Tag: apple


Data Detectors in Mail.app

Personally, I love Mac OS X’s default Mail application, it’s pretty awesome. With built-in notes, RSS reader, to-do list, it strives to make everyday tasks easier. One such task which I’m really fond of is the use of it’s... 
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Armchair Travels on Kindle for iPhone and Google Street View

I am a big fan of reading on my iPhone and the recent release of Amazon’s Kindle for iPhone has resulted in an orgy of reading for me. Within seconds of hearing about or discovering a review of a book I might enjoy, I can suck it down... 
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iPhone OS 3.0 announced!

It’s the news that many, many of us iPhone geeks have been long waiting for: the announcement of iPhone OS 3.0 and it’s all-in-wonder features: cut, copy and paste, MMS, bluetooth file transfer, etc… In a press-only event at... 
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Kevin Rose on iPhone OS 3.0

The rumour mill continues and has flared up again surrounding iPhone OS 3.0. This time Kevin Rose, co-host of DiggNation and founder of social media news website digg.com, weighs in on his thoughts about what’s coming up. Speaking live... 
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What to expect from Apple’s Update Tuesday

We all know by now that Apple will announce this Tuesday the development and features of iPhone OS 3.0. As to when exactly it will be released to the public, I have a feeling it will make its debut at this year’s WWDC in June. AppleInsider... 
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iPhone OS 3.0 in the works

Apple is officially announcing a roadmap for iPhone OS 3.0 on 17 March 2009 at press briefing, presumably at the Cupertino campus. At the briefing, Apple will give insight as to what developers and users alike can expect from the upcoming mobile... 
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Apple release new iPod Shuffle, says good bye to buttons

Apple’s new iPod Shuffle is definitely something to talk about, literally. This new flavour in mini-music players touts VoiceOver, something Apple is calling a “a world first”. The tiny 0.3″ thick device speaks the song... 
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iPhone headed for South Africa

The news we’ve all been waiting for: Vodafone has signed an agreement with Apple to spread the love of the Apple iPhone to a further ten countries. Better yet, South Africa is included in the list of ten countries. There is no indication... 
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Control playback on AppleTV with iTunes

You probably know about Apple’s Airport Express with built in AirTunes which allows you to send whatever you’re playing on iTunes over the air to a music system thats plugged into your Airport Express using standard component cables. What... 
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Apple TV Take Two compatible Sapphire build

Ever since I updated the Apple TV to the Take 2 version of the firmware, it has broken my favourite plugin, Sapphire. If you have access to the Apple development tools and a Mac, you can download the source-code (Sapphire is now open source)... 
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