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- Rumors: Possible early confirmation of iTunes movie rentals
A little blue and green birdie has been tweeting into our ears about today's Dreamworks Animation employees talk. Jeffrey Katzenberg apparently said that "tomorrow Apple will announce film distribution in iTunes. Physical media delivery is inherently flawed."
Hmm. Sounds interesting but we have no way to confirm -- until tomorrow afternoon.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/14/rumors-possible-early-confirmation-of-itunes-movie-rentals/#comments - MacBook Air wafts around the rumorscape
Filed under: Macworld, Analysis / Opinion, Hardware, Rumors, Airport
Of our predictions about Macworld this year, the subnotebook likely topped the list for most mentioned, and though the name MacBook Air sounded strange to me when I first heard it (come to think of it, it still sounds weird, unless this is actually a product made out of hardened atmosphere), it looks like the evidence is mounting. Over the weekend, the name appeared in an Adium X usage log, and now we've got news that search engine ads and domain name lookups all point to Apple as the owner of macbookair.com (even if the site itself doesn't).
So is this the name of Apple's new subnotebook? Of course, we won't know for sure until Steve says it on stage, but while it's not, on the surface, Apple's best naming choice, it could work, in an "Airport" and "Air Tunes" kind of way. It could be worse-- the thing could be called the MacPod. Or the PodBook. Or the PodMac. Or the Lisa.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/14/macbook-air-wafts-around-the-rumorscape/#comments - "Leaked" Keynotes
Filed under: Macworld
By definition, all leaked keynotes are bogus. That doesn't mean, however, that they aren't an artform unto themselves. I used to adore the fake iPhone concepts that "leaked" before the real one toddle along and I don't think I'll soon lose my love of the fake keynotes. Various TUAW readers have been tipping us off to the latest round of faux keynotes including that Wikipedia one. (Of course, the bit about refreshing the Mac Pro "today" is kind of a give away since the Mac Pro was refreshed last week.) In any case, what are your favorite "leaknote" products that you've read about this year? Let us know in the comments. I hold out hope for the Nike Air Phone, bringing back the glory of the "Get Smart" shoe phone.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/14/leaked-keynotes/#comments - Overnighting in the Macworld registration line
Filed under: Humor, Found Footage
Sure, the Macworld registration line was kind of long this morning, but overnighting outside Moscone? Uncalled for -- this ain't the iPhone launch. Despite the futility, Justine and friend decided to "spend the night" waiting for Macworld registration to open. I guess they didn't want to wait in line -- and interpretive dance is always in good taste.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/14/overnighting-in-the-macworld-registration-line/#comments - BusySync 2 to include Google Calendar to iCal capability
Filed under: Software, Beta Beat
If you're iCal-based for your scheduling needs and you want to share calendars with family or colleagues, you're probably already hip to BusySync and the delights of iCal syncing Mac-to-Mac without a .Mac account. Now the BusySync team has announced a key feature for 2.0, shipping in February: Google Calendar synchronization. You should be able to share calendars across the internet with other Google Calendar users, and if they have BusySync on their machines the Gcal data will slide neatly into iCal for them.
BusySync 2.0 will ship for $24.95 per computer, a $5 price increase -- if you buy a BusySync 1.5 license today for $19.95, you can upgrade for free to the new version. There's also a public beta on the way if you want to check it out.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/14/busysync-2-to-include-google-calendar-to-ical-capability/#comments - Macworld 2008: The Build-Up
Filed under: Macworld
As the Steve Jobs keynote draws ever-nearer, the TUAW team has been busy preparing for our hectic coverage. In between thepartyinghard work and sleep, we ventured around San Francisco to sample the atmosphere as the registration for the Conference and Expo started at 8am this morning.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsGallery: Macworld 2008 Build-up
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/14/macworld-2008-the-build-up/#comments - Mobile Scrobbler adds command-line track metadata
Mobile Scrobbler is the Last.fm client developed for the iPod touch and iPhone. In its upcoming 1.4.0 recent release, Mobile Scrobbler will allow you to query its metadata database by searching on track and artist from the command line.
To do this, you need to access the MobileScrobbler executable inside the application bundle on your iPhone and issue a command along the following lines:
./MobileScrobbler -track "Shimmer" -artist "Fuel" -album ""
The developers write, saying the album string will be optional--you can pass an empty string as shown here.
This is a great little feature that shouldn't be overlooked by anyone who has command-line access on their iPhone or iPod touch. For a further preview of Mobile Scrobbler 1.4, check out this screenshot tour.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/14/mobile-scrobbler-adds-command-line-track-metadata/#comments - Apple promotes keynote playback on home page
Apple's home page has been updated to encourage browsers to come back and watch the keynote on "Tuesday afternoon." As far as we know this does not mean a live stream of the event (thank goodness, otherwise who would read our liveblog?) but the after-event video should be up quickly and streamable for your viewing pleasure.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/14/apple-promotes-keynote-playback-on-home-page/#comments - TUAW Responds: MAC Addresses on the iPhone
Filed under: iPod Family, Hacks, Internet Tools, Security, iPhone
In the "use at your own risk" department, TUAW reader Carter P. wrote in asking, "Hey, I know this is a lot to ask, but would it be possible for you to build me a simple application? All I would like the app to do is to spoof a MAC address on my iPhone." MAC addresses are Media Access Control identifiers that are used to distinguish one network adapter from another. Spoofing involves changing your hardware's MAC address from one setting to another. You can use spoofing to fix problems connecting to your ISP or to test your network firewall.
To help Carter out, I put together this iPhone/iPod touch utility. It prompts you to enter a new MAC address and then runs ifconfig en0 lladdr address. No further error checking is done so use the tool with all due caution.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/14/tuaw-responds-mac-addresses-on-the-iphone/#comments - Google refreshes iPhone interface again
Filed under: Macworld, Internet Tools, iPhone
The developers at Google are hot on the iPhone, due in part to something called the "Christmas cross-over."
The number of global Google queries (say that five times fast) from iPhones surpassed queries made from Symbian-based phones for the first time in December, probably due to all the iPhones that were activated over the holiday.
Earlier this month, Google released iGoogle for the iPhone as well as an iPhone-optimized Google landing page. Today at Macworld, they announced more improvements for iPhone users (beyond those made in December).
First all, Gmail features auto-refresh. Calendar is speedier and features a month view that isn't available at calendar.google.com, and iGoogle gadgets can be used with the iPhone. I've found that Picasa web albums are significantly faster, both over Wi-Fi and EDGE.
These are great changes. We don't know just how Google is rolling this stuff out, so keep checking google.com/m today.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/14/google-refreshes-iphone-interface-again/#comments - Apple, China Mobile break off talks
Filed under: Apple Corporate, iPhone
Apple and China Mobile have broken off all discussions of a collaboration. As for why, mum is the word.
China Mobile spokeswoman Rainie Lei said she is "...unaware of any plans for further talks with Apple," according to Bloomberg. Likewise, Apple declined to comment.
This is a blow for Apple, as China's potential customer base is huge. They've got 362.8 million Blackberry subscribers, which is more than the populations of the U.S., Japan, and the U.K. combined. More than 500 million Chinese use cell phones.
We're guessing that both parties are being a bit stubborn about profits and pricing (Apple stubborn? I can't imagine such a thing). Let's hope they learn to play nicely.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/14/apple-china-mobile-break-off-talks/#comments - Apple stock help drive mutual fund returns
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Apple Financial, Apple
I'm not Wall Street wunderkind but it doesn't take Warren Buffet to know that Apple's stock has been performing well. It would seem that, at least according to the New York Times, Apple's performance coupled with Google and RIM has lead to many mutual funds seeing extraordinary growth this year. Many funds are glad they didn't sell all their Apple stock when it seems that it just couldn't go any higher (how high can it go? I have no idea, but since I don't own any Apple stock it really matters little to me).
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/14/apple-stock-help-drive-mutual-fund-returns/#comments - All the Apple specs you can handle
Filed under: Cult of Mac, Odds and ends, Apple
When I'm bored I tend to poke around Apple's Support website and see what I can see. My odd habit is your gain, dear TUAW readers, because today I found Apple's official list of product specifications. From here you can find out just how big an iPhone is to how many BTUs an hour an ImageWriter (15") produced. If there is a better way to waste a few hours I can't think of it. If you'll excuse me I have to find out how much a Two-Page Monochrome Display weighs.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/14/all-the-apple-specs-you-can-handle/#comments - Peggle on your iPod
Filed under: Software, Odds and ends
It would seem that I am on a mission to completely derail any chance I have to properly prepare for Macworld. First I decide to perform a brain transplant on my MacBook Pro, and now I find myself playing Peggle like a mad man.
We first covered Peggle last month, when a Mac native version was released by PopCap. Not content to merely suck all your time at your Mac away, the fine folks at PopCap have released Peggle as an iPod game as well. It costs $5.99 on the iTunes Store, but it will cost you much, much more in the way of lost productivity. Even the Wall Street Journal likes this game, though I am not sure when the WSJ started reviewing iPod games.
The full Mac version will cost you $19.99, but that includes lots of rainbows and a talking unicorn so really it is a steal at any price.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/14/peggle-on-your-ipod/#comments - ZFS for OS X
ZFS for OS X has had a long, and mostly made up history. Rumors that Apple was going to make ZFS the default file system for Leopard were incorrect, but they did make our lives a little more interesting, right? For those of you who aren't in the file system know, ZFS is a next generation open source file system developed by Sun (remember when they claimed to be the dot in the dotcom? Ah, memories.). Geeks much smarter than you or I are very exicted about the flexible way that ZFS treats storage, and the clever tricks that it does to ensure data integrity.
Now all that fun can be on your Mac, thanks to the ZFS project on Mac OS Forge (that's the open source repository for OS X that Apple hosts). ZFS binaries and source code are available for you should you want to tinker with it. There are some issues with it, like you can't empty the Trash using the graphical interface, and if you remove a USB drive that is part of a ZFS pool before running a command it'll kernel panic your machine. This stuff isn't for the faint of heart, but for those uber-geeks out there this is a must download.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/13/zfs-for-os-x/#comments - Tips on replacing a MacBook Pro's hard drive
Filed under: Macworld, Apple, Macbook Pro
Friday I found myself doing what anyone who was soon to be flying across the country to cover Macworld would be doing : replacing the hard drive in my MacBook Pro. A smart idea? Well, considering that my old drive was making some not so good noises I thought it better to replace the darned thing before it failed during the Expo.
I headed over to Other World Computing and ordered this drive. OWC is great because they offer up many of the same parts that Apple uses in their machines (in fact the drive I bought turned out to be the exact model drive that was already in my MacBook Pro, though the new one has twice as much space). And no, I am not getting paid by OWC in any way, shape, or form. I just have had several excellent experiences with them.
One thing to keep in mind is that the hard drive isn't classified as 'user replaceable' in the MacBook Pro, unlike the MacBook (replacing a hard drive in a MacBook is very, very easy). That didn't stop me because I've swapped out countless drives. I followed iFixIt's great guide to disassembling my MacBook Pro, but one word of caution: be sure you have a T6 Torx Screwdriver before you start. I have access a large number of computer tools, so I didn't think that would be a problem. However, after sifting through 4 different toolkits with no success (most tool kits have a T8 Torx as the smallest screwdriver), I thought I was in trouble. I finally found one in a very large, very expensive set of tools, but the screwdriver itself isn't pricey. Make sure you know that you have one before starting this process because there are 6 Torx screws that need to be removed (2 holding the keyboard to the base of the machine, and 4 holding the hard disk in place), and it is much much easier with the right tool.
Overall, this is something I would recommend that only people who are comfortable cracking open a laptop should do. There are lots of little screws and wires one has to move out of the way to replace the drive and a certain level of comfort with a computer's innards is required.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/13/tips-on-replacing-a-macbook-pros-hard-disk/#comments - Wired offers up Macworld predictions
Filed under: Macworld, Analysis / Opinion
One of my favorite things about Macworld is the fact that everyone suddenly feels the need to share their predictions about what Apple will be introducing this time (we at TUAW are not immune to this, and have already shared our predictions. How wrong will I turn out to be? Only time will tell). Wired has listed a few software developments they are thinking will happen at Macworld:
- Leopard 10.5.2 will be released with new features
- iPhone 1.1.3 firmware released
- No updates to iLife/iWork
- New iTunes with movie rentals
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/13/wired-offers-up-macworld-predictions/#comments - No "iPod tax" for Canada
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPod Family
Here's a reason for our Canadian readers to rejoice (and no, I'm not talking about the weak dollar, but thanks for reminding me about that): a proposed levy against iPods and other MP3 players has been defeated. The levy, which was going to be anywhere from $5 to $75 depending on how many songs the device could hold, was meant to help the record industry recoup costs thanks to piracy. The levy was defeated because it assumed that every iPod was chock full of illegally acquired music, and we all know that's not the case. A similar levy that is raised against blank media is still in effect.
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