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Canson demonstrated PaperShow which is a presentation tool that uses a paper/pen combination that controls your presentation and allows you to annotate in real time. The product includes specially marked paper and a pen with a camera. You print out your presentation onto the special paper and annotate it in real time with the pen. The pen follows the microscopic dots that are on the...

Carina Software demoed their Sky Voyager application which is a virtual planetarium that has a large database of stars and deep sky objects. It also supports the iPhone 3GS compass to identify stars and objects by holding your iPhone up to the sky. The app also supports their SkyFi wireless adapter which provides a serial interface for remote telescope control directly from your iPhone. ...

New York Times columnist David Pogue delivered his version of the Macworld Keynote speech this morning at Macworld San Francisco 2010. Pogue's presentation took place on opening morning of the expo, a spot held traditionally by Steve Jobs' keynote in year's past. The event was held in talk-show like fashion with musical numbers from Pogue himself including a rendition of his iPhone: The...

Apple today released 2009 Aluminum Keyboard Firmware Update 1.0, addressing battery life issues with Apple's recently-redesigned wireless keyboard when used with other Bluetooth devices. This firmware update improves battery performance of the 2009 Aluminum Apple Wireless Keyboard when used in combination with other Bluetooth devices (example. Magic Mouse, Bluetooth headsets). The update appears...

Apple today released iLife Support 9.0.4 via Software Update, bringing stability improvements and compatibility with Apple's new Aperture 3 release. Provides system software resources that are shared by iLife and other applications. This update improves overall stability for the Media Browser and iPhoto slideshows. It also provides compatibility between Aperture 3 and the Media Browser. The...

Apple today released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.0, bringing compatibility with a number of digital camera models to iPhoto '09 and Apple's new Aperture 3 release. This update extends RAW image compatibility for Aperture 3 and iPhoto 09 for the following cameras and formats: - Canon PowerShot S90 - Canon sRAW - Canon mRAW - Leica D-LUX 4 - Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 - Panasonic...

Apple today released Aperture SlideShow Support Update 1.0, addressing an issue with Aperture 3's integration of video clips in slideshows. Aperture 3 was released earlier today. This update addresses an issue affecting the playback of video clips used in Aperture 3 slideshows on Snow Leopard. The update is recommended for all users of Aperture 3.The update weighs in at 62.3 MB and requires Mac ...

Valleywag reports that The Wall Street Journal's online executive editor Alan Murray posted to his Twitter account last Thursday, claiming that that he had done so from an iPad. The tweet was quickly deleted, however, and it appears that it had been posted during a meeting with Apple CEO Steve Jobs, part of Jobs' recent trip to New York to show off the gadget to publishing executives in a bid to ...

New Media Age reports (via paidContent:UK) that Apple has hired two new managers focused on mobile advertising sales in its international markets as it seeks to takes advantage of its recent acquisition of Quattro Wireless. According to the report, Apple has hired Theo Theodorou, previously a director of digital sales at publisher Hachette Filipacchi, as head of sales for the Europe, Middle...

Apple today released iTunes 9.0.3 via Software Update and the iTunes download site, offering several bug fixes. iTunes 9.0.3 provides a number of important bug fixes, including: - iTunes no longer ignores your "Remember password for purchases" setting. - Addresses problems with syncing some Smart Playlists and Podcasts with iPod. - Resolves a problem recognizing when iPod is connected. -...

Apple yesterday released Aluminum Keyboard Firmware Update 1.1 for the 2007 model of its wireless keyboard, addressing both battery life issues when used with the company's new multi-touch Magic Mouse and an issue related to unexpected key repeating. This firmware update improves battery performance of the 2007 aluminum Apple Wireless Keyboard when used in combination with other bluetooth devices...

With less than 48 hours to go until Apple's media event where it is widely expected to introduce its tablet device, the Internet has been awash in claimed "leaked" images of the new device. We've gathered here a few of the recently-surfaced images for interest's sake, but we believe that none of them are genuine. French site Be Geek published [Google translation] a set of three images...

Mobile analytics firm Flurry yesterday reported that it has detected in its usage data what it believes is evidence of approximately 50 tablet devices in testing at Apple's campus in Cupertino, California. According to the report, the devices are running an as-yet-unreleased iPhone OS 3.2 and have sampled approximately 200 traditional iPhone applications from the App Store. Using Flurry...

Update: Apple has posted video of the event, available in three different sizes/bandwidths: - Low - Medium - High On January 27th, Apple will be hosting a media event detailing their latest "creation". News sites across the web will cover every announcement in detail, while Apple's site will be updated with any new products announced. Some readers prefer watching the keynote...

Zirana.com published a weekly crime summary of Cupertino, CA for late December which reveals that a prototype Apple laptop was stolen from Apple campus: Trade Secret Theft/Possession of Stolen Property - Infinite Loop Between 1/1 and 12/18, unknown suspect(s) took a prototype laptop worth about $100,000 from Apple Computers on Infinite Loop using an unknown method. The suspect(s) sold it to...

BumpTop, the popular physics-based 3D desktop environment for Windows, has now been made available for Mac OS X 10.5 and later, offering users new features for organizing their desktops. BumpTop offers users multiple surfaces on which to store files, allowing users to alter the sizes of individual items and take advantage of several organizational features such as piles. BumpTop for Mac is...

Following up last week's report of a claimed image of Apple's tablet "glass" that appears to be more accurately described as the front bezel, The Mac Observer has received two additional images that provide a greater sense of scale for the part. The Mac Observer again notes that it has been unable to corroborate the information presented in the images, and we remain skeptical of their...

Apple today released Security Update 2010-001 for users of Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Leopard. According to the associated support document, the update addresses security issues affecting a half-dozen system areas, including CoreAudio, Flash Player plug-in, and OpenSSL. - Security Update 2010-001 (Snow Leopard) (21.90 MB, Requires Mac OS X 10.6.2) - Security Update 2010-001 Client (Leopard)...