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This week in Apple: HDCP, private APIs, and hacks

This week's top Apple news was riddled with scandal, ranging from High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection hidden in new MacBooks to Google's private iPhone API use, and everything in between. Now, all we need is a sex scandal and the circle should be complete. Check it out in case you missed...

Posted to Software by Anonymous on 11-22-2008
Geodesic takes aim at SMS with Mundu IM

Although text messaging is still one of the favorite pastimes for children and adults alike, software firm Geodesic believes that mobile instant messaging will cannibalize SMS and become the de facto form of communication through cell phones, going forward. The company offers a tool called Mundu IM ...

Posted to Software by Anonymous on 11-21-2008
iPod Touch Users Left Out of Google Maps Upgrades in Firmware 2.2 [IPhone]

Our testing has confirmed that iPod Touch users do not get updates to their Google Maps app with firmware 2.2, which, at least on the iPhone, includes the addition of Street View as well as public...

Posted to Gadgets by Anonymous on 11-20-2008
Even Google Gets Shafted By Apple's Ridiculous App-Approval Process [IPhone Apps]

So you'd think a company like Google would probably have a free line-jumping pass when it comes to getting its iPhone apps approved for the App Store by Apple? Especially when the app in question is...

Posted to Gadgets by Anonymous on 11-16-2008
Problems at the polls? Send a tweet

Long lines, broken voting machines, and citizens who can't vote because their names don't show up on the registration rolls. A group of software developers and designers have teamed up with the blog techPresident to make it easier for voters to broadcast such issues far and wide--fast. The Twitter...

Posted to Software by Anonymous on 11-03-2008
Opera CEO: Chrome has been very good for us

Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner was in town today, so I spent a few minutes with him talking about the browser company he co-founded way back in 1995. With browser battles raging, I wanted to know how this almost historic company was holding up. Von Tetzchner says the launch of Google's Chrome had the...

Posted to Software by Anonymous on 10-28-2008
I love the Web

I’m tired of being depressed about the economy and the news. I was reading my feeds and realized I love the Web. I learn so much, have so many cool apps (thanks Google for Google Earth on my iPhone). Am challenged so often (nine days of politics left). Meet so many cool people (last week 25 [....

Posted to Software by Anonymous on 10-26-2008
Sprint CEO Says Android Not Good Enough for His Logo. Bitter Much?

Something tells me Sprint CEO Dan Hesse is a little bitter about his company getting passed by the #4 wireless telecom operator to become debut provider of an Android-based handset that the world has seen so far. Being a lossy network at #3 might have something to do with it. According to Sinead Carew...

Posted to Software by Anonymous on 10-25-2008
Long Live Ye Hackers!

Yes, long live hackers. The good kind. The semi-sweet variety. All kinds. The kind of hacker that makes plain the security concerns of the day. The kind that turns nonaggressive corporate behavior over technical worries into aggressive corporate behavior over technical worries. The kind that turns laziness...

Posted to Software by Anonymous on 10-25-2008
Start Em Young - Three Web Apps for Families

Since launching Dad-o-Matic , a blog where dads give views, reviews, news, and ideas about parenting, I’ve been thinking a lot about how families interact with the Web. I look for applications and ideas that give parents some “first steps” into sharing experiences using online tools...

Posted to Software by Anonymous on 10-24-2008

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