Year: 2010

Apple TV to become the iTV?

Back before Apple officially debuted the AppleTV, it was widely speculated that it would be dubbed iTV. Well, according to “endgadget” (http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/11/upcoming-apple-tv-loses-1080p-playback-gains-apps/) Apple is renaming its “hobby” to … yep … iTV to bring more in line with “its current iOfferings” and making some major changes.

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iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for Aug. 11

Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

FourthFrame Technologies has announced a new iPad app for managing project risk: SG Risk Log (US$5.99) expands the Simple Genius Apps suite to the domain of risk management.

XMG Studio has released Cannon Cadets 1.0, a $1.99 space age iPhone game. In the physics-based game, you join Rocketboy and his intrepid team of Space Cadets as they venture through 80 illustrated mind twisting levels on four unique planets, four playable characters, and more.

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Apple updates iOS

Apple has updated iOS for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The new versions are designed to fix a vulnerability in the way Safari handles PDF files on the idevices.

The updates should also disable the web-based JailbreakMe service. The new versions are iOS 4.0.2 for the iPhone and iPod touch and iOS 3.2.2 for the iPad.

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Ilium Software releases eWallet for Mac OS X

Ilium Software has released eWallet (http://www.iliumsoft.com/ewalletmac), an US$19.95 password manager for Mac OS X. Many of the features that customers know and trust from eWallet for Windows are included in eWallet for Mac, but with a interface just for Mac owners, according to the folks at Iliumn.

With Ilium Software’s SyncPro technology, eWallet for Mac syncs with a user’s iPhone, iPad or iPod touch via WiFi. Wallet files can also be synced with other computers on the same network and external storage devices like USB thumb drives.

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