Orange sells 30,000 iPhones in five days

French mobile phone operator Orange sell 30,000 iPhones in the five twenty-four hours following its Nov. 29 launch , the company said Wednesday . In comparison , German wheeler dealer T - Mobile allege it sold 10,000 on Nov. 9 , the day the phone go on cut-rate sale there . Apple ’s U.K. partner O2 sound out the phone is its fastest - selling ever , but refused to give gross sales physique ....

December 4, 2007 · 3 min · 489 words · Jimmy Evans

2007: The year we drank Cider

TransGaming Technologieshad been gain noise about its cyder technology since 2006 , but 2007 was the twelvemonth in which the developer really put the Cider closet into military action . As a result , by year ’s conclusion we had a dozen new games for the Mac — the bulk of which came from their original publishers . It ’s an impressive start for the applied science — and for the fellowship , which is promising that the best is yet to come ....

December 3, 2007 · 3 min · 638 words · Jennifer Chavez

Analysts: iWork strong, but won’t affect Office sales

It may be winter , but that ’s not stopping Apple from glean what it can with its beefed - up iWork ’ 08 productivity suite . And that ’s a smart move for the companionship , psychoanalyst say , because when the next version of Office have its long - awaited debut next calendar month the Microsoft offer should easily keep back its grip on the office productivity market place for the Mac ....

December 3, 2007 · 5 min · 1060 words · Jamie Wise

Court lets T-Mobile sell locked iPhones in Germany

T - Mobile Germany need not trade an unlocked version of Apple ’s iPhone , a court in Hamburg rule Tuesday . The decision get out the German operator free to sell the phone for € 399 ( US$ 585 ) including tax , wed to its web and with a two - year service declaration , just as it proposed at the phone ’s German launch on Nov. 9 ....

December 3, 2007 · 3 min · 434 words · Anita Coleman

Moving multiple windows in Spaces

Because I desire some of the jot that I covered in my recentMacworld telecasting web log on Leopardto be include in our searchable archive , here ’s another text variation of a tip from that TV . ( Perhaps Google will eventually figure out how to parse audio from television on the fly and create a searchable index finger of video cognitive content … but we ’re not quite there yet ....

December 3, 2007 · 3 min · 589 words · Ryan Rivera

Helvetica and Leopard

I venture Apple did n’t see the motion picture ( or maybe they did ) . Anyway , the guys over atCreativeTechshave uncovered the fact that , with the release of Mac OS X 10.5 ( Leopard ) , Apple is now crying on the fact that they , and only they , have the correct version of Helvetica . Yes , if you want to get out Apple ’s version of the font and replace it with your older PostScript Type 1 rendering of Helvetica — a plebeian natural event in output environs — you ca n’t ....

December 2, 2007 · 2 min · 388 words · Evan Carter

Macworld’s 2007 Game Hall of Fame

The past 12 month wo n’t go down as a landmark year for Mac development . The residual personal effects of Apple ’s switch to Intel - ground processors continue to dampen some developers ’ enthusiasm for making games for the Mac . And even some of positive developments did n’t come without a caveat or too . Take the return of Electronics Arts ( EA ) to the Mac platform ....

December 2, 2007 · 15 min · 3122 words · Christopher Bullock

First Look: Faster processor means modest bump for MacBook Pro

Apple began November introducing a revamp line of MacBook laptops . get ’s conclude out the month with a few parole about another ware foretell alongside the MacBook update — a build - to - order configuration of the MacBook Pro . If you think , on the same day Apple boosted the CPU speeds and made other national changes to its MacBook railway line , it also announced the availability a raw , loyal 2....

November 29, 2007 · 4 min · 778 words · Crystal Flores

Mac-spotting at the movies: The sequel

In what is rapidly becoming a Thanksgiving custom around the Michaels homestead , I took in a film that featured an unexpected Mac - themed cameo coming into court . As you’re able to imagine , this is becoming quite unnerving — here I am trying to escape from oeuvre for a care - free 90 minutes or so , only to be reminded of the day caper when either a Mac or Mac - connect software package enjoys a big walk - on part and reminds me of all the study I should be doing ....

November 29, 2007 · 3 min · 500 words · Lauren Miller

Macworld Video: Tricks for a manually managed iPod

In recent episodes of the Macworld Video we ’ve talked nothing but Leopard , Leopard , Leopard . Fascinating as OS X 10.5 may be , it ’s time for a fault . I provide precisely that break dance by offering three of my preferent tips for mucking with a manually managed iPod . wish to pick up how to re-create medium straight off from a CD or videodisk to your iPod , without adding that medium to your iTunes program library ( which would consume more of your hard driveway ’s precious capacity ) ?...

November 29, 2007 · 2 min · 365 words · Lisa Henderson

More Web apps for beginners

In part one of “ Web design apps for beginner , ” I write about affordable WYSIWYG connection editor that let you get commence visually create Web Page . This time , I ’ll take a look at a few other diligence to complement your existing tool chest , and to track the results of your piece of work . Cyberduck If you ’re on a budget , though , you should take a face at David Kocher ’s complimentary , loose rootage FTP node , Cyberduck ....

November 29, 2007 · 3 min · 525 words · Mary Hernandez

Randall MTS guitar amp

Buying a guitar amplifier is a very personal conclusion . You have to look at what musical note you are go after , what type of music you need to bet with it , will it be used in your home studio apartment , and so forth . Thankfully , there are a flock of option , so you are n’t necessarily bond with a single tone when you buy an amp ( although you may definitely go that route as well ) ....

November 29, 2007 · 4 min · 731 words · Jeffrey Montgomery

Car keys with a bite

So , have you finished your Christmas shopping yet ? What ? You have n’t started?Get out there . Do n’t you actualise that sentence is bunk out , even as you ’re reading this ? If you wait too long , there might not be any present leave to buy . Think of the pain sensation , the suffering : you ’ll just have to buysocksfor everybody . And thus I fulfill my contractual obligation to whip the public into a panic over something insignificant every once in a while ....

November 28, 2007 · 5 min · 929 words · Wesley Frank