We start off the conference with an entertaining keynote by Andy Ihnatko. “We’re thrilled to welcome Andy as our keynote speaker. As an internationally beloved tech journalist (not to mention that he’s Chicago Sun Times’ Technology Columnist), Andy is insightful, funny, and a pleasure,” said Neil Ticktin, Editor-in-Chief/Publisher, MacTech Magazine.
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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/).
Seline HD (http://amidio.com/seline) is a new, US$5.99 live performance and improvisation music instrument for the iPad. Its CrystalClarity HD sound engine is capable of analyzing and predicting melodies, altering the sound on the fly with a dozen of subtle algorithms that add expression, character and life to the generated music, according to the folks at Seline HD.
Read MoreMacHighway (http://www.machighway.com), a leader in Mac-centric web hosting, has launched a new service, MacName (http://www.macname.com).
It provides domain name registration along with a way to connect and use your domain name with services such as MobileMe, Google Apps, Wix, Blogger, SmugMug and Squarespace. MacName also allows you unlimited “you@yourdomain.com” email forwarding addresses for an
Read MoreA Freedom of Information request to the BBC has revealed that streaming to Apple’s mobile devices is currently significantly more popular than iPlayer on Google Android devices, reports “Macworld UK” (http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipod-itunes/news/?newsid=3237438).
Ben Griffiths of the WhatDoTheyKnow web site made the request earlier this year, with the BBC providing figures for July in response, the article adds. The data covered both streaming to Apple iOS devices — iPhone, iPod touch and iPad — and Android 2.2 smartphones using flash 10.1 technology.
Read MoreSustainable Softworks has released Phone Amego 1.2.6 (http://www.sustworks.com/site/prod_phoneAmego_help/PhoneAmegoHelp.html), an update of the Mac OS X (10.5 and later) tool designed to make using your phone easier when you’re near your computer by providing on-screen caller ID, letting you click to dial a phone number from your Address Book or on your screen, and optionally dialing through Google Voice.
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