iDisk app is Apple’s music streaming plan? Not so much

Apple ’s December 2009 attainment of Lala , a music - teem avail , has fueled quite a muckle of speculation over how the fellowship be after to compete in the speedily rising mass medium - streaming space . On Wednesday , some users eager to begin swarm their iTunes music notice an overlooked ability of Apple ’s iDisk app for iPhone , but it is n’t quite Apple ’s maraud into “ iTunes in the cloud ....

August 4, 2010 · 3 min · 508 words · Victoria Smith

Raskin 1.0.1

Our Verdict Raskin , key out after the previous drug user interface visionary , Jef Raskin , is a tool to compliment the Finder and simplify the way you interact with the filing cabinet on your unvoiced drive . On first launch , Raskin scans your home folder to determine the files and folders you ’ve used most recently . It then presents them in a “ planate ” manner that allows you to zoom in and out of your file and folders without open up any windows ....

August 4, 2010 · 3 min · 517 words · Eric Suarez

Survey: iPhone 4 antenna hubbub more noise than signal

The iPhone 4 has certainly been the subject of much controversy in the technical school arena , but how about the average iPhone 4 proprietor ? How do they feel about their purchase of Apple ’s previous handset ? Surprisingly good , actually , according to a new survey by inquiry firm ChangeWave Research . The party ’s latest poll mouth to 213 iPhone 4 owners about their likes and disfavor of the gadget , and at least a few of the result were surprising ....

August 4, 2010 · 5 min · 939 words · Jessica Lopez

Lab tested: 27-inch Core i5 iMac/2.8GHz Quad-Core benchmarks

If you ’ve been follow along , you know that the Macworld Lab has been busy test Apple ’s recently updated transmission line of iMacs . We ’ve post benchmarks and psychoanalysis on the 21.5 - column inch 3.06GHz Core i3 iMac and the 21.5 and 27 - inch 3.2GHz Core i3 iMacs . Today , we look at the final piece of the iMac mystifier , the 27 - inch Quad - Core 2....

August 3, 2010 · 6 min · 1138 words · Jo Thomas

Nielsen: iPhone customers loyal, Android sales growing

While Google ’s Android chopine has taken a piercing upswing in popularity during the last six months , the iPhone remains top in terms of customer allegiance , according tothe most recent U.S. smartphone Book of Numbers from enquiry firm The Nielsen Company . The numbers , which overcompensate the second quarter of 2010 , show the Apple iOS oblige a 28 percent share of the smartphone securities industry , in second place after BlackBerry - maker RIM , which has 35 pct ....

August 3, 2010 · 3 min · 500 words · Emily Peterson

Extensis releases Suitcase Fusion 3; launches WebINK

Extensishas announced the release of Suitcase Fusion 3 , an rising slope of the company ’s professional font management program . The Modern reading features an update interface , font auto - activating plug - IN for Adobe InDesign CS5 , Photoshop CS4 and CS5 , and Illustrator CS5 , and diligence sets that activate selected fount when a peculiar program is launched . Also new to Suitcase Fusion 3 are Font Snapshots , a feature which lets user create font previews in PNG format to view and divvy up with node ; and Web Preview , which lets decorator see how a baptistery will look within a Web design without having to drop a line the code ....

August 2, 2010 · 4 min · 692 words · Kevin Tucker

Kindle DX (Graphite)

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict What a difference a video display can make . All it take was turning on the $ 380 Amazon Kindle DX ( Graphite ) second - generation enceinte - format due east - reader to see that Amazon ’s claim of a higher - contrast display than its predecessor were dependable . The E - Ink show indeed reflect a important advance in contrast , as evidence by the clarity of the crisp textbook , and the darker Black of graphics and intelligence likewise ....

August 2, 2010 · 3 min · 620 words · Thomas Sawyer

Lab tested: DVD ripping on the new iMacs

When we postedbenchmark results of the new 3.06GHz Core i3 iMacand the new 21.5- and 27 - inch 3.2GHz Core i3 iMacs , most of those termination were in line with reasonable expectations . But there was one curious outlier : theHandBraketest grade . The entry - stratum 3.06GHz Core i3 iMac do very similarly to the 3.2GHz Core i3 iMacs , with the 3.2GHz example averaging between 6 and 7 percent gamey scores in our overall system performance exam retinue , Speedmark 6 ....

August 2, 2010 · 4 min · 836 words · Joshua Lee

Yep 2.1

Our Verdict Yepis the document - direction equivalent weight of iTunes . Essentially a doc viewer , Yep shows you a large window with your documents and you’re able to cursorily see a document thumbnail preview . The purpose is in get up your papers aside from the Mac ’s folder management options . Yep lets you view and tag Office , iWork , and PDF file cabinet . For example , once you tally your document ( this work best using drag - and - pearl ) you could apply a label such as “ employment docs ” or “ account ” and then utilize Yep to look for for only those document types subsequently on ....

August 2, 2010 · 2 min · 408 words · William Caldwell

Compartments 1.2

Our Verdict You may think that since you ’ve fuck off home insurance , you ’re covered in case of theft , flaming , or other catastrophe . But unless you ’ve got a comprehensive track record of your home ’s capacity , file an insurance call will be an usage in defeat . Compartmentsaims to make such an inventory painless — or at least a whole lot easier ....

July 31, 2010 · 5 min · 952 words · David Farrell

The Macalope Weekly: They’re on to us!

Look out , Apple fans ! arresting new enquiry shows not only what jerks we are but how we ’re also just one big fad . What ’s next ? Will they work out out the recipe to our tremendous peach cobbler ? ! Not only that , one silly pundit has advice for Google on how to eat up the iPhone once and for all . How did they count on all this out in one week ?...

July 31, 2010 · 7 min · 1437 words · Trevor Skinner

Remains of the Day: Zuck’s not an iPhone, he’s an Android

Returning from an accidental respite due to … er … inclement term in my office , I ’m here to tell bring you the latest in chronicle you might have missed . It seems Apple ’s mother something big up the sleeves of its smutty turtleneck ; meanwhile , RIM is smuggle a new tablet in its pinstripe suit , and Apple ’s also dally legal ping niff . Oh , and Mark Zuckerberg did … something ....

July 30, 2010 · 2 min · 394 words · John Levy

Review: Apple iPhone 4 Bumper

Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The iPhone 4 Bumper is an edges - only shell that provides minimum protection , but it alleviates the “ bridge antenna ” issue while letting you see as much of the iPhone 4 as possible . When Apple announced theiPhone 4 Bumper , the chemical reaction was similar to when the company unveiled its iPod Socks : Seriously ? After all , it reckon like a $ 29 rubber strip that could beapproximated by a $ 1 LiveStrong bracelet ....

July 30, 2010 · 4 min · 654 words · Cynthia Bradford