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- Phil Schiller Delivers Lackluster Keynote
- iPhoto '09 Adds Faces and Places
- iMovie '09 Seems to Fix Everything from iMovie '08
- GarageBand '09 Adds Music Lessons
- iWork Turns '09
- Apple Moves to Unprotected Music, Tiered Prices
- Apple Pioneers New Battery Tech with 17-inch MacBook Pro
- Jobs Clears the Air on Health Issue
- Welcome to Macintosh Movie to Screen at Macworld Expo
- MacHEADS Movie to Premiere at Macworld Expo
- TidBITS Events at Macworld SF 2009
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LogMeIn's Ignition for iPhone Provides Sleek Remote Access
Ignition from LogMeIn brings high-quality remote access to Macs and Windows systems from an iPhone or iPod touch.Read more...
| Secure Certificate Hack Doesn't Imperil Users
Security researchers successfully created a forged digital certificate for a Web address they don't control that browsers accept as authentic. Did they break the Internet? Not quite, and an easy fix should take care of the problem.Read more...
| iPhone Remote Turns Apple TV into Music Source
When an unexpected error prevents streaming music to his AirPort Express, Jeff Carlson eschews hours of troubleshooting and throws his Apple TV into the breach.Read more...
| Apple Adds Nearly Instant MobileMe Sync in 10.5.6
Leopard gets another update just in time for the holidays, with Apple releasing Mac OS X 10.5.6 and a set of security fixes. This update would be less than notable, except that Apple slipped in a nearly instant sync option for calendar, contacts, and bookmarks for MobileMe subscribers.Read more...
| Easier AT&T Wi-Fi Connections with Free iPhone Software
Easy Wi-Fi for AT&T lets you connect an iPhone with AT&T's hotspot network with a single tap - no more tedious SMS messages and Safari clicking.Read more...
| Google Calendar Gains Official CalDAV Support
Google has officially announced support for the CalDAV protocol, which enables users to sync events from Apple's iCal with Google Calendar. Google also rolled out Calaboration, a setup program for iCal.Read more...
| AnchorFree Offers Free VPN for iPhone
Keeping your secrets on open Wi-Fi networks just became easier with the latest from AnchorFree: a free VPN account for your iPhone.Read more...
| Sync Smarter with 'Take Control of Syncing Data in Leopard'
Our latest ebook, "Take Control of Syncing Data in Leopard," helps users sync data from a Mac with other Macs, with an iPhone or iPod, and even with other devices such as a BlackBerry, Palm handheld, or mobile phone.Read more...
| EtherPad Brings Simultaneous Writing to the Web
With EtherPad, the Mac's SubEthaEdit finally gains some company in the realm of collaborative writing, in which two or more people can edit a document and see all the edits in real time. EtherPad's difference: It's a Web application that de facto supports many platforms without the need for a central Mac OS X host.Read more...
Safari 3.2 Fixes Security Flaws
Apple releases Safari 3.2 to repair vulnerabilities and other problems in all versions of its flagship Web browser.Read more...
| Send SMS Messages for Free on the iPhone
Frustrated with having to pay for SMS messages on his iPhone - both sent and received - Chris Pepper examines alternative ways of sending text messages.Read more...
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A Crack in Wi-Fi Security and How To Fix It
Security researchers have found a small hole they can exploit in the weaker of two modern methods of securing Wi-Fi. The problem shouldn't affect home users or small businesses, and there's an easy fix anyone with new enough hardware can apply.Read more...
| Take Control News: Create Better AirPort Wireless Networks
With the addition of the Time Capsule and the 802.11n version of the AirPort Express, AirPort wireless networking has become all the more complex, but we document and demystify the topic with the 242-page "Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Network," the third major rewrite of Glenn Fleishman's popular Take Control ebook about AirPort networking.Read more...
| LogMeIn Tests Remote Screen Sharing via iPhone, iPod touch
LogMeIn is all about providing remote access to screens and files across the Internet. Its desktop software for Mac OS X and Windows is now complemented by a beta version for the iPhone and iPod touch.Read more...
| First Look at Google Earth for iPhone
Science fiction is here today! Examine the world from your iPhone with the free Google Earth.Read more...
| Take Control News: Make the Most of MobileMe
Now that Apple's MobileMe service has settled down enough that it's possible to write a coherent book about it, we're pleased to announce the release of Joe Kissell's "Take Control of MobileMe," a 112-page ebook that explains all of MobileMe's features. Read more...
| Android Code Released as Open Source
The day before the first smartphone using Android ships, the alliance behind the operating system put the full source code under open-source licensing.Read more...
| Peering Inside a Mobile Phone Network
We seldom think about how our mobile phones actually work, but Rich Mogull pulls back the covers and peels away the jargon to explain why text messages work when voice calls are dropped, why your battery lasts longer in some places than in others, why you're not allowed to use phones on airplanes, why you can be notified of a voicemail message when your phone never rang, and more.Read more...
| Easy Wi-Fi Enters Hotspot Passwords for You
Devicescape has finally released an Apple-approved version of its connection software for Wi-Fi hotspots. Easy Wi-Fi lets you enter network keys and subscription passwords on the company's Web site and then use them without re-entry on an iPhone or iPod touch.Read more...
| The Return of AIM (in Beta)
AOL, left for dead, releases a test version of an updated AOL Instant Messenger with tabbed sessions, animated icons, wallpaper, and custom emoticon sets.Read more...
| T-Mobile Introduces Branded Google Phone
Despite Google's assurances last year that the company wasn't introducing a GPhone, the G1 handset announced by T-Mobile using the search giant-sponsored Android smartphone platform has Google emblazoned on the back. The G1 could loosen Apple's grip on smartphones, but not quite yet.Read more...
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