Techkicker Apple News http://apple.techkicker.com Apple News - Mac - Iphone - Ipod - Ipad Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Epic Citadel shows the bright promise of iOS gaming’s future http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/epic-citadel-shows-the-bright-promise-of-ios-gamings-future/ http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/epic-citadel-shows-the-bright-promise-of-ios-gamings-future/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:00:00 +0000 DD6VD http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/epic-citadel-shows-the-bright-promise-of-ios-gamings-future/ Epic Games, creator of the Unreal 3 game engine , has been working on getting Unreal Engine 3 running in iOS for a while now. They showed off some of their efforts with a demo of "Project Sword" at Apple's iPod event , and Mike Capps of Epic Games talked about the direction he saw gaming on iOS devices taking in the future. The fact that the Unreal 3 engine now runs seamlessly on iOS devices is a huge deal. ]]> Epic Games, creator of the Unreal 3 game engine , has been working on getting Unreal Engine 3 running in iOS for a while now. They showed off some of their efforts with a demo of “Project Sword” at Apple’s iPod event , and Mike Capps of Epic Games talked about the direction he saw gaming on iOS devices taking in the future. The fact that the Unreal 3 engine now runs seamlessly on iOS devices is a huge deal.

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]]> http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/apple-awarded-new-patents/feed/ 0 How to Succeed Like Apple http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/how-to-succeed-like-apple/ http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/how-to-succeed-like-apple/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:47:58 +0000 DD6VD http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/how-to-succeed-like-apple/ Why does Apple dominate all aspects of the digital music market — hardware, software and content deals? For example, more than two-thirds of every media player sold in the world is an Apple product]]> Why does Apple dominate all aspects of the digital music market — hardware, software and content deals? For example, more than two-thirds of every media player sold in the world is an Apple product

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]]> http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/how-to-succeed-like-apple/feed/ 0 No Nudity in Apple Apps? Try Apple II Strip Poker Game http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/no-nudity-in-apple-apps-try-apple-ii-strip-poker-game/ http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/no-nudity-in-apple-apps-try-apple-ii-strip-poker-game/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:44:55 +0000 DD6VD http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/no-nudity-in-apple-apps-try-apple-ii-strip-poker-game/ Steve Jobs’ quest for porn-free Apple devices led to a ban of strip poker games for the iPhone. ]]> Steve Jobs’ quest for porn-free Apple devices led to a ban of strip poker games for the iPhone.

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]]> http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/no-nudity-in-apple-apps-try-apple-ii-strip-poker-game/feed/ 0 Report: iOS ‘Totally Dominates the Web’ and Android http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/report-ios-%e2%80%98totally-dominates-the-web%e2%80%99-and-android/ http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/report-ios-%e2%80%98totally-dominates-the-web%e2%80%99-and-android/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:42:11 +0000 DD6VD http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/report-ios-%e2%80%98totally-dominates-the-web%e2%80%99-and-android/ Apple’s mobile platform, iOS, is the third most-popular on the Internet, behind only Windows and Mac OS, one Internet usage research firm announced. The news is just the latest indication of the growing trend toward mobile computing]]> Apple’s mobile platform, iOS, is the third most-popular on the Internet, behind only Windows and Mac OS, one Internet usage research firm announced. The news is just the latest indication of the growing trend toward mobile computing

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]]> http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/report-ios-%e2%80%98totally-dominates-the-web%e2%80%99-and-android/feed/ 0 Kill for an iPod? Here’s What the Judge May Give You http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/kill-for-an-ipod-here%e2%80%99s-what-the-judge-may-give-you/ http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/kill-for-an-ipod-here%e2%80%99s-what-the-judge-may-give-you/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:15:54 +0000 DD6VD http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/kill-for-an-ipod-here%e2%80%99s-what-the-judge-may-give-you/ In the latest in a long string of murders over iPods, a 16-year-old in Salt Lake City is now being charged as an adult after the alleged stabbing of a classmate over an Apple device. ]]> In the latest in a long string of murders over iPods, a 16-year-old in Salt Lake City is now being charged as an adult after the alleged stabbing of a classmate over an Apple device.

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]]> http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/kill-for-an-ipod-here%e2%80%99s-what-the-judge-may-give-you/feed/ 0 iTunes 101: Using the Album Art widget http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/itunes-101-using-the-album-art-widget/ http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/itunes-101-using-the-album-art-widget/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:00:00 +0000 DD6VD http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/itunes-101-using-the-album-art-widget/ Here's a cool new feature in iTunes 10 that we haven't mentioned yet: when listening to any song in your library, you can double click on the album art window in the lower left hand corner to detach it from the main window and see it full size. That's not new -- you could get a closer look at the art in previous versions of iTunes]]> Here’s a cool new feature in iTunes 10 that we haven’t mentioned yet: when listening to any song in your library, you can double click on the album art window in the lower left hand corner to detach it from the main window and see it full size. That’s not new — you could get a closer look at the art in previous versions of iTunes

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]]> http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/itunes-101-using-the-album-art-widget/feed/ 0 Apple To Suppliers: Give Us 3M iPads Per Month http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/apple-to-suppliers-give-us-3m-ipads-per-month/ http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/apple-to-suppliers-give-us-3m-ipads-per-month/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:05:20 +0000 DD6VD http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/apple-to-suppliers-give-us-3m-ipads-per-month/ Talk of iPad shortages may be history if reports of Apple’s new marching orders for suppliers are true. Apple CEO Steve Jobs, after doubling iPads built to 2 million, recently ordered 3 million iPads for the fourth quarter of 2010, according to one analyst. The figure puts Apple on track to ship 36 million iPads ]]> Talk of iPad shortages may be history if reports of Apple’s new marching orders for suppliers are true. Apple CEO Steve Jobs, after doubling iPads built to 2 million, recently ordered 3 million iPads for the fourth quarter of 2010, according to one analyst. The figure puts Apple on track to ship 36 million iPads

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]]> http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/apple-to-suppliers-give-us-3m-ipads-per-month/feed/ 0 TUAW Review: Twitter for iPad http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/tuaw-review-twitter-for-ipad/ http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/tuaw-review-twitter-for-ipad/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:00:00 +0000 DD6VD http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/tuaw-review-twitter-for-ipad/ As soon as the official Twitter app for iPad (free) hit the App Store , you could tell that it was going to be a controversial app. Immediately, the twitterverse was filled with people either commenting on how much they loved the innovative and unique user interface, and others ranting about how much they despised the UI. ]]> As soon as the official Twitter app for iPad (free) hit the App Store , you could tell that it was going to be a controversial app. Immediately, the twitterverse was filled with people either commenting on how much they loved the innovative and unique user interface, and others ranting about how much they despised the UI.

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]]> http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/tuaw-review-twitter-for-ipad/feed/ 0 Report: Google to Launch iTunes Rival for Christmas http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/report-google-to-launch-itunes-rival-for-christmas/ http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/report-google-to-launch-itunes-rival-for-christmas/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:41:07 +0000 DD6VD http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/report-google-to-launch-itunes-rival-for-christmas/ First Google launched a rival smart phone, now the Mountain View, Calif. Internet giant reportedly plans to assault Apple’s other revenue pillar – iTunes]]> First Google launched a rival smart phone, now the Mountain View, Calif. Internet giant reportedly plans to assault Apple’s other revenue pillar – iTunes

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]]> http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/report-google-to-launch-itunes-rival-for-christmas/feed/ 0 Renkara Media Group Launches iComedian with Best Bar Jokes http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/%ef%bb%bfrenkara-media-group-launches-icomedian-with-best-bar-jokes/ http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/%ef%bb%bfrenkara-media-group-launches-icomedian-with-best-bar-jokes/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:21:00 +0000 DD6VD http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/%ef%bb%bfrenkara-media-group-launches-icomedian-with-best-bar-jokes/ Since today, the Best Bar Jokes is available for your iPhone and iPod touch. iComedian developed by Renkara Media Group includes Best Bar Jokes with Audio. Best Bar Jokes is the first in iComedian(TM) joke series with professionally recorded audio presentations of each joke]]> Since today, the Best Bar Jokes is available for your iPhone and iPod touch. iComedian developed by Renkara Media Group includes Best Bar Jokes with Audio. Best Bar Jokes is the first in iComedian(TM) joke series with professionally recorded audio presentations of each joke

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]]> http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/%ef%bb%bfrenkara-media-group-launches-icomedian-with-best-bar-jokes/feed/ 0 TUAW’s Daily App: Mirror’s Edge http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/tuaws-daily-app-mirrors-edge/ http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/tuaws-daily-app-mirrors-edge/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:00:00 +0000 DD6VD http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/tuaws-daily-app-mirrors-edge/ Usually, we like to use this space to highlight developers and apps that could use a little more exposure, not call out big-budget titles from developers like Electronic Arts. But this one's worth it -- Mirror's Edge is a pretty terrific, completely original translation of the plaforming game that arrived on consoles last year]]> Usually, we like to use this space to highlight developers and apps that could use a little more exposure, not call out big-budget titles from developers like Electronic Arts. But this one’s worth it — Mirror’s Edge is a pretty terrific, completely original translation of the plaforming game that arrived on consoles last year

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]]> http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/tuaws-daily-app-mirrors-edge/feed/ 0 LaCie MosKeyTo Flash Drive Is Barely Bigger Than Your Mac’s USB Port http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/lacie-moskeyto-flash-drive-is-barely-bigger-than-your-mac%e2%80%99s-usb-port/ http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/lacie-moskeyto-flash-drive-is-barely-bigger-than-your-mac%e2%80%99s-usb-port/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:20:57 +0000 DD6VD http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/lacie-moskeyto-flash-drive-is-barely-bigger-than-your-mac%e2%80%99s-usb-port/ LaCie’s latest, the MosKeyTo thumb drive — get it? ]]> LaCie’s latest, the MosKeyTo thumb drive — get it?

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]]> http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/lacie-moskeyto-flash-drive-is-barely-bigger-than-your-mac%e2%80%99s-usb-port/feed/ 0 Copy Any DVD To Your Mac [How To] http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/copy-any-dvd-to-your-mac-how-to/ http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/copy-any-dvd-to-your-mac-how-to/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:10:19 +0000 DD6VD http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/copy-any-dvd-to-your-mac-how-to/ With the announcement of Apple TV it’s never been more apparent that physical format is dying and your collection of DVDs is becoming more obsolete by the day. However, that doesn’t mean you have to purchase all your favorite movies again just so you can enjoy streaming them to your iOS devices. ]]> With the announcement of Apple TV it’s never been more apparent that physical format is dying and your collection of DVDs is becoming more obsolete by the day. However, that doesn’t mean you have to purchase all your favorite movies again just so you can enjoy streaming them to your iOS devices.

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]]> http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/copy-any-dvd-to-your-mac-how-to/feed/ 0 Valve Software’s Portal Re-Imagined As Classic Apple Text Adventure [Video] http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/valve-software%e2%80%99s-portal-re-imagined-as-classic-apple-text-adventure-video/ http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/valve-software%e2%80%99s-portal-re-imagined-as-classic-apple-text-adventure-video/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:05:41 +0000 DD6VD http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/valve-software%e2%80%99s-portal-re-imagined-as-classic-apple-text-adventure-video/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bBv1WkMUFs Valve Software’s transcendent physics and teleportation puzzler Portal already runs sublimely through Steam for Mac… as long as you have a modern MacBook Pro or iMac. But what if Portal wasn’t a modern game, but a classic Macintosh text adventure]]> www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bBv1WkMUFs Valve Software’s transcendent physics and teleportation puzzler Portal already runs sublimely through Steam for Mac… as long as you have a modern MacBook Pro or iMac. But what if Portal wasn’t a modern game, but a classic Macintosh text adventure

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]]> http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/valve-software%e2%80%99s-portal-re-imagined-as-classic-apple-text-adventure-video/feed/ 0 Phillips’ Fidelio Is Big Enough To Dock An iPad, But Bluetooth Means You Don’t Need To http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/phillips%e2%80%99-fidelio-is-big-enough-to-dock-an-ipad-but-bluetooth-means-you-don%e2%80%99t-need-to/ http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/phillips%e2%80%99-fidelio-is-big-enough-to-dock-an-ipad-but-bluetooth-means-you-don%e2%80%99t-need-to/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:53:53 +0000 DD6VD http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/phillips%e2%80%99-fidelio-is-big-enough-to-dock-an-ipad-but-bluetooth-means-you-don%e2%80%99t-need-to/ There are a lot of iPod docks on the market, but not a lot of them have docking trays big enough to accommodate the iPad without snapping it in half over your knee first… a tact which has some obvious repercussions on the resulting music’s audio quality. Phillips’ latest dock changes that with a docking ]]> There are a lot of iPod docks on the market, but not a lot of them have docking trays big enough to accommodate the iPad without snapping it in half over your knee first… a tact which has some obvious repercussions on the resulting music’s audio quality. Phillips’ latest dock changes that with a docking

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]]> http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/phillips%e2%80%99-fidelio-is-big-enough-to-dock-an-ipad-but-bluetooth-means-you-don%e2%80%99t-need-to/feed/ 0 Integrate Facebook Chat Into iChat [How To] http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/integrate-facebook-chat-into-ichat-how-to/ http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/integrate-facebook-chat-into-ichat-how-to/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:45:24 +0000 DD6VD http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/integrate-facebook-chat-into-ichat-how-to/ Tired of having to keep that browser tab open to Facebook just so you can keep chatting with your friends? It only takes five Quick Steps to integrate iChat with Facebook’s web-chat client and because Facebook uses the Jabber protocol it’s incredibly easy to set up and use. First you’re going to need to get ]]> Tired of having to keep that browser tab open to Facebook just so you can keep chatting with your friends? It only takes five Quick Steps to integrate iChat with Facebook’s web-chat client and because Facebook uses the Jabber protocol it’s incredibly easy to set up and use. First you’re going to need to get

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]]> http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/integrate-facebook-chat-into-ichat-how-to/feed/ 0 The Fastest Mac In The World Is Now A Hackintosh http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/the-fastest-mac-in-the-world-is-now-a-hackintosh/ http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/the-fastest-mac-in-the-world-is-now-a-hackintosh/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:36:03 +0000 DD6VD http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/the-fastest-mac-in-the-world-is-now-a-hackintosh/ Apple’s fastest Mac is the 12-Core Mac Pro, featuring two 2.93 GHz Xeon processors. Configure it with 25GB of DDR3 ECC SDRAM, and Apple’s fastest Mac will cost you $8,749.00. Yowza. ]]> Apple’s fastest Mac is the 12-Core Mac Pro, featuring two 2.93 GHz Xeon processors. Configure it with 25GB of DDR3 ECC SDRAM, and Apple’s fastest Mac will cost you $8,749.00. Yowza.

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]]> http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/the-fastest-mac-in-the-world-is-now-a-hackintosh/feed/ 0 iTunes 10 Kills Off Old Automator Workflows http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/itunes-10-kills-off-old-automator-workflows/ http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/itunes-10-kills-off-old-automator-workflows/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:13:31 +0000 DD6VD http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/itunes-10-kills-off-old-automator-workflows/ Apple’s Automator is a fantastic way to manage your iTunes tracks… but with Apple’s iTunes 10 update, many iTunes-specific Automator workflows have simply stopped working. According to upset users in Apple’s discussion forums, the vast majority of iTunes Automator actions go missing when you install iTunes 10. ]]> Apple’s Automator is a fantastic way to manage your iTunes tracks… but with Apple’s iTunes 10 update, many iTunes-specific Automator workflows have simply stopped working. According to upset users in Apple’s discussion forums, the vast majority of iTunes Automator actions go missing when you install iTunes 10.

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]]> http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/itunes-10-kills-off-old-automator-workflows/feed/ 0 Geek Trend: The iPhone Coffee Table, Evolution of a Species http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/geek-trend-the-iphone-coffee-table-evolution-of-a-species/ http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/geek-trend-the-iphone-coffee-table-evolution-of-a-species/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:00:34 +0000 DD6VD http://apple.techkicker.com/2010/09/03/geek-trend-the-iphone-coffee-table-evolution-of-a-species/ It’s official: the iPhone has joined the ranks of iFurniture.  Yesterday brought news of another iPhone coffee table, which joins a proud history of Apple-inspired furniture throughout the years. ]]> It’s official: the iPhone has joined the ranks of iFurniture.  Yesterday brought news of another iPhone coffee table, which joins a proud history of Apple-inspired furniture throughout the years.

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