Headlines - Thursday, December 4th, 2008

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The Apple Weekly Report’s Mac & iPod Gift Guide - 06:05 PM
Apple Weekly Report

In this episode of the Apple Weekly Report, Jeff and Bryan offer their Mac & iPod Gift Guide.  Bryan presents three sort of expensive products he likes so much that he'd want to receive them as gifts (if he didn't already have them).  Jeff, on the other hand, offers three really cool, but much less expensive, products he'd be happy for Bryan to buy for him.

Freeverse to Distribute Humorous Game Jack Keane in North America - 04:33 PM
Games

Freeverse on Thursday announced that it is now distributing the humorous adventure game Jack Keane in North America.

Fifth Annual uDevGames Game Development Contest Opens - 02:50 PM
Games

iDevGames on Thursday announced that the fifth annual uDevGames Mac Game Development Contest has begun.

Blinking/Flickering Display Issue Discovered for Late 2008 MacBook Pro Notebooks - 02:30 PM
News

Some owners of the unibody (late 2008) MacBook Pro notebooks may have discovered an issue with the screen, as a number of users have reported that the display will suddenly begin blinking/flickering. Per MacFixIt and the Apple Discussions board, one poster described the situation as follows:

"My computer had a hard time digesting all of the new messages being added in Mail. Everything slowed down temporarily and Mail disappeared and was inaccessible. When it finally reappeared with the new emails, I noticed the intermittent blinks.

Adobe to Cut 600 Jobs, Restructure Business - 02:01 PM
News

Design software maker Adobe plans to lay off about eight percent of its world wide workforce and restructure parts of its business. The 600 job cuts will come from all of the company's business units and are in response to the weak worldwide economy and lower than expected Creative Suite 4 sales.

Apple Believes Deep Pockets Behind Psystar - 12:59 PM
Analysis

Apple, Inc. suspects that there are deep pockets behind the Psystar Corporation, and it wants to know who they are, according to Apple's amended complaint.  The company will do that in the discovery process leading up to trial in order to find out if there are external forces trying to undermine Apple's intellectual property rights.

Is the iPod touch Cannibalizing iPhone Sales? - 11:10 AM
Hot Forum Topic

Today TMO readers are taking a look at iPod touch sales and debating whether or not they are cannibalizing iPhone sales.

Review - Guitar Rock Tour - 10:20 AM
Link

Given the raging success of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises, I’m not surprised by the appearance of a game called Guitar Rock Tour. While it sounds like a lame rip-off in the vein of Puck-Man, however, it’s actually an enjoyable game that kept me entertained. 

Apple Takes 3rd Place in Global Smartphone Sales - 09:40 AM
Link

Apple’s iPhone inched up to take third place in global smartphone sales during the third quarter of 2008, according to data from Gartner. The quarter also marked the fist time iPhone sales outpaced Windows Mobile sales in the U.S. and around the world.

MacUpdate Rolls Out Holiday Bundle Pack - 08:56 AM
News

MacUpdate announced its new US$49 holiday application bundle on Wednesday. The special app pack will be available through December 18, includes ten software titles with a total value over $450, and MacUpdate added the ability to purchase the pack as a gift.

Apple: From Beleaguered to Skewered - 08:29 AM
Hidden Dimensions

When Apple was on the ropes in the late 1990s, beleaguered as many were fond of saying, believers rallied in support of the company. Now that Apple is strong and prosperous, the tendency of some in the community is to switch to satire, even ridicule.  This time, it's not Apple bashing, but just basic human behavior.  How Apple reacts will be critical.

PDF2ID 2 Adds InDesign CS4 Support - 07:46 AM
News

Recosoft introduced PDF2ID 2.0 on Thursday. The new version of the PDF to InDesign layout application will add support for InDesign CS4.

Headlines - Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Apple Legal Argument: It’s Not Reasonable To Believe Our Ads as Fact - 03:07 PM
Link

In court documents responding to a lawsuit, Apple has made the seemingly unusual claim that no reasonable person cold construe Apple’s own claims in its own advertising as “claims of fact.“ In other words, the company’s legal department is arguing that the company’s marketing department can’t be relied on to tell the truth.

My Macworld Expo Wish List - 02:24 PM
Ted Landau's User Friendly View

Some people compose Christmas wish lists and send them off to Santa Claus. Instead, I decided to compose a Macworld Expo wish list and send it off to Steve Jobs.

Newer Technology Releases Voyager “Quad Interface” SATA Hard Drive Docking Station - 11:45 AM
News

Accessory maker Newer Technology announced the release of its NewerTech Voyager, a "Quad Interface" SATA I/II hard drive docking station on Tuesday with support for the following interfaces: FireWire 400, FireWire 800, USB 2.0 and eSATA. The Voyager can in turn accept both 2.5" and 3.5" Serial ATA I and II hard drives up to two terabytes in capacity and boot them as external drives if needed.

RIM’s Impact on Apple’s iPhone - 10:45 AM
Hot Forum Topic

Today TMO readers are talking about RIM’s earnings warning and what impact that may have on Apple and the iPhone.

Apple Wins China Trademark Case - 10:10 AM
News

Apple Inc. managed to win a trademark infringement lawsuit in China against New Apple Concept Digital Technology Co., Ltd. over the use of the Mac and iPhone maker's trademarks and logo. The Chinese court ruled in favor of Apple, saying that the Shenzhen City-based company's logo looked similar to Apple's.

Canvastic Goes to the Web - 09:25 AM
News

Canvastic extended its self-named education-oriented design application to the Web on Wednesday with the launch of Canvastic.NET. The Web-based version of Canvastic is geared towards primary-level students and only requires a Web browser and the Adobe Flash plug-in to run.

Intego Warns of New Mac Trojan Horse - 08:47 AM
News

Antivirus software developer Intego claims to have discovered a new Trojan horse threat for Mac OS X dubbed OSX.RSPlug.E. The file attempts to trick users into installing an application that could let a malicious attacker install additional files without the user's knowledge.

Apple Kills Antivirus Support Article - 08:16 AM
News

Apple's recently added support Web page advising Mac OS X users to install antivirus software quietly disappeared. Instead of an article touting the importance of antivirus software, site visitors now simply see a warning that the page can't be found.

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