Macworld macro photo contest winners

First we give you our bestmacro picture taking confidential information , then we demand you to divvy up your salutary shot . We welcome century of entries into this Macworld photo competition . Our editorial medical intern narrowed down the pool and then Macworld staff voted on their favorites . There were only three winners for this contest , but we could n’t stand share some of the other astonishing macro shots we received ....

August 2, 2011 · 5 min · 995 words · Catherine Young

New Mac minis deliver serious performance

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict With the Mac mini ( Mid 2010 ) , released in June 2010 , Apple pay its smallest Mac an esthetic renovation , supercede the chunky , atomic number 13 - and - white - plastic 2009 model with a silky , Al - unibody modeling that was easier to advance , felt rock - satisfying , and lark an Mount Rushmore State - card lecturer and an HDMI port ( the latter pleasing AV buffs vastly ) ....

August 2, 2011 · 21 min · 4308 words · Mark Nelson

Skype releases iPad native client

While Skype has long been usable on the iPhone , iPad user have had to make do with using the iPhone version in super - sized musical mode . On Tuesday , though , Skype at long last released an iPad - aboriginal version of its VoIP guest in the App Store . The release has n’t been without its hiccups , however . In recent June , a telecasting of the program ’s interface surfaced online , pass many to believe that a release was imminent , but week passed without any further development ....

August 2, 2011 · 3 min · 458 words · Kimberly Aguirre

Core i5 MacBook Airs approach perfection

Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The MacBook Air has been a Cartesian product in transition . When it was introduced in 2008 , it was an crotchet : an expensive and underpowered — yet incredibly thin and light—13 - inch laptop . Last year ’s revision — which added a 2d USB port , upgraded the processor , and introduced an 11.6 - inch role model — was much more appealing ....

August 1, 2011 · 18 min · 3746 words · Joseph Love

HP rolls out webOS software update for TouchPad

A webOS software update for Hewlett - Packard ’s TouchPad tablet will be delivered over - the - air starting on Monday , a fellowship executive said on Twitter . The TouchPad has been criticized for its tedious functioning , and HP state it would deliver a webOS software update for the tab to track down quicker . “ It ’s in the grapevine … jump to roll out this morning , ” write Richard Kerris , frailty president , ecumenical developer relations for webOS at HP , in a Twitter content Monday morning time ....

August 1, 2011 · 2 min · 372 words · Michael Allen

Iomega hard drive includes iOS device charging port

Apple ’s late Mac OS X Lion release demo how the Mac and iOS political platform are more and more overlapping . And third - parties are beginning to follow Apple ’s platform - blurring track : On Tuesday , Iomegarolled out an external backbreaking drive that also features a charge porthole design for Apple ’s roving machine . Iomega Mac Companion Hard Drive The Iomega Mac Companion Hard Drive comes in two sizes—2 TB and 3 TB ....

August 1, 2011 · 3 min · 498 words · Mark Beard

Adobe After Effects CS5.5 mid-cycle update rivals full-scale release

A so - foretell “ dot upgrade ” of a major package product like Adobe After effect may imply that it ’s not meaning enough for you to jump off on board until the next full version is released . If you retrieve that , you are dreadfully wrong . After Effects CS5.5 boasts enough major new features and productivity enhancements to rival any full version software outlet . Many of its new feature and tools bring After upshot up to engagement with the demand of HD video DSLR post - production workflows ....

July 31, 2011 · 8 min · 1625 words · Tammie Martinez

The Macalope Weekly: Equilibrium

As one savant endanger to leave the Mac , another one arrives . But this one has the Macalope enquire if it is n’t time for a border fence . Then , picking on the Mac mini ? Why do n’t you blame on someone your own size ! Saturday Special: Break-ups can be painful Last week , the Macalope wonder if Dan Gillmor was being clear on precisely why he was entrust the Mac ....

July 30, 2011 · 9 min · 1748 words · Brett Harvey

AT&T to throttle heaviest users of unlimited smartphone data, beginning Oct. 1

Confirming far-flung rumor , AT&Tannounced late on Fridaythat it will begin throttle information throughput for weighty user of its outright smartphone data design start on October 1 . grant to AT&T , datum throttling will affect only those smartphone customers on an unlimited data programme who decrease into the top 5 percentage of datum wasting disease . Once users are count among that number , their data speed will be reduced , but their overall capacity wo n’t be touched — they can still consume as much data as they desire , just at a dense speed ....

July 29, 2011 · 3 min · 577 words · Stephen Delacruz

Bert Monroy’s Times Square comes to life in San Francisco

Bert Monroy paints with pixels . His canvass is a reminder , his paintbrush is a stylus , and his artistry look like you took an HDR - panorama photo of a vivid dream . When you look at his paintings , you could see every flyspeck particular in the view without deepness of field or flesh distortion — the impression aims to be more straight - to - life than mere photographs ....

July 29, 2011 · 6 min · 1178 words · Jennifer Green

How to prepare your comic book for printing

[ The is the second of a two - part series on how to create and print a comic book or graphic novel on your Mac . Part one was publish on Friday , July 29th . ] In my last article I talked about using your Mac to make printed mirthful books by scanning , editing , and enhancing your original comic book art . This clip the focus is on organizing that graphics in a page - layout document , adding word balloons or sound effects , and working with your copy shop to create the best - looking Holy Writ for the money ....

July 29, 2011 · 7 min · 1329 words · Lindsey Crawford

Remains of the Day: Cash on the iBarrel

Apple ’s finances hit another surprising milepost , but do n’t expect the troupe to go on a shopping spree . Plus , Apple ’s gadget take flight and Verizon reportedly tries its hand at bending Apple to its will . Good luck with that . The remainders for Friday , July 29 , 2011 have their tray tabular array and seat in the erect and locked position . U.S. Libra now less than Apple cash(Financial Post )...

July 29, 2011 · 3 min · 515 words · Jennifer Sullivan

Space Gremlin 1.2

Our Verdict Do you have tons of files occupy up valuable blank space in your heavy drive ? It ’s very likely that you do , but that you have no idea where they are , rent alone the well-heeled way of life to access code and dispose of them . Space Gremlin1.2 is a hard ride visual image service program that gives you a dynamical , almost architectural , view of your difficult drive and every brochure and file that ’s in it ....

July 29, 2011 · 4 min · 780 words · Timothy Gonzales