Archive for October 30th, 2009

Apple Releases iTunes Version 9.0.2 – Disables Pre Syncing Once Again; Safe for Jailbreakers & Unlockers

Mention ‘cat and mouse’ in the context of Apple and it is likely that you are reminded of the iPhone Dev Team and their effort to jailbreak the iPhone whenever Apple releases a new version of iPhone OS. However, there is one another cat and mouse game that you might…

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First Look: video editing on your iPhone with Nexvio ReelDirector

Filed under: Software , iPhone , First Look , App Review With the introduction of the iPhone 3GS back in June of this year, iPhone lovers finally got what a lot of other smartphones already had — video recording capabilities. A little over a week later, I wrote a post titled ” How to make iPhone videos sparkle with iMovie .” At the time I remember thinking, “Wouldn’t it be great if I could do editing on the iPhone instead of having to do it on my Mac?” Somebody at Nexvio was obviously thinking the same thing, and the company has introduced ReelDirector [US$7.99, iTunes Link ], a video editing app for iPhone. One reviewer noted that “it’s not Final Cut Pro,” but make no mistake — ReelDirector is a powerful, easy-to-use, and fun iPhone app for creating videos with titles and effects

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iPhone Comes to China Without Key Feature

The world’s most crowded mobile phone market includes a new product, Apple’s iPhone is already lounched in China. China Unicom Ltd. Is official partner of apple company.

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TUAW’s Halloween roundup

Filed under: Multimedia , Features , Holidays A look at Halloween posts gone by… The TUAW Halloween costume gallery We asked to see your Apple-themed Halloween costumes, and you delivered. As Mac fans everywhere head off to Halloween parties, it’s clear that TUAW readers have created some great outfits.

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Five Fun Games in Time for Halloween, Part II: Tricks Not Treats, Wacky Wizards, A Gory Good Time and More

Boo! Here’s Part 2 of Fun Mac Games for Halloween! This week’s selection from Mac Games and More includes more Halloween inspired games you can play into the weekend. Get ready to scream because in the games you’ll find a seriously spooky psycho, yourself trying to escape a mysterious island, the devil himself settling

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Five Gifts for the Mac AV Geek

Filed under: Accessories , Peripherals , Holidays ‘Tis the season to be buying. But what do you get for that special geek in your life

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Hands On: iPhone and iPod touch remote controls

Christopher Breen takes a look at iPhone and iPod touch remote controls that you can use with your multimedia Mac.

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Stream iPhoto and iTunes to a FiOS DVR

Filed under: iLife , Multimedia , Software Just last week, Verizon released Media Manager for the Mac . While many customers are saying it’s less powerful than its Windows-based counterpart, it received significant changes this week

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Review: CBS Sports: College for iPhone

With scores and stats for teams ranked in the Top 25, this app offers some value for college football fans (as well as college hoops fans once that season starts). Throw in exclusive CBS video content — including a live stream of the SEC game of the week — and you’ve got a must-have app for fans of college sports

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Like Clockwork: iPod Recycled as Time Piece

Just a week ago, the iPod celebrated its eighth birthday. It wasn’t long before defunct versions of  the now-museum piece took on new life as something else.

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Watch live NBA games with League Pass Mobile for iPhone

Filed under: iPhone , App Store The NBA , via MobiTV , has made available its ” League Pass ” service to the iPhone via the League Pass Mobile app [ iTunes link ]. Like the MLB At Bat app [ iTunes link ], League Pass Mobile allows you to stream live NBA games onto your iPhone — over 40 live NBA games per week. There’s also the ability to view stats from the current game, and look at scores from games across the league.

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Attack from the Dead

Attack from the Dead is a third person zombie shooting game from Celestial Digital Entertainment for the iPhone. The graphics in Attack from the Dead are amazing, and are probably its strongest point

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iPhone Launch in China: Little Buzz, No WiFi

The official iPhone launch in China was greeted with shorter lines than expected  due to lousy weather and because about a million early adopters have already bought them on the gray market. People did stand in line, just not super long ones — check out the empty red ropes — and a persistent drizzle certainly didn’t

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