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- New "Get a Mac" ads: Yoga and Breakthrough
Filed under: Apple
Tonight, Apple premiered two new "Get a Mac" ads: Yoga and Breakthrough. These ads where shown during tonights episode of American Idol. You can look at these and other "Get a Mac" ads on Apple's website.
These weren't the only new Apple ads to appear lately, Apple also released some new iPhone ads.
Thanks Bob!Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Survey finds most iPhone owners aren't Mac users
Filed under: Cult of Mac, Apple, iPhone
Rubicon Consulting recently published a survey (PDF) from a selected group of 460 iPhone owners. Here is a summary of the results:
- 80% of iPhone owners said they were "satisfied" with the device
- 72% of users said they use the iPhone at least once a day for e-mail
- 55% of those surveyed said that the iPhone has increased their mobile browsing
- Almost half of the owners changed their carrier
- 40% of those that switched, switched from a smartphone device
- 1/3 of iPhone owners carry 2 phones
- 13% of iPhone owners surveyed have unlocked iPhones
- 1 out of 10 users reported "hand pain" after use
- 1 out of 5 iPhones were purchased as a gift
You can read the full survey by downloading the published survey from Rubicon Consulting.
[via MacRumors]Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Mortal Kombat heading to iPhone/iPod Touch?
Filed under: Gaming, Rumors, iPhone
OK, confession time, without a shadow of a doubt, Mortal Kombat/Mortal Kombat II is one of my favorite video games of all time. I don't really want to admit how much of 6th grade was wasted playing the SNES version of MK II.
TRMK.org is reporting that a port of Mortal Kombat is being developed by Midway for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Apparently Ed Boon (Mortal Kombat co-creator) posted coded message on his site, spelling out TOUCH. TRMK says that a source revealed to them that a Touch version IS in the works and was also able to provide a very, very convincing video demo.
The demo shows what looks to be motion controlled movements for the characters and the animations and actions looked pretty realistic to simply be pre-recorded (though I'm not ruling that out). From the characters in the Demo, it appears that this port is either of Mortal Kombat Trilogy or perhaps a new edition altogether.
Keep in mind that today is April 1 and that this could all be a hoax/joke. Mortal Kombat was one of (if not the first) fighting games to feature hidden characters and other Easter eggs ("Toasty!" and Noob Saibot anyone?), so this could all just be a really good prank. Still, the potential to see Mortal Kombat on an iPod Touch or iPhone is pretty exciting -- at least to a old skool gamer geek like myself. What about you? Would you play a 2-D platform fighting game on your iPhone or iPod Touch?
Thanks Luke!Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - New iPhone ads: Bet, Brilliant, and Music Store
Filed under: iTS, Apple, iPhone
Apple has released three new iPhone ads showing off the iTunes Store, Google maps positioning feature, and how to win a bet. These commercials are done in the regular iPhone ad style. I like the way the bet ad ends with the narrator saying, "... then you'll have the internet and five dollars, in your pocket."
You can see all of these ads on the iPhone TV Ads Gallery page.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Best of April Fool's Day online
Filed under: Humor
Well, we admit we were snookered by the iPhone Dev Team's "we're selling out" alert, and so was our sister site -- but on a day when the hoaxes range from the desperately unfunny to the merely goofy to the silly-but-funny to the triumphantly hysterical, who can keep anything straight? Google's various flavors alone account for more than a dozen fake stories. Here's a couple of Mac-flavored gags that you might have missed:
- TidBITS has an entire 4/1-themed front page, with some gems like "US Federal Court Declares Email Bankruptcy Illegal."
- The introduction of the "Helvetica Serif" font, which cracks me up.
- Download Squad's warning about LSD in Apple products. I'd call shenanigans on this, but I'm very busy shooing away the multicolored bats.
- Macenstein's "Top 10 ways to DEcrease productivity on your Mac," which describes at least two or three bad practices I actually do already
- The full-monty retro reskinning of MacOSXHints
- ThinkGeek's alternative product lineup, including Wii Sports for iPhone
- Likewise, AppleTell has a collection of Apple-past stories up front today
Переслать - Hey Apple: about those iTunes Rentals...
Filed under: iTS
This is the kind of stupid I am: I go to the iTunes store and when movies sound really good, I don't want to rent them -- because what will happen if I like them and then decide to buy? I mean, we rented Wii "Cooking Mamma" from Blockbuster and then my kids fell in love with the game so I ended up buying it, paying a $6 premium for trying it first. The iTunes store has the same dilemma. Hey Apple, you really ought to give an option of "Liked it? Buy it!" for $2 off or so after renting.
So am I unique in my irrationality here? Do good movie reviews make you hesitate to rent? Would an iTunes rent-to-own option help push you over the edge into renting? Speak up in the comments.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Ask TUAW: Display rotation, iTunes libraries, Time Machine backups, screen sharing and more
Filed under: Features, Troubleshooting, Ask TUAW
This time in Ask TUAW we'll be taking questions about screen rotation, managing iTunes libraries, transferring Time Machine backups to new machines, screen sharing, application deletion and more.
As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - iTunes: Free Tuesday
Filed under: iTS, Features, Deals
Once again, TUAW is pleased to present you with a selection of free songs and videos from around the world. Many of these iTMS items won't be free for long, so grab your copies before the week is up. And don't forget: If you want to buy these on your iPhone or iPod touch, make sure to sign into your account in iTunes before you sync.
Continue reading iTunes: Free Tuesday
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - IBlendIt 1.0.1
Filed under: Software, Freeware
If completely useless (but oh-so-fun) is your thing, then why not check out IBlendIt. IBlendIt allows you to get your frustrations out by, you guessed it, blending photos, files, and colors. This is one application that I couldn't resist trying out ... it really does relieve stress (especially after working on that long term paper), but one feature that would be awesome is having it delete the files upon completion of the blending process.
If you would like to get your blending on, then why not try out this little free (donations accepted) blending application by downloading it today.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Happy Birthday, Apple
Filed under: Cult of Mac, Apple, Apple History
The year is 1976, twohigh school studentsyoung guys (Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs) are in their garage working on their latest invention: the Apple I. Almost 200 of these machines were built before the fruity little company known as Apple Computer became a reality.
Fast forward to April 1, 2008, Apple has now surpassed 32 years of making wonderful products that capture the imagination of everyone. Their products have almost a "magical" feel to them. iPods, iMacs, Mac OS X; Apple certainly has come a long way since 1976.
Here's to wishing Apple a happy 32nd Birthday ... we certainly can't wait to see what the next 32 years bring.
Do you have a story about Apple's early days? Be sure to tell yours in the comments.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Remote Desktop Connection beta expired, new version still weeks away
Filed under: Beta Beat
For Mac-centric sysadmins in a Windows-flavored world, there are a few essential tools: patience, humility, and RDC. Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection client is the easiest way for anyone on OS X to manage Windows servers near and far, and the truth is it works pretty well -- not perfectly, but capably. You can trade clipboard contents, print to your Mac-connected printers, and even share your Mac's local hard drives back to the Windows host for speedy file transfers. The last full release of RDC, however, was 1.0.3 back in 2004 -- sans Universal Binary, doesn't play well with Vista, and generally lacks pizazz.
A shiny new version 2 of RDC, rewritten from the ground up as an Intel-native app, has been in beta for months now, and it shows great promise; it's got full compatibility with the latest rev of the RD protocol, and it's downright snappy. One problem though: the beta officially expired today (March 31), and on each launch users are being prompted with the download dialog above (good luck downloading the "Lastest Version"). There isn't a new build yet, according to the Mac BU, and it's safe to keep using this beta; the nagging is annoying but not functionally problematic, and the team is working to quickly deliver a final edition.
Meanwhile, if you're being driven batty by the repeated and futile update dialogs, check out my favorite RDC stand-in: CoRD, the Mac OS X version of the open-source rdp tool. It may not have all the bells and whistles of the official tool (no clipboard sharingclipboard sharing, print/disk forwarding just released in the 0.5 beta), but for managing a handful of simultaneous sessions to a bunch of servers, it's fast and fabulous.
Thanks to everyone who sent this in.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - iPhone Dev Team cancels pwnage, sells IP
Filed under: iPhone
This posting on iphone-dev.org states that the iPhone dev team has withdrawn their pwnage tool and sold all their intellectual property rights to an unnamed third party. No further details are available about the settlement and I'm assured this is real and not an April's Fools joke. Update: I am also assured by other parties that this is fake and is an April's Fools joke. Which is real? I have no idea.
Thanks to everyone who sent this in.
Update 2: Yeah, apparently just a April Fools joke. Apologies to all our readers.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Unity engine to power iPhone gaming
At this time of year, every press release must be taken with a grain of salt, but sometimes products announced on or around 4/1 can prove to be real even when they seem a bit unlikely (1GB of free email? Must be a hoax). It's in the vein of strange-but-true (I hope) that Unity Technologies announced a beta program for Unity 3D on the iPhone.
Unity's dynamic game development system (used by some fairly big names), if it makes the leap to the iPhone and iPod touch successfully, will give game creators a spectactular platform for rapid development. Hopefully that will include the unique interaction modes (multitouch, accelerometer & maybe even location awareness) that we saw at the SDK announcement. Can't wait!
Thanks fursundRead | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Misu 1.0 is availble
Filed under: iPod Family, Software
Last week, we mentioned Misu, a nifty little application that allows you to share music between iPods. Basically, you connect two iPods (in disk mode) to a Mac running Leopard and let Misu do its thing, blending their contents across both iPods.
At the time it was in private beta (though we had an "in" for TUAW readers). Many of you downloaded Misu and provided feedback to the developers. So much so, in fact, that they were able to issue the 1.0 release in less than a week. Cool!
Head on over and grab your copy. Misu requires Leopard and a single license will cost you $19US.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - AT&T refurb iPhones arrive with incorrect warranty coverage
Filed under: iPhone
Doug Toombs from Howard Forums tipped us off that those refurb AT&T iPhones many TUAW readers bought a few weeks ago might not have properly issued warranties. He sent me over to Apple's warranty self-checking site and sure enough my new iPhone's limited warranty is due to expire on July 22nd.
I gave Apple a call at 1-800-694-7466. I was given the standard Apple line: they do not offer a full year warranty on refurbs. Your warranty ends a year from when the iPhone was originally sold and activated. She then connected me to AT&T, which promptly hung up on me.
So I called back. The sticker on the AT&T box says clearly: "Refurbished iPhones have a full 1 year warranty. You must retain receipt for warranty claims through Apple."
Second time around, I got the most fabulous agent. She contacted the agreement administrator and within a few minutes my warranty was extended to 03/2009, no fuss, no muss. I'm kicking myself though that I did not check into whether I could extend the warranty after that year through AppleCare--so if you find out, do let us know in the comments. Thanks!
Anyway, to summarize: I did need to confirm a valid AT&T account, explaining that I was upgrading from my 4GB to my new 8GB. I offered to send a picture of the sticker on the AT&T box but the agent said this had to be a known problem and that she didn't need either that or the receipt. I also took advantage of the Apple call-you-back service. Instead of waiting on line, they automagically take your number and call it back when you're ready to hit the head of the queue. Very convenient.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - HTML5 Client Side Database Storage + iPhone = ???
Filed under: iPod Family, Rumors, iPhone
Will the next iPhone firmware release support client-side database storage? That's what TUAW reader Jorge believes. Way back in October, we saw the HTML5 standard promising client-side persistence for Webkit-based browsers. Jorge apparently ran a client-side SQL check on the new Simulator-based Safari and found that it ran properly. Of course, simulator tests do not mean actual 1.2/2.0 implementation and we have no way of verifying whether this functionality extends to the actual iPhone firmware.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Flickr Find: Working iPhone, Destroyed Screen
Filed under: Flickr Find, iPhone
When iPhones fall
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Onto cement
Sparrows cry
And angels weep
The voice of Jobs
thunders
"Drop it not!"
Although the phone
Still appears to work,
(Albeit oddly reversed)
Oh no.Переслать - iPhone beta screen-shotting
Filed under: iPod Family, Developer, iPhone
TUAW reader Scott writes that he's discovered how to grab screen shots from the iPhone or iPod touch running the new beta developer release. While attempting to reboot the phone, he noticed the "infamous" white flash I wrote about a few weeks ago. A little experimentation revealed the magic key combo was Power Button followed by Home Button. Unknowingly, he had shot about 5 of these due to several lockup-reboots.
We have no way to confirm this because none of us are running 1.2/2.0 but let us know if this magic key combo works for you.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Is the Multi-display Mini finally about to debut?
Filed under: Accessories, Mac mini, Macbook Pro, MacBook, MacBook Air
Mac Mini users have been waiting a long time for a true dual-monitor solution. Sure there are a bunch of work-arounds out there that let you run more than one screen at a time but a real multi-screen solution hasn't yet been available as far as I know. (Honestly, I haven't been looking all that hard--so if there's one I missed let me know in the comments.)
Display Link has finally decided to let the mini come to the multi-display party. TUAW reader Nick tipped us off to these new beta drivers for Mac OS X.
The DisplayLink hardware supports up to 4 USB-based monitors. You're limited to Intel Macs but minis and MacBook Airs are supported. The beta does not support OpenGL acceleration so Keynote and iPhoto slide shows will not properly function.
From what I could tell from the site, Display Link seems to be sold with third party branding. The Kensington USB docking station (model 33415) for $140 is apparently the product in question.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - iPhone pwnage tool delayed
Filed under: iPod Family, Cool tools, Hacks, iPhone
I've been looking forward to the iPhone pwnage tool for some time now. When released, pwnage will allow you to load pre-customized iPhone firmware bundles via iTunes. This means that instead of jailbreaking your phone after updates, you can install already-jailbroken systems.
Yesterday, the iPhone dev team announced that the pwnage release has been delayed for at least a week. The team is responding to possible legal issues about the "validity and legality of the contents of the tools". The team promises they will not release third-party copyright materials.
When released, pwnage should work with 10.4, 10.5 and Windows.
Thanks to everyone who sent this in.
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