Monday, 01 December 2008
Acrylic Releases Wallet 3 for Mac and iPhone
Macworld staff
Acrylic Software, creator of Times, a RSS reader for Mac OS X, has released Wallet, a new personal information management application available on both Mac OS X and the iPhone simultaneously.
Monday, 01 December 2008
Orbitsound launches dedicated web site in time for Christmas
Macworld staff
Orbitsound, the UK designer and manufacturer of the critically acclaimed airSOUND powered sound systems, has launched an entirely new, dedicated e-tail website.
Monday, 01 December 2008
10,000 iPhone Apps and counting
Macworld staff
In just 142 days, the iPhone Apps store has added over 10,000 applications according to figures collated by a website that tracks and reviews iPhone Apps.
Monday, 01 December 2008
Prosecutors investigate BT over online ad system
Jeremy Kirk
Prosecutors are investigating whether incumbent operator BT illegally tested an online advertising system without users' consent.
Monday, 01 December 2008
Anti-virus no defence against botnets, says vendor
John E. Dunn Techworld.com
A new analysis of botnets has come up with a possible reason for their prodigious ability to infect PCs - many anti-virus programs are near to useless in blocking the binaries used to spread them.
Monday, 01 December 2008
Acer plans 10.2-inch netbook, Apple iMac style desktop
Dan Nystedt
Acer plans netbook with 10.2-inch screen and a possible all-in-one iMac rival.
Monday, 01 December 2008
The Simpsons get animated over Apple
Macworld staff
The latest episode of The Simpsons is titled ‘MyPods and Boomsticks’ and has many references to Apple. Lisa Simpson and family are shown entering the newly open Springfield ‘Mapple’ store, which stocks MyPods, MyPhones and MyCubes.
Monday, 01 December 2008
Live BBC streaming could hit ISPs' download limits
Oliver Garnham PC Advisor
Viewers planning to watch the BBC's new online streaming service, that now includes BBC One and BBC Two, have been warned they may exceed their ISPs' download limits.
Monday, 01 December 2008
Google Earth used by terrorists in India attacks
John Ribeiro
Terrorists used Google Earth to plan Mumbai attacks, say police officials.
Monday, 01 December 2008
Hands on with the HTC Touch HD
Dan Nystedt
Taiwanese smartphone developer High Tech Computer (HTC) debuted its biggest threat to the iPhone 3G yet earlier this week, the HTC Touch HD, and Macworld's Taiwanese correspondent Dan Nystedt had a chance to use one for a few hours on Friday.
Friday, 28 November 2008
Nokia Home Control Center: mobile control for the home
Mikael Ricknäs
Nokia is developing a device to link mobile phones to home automation systems. Using a mobile phone consumers will be able monitor and control security, heating, and ventilation systems via its gateway Home Control Center.
Friday, 28 November 2008
Asustek to unveil £130 netbook
Dan Nystedt
Asustek Computer plans to unveil a new Eee PC netbook that costs just $200 (around £130) in the first quarter of next year, a company representative said on Thursday.
Friday, 28 November 2008
QuickTime update allows SD movies on external displays
Peter Cohen Macworld.com
Apple has released an update for its QuickTime media technology, fixing an issue for users of Apple's new MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air notebooks.
Thursday, 27 November 2008
7ft WWE wrestling giant revealed as Apple fan
Macworld staff
Billed as being 7-foot 2-inches and over 30-stone wrestling giant the Big Show as revealed himself to be a recent Mac convert, in love with his new MacBook.
Thursday, 27 November 2008
BBC live streaming starts today
Macworld staff
The BBC starts streaming its two most popular channels BBC One and BBC Two live on the Internet from today
Thursday, 27 November 2008
Restaurant bill dodgers get caught out by Facebook
Macworld staff
Five young diners who left an Australian seafood restaurant without paying were tracked down by their Facebook profiles.
Thursday, 27 November 2008
Google admits to violating iPhone development terms
Dan Moren Macworld.com
Google owns up to using undocumented Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to create the Google Mobile search app, the SDK terms that all iPhone developers agree to when making apps for the iPhone.
Thursday, 27 November 2008
Brenthaven launch lightweight durable MacBook sleeves
Macworld staff
Brenthaven, a manufacturer of quality notebook carrying cases, has announced the Edge I & II Sleeves.
Thursday, 27 November 2008
New Mac system cleaner Sponge released
Macworld staff
Dare to be Creative has released Sponge 1.0, a system clean and optimise tool for Mac OS X Leopard.
Thursday, 27 November 2008
Bamboo laptop by Asustek to debut Saturday
Dan Nystedt
The first bamboo laptop by Asustek will hit the market in Taiwan on Saturday.












