During its third quarter earnings conference call with analysts and press on Tuesday, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer confirmed that Mac OS X Lion would be released to the Mac App Store tomorrow. Lion will only be available as a digital … Continued
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∞ BBEdit 10 hits the Mac Store
Bare Bones Software on Tuesday released a major update to BBEdit, the company’s HTML and text editor.
∞ Rupert Murdoch may be replaced as CEO, Web site hacked
Bloomberg: News Corp. executives who watched Murdoch, 80, rehearse for his appearance before Parliament were concerned about how he handled questions, according to three people, who weren’t authorized to speak publicly. Murdoch is scheduled to discuss the company’s role in … Continued
∞ OmniPlan 2.0 improves collaboration, scheduling
The Omni Group on Monday announced the release of OmniPlan 2.0, a new version of its project management software for Mac OS X. It costs $199; upgrades from the previous release are available.
∞ Apple updates Aperture
Apple on Wednesday released an update to its professional photography workflow application, Aperture.
∞ Sandvox updated for Lion, offers iWeb transition deal
Karelia Software has updated its Sandvox Web site creation software to version 2.1. The update is compatible with Mac OS X 10.7 “Lion.” Sandvox 2 costs $77.
∞ iWeb, iDVD updated
Apple has updated iWeb to 3.0.4 and iDVD to 7.1.2. Both updates are available through the Software Update system preference. You can also download them from the Apple Support Downloads Web page.
∞ Controlling your online identity
But there will always be the open web for the geeks, the misfits, the eccentrics, the control freaks, and any other term we can think of to proudly express our healthy skepticism of giving up too much control over what … Continued
∞ Parallels offers Enterprise Edition
Parallels on Monday announced Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac Enterprise Edition, a new version of their virtual machine software for Mac OS X. It’s available to businesses as an annual subscription service.
∞ Twitter boasts 1 million registered Twitter apps
Twitter on Monday said it now has more than 1 million registered applications on its network.
∞ Apple updates iLife '11 apps
Apple has updated three of the applications it includes in its iLife ’11 suite of applications – iMovie, Garageband, and iPhoto. The new versions, 9.0.4, 6.0.4 and 9.1.5 respectively, are available for download through the Software Update system preference.
∞ More conflict of interest for Pogue and the NY Times
Fast-forward a bit and here is the upshot of that pitch: my inquiry into it has led to a Times internal review and, as a consequence, Pogue is barred from making any more speeches like this one to public relations … Continued
∞ Group seeks support for .app top level domain
In the initial stages we are looking to identify a team of individuals who can help support the complicated process of applying for a gTLD and transitioning it into a working operation. Once that team has been identified we’ll then … Continued
∞ Netflix is awesome, Hulu sucks
I could probably just leave you with that headline and be done with the story, but I’ll give you a little bit on context.
∞ Airfoil 4.5 improves iOS, iTunes, AirPlay support, more
Rogue Amoeba has announced the release of Airfoil 4.5, and it’s a significant update to the audio software for Mac OS X. Changes include improved iOS, iTunes and AirPlay support, and much more.
∞ Skype 5.2 for Mac brings group screen sharing, video in call control bar
Skype has announced the release of Skype 5.2 for Mac, a new version of its popular voice, video and chat software. The new update is available for download.
∞ Avid joins the Final Cut Pro beat down parade
It just keeps piling on for Apple and its Final Cut Pro team.
∞ Why Apple built Final Cut Pro X
The pro market is too small for Apple to care about it. Instead of trying to get hundreds or even thousands of video professionals to buy new Macs, they can nail the pro-sumer market and sell to hundreds of thousands … Continued
∞ Interview: Adobe discusses Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro
Adobe made a very smart move on Wednesday offering disgruntled Final Cut Pro users an easy way to switch to Premiere Pro for their video editing needs. I sat down with Premiere’s product manager to discuss the market and what’s … Continued
∞ Adobe welcomes Final Cut Pro users with open arms
Apple has been dealing with some complaints from Final Cut Pro X users who feel the new application is not up to the professional level they’ve come to expect from the app. Not surprisingly, Adobe is stepping up to welcome … Continued
∞ Google Swiffy converts Flash files to HTML5
Swiffy converts Flash SWF files to HTML5, allowing you to reuse Flash content on devices without a Flash player (such as iPhones and iPads). Swiffy currently supports a subset of SWF 8 and ActionScript 2.0, and the output works in … Continued
∞ Apple posts MobileMe to iCloud transition FAQ
There are a lot of questions surrounding the transition to iCloud for existing MobileMe customers, so Apple posted an FAQ to let everyone know what’s going to happen.
∞ Some advice for writers and reporters
Visiting Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference was a great experience — I saw old friends and met some new ones. I also spent quite a bit of time answering questions from writers of many different publications.
∞ Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.8, Leopard security update
Apple on Thursday released an update for Mac OS X Snow Leopard, bringing the most current version to 10.6.8.
∞ Final Cut Pro X tutorial videos available
These tutorials are produced by Apple Courseware author Michael Wohl (one of the original designers of the Final Cut Pro software). Learn deep insider secrets about the Final Cut Pro X software from a person who has been instrumental to … Continued
∞ Instapaper server seized in FBI raid
Possibly most importantly, though, the FBI is now presumably in possession of a complete copy of the Instapaper database as it stood on Tuesday morning, including the complete list of users and any non-deleted bookmarks. (“Archived” bookmarks are not deleted. … Continued
∞ CS5 printing guide PDF available
The CS5 / CS5.5 Printing Guide (PDF) is an in-depth technical reference guide designed especially for printers and production artists to help them learn the best ways of handling and preparing CS5 and CS5.5 files for print. CS5/CS5.5 Printing Guide … Continued
∞ Brian Lam leaves Gizmodo
After five years at Gizmodo, I’m moving on to play around in the ocean a bit more and figure out what my next adventure is. Thanks for reading the site—I’ve had fun creating it. P.S. Joe Brown will be taking … Continued
∞ Duke Nukem PR guy in trouble again
Ultimately, Redner defends his position, telling readers that he never actually threatened to blacklist any reviewers – that word came up in a Wired story recounting his comments. He attempts to differentiate “blacklisting” from what he calls “a selection process,” … Continued
∞ Shazam raises $32 million in funding
The company would not disclose the valuation it received in the funding round, but Chief Executive Andrew Fisher told Reuters that it was in the “hundreds of millions of dollars.” LinkedIn, Groupon, Shazam — it has to make you wonder … Continued