Archive for February, 2008

BlackBerry network down again on Wednesday

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

(Via Macworld.) BlackBerry users reported a service disruption on Wednesday morning, following a similar outage last week.

HandBrake 0.9.2 adds AppleTV Take 2 support

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

(Via MacNN.) A new version of the DVD ripping tool, HandBrake v0.9.2, has been released. HandBrake is open-source utility that converts DVDs into the MPEG-4 format. The new release incorporates many major and exciting changesóincluding full support for the AppleTV Take 2 and the latest iPhone/iPod Touch firmware. This release is ...

Associated Press reviews Apple TV 2.0: latest software update takes Apple TV to whole new level

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

(Via MacDailyNews - Where Mac News Comes First.) The latest incarnation of Apple TV, a white box the size of a hardback book that connects to your TV, is an attractive alternative...

The Mac helps bring science down to earth

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

(Via Apple Hot News.) Science Bulletins — high-definition visualizations that play on 12-foot video screens — help visitors to the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York understand highly complex processes affecting the earth and its inhabitants, such as the retreat of Arctic Sea Ice, the erosion and recovery ...

Fantom unveils eSATA, USB 2.0 RAID storage

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

(Via MacNN.) Fantom Drives today unveiled its new G-Force MegaDisk eSATA+USB external storage system with multiple RAID options. Fantom's external storage system includes NTI Shadow Backup for real-time continuous backup, and supports 300MB/sec transfers via eSATA or 60MB/sec via USB 2.0. user configurable RAID modes include RAID 0 (disk striping) for ...

Intel Centrino 2 to debut in June at 3.06GHz?

Monday, February 18th, 2008

(Via MacNN.) Intel's next large update to its mobile platform will bring a name change and significantly higher clock speeds, notebook makers claim. While Intel has largely used the original Centrino name for its combination processor, mainboard chipset, and wireless platform since it was first introduced in 2003, the company ...

Rumor: iPhone 1.1.4 and iPhone SDK imminent?

Monday, February 18th, 2008

(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog.) If you are still waiting around for the iPhone SDK, chances are, you won't be waiting much longer. Steve Jobs said in October 2007 that the SDK would be released in February 2008; which only has about 2 weeks left! According to MacRumors, tiny-code.com, which is ...

Apple and Fox team up to offer ‘American Idol’ performances on iTunes

Monday, February 18th, 2008

(Via Apple Gazette.)

BBC TV shows on iTunes Store this week?

Monday, February 18th, 2008

(Via MacNN.) TV shows from the BBC may soon appear on the iTunes Store, reports claim. Cited is an anonymous source in the TV industry, who claims that BBC Worldwide will announce its plans on Tuesday. The source further suggests that Worldwide's digital media director, Simon Danker, has already ...

The Apple Core: Jason Goes Naked with the MacBook Air

Monday, February 18th, 2008

(Via O'Grady's PowerPage.) You know, there's really no way to make that headline sound dignified, as true as it may be. Still, after 20 days, PowerPage head honcho Jason O'Grady has finally begun carrying his beloved MacBook Air without accessories, thereby regaining...