News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
The judge presiding over the antitrust lawsuit against Apple and AT&T denied the defendants' motion to dismiss the case. The lawsuit is seeking $US1.2 billion in damages because the iPhone is locked to AT&T’s wireless network.
Jim Dalrymple | Oct 8, 2008
Feral Interactive has announced plans to release a Macintosh version of ToCA Race Driver 3 on October 24.
Peter Cohen | Oct 8, 2008
TransGaming has announced the release of Ubisoft's Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones for Mac, available through TransGaming's GameTree Online download service. It costs $US29.95.
Peter Cohen | Oct 7, 2008
A false report of a Steve Jobs’ heart attack that caused Apple’s stock to momentarily plunge on Friday has piqued the interest of US government market overseer the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), according to reports.
Peter Cohen | Oct 7, 2008
Podcaster, the application rejected from the App Store that allows you to stream and download podcasts directly to an iPhone or iPod touch, is now being distributed via Cydia, the open-source installer used to place applications on jailbroken iPhones and iPod touches.
Christopher Breen | Oct 7, 2008
Japan's Softbank Mobile has signed its first major corporate contract for the iPhone 3G.
Martyn Williams | Oct 7, 2008
As part of Google’s ongoing 10th anniversary celebration, the company is providing access to a 2001 version of the Google search index, allowing users to search the Web circa January 2001.
Heather Havenstein | Oct 6, 2008
Looks like the iTunes Store won’t be shuttering its virtual doors after all. The Associated Press reported Thursday that the federal Copyright Royalty Board froze the royalty fees for songwriters on sales of CDs and digital downloads at its current $US9.1 cents-per-song rate for the next five years. The decision will come as a big relief to companies such as Apple that sell music.
Jonathan Seff | Oct 6, 2008
Apple released software updates for both iTunes and Apple TV on Thursday that address performance issues with the former and security issues with the latter.
Philip Michaels | Oct 6, 2008
Friday’s false report on CNN’s iReport site that Apple CEO Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack is a strong example of potential pitfalls posed by so-called citizen journalists.
Heather Havenstein | Oct 6, 2008
Expect excitement, balloons and cake -- or, if not those, there will be iPod giveaways and other prizes -- as Melbourne Apple reseller PalaeoGraphics tomorrow opens the doors of a brand spanking-new Apple retail outlet in the inner Melbourne suburb of Elsternwick.
David Braue | Oct 3, 2008
InstantAction, the 3D gaming site that runs in a Web browser, now works on the Mac. You can sign up and play now.
Peter Cohen | Oct 3, 2008
Myvu has announced that its Crystal video goggles now work with the iPhone. The Crystal glasses require a new cable which costs $US24.95.
