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OmniOutliner 3 Pro

Zack Stern — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:05:00 -0500

We’re constantly collecting scraps of information: recipes, website addresses, notes for a meeting next week, or a list of music to buy. OmniOutliner store these bits, but it’s especially useful in organizing them for further action. It quickly turns out to-do lists, writing outlines, and other guides. The results are valuable enough to justify adding OmniOutliner to your Applications folder even though much of its functionality is redundant with any text editor.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Russ Juskalian — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:31:00 -0500

When Canon announced the 5D back in 2005, it was a game-changer. The camera was the first full-frame DSLR--meaning that its CMOS sensor is the same size as a frame of 35mm film, about 60 percent larger than the sensors in most DSLRs--in a standard sized SLR body, all for just a bit more than $3,000. Three years later, its successor, the 5D Mark II, pushes the image-quality bar higher and the cost of entry lower. But 2009 offers a more crowded field of competitors, and this camera comes with a few things--like full 1080p HD video--that puts it in a category all its own.

KarmaStar

Susie Ochs — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:40:00 -0500

Tapping one of these green badges increases the trait skill and scores 1 point.

Hacking and Texting

Arvind Srinivasan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:38:44 -0500

They say to never drive while text messaging, but what about hacking while text messaging? HotHardware has reported on a significant security threat in the iPhone that is traced back to the way the iPhone handles SMS. This security hole could allow a remote sender to run software on the iPhone via a rogue text message.

Apple Addresses 3GS Overheating Problem

Arvind Srinivasan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:24:04 -0500

3GS Launch was Best Day Ever for AT&T

Arvind Srinivasan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:01:17 -0500

A leaked AT&T memo uncovered by MacDailyNews says that 3GS day was the:

2 More Patents: Haptic Feedback and RFID Antenna

Arvind Srinivasan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:43:50 -0500

And we thought Apple scoffed at the Blackberry Storm’s haptic feedback. Guess not, because Apple has filed a patent that not only recognizes the limitations of a purely smooth touchscreen (can’t see what you are pressing), but shows haptic display technology as the solution.

Fingerprints on iPhones May Become Useful

Arvind Srinivasan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:24:12 -0500

The iPhone is notorious for picking up fingerprints like the FBI at a homicide scene. Now, they might finally be put to good use. Apple has filed a patent (We know, today is patent day), exposed by AppleInsider, that shows fingerprint signatures being used to trigger certain events.