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(News) This Week In Geek: An Apple-Microsoft Love Fest!
(News) Apple's success in the music industry is incontrovertible: the iTunes Store has been the top music retailer in the U.S. since 2008. But whereas music has...
(Reviews) Until recently, Boxee, the social-media-centric media-center application based on the open-source XBMC, was available only to the invited and bore the "alpha"...
(News) So you've just ripped some new CDs, bought some music on iTunes, or added songs you got from somewhere else to your iTunes library. But you're late for work, and...
(News) Mary Bogdan is a New York-based artist whose work has been exhibited at the New York Museum of Modern Art. She also claims to have an obsession with Steve Jobs...
(News) While the iPod touch and iPod nano get all the attention, the iPod classic is still chugging along as Apple's "hold everything" media player--even if it's just...
(News) While perhaps not the truest representation of the movie industry, the Sundance Film Festival nevertheless occupies a prominent place in viewers' minds as the...
(News) Sony will delay the launch of a motion controller for its PlayStation 3 until the fall of this year, it said Wednesday.
(News) Sony will launch a motion controller for its PlayStation 3 in the fall of this year, it said Wednesday.
(News) Last week, in this very blog, Macworld reviewed NBA League Pass Mobile, a fine offering from MobiTV that lets dedicated basketball fans watch almost any NBA give...
(News) With nearly everyone in the developed world in possession of at least one iPod, people are losing patience with media that plays on only one kind of device...
(News) A UK jury acquitted on Friday the operator of a popular BitTorrent search engine that enabled people to download music.
(News) The Obama administration asks tech executives for ideas on modernizing government.
(News) Because Macworld Expo usually conflicts (and, occasionally, overshadows) the Consumer Electronics Show, CES is an event I don't often attend. It's been three...
(News) Elgato has announced another television tuner for the Mac, the EyeTV One. It's specifically designed to work with a digital antenna to deliver free, over-the-air...
(News) The adult film industry, often quick to embrace new video technologies, is moving slowly with 3D TV in part because of higher production costs.
(News) It seems that our readers can't get enough information about ripping DVDs. One who wishes to remain anonymous inquires about these discs and their flexible...
(News) Besides 3D HDTV, e-book readers were everywhere on the show floor at CES. It remains to be seen which one will stand out from the crowd, but there will be plenty...
(News) A standard for wireless charging should be completed within six months, the head of the Wireless Power Consortium said Friday.
(News) Between bites of grilled cheese (made with white Wisconsin cheddar, thank you very much) and sips of Diet Coke, I had a chance to talk to some of the companies...
(News) iWave is showing off four new collections of headphones, iPhone/iPod cases, and speakers at CES this week. All of the products should be available in the second...
(News) Nvidia Unveils Tegra 2
(News) There's been a lot of talk lately about 3D TV, what with the Blu-ray Disc Association finalizing its 3D spec and the HDMI Consortium preparing to add 3D support...
(News) It's the 21st century--isn't it time to sleep different? iPhone app developer Mobelux thinks so, which is why it teamed up with accessory maker iHome to produce...
(News) The Web is abuzz with the sound of music. Not that that's anything new, but several sites have reported that Apple has now beefed up its Web-based
 iTunes Preview...
(News) A mid-year price cut and a strong line-up of software titles gave Sony's PlayStation 3 a record holiday season, the company said Wednesday.
(News) A volunteer-led project to create an open-source map of the entire earth has amassed over 200,000 contributors.
(News) Iomega unveiled its new ScreenPlay Director HD Media Player at CES 2010. The ScreenPlay Director is a media server that can store your videos, music, and photos...
(News) The disc versions of several recent movies come with a welcome bonus: a digital copy of the movie. You get one with the Blu-ray version of Inglourious Basterds...
(Reviews) For the basketball fan on the go, NBA Game Time provides a variety of ways to keep tabs on the league action wherever you are. The highlight of NBA Digital's $10...
(News) The US Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a lower-court ruling that found that iPods do not pose an undue risk of hearing damage.
(Reviews) If you're in search of an inexpensive, no-frills
 42-inch 1080p LCD TV, you could do worse than AOC's L42H961, but only if you aren't into sports or any other...
(News) 2009 in Review: The Year for Creatives
(News) Nothing lasts forever, and iPods are no exception. Like all electronic devices, your iPod will eventually take a trip to the big Apple Store in the sky. But that...
(News) 2009 was a busy year for the iPod, iTunes, and Apple TV. Here's a quick wrap-up of some of the big events of the past 12 months in the world of home...
(News) With so much enthusiasm-aided by a good dose of marketing and technological evolution-surrounding e-book readers, it was bound to happen sooner or later: sales...
(News) Elgato recently released EyeTV Live 3G, a free Web app that works with the iPhone to stream video content from the EyeTV application on your Mac. With this...
(Reviews) The Mac has long been capable of burning CDs and DVDs--both data and media discs. Yet Apple has shied away from supporting certain disc formats--Video CDs, music...
(News) Enterprise wireless LAN vendor Meru Networks has filed for an initial public offering, looking to raise as much as US$86.25 million.
(News) In its first ever healthcare research collaboration, IBM will work with Taiwan on how to use mobile devices, analytics and the cloud to improve healthcare.
(News) This holiday season, you may find yourself with an awful lot of spare time on your hands. That is, besides the cooking, cleaning, shopping, and shoveling snow...
(News) Looking to enjoy your EyeTV live broadcasts and recordings on your iPhone, without having to be connected to a Wi-Fi network? Then, my friend, you're in luck...
(News) There's a lot of misinformation floating around about the iTunes/iPod/iPhone ecosystem. Here's a truthful look at a few of the more popular notions out there...
(News) The Taiwanese government approved funding for a project by Cheng Uei and Chunghwa Telecom to make apps and services for Android.
(News) Asustek Plans EeeBot Educational Robot
(News) Microsoft's new Bing app makes its debut in the App Store on Wednesday, bringing the many facets of Web search supported by the company's Bing search engine to...
(News) Epson, the printer colossus, has released an iPhone app that allows photo printing via a Wi-Fi connection. Epson iPrint (iTunes link)
 lets you send photos stored...
(Reviews) For people who want a portable media player but don't want to break the bank, ViewSonic offers the VPD400 MovieBook HD. It's more affordable than a $199 8GB iPod...
(News) Back in September, in my review of iTunes 9, I lamented the fact that despite overhauling the design of the iTunes Store, Apple still hadn't provided a way to...
(News) Dell launched the super-thin Vostro V13 laptop, which is an Adamo clone, but three times cheaper with prices starting at $449.
(News) As 2009 winds down, are you having trouble remembering exactly what you spent the past year doing? That happens to me sometimes: for example, it only started...
(News) Blu-ray Discs based on a new format for 3D video will be among the new gadgets on show at January's Consumer Electronics Show.
(News) Apple has been ordered to pay over $21.5 million in damages to Opti, according to a press release (PDF link) published on the latter company's website.
(News) As a fan of subscription music services such as Rhapsody and Napster, my interest was heartily piqued when the rumors of Lala's acquisition were confirmed by...
(Reviews) If you have an iPhone or iPod touch and enjoy controlling a Mac from afar, you're aware of the many remote control applications available at the App Store. Handy...
(News) DataViz continues to tinker with the iPhone versions of its Documents to Go application, rolling out an update to the mobile productivity suite that enhances the...
(News) Yahoo unveiled its list of 2009's top searches on Tuesday, with Michael Jackson in first place.
(News) It's that time of year when travelers brace themselves to suffer the many small indignities of the road. Why can't it be easier to print on networks that you...
(News) At one time the idea of watching movies on a Mac seemed both quaint and inconvenient. After all, you already had a TV and its accouterments in the rumpus room...
(News) Students at Tokyo's University of Science have developed a new muscle suit, a wearable robotic suit that assists the muscles when carrying out strenuous tasks.
(News) Maybe you've decided to show off your love for all things Mac with an Apple logo sticker affixed to your car or perhaps an Apple-themed t-shirt or even a framed...
(News) An iPhone with a flashlight app is useful for small tasks like finding your keys. But more rugged situations call for a bright light and free hands. With the $30...
(News) Because they sit just inside the ends of your ear canals to block out a decent amount of external noise, a set of canalphones makes the ideal replacement for the...
(News) For some, the austere look of the iPod shuffle is a thing of beauty. But if you'd prefer your own set of headphones instead of the included Apple earbuds (which...
(Reviews) Even the best photos can often be improved by a few quick edits. This is true with traditional digital cameras, and it's true photos taken with an iPhone. As its...
(Reviews) Roku will announce on Monday a major update to the software powering the company's Roku Player models. As part of that update, the company will also introduce...
(News) In September, Apple performed the now-yearly ritual of updating its iPod lineup in anticipation of the upcoming holiday season. Why? Apple sold 22.7 million...
(News) It's happened to the best of us: a hard drive crash takes our precious iTunes library down to Davy Jones' Locker, and we either don't have backups, or our...
(News) Are your photographs suffering from a decided feline shortage? There's a cat for that.
(News) Apple won a key legal victory in its legal battle with Psystar, as a federal judge has ruled that the clone-maker violated Apple's copyright when it sold PCs...
(News) Apple's latest iPod nano got a firmware update Friday, aimed at fixing a few performance issues for the miniature MP3 player.
(Reviews) If you're a fan of American Idol or you find yourself haunting local karaoke bars, iSing is right up your alley. Dubbed the, "Worldwide Talent Show for the...
(News) In all the speculation that abounds on the Web about the possibilities of an Apple-designed tablet device that would compete with e-readers from Amazon, Barnes...
(News) Google is offering free Wi-Fi in 47 U.S. airports during the holidays.
(News) An explosion of HD movies rocked the iTunes Store this morning without much apparent fanfare from Apple. There are now hundreds of new and classic films...
(Reviews) iPhones and Blackberries have made the Rolodex about as obsolete as Betamax, or at least as endangered as the Delhi Sands Flower Loving Fly. The Wall Street...
(News) China plans to hold a robot Olympics next June with events including combat, dancing and track and field. Only robots with two arms and legs can compete.
(News) Apple Corps (that's the other Apple) and EMI Music announced Wednesday an upcoming release of the entire Beatles' catalog digitally, in MP3 and FLAC formats. The...
(News) It would seem Hulu's not the only company re-evaluating its strategies for making money on television content in the digital age. According to a report at All...
(News) Perhaps you're heard the expression "shoot first, ask questions later?" That pretty well sums up the philisophy of Santa Cruz, Calif.-based BlueBeat.
(Reviews) What's your style for stereo, earbuds or earmuffs? I go for the earmuff or earpad approach every time, and Jabra's Halo headphones fit well. They're sleek...
(News) The remote control (previously white, now aluminum) once bundled with many of Apple's computers is now a $19 option. Handy as it is to control a Mac connected to...
(News) Red Bend has filed a lawsuit charging Google with patent infringement related to its Chrome browser.
(News) Sony has recalled some AC adapters used with all-in-one Vaio PCs and docking stations as they could cause electric shock.
(Reviews) Getting up from your couch to "change the channel" on your Mac-based media center is so 1970s. If you're going to the trouble to mutate a Mac into something that...
(Reviews) Roku's Netflix Player ( Macworld rated 4 out of 5 mice ) arrived in mid-2008 as a compelling addition to any Netflix subscriber's life: it was a $100 box that...
(Reviews) I've been following the development of Toshiba's direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) since I first saw a prototype in 2003. Since then new prototypes have been...
(News) The latest in robotics and virtual reality was on show over the weekend in Tokyo.
(News) Do you remember where you were on October 23, 2001? I don't, but I do remember that Apple make a very big announcement, which--at the time--I thought was a big...
(News) Back in July I wrote about Apogee's Kanex adapter that takes audio and video from a Mac and runs it over an HDMI cable to a HDTV. Combining the video from a...
(News) Toshiba has become the first major consumer electronics company to launch a device using direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) technology.
(News) Reader Stephen Good has a good question about driving with an iPod touch. He writes:
(News) Virgin America and Google are teaming up to make holiday traveling more bearable. The search giant is subsidizing in-flight Wi-Fi service on the airline for the...
(News) HP will announce a new print-on-demand service for printing books digitized by Google and the University of Michigan.
(News) Google and Virgin are offering free Wi-Fi access on all Virgin flights during the holidays.
(News) Many of us here at Macworld are music lovers. We listen to a lot of music in a lot of places around the house. Which means many of us are also big fans of Sonos'...
(Reviews) As a software developer, I can let you in on a little secret: most of us will admit to having a lazy streak. I don't mean that in a bad way--it's just that a...
(News) Stories of iPod batteries catching on fire are sadly nothing new--we've been hearing about them for over a year. But on Friday, Apple published a knowledge base...
(News) Panasonic is getting serious about robotics and has begun a push to commercialize a series of robots over the next few years.
(News) On Thursday, Apple filed a patent application entitled Synchronization of Media State Across Multiple Devices, which appears to combine local iPod and iPhone...
(News) Mention "streaming music services" around the typical gaggle of Mac users and it's like you've suggested that the Mona Lisa would benefit from the application of...
(Reviews) iPhone photographers have learned to delight in their camera's limitations and imperfections, using them as a starting point for creating artistic images. It's...
(News) Today, GlideTV releases its $149 GlideTV Navigator, a wireless remote control designed with AV in mind. The fist-sized remote features a clickable touchpad as...
(News) The music industry is big money, and we're not just talking about the oversized bling that adorns so many artists' chests and fingers these days. So when a story...
(News) Sonos, makers of the Sonos Multi-Room Music System, today announce its latest unit, the $399 Sonos ZonePlayer S5. This is the first Sonos system that includes...
(Reviews) NotifyMe, a $4 app from PoweryBase, is a to-do list manager that takes advantage of push notifications to remind you when it's time to get stuff done. The app...
(News) A week after rolling out an overhaul to the desktop version of Bento, FileMaker also updated the mobile companion app to the personal database tool. The latest...
(News) Eolas Technologies files a patent lawsuit against 22 companies, including Google, Apple and eBay.
(News) Muratagirl, the unicycling robot, is back at Japan's Ceatec with improvements and some new tricks.
(News) Nissan has built a team of small robots that can quickly navigate around obstacles using technology the company hopes to one day use in vehicles.
(News) Intel has agreed to settle a patent infringement lawsuit with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, University of Wisconsin's licensing arm.
(News) While an iPhone-friendly version of Flash Player remains a largely theoretical construct, Adobe did deliver an iPhone-ready product at its Adobe Max 2009...
(News) Wattpad--the online site for publishing, sharing, and reading e-books--says its e-book distribution network will support EPUB, the International Digital...
(News) Google has removed the site's start page from its search results in response to a complaint it received under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
(News) Panasonic has developed a robotic bed that transforms into a wheelchair at the command of the user.
(News) The Wi-Fi Alliance is launching a certification program based on the completed IEEE 802.11n standard on Wednesday.
(News) Taiwan's ITRI developed a fuel cell mobile phone recharger that uses its plastic solid-state hydrogen as fuel.
(News) Autodesk argued in a Seattle court Tuesday that selling secondhand software is illegal.
(News) EyeTV users need never have to stray to far from the warm loving glow of their favorite TV programs after Tuesday's arrival of the EyeTV app in the App Store...
(News) There are times when a perfectly wonderful question comes your way and, though you try to put as pleasant a spin on the answer as possible, that answer...
(News) iLuv has announced that its i1166 portable multimedia player will finally be available in the middle of October for $270.
(News) My wife and I have a simple goal in our travels each year: try and visit at least one national park. Last year, it was Kings Canyon National Park. This year, we...
(Reviews) Tap Tap Tap, the creator of Convert, knows beautiful, well-designed iPhone apps. It's been behind the very slick book reading app, Classics and the stellar GPS...
(News) At a recent Apple music event, the company announced a new crop of iPods. Nice as it is to have a faster iPod touch, I find the 5G nano the most compelling new...
(Reviews) It's great to see app developers step up their efforts to build visually appealing news applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. Unsatisfied with merely...
(News) Taiwan's ITRI developed a new material that keeps lithium-ion batteries from overheating and exploding.
(News) Nintendo will cut the price of its popular Wii gaming console to $200 on Sunday, escalating a price war with rival consoles in a weak video game market.
(News) The Zune HD is here! It's gotten some good reviews but the Macalope thinks Microsoft might be leaving a monetization scheme on the table. Not so the recording...
(Reviews) If you have a child in elementary school, you're probably familiar with Brain Quest: it is most visible in the children's book sections of bookstores, in the...
(News) You've seen Apple roll out the new iPod nano and new iPod touch. Heck, you've heard what we have to say on both the new models. But perhaps you're wondering what...
(News) The launch of the original iPod touch in late 2007, in the aftermath of a summer of sheer iPhone frenzy, was anticlimactic. The new device was hobbled by its...
(News) Skype's founders are suing Skype in a dispute over peer-to-peer technology, according to a report.
(News) A group in Germany has set up a public kiosk that serves up torrents from The Pirate Bay over Wi-Fi.
(News) When Apple announced the new third-generation (3G) iPod touch models at last week's Rock & Roll music event, the company's touchscreen iPod received two...
(Reviews) Apple's smallest screen-bearing iPod, the iPod nano, has evolved in impressive fashion. A highly capable and affordable performer in its previous two iterations...
(News) When Apple updated the iPod shuffle in March to its present 1.8-by-0.7-by-0.3-inch form factor, it kept around the colorful second-generation model. Presumably...
(News) Media and user reaction to Wednesday's Apple "Rock and roll" event has been pretty much what it is for most Apple events: full of shock that unlikely rumors...
(Reviews) As is the tradition at its iPod-themed press briefings, Apple opened a demo area to show off the new hardware announced just minutes before at Wednesday's Rock...
(News) Apple cut the price on its 8GB iPod touch Wednesday while boosting the performance and capacity of the other models of its touchscreen music player. Apple made...
(News) Harman Kardon on Wednesday rolled out new home A/V receivers including the AVR 1600, AVR 2600 and AVR 3600. The top-end AVR 3600 may be of particular interest to...
(News) What with the next Apple event just hours away, it would be nice if we had some sort of concrete sign of what they might be announcing. Instead, all we've got is...
(News) Tomorrow's "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll" Apple event is likely to be true to its name and focus exclusively on music--new iPods, a new version of iTunes, and...
(News) Amazon.com found itself in the center of a swirling vortex of controversy in July, following its move to remotely delete copies of two George Orwell books that...
(News) Germany's Fraunhofer Institute showed research that allowed users to turn on a light with a thumbs up gesture
(News) Microsoft Gets Reprieve in Word Case
(Reviews) The best iPhone apps perform a unique, powerful function that's hard to mimic. DocScanner, which portends to scan a document in the same way a flatbed scanner...
(Reviews) A fine wine ages slowly and gracefully. A fine iPhone app should be graphically interesting, user friendly... and fast. With Wine Ph.D. for the iPhone and iPod...
(News) As I suggested the other day, there's been a lot of speculation that the next iPod models--the iPod touch, iPod nano, and iPod classic--will include cameras...
(Reviews) Birdpost is the iPhone companion to Birdpost.com, a Web site where you and others can report and share bird sightings. It's a great idea, but unfortunately the...
(News) Using a new smartphone app, some Nokia phone users will be able to publish their locations and status updates directly to Facebook.
(Reviews) Look, the likelihood of a bona fide Romeroesque zombie takeover is slightly smaller than your odds of being struck by lightning, winning the lottery, or even...
(News) Three months after adding live video to its iPhone app, Major League Baseball has made another change that's sure to please fans eager to follow the pennant...
(News) Apple is planning a special, invitation-only event for September 9, 2009, confirming rumors that have circulated on the Mac Web for the past couple of weeks.
(News) For nearly as long as the iPod's existed, I've written about where that device may one day take us--with the ultimate destination being All Music, All the Time...
(News) Price reductions on the Xbox 360 will come later for Japan and the rest of the Asia Pacific region.
(Reviews) Attorneys, real estate agents, and accountants all have one thing in common: they're still using fax machines. When nothing else will do except a hard copy of...
(News) Microsoft matched Sony by slashing the price of its top-end Xbox 360 game console by $100 in the U.S.
(Reviews) If you dance--anywhere from a rave to your junior prom--you've seen it. The music is loud, the lights are low. Dancers are moving in time to a hypnotic beat...
(News) Beam-forming Wi-Fi gear from Ruckus Wireless helps to get signals around metal walls on the Queen Mary floating hotel.
(News) An airline pilot union is calling on the U.S. government to temporarily ban cargo shipments of lithium batteries.
(News) I was recently delighted to receive a box set with re-releases of The Durutti Column's first four albums. This band, led by Vini Reilly, has been one of my...
(Reviews) For some reason, my mother never said that to get things done, I'd better not mess with Major Tom. If she had said it--I never really understood why anyone's...
(News) Microsoft has launched OneApp, which gives access to a Facebook, Twitter and Windows Live Messenger on cheaper phones from, for example, Nokia.
(News) There are no immediate plans to propose a 'three-strikes' antipiracy law in Singapore, a government regulatory agency said Monday.
(News) Something interesting happened to albums in the mid-60s. (No, not double-album covers and their utilitarian use.) With artists such as Bob Dylan, The Beatles...
(News) Singaporean authorities are reportedly studying the implementation of a 'three strikes' anti-piracy law.
(News) Taiwan University students showed off a new robot they developed that can create 2D and 3D maps of its surroundings using a variety of technologies.
(News) Choice is great, but too many choices (and paying for them all) is a hard sell in a tough economy. Take your cable or satellite TV service, for example. Of the...
(Reviews) It's taken a while, but the mainstay apps in mobile computing--those intended for mobile business users who need to stay productive--are making their way to the...
(News) Global Gaming Factory X, the prospective buyers of The Pirate Bay, will use a system that lets copyright owners remove content.
(News) Microsoft has asked a court to stay an injunction that could put a stop to Word sales.
(News) The NPD Group reported Tuesday that Apple's iTunes Store is responsible for selling one in four songs in the United States.
(News) If you're a Mac user interested in ripping your commercial DVDs to a format playable on an Apple TV, iPod, or iPhone, the free video transcoder, HandBrake 0.9.3...
(News) I recently proclaimed the dangers of vendor lock-in in the nascent e-book reader market, so I was delighted this week to see Sony take a very positive step in...
(News) Researchers at a conference on Thursday discussed issues with building a space elevator.
(Reviews) Over the past two years, social networks have pretty much taken over the world. For some--especially among the younger generation--services such as Facebook and...
(News) Last April, when commenting on to the RealNetworks versus Media Giants case, I penned DVD Copying Case: Why You Should Care, I included these prescient words:
(News) Microsoft received new fines and an injunction in a patent battle with i4i.
(News) Tech Jargon Jumble
(News) Roku on Monday announced that its $99 video player box, which previously played only Netflix and Amazon video content, would also support both live and...
(News) A Texas court ruled that two patents awarded to Encyclopedia Britannica are invalid.
(Reviews) Buckets, a $4 task-management app from Press Start, aims to help you take control of your task list. The app features some clever interface elements, but is...
(News) With so many great songs and albums, TV shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks out there, it can be hard to figure out what's worth watching or listening to...
(Reviews) Sonos, makers of the Sonos Multi-Room Music System ( Macworld rated 5 out of 5 mice ), made an interesting decision several months ago. The company chose to...
(Reviews) For just $3, To-Do List serves as a handy tool that can keep you organized in a pinch. The interface is easy to use, so it won't add to the confusion of your...
(News) Sometimes it's possible to have too much of a good thing. Take podcasts, for example. They're free and a lot of them offer great content. But they can take up a...
(News) We've become accustomed to the deafening sound of silence in response to criticism of the App Store, so it's surprisingly gratifying that not only has Apple...
(How To) Ever wondered about those numbers littered throughout the magazine? Here's how they work, along with a software shortcut for using them.
(News) Toshiba plans to launch an external battery charger based on a DMFC (direct methanol fuel cell) in the next two months, its new president said on Wednesday.
(Reviews) Today's obsession with productivity has created a surplus of solutions promising to help us manage to-do lists. Included in that number is CheckSheet, a $3 app...
(News) QuickBooks maker Intuit on Tuesday announced the release of GoPayment, a free application for the iPhone and iPod touch designed to help businesses process...
(News) Workamajig has updated the iPhone client for access to Workamajig Project Management Software to Version 10.0.2.7.
(News) MIPS Technologies made the source code available to allow people to port Android applications to products running on MIPS chips.
(News) Are iPods exploding all over the place? According to the Times Online, an iPod touch belonging to 11 year-old Ellie Stanborough of Liverpool, England, started...
(News) Joel Tenenbaum was ordered to pay $22,500 each for 30 songs that he admitted to downloading and sharing.
(News) With the recent news about outer space--the anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, the July 15 Space Shuttle launch and today's landing, the Jupiter impact--it's...
(News) Microsoft acknowledged to financial analysts that Windows Mobile has not performed well and it is working to turn that segment around.
(News) Apple's new MacBooks and Mac minis come with snazzy Mini DisplayPort connectors, but if you want to hook one up to your HDTV via its HDMI port, Apple can't...
(Reviews) Does the iPhone really need a dedicated app for reading PDFs? After all, you can download them right from the phone's Safari browser or when you receive a PDF...
(News) At least one probably-unintended consequence of Apple's recently imposed rating system for iPhone apps has been undone. An iPhone developer has confirmed to...
(Reviews) The fact that the App Store boasts an already-crowded lineup of Twitter clients speaks to the exploding popularity of the microblogging service. Still, ask five...
(News) Verizon offered most of its wired broadband customers free access to Wi-Fi hotspots around the U.S.
(News) A Panasonic-developed tricycling robot will next week attempt to run around the Le Mans circuit for 24 hours on a single set of AA batteries.
(Reviews) The smell of fanboys is in the air in San Diego, and that can only mean one thing -- it's time for Comic-Con again. On Thursday, coinciding with the first day of...
(News) The Wi-Fi Alliance will not change the basic requirements of its IEEE 802.11n certification process when the standard is finished later this year.
(News) The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Apple are standing down over a legal dispute involving the Web site Bluwiki. Apple is no longer going after...
(News) Inside a plain-looking garage on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's campus, undergraduate Radu Gogoana and his team of fellow students are working on a...
(News) Apple's record-setting quarterly financial results, released Tuesday, point out that the economic and marketing powerhouse that was the iPod has been eclipsed...
(News) The IEEE is expected to make 802.11n into a formal wireless LAN standard in September.
(News) An online charity auction that had been running all week ended Friday with a winning bid of
¥2.6M (US$27,742) to go up to the top of the Tokyo Gundam statue.
(News) This week IGG Software debuted their online banking application iBank Mobile for the iPhone and iPod Touch. iBank Mobile is designed as a companion to IGG's...
(News) Wicatch is moving forward with plans to offer free Wi-Fi wireless Internet service in Taiwan despite looming competition from WiMax technology.
(News) When the 8th World Games opens in Taiwan on Thursday, the event will inaugurate a bold new stadium designed not only to power, cool and water itself, but also to...
(News) Microsoft plans to use Windows Embedded to combat rival operating systems in smartbooks and a number of other devices meant to always be connected to the...
(News) PC vendors Google listed as Chrome OS partners said they are merely evaluating whether to work with the OS
(Reviews) There's certainly no shortage of to-do list managers available in the App Store, but Todo+Cal+Sync tries to put its own spin on things with support for the...
(News) What's Goin Down 2.0, from Random Ideas, is a new release of the "professional-grade" TCP server network monitoring tool for the iPhone. The $5 application...
(News) I was taking a car trip a few weeks ago, driving from the village where I live in the French Alps to Aix-en-Provence and back, about a 6-hour drive round-trip...
(Reviews) A few iPhone apps are just a bit... unworldly. Leaf Trombone ( Macworld rated 4 out of 5 mice ) is one example--it's basically Guitar Hero with leaves. Shazam (...
(News) South Korean operators KT, SK Telecom and LG Telecom have become the first to launch mobile services based on the Rich Communication Suite.
(News) The ZigBee Alliance is working on a standard that will let products power themselves using energy harvesting techniques, it said on Monday.
(News) Researchers at Toyota and government-affiliated Riken have developed a brain-machine interface that allows for control of a wheelchair using thought.
(How To) Avoid Facebook Disasters
(News) Japan is threatening to complain to the World Trade Organization if South Korea goes through with plans to require certification for lithium ion batteries.
(News) You launch iTunes. It immediately recognizes that your Apple TV is connected and initiates a sync. Nothing unusual so far.
(News) A group including some of Asia's most powerful mobile phone operators launched a campaign to encourage Android application development.
(News) Dell'Oro said wireless LAN sales plummeted worldwide in the first quarter of this year.
(Reviews) Back in March, I reviewed Mariner Calc 1.0 ( Macworld rated 2.5 out of 5 mice ), a program that lets you edit Excel spreadsheets on your iPhone or iPod touch. At...
(News) Here are a couple of basic little iChat features you may not have discovered just yet. I believe both of these features require iChat 4.0, which shipped with OS...
(Reviews) I'm always on the lookout for ways to improve my productivity. I've tried many task managers and to-do lists in my day. Toodledo, a US$4 app from Toodledo...
(News) Nvidia on Monday said Rambus had filed motions with the U.S. ITC to stop investigating claims of Nvidia's alleged infringement on four patents.
(Reviews) The concept of "business intelligence" is a misnomer, depending on where you work. Even with ubiquitous connections and vast storage, finding data about a...
(News) ECS built a nifty living room computer based on Intel Atom processors camouflaged as a blue and white Ming Dynasty vase.
(News) LaCie has released a pair of wireless high-definition media players aimed at allowing users to access and play content from their HD televisions.
(News) Microsoft said on Wednesday that its latest server product, Windows Server 2008 R2, will be broadly available on Oct. 22, the same time as Windows 7.
(News) It looks like the officials of the Lambeth borough of London are fed up with the rampant "pod" theft that's been plaguing their region. Streets known to be...
(News) Microsoft's new plans to enhance its Xbox 360 video game console's potential as a home entertainment hub may ultimately put pressure on Apple to improve the...
(Reviews) Quickoffice Files for IPhone
(News) OnOne Software on Monday introduced DSLR Camera Remote for iPhone, an iPhone or iPod touch application that lets you control a Canon EOS digital camera tethered...
(News) Blame it on the rain, the resulting muck and mire, or the redwood curtain that separates Cupertino from Redmond, but it appears that news travels very slowly...
(News) Microsoft's Zune HD Coming in Fall With OLED, HD Radio
(News) Preliminary testimony has ended in the RealDVD case.
(News) The Consumer Electronics Association, which organizes the massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas every January, plans to more than quintuple the size of...
(News) Germany and Google remained at odds Wednesday over how the company holds certain data used for its Street View map imagery.
(News) To be sure, there's much to be said for the iPhone's multitouch interface, which allows Apple to deliver many of the comforts of desktop computing to a mobile...
(Reviews) The calendar may have been around since the days of the Egyptians, but calendaring software has yet to be perfected. Pdashes.com is the latest to try its hand at...
(News) Halcyon Games on Tuesday announced the launch of Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series, a new animated drama whose first episode is now available for...
(Reviews) If you're familiar with Bento 2 ( Macworld rated 4.5 out of 5 mice ), the easy-to-use personal database application for your Mac, then you won't be surprised to...
(News) Microsoft and Apple are at it again. Or, well, still. But who thought Steve Jobs would be back for WWDC? No one with reading-comprehension skills. And are...
(News) While Sony may have invented the Walkman, the Japanese stalwart is looking a little old and busted these days. In theory, Sony could have used its success with...
(News) Oh, Microsoft. You're really letting that envy get the best of you, huh? Not content to reserve its vitriol for Apple's Mac line, the latest ad from Redmond...
(News) Now here's an idea that might be worth trying out in other cities: Police in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, are putting together an iPod/MP3 player registry to deter...
(News) Wi-Fi hotspots are back in the spotlight. Cheaper international data roaming and better indoor coverage will help hotspots remain relevant.
(News) I'm a big user of Twitter, especially on the iPhone. Twitter and the iPhone are a perfect match of service and device. The Iconfactory's Twitterrific 2.0 for...
(Reviews) Being first out the door can be good. Twitterrific was probably the first Twitter client on the Mac, a version of it appeared on the iPhone early on in the...
(News) The company says Oracle infringed on 11 patents related to supply chain management
(News) SpiderOak has released version 3.0 of their online backup and synchronization technology. The service is free for up to 2GB;...
(News) The company says it has a long-term commitment to this market
(News) The console has outsold its competition two-to-one in Japan, and remains popular although sales are starting to slow.
(News) While we knew that
 some companies were trying to make iPod software to help military personnel, we didn't realize just to what...
(News) Affordability and simplicity are also keys to success, according to KumoTek's founder
(News) Accessory maker SwitchEasy on Friday announced the ChocoShuffle, a protective case for the third-generation iPod shuffle. The...
(News) Pocket Informant from WebIS has been giving Blackberry and Windows Mobile users a solid PIM for the past 8 years. They have...
(News) Sony is refreshing its Walkman line with new flagship models that pack noise cancelling, a bright touchscreen display, mobile...
(News) Do you like Prince? Like, a lot? If so, then you may be the prime candidate for this limited edition iPod commemorating the...
(Reviews) Regardless of whether you're striving to wring the last bit of productivity from your iPhone--or are simply organizationally...
(News) Lowering the price to spur demand during a recession doesn't make sense for video games, he said.
(News) The long-awaited sequel to Wii Sports will take players onto the beach
(News) Microsoft violated a patent used to protect software from unauthorized duplication and use
(News) Today's the day when the music at the iTunes Store is unshackled from the bonds of digital rights management (DRM). And...
(News) Recently, Citrix announced and demoed their App Receiver for iPhone product, which will allow iPhone users working for a...
(News) Most of us are accustomed to using our iPods in our waking hours--for the morning commute, afternoon workout, and ride home...
(News) The price cut should ensure the console remains popular even with the more advanced PlayStation 3 on shelves
(News) The latest sales data shows the Xbox 360 is doing much better in the tough Japanese market than its predecessor
(News) In experiments the technology allowed researchers to control a robot through thought alone.
(Reviews) Air Sharing lets you easily copy files between your iPhone and a wirelessly-connected Mac. By doing so, Avatron Software's app...
(News) I don't know if I've ever received so many e-mails and phone calls as I did on the morning Apple released the third-generation...
(News) The move places 56.com a step ahead of its biggest Chinese rivals in combating copyrighted content
(News) Multimillion dollar robot makes an appearance but won't be putting models out of a job anytime soon
(News) Problems securing some components will delay its fuel cell battery charger by several months
(News) Thursday's announcement of HD movies sales being added to the iTunes Store may have been good news for consumers of...
(Reviews) Popular folklore tells us Abraham Lincoln wrote his historic Gettysburg Address on the back of an envelope. Today's orators...
(News) Displeased with the new iPod shuffle's shift from an extensive spectrum of colors to the monochromatic options of gray and...
(News) Wings fold up and the Transition is ready to roll
(News) Changyou.com plans to operate MMORPGs in the US from a base it opened there in January.
(News) Sun's cloud storage and cloud compute services will compete with similar offerings from Amazon Web Services
(News) The lawsuit alleges that both versions of the Kindle infringe a patent created by Discovery's founder
(News) iPhone users and app developers got a sneak preview at what the future holds for them on Tuesday, when Apple showcased its...
(News) Accessory vendor SiK has announced the Pimp automobile charger and audio accessory. The unfortunately-named Pimp--which...
(News) Accessory vendor Dexim has announced a compact syncing adapter, the Shu-Lip, for Apple's third-generation iPod shuffle. To be...
(News) Seattle P-I Goes Online-Only Tomorrow
(News) Apple's third-generation iPod shuffle no longer includes the familiar control pad of previous models, instead providing a...
(Reviews) Mariner Calc is the newest entrant in the growing field of iPhone/iPod touch applications designed to let you work with and...
(Reviews) Allow me to save some of you the trouble of reading this review in its entirety. If you want an inexpensive iPod that holds...
(News) Back in February 2006, over three years ago, I wrote an editorial asking--in fact, nearly begging--Apple to make the iPod...
(News) Apple's announcement of the third-generation iPod shuffle brought something many of us never thought we'd see (other than in a...
(News) It seems almost cruel doing this to something so minuscule, but the size of the iPod shuffle didn't stop the guys at iFixit...
(Reviews) For business travelers, expenses are, well, expensive, both in terms of money and time. There's time spent tracking down...
(News) The fourth-generation iPod shuffle was unveiled Tuesday and arrived in our offices Thursday. In this Macworld Video, I give...
(News) The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament--March Madness to you and me--starts next week, and with it comes equal doses...
(News) Apple delivers a new iPod shuffle that asks the musical question "You didn't like your old headphones, did you?" The company...
(News) The third-generation iPod shuffle is here--and by here, I don't mean in the insubstantial "floating in the air of human...
(News) In what is no doubt a coup for the 2005 writing staff of Saturday Night Live, Lance Ulanoff, editor-in-chief of...
(News) TEAC on Thursday announced the HD-1, a new tabletop iPod and iPhone docking system equipped with HD Radio technology. It's...
(News) MIT scientists have developed a surface material that could lead to smaller, faster-charging batteries.
(Reviews) Like a lot of IT people in a mostly-Mac company, my organization has a directory service set up to help manage our users and...
(News) After Apple released a redesigned iPod shuffle on Wednesday, my colleague Dan Moren posted an entry in this blog criticizing...
(News) Steve Jobs hates buttons.
(News) Google this week will block an iPhone app that used its chat program to grant unlimited free text messaging after users...
(News) Sony has provided some detailed specifications for its promised touchscreen OLED X-series Walkman but the launch date remains...
(Reviews) Many of us struggle with managing all our personal information--social network connections, bank statements, and bills...
(News) Ruckus Wireless is taking aim at larger enterprises with an access point and controller to be introduced Monday.
(News) Despite our lawmakers' best efforts to keep us from doing incredibly stupid and dangerous things while driving, some motorists...
(News) Mariner Software on Thursday released Mariner Calc for the iPhone, giving users the ability to work with spreadsheets on the...
(Reviews) Analytics App puts Google Analytics in the palm of your hand, giving you instant access to all your Web sites and the data...
(News) The South-by-Southwest (SXSW) festivals and conferences kick off at the end of next week and that means it's free-music time...
(News) The
 Gibson Foundation for Music Rising is holding an auction of a number of celebrity-signed iPods. In addition to iPods...
(News) Being an American, I don't know much about soccer, which the rest of the world knows as football. But I do know that iPods are...
(News) U.S. lawmakers have proposed patent reforms that would reduce the amount of money paid out following patent disputes.
(Reviews) Few headlines are as depressing as those announcing the yet another round of layoffs from yet another struggling company. On...
(News) Just in case the legal comings-and-goings of Psystar weren't enough for you, another California courtroom is playing host to a...
(News) Deutsche Telekom will open up its VDSL network to competitors and start selling a wholesale service, it announced on Monday.
(News) China's first lunar probe ended its mission by crashing successfully into the moon.
(News) Alaska Airlines has begun a trial of in-flight Wi-Fi.
(News) Microsoft filed a patent infringement lawsuit against GPS vendor TomTom on Wednesday.
(Reviews) I deal with a fairly large volume of e-mail, and I like to sign messages differently depending on the recipient and the...
(Reviews) I deal with a fairly large volume of e-mail, and I like to sign messages differently depending on the recipient and the...
(News) Microphones that plug into the iPod have been around for quite some time, but oftentimes they've been bulky apparatuses that...
(News) Scosche Industries has announced the release of its Passport Home Dock, a charging adapter for iPod docking stations that...
(Reviews) Do you Twitter? If so, you might want to Yammer too. Think of Yammer as Twitter for the enterprise. It is completely separate...
(News) Apple and Mac clone maker Psystar spent much of 2008 trading allegations in court filings. And with the companies' ongoing...
(News) Mere hours ago, Hulu's CEO Jason Kilar, in his Doing Hard Things blog entry, announced that Hulu's content would soon be...
(Reviews) Along with the release of iWork '09 at Macworld Expo in January, Apple also introduced Keynote Remote, an app for the iPhone...
(Reviews) Looking for a job can be a nightmare, but a little advance preparation can make the process a little more bearable. People in...
(News) The eyes of the file-sharing community remained on Sweden on Tuesday as the trial of four men from The Pirate Bay search...
(News) Pirate Bay Trial to Start on Monday
(Reviews) Thanks to a suggestion from Macworld reader David Erato, I've spent the last couple of weeks immersed in spreadsheet...
(News) Nielsen, the company tasked with tracking television viewing, has released some interesting data. In its first public release...
(News) MIT student combines acoustics and electronics to create Chameleon Guitar.
(News) Dell is inviting users to take a look at its Adamo ultraportable as its launch unfolds.
(News) I recently put together a document that answered common questions about ripping commercial DVDs for archival purposes. As...
(News) As often as we write about taking the DVDs you own and converting them to a format you can enjoy on all your media players...
(News) The makers of the Mac documentary film Welcome to Macintosh --which covers Apple's history, its future, and its committed user...
(News) Everyone's favorite means of stalking people they kind of know but would like to get to know better, turns five today. To...
(News) Microsoft may be working on an open-source operating system to run Danger mobile phones.
(Reviews) Palringo and Flutter both attempt to fill the void left by the iPhone's built-in Text app. While Text can send SMS messages...
(Reviews) Life is unpredictable. One minute you're driving to the supermarket to get some milk; the next thing you know you're in a...
(News) LaCie on Monday introduced its 8x d2 Blu-ray Disc drive. It's priced at US$449.99.
(Reviews) If doodling horns, glasses and scars on pictures of politicians in the Sunday paper is your idea of fun then Cartoonizeme from...
(News) The San Francisco area's BART rail system has signed a deal for a passenger Wi-Fi network throughout the system.
(News) Alesis has introduced the TapeLink USB. Its suggested retail price is US$299.99 (street price is $199.99).
(News) Here at MacUser, we know who our target demographic is and we know what they want. And we think it can best be summed up in...
(Reviews) If the only time you set your iPhone down is to catch a wave, then Surf Report from Oakley deserves a spot on your mobile...
(News) Apple's been running the Insomnia Film Festival competition for the last few years, encouraging students to create 3-minute...
(News) Over the last year there's one question that keeps floating up in e-mail I get from readers and on our forums: Why can't Mac...
(News) Ettore Software has announced the release of TapIt4Me for iPhone and iPod touch. Available for download from the App Store...
(News) Apple's free Remote application lets you control your Apple TV or iTunes on your computer from the comfort of your iPhone or...
(News) Have you ever noticed a buddy in iChat with a really unique status message? Perhaps their text is upside down, or contains...
(News) If you've been skipping the daily double-wet-cappuccino in order to save enough money to upgrade your iTunes library to the...
(News) Big Fish Audio released a new collection of loops, called Ambient Works, that the company says is targeted to people that make...
(News) Toshiba is set to deliver on its promise to commercialize direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) technology during the current...
(News) The moment the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers settle matters on Sunday at Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, we enter a...
(News) I use GarageBand quite a bit, and like most people, I'm drawn to its ease of use. However, until now GarageBand's guitar rigs...
(Reviews) Whatever details, factoids, and minutiae you can rattle off about the people who make up the Contacts stored on your iPhone...
(News) The European Commission convened a panel of experts in Brussels on Tuesday to consider the risks to hearing caused by...
(Reviews) Years ago, a friend of mine and I managed to wangle our way as VIPs for the filming of a network sitcom. We had the run of the...
(News) Sun's revenue dropped 11 percent for its second fiscal quarter, but it still surprised analysts with better-than-expected...
(News) We just discussed the saber-rattling from Palm and Apple, but here's another data point to throw into the mix. According to...
(News) Western Digital announced Tuesday the first 2 terabyte (TB) hard disk drive, a new addition to its Caviar Green product line...
(News) Apple has now allowed the infamous Podcaster iPhone app to surface in the App Store under a new name:
 RSS Player. As many of...
(News) iStat has been one of my favorite widgets since the inception of Dashboard. Along with the ever-useful Easy Envelopes and...
(News) Apple on Tuesday released a software update for its iPhone and iPhone 3G devices.
(News) Nissan Motor will soon begin trials of a system to warn drivers when they are heading in the wrong direction on an expressway...
(News) Native Instruments on Monday introduced a new Kore Soundpack called Acoustic Refractions.
(News) Apple on Friday released an update for its remote administration tools.
(News) In iPhoto '08, there are two entries in the Library section of the sidebar--Events, which splits your library according to the...
(News) In the beginning--that is, 1984--a Mac could store 400K on a painfully slow 3.5-inch floppy disk. Today, your MobileMe...
(News) Are you annoyed by bouncing icons in the Dock--and I'm not talking about the bounce when you open an application, but when a...
(Reviews) With the lack of FireWire ports in the current MacBook and MacBook Air, USB-only drives have re-emerged as attractive storage...
(News) Seagate has now released new firmware for all models of hard drives affected by a software flaw, the company said Thursday.
(News) Editor's Note: Apple made a clean break from the classic Mac OS in 2001 when it introduced Mac OS X. The operating system...
(News) Apple on Wednesday released an update for its multimedia software, QuickTime.
(News) Native Instruments unveiled a new hardware component for its popular guitar effects and amp modeling software, Guitar Rig.
(News) MOTU unveiled a new virtual instrument called Volta that allows users to play and automate modular synthesizers.
(News) Seagate will issue fixes soon for faulty firmware that is causing several models of the company's hard drives to freeze.
(News) Google announced it plans to shut down its Print Ads service.
(Reviews) If you've spent any amount of time reading blogs online or flipping through a brochure, you've no doubt noticed that the...
(News) Karelia Software has released Sandvox 1.5.4, a new version of their visual Web site editing software for Mac OS X. A free...
(Reviews) BIAS' Peak Pro is a longtime standby for audio production on the Mac, used by musicians, podcasters, sound designers, and...
(News) If you use iDVD much, you're probably familiar with the Apple logo watermark that (optionally) appears on your DVD's menu...
(News) At a press conference at the NAMM music show in Anaheim, Calif. on Thursday, Ableton announced the next versions of its Live...
(News) Digidesign on Thursday released details of two new system bundles available for its Pro Tools LE customers.
(News) Virtual instrument drum specialist, Toontrack, shipped Drumtracker at the NAMM music show being held this week in Anaheim...
(News) IK Multimedia on Thursday announced the upcoming release of AmpliTube Fender, the newest member of the AmpliTube guitar amp...
(News) DigiTech began shipping a new pedalboard for guitarists. It allows users to play live or connect to their Mac and record their...
(News) Celemony will demo a new version of its pitch correction application, Melodyne, at the NAMM music show in Anaheim, Calif.
(News) AmpliTube-maker IK Multimedia used the NAMM music show to introduce a new idea in audio interfaces. StealthPedal is a Wah-like...
(News) Audio plug-in maker McDSP introduced the Channel G Surround and Channel G Compact plug-ins at the NAMM music show in Anaheim...
(News) In addition to releasing Drumtracker at the NAMM music show, Toontrack also announced a new expansion pack for users of its...
(News) Long time Macintosh audio software developer, Unique Recording Software (URS), introduced the latest in its line of audio...
(News) Plug-in-maker McDSP released a new plug-in pack that allows users to mix and master their recorded music.
(News) PreSonus released a new digital mixer and a new software application for the Mac, making it easier for users to plug in and...
(News) Ready to be eaten by a Grue? Jolt Online Gaming on Wednesday announced Legends of Zork, a Web browser-based game based on the...
(News) Reader Donna Younglove is ready to trade up in regard to her contacts, yet she's unsure how to move from the old world to the...
(News) When Apple sat down to tackle an update for iPhoto, it knew what features it wanted to tackle--the ones that other image...
(News) We posted a series of informative podcasts throughout Macworld Expo, with developers, users, and experts sharing their...
(News) Native Instruments updated its guitar amp modeling and effects software, Guitar Rig 3, adding several new features and fixing...
(News) As you've probably noticed, Macworld's staff spent last week covering Macworld Conference & Expo here in San Francisco. In...
(News) Let's conclude my trilogy of reports from Intuit's booth at Macworld Expo, by circling back to the very first one--a story on...
(News) Cartoon Network has announced plans to launch its massively multiplayer online game Fusion Fall on Wednesday, January 14...
(News) As you may know, you can force OS X to hide all open windows by holding down Command and Option before clicking on a program...
(News) As you might expect, Adobe's US$699 Adobe Photoshop CS4 contains a treasure trove of goodies for pixel-pushing photographers...
(News) The folks from EMC and Iomega--which EMC bought in April 2008--were united at this Macworld Expo, showing off a number of new...
(News) I don't know about you, but a dozen days into January is a little bit too early for me to think about filing my tax returns...
(News) CCP Games has announced plans to release the tenth expansion pack for EVE Online, its massively multiplayer online role...
(News) I'm sure you've all been waiting, hearts in your throats, to find out when Google will bring its fancy new Chrome browser to...
(News) CES attendance was more than 110,000 people, according to the preliminary estimates from the Consumer Electronics Association...
(News) Uninterruptible Power Supplies are usually something hidden under a desk. Sure, they can save your bacon during a power...
(News) Kodak showed off an OLED photo frame at CES.
(News) A year ago, I wrote about the Jing Project, an innovative and easy-to-use screenshot- and screen movie-sharing program. Over...
(News) Red Giant Software on Monday announced the release of Magic Bullet Looks, a new color correction tool designed to work with...
(News) Microsoft made the Windows 7 beta available for public download Saturday, lifting the limit on the number of users who...
(News) Shuttle to start selling X50 all-in-one PC in US in April for $599.
(News) MSI will launch its U115 netbook with hybrid storage and extra long battery life in the U.S. for under $700 this February.
(News) Microsoft has made the Windows 7 beta available for download SaturdayMicrosoft has made the Windows 7 beta available for...
(News) SongGenie is the latest app from equinux that aims to make your iTunes library a little more organized and useful. If you're...
(News) Apple's iPhoto has always been a rich and satisfying consumer-level photo-editing program with lots of neat extras thrown in...
(News) The other day, I wrote about Memeo, the video- and image-sharing that debuted at this year's Expo. In that article, I noted...
(News) The people from DriveSavers really know how to make a point about data recovery.
(Reviews) The release of Media Composer 3.0.5 marks a major metamorphosis for Avid Technology: With this version, the company has...
(News) At Macworld Expo this week, I talked to Bruce Gee of GeeThree fame, as he demonstrated his company's latest batch of SlickFX...
(News) Those who witnessed Phil Schiller's keynote presentation at Macworld Expo Tuesday got a taste of what's new in GarageBand...
(News) When you use File -> Open within an OS X application, you can click the drop-down menu at the top of the window to see both...
(News) I wouldn't go so far as to call the North Hall at Macworld Expo the Isle of Misfit Toys but it's close. Traditionally Macworld...
(News) Skype is releasing a major, video-centric upgrade to its PC client next month, the company said.
(News) Memeo is a Mac (and Windows) application that makes it super-simple to share photos and videos with friends and colleagues...
(News) iMovie '08 was one of the most controversial Apple products in recent memory. While touted as a rewrite of iMovie HD aimed at...
(News) Sony has unveiled a prototype alarm clock that looks like a picture frame and can download Internet content.
(News) One of the things I don't like about Excel 2008 is that setting zoom levels is a bit more complex than it need be. If you use...
(News) While Intuit is in the midst of overhauling the Mac version of its Quicken personal finance app, the online version of Quicken...
(News) Autodesk, which is not participating in Macworld Expo this week, introduced three new creative software tools for the Mac...
(News) MacProVideo.com has announced the release of new tutorials to help users get the most out of MainStage, a component of Apple's...
(News) D-Link is seeing increased interest in the 802.11n wireless standard and is releasing products to meet this demand.
(News) A QuickStart system that facilitates fast home design and a decidedly green focus are hallmarks of the Punch Home and...
(News) A disparate pair of Mac notables stop by the Macworld Podcast Loft in this special Expo edition of the Macworld Podcast. I'm...
(News) Conference attendees Tuesday were reminded of Vista's failings a day before the Windows 7 beta is expected to be publicly...
(News) For a product that seems to dominate most everything Apple does these days, the iPhone was curiously absent from Tuesday's...
(News) Retailer Best Buy said it has begun selling refurbished iPhones for a discounted price.
(News) Apple on Tuesday introduced a new version of iLife, its software suite that it includes with new Macs.
(News) Given the plethora of other Mac news likely to appear Tuesday, this Mac OS X Hint is short, sweet, and to the point. As you...
(News) What would an Apple Keynote at Macworld Expo be without a liveblog from our very own Jason Snell and Dan Moren? Both of them...
(News) When you're alone with your iPod and your Mac, it's easy to manage your library and sync your music, videos, audiobooks and...
(News) Fear not gentle readers. Our new digs may be a bit elaborate for your iPhone, particularly as you relentlessly try to reload...
(News) (Editor's Note: Due to the tight deadlines required for publication, Mr. Moltz's column on the Macworld Expo Keynote was due...
(News) A typical Saturday night at my favorite San Francisco dive bar: Zeitgeist in the Mission District. A filthy place populated...
(News) Google on Monday afternoon released a public beta of its Picasa for Mac desktop software for organizing, editing, and...
(News) JVC Professional will use this week's Final Cut Pro User Group (FCPUG) SuperMeet to show off its first video acquisition...
(Reviews) Rogue Amoeba Software on Friday released a Public Preview version of Pulsar, its new software for listening to streaming XM...
(News) Samsung will unveil a Blu-ray Disc player that's 39 millimeters thick at this week's CES in Las Vegas, it said Monday.
(News) Microsoft says that Zune 30GB players were frozen today because of a bug in the device's internal clock driver.
(News) Your packet of 10 Mac 911 resolutions for the new year.
(News) Music loop specialists Bandmateloops on Wednesday introduced four new loops collections and two Multisample packages.
(Reviews) One of the most common issues I hear about from readers-via email or in the Macworld forums-is that their hard drives are...
(News) Creaceed said on Tuesday that users can expect a new version of its Hydra plug-in for Aperture at next week's Macworld...
(News) If it turned out that the big lump at the bottom of your stocking wasn't in fact coal, but rather a happy, shiny new iPhone...
(News) Everybody knows about leap years: once every four years, we throw an extra day into the calendar so that we can laugh about...
(News) If 2007 was Year Zero in the life of the Phone That Changed Everything, then 2008 skyrocketed forward to the year that the...
(News) One of the more impressive demos I saw at last January's Macworld Expo involved Intuit's overhaul of Quicken. It's been a good...
(News) Sony has managed to cut the cost of components used to make the PS3 by 35 percent, iSuppli said Monday.
(News) If you thought the prices of iPhones couldn't get any lower, be prepared for shock and amazement. Earlier this month, we...
(News) Rogue Amoeba on Monday released an update for its audio recording tool, Audio Hijack Pro, bringing the current version to 2.9...
(News) IGG Software released a bug fix update for its personal finance manager, iBank.
(News) One of the handy new features in the OS X 10.5 version of Preview-I'm pretty sure this is 10.5-only, at least-is the ability...
(News) Apple has recently posted several articles that offer advice on how to prevent crashes and freezes related to the Mac OS X...
(News) Troubled Indian outsourcer Satyam has hired Merrill Lynch to help review its "strategic options."
(News) Wal-Mart Friday announced the long-rumored availability of the iPhone 3G at almost 2,500 Wal-Mart stores beginning Sunday.
(Reviews) You wouldn't necessarily think of the alarm clock as a technology category desperately in need of sexing up, but Altec Lansing...
(News) Peachpit Press has announced the long-awaited release of AppleScript 1-2-3, a new book penned by Sal Soghoian and Bill...
(News) Ten One Design has introduced Pogo Sketch, a new stylus made specifically for Apple's newest MacBook models and their...
(Reviews) Since making its debut on the Mac platform in 2005, Billings has established itself as a suitable program for people who needs...
(News) Smith Micro on Tuesday announced the release of Manga Studio 4 for the Mac, a new version of its manga and comic art creation...
(News) Back when we were assembling the Winter Gear Guide that appeared in the December 2008 edition of Macworld, I asked my...
(News) BeLight Software has announced the release of Get Backup version 2, an update to their backup and archival software for Mac OS...
(News) Apple confirmed a glitch that prevents some users from updating their Mac OS X Leopard machines using the built-in software...
(News) I'm just as bummed as you are that this Macworld Expo will be Apple's last (and that last year's Expo was apparently Steve...
(News) If you use a laptop on battery power, you're probably well aware of its penchant for slightly dimming the screen after a...
(Reviews) I've been blogging on my personal site for several years. What bothers me the most about blogs is that, for the most part...
(News) I've been attending Macworld Expos regularly since about 1991 or so, first as a civilian, then as a booth worker, and, for the...
(Reviews) I've looked forward to Pirates of the Caribbean MMORPG, though with trepid enthusiasm. Games with movie tie-ins (this game is...
(News) I've had the opportunity to meet and talk music with some great talents in the music industry. Little did I know that a young...
(News) Yeah, your iPhone has access to that high-speed cellular data network. But admit it: you use Wi-Fi whenever you can, right...
(News) Last week, I encountered the dreaded iPhone "dead strip." This is when a rectangular strip of the iPhone's screen, typically...
(News) Apple on Thursday released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.4, extending the Raw file compatibility for Aperture 2...
(Reviews) Mice come in all shapes and sizes--some are clunky, ergonomic beasts that seem to have a nook and cranny tailor-made for every...
(News) Several companies will start work on a standard for induction chargers used to power devices without wires.
(News) Panasonic plans to launch a tender offer for shares of Sanyo Electric with the hope of acquiring a majority stake in the...
(News) Toshiba said that it will offer samples of 512G-byte solid-state drives, which could be seen in laptops and other devices by...
(News) Symantec on Thursday unveiled a significant upgrade for its Norton line of security software. Norton Internet Security for Mac...
(News) Brazilian PC maker Positivo Informatica rejects Lenovo's acquisition offer, but is open to the idea of entering an alliance.
(News) Jumsoft has released Keynote Backgrounds FX 3.0, a package of movies for presentation backgrounds in Apple's Keynote software...
(News) Apple on Wednesday evening released the Pro Applcations Updates 2008-005, which includes an updated version of Color, Apple's...
(Reviews) As any respectable road warrior knows, transferring movies from DVDs to your hard drive -- "ripping" the discs -- is great for...
(News) Four months ago, we published a buyers guide for small, lightweight laptops titled, 'How to buy a mini-laptop.'
(News) Passengers on Japan's super-fast bullet trains will be able to surf the Web while travelling at 270 kph thanks to a new...
(News) Intel is set to show its third-generation Classmate laptop, which includes a touch screen, next month at CES.
(News) Assistive technology has improved by leaps and bounds over the last few decades, thanks largely to the birth of the personal...
(News) Professional audio software-maker Digidesign on Wednesday released Pro Tools 8, a significant update to the company's digital...
(News) App4Mac has released CheckUp 2.0 as a public beta. The new version of the diagnostic utility for Mac OS X will cost $29...
(News) Increasing popularity of 802.11n is helping the enterprise WLAN market to cope with the tough economic climate, according to...
(News) Speculation continues to mount that Lenovo will make an acquisition bid for Brazil's Positivo.
(News) When you by a new CD and slip it into your computer's optical drive to rip it, iTunes automatically queries an Internet-based...
(News) I have a friend who refuses to buy anything used: he insists that all his purchases be untouched by human hands before his...
(News) Adobe released an update for its professional photography application, Lightroom.
(News) Five months after the release of the iPhone 3G last July, a team of hackers has finally figured out a way to alter the...
(News) Monday's release of OS X 10.5.6 included a number of updates that fix bugs, improve security, and in some cases, add new (or...
(News) Have you ever thought to yourself that using your pointing device in just two dimensions was a little too limited? After all...
(News) Bring out the tinsel and spike the eggnog -- the holidays are almost here. That means it's the perfect time to find uses for...
(News) Apple on Monday released an update for Mac OS X Leopard that fixes almost 40 issues related to the operating system.
(News) Music loop company Bandmateloops released a new loop package and a virtual instrument on Monday. The new collections come as a...
(News) Microsoft Office 2008 applications, especially Word, do not work well with the Spaces feature in Leopard. This is not a newly...
(News) The market for WiMax is predicted to decline in 2009, as mobile WiMax is hit both by the economic squeeze and competition from...
(News) As someone who prefers using the keyboard over the mouse, the Finder's color labels annoy me to no end--there's simply no way...
(News) You love your family--you really do--but trying to capture a good group photo for your annual greeting card can be enough to...
(News) Algoriddim on Friday announced the release of Djay 2.2, an update to their DJ music software for Mac OS X. Djay costs...
(Reviews) On paper, the My Passport Studio 500GB has a lot going for it. It's compact, offers three different connection types, has a...
(News) If you're wondering how to get the most out of Apple's Website building application, iWeb, or its presentation package...
(News) RIM has offered to buy Chalk Media, a company with a mobile content delivery platform.
(News) NewerTech on Thursday released the MAXPower 802.11g/b Wireless USB 2.0 Stick Adapter, giving Mac desktop and notebook users...
(News) Adobe updated its visual effects and motion graphics application, After Effects, bringing the current version to 9.0.1.
(Reviews) If, like me, you're someone who tends to take apart your computers, having the right tools is important. Unfortunately, many...
(News) Every year tens of thousands of people attend the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and each likely turns...
(News) A 1968 demonstration of hyperlinks, videoconferencing and a mouse was commemorated Tuesday at Stanford University.
(News) And so, with the death of the restrictive terms in the iPhone development non-disclosure agreement and the refinement of...
(News) IK Multimedia updated its mastering and mixing software, T-RackS. The company also released a new set of instructional videos...
(News) Grand Central is the latest Apple trademark. No, it has nothing to do with the Google service of the same name or, for that...
(News) Karelia Software on Wednesday released an update for Sandvox, the company's visual Website building application.
(News) From the halls of a university research lab to the desks of hundreds of millions of computer users, the computer mouse has...
(News) It's difficult to believe the mouse has been around for 40 years. (Even more difficult to believe, for me personally, is that...
(Reviews) OWC's Mercury On-The-Go FireWire 800/400 + USB 2.0 is a Mac-ready, fast, bus-powered portable hard drive that eschews style...
(News) The Khronos Group has announced the ratification and public release of the OpenCL 1.0 specification. OpenCL will be a key...
(News) Samsung on Monday said it is upgrading its memory and manufacturing technology that could drop solid-state drive prices.
(Reviews) One of the most difficult aspects of graphic design is color management. It's one of those things you know you should do, but...
(News) onOne Software on Monday announced the release of Genuine Fractals 6, a new version of their image resizing software. It costs...
(News) So, you're on a plane--wait, you're not on a plane? Okay, bear with me. You're on a hypothetical plane, and you've brought...
(News) Aero Quartet has released SimpleMovieX 3.8, a "lightweight" movie editor for Mac OS X. It costs $35. The upgrade is free for...
(News) Native Instruments (NI) on Friday released a new Kore Soundpack called Reaktor Spark. The soundpack is based on the "Spark"...
(News) The Symbian Foundation said it is on track to take over Symbian as an open-source operating system in 2010.
(News) As much as I dislike the event info window in OS X 10.5's version of iCal--I dislike it enough that it made my list of Leopard...
(News) Blah, blah, blah, everybody's talking about multi-touch these days when it comes to emerging interfaces. But what if you could...
(News) Apple's iPhone showed a 327.5 percent market share gain in worldwide smartphone sales for the third-quarter as the overall...
(News) If pressed for a quick description, I'd probably call Ableton Live 7 a digital audio workstation--a music application that...
(News) CSSEdit isn't a full-blown Web design program like Dreamweaver. Instead, it focuses solely on helping you create Cascading...
(News) Amp-modeling software--which lets you re-create the sound of different guitars and amplifiers on your Mac--is not new. But...
(News) When it's time for you or your business to post or update a professional-looking Web site, you can either hire a designer or...
(News) The diminutive AirPort Express is one of the unsung heroes of the Apple hardware lineup. While you can use it to easily stream...
(News) Photoshop Lightroom, Adobe's first attempt at a photo-management and -editing tool for photographers, was a solid application...
(News) 'Tis the season for taking lots and lots of digital photos. As families gather across the world to celebrate a variety of...
(News) EA bought South Korean game developer J2MSoft to beef up its online game development for Asia.
(News) As a Mac user, you're primed to look for time-savers that help you be more productive. But you may not be taking advantage of...
(News) The analysis firm Net Applications uses a certain set of websites to monitor OS and browser usage. Last month, the company did...
(News) Mac peripheral maker Newer Technology on Tuesday introduced a new quad interface hard drive docking station.
(Reviews) USB is usually a safe bet, and equipping an external hard drive exclusively with USB 2.0 means that almost any modern computer...
(News) Netbooks dominated Amazon.com's computing bestseller list on Cyber Monday.
(News) Hitachi GST and Intel plan to jointly develop high-end SSDs for servers and workstations.
(News) Change.gov embraces looser copyright licensing policy and creates citizen forum.
(News) NetDragon will work with EA to develop a multiplayer online version of EA's popular Dragon Keeper game.
(News) There will be more than 36 million laptops connected to mobile data networks in Western Europe in 2009.
(Reviews) Microsoft's Arc Mouse takes a different and unique approach to mouse design. It looks like, well...an arc. And it actually...
(News) Asustek plans to unveil a new US$200 Eee PC in the first quarter of next year.
(News) 24x7digital has updated PhotoCopy to version 1.1. It's a free update for registered users. PhotoCopy costs US$20 to register...
(News) Seagate is issuing a fix for a bug affecting its 1.5T Barracuda drives.
(News) Image editing software Pixelmator was updated on Wednesday adding a couple of new features and numerous improvements.
(News) Apple released an update for its QuickTime media technology, fixing an issue for users of Apple's new MacBook, MacBook Pro and...
(News) It's almost Thanksgiving, and you know what that means: arguments and bickering. Apple and Greenpeace are going at in style:...
(News) Adobe on Wednesday released an update to its version management software, Version Cue.
(News) How fast is "really fast"? Well, according the United Kingdom's Advertising Standards Agency, it's not nearly fast enough. At...
(News) So it's no secret that lots of people (including our own Peter Cohen) are desperately pining for a netbook, a small...
(News) One of the features the iPhone lacks is the ability to display status indicators when the phone is in sleep mode. If you're...
(News) Our friends at Gizmodo have the details on yet another random act of Steve. It seems an up-and-coming filmmaker, who happens...
(News) Adobe Systems has released an update to its Camera Raw plug-in for Photoshop. Available for free download from Adobe's Web...
(News) Consumer electronics shipments in Japan registered their first year-on-year fall in 17 months in October as consumers cut-back...
(News) Intel and Micron's flash memory joint venture has started manufacturing chips using 34-nanometer technology.
(News) The man behind Fake Steve Jobs has bid adieu...to himself. Newsweek's Dan Lyons will cease posting to his "Real Dan Lyons"...
(News) Aimersoft has announced the release of Total Media Converter for Mac. It costs $49.
(News) With backup software, the one thing you want more than anything else is reliability. With your data's survival on the line...
(Reviews) Adobe Contribute CS4 allows Web site content contributors (writers, editors, artists, and other non-technical folk) to easily...
(News) Most major Las Vegas hotels still have rooms available for CES and some hotels are cutting rates to attract visitors.
(News) Six Apart is enhancing its TypePad blog publishing service with new profiles and comment features.
(News) Samsung on Thursday said it has started mass production 256G-byte solid-state drives, which could make its way to notebooks in...
(News) According to some newly released court documents in the "Vista Capable" class-action lawsuit, Microsoft was worried about...
(News) Softpress Systems on Thursday announced the release of Freeway 5.3, an update to its Web design software. A free update for...
(News) Here's a super-simple Thursday tip regarding iCal and the Birthdays calendar. The Birthdays calendar is a special one that...
(News) SmileOnMyMac has released DiscLabel 5.4, an update to its CD and DVD label design software for Mac OS X. A free update for...
(News) The Omni Group has released OmniGraffle 5.1, an update to their diagramming and layout program for Mac OS X. It's a free...
(News) The slowdown in U.S. online ad spending growth continued in the third quarter.
(News) Adobe Systems on Thursday announced the release of Premiere Pro CS4 4.0.1, an update to its video editing software that's part...
(Reviews) Like its predecessor, Adobe's audio editing application, Soundbooth CS4, is a compromise. Although it includes more advanced...
(News) Microsoft modifies Zune music subscription plan to allow users to keep some tracks even if their subscription is terminated.
(News) So you know you can buy your iPhone at an Apple Store or an AT&T store--nothing new there. And as of a couple months ago...
(News) Intel is releasing its Core i7 desktop processors on Monday, after launching them in Japan over the weekend.
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