FileMaker (http://www.filemaker.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple, has released FileMaker Pro 11, which sports such new features as charting, “on the fly” reporting, a new Quick Find capability, and tools for easier database creation.
Read MoreThe Electronic Frontier Foundation (http://www.eff.org) — an organization founded to promote rights in the online and networked world — has blasted the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement, saying that the “entire family of devices built on the iPhone OS (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad) have been designed to run only software that is approved by Apple – a major shift from the norms of the personal computer market.”
Read MoreRecently I pondered (http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/is_closer_integration_between_the_mac_os_x_and_iphone_os_in_the_future) whether closer integration between Mac OS X proper and the iPhone OS was coming. Regarding that convergence, I would like to see Apple either license or get into the business of helping a lot of different companies upgrade their interfaces.
Like what? Home phones, office phone systems, auto information displays and controls, ATM machines, home information and security systems, etc. I could go on, but you get the idea.
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Apple, Facebook, Twitter and HP declined to testify at the second session of the US Senate Judiciary Committee’s second hearing on Human Rights and the Law, which looks at protecting privacy of individuals who use the Internet for political and commercial use. They declined, and Judiciary Chair Richard J. Durbin blasted the companies for this.
Read MoreHere are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).
Martin Knotek has announced Asteroid shooter 1.0 for the iPhone and iPod touch. It’s an US$0.99 arcade style game.
Bienestar has released Dream Planner Lite 1.0 for iPhone, a free app tool that features Wheel of Life in which users can enter their dreams in important life areas such as finance, career, relationships, physical well-being, community service and life’s “maintenance” activities.
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