Monday July 5, 2010

• Reports of 'App Store Hacked' Greatly Exaggerated
• iTunes App Store accounts hacked
• Apple Drops iPhone 4 Restocking Fee
• Don't read too much into Steve Jobs' e-mails
• FaceTime and Why Apple's Massive Integration Advantage is Just Beginning
• Apple TV revamp rumours resurface
• Apple's Flawed Masterpiece: An In-Depth Review of the iPhone
• Editorial: suing Apple hasn't worked and never will
• Build a Portable, Wireless Streaming Stereo Using an Apple Airport Express
• ATI 5970, other 5xxx Radeons working in OS X (w/hackintosh)
• Portal Memories (mod for portal)
• FingerZilla 2.3.1 (iphone game)
• Free App of the Day
• Upcoming 'Helsing's Fire' A Highly Innovative Puzzler
• YouTube hit by cross-site scripting attack
• Attacks on Windows Help Vulnerability Widespread
• K7 SecureWeb review (PCmag)

• 1st Gen Mac Pro Graphics Card upgrade for Steam? (replacement for unsupported 7300GT)
• iMovie for iPhone 4 v1.0.1 (bugfixes, performance improv.)
• MobileMe iDisk App v1.2 adds Multitasking support
• Transmit 4.0.6 (Mac FTP/SFTP client)
• iPad Hacked to Run Adobe Flash
• Team Fortress 2: Engineer update
• StarPagga v1.85 (iphone game)
• Free App of the Day
• Opera 10.6: 10 Strong Reasons To Switch
• Does Harvard really hate Steve Jobs?
• Analyst lowers 3rd-Qtrv iPhone estimate by 1.5M units
• The iPhone 4 Takes Gorgeous Fireworks Photos and Video
• iPhone 4 Camera White Balance: The Other Issue
• Apple May Also Need to Fix Proximity Sensor Issues with iPhone 4
• Logic Pro/Express: Tips for balancing multi-core performance (Apple)
• Logic Pro 9, Logic Express 9: Comparison of features (Apple)
• iPhone: Basic troubleshooting (Apple)
• iMovie for iPhone 4: iMovie may quit when exporting project with several still photos (fixed in v1.01) (Apple)
• MobileMe: Troubleshooting the MobileMe iDisk app on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (Apple)
• Troubleshooting issues with no audio from built-in speakers on Macs (Apple)
• MobileMe: Enabling syncing may remove data from iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch (Apple)
• iPhone and iPod touch: Changing the signed-in iTunes Store accounts (Apple)
• iPhone and iPod touch: Supported protocols for VPN (Apple)
• iPhone and iPod touch: How to transfer or sync content to your computer (Apple)
• Why you might see two drafts folders in Mail (Apple)
• Intel defends iCore performance vs Nvidia GPU parallel processing
• Stellar Battery Life May Be Droid X's Best Feature
• Man stung by $7,763 cellphone bill
• Upgrade Exhaustion: Is The TV Industry Ripping Consumers Off?
• Netflix Inks Deal With Relativity Media, Knocks at the premium cable paywall door
• World of Warcraft Cataclysm: Experimental DirectX 11 support
• Survey: 64% of Gamers Prefer Discs over Downloads
• Sony unveils PlayStation 3 Slim clad in classic white
• USB device security (lack of) warnings
• Henrik Fisker's "Timeless" Automotive Designs

• PowerMac G5 Coolant Leak/Repairs page updated
• More iBook G4s resurrected (from local recycle bin) using Vreg solder joint repair
• Apple's iPad Isn't Cannibalizing Mac Sales Yet
• Strong Mac sales show no iPad cannibalization
• AntennaSys: iPhone 4 'Death Grip' Didn't Drop Calls
• (Forbes) Why Geeks hate the iPad
• Apple's IPad Wins Corporate Converts at Wells Fargo, SAP
• ATT iPhone Upload Speeds Drop to a Crawl
• Apple Says 400 ITunes Accounts Hit With Fraudulent Purchase
• Why Apple testers may not have seen the iPhone 4 antenna issue (hands too clean?)
• The Pencil iPad Stand
• How To: Watch Any Video on iPad, No Conversion Required (using Avidemux)
• Firefox 4 Beta 1: A Visual Tour
• Counter-Strike: Source and Team Fortress 2 Update Released (w/Mac bug fixes)
• Google Updates Chrome for 10 Security Flaws
• Preview the New MobileMe Calendar Beta (Apple)
• MobileMe: Calendar beta FAQ (Apple)
• MobileMe Calendar Beta: Known issues (Apple)
• How to Prepare for the MobileMe Calendar Beta (Apple)
• Troubleshooting MobileMe Calendar Beta issues (Apple)
• Troubleshooting the MobileMe Calendar Beta upgrade (Apple)
• How to backup calendar data in the MobileMe Calendar Beta (Apple)
• Downgrading from the MobileMe Calendar Beta (Apple)
• About the MobileMe Calendar beta and Microsoft Outlook (Apple)
• MobileMe: How to reset sync data (Apple)
• Microsoft Xbox Live Sales Probably Topped $1 Billion
• Review: Crackdown 2 Stumbles With Boring Gameplay
• Angry researchers disclose Windows zero-day bug
• ARMA II: Operation Arrowhead review
• King of All Cars (Bugatti Veyron) Tops 267 MPH

• Samsung DVD Burner Firmware Update Utility for OS X
• Team Fortress 2 Engineer Update
• Cocktail 4.7.6 (Snow Leopard Edition) released
• RBrowser 4.6.4.2
• Updated YouTube Mobile Site Trumps Dedicated App
• AirCoaster XL v1.4 (ipad/iphone game)
• Art Studio for iPad v2.2
• BBC News app v1.3
• 3D Space Combat: Battle for Vesta v2.2 (updated for iPad and iPhone 4)
• Daredevil Dave: Motorcycle stuntman v1.2.1 (iphone game)
• Free App of the Day
• StarCraft II Beta Phase Two Begins
• Five Apple predictions
• Report: Next-gen iPod Touch to feature 5MP camera
• The Biggest Threat to iTunes
• iPhone app scam likely fueled by phishing, says security expert
• Why the Droid X Won't Trump the iPhone
• Why Apple Is Firing Its Customers
• MobileMe Service updates as of July 8, 2010
• MacBook (13in, Mid 2010): No audio from the internal speakers and difficulties joining wireless networks (Apple)
• iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Synced photos appear in wrong order (Apple)
• iOS 4: About multitasking (Apple)
• iTunes Store: Best practices for protecting the security of your account (Apple)
• MacBook Pro: 7200 RPM hard drives may vibrate (Apple)
• Apple Web Server notifications (Apple)
• Apple Cinema Display (30-inch DVI) has 1280 x 800 as the max available resolution (Apple)
• About Calendar subscriptions on your iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 3.1 or later (Apple)
• Sony introduces 3-D point-and-shoots
• Hands On: Dell 'Streak' Tablet Feels Like Supersized Phone
• Nokia Asks Russian Police to Get Smartphone Back From Blogger
• World of Warcraft users blast Blizzard's 'Real ID' rule
• Congress weighs curbs on state 'iTaxes'
• Facebook Sued Over Privacy
• Lucas threatens wicked 'lightsaber' maker

• Apple Doc Time Capsule Power Supply Failures (repair/repl cost covered for listed models)
• Using Linksys 802.11N Dual-Band PCMCIA card in OS X (G5 tower using PCI adapter)
• Follow-up on Samsung DVD Burner Firmware Update Files
• OS X: Mac may not sleep when using some Bluetooth mice (w/Tip) (Apple)
• Troubleshooting MobileMe Calendar Beta issues (Apple)
• Exporting HD movies from iMovie for iPhone 4 (Apple)
• OS X: Activity Monitor shows one CPU Usage graph on systems with more than four cores (Apple)
• About Location Services in Mac OS X v10.6 and Safari 5 (Apple)
• iTunes Store: About in app purchases (Apple)
• iPhone: Understanding tethering data usage (Apple)
• iOS devices, MobileMe: Syncing does not work as expected with Microsoft Office 2010 using Click-to-Run (Apple)
• MobileMe: Syncing calendar subscriptions and CalDAV calendars (Apple)
• MobileMe Control Panel: Stops working after updating to iTunes 9.2 for Windows (get updated windows CP) (Apple)
• The smartest people in tech - Smartest CEO: Steve Jobs
• Larry Page: Jobs is rewriting history
• iPhone Developer Brags: $1,400 In iAd Revenue In One Day At $150 eCPM
• (rumor) New Apple TV Will Push 99 Cent Streaming TV Rentals
• Barnes & Noble Updates iPad E-Reader App w/Landscape View, Brightness Control
• Growl 1.2.1
• TomTom HOME 2.7.5.877
• Chess Free v1.20 (updated for iPhone 4 rez support)
• Paper Toss 1.5.1 (updated for iPhone 4 rez support)
• Discovery Channel (App) v2.0 ("Optimized for iOS4 content")
• Free App of the Day
• The Sims 3 update (July 7)
• World of Warcraft Cataclysm comparison screens
• Tesla Is The New Apple, Says Tesla's Newest Executive