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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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Apple says they'll lower iPad price if it doesn't sell well (supposedly). With that info, will you hold off buying an iPad to force a price drop? Cast your vote in "Today's Poll..." below in the left column or go straight to the results here.

Tuesday Highlights: Amid all the hype and criticism of the iPad, Chris Maxcer hones it down to the fact you simply can't pin down Apple consumers given Apple's 'knack' in changing minds, that aside, there are challenges to it's success; speaking of success, will 2010 be the 'year of the Mac?' - finally?; writing for TechCrunch, Alistair Goodman explains how Apple is becoming more like a carrier each day; InfoWorld speculates that the killer app for the iPad is actually going to be Windows 7; Aperture 3 released today featuring innovations from iPhoto '09, also find a number of Aperture 3 support articles in our OS X section; Adobe claims 7 million attempts are made to download Flash to iPhone each month; Peter Kafka warns book publishers of slower sales, cites Apple's acquiescence to music houses to change from flat to variable pricing, which slowed music sales; digicam expert sought for iPad group at Apple; iPhone 4G going to be larger form factor than iPhone 3G?; granted Apple patents today in our Hardware/Software section, Jack highlights 3D virtual store patent, as well as a design win; the 'Magic Age of computing' is upon us says Dwight Silverman; and what about this 'nimble' pricing comment apparently from Apple? Apple Blog says it isn't news, but will it hurt initial sales?

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  • "Sorry, You Just Can't Pin Down Apple Consumers: A recent study seems to suggest that Apple's big iPad reveal was a big disappointment and that the majority of consumers have no interest in the thing. But Apple has a knack for changing peoples' minds and shifting them into 'buy' mode. For some consumers, anyway, it's a lot easier to say 'no' now, when the product isn't even available, than it will be in a few months when iPads are actually on shelves."  MacNewsWorld 8:47 AM
  • "2010: Finally the year of the Mac? Apple was a bright spot in 2009 in terms of PC sales, but the signals are mixed as to whether the Mac can grow beyond its niche"  InfoWorld 8:53 AM
  • "Back to the Future: How Apple is Becoming More Like a Carrier Every Day"  TechCrunch 8:55 AM
  • "Apple grabs 25% of smartphone market: The iPhone is looking pretty good in a pair of market snapshots" Fortune 8:27 AM
  • "Google vs. Apple - Phones and Tablets: Google Seems to Be Taking Bite out of Apple's Markets and Revenue" CBS News 8:46 AM

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OS X
News
  • "Is Windows 7 the iPad's 'killer app'? Apple fans show signs of cognitive dissonance with their latest iPad-in-the-enterprise push. The iPad is a terrible enterprise computing device."  InfoWorld 8:54 AM
  • "Apple Releases Aperture 3: New Features Include Faces, Places & Brushes" ["Building on the innovative Faces and Places features introduced in iPhoto® '09, Aperture 3 makes it even easier and faster to organize large photo libraries. Aperture 3 introduces new tools to refine your photos including Brushes for painting image adjustments onto parts of your photo, and Adjustment Presets for applying professional photo effects with just one click. Stunning new slideshows let you share your work by weaving together photos, audio, text and HD video."] Apple 8:26 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Aperture 3: How to optimize Aperture for the best looking slideshows" Apple Support 8:46 AM
  • "Aperture 3: Some embedded IPTC metadata may not import from DNG, TIFF, or JPEG images with Mac OS X v10.5" Apple Support 8:46 AM
  • "Aperture 3: 'Write IPTC Metadata to Master' does not write IPTC Core fields to masters on Mac OS X v10.5" Apple Support 8:46 AM
  • "Aperture 3: Some adjustments are not available on certain images" Apple Support 8:46 AM
  • "Aperture 3: Videos you upload to a MobileMe album are removed if later synced with Aperture 2" Apple Support 8:46 AM
  • "Aperture 3: Some metadata from XMP sidecar files may not import" Apple Support 8:46 AM
  • "Aperture 3: Contrast edits do not transfer from iPhoto to Aperture 3" Apple Support 8:45 AM
  • "Aperture 3: Posterization of images when using Curves adjustments with ATI X1900" Apple Support 8:45 AM
  • "Aperture 3: 'Do not import duplicates' option does not work with video and audio files" Apple Support 8:45 AM
  • "Aperture 3: Some Nikon RAW images do not rotate correctly on import when importing RAW+JPEG" Apple Support 8:45 AM
  • "Aperture 3: Quick Preview temporarily looks jagged for recently imported images" Apple Support 8:45 AM
  • "Aperture 3: Converting images to Aperture 3 RAW decoding" Apple Support 8:45 AM
  • "Aperture 3: Regenerate previews to resolve issues with image display" Apple Support 8:45 AM
  • "Aperture 3: 'Your MobileMe account information is not correct' alert during publish/update to MobileMe Gallery albums" Apple Support 8:45 AM
  • "Some pixel dimensions are slightly different after upgrade to Aperture 3" Apple Support 8:45 AM
  • "Aperture 3: Tips on upgrading an Aperture 2 library to Aperture 3" Apple Support 8:45 AM
  • "Aperture 3: Discussion about differences in exposure levels with Aperture 3 RAW decoding" Apple Support 8:45 AM
  • "Aperture 3: Publishing to MobileMe Gallery from multiple computers requires same version of Aperture" Apple Support 8:45 AM
  • "Aperture 3: 'Request to the server failed' alert when publishing identical filenames to MobileMe" Apple Support 8:45 AM
  • "Aperture 3: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)" Apple Support 8:45 AM
  • "Aperture 3: Alert when opening Help in Japanese after upgrade from Aperture 2" Apple Support 8:45 AM
  • "Aperture 3: About Video and Audio formats in Aperture" Apple Support 8:45 AM
  • "Aperture 3: How metadata fields in Aperture 3 map to fields in other applications" Apple Support 8:45 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Head-to-Head: Parallels Desktop for Mac vs. VMware Fusion/How do VMware Fusion 3 and Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac compare?"  MacTech Magazine 10:24 AM
  • "SyncMate 2 review: In just over a year, SyncMate has grown from a one-trick application to a device synchronisation toolbox" Macworld UK 9:07 AM
  • "10.6: Open generic files in a preferred app via Services" Mac OS X Hints 10:12 AM
  • "10.6: Use a Service to toggle trash can off and on" Mac OS X Hints 10:12 AM
Op/Ed
  • "ClickToFlash – Make Using Flash Your Choice" Apple Gazette 11:10 AM
  • "Firefox 3.6: Contextual menu items do not blink" Betalogue 9:05 AM
Press Releases
  • "CAD Pioneer Graebert GmbH Announces ARES, The First Native CAD Solution For All 3 Major Operating Systems & Mobile" Graebert 11:08 AM
  • "MacTech Labs Releases Comprehensive Virtualization Benchmarks" MacTech Magazine 10:24 AM
  • "Aquafadas unveils PulpFx Abstract 1.0 for the FxFactory platform" Aquafadas 10:09 AM
  • "Enhanced rendering functionality in Lightworks Author 8.2" LightWork Design 9:31 AM
  • "Missions Of The Reliant OS X Version In Development" Inside Mac Games 9:29 AM
  • "This Valentine's Day help singles find the love of their life in Matchmaker: Joining Hearts game" Sugar Games 8:19 AM
  • "TextExpander touch Integration added to Notebook, iThoughts, iType2Go" prMac 8:16 AM
  • "CrumplePop Brings Flipover Effects to Final Cut Pro" prMac 8:13 AM
  • "FontAgent Pro Server 4 Adds Font-Usage Analytics, Backup and Auditing" prMac 8:12 AM
  • "Speed Download 5.2.11 offers better Growl integration and more" prMac 8:10 AM
  • "Zevrix Releases PDF Checkpoint 1.2, PDF Preflight and Conversion Machine" Zevrix Solutions 8:10 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "7 million attempts to download Flash to iPhone per month: Adobe points out the demand"  PocketGamer 8:50 AM
  • "Book Publishers Beware! At iTunes, Expensive Music Equals Slower Sales" AllThingsD: MediaMemo 9:00 AM
  • "The Case for the iPad: Mobile Charge Capture for Physicians" PRWeb 9:19 AM
  • "Austrian iPad Will Be Subsidized With Contract" Wired 8:57 AM
  • "Proloquo2go iPhone App Helps Andrew Patitucci, Boy With Genetic Disorder Cornelia de Lange Syndrome to Interact - ABC News" ABCNews 10:41 AM
  • "Apple targets corporate opportunities with partner network: Vendor goes against direct sales trend and launches a new consultant network to enable partners to expand its corporate customer base" ARN 9:16 AM
  • "GIPS Wants iPhone to Video Conference More Often" GigaOM 9:07 AM
  • "Top 5 Things To Check Out at Macworld 2010" Cult of Mac 9:15 AM
  • "Five sites for smart consumers: My favorite online sources for consumer information and advocacy" Macworld 9:16 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Glenn Fleishman Takes Control of Screen Sharing and Back To My Mac" MacVoices 10:47 AM
  • "Will the iPad boost iMac sales? Do you still need a MacBook?" The MT Show 8:25 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple Hiring Digital Camera Expert For iPad Group" Forbes 8:27 AM
  • "Apple Job Posting Hints at Future iPad Video Recording" Mac|Life 8:57 AM
  • "New iPhone 4G to be larger than 3GS? Apple's baby might finally be growing up" TechRadar UK 9:04 AM
  • "Cultists aquiver as Applestore goes into hibernation: Rumour mill grinds out video iPad, 'taller' iPhone" Register Hardware 9:23 AM
  • "Apple Approves 'Replacement' Browser for iPhone's Safari" Softpedia 8:49 AM
Granted Apple Patents
  • "Apple Design Wins: Animation GUI for iPhone & LED Cinema Display" Patently Apple 10:08 AM
  • "Apple Granted a Huge Patent Win for 3D Virtual Apple Store" Patently Apple 8:58 AM
  • "Apple patent hints at portable redesigns" Macsimum News 11:07 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "13'' MacBook Pro Prices & Current Bundles" MacPrices 8:25 AM
  • "15'' MacBook Pro Prices & Current Bundles" MacPrices 8:25 AM
  • "17'' MacBook Pro Prices & Current Bundles" MacPrices 8:25 AM
  • "TheMacBundles Announces New Weekly Specials - Punakea and Bub & Bob X" TheMacBundles 8:20 AM
  • "In The US Apple Store six refurbished items were restocked including the MacBook 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo – White for $749, 33 were unchanged, and six were Sold Out." While Supplies Last 11:09 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Review: Microsoft Notebook Mouse for Mac" Apple Gazette 11:10 AM
  • "Epson Workforce Pro GT-S50: Sheet-fed scanner has decent speed, great-looking color scans" Macworld 9:17 AM
  • "Cloud Engines Pogoplug: Devices lets you easily share files across the Internet" Macworld 9:17 AM
iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Barcodescan Pro for iPhone: Barcode scanner doesn't quite measure up to rival app" Macworld 9:17 AM
  • "Mindjet for iPhone review: Powerful desktop mindmapping tool shrinks down to pocket size" Macworld UK 9:08 AM
  • "Review: iTranslate – A universal translator for your iPhone" Best App Site 8:24 AM
  • "Loading Trucks With The iPhone; There's An App For That" iPhoneCTO 8:25 AM
Tips

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Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Fruitless pseudo Macworld snoozefest begins in San Francisco" MacDailyNews 10:14 AM
  • "Apple Fans Pay Thousands for Cool Factor" TheStreet 10:12 AM
  • "iPad musings - How big is the market for this anyway?" ZDNet Blogs 9:21 AM
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Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "TouchArcade at Macworld 2010, GDC 2010 and PAX East" Touch Arcade 10:12 AM
  • "'Fighting Fantasy' and 'Gamebook Adventures' – Two High Quality Interactive Adventure Books" Touch Arcade 10:12 AM
  • "'Giana Sisters' 2D Platformer Arrives, First Impressions" Touch Arcade 9:30 AM
  • "MacWorld meetup" iFixit 9:21 AM
  • "Rick Dees selects Modulation Index to supply Flash streaming mobile radio app for Apple iPhone and iPad" Business Wire 9:14 AM
  • "iPhone Application Launched for Key West Real Estate Market" Business Wire 9:14 AM
  • "NAVIGON Announces iPhone App Update with 3D Terrain Views, Social Media Integration and Intelligent Routing" Business Wire 9:14 AM
  • "Pearson Launches First iPhone/iPad Applications for Home & Office Computer Users and IT Professionals" Business Wire 9:14 AM
  • "ZoomIt: An SD Card-Reader for iPhone" Wired 8:50 AM
  • "Slip the Apple iPad into Protective Waterfield Designs Ultimate SleeveCase or Suede Jacket: WaterField TSA-friendly iPad cases are manufactured in the USA; Quick and convenient, the Ultimate SleeveCase is now available with a leather trim option" WaterField Designs 8:23 AM
  • "Weak iPod/iPhone sound bugging you? Try the ladybug II or firefly speaker docks" iTWire 8:22 AM
  • "Ivanovich Games introduces iRemoteDog 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch" prMac 8:13 AM
  • "Pushme.to announces iPhone communication platform for the business" prMac 8:11 AM
  • "Full Count 1.0 - Pitch Counting and Statistics for the iPhone" prMac 8:11 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft, Google split over browser bug bounty" CNET News 10:11 AM
  • "Microsoft's Project Natal: Revolutionary Technology for a Gaming Industry in Distress?" Seeking Alpha 10:07 AM
  • "IBM Refreshes Cognos Analytics Tools: The TM1 in-memory analysis tool is designed to support dynamic scenario planning and faster, more flexible financial analysis." InformationWeek 10:16 AM
  • "IBM Releases Cognos Analytics Upgrades: TM1 in-memory engine supports dynamic scenario planning. Prebuilt blueprints tackle retail and insurance planning and profit analysis." InformationWeek 10:16 AM
  • "Server Den Q&A: Dell CTO Elucidates Efficient Enterprise/Paul Prince, chief technology officer of Dell's Enterprise Product Group, discusses his company's efficient enterprise strategy, and explains why virtualization and cloud computing are on the same continuum." InformationWeek 10:17 AM
  • "Intel's Itanium Again Marches to Different Drummer" WSJ Blogs 10:34 AM
  • "Cisco predicts wireless data explosion" CNET News 10:10 AM
  • "Quantum trick for pressure-sensitive mobile devices: Hand-held devices could soon have pressure-sensitive touch-screens and keys, thanks to a UK firm's material that exploits a quantum physics trick." BBC 10:43 AM
  • "Apotheker 'Did What Was Best' for SAP Amid Slump" Bloomberg 10:45 AM
  • "With Shake-Up, SAP Seeks Better Customer Relations" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 10:13 AM
  • "Sony's PlayStation Network Latest To Mimic HBO" Forbes 10:07 AM
  • "Acer Posts Highest Net Income in Almost Three Years" Bloomberg 10:45 AM
  • "Acer Q4 lags forecast in market share quest" Reuters 10:04 AM
  • "Wolfson Microelectronics net loss widens" MarketWatch 9:59 AM
  • "Google warns Chinese knock-off to stop using logo" Reuters 10:14 AM
  • "Google Crashes Facebook IPO Party" TheStreet 9:51 AM
  • "ATI Radeon HD 5570 Graphics Brings a Big Visual Experience to Small Form Factor PCs: The newest addition to the AMD graphics family strengthens the world's only complete line-up of award-winning DirectX® 11 capable graphics cards, delivering exceptional HD multimedia and gaming performance at a mainstream price" Business Wire 10:02 AM
  • "Cisco Unveils the Cisco ASR 5000: End-to-End IP NGN Architecture Supercharges the Mobile Internet for Service Providers" Marketwire 10:03 AM
  • "Cisco Visual Networking Index Forecast Predicts Continued Mobile Data Traffic Surge: More Mobile-Ready Devices and Mobile Video to Fuel 39-Fold Global Growth from 2009-2014" Marketwire 10:03 AM
  • "JavaFX Platform Is the Official Rich Client Technology for the 2010 Winter Games: Expressive Java Technology Emerges as a True Game-Changer for How Sport Fans Explore Medal Results Online" Marketwire 10:08 AM
  • "Leading Analyst Firm Positions Oracle(R) in Leaders Quadrant for Data Integration" Marketwire 10:08 AM
  • "Microsoft's Atlas and Interpublic Group Ink Agreement on North American Ad-Serving Platform: Agreement builds on a strategic partnership forged last year at Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival." PRNewswire-FirstCall 10:06 AM
  • "Online safety push for five-year-olds: Children as young as five are being targeted in a new online safety campaign backed by the government." BBC 10:44 AM
  • "EU Parliament backs new European Commission" Reuters 10:05 AM
  • "As Data Flows In, the Dollars Flow Out" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 10:13 AM
  • "Lenovo's Top-Notch T410: While it lacks aesthetics, Lenovo's new Intel-based laptop more than compensates with fast computing prowess and broad connectivity options" BusinessWeek 10:05 AM
  • "Global CIO: SAP's Last Chance: It's The Customers, Stupid! SAP will fix its technology, but its entire future depends on whether it can fix how it views and treats its customers." InformationWeek 10:17 AM
  • "What SAP Needs After Apotheker: Co-CEOs Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe must revitalize SAP's product pipeline, soothe customers, and counter competition from Oracle" BusinessWeek 10:08 AM
  • "Mobile Data Traffic Expected to Surge" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 10:02 AM
  • "Newspapers Fiddle as Mobile Content Burns" The Big Money 10:02 AM
  • "U.S. teens are lukewarm on Twitter, love Facebook" MarketWatch 9:59 AM
  • "4G Wireless: Years, Miles to Go" TheStreet 9:52 AM
  • "Google Gmail press conference (live blog)" CNET News 10:10 AM
  • "Google Display Ads to Rise 40%: Report" TheStreet 9:51 AM
  • "Google making dive into social media?" CNN 9:42 AM
  • "Pioneer to Sell 104.4 Million Shares, Boost Capital" Bloomberg 10:46 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Industry News
  • "Tech Stocks: Tech stocks rally, but EA slumps following outlook/Technology stocks shook off the previous session's losses in early trading Tuesday as the sector rallied behind several bellwethers, but videogame publisher Electronic Arts Inc. failed to join rally following a disappointing quarterly outlook." MarketWatch 10:00 AM
  • "US Stocks Climb Broadly On Hopes For Greece Rescue; DJIA Up 135" MarketWatch 10:00 AM
  • "U.S. stocks rally out of the gate: U.S. stocks climbed rapidly on Tuesday, as investors guessed that a European bailout for Greece could be in the mix, broadly lifting stocks." MarketWatch 10:00 AM
  • "Dow Regains 10,000, as Greek Debt Fears Subside" TheStreet 9:52 AM
  • "Wall Street rebounds as debt woes ease: Stocks climbed Tuesday, rebounding from the previous session's selloff, as lingering concerns about mounting debt in Greece eased on speculation that a recovery package may be near." CNNMoney 9:50 AM
  • "Caterpillar, Coke Lead Stocks Higher: U.S. stocks rallied broadly Tuesday on mounting hopes that the European Union might be considering a rescue package for Greece." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:55 AM
  • "Stock rebound in the works" CNNMoney 9:49 AM
  • "Asia Markets: Some Japan exporters still pressured by euro weakness/Japanese exporters' shares struggled to shake off early losses Tuesday as lingering fears about sovereign debts in Europe and the euro's sharp recent depreciation against the yen kept some shares under pressure." MarketWatch 9:57 AM
  • "Europe Markets: Europe stocks buoyed by rescue hopes for Greece/UBS shares down after reporting earnings; SAS shares slide" MarketWatch 9:57 AM

 
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