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
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
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.
Monday, 01 December 2008
Oasis star creates iTunes playlist minus Beatles
Macworld staff
Noel Gallagher has become the latest celebrity to select an iTunes playlist, which features tracks from some of his favourite artists.
Friday, 28 November 2008
Stephen Fry & David Pogue slam the BlackBerry Storm
Lexton Snoll, PC Advisor
Two high profile celebrities call the BlackBerry Storm a terrible phone. Could this be the beginning of the end for RIM's iPhone competitor?
Friday, 28 November 2008
Griffin offers iPod component, composite video cables
Peter Cohen Macworld.com
Griffin Technology has announced the release of its Component Video Cable and Composite Video cable for iPod. The cables are designed to connect an iPod to a home entertainment system. Each costs $49.99.
Friday, 28 November 2008
App Store UK sale underway, many apps free today
Mark Hattersley
Got an iPhone or iPod touch? Then today is a good day to visit the App Store. Black Friday, the biggest US sale has hit the App Store UK with hundreds of reductions and free give-aways.
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Apple banned from showing "misleading" iPhone 3G ad in the UK
Macworld staff
The UK's advertising regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has told Apple not to show an iPhone 3G ad after receiving complaints that it was exaggerating the speed of downloads.
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
HTC's real iPhone rival stands up: the Touch HD
Dan Nystedt
HTC and Taiwan Mobile launched the Touch HD smartphone in Taipei, a 3.8-inch touchscreen mobile phone that more closely matches up to the iPhone 3G.
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Apple working on always-on status indicators for iPhone?
Aayush Arya Macworld.com
One problem with the iPhone is that you can't check your mail, messages and power level without switching on the phone. A recent Apple patent suggests that Apple is working on Status Indicators that enable the screen to display information even when the iPhone is on standby.
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
The Beatles iTunes debut stalls again, says Sir Paul
Macworld staff
Sir Paul McCartney has thrown cold water on hopes that The Beatles back catalogue will be appearing on iTunes sooner rather than later.
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
PhoneView adds auto SMS sync, call history archiving
Peter Cohen Macworld.com
Ecamm Network has announced the release of PhoneView 2.1, an update to their desktop "companion" software for the iPhone and iPod touch.
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Hack enables hidden Google Maps features on iPod touch
Aayush Arya Macworld.com
Apple may not have wanted you to be able to check out the streets and buildings from up close in Google Maps but there's not much they can do to stop the hackers from figuring out ways around the artificially imposed restraints.
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
iPhone finally gets its podcasts in order
Dan Frakes Macworld.com
Apple iPhone 2.2 update fixes an annoyance that stopped the ability to listen to podcasts in chronological order.
Monday, 24 November 2008
Apple approves soft porn app by mistake
Macworld staff
A soft-porn iPhone and iPod app that showed a selection of naughty, but not naked, females briefly made an appearance on the Apple App store at the weekend.
Monday, 24 November 2008
Onion-powered iPod a hit with environmentalists
Macworld staff
An environmentally-conscious iPod user has used an onion and energy drink mixture to power his iPod.
Monday, 24 November 2008
Businesses see smartphone use rising, survey shows
Matt Hamblen Computerworld
Businesses are planning to boost the deployment of smartphones during the next three years, while laptop deployments will slow dramatically, according to survey of 340 companies in the US and Western Europe.
Monday, 24 November 2008
iPod touch 2.2 has faster CPU. Better for gaming than iPhone 3G
Macworld staff
Gamers have discovered that the 2nd generation iPod touch runs Apple App store games significantly faster than the iPhone 3G due to a possible CPU boost.












