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- Another phishing email takes on Apple themes
According to MacRumors, yet another Apple-styled phishing email is making the rounds. This one seems to be a lot more insidious than another phishing email that circulated last week. While the earlier email had several aspects to it that were dead giveaways it was fake, this new email could very easily trip up anyone who doesn't pay attention to the latest Apple news. The "from" line says the email comes from Apple.com (noreply@apple.com), lending an air of credulity to it that the earlier email lacked. The message claims to be concerned with the debut of the iPhone 5, and it contains images pulled from various sources around the Web alongside some copy written in a very Apple-y style.
Our readers will no doubt recognize these images as fake right away, but they might appear plausible to people who don't follow the news very closely. As such, this email is potentially more dangerous than the one that was circulating last week, particularly since an inviting "check it out" link downloads a Windows executable file that could contain just about anything.
It probably seems obvious to us Apple fans, but for everyone else it bears mentioning: Apple doesn't announce new products via email like this, especially not flagship products such as the iPhone. For major product launches, Apple puts on a keynote event that gets wide media coverage; for minor product refreshes, sites like this one get the word out even when Apple doesn't draw much attention to them itself. If you get an email like this that claims to be about the latest and greatest Apple product, but no one else on the internet has discussed it at all, don't bother clicking anything and just delete the message.
Better yet, until this latest round of phishing emails gets monkey-stomped into the digital dirt, it's probably a good idea to avoid clicking on anything in any unsolicited messages that appear to be from Apple. If you really want to see what's new on the Apple Store, the URL is very easy to remember: store.apple.com.
Another phishing email takes on Apple themes originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 23 May 2011 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - McDwiff reads DWF files on your Mac or iPad
In the world of computer-aided design (CAD), Autodesk's Design Web Format (DWF) file format is a common way to send drawings to others who need to view, review or print design files. Through the use of compression schemes and a way of sending only what recipients need to see, DWF files are small and easily transferred through email. To this point, one of the few ways of reading DWF files on a Mac or iPad was through Autodesk's Freewheel web service.
Now Austin Silver Software has launched an application called McDwiff for opening, viewing, converting and printing DWF files on Macs (US$9.99) and iPads ($6.99). The Mac version has been available since January, while the iPad app went on sale in the App Store about two weeks ago. McDwiff utilizes Freewheel as a backend to process the DWF files, with an appropriate front-end app on your Mac or iPad to obtain files (locally, on a website or in Dropbox) for processing.
Want to see how McDwiff works? Check out the video on the next page for a quick overview of the features of this handy utility.
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McDwiff reads DWF files on your Mac or iPad originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 23 May 2011 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - What 'cloud-based music' looked like in 1892
If you've ever spent time on hold with tech support, you've likely listened to a lot of tinny, cheesy music coming from your phone as you grit your teeth and count the seconds. Instead of making things better, hold music seems to make the minutes stretch into hours. Believe it or not, in the late 19th century people used to pay to listen to music over the phone. A French service called Théâtrophone was basically a steampunk version of Pandora Radio that allowed subscribers to have live music pumped into their homes at a price of 50 centimes for five minutes -- roughly one or two euros in today's money.
Microphones set up on stage would pump live music to a central switchboard, and from there it would go out to hotels, restaurants and homes across Paris. Scientific American wrote a piece on the théâtrophone system way back in 1892, and at that time there were about 100 of the devices running throughout Paris. The system sounds downright hokey today, but it was ingenious for the time; keep in mind that this pre-dates wireless transmission via radio, much less modern improvements, such as iPhones and internet-based "cloud" storage for music. The théâtrophone system actually ran for quite a while, and it wasn't shuttered until 1932.
Today, we're able to cart around weeks worth of music in a device about the size of a deck of playing cards, and if Apple's "iCloud" service really takes off, it may reach a point that we'll be able to store and stream more music than we'll actually be able to listen to in one lifetime. Meanwhile, the next time you're on hold with tech support and forced to listen to Huey Lewis and the News against your will, just be thankful that's not the only way you can get tunes into your ears.
What 'cloud-based music' looked like in 1892 originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 23 May 2011 05:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple patents privacy displays
Electronista has discovered an Apple patent that would allow users to set privacy viewing parameters on their device's displays in order to keep unwanted eyes from seeing what they are doing. The patent, titled Systems and Methods for Electronically Controlling the Viewing Angle of a Display, describes a way that LCDs could use embedded "scattering modules" to "selectively steer a device generated light beam to one of two or more scattering regions of its associated scattering module." In other words, users could choose who sees what on their screens by setting viewable angles.
The patent shows the technology in use on an iPod classic, but it's conceivable that it could be applied to iPhones and iPads as well. This technology, if Apple ever enacted it, would be a boon for those working on sensitive documents in public places, like in cafés or on public transportation. It would also be great for teenagers, because they wouldn't have to wear out the Exposé and Spaces keys every time their mom and dad walk by.
Apple patents privacy displays originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 23 May 2011 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple making huge strides into government, enterprise and small business
On Friday, Needham analyst Charlie Wolf released a research note stating that Apple had made some huge advancements into the government, enterprise and small business markets in the US -- sectors typically dominated by Windows PC sales. Total shipments of Macs increased 66 percent in the first quarter of 2011, while PC sales only increased 4.5 percent.
Apple's gains get more interesting when you break them down into sectors. In the same time period, Mac sales increased 94.7 percent in enterprise (large businesses) and 80.4 percent in small businesses. In government, Mac sales were up a whopping 155.6 percent, while PC sales were up just 2.3 percent in the same market. In the education market, Mac sales only increased 1 percent, but PC education sales decreased by 6.5 percent in the same period. Finally, home or consumer sales were up 21.6 percent, while PC sales were down 4.4 percent.
Considering the stagnation of the PC market in the same period, those Mac sales numbers are extra impressive. Apple's growth isn't limited to the US either. In Europe and Asia, Mac sales increased 8 percent and 70 percent, respectively, while PC sales fell between 10-20 percent.
Apple making huge strides into government, enterprise and small business originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 23 May 2011 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple Store app updated with new options
Apple has updated its Apple Store iPhone app. The update incorporates several new features, including an enhanced in-store mode that lets users get help and support quickly when they're at an Apple Retail Store. The app also allows users to custom-configure a new Mac with build-to-order options (such as more RAM or a larger hard drive).
The Apple Store app is also debuting in many European countries, having previously been limited to the US. The app is a free download.
Apple Store app updated with new options originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 23 May 2011 00:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Forecast looks amazing for Weather HD for Mac
Weather HD is a popular iOS app that we at TUAW have raved about in the past. The iOS app lets you use your iPad or iPhone as a window into a beautiful weather world around you. The app uses stunning full screen animations to show you the weather instead of the numbers and little icons other weather apps use. Now Vimov, the company behind Weather HD, has launched a Mac version of the app and it takes the basic premise of their simplified weather app to a whole new level.
First off, the animations in Weather HD for Mac look simply stunning. I'm running the app on a 15-inch MacBook Pro and it just looks incredible. That tells me that on larger screens like the iMac, the app must just look otherworldly. Besides the multiple locations and weekly forecasts that are available in the iOS version, the Mac version offers a host of features that turns the app into a full weather center on your Mac. You can see hourly forecasts, phases and cycles of the moon, and current and next-day-average cloud, temperature, dew, humidity, and wind maps. Best of all it has built in a full-screen view to the app so you can see its gorgeous animations at their fullest.
I will say that, as cool as it is, the app does have limited usability. It's pretty to look at and has some nice alerts and mapping features, but how often do we need to open up an app to see the weather forecast? I usually just activate Dashboard and quickly check out my weather widgets. One thing I would love to see is a screensaver option for this app so I can see those gorgeous weather animations anytime my computer is idle. Of course, Vimov can't build in screensaver functionality into the app now because Apple doesn't allow screensavers in the Mac App Store. Hopefully that will change soon. Still, Weather HD is highly recommended and costs US$3.99.
Forecast looks amazing for Weather HD for Mac originally appeared on TUAW on Sun, 22 May 2011 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Talkcast tonight, 10pm ET: Apple's rough media week
Last week's show celebrated ten years of Apple's retail stores with NPD Group's Ross Rubin and Gary Allen from ifoapplestore.com, anticipating a week of good news about Apple. Well, it didn't quite work out that way.
Yes, there's the Apple Store 2.0 reboot featuring snazzy, customized iPad information stations... but between the clamor of Mac Defender malware and the anxiety of patent-challenged iOS developers, there was bad news aplenty; add in the Foxconn factory fire and it just got worse. We'll look back at the week that was and look ahead at the week to come; join us, won't you?
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If you've got a headset or microphone handy on your Mac, you can connect via the free Blink or X-Lite SIP clients; basic instructions are here (if you like Blink, the pro version is available in the Mac App Store). Skype users with SkypeOut credit can simply call the main TalkShoe number; it's also a free call with Google Voice's browser plugin. Talk to you tonight.
Talkcast tonight, 10pm ET: Apple's rough media week originally appeared on TUAW on Sun, 22 May 2011 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple's interactive iPad displays -- a video of one in action
Yesterday we told you that Apple Stores across the globe have swapped their paper signage with interactive iPad displays. The new iPad displays allow shoppers to view product information, compare products and even call Apple Store employes to customers who need assistance. As always, with anything interactive, it's better to see it than read about it, so check out the video on the next page that was sent to us by Graham of Glasshouse Apps.
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Apple's interactive iPad displays -- a video of one in action originally appeared on TUAW on Sun, 22 May 2011 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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