Gameloft's Real Soccer 2009 does an excellent job of providing a deep soccer experience, especially for anyone who follows the international game, but the touch-screen controls and defensive player handling hold it back a bit

The Omni Group announced the immediate availability of OmniFocus 1.5 on Thursday. The update for the Getting Things Done-style task management application added the ability to sync data between any number of OmniFocus for Mac or iPhone databases via a Web server, MobileMe, or Bonjour

Late Wednesday, Apple released software update version 2.3 for its Apple TV device. The update can be downloading by navigating to Settings -> General -> About -> Update Software. The download typically takes several minutes on a high speed...

This update provides streaming of music to other Apple TVs or to AirPort Express-attached speakers and support for remote controls other than the Apple Remote.

"addresses an issue where trackpad clicks may not be recognized on MacBook (Late 2008) and MacBook Pro (Late 2008) Systems"

AKVIS ArtWork transforms photos with painterly effects to give the impression of an oil painting, either through automatic transformations or through semi-automatic operation using the smart Stroke Direction tool.

The Sandvox SDK allows Cocoa developers to create new custom pages, pagelets, and collection index data types to extend the program beyond its built-in 11 page types and 19 pagelet types.

SmileOnMyMac's SmileOnMyMac's label design and print software adds 15 free template designs (for holidays, gifts, and business), support for multiple selections in the design list, and preliminary support for zoom, swipe, and rotate gestures on compatible hardware.

The personal task manager adds synchronization with the iPhone version of OmniFocus, archiving of completed or dropped items, presets for views, a Style preferences pane for customizing data display, and other improvements.

The diagramming and drawing software adds a new Smart Shape (a wedge/arc shape that can be resized in degrees), restoration of the Layer Selection indicator in the Canvases Sidebar, Spotlight support for custom data, and more.

Like Thought's screen graphics editor adds eight new templates for making iPhone graphics, plus four new iPhone preview types, including an Icon preview and an App Store preview.

Jumsoft's outliner for projects and ideas adds offline viewing of web sources, interface improvements, a fix for an archive crasher, and other changes.

LaCie released an updated, Leopard-compatible, Universal Binary version of its free backup and synchronization program.

Apple released Apple TV Software Update 2.3 late on Wednesday. The update added support for AirTunes so users can stream music from one Apple TV to another, or to an AirPort Express

Apple has been particularly aggressive in setting standards and showing leadership with the iPhone and new MacBooks. They've removed FireWire from the MacBook, to many people's alarm, moved to DisplayPort video technology, and, on the iPhone side, completely disrupted an industry that was asleep at the wheel. And yet when it comes to the digital living room, Apple has shown very little leadership.

For all you Apple TV users out there, Apple's now released firmware version 2.3. The patch, downloadable through the media hub's built in updater, now lets users stream music from AirTunes to any speakers connected to an Airport Express or other Apple TVs in the house. You'll also get the ability to use third-party remotes, and make playlists that include a mixture of audio and video formats. [Apple Insider]

Apple has released Apple TV software update 2.3.

Apple has released Apple TV software update 2.3.

Episode 97 of the PowerPage Podcast is now available. You can either download it from the iTunes Store or directly (1'25:46, 30.44 MB, AAC). Your panel: Jason O'Grady, Rob Parker and Chuck Freedman. Topics include: Jason's preview of the hot...

Microsoft's latest update to its Zune player includes the right to keep 10 songs per month that they choose to download with the $15-per-month music subscription from certain labels. Redmond is also moving to more DRM-free music. Read all about it in the press release.

 

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The Apple TV Software Update 2.3 released by Apple on Wednesday night brings some added features to the set top box.

1Up reports that the popularity of gaming on smartphones is growing, particularly on the iPhone. In fact, gaming on portable devices is growing even at home, where users presumably have access to more powerful platforms. CNN points out that the developer for Trism, one of the first popular games, has raked in over $250,000 in profits through the App Store. Apple exec Bob Borchers and various game developers recently discussed the future of games on the iPhone. "Patrick Gunn, director of marketing for EA Mobile, showcased Need for Speed Undercover, which will be available next month. Gunn says that EA has 'taken full advantage of all of the unique elements... like touch, flick, accelerometer, and motion sensitivity' — and graphically, the game appears to be roughly on par with a PSP title."

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Apple has released a new update for the Apple TV tonight. Apple TV owners can download the new updates from their Apple TV's by accessing the "Update Software" menu option in their Apple TV's settings.

Apple has not released any docu...