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Hell freezes over; Now X Client for Mac now shipping
Filed under: Software, Odds and ends, Blast From the Past, iPhone
In a surprise move after years of breathless anticipation by users of Now Up-To-Date and Contact, Now Software released Now X Client for Mac on Thursday, August 27, 2009. In case you're wondering, yes, this was the calendar and contact app formerly known as Nighthawk.

Why the snarky tone? Well, ~~Nighthawk~~ Now X has been one of the biggest examples of vaporware in the Mac community for at least two or three years. Many users of Now Up-To-Date and Contact, which was a relatively powerful set of applications for managing calendars and contacts, have waited patiently for the promised app, only to have their hopes dashed year after year. All of my clients who used NUDC have moved on to other Mac / iPhone or cloud apps.

Even this announcement is somewhat tainted. There's no Windows version of Now X for people in multi-platform offices, the much-touted server module isn't done, and the FAQ page states that "Now X runs on both Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard." Uh, guys, while you were developing this application, Apple came out with something called Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

Now Software also states that Now X syncs to iPhone, but there's no iPhone client -- it simply syncs Up-To-Date info to Calendar and Contact to Contacts. Most other apps of this type, including Marketcircle Daylite, have an accompanying iPhone app. The company says that the app "is being designed." From past experience, Now X users looking for an iPhone version may have a very long wait ahead of them.

A TUAW First Look of the Now X Client for Mac will be posted soon.
TUAW Hell freezes over; Now X Client for Mac now shipping originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Win a copy of Snow Leopard from TUAW
Filed under: Snow Leopard
Hey, we couldn't very well cover Snow Leopard and not spring for the $29 to give one of you good people a copy, right?

As usual, the deal is, you leave a comment, make sure it appears, you are entered. In a few days we'll run the random selection and boom! One of you will get a shiny new copy of OS X version 10.6 to call your own. While you wait, may I suggest our page of comprehensive Snow Leopard coverage?

Just tell us the first version of OS X you started using in the comments. It'll be fun. If you started using Apple computers before OS X, that's cool too, but did you use the 10.0 beta? Chime in and (maybe) win! Full rules below.
- Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.
- To enter leave a comment below telling us what version of OS X you first used.
- The comment must be left before August 31, 11:59PM Eastern Daylight Time.
- You may enter only once.
- One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
- Prize: One copy of Mac OS X Snow Leopard Upgrade (Value: US$29.00)
- Click Here for complete Official Rules
TUAW Win a copy of Snow Leopard from TUAW originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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A roundup of Snow Leopard-related software announcements
Filed under: OS, Odds and ends, Snow Leopard
As our readers and staff are out buying copies of Mac OS X Snow Leopard today, we thought we'd also start rounding up news about software updates related to the OS update.

We're getting a lot of emails today with news about Snow Leopard compatibility updates for applications, so we'll be listing the updates in this post. Be sure to check back from time to time today, as we'll be changing this post frequently. If you're using the new and free TUAW iPhone App [App Store link] to read this, be sure to tap the icon in the upper right corner of the screen to view the entire post.
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TUAW A roundup of Snow Leopard-related software announcements originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apple, China Unicom strike 3-year deal
Filed under: Apple Corporate, iPhone
It looks like Daily Finance guessed correctly. Early on Friday, Apple and China Unicom Ltd (CHU) announced a 3-year partnership to officially bring the iPhone to China. CHU will buy the handsets from Apple on a wholesale basis and will not participate in revenue sharing. CHU is the 2nd largest carrier in China, while China Mobile is first with 498 million users. In fact, China Mobile is the largest carrier in the world and China is the largest market. CHU hopes to get a competitive boost with the iPhone.

As we noted in July, the iPhone will be sold with Wi-Fi disabled in China, in accordance with Chinese regulations (the so-called "Great Firewall of China).

If you're in China or plan to travel there, let us know if and when you begin seeing iPhones for sale.

[Via AppleInsider]
TUAW Apple, China Unicom strike 3-year deal originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Facebook 3.0 for iPhone released
Filed under: Software Update, iPhone, iPod touch
After a couple of weeks of waiting in the iTunes app store approval queue, the 3rd major update of the popular Facebook for iPhone [iTunes Link] application has been released. Joe Hewitt, the developer of the app, has been working on it for quite some time and submitted it for review on 8/16. If you're still seeing 2.5 in the app store, Joe suggests deleting the app from your phone and reinstalling it -- it will be 3.0.

The new version includes some of the most requested features including:
- Better news feed with direct links to comments
- Ability to "Like" posts
- RSVP to events
- Create/upload photos to albums
- Write/edit notes
- Customizable home screen
- Improved photo viewing with zoom
- Better notifications
Hewitt is already working on the next release, version 3.1, which is rumored to focus on adding Push Notifications.

Check out some shots of the app in action:

Gallery: Facebook for iPhone
TUAW Facebook 3.0 for iPhone released originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Yelp for iPhone's hidden augmented reality feature
Filed under: Software, Internet Tools, iPhone

Earlier today I was reading about Metro Paris Subway [iTunes link], the first augmented reality (AR) app to hit the App Store and lamenting the fact that there wasn't an AR app for me to play with. Then we noticed this tip from Robert Scoble: It seems that Yelp for the iPhone has a hidden augmented reality feature. I downloaded the app and tried it out. I'm glad to say it works, but only on iPhone 3GS. Here's how to activate it (again, note that a 3GS iPhone is required):
1. Grab the app here
2. Launch it and shake your phone. Robert says you need to shake it 3 times. I got it working with one good shake, while other TUAW bloggers needed more than 3.
3. A message appears indicating that you've activated "Monocle." That's what they call the AR feature.
4. A monocle button appears on the top right of the app. Press it.
From there, the camera activates. Simply point your iPhone 3GS in any direction and take a look! I live out here in the middle of nowhere and was certain that I'd get a blank screen. Instead, Yelp found a number of restaurants, bars and other shops right away.

The screen is a bit jumpy and you've got to hold the phone REALLY still to get a good look. Plus, unlike Metro Paris Subway, the graphics depicting the different business aren't distinguishable (restaurant vs. bar, or example). Still, it's a lot of fun and a free way to play with augmented reality. Check out the gallery below for screenshots.

Grab Yelp [iTunes link] while you can and give it a try. Of course, we'd love to hear about your experiences.

Gallery: Yelp's Augmented Reality Feature
TUAW Yelp for iPhone's hidden augmented reality feature originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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