Apple told Congress it collects location information about users of the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers in batches and encrypts it before sending it over a WiFi connection from the device to Apple’s servers every 12 hours, reports “eWeek” (http://macosg.me/2/kd).
Read MoreSQLabs has updated SQLLiteManager (http://www.sqlabs.com/sqlitemanager.php), a SQLite database manager tool for Mac OS X and Windows, to version 3.5. The upgrade adds a table editor with foreign key support and an advanced low level SQlite 3 database analyzer.
Read MoreBuzzard AG has announced a web front-end for OmniFocus as an additional feature to their Spootnik web service (http://www.spootnik.net), which provides synchronization between OmniFocus and Basecamp to enable collaboration between co-workers and customers.
A Spootnik Account functions as a hub, keeping OmniFocus on iPhone and Mac in sync, synchronizing tasks with the online collaboration app by 37signals Basecamp, and now also providing access via a web browser. Spootnik makes OmniFocus accessible from everywhere; only a web browser is required
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WaterField Designs (http://www.sfbags.com) has announced two new protective keyboard cases for Apple’s wireless keyboard. Mobile iPad and laptop users may now carry their keyboard in the minimalist Keyboard Slip Case (pictured) that safeguards the keyboard with ballistic nylon and light padding or in the Keyboard Socket, a soft, padded keyboard pouch.
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The source code for MacPaint, the drawing program that shipped with the first Mac in 1984, is going on display at the Computer History Museum (http://www.computerhistory.org/highlights/macpaint/) in Mountain View California on Tuesday. Apple donated the code, along with the code for QuickDraw, to the museum.
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