MacHeist began its newest software bundle deal this week with a twist — free software. In response to the deal, some developers have banded together to encourage people to pay for software and support developers. (more…)
There’s been a lot of talk lately about Apple approaching newspaper and magazine publishers around the world about making their product available on a yet unannounced device. This makes a lot of sense if you look at it the right way. (more…)
Orb Networks has announced the release of Orb for Macintosh. The software enables Mac users to tap into the media streaming service that’s been available for the iPhone since 2008. And it’s free. (more…)
Connected Flow, maker of DarkSlide for the iPhone, FlickrExport for Aperture and FlickrExport for iPhone, has announced the release of Viewfinder, a Mac app which helps you find, download and use images stored on Flickr. It’s priced at £15 (about $25). (more…)
Parallels has announced the release of Parallels Desktop 5, a new version of their virtualization software that lets Intel Macs run Windows and other operating systems besides Mac OS X without having to reboot. It costs $79.99, though upgrades for existing users cost $49.99.
We’ve all heard about how bad the worldwide economy is over the past couple of years, but one company is bucking the trend and expanding its business in the United States. (more…)
Beta Monkey Music recently released a new collection of drum loops for Mac using musicians called Odd Time Meltdown II. (more…)
Toontrack Music on Wednesday released EZdrummer 1.2, a major update to the company’s consumer focused drum sampler. (more…)
Hardware and software music-maker Native Instruments this week announced a new device for DJs called Traktor Kontrol X1. (more…)
Apple on Wednesday confirmed that the App Store now has more than 100,000 applications available for download for the iPhone and iPod touch. (more…)
Market analysis firm comScore reports that the iPhone is the U.S.’s top touchscreen device, with almost 33 percent of the market. (more…)
TouchGrove’s LED Football is a nostalgic homage to early handheld electronic games. While the game was unquestionably inspired by Mattel Football, it’s been careful not to duplicate the experience to avoid copyright hassles. Now Mattel has officially licensed LED Football. The update is free for existing users, and the game still costs one buck. (more…)
With EA’s Need for Speed and countless go-kart racing games, Gameloft’s Asphalt series is a bit easy to overlook, but that would be a mistake. Its newest installment, Asphalt 5, is an awesome arcade racing game for the iPhone and iPod touch. It costs $6.99 and is available for download from the App Store. (more…)
Apple kicked off the iPhone in China last week, but things didn’t go as well as expected, according to a report from Piper Jaffray Senior Research Analyst, Gene Munster. (more…)
I just couldn’t help writing about the new version of TapeDeck from SuperMegaUltraGroovy. (more…)
One of Apple’s goals for the iPhone was to make it a device suitable for the consumer and business markets. According to one analyst, that may be happening. (more…)
IK Multimedia released two new apps in its GrooveMaker line of iPhone and iPod touch applications. (more…)
Digidesign’s Pro Tools 8.0.3 pre-release software slipped by me, but it’s important enough that I wanted to make sure I circled back and mentioned it. (more…)
EA Mobile has announced the release of Command & Conquer Red Alert for the iPhone and iPod touch. It costs $9.99 and is available for purchase and download from the App Store. (more…)
Id Software’s seminal first person shooter Doom Classic is back for one more go, this time on the iPhone and iPod touch. It costs $6.99 and is available for purchase and download from the App Store. (more…)
Toontrack Music on Friday said it is shipping the newest expansion pack in its arsenal, Custom and Vintage SDX for Superior Drummer 2. (more…)
Cell phone maker Nokia announced Friday plans to discontinue its N-Gage, a cell phone and handheld gaming console. N-Gage services will no longer be available on new Nokia cell phones, and the online N-Gage Store itself will close in one year.
Together with AppleTV 3.0, Apple has released iTunes 9.0.2. The software is available for download through Software Update or from the Web site.
As expected, Apple on Thursday released Apple TV 3.0 software, adding support for iTunes LP, as well as having a redesigned user interface. (more…)
Gendai Games is introducing Thursday its GameSalad Membership Program, which lets users publish games for the iPhone for $99 per year. (more…)
MacUpdate, one of the most popular Mac Web sites in the market, released a new version of its MacUpdate Desktop application to assist users in keeping the apps up-to-date. (more…)
Apple is apparently getting ready to release a new version of its Apple TV software. (more…)
Universal Audio on Wednesday released version 5.5 of its plug-in suite, adding a new EQ and fixing several issues with the older version. (more…)
I was reading The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs tonight and noticed that Microsoft released a new TV ad for its Bing search engine. (more…)
I read with some interest and amazement, an article by Joe Wilcox at Betanews last night predicting that the iPhone will lose the smartphone war. (more…)