Filed under: Multimedia, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch
Last week we were pretty excited that the new Slingplayer app for iPhone had been submitted to Apple for approval. Now it seems, the folks at SlingMedia are determined to really get a large percentage of their customers angry about forcing them to have the latest Slingbox hardware in order to be compatible with the iPhone/ iPod touch app.A page on the SlingMedia website suggests owners of older Sling hardware get an upgrade because the new iPhone software "and future services yet to be announced will only be supported for customers using Slingbox SOLO, Slingbox PRO and Slingbox PRO-HD products or forthcoming SlingLoaded products." That still leaves a lot of the older hardware a no-go, and that older hardware worked well with the SlingPlayer Mobile app on other cellphones, including those running on Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Palm and the Symbian OS.
Our sister site, Engadget, reports that they've been told that previous builds of the app worked just fine with the older hardware, so this may just be runaway greed and avarice at SlingMedia.
In my post last week I said that Sling users would be circling Apple HQ with torches and pitchforks if Apple did not approve the SlingPlayer Mobile iPhone app. Now those people might want to gather in Foster City, California to let the execs at Sling know that they don't want to be forced into an upgrade that is likely not needed.
Our thanks to various readers who sent this in.
TUAWSling rains on its own parade originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Stanford to publish free iPhone course on iTunes U
Stanford University will be publishing a video podcasts and slides from its popular "iPhone Application Programming" course on iTunes U for free to the general public, beginning this week.
RapidWeaver 4.2.2 adds JS-Kit and improved Safari 4 support
Filed under: Software, Internet Tools
Realmac Software has just released version 4.2.2 of TUAW favorite RapidWeaver. Although it may appear to be a minor point release, there are actually quite a few bug fixes and backend additions in this update.Highlights from the release notes:
- Completely re-written contact form with support for multiple attachments, better security and spam protection and better support for Windows servers.
- JS-Kit commenting for blogs. If you were using the previously built-in Haloscan comments, everything works just fine, whether you migrate your account to JS-Kit or not.
- Improved Safari 4 support
- Better RSS handling
RapidWeaver 4 requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and is $79 US.
TUAWRapidWeaver 4.2.2 adds JS-Kit and improved Safari 4 support originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Radeon HD 4890: First Benchmarks Rather Disappointing
The NDA ended yesterday for the RAdeon HD 4890, and several dedicated websites have flooded the net with numerous tests, all aiming to demonstrate if the Radeon HD 4890 is the expected killer graphic card.
As a reminder, it features a higher clocked GPU (100 MHz) and memory (75 MHz) when compared to the Radeon HD 4870. Performance are globally in line the clock frequency difference or gain, however the card seems to be rather noisy. this might be the cost to pay for a card with a high potential to be overclocked (most card tested have reached 1 GHz for the GPU).
we are currently working on a procedure to flash such card to make it working in a Mac by using the ROM EFI from the Mac Radeon HD 4870. It was so far unsuccessful, we are still working on it.
It seems that the retailed version of the Radeon HD 4870 is still blocked to 4-5 weeks shipping delay on the Apple Store... problem with stocks or production?
Microsoft Office On iPhone: April Fools Joke without the Punchline?
I’m a huge fan of April Fools Day. Some don’t get into the spirit of it, but I abask the settin of fooled or be fooled. What I don’t like is when someone makes an April Fools joke, but forget to those involved that it really is a gag. That’s what I take away from this TechCrunch article. That or it could be true.
According to Stephen Elop, President of Microsoft Business Division, we coud be seeing Microsoft Office heading to the iPhone. The rumor has been circulating for quite some time now, but nothing substantial to report until now. No details were mentioned in the article, which leaves me with a suspicious feeling.
Also, I don’t understand why a Microsoft Office program would be so useful on the iPhone. Specifically the text editor. The iPhone isn’t exactly known for its writing capabilities.
So, what’s your take on the rumors, real or fake?
Apple blunder confirms imminent Nehalem Xserve launch
In what appears to be a slip-up on one of its international online stores, Apple has inadvertently revealed that it plans to announce shortly new Xserves featuring Intel Corp.'s Nehalem-based Xeon processors.
Microsoft Still Hoping to Bring Office to iPhone?
TechCrunch reports on comments made by Stephen Elop, President of Microsoft's Business Division, at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco that suggest that Microsoft is still exploring ways to bring its Office suite of applications to the iPhone.<p class...
Texas bans Microsoft Vista from Government Use
Filed under: Software, Switchers
We're not Microsoft Windows haters here at TUAW. In fact, Microsoft makes some very fine products for the Mac including some very useful ergonomic keyboards and some terrific mice. They also make a pretty decent suite of Office applications that many Mac owners use each and every day.Heck, a guy even made a movie using Microsoft products, which we featured right here at TUAW. However, after seeing that the entire State of Texas has decided that Microsoft Windows Vista should not be used in any government agency, we might have to take a minute and reconsider our opinion on the giant from Redmond's flagship product.
According to Sen. Juan Hinojosa, vice chairman of the Finance Committee who proposed the ban, he did so because "of the many reports of problems with Vista." He goes on to say that:
"We are not in any way, shape or form trying to pick on Microsoft, but the problems with this particular [operating] system are known nationwide. And the XP operating system is working very well."
That's all well and good and for many of you Windows XP may, in fact, be working without problems. However, given the well-known issue with Vista, perhaps the Texas legislature is on to something? Who knows, given their current mindset, maybe they'd be interested in switching everyone in government to the Mac?
You hear that Apple, Texas needs you to give them a call.
(Thanks for the tip Melissa)
TUAWTexas bans Microsoft Vista from Government Use originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Microsoft optimistic about Office making its way to iPhone
Microsoft still holds aspirations of delivering a version of its leading Office suite capable of running on the iPhone but needs a bit more time to get it all sorted out.
A Miraculous Product to Turn SD in HD
ArcSoft Inc announced to have developed an unique process to upscale SD source into an almost HD format. The upscaling is a procedure aiming to increase the resolution of an image or a video.
their application used algorithm to expand missing video/image contents of the SD source to upscale it. The price of the application alone is 89.99 USD, and 119.99 USD when it is bundled with a NVidia card able to speed up the process. This is not a real-time treatment, and if you want to upscale a video saved on a DVD, you will have to copy the DVD contain on your HD to be able to treat it.
Of course, the marketing points are pretending miraculous result, however nobody nor any system is able to create the missing information in the SD source, so it is only extrapolation, and you will never turn a DVD in to Blu-ray, except if it is only based on simple geometrical figures...
Sling rains on its own parade
Filed under: Multimedia, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch
Last week we were pretty excited that the new Slingplayer app for iPhone had been submitted to Apple for approval. Now it seems, the folks at SlingMedia are determined to really get a large percentage of their customers angry about forcing them to have the latest Slingbox hardware in order to be compatible with the iPhone/ iPod touch app.A page on the SlingMedia website suggests owners of older Sling hardware get an upgrade because the new iPhone software "and future services yet to be announced will only be supported for customers using Slingbox SOLO, Slingbox PRO and Slingbox PRO-HD products or forthcoming SlingLoaded products." That still leaves a lot of the older hardware a no-go, and that older hardware worked well with the SlingPlayer Mobile app on other cellphones, including those running on Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Palm and the Symbian OS.
Our sister site, Engadget, reports that they've been told that previous builds of the app worked just fine with the older hardware, so this may just be runaway greed and avarice at SlingMedia.
In my post last week I said that Sling users would be circling Apple HQ with torches and pitchforks if Apple did not approve the SlingPlayer Mobile iPhone app. Now those people might want to gather in Foster City, California to let the execs at Sling know that they don't want to be forced into an upgrade that is likely not needed.
Our thanks to various readers who sent this in.
TUAWSling rains on its own parade originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Stanford to publish free iPhone course on iTunes U
Stanford University will be publishing a video podcasts and slides from its popular "iPhone Application Programming" course on iTunes U for free to the general public, beginning this week.
RapidWeaver 4.2.2 adds JS-Kit and improved Safari 4 support
Filed under: Software, Internet Tools
Realmac Software has just released version 4.2.2 of TUAW favorite RapidWeaver. Although it may appear to be a minor point release, there are actually quite a few bug fixes and backend additions in this update.Highlights from the release notes:
- Completely re-written contact form with support for multiple attachments, better security and spam protection and better support for Windows servers.
- JS-Kit commenting for blogs. If you were using the previously built-in Haloscan comments, everything works just fine, whether you migrate your account to JS-Kit or not.
- Improved Safari 4 support
- Better RSS handling
RapidWeaver 4 requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and is $79 US.
TUAWRapidWeaver 4.2.2 adds JS-Kit and improved Safari 4 support originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Radeon HD 4890: First Benchmarks Rather Disappointing
The NDA ended yesterday for the RAdeon HD 4890, and several dedicated websites have flooded the net with numerous tests, all aiming to demonstrate if the Radeon HD 4890 is the expected killer graphic card.
As a reminder, it features a higher clocked GPU (100 MHz) and memory (75 MHz) when compared to the Radeon HD 4870. Performance are globally in line the clock frequency difference or gain, however the card seems to be rather noisy. this might be the cost to pay for a card with a high potential to be overclocked (most card tested have reached 1 GHz for the GPU).
we are currently working on a procedure to flash such card to make it working in a Mac by using the ROM EFI from the Mac Radeon HD 4870. It was so far unsuccessful, we are still working on it.
It seems that the retailed version of the Radeon HD 4870 is still blocked to 4-5 weeks shipping delay on the Apple Store... problem with stocks or production?
Microsoft Office On iPhone: April Fools Joke without the Punchline?
I’m a huge fan of April Fools Day. Some don’t get into the spirit of it, but I abask the settin of fooled or be fooled. What I don’t like is when someone makes an April Fools joke, but forget to those involved that it really is a gag. That’s what I take away from this TechCrunch article. That or it could be true.
According to Stephen Elop, President of Microsoft Business Division, we coud be seeing Microsoft Office heading to the iPhone. The rumor has been circulating for quite some time now, but nothing substantial to report until now. No details were mentioned in the article, which leaves me with a suspicious feeling.
Also, I don’t understand why a Microsoft Office program would be so useful on the iPhone. Specifically the text editor. The iPhone isn’t exactly known for its writing capabilities.
So, what’s your take on the rumors, real or fake?
Apple blunder confirms imminent Nehalem Xserve launch
In what appears to be a slip-up on one of its international online stores, Apple has inadvertently revealed that it plans to announce shortly new Xserves featuring Intel Corp.'s Nehalem-based Xeon processors.
Microsoft Still Hoping to Bring Office to iPhone?
TechCrunch reports on comments made by Stephen Elop, President of Microsoft's Business Division, at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco that suggest that Microsoft is still exploring ways to bring its Office suite of applications to the iPhone.<p class...
Texas bans Microsoft Vista from Government Use
Filed under: Software, Switchers
We're not Microsoft Windows haters here at TUAW. In fact, Microsoft makes some very fine products for the Mac including some very useful ergonomic keyboards and some terrific mice. They also make a pretty decent suite of Office applications that many Mac owners use each and every day.Heck, a guy even made a movie using Microsoft products, which we featured right here at TUAW. However, after seeing that the entire State of Texas has decided that Microsoft Windows Vista should not be used in any government agency, we might have to take a minute and reconsider our opinion on the giant from Redmond's flagship product.
According to Sen. Juan Hinojosa, vice chairman of the Finance Committee who proposed the ban, he did so because "of the many reports of problems with Vista." He goes on to say that:
"We are not in any way, shape or form trying to pick on Microsoft, but the problems with this particular [operating] system are known nationwide. And the XP operating system is working very well."
That's all well and good and for many of you Windows XP may, in fact, be working without problems. However, given the well-known issue with Vista, perhaps the Texas legislature is on to something? Who knows, given their current mindset, maybe they'd be interested in switching everyone in government to the Mac?
You hear that Apple, Texas needs you to give them a call.
(Thanks for the tip Melissa)
TUAWTexas bans Microsoft Vista from Government Use originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Microsoft optimistic about Office making its way to iPhone
Microsoft still holds aspirations of delivering a version of its leading Office suite capable of running on the iPhone but needs a bit more time to get it all sorted out.
A Miraculous Product to Turn SD in HD
ArcSoft Inc announced to have developed an unique process to upscale SD source into an almost HD format. The upscaling is a procedure aiming to increase the resolution of an image or a video.
their application used algorithm to expand missing video/image contents of the SD source to upscale it. The price of the application alone is 89.99 USD, and 119.99 USD when it is bundled with a NVidia card able to speed up the process. This is not a real-time treatment, and if you want to upscale a video saved on a DVD, you will have to copy the DVD contain on your HD to be able to treat it.
Of course, the marketing points are pretending miraculous result, however nobody nor any system is able to create the missing information in the SD source, so it is only extrapolation, and you will never turn a DVD in to Blu-ray, except if it is only based on simple geometrical figures...
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