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Weekly App Store Picks: September 26, 2009

Written on September 26, 2009 by Olly Farshi and 5 people have commented

As another week draws to a close, the App Store expands even further with a torrent of new toys and tools. As ever, I’ve hand-picked four recent iPhone releases for you to take a look at.
This week I’ve given our picks a creative vibe, selecting four different apps that let you engage with your artistic [...]

OS X Tips: Taking Charge of the Color Picker

Written on August 04, 2009 by Chris Ryan and 8 people have commented

The infamous color picker is present among many of the built-in OS X applications and is quite a powerful tool once you dig into it. With the ability to store your favorite colors in “wells” and use them between applications, the color picker can quickly become an indispensable tool in your daily workflow. Here’s some [...]

Zii Egg Could Give the iPhone and iPod touch Some Real Competition

Written on July 29, 2009 by Liam Cassidy and 34 people have commented

It’s the world’s first handheld StemCell Computer. It sports 1080p HD output, X-Fi Audio processing, a ten-point multi-gesture capacitive touchscreen, text-to-speech engine and expandable SDHC memory. It’s got lots more, too.
And it’s running Android.

In short, it’s a mobile device that beats the pants off the iPod touch — in hard, cold specs, at the very [...]

Apple Releases New Final Cut Studio and Logic Studio

Written on July 23, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 3 people have commented

Today, Apple released a huge update for its Pro series of audio/video editing applications, including both the Final Cut and Logic Studio suites of applications. People (and businesses) who need the extra muscle of Pro applications (as compared with the iLife suite, for example) will be happy to note that with this latest update, Apple [...]

Sound Blaster for iTunes to Give Your Library a Boost

Written on January 08, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 4 people have commented

Today, Creative announced yet another addition to their venerable Sound Blaster line of products. The device had its debut not at Macworld, but at CES, which, I might remind some of those with Apple tunnel vision, is going on right now in Las Vegas. While desert grit isn’t normally great for electronics, CES is, and [...]

Godfather of Ambient Creates iPhone App

Written on October 08, 2008 by Olly Farshi and 28 people have commented

Seemingly not content with having fathered an entire musical genre, pioneered generative music, produced U2’s Where The Streets Have No Name, collaborated with Bowie and generally rubbed-shoulders with a raft of modern music legends, Brian Eno has now released his first iPhone app dubbed Bloom ($3.99).
Developed by Peter Chilvers, in collaboration with Eno, the app [...]

Mac mini: Creative Uses for the Little Mac that Could

Written on March 24, 2008 by Jethro Jones and 32 people have commented

Last year, AppleInsider claimed inside sources foretelling the forthcoming discontinuation of the Mac Mini. This year, they are claiming that not only is it going to stay around, but that it is going to get a big bump in specs, including 45-nanometer 2.1 Ghz Intel processors and Intel XMA X3100 graphics controllers. So, not only [...]