Category: Apple Computing
Apple Products from the current generation of items.
This month on Open Apple, the Apple II community’s only co-hosted podcast, Mike and Ken chat with Jimmy Maher, the historian behind the renowned blog The Digital Antiquarian. A published author, Jimmy provides us with his perspective on the pros and cons of going with a publishing house over the recent trend in retrocomputing toward self-publishing. We gripe about the Steve Jobs film sacrificing historical accuracy for mass appeal and recommend some alternative movies that get it right. We’re still loving…
Apple has introduced a 128gb version of the 4th generation iPad with Retina Display. The new iPad will be available to users on 5 February 2013 but is available for order immediately. The standard WI-FI model will start at $799 USD with the cellular enabled model costing $929 USD. The Press Release from Apple this morning follows: CUPERTINO, California―January 29, 2013―Apple® today announced a 128GB* version of the fourth generation iPad® with Retina® display. The 128GB iPad with Wi-Fi and…
United Kingdom – 360 Studios is pleased to announce MyFace for Facebook for Apple iOS and Mac OS X, a new social networking app that provides a great, reliable alternative to the standard Facebook mobile application. MyFace for Facebook is a powerful client that provides all the functionality of Facebook in an intuitive, easy to use interface. Unique MyFace Features: * Simplified navigation and refined user interface * Stunning MyFace HD photo previews and beautiful photo galleries * Integrated Instagram…
Apple has released an update to iOS. Version 6.1 of the operating system includes the following improvements: • LTE support for more carriers (complete list of supported carriers at http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/) • Purchase movie tickets through Fandango with Siri (USA only) • iTunes Match subscribers can now download individual songs from iCloud • New button to reset the Advertising Identifier According to the update release notes, the update is available for iPhone 3GS and later, iPod touch (4th generation) and later, iPad…
Thom Robertson, the guru behind the popular multi-player game Artemis and owner of Incandescent Workshop, has released an update to the iOS version of Artemis to match his PC version of the game. Incandescent Workshop released version 1.701 includes a number of fixes, new features, and changes including: All references to USFP have been changed to TSN. Engineering damcon systems have been adjusted, so they (hopefully) don’t fall out of sync with the server. Collisions have changed, from a soft…
San Diego, California – Brain-new, an emerging new mobile game developer, is excited today to announce the launch of Find It 1.1 onto the App Store. Compatible with the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch this engaging new experience turns social photo sharing into a puzzling turn-based scavenger hunt game! It is a simple yet endlessly entertaining proposition – players simply pick an object for their real world opponents to photograph, and off they go. It’s up to them to put…
Apple has released updated printer drivers for the Brother series of printers. Version 2.10 of the Mac OS X printer driver was posted last night on the Apple Support website and is now available for download. The driver coversMac OS X Mountain Lion, Lion and Leopard You can download the new driver from the Apple support page for Brother printers at: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL894
Apple has updated their printer drivers for the HP series printers. Version 2.12 (listed as 2.13 on the apple support page) is now available for download and covers Mac OS X Mountain Lion and Lion, as well as Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) You can download the drivers from the Apple HP Printer support page at: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL907
Casselberry, Florida – Econ Technologies updates ChronoAgent for Mac to version 1.4. This update features the addition of ChronoAgent to the menu bar and the transmission of sync and backup results sent directly to ChronoMonitor running on an iPhone. ChronoAgent 1.4 is $10 and as always, all existing ChronoAgent users update for free. No user is ever left behind. Now you can display ChronoAgent on the menu bar providing you with instant notification of ChronoAgent’s status. Know at a glance…
Dr. Steven Weyhrich, long known for his complete history of the Apple ][ computer and http://apple2history.org/, has announced the impending release of his new book, “Sophistication & Simplicity: The Life & Times of the Apple II Computer“. Just over twenty years ago, the final part of the Apple II History was uploaded to the A2 Roundtable on GEnie. From a series of newsletter articles explaining the various models of Apple II computers released by Apple, it had evolved into a…
The Artemis Starship Bridge Simulator for iOS was released by Tomas Robertson this month. Incandescent Workshop LLC was the programmer of the port of Artemis, a Starship simulation which requires more human interaction than it requires actual computer. Run by teams of 4-6 players, the game presents one starship control per player with 6 players being the optimal number. Just as a starship cannot be run by one man, neither can Artemis. Artemis gives you have the Helm Control, Weapons…
Google has released their Google Maps application for the iPhone. After Apple’s most recent public debacle with their own Maps application, they really had no choice but to allow Google to pass their Maps App through the Apple verification process. The new Google Maps is a free download from the Apple App Store. For more information, check out the Google Maps Apple App Store page at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-maps/id585027354?mt=8 Over the past 24 hours, the Google Maps app has become the number…
This past week, Australian police put out a warning to drivers: DONT USE APPLE MAPS! This story really brings the adage “You can’t get there from here” to mean a whole new thing. Users around the globe have been complaining about the way Apple Maps handles some of the images and placement of items ever since its release with iOS 6.0. While most user experiences are a simple matter of a few meters to about 1 kilometer in difference, or…
Uncomplex GMBH has released a new update to their Mailplane App for Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. Mailplane is an application which allows users to control multiple GMail accounts from a single application. Over the past several months, they have released updates which separated the Pre-Lion code from the Lion/Mountain Lion code and version 2.5.10 addresses some of the issues brought about by these changes. The Application is $24.95 USD for the latest version and Free for all versions…
Enschede, The Netherlands – Score Media Netherlands is delighted to announce the release of an update of their globally popular Tunecast application to the Apple iTunes store, compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. Tunecast 1.5 is available now at a cost of $1.99 USD. Tunecast 1.5 retains all of the brilliant features of the original application, and provides users with a slicker, more aspirational appearance and high-quality user experience that is unrivalled across other mobile music download services….
New York, New York – Developer Dr Robert Belluso’s first game, Little Bird combines current technology, exotic landscapes, objects, and contraptions, allowing the player to interact with the game in ways they’ve never seen before! Unlike games that rely on tapping, sliding or swiping, Little Bird 1.0 takes advantage of the latest iPhone technology. The user tilts the device to the right or left, using gravity and speed to build momentum to get through each level. Before long you will…
Raleigh, North Carolina – Apparent’s new Doxie One, the simple and affordable new paper scanner for everyone, is now available worldwide. Doxie One scans anywhere in your home or office – no computer required – and syncs with your iPad, Mac, or PC. Included Doxie software offers a complete solution for going paperless. Scanning made simple: Doxie One scans your paper – simply, automatically, and with no computer required. Just push the button and insert your sheet. Doxie scans anywhere…
Not every Apple product is destined to be a run-away success. Roberto Baldwin tells of several Apple products that unfortunately, for whatever reason, didn’t have what it takes to catch on with consumers. Apple’s breakthrough products are so massive that it seems everything the company does is destined to succeed. But it doesn’t take much digging to find a trail of failures and false starts. Even in recent years, there are examples of products that seemed great but never resonated…
Rovio has been releasing new versions of Angry Birds every few months and once again, they have a new hit on their hands. After releasing Angry Birds in Space, topping an astronaut on the Internation Space Station performing an angry birds experiment was going to be hard to top. What better way to top it than licensing the name Star Wars. Angry Birds Star Wars is a wonderful mix of the previous Angry Birds games and thos items we have…
Minecraft is an on-line game where the players run around mining for certain minerals, build structures, combat monsters as well as each other. and generally explore an expanding world. It is divided into two components. Namely on-line servers as well as clients to access the servers. Both components are free however to make full use of the capabilities of the client, a non-free (premium) account must be used. The game components are available for the “big three” operating systems (Linux,…
