Apple patent involves rearranging idevice apps on your Mac
Dennis Sellers 
Sep 2, 2010 at 12:02pm
An Apple patent (number 20100223563) for remotely defining an user interface for a handheld device has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. It involves using your Mac to arrange the icons on an idevice and also thinks at an Apple watch, though I’m not holding my breath on this.
Patents relate to Apple TV updates—and perhaps its future
Dennis Sellers Sep 2, 2010 at 5:29pm
Three Apple patent applications at the US Patent & Trademark Office tie in with Wednesday’s Apple TV announcements and may point to future developments. They describe methods to improve the experience of over-the-air syncing, and browsing of Internet-based content.
IDC: Apple recycles in 95% of the countries where its products are sold
Dennis Sellers Sep 2, 2010 at 5:28pm
According to International Data Corporation (IDC), mobile phone recycling is amazingly low today, with rates of 10% considered good. The research group spoke with the vendors directly, physically inspected the packaging, devices, and accessories of mobile phone manufacturers, and leveraged published corporate responsibility reports and other corporate and product environmental reports as available.
Apple patent relates to GarageBand features
Dennis Sellers Sep 2, 2010 at 5:27pm
An Apple patent (number 20100223400) has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office regarding features—both present and future—of Apple’s GarageBand app. The app is for correlating changes in audio.
Review: Elements a must-have app for iPad-using writers
Dennis Sellers Sep 2, 2010 at 5:26pm
Second Gear Software’s Elements 1.0 is a great idevice app for writers, especially considering the kludgey workaround you need to sync iWork docs between an iPad and a Mac.
SD Association reveals new memory card design
Dennis Sellers Sep 2, 2010 at 5:25pm
The SD Association has defined a new, dual-row pin memory card design achieving bus interface speeds of up to 300MB per second for SDXC and SDHC devices and memory cards. It’s fully backwards compatible, allowing equipped devices full use of any SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards.
Realmac releases Courier for Mac OS X
Dennis Sellers Sep 2, 2010 at 5:24pm
Realmac has released Courier, an US19.95 (for a limited time) tool that allows you to share files, images, photos, movies and more with online services such as Flickr and Facebook. It requires Mac OS X 10.6 or higher and a 64-bit Mac.
iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for Sept. 2
Dennis Sellers Sep 2, 2010 at 5:24pm
Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ‘em at the Apple App Store.
Macsimum Recommended Reading’ for Sept. 2
Dennis Sellers Sep 2, 2010 at 5:23pm
“Apple TV, ‘Ping’ and iTunes: what it means: Forget the new iPods; it’s the other things that point to where Apple wants to go”—Computerworld (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9183278/Apple_TV_Ping_and_iTunes_what_it_means)
Apimac introduces iDatabase for the Mac and iPhone
Dennis Sellers Sep 2, 2010 at 10:59am
Apimac has released iDatabase for the Mac and iPhone. It’s a new personal database manager that offers a way to organize your information and data.
Cinematica is new video clip management tool for the Mac
Dennis Sellers Sep 2, 2010 at 10:54am
From the makers of EarthDesk, Cinematica is a new, US$24.95 Mac OS X app that lets you manage your video library in detail, keeping track of dozens of properties for each and every file.
Quark, Snap launch private label version of QuarkPromote.com
Dennis Sellers Sep 2, 2010 at 9:43am
Quark has launched the first private-label version of QuarkPromote.com with Snap, aprinting franchise in Australia.
NewerTech announces seven-port USB hub
Dennis Sellers Sep 2, 2010 at 9:42am
NewerTech has announced a $27.95 Seven Port USB 2.0 Powered Hub for connecting and powering up to seven USB devices simultaneously to a Mac or PC. It delivers the required 500mA of power to each of the seven industry standard USB ports to eliminate device disconnection commonly experienced by typical underpowered hubs, the company says.
Deutsche Telekom to lose iPhone exclusivity in Germany?
Dennis Sellers Sep 2, 2010 at 9:41am
Deutsche Telekom AG will lose exclusivity for the iPhone in Germany ahead of the l Christmas holiday shopping season, bringing the number of providers who sell the popular device in the country to three, reports the Wall Street Journal, quoting “people familiar with the matter.”
DV Expo features Final Cut Pro, Adobe CS5 training
Dennis Sellers Sep 2, 2010 at 9:40am
NewBay Media, a publisher of digital content creation media, today announced that it will once again partner with Weynand Training International, a Gold Level Apple Authorized Training Center located in Los Angeles, to offer hands-on professional-level training at its upcoming Digital Video Expo conference and trade show.
Samsung debuts HMX-T10 camcorder
Dennis Sellers Sep 2, 2010 at 9:35am
Samsung Electronics has debuted the US$299 HMX-T10 camcorder, a compact digital camcorder that sports a 20-degree Slanted Lens that ensures that the user can truly enjoy their recording experience without any discomfort to their arm or wrist, a common occurrence in standard camcorders currently on the market, according to SangJin Park, president of Samsung Digital Imaging Business, Samsung Electronics.
Macsimum Opinion
Some musings on yesterday’s Apple announcements
By Dennis Sellers 
Sep 2 at 7:00am
Now that I’d had a few hours to think about all the announcements from Apple at yesterday’s special event, here are some random musings about them.
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Recent Articles
- Thursday 2, 2010
- Patents relate to Apple TV updates—and perhaps its future
- IDC: Apple recycles in 95% of the countries where its products are sold
- Apple patent relates to GarageBand features
- Review: Elements a must-have app for iPad-using writers
- SD Association reveals new memory card design
- Realmac releases Courier for Mac OS X
- iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for Sept. 2
- Macsimum Recommended Reading’ for Sept. 2
- Apple patent involves rearranging idevice apps on your Mac
- Apimac introduces iDatabase for the Mac and iPhone
- Cinematica is new video clip management tool for the Mac
- Quark, Snap launch private label version of QuarkPromote.com
- NewerTech announces seven-port USB hub
- Deutsche Telekom to lose iPhone exclusivity in Germany?
- DV Expo features Final Cut Pro, Adobe CS5 training
- Samsung debuts HMX-T10 camcorder
- Scosche announces cases for the new iPod touch, nano
- Ultimate Ears introduces music genre-inspired earphones
- Waterfield unveils iPod touch cases
- Griffin announces accessories for new iPod touch, iPod nano
- iWeb Themes Park releases five new iWeb themes
- Belkin offers new iPod touch cases
- Toshiba launches SDHC memory card
- PDFpen for Mac OS X beefs up Evernote support
- PING Golf announces trademark agreement with Apple
- ‘MacVoices’ looks at TopXNotes
- CloudDav enables WebDav access for S3, SkyDrive, other Storage Clouds
- World Clock Deluxe for Mac OS X ticks to version 4.7.2
- The MacJury weighs in on Apple’s special event announcements
- DockView for Mac OS X gets new styles for previews
- Calories update for Mac OS X rounds up to version 2.6.2
- Arten Science updates macVCR screen recording software
- Some musings on yesterday’s Apple announcements
- Wednesday 1, 2010
- Editorial: The looming battle for the TV OS
- New iPod touch sports Retina Display, A4 chip, FaceTime, more
- New iPod nano sports Multi-Touch interface
- It’s alive: the iPod shuffle gets revamp and button
- Safari, iOS gain market share; Mac OS X down slightly
- The Northern Spy: iOS 4, iBooks, Apple’s special event
- Review: Commuter for iPad balances price, style, protection
- iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for Sept. 1
- Macsimum Poll: what was the most exciting new Apple announcement?
- iLuv debuts cases for new iPods
- Google SketchUp 8 gets redesigned workflow, more
- Apple TV revamped, new version goes for $99
- Apple introduces iTunes 10 with Ping and new icon
- FileMaker announces Bento 3 Project Manager
- Quark bundles QuarkXPress 8 with MarkzTools, ID2Q, 1,000 OpenType fonts
- Epson rolls out NX625 all-in-one
- Sony introduces new digital photo frames, Bloggie touch camera
- PCI Geomatics updates Geoimaging Tools for ArcGIS
- TARMAC iOS managing tool updated to version 1.2
- Winter Wolves releases Vera Blanc: Ghost in the Castle
- RE:Vision Effects releases RSMB 4 OFX plug-in
- Dexim announces line of iPhone 4 accessories
- iWebTemplate releases five new iWeb themes
- Lightroom plug-in updated to support custom watermarking in LR 3
- Canon rolls out new multifunction printers
- Logitech rolls out new laptop speakers
- Intel CEO: Jobs happy with our purchase of Infineon wireless division
- TransferBigFiles.com lets you send HD videos wirelessly from an iPhone
- Survey: one in two customers don’t know when their mobile phone contract expires
- Apple to hold special event today
- What I’m expecting at today’s Apple event
- Tuesday 31, 2010
- Apple spent $330,000 lobbying in second quarter of 2010
- AutoDesk announces AutoCAD for Mac and iPhone/iPad app
- iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for Aug. 31
- Macsimum Recommended Reading’ for Aug. 31
- Triton Tech sues Apple for patent violation
- Gartner: worldwide computer shipments to increase 19% in 2010
- NPD Group: music still sets the beat with iTunes shoppers
- Epson announces new workforce all-in-ones
- Monsoon Multimedia launches Vulkano for the Mac
- Apple patents range from image rendering to icons
- FirmTek ships eSATA controller with Mac support
- REAL Software announces REAL Studio Web Edition
- OddGroves releases reggae drum loops pack
- Attachments Menu organizes Apple Mail attachments in the menubar
- Oddmakers bet on Apple’s special event announcement
- Survey: what does your phone say about you?
- Firetask brings project-oriented GTD task management to the Mac
- Apress publishes book on iPhone, Mac programming
- Zulu is new iCal server for FileMaker
- Extensis releases Suitcase Fusion 3 font auto-activation plug-ins
- NetGear announces new home networking solutions
- Dragon Age: Origins expansion pack coming to the Mac
- Adobe posts Lightroom, Camera Raw updates
- EastWest announces EastWest trial program
- Jumsoft adds 10 Keynote themes to Its free Goodies Bundle
- Apple devices lead Android in BBC streaming
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