iPhone apps: FarFinder, boxee remote, Whrrl
March 21, 2009
FarFinder (free) allows users to log onto their Mac computer remotely and access files on any and all connected drives. Files can be saved to an iPhone and most can be opened and viewed on the devices itslef. FarFinder also supports Spotlight allowing users to search through all of their files. Additional features include displaying hidden files, showing file extensions and opening packages.boxee …
Mac sales slide 16 percent in February
March 21, 2009
Sales of Mac computers fell dramatically in February, writes Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. Figures released by the NPD Group reveal that Mac units dropped 16 percent year-over-year, a number coincidentally matching a decline in iPod sales. Both figures are at least partially attributable to a recession-fueled pullback in consumer spending, Munster suggests.The situation is said not to be a…
Apple takes flak for iPod shuffle hardware limits
March 21, 2009
Apple is headed in the wrong direction with the redesigned iPod shuffle, claims the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The public advocacy group notes that while Apple has mostly disposed of DRM in terms of music files, it has effectively added more by limiting which audio hardware can connect to the player’s headphone jack. If not used with official Apple earbuds, the player will require an adapte…
iPhone 3.0 code hints at future Apple hardware
March 21, 2009
It’s probably safe to assume that if they really do exist, Apple’s marketing group doesn’t plan on letting the iProd and iFPGA ever hit the market under those names.
The Great Kalamazoo iPod heist
March 21, 2009
A Kalamazoo County man apparently conned Apple out of more than 9,000 iPod Shuffles, according to a document filed in US District Court.
Apple sends cease and desist letter over "Podium" product
March 21, 2009
The folks over at Pivotal, makers of the the very cool, but very expensive Podium iPhone stand , e-mailed us this morning to let us know that they recently received a Cease and Desist order from none other than the legal team at Apple.
Apple devices gain same e-book capability as Kindle
March 21, 2009
You may not have the latest 9 Kindle electronic book reader from Amazon.com , but if you own an iPhone or iPod Touch, a new application will let you access the same content on your Apple device.
iPhone Remote for Boxee Arrives
March 21, 2009
The Boxee team created an iPhone app for Boxee quite a while back which has been available for jailbroken phones for some time.
Apple denies mystery chip is DRM
March 21, 2009
THEMED maker of exploding laptops and expensive gizmos, Apple has denied that a chip it has installed in the ear buds of its ne Ipod Shuffle is anything to do with DRM.
"iCase" Hack (closed)
March 21, 2009
TheQ! has added a photo to the pool:
"Hack" used loosely of course!
My wife and I were browing through this quaint little shop in Ballard, WA and found this case which looks like it can be either a wallet or a cigarette case.
I don’t know about you, but I just don’t carry alot of money around and don’t have cigarettes…
So I used it for this!