August 20, 2009

∞ Analyst expects DVR, subscription in Apple TV, Apple connected television

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…)

∞ BlackBerry jumping ahead of iPhone with full Flash support

Research in Motion is planning to offer its BlackBerry users support for the full version of Flash in an update expect next summer. (more…)

∞ Model forces Google to reveal identity of offensive blogger

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

∞ Writing songs with EZdrummer drum sampler

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 releases iPhoto 8.1, with extra large books

Apple on Tuesday released an update for its consumer photo tool, iPhoto. (more…)

∞ Apple's iTunes captures 69 percent of digital music sold

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

∞ Apple music event to be on September 9?

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…)

∞ Analyst: Macs trending up, iPods down for the September quarter

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

∞ Hands On: TomTom GPS navigation for the iPhone

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 for iPhone arrives in the United States and Canada

TomTom began arriving at international App Stores earlier today. Now it is available in the United States and Canada. (more…)

∞ TomTom GPS iPhone app available in Europe, New Zealand

TomTom’s long awaited GPS turn-by-turn navigation app is finally beginning to arrive in App Stores around the world. (more…)

∞ Google's Gmail passes AOL to capture third-place in Web mail

gmailAlmost 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…)

∞ Facebook 3.0 iPhone app will not have push notifications

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

∞ NPR releases iPhone news app

If you love getting your news and information from NPR, you’re going to like today’s news.

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∞ Hands On: Planet Waves Scale Wizard for iPhone

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…)

∞ Should Tim Cook be Apple's new board member?

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

∞ Toontrack unveils Joe Barresi Evil Drums for Superior Drummer 2.0

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…)

∞ Six iPhone apps for the upcoming NFL season

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

∞ Sources confirm no Apple tablet at Sept. event, coming in 2010

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…)

∞ Report: Apple planning an event in September

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…)

∞ MacBU press conference offers Office Business Edition and next version of Office for Mac

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 dropping PowerPC support in future Creative Suite releases

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…)

∞ Travel Assistant Pro 3.0 for iPhone adds TripIt integration

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

∞ Apple crushes the competition in U.K. customer satisfaction survey

Which?, a consumer-satisfaction publication based in the U.K., released the results of its latest survey rating desktop computers. (more…)

∞ Brain Training Unotan comes to the iPhone

BB Softservice released an English version its popular Japanese brain training application for the iPod touch and iPhone under its SoftBank Selection brand. (more…)

∞ Using Guitar Rig 3 to create a Slash style guitar tone

Guitar Rig 3 is one of several amp modeling software applications that I use on my computer. (more…)

∞ BackPack adds shelf to iMac, Cinema Display

Here’s an interesting new product. (more…)

August 10, 2009

∞ New Apple TV to be a Mac mini with Blu-ray

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

∞ Sarah McLachlan's engineer video tutorial on mixing in Pro Tools

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…)

∞ Hands On: Taxulator for iPhone

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…)