Will the day come when we’ll see closer integration between the iPhone OS and Mac OS X? Some folks think so.
But let’s back up. The iPhone OS is actually a derivative of Mac OS X. They share the Darwin foundation. Darwin is an open source POSIX-compliant computer OS released by Apple in 2000. It’s comprised of code developed by Apple, as well as code derived from NeXTSTEP, BSD, and other free software projects.
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/).
Spectrasonics is offering a free app, Omni Live, which turns an iPhone or iPod touch into a wireless remote control of the “Live Mode” of Spectrasonics’ software synthesizer Omnisphere. Omni Live uses the Apple device’s touch screen, allowing multi-touch, wireless remote sound selection of the Omnisphere plug-in on the user’s computer.
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CS Odessa has released a beta version of its mind mapping tool (http://www.conceptdraw.com/en/mindwave) for Google Wave. This is a no-charge add-in to Google Wave that can be used as part of Google Wave to map out a strategy or brainstorm on a critical topic.
The ConceptDraw MindWave for Google Wave tool allows teams to collaborate on a mind map in an interactive flowing manner building a map structure that represents the planned work. The map add-in supports Google Wave playback that allows one to step back through a map.
Read MoreAccording to BoomBox, a month report from Myxer on mobile entertainment consumption habits, iPhone dominates states across the country, but Android users have closed the gap and have actually surpassed iPhone users in eight states, with seven of them coming from West and Midwest states including Arizona, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
Read MoreEquinux (http://www.equinux.com) has released iSale 5.6, the latest version of the eBay auction tool. Users can now invite Facebook friends to check out ongoing auctions. Version 5.6 also takes into account recent changes to eBay.
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