I’m on a Mac (I’m on a Boat spoof) ft. PC-Pain
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THE MACDADDYNEWS ARCHIVE
2009
56 original stories, preserved in their original place.
2009
56 stories
RUMOR: Apple Purchased iSlate.com in 2007 in Preparation of their Upcoming Tablet
From Mac Rumors: With rumors of the Apple tablet reaching new highs, MacRumors has found evidence that Apple acquired the domain name iSlate.com presumably in preparation for the new…
Unreal Engine 3 Ported to iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch
From AnandTech: I got together with Mark Rein last week and he showed me an Unreal Engine 3 tech demo running on a 3rd generation iPod Touch. The same Unreal Engine 3 that powers Gears of…
Steve Wozniak: ‘iPhone offers the most solutions for my life’ (with video)
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak talks about the future of technology with…
Review: RedLaser, The Must-Have iPhone App for Any Shopper
First of all, I’m not going to spend any time trying to compare features of RedLaser with any other barcode scanner available in the App Store. I’ve tried the other ones, and none of them…
RUMOR: iPhone Announcement Scheduled for June 28-July 2, 2010
A calendar listing for San Francisco’s Moscone Center has led to speculation that Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference will coincide with the three-year anniversary of the…
ProSwitcher Brings Cover Flow Style Multitasking to Jailbroken iPhones
ProSwitcher is a very cool app for jailbroken iPhones. It works with Backgrounder and gives you a Cover Flow like way of multitasking between different apps, similar to the Palm Pre’s…
Outside Weather App for iPhone
This is a cool weather app for the iPhone. It gives you a graphical representation of what the weather is like outside. Outside is available in the App Store for $2.99. Push Notifications…
Pro Photographer Chase Jarvis and His iPhone App, Best Camera
Pro photographer Chase Jarvis, known for his empowering affirmation that the best camera is the one that’s with you, has created the iPhone app Best Camera. Best Camera lets you take photos…
RUMOR: Verizon Wireless Preparing for the iPhone
BusinessWeek has written an article about how Verizon Wireless has been upgrading its network so it will be ready for the iPhone in the event that Apple drops AT&T as the exclusive carrier.…
iPhone Passes Windows Mobile in Market Share
comScore has released a list of the top smartphone operation systems by market share in the United States. The numbers for October show Research in Motion on top, followed by Apple, then…
Dragon Search App Now Available for iPhone and iPod Touch
The makers of the Dragon Dictation voice recognition app for iPhone have released Dragon Search. You can use your voice to enter search terms for Google, Bing, iTunes, YouTube and more. The…
VideoLAN Considering Options for VLC as Mac Developers Disappear
UPDATE: VideoLAN has responded. Says a possible death of VLC for Mac “greatly exaggerated.” Read more here. The future of the popular VLC media player isn’t looking good Mac users.…
Automatically Update Google Latituide with Your iPhone
Longitude is a new app available for jailbroken iPhones from the Rock Your Phone app store. Daemon runs in the background and it will automatically update your location on Google Latitude…
Apple Debuts New iPhone 3GS TV Ad: 12 Apps of Christmas
Apple has debuted a new iPhone 3GS television commercial on U.S. network and cable television, the 12 apps of Christmas On the twelfth day of Christmas my iPhone gave to me:Twelve cookies…
Microsoft Releases Bing App for iPhone
I don’t have any desire to try this app, but for those of you who are interested, Microsoft has released its official Bing app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It includes map, movie and…
KavaSoft Announces KavaTunes 4, the Web Jukebox for iTunes
KavaSoft Press Release: KavaSoft today released KavaTunes 4, the web jukebox for iTunes. KavaTunes makes websites that look and work just like iTunes. Visitors can browse, search, play and…
James Cameron’s Avatar Game Released on iPhone
Avatar, the epic film written and directed by Oscar winning director James Cameron, has arrived on the iPhone and iPod Touch in the form of a game. Avatar was developed by Gameloft and is…
Epson Releases iPhone Printing App
Epson has released a free printing app for the iPhone. If you have an Epson printer and an iPhone, you might want to check this out. Now you can touch up your photos with the Photoshop.com…
Apple Approves Video Recording on iPhone 3G and 2G
Video recording is now available on the iPhone 3G and 2G with the iVideoCamera app. Previously this was only possible on the 3GS, or a jailbroken 3G or 2G. The app has the ability to save…
TomTom iPhone App on Sale for Christmas
TomTom has lowered their US-only iPhone app price to $49.99 for Christmas from the normal $99.99. The US and Canada version is selling for $69.99. If you’ve been thinking about getting it,…
RUMOR: iPhone OS 3.1.3 and OS 4.0 being tested
BoyGeniusReport.com has found evidence of an iPhone OS 3.1.3 and OS 4.0 in their…
OPINION: App Store Approval Process Becoming Less Stringent
From ipodNN: Apple may be adopting a more tolerant approach to flaws in submitted iPhone apps, one developer’s experience suggests. Vimov notes that it recently submitted an update for…
Apple Backups in the Cloud
I think that Apple is way overdue on offering a cloud-based backup solution. It seems obvious that they should already be including this option as part of MobileMe. I love Time Machine, and…