Life With a Mac

i.TV has launched a movie and TV guide for the iPhone and iPod touch. Users are provided with current TV and movie listings that can be separated by categories such as genre, channel, or show. The app can be configured to automatically filter and exclude certain information such as adult content. The information that is sent to the phone is relevant to the user location and customized profile sett...

YouTube is integrating functionality for Amazon.com and Apple's iTunes Store into YouTube partner video pages, allowing users to purchase related content from record companies like EMI, or various software packages, books, and other media. The move comes in response to many users' requests of where to find a particular song, or when a game would be released. YouTube says the feature is designed to...

Brother has launched its next generation of inkjet printers, with printing, copying, scanning and faxing capabilities on all three new models. Its flagship MFC-790CW also includes a 4.2-inch touch screen and wireless networking. The 790 model includes 802.11 b/g wireless network support for printing without wires and supporting multiple PCs at once, direct printing from media cards and through its...

Gotow.net has introduced the latest version of its collaborative drawing app, NetSketch 1.3 for the iPhone or iPod touch. Updates include a tabbed color picker to make transitions faster while drawing. Each tab can be assigned to a particular color and brush size, allowing users to quickly switch between options. The email interface has also been improved, claimed to be more reliable when sending ...

Vodafone recently launched an official website for the upcoming BlackBerry Storm 9500 handheld for its customers in the United Kingdom, offering users a 360 degree view of the device, as well as views of several of its features. While Vodafone is silent on when to expect shipment (a notice on the page merely says "Coming Soon"), the company highlights a promotional give-away, in which there are 20...

Luxology has announced the availability of imageSynth 2, the newest version of its image processing tool that can run as a standalone program or plugin for Adobe Photoshop. The release is claimed to offer speeds up to ten times faster than previous versions. The tool is designed for processing images into new seamless textures, synthetic images or backgrounds, and generating high resolution tile-a...

LateNiteSoft has introduces Sketches 1.4, the latest update to its drawing app for the iPhone or iPod touch. The new version includes new options and tools including support for text input, an eraser tool, and additional clipart shapes. An integrated web server allows users to download images from the device in JPEG, PNG, or PDF formats. An email function has also been added, expanding the export ...

Analyst firm Piper Jaffray recently completed a national teen survey of buying habits and preferences, and the results show Apple's lead pushing ahead even further. Of the questioned high school students, 22 percent planned on buying an iPhone in the next six months, a significant jump from nine percent in the spring survey. Eight percent already own the phone, up from six percent in the previous ...

Em Software has introduced Grafly, a graphical calculator application for the iPhone or iPod touch. The program provides equation graphing interactivity, touch-based zoom and scroll for arbitrarily complex graphs, and a "live gravity" mode that allows the graph to be viewed from different angles by moving the device "around the figure." Both 2D and 3D equations are supported, with shading, lightin...

LaCie has unveiled its latest storage device, the 5big Network, featuring five RAID drive bays and capacity up to 7.5TB. The drives can be configured across seven RAID modes including RAID 5 and RAID 6 which protect the data from the failure of one or two disks, respectively. An aluminum housing protects the hot-swappable drives that can be locked into place for added security. Various network pr...

Freeverse has unveiled Tranquility, an iPhone application for relaxing or meditating. Audio tracks and visuals are provided for "aural landscapes" that include Zen Meditation, Flowing Water, Ocean Waves, White Noise, Rain, Thunderstorms, Mechanical Hums, and more. The user interface is simple, offering volume controls and settings to turn the sound off after a period of time....

Microsoft has distracted itself to where it's no longer a viable investment, Greenlight Capital investor David Einhorn says in a comment on the results of his company's summer quarter. He accuses the Windows developer of an "overaggressive and almost panicky" approach to competing with Google, at first launching an attempt to buy Yahoo only to overcompensate for its unsuccessful deal by spending ...

Sleek Audio and Kleer have collaborated on bringing a wireless music streaming adapter for use with Sleek Audioís SA6 in-ear headphones. The Sleek Wireless adapter uses Kleerís 2.4GHz radio link, which is said to achieve 10 times more battery life than a comparable Bluetooth headset, to deliver CD-quality sound. The adapter replaces the cable of the headphones by plugging into the SA6 earphonesë 3...

Freeverse has released its latest application for the iPhone and iPod touch, Burning Monkey Puzzle Lab, which offers five different puzzle modes. Gamers must help the Burning Monkey, Monty, clear the game board of puzzle pieces. The Color Reaction game requires matching colored balls; Hex Bonding involves assembling falling pieces into rows, and Test Tube has gamers rotate balls in-line to create ...

CS Odessa has released a training pack for ConceptDraw Office, offering numerous instructional videos for ConceptDraw Office users. The training packs include user scenarios, tips and tricks, samples and other training tools. The new training pack is a free service to customers....

Toshiba on Tuesday announced the release of its portable TLP-X150U projector, which features a USB port that allows users to make presentations without the need for a PC and has closed captioning capabilities. The slim 3LCD projector features a native resolution of 1024x768 and 2600 lumens brightness along with a 600:1 contrast ratio. The projector weighs in at 4lbs, is less than 3 inches tall and...

ExactCODE has released an upgrade to its scanning software, ExactScan 2.1. The latest version is claimed to offer speed improvements, and support for scanners with TWAIN drivers. Copies can now be made using a scanner and printer, and a new option automatically detects and removes blank pages, with adjustable sensitivity settings. ExactScan uses image enhancement algorithms to detect and correct c...

Rainmaker Research has released Spell Catcher X 10.3, the latest version of its spellchecking and writing tools. The DirectConnect function instantly displays errors as they appear, allowing for immediate correction or continued working with all of the catches being saved for later fixing. The software is configurable to auto-correct common mistakes, such as inverting two letters in a word....

So many people store crucial names, addresses, phone numbers, and documents on mobile devices such as smart phones or personal digital assistants (PDAs). Storing this information on a mobile device is easy, but the hard part comes in synchronizing this data with your Macintosh. Sharing and synchronizing contact information with a Macintosh may be easy using an iPhone and the process isnít too much...

The BlackBerry Storm should finally receive a more formal announcement as early as tomorrow, RBC analyst Mike Abramsky claims in an investment note issued today. The researcher expects RIM's first touchscreen smartphone will be announced this week and may appear on Wednesday in London. The venue would likely be used chiefly for the phone's launch on Vodafone but should be accompanied soon if not...