat-club/
Filed under: Found Footage, iPad
In case you missed it last week, PBS top gab guy Charlie Rose (no relation) hosted a roundtable discussion about the latest product from Steve & co. on his show, featuring the NYT's David Carr, 'Uncle' Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal, and TechCrunch founder/would-be tablet impresario Michael Arrington. The segment is about 23 minutes long, but it's a good conversation.
Mossberg described the iPad as "wicked fast" and praised the software's grace notes and sophistication, while noting that nobody has really succeeded at making a tablet that the market embraced wholeheartedly. Arrington said "Personally, I think people are going to love this." David Carr (who strongly evokes the actor Austin Pendleton for some reason) also compared the Apple tablet to the Kindle, with the Amazon device coming out unfavorably: "Mr. Jobs did say we stand on the [...]
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