August 20, 2009
The Apple TV is far from dead. In fact, one analyst believes that Apple will update the device with some interesting new features, like DVR capabilities or subscription service for TV shows. There is also speculation that Apple will launch its own connected television. (more…)
Research in Motion is planning to offer its BlackBerry users support for the full version of Flash in an update expect next summer. (more…)
Canadian born model Liskula Cohen had enough. When a blogger in New York City made derogatory comments about her, she decided to fight back — and she’s winning, so far. (more…)
August 19, 2009
I often get asked what drum sampler I use when writing a song. I have a lot of drum samplers in my collection, but to start off a song from scratch, I often turn to Toontrack’s $179 EZdrummer. (more…)
August 18, 2009
Apple on Tuesday released an update for its consumer photo tool, iPhoto. (more…)
According to a new report from market research firm NPD, Apple’s iTunes Store leads all digital retailers in music sales, capturing 69 percent of the market. (more…)
August 17, 2009
We all expect an Apple music event in September — Apple does it every year, but they haven’t confirmed a date for this year yet. (more…)
Piper Jaffray Senior Research Analyst, Gene Munster, is maintaining his Overweight rating of Apple’s shares after analyzing the most recent data on Apple’s sales. (more…)
August 16, 2009
I’ll admit, I love GPS navigation units. Strange, I know, but I like to test out the units to see how they differ, what I like and don’t like. Tonight, I tried out TomTom’s navigation app for the iPhone. (more…)
TomTom began arriving at international App Stores earlier today. Now it is available in the United States and Canada. (more…)
TomTom’s long awaited GPS turn-by-turn navigation app is finally beginning to arrive in App Stores around the world. (more…)
Almost everyone I know uses Gmail, but it’s not the number one Web mail platform — in fact, it just passed AOL to take the third spot in the U.S. market. (more…)
There are going to be some happy Facebook users on the iPhone very soon. The company announced on Sunday that the newest version of its Facebook app has been submitted to Apple’s App Store, but it won’t have Push notification. (more…)
August 15, 2009
If you love getting your news and information from NPR, you’re going to like today’s news.
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I recently took a look at Planet Waves Chordmaster app for iPhone and really like the interface and detail the company put into the app. I like the same things about another of its iPhone apps, Scale Wizard. (more…)
With the departure of Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Apple has an open spot that it must fill. The question everyone is asking is who will Apple choose for the job. (more…)
August 14, 2009
In a first for the company, Toontrack Music on Friday said it is allowing a third-party producer to make an audio expansion kit for its platform. (more…)
It’s hard to believe, but the National Football League is getting ready to kick off another season. Whether you’re in a fantasy football league or you want to track your favorite team, the iPhone has a way to help you out. (more…)
August 13, 2009
Speculation of an Apple event in September broke earlier today, but The Loop has learned the event will not include the introduction of the rumored Apple tablet. (more…)
An Apple event in September is probably one of the worst kept secrets in the tech industry. Apple uses this event to get its products into stores in time for the lucrative holiday shopping season. (more…)
Microsoft’s Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) on Thursday announced Office Business Edition for Mac and confirmed the next version of Office is coming next year during a conference call held for members of the press. (more…)
August 12, 2009
Adobe said on Wednesday that it will drop support for Apple’s older PowerPC architecture in favor of the new Intel-based Macs in the next major version of Creative Suite. (more…)
Travelers now have a new tool to help them organize and keep up-to-date with changes on their trip — Nodconcept’s Travel Assistant Pro 3.0. (more…)
August 11, 2009
Which?, a consumer-satisfaction publication based in the U.K., released the results of its latest survey rating desktop computers. (more…)
BB Softservice released an English version its popular Japanese brain training application for the iPod touch and iPhone under its SoftBank Selection brand. (more…)
Guitar Rig 3 is one of several amp modeling software applications that I use on my computer. (more…)
Here’s an interesting new product. (more…)
August 10, 2009
The Apple TV is one of those devices that has a lot going for it, but never really lived up to its potential. I think you’ll see that change in the next little while. (more…)
August 9, 2009
MacProVideo released a new video tutorial on using Pro Tools to mix music. This time the company hired Sarah McLachlan’s engineer to give the lesson. (more…)
There are a lot of calculator apps on the App Store. I stopped counting after 30 pages, which is about 900 apps. One that I decided to try was Heuristic Media’s Taxulator. (more…)