MacRumors: Last Minute Rumors: DRM Free iTunes, Mac Mini, iPhone TetheringPosted January 6th
With Macworld Expo kicking off in a matter of hours, a number of last minute rumors have appeared today. - CNet reports that Apple has cut deals that will allow iTunes to offer copy-protection free (DRM free) songs from the largest ... Vuzix intros Wrap 920AV video glassesPosted January 5th
Vuzix has introduced new video glasses that look like sunglasses, and they work with the iPod and iPhone.Review: ESPN Cameraman for iPhonePosted January 5th
In ESPN Cameraman, you’ve got to find five differences between two similar images of sporting events supplied by the self-proclaimed Worldwide Leader in Sports. It’s a fun—though all-too-repetitive—casual game for the iPhone and iPod touch.USA Today for iPhone helps you keep upPosted January 5th
Filed under: Cool tools, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch
I've spent most of my life in the news business, and like many people, I can't get enough of the latest political, sports, tech or business news. There are plenty of apps for the iPhone and iPod touch that help you keep on top of what is going on, but USA Today [app store link] has done a good job of translating the paper to the iPhone. Like many of the competing apps like the New York Times [app store link] or AP Mobile News [app store link], USA Today is free, although some unobtrusive ads do appear at the bottom of stories.When you install, you can customize the app for weather in your favorite cities, and your top ranked city temperature helpfully appears on every page you navigate to. There is a good sports section, but no way to customize favorite teams. In addition to sports news, there are up-to-date scores for all the major contests.Stories you like can be emailed to friends, sent as a text message, or to Twitter. The setup section also allows you to submit bug and feature requests. USA Today appears to download everything it can when you are connected via Edge, 3G or Wi-Fi, so if you get on a plane and have no Internet access you can still read all the content. I noticed that all the pictures were not available though.The app also gives you access to USA Today snapshots, and allows you to vote in various polls. Some of the polls were out of date, however, like asking what people are going to wear on New Year's Eve. When you do vote, you're asked ...
2009 Predictions: our annual forecast of the year aheadPosted January 5th
With a new year upon us, it's time for our experts to predict what that year will bring Mac users and the Apple market. Andy Ihnatko, Adam Engst, John Moltz, and Dans Frakes and Moren chime in with their prognostications.Weekly World News reports Macworld Expo threatened by death ray appPosted January 5th
Filed under: Macworld, Humor, Open Source, iPhone, App Store

Weekly World News reports Macworld Expo threatened by death ray app originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Is Heathcliff the cat’s meow for iPhone users?Posted January 5th
An iPhone app delivers the side-splitting antics of America’s favorite cartoon cat to your iPhone or iPod touch. And we don’t mean Garfield.Expo: Eye-Fi unveils iPhone appPosted January 5th
Eye-Fi, whose memory cards let digital camera users send files over Wi-Fi, is developing an iPhone organization and transfer app.New Palm Handset and OS Coming on Thursday?Posted January 5th
Palm is set to preview this week its latest incarnation of mobile operating system in a bid to re-ignite the company.Beejive IM updated to 2.0, includes audio messagingPosted January 5th
Filed under: Reviews, iPhone, App Store
Beejive IM [iTunes link], the Swiss army knife of instant messaging on the iPhone, was recently updated to version 2.0. Beejive allows you to connect with many different instant messaging services including: AIM, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber, MSN/Live, Myspace IM, and Yahoo messenger. This application was already top-notch in the previous versions and this new version just makes things a lot better. Let's take a look at each of the changes to Beejive. You are now able to send photos directly from your iPhone and have them show up in-line with the body of the chat. In addition, you can now easily see photos sent to your iPhone. Probably one of the coolest new features is the ability to record and send voice notes to your fellow chatters. Tapping on the toolbar at the top, which lists the current chat name, gets you four options. One of those options is a small microphone; tapping this icon makes your iPhone show a recording view, and instantly start recording audio. When you tap the stop button, your recording will be saved. You can play or record your voice note over again; if you want to send the voice note, tap the "Send" button and your voice note will be directly transferred to the current chat. In addition to being able to send/receive audio on your iPhone or iPod touch using Beejive 2.0, you can also receive and open multiple types of files, including: - Most image, audio, and video files - PDFs - Word documents - Excel spreadsheets - PowerPoint documents I found that ...



