http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Apple Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2010 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:06:20 GMT Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:06:20 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://news.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com http://news.softpedia.com/news/What-s-New-in-Aperture-3-134475.shtml “Faces and Places. Brushes for precision retouching. Dozens of adjustment presets. True full-screen browsing and editing. And that’s just part of the perfect picture,” Apple states, answering the question on every photographer’s lips: “What’s new?” Apple has confirmed that over 200 new features have been added in Aperture 3, the... (read more)]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:04:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/What-s-New-in-Aperture-3-134475.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/What-s-New-in-Aperture-3-134475.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-New-VueScan-8-6-10-Speed-Download-5-2-11-for-Mac-OS-X-134485.shtml A couple of handy Mac apps have received maintenance updates today - Ed Hamrick’s VueScan, a powerful scanning software solution available for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux, and Speed Download, a download manager created by the talented Mac developers over at Yazsoft.

“Faster and more secure, more features, ea... (read more)]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:39:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-New-VueScan-8-6-10-Speed-Download-5-2-11-for-Mac-OS-X-134485.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-New-VueScan-8-6-10-Speed-Download-5-2-11-for-Mac-OS-X-134485.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Launches-Aperture-3-134466.shtml Although the Apple store is yet to go back online, Apple has updated its press room with a new announcement – Aperture 3. As the company’s next major release of the powerful photo-editing and -management software, Aperture 3 ships with over 200 new features including Faces, Places and Brushes. Aperture 3 runs as a 64-bit application on Mac OS X Snow Leopard... (read more)]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:35:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Launches-Aperture-3-134466.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Launches-Aperture-3-134466.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Store-Down-09-02-2010-134453.shtml In usual Tuesday manner, Apple has unceremoniously taken its web store down, telling customers to sit tight as the company updates the online venue with goodies. It is generally believed that Apple’s Macintosh computers are on track for a number of hardware upgrades. Nothing else new is expected from Apple, this time around.

With the iPad hype reac... (read more)]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:31:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Store-Down-09-02-2010-134453.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Store-Down-09-02-2010-134453.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Hiring-Video-Expert-for-iPad-Camera-Job-Posting-Suggests-134451.shtml A job posting over at Apple’s website suggests the company’s camera-less tablet is about to get the necessary video-capable hardware. Whether it’s going to be a minor revision of the iPad, or the second-generation model, remains to be seen. However, we will need more than just a job description to confirm that the ... (read more)]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:11:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Hiring-Video-Expert-for-iPad-Camera-Job-Posting-Suggests-134451.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Hiring-Video-Expert-for-iPad-Camera-Job-Posting-Suggests-134451.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Approves-Replacement-Browser-for-iPhone-s-Safari-134434.shtml Apple seems to be quite offended by Android references in the App Store, but not by developers whose apps' descriptions clearly state that they compete with Safari, the company's web browser. One such application features a description that aims to steer customers clear of Safari, while Apple’s reviewers seem to have overlooked this &... (read more)]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:05:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Approves-Replacement-Browser-for-iPhone-s-Safari-134434.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Approves-Replacement-Browser-for-iPhone-s-Safari-134434.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-iPad-to-Serve-Everybody-Well-In-Stat-Says-134410.shtml Unlike Retrevo, In-Stat sees the iPad as a product that promises significant opportunities not just for its makers, but for other parties as well, including an ability to energize the emerging tablet PC segment, while creating a potential semiconductor opportunity of over US$4.1 billion in 2014. The company dealing with market intelligence also as... (read more)]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:23:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-iPad-to-Serve-Everybody-Well-In-Stat-Says-134410.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-iPad-to-Serve-Everybody-Well-In-Stat-Says-134410.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Tells-iPhone-Devs-to-Carefully-Specify-Device-Compatibility-134404.shtml In December 2009, Softpedia revealed how some applications’ descriptions didn’t include the necessary information regarding the respective supported devices. Moreover, apps that aren’t supported on a certain device for their main functions were still allowed to run on unsupported devices, wasting our time, and o... (read more)]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:01:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Tells-iPhone-Devs-to-Carefully-Specify-Device-Compatibility-134404.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Tells-iPhone-Devs-to-Carefully-Specify-Device-Compatibility-134404.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/iPhone-iPod-touch-3-1-3-IPSWs-Supported-by-PwnageTool-Ultrasn0w-Redsn0w-134398.shtml Following the release of iPhone OS 3.1.3 for iPhone and iPod touch, the iPhone Dev Team revealed that PwnageTool 3.1.5 for Mac OS X would let users update safely, preserving their existing jailbreak and ultrasn0w unlock. However, not all versions of the iPhone and iPod touch are supported, while those relying on the blacksn... (read more)]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:25:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/iPhone-iPod-touch-3-1-3-IPSWs-Supported-by-PwnageTool-Ultrasn0w-Redsn0w-134398.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/iPhone-iPod-touch-3-1-3-IPSWs-Supported-by-PwnageTool-Ultrasn0w-Redsn0w-134398.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Your-Free-iPhone-OS-3-1-3-IPSW-Firmware-Update-for-iPod-touch-134385.shtml The 3.1.3 firmware update has been around for a while, but just in case some of you iPod touch users didn’t know this, the update is available free of charge, if you’re already running a version of iPhone OS 3.1.

Last year, Apple issued a major firmware update – version 3.0 – for both iPh... (read more)]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:25:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Your-Free-iPhone-OS-3-1-3-IPSW-Firmware-Update-for-iPod-touch-134385.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Your-Free-iPhone-OS-3-1-3-IPSW-Firmware-Update-for-iPod-touch-134385.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Customer-Interest-in-iPad-Decreasing-134383.shtml Retrevo, a consumer electronics shopping and review site, has determined that more and more people see Apple’s iPad as a somewhat unnecessary device, following the famous January 27 announcement. Before Steve Jobs unveiled the gadget to the crowd attending the San Francisco event, people had been intrigued by the idea of owning / using a tablet compute... (read more)]]> Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:10:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Customer-Interest-in-iPad-Decreasing-134383.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Customer-Interest-in-iPad-Decreasing-134383.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mozilla-Firefox-Dropping-Mac-OS-X-Tiger-Support-134351.shtml Mozilla is dropping Tiger support altogether, as far as its Firefox web browser is concerned. A post over at mozilla.dev.planning has Mozilla developer Josh Aas laying out the case for dropping support for Apple’s five-year-old OS, explaining that Mozilla needs to start taking advantage of modern features available in Leopard and Snow Leopar... (read more)]]> Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:23:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mozilla-Firefox-Dropping-Mac-OS-X-Tiger-Support-134351.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mozilla-Firefox-Dropping-Mac-OS-X-Tiger-Support-134351.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Benchmark-Logs-List-Core-i7-MacBook-Pro-134341.shtml A report showing benchmarks for a new-generation MacBook Pro has been spotted online. Labeled somewhat credible (although it could easily be a fake), the report talks of an unreleased Apple MacBook Pro employing Intel's upcoming dual-core 2.66GHz Core i7 mobile processor.

AppleInsider picked up this scent soon after MacRumors forum member Ste... (read more)]]> Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:48:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Benchmark-Logs-List-Core-i7-MacBook-Pro-134341.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Benchmark-Logs-List-Core-i7-MacBook-Pro-134341.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Developers-Suggest-Mac-OS-X-10-6-3-Is-Coming-Soon-134323.shtml People familiar with Apple’s Snow Leopard development cycles are telling AppleInsider that a comparison between the latest two beta builds shows very few differences, in what is a clear indication that development is wrapping up.

While January’s Mac OS X 10.6.3 build 10D538 listed just one known issue – “view... (read more)]]> Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:58:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Developers-Suggest-Mac-OS-X-10-6-3-Is-Coming-Soon-134323.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Developers-Suggest-Mac-OS-X-10-6-3-Is-Coming-Soon-134323.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Jailbreak-iPhone-3-1-3-IPSW-with-PwnageTool-3-1-5-134290.shtml With the PwnageTool app now updated for Mac OS X users, most of the iPhone Dev Team’s set of jailbreak and unlock tools now supports iPhone firmware 3.1.3, the latest update from Apple. Although Softpedia does not condone jailbreaking, those who do wish to employ these tools and hack their iPhones should at least follow a few guidel... (read more)]]> Mon, 8 Feb 2010 09:45:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Jailbreak-iPhone-3-1-3-IPSW-with-PwnageTool-3-1-5-134290.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Jailbreak-iPhone-3-1-3-IPSW-with-PwnageTool-3-1-5-134290.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/PwnageTool-3-1-5-Released-for-iPhone-OS-3-1-3-Jailbreak-134265.shtml Following the revival of redsn0w, the infamous iPhone Dev Team has released an updated version of its PwnageTool application for those looking to jailbreak their iPhone or iPod touch. Available as a free download, PwnageTool is a Mac-only application that only jailbreaks (doesn’t unlock) iPhones, while Windows users have different to... (read more)]]> Mon, 8 Feb 2010 07:48:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/PwnageTool-3-1-5-Released-for-iPhone-OS-3-1-3-Jailbreak-134265.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/PwnageTool-3-1-5-Released-for-iPhone-OS-3-1-3-Jailbreak-134265.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Seeds-Mac-OS-X-10-6-3-Build-10D548-to-Developers-134237.shtml Apple has seeded a new test build of Mac OS X 10.6.3 to developers, asking them to focus their skills on five areas when testing their applications, adding 9 enhancements, and removing any currently known issues, according to World of Apple. Labeled 10D548, the latest Snow Leopard build lists no known issues - a sign that development is com... (read more)]]> Sat, 6 Feb 2010 11:31:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Seeds-Mac-OS-X-10-6-3-Build-10D548-to-Developers-134237.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Seeds-Mac-OS-X-10-6-3-Build-10D548-to-Developers-134237.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Civilization-IV-Colonization-for-Mac-Available-as-Download-134201.shtml Civilization IV: Colonization for Mac OS X is now available as a digital download, Aspyr Media has announced. Available exclusively from Aspyr's GameAgent store, Colonization is the fifth installment in the Civlization IV franchise. Aspyr also reveals that the company has opened up preorders for upcoming downloadable versions of the gam... (read more)]]> Fri, 5 Feb 2010 15:27:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Civilization-IV-Colonization-for-Mac-Available-as-Download-134201.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Civilization-IV-Colonization-for-Mac-Available-as-Download-134201.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Doesn-t-Like-References-to-Android-OS-on-Its-App-Store-134187.shtml An iPhone developer dared include a reference to Google’s Android operating system within its iPhone app’s description, a move that caught the eye of Apple’s review team. While not rejecting Flash of Genius LLC’s SAT Vocab app, Apple’s guys did advise the developer to exclude the upsetting reference from ... (read more)]]> Fri, 5 Feb 2010 14:05:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Doesn-t-Like-References-to-Android-OS-on-Its-App-Store-134187.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Doesn-t-Like-References-to-Android-OS-on-Its-App-Store-134187.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/ModBook-Maker-iPad-Is-Not-a-Tablet-134167.shtml A former Apple executive, now at the helm of ModBook company Axiotron, claims Apple’s iPad is not really a tablet computer. Andreas Haas, Axiotron CEO, oversaw the demise of the Apple Newton and now creates Mac-tablets out of original MacBooks and MacBook Pros. Haas seems confident that Apple’s iPad will not affect his ModBook business.

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“Look at what’s in here: a full stylesheet engine, multi-column page layout, a complete libra... (read more)]]> Fri, 5 Feb 2010 10:08:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Developer-iPad-UI-Is-Hard-Evidence-of-Imminent-Success-134144.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Developer-iPad-UI-Is-Hard-Evidence-of-Imminent-Success-134144.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Google-Chrome-5-0-307-5-for-Mac-OS-X-134140.shtml Google Chrome 5.0.307.5 has just launched on the developer channel for Mac and Linux, Mark Larson, of the Google Chrome Team, reveals. “We've fixed some bugs present in 5.0.307.1 in an effort to stabilize 307 for a Beta channel update,” he writes. “If your favorite theme didn't look right after the last update: we fixed that in thi... (read more)]]> Fri, 5 Feb 2010 09:40:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Google-Chrome-5-0-307-5-for-Mac-OS-X-134140.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Google-Chrome-5-0-307-5-for-Mac-OS-X-134140.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mac-Users-Affected-by-Cross-Platform-Exploit-Report-134136.shtml A post over at PC Tools’ iAntivirus blog reveals that, “A new exploit code has been seen in the wild that attacks Windows, Unix, Linux, and Mac OSX systems.” The company developing antivirus software claims that the exploit itself is rather old-style and short, but effective nonetheless, given this ambitious range of targets.... (read more)]]> Fri, 5 Feb 2010 09:28:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mac-Users-Affected-by-Cross-Platform-Exploit-Report-134136.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mac-Users-Affected-by-Cross-Platform-Exploit-Report-134136.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Cant-t-Beat-Apple-at-Innovating-Ex-Staffer-Suggests-134129.shtml A former vice president at Microsoft is extremely vocal on how the company behind the Windows operating system is thwarting innovation. Disputes between the groups of engineers inside the company are seemingly preventing Microsoft from moving forward to deliver great products, in what can be seen as an inevitable comparison between i... (read more)]]> Fri, 5 Feb 2010 08:58:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Cant-t-Beat-Apple-at-Innovating-Ex-Staffer-Suggests-134129.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Cant-t-Beat-Apple-at-Innovating-Ex-Staffer-Suggests-134129.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Website-Now-Features-iTunes-Preview-of-Apps-134114.shtml Apple has finally turned on iTunes Preview on the iPod+iTunes section of its website (example - iTunes link). The feature enables those who want to learn more about an iPhone app to see its iTunes page without ever leaving their web browser. Purchase links are directly available within iTunes Preview, as are direct links to the developer’s... (read more)]]> Fri, 5 Feb 2010 07:20:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Website-Now-Features-iTunes-Preview-of-Apps-134114.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Website-Now-Features-iTunes-Preview-of-Apps-134114.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Rob-Janoff-Tells-the-Story-of-the-Rainbow-Apple-Logo-134089.shtml Designer Rob Janoff has posted a story on how the “rainbow” Apple logo came into existence in the 1970’s. In September 2008, Softpedia itself issued a “did you know” piece on “who bit Apple’s apple,” noting that while the “rainbow” logo had a more than respectable lifespan, no o... (read more)]]> Thu, 4 Feb 2010 14:35:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Rob-Janoff-Tells-the-Story-of-the-Rainbow-Apple-Logo-134089.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/Rob-Janoff-Tells-the-Story-of-the-Rainbow-Apple-Logo-134089.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-1Password-Update-3-0-7-Already-Available-for-Mac-OS-X-134069.shtml Just after releasing 1Password 3.0.5 to the public, Agile Web Solutions was faced with having to fix an additional four bugs. While it was at it, the company was able to boost performance as well, making the update worthy of customers’ attention.

“This update improves performance and fixes several issues reported... (read more)]]> Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:21:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-1Password-Update-3-0-7-Already-Available-for-Mac-OS-X-134069.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-1Password-Update-3-0-7-Already-Available-for-Mac-OS-X-134069.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/US-Government-Sounds-Alarm-Over-iPad-Wireless-Capabilities-134065.shtml A staffer in the Obama administration is signaling that devices like Apple’s iPad will spell trouble for the future demands on networks. Phil Bellaria offers examples such as the network outages occurring when AOL first introduced unlimited Internet access in 1996.

“Apple’s iPad announcement has set off a n... (read more)]]> Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:08:00 GMT Softpedia News - Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/US-Government-Sounds-Alarm-Over-iPad-Wireless-Capabilities-134065.shtml Apple http://news.softpedia.com/news/US-Government-Sounds-Alarm-Over-iPad-Wireless-Capabilities-134065.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta)