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Roxio updates Toast Titanium 11.1: Fully Cocoa-ized, Mountain Lion/Gatekeeper compatible, hundreds of changes/fixes

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Sep 1 2012 - 3:48 pm PT
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Update: Commenters pointed out the update is not going well…so proceed with caution.

As Roxio’s Toast moves from burning DVDs and BluRays to a “media toolkit” that allows easy social sharing and converting of audio/video (as well as burning/archiving), it is also getting updated with new Macintosh features. Today, Roxio’s Optical media burning software goes to 11.1 and adds the following updates:

  • Toast has been fully Cocoa-ized – Hundreds of changes and fixes implemented as a part of this effort
  • Added OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion compatibility
  • Added support for recording to 100GB and 128GB BDXL media
  • Implemented Gatekeeper Support
  • Web-Video feature improvements
    • Requires using Safari to capture web-video
    • YouTube users may need to OPT OUT of HTML5 Trial
  • Mountain Lion users will need to update to 10.8.1 or later to publish video to YouTube

The boxed package is $99, the non-App Store download is $79, and a Toast 10-to-11 upgrade is $59. Amazon also has it for $52, while the free update to 11.1 is here.


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Bump your 2010/2011 Macs up to 16GB RAM for $60

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Aug 30 2012 - 9:06 am PT
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From 9to5Toys.com:

Amazon has the KomputerBay 2x8GB  1333Mhz Laptop RAM Upgrade for $59.99 with free shipping.  While we don’t have personal experience with this brand, it gets 4+ star rating from 500 Amazon reviewers, many of whom have put this upgrade inside their Macs.

Use OWC’s handy guide to make sure your Mac is compatible. For the most part, 2010 iMacs and most Macs  released in 2011 are compatible:

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One More Thing Conference developer videos available for download

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Aug 28 2012 - 6:09 am PT
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iOS developers: If you were unable to fly to Melbourne, Australia in May for the One More Thing Conference, you can now download presentations given by the impressive array of developers.

http://onemorething.com.au/videos/  — Videos for all the talks from both days in 720p HD, no DRM, and streaming and download for just $49.

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Chrome for iOS updated with social and email sharing features, bugfixes and optimizations

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Aug 22 2012 - 12:54 pm PT
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For those of you who enjoy a little Chrome in your iOS experience, Google updated Chrome today with some nice social-sharing features. Posting to Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus are all included with the ability to push pages to the email application. The additions start to bring Chrome up to par with Apple’s Mobile Safari, which still benefits from speed due to an optimized Nitro engine that sandboxed apps do not have access to.

It would not be a Chrome update without a few “stability and security improvements” and “bug fixes addressing user feedback” either.


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Bundle Bundle: MacLegion, RapidWeaver and StackSocial Mac software overload

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Aug 21 2012 - 7:49 am PT
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A number of Mac software bundles are popping up on 9to5Toys.com today:

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First we have the RapidWeaver $99 bundle for creating websites.

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Next up, we have MacLegion’s 10 app $49.99 deal with the first 5,000 customers receiving FX Photo Studio Pro from MacPhun.

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Finally, affiliate partners Stack Social have a number of excellent deals happening right now including a number of Freebies and hardware.

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See the whole list here.

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German carrier announces new iPhone for September

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Aug 21 2012 - 6:53 am PT
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Mobilecom Debitel, a German carrier, just announced a new iPhone is coming. As if we needed any additional confirmation?

Machine translated: “In September, it’s finally time for a new generation of smartphone to go on sale. mobilcom-debitel allows you to find free e-mail about everything worth knowing about iPhone.”

While just about everyone knows the announcement and launch dates, Apple has been silent so far. Mobilecom has a much more subdued public-facing teaser where it advertises:

The new smartphone special surprises? Perhaps a bigger screen of 4 inches or a thinner cell touchscreen? The world expects a faster processor or higher graphics performance? Maybe even a memory of 1 GB? It will be exciting …

Another translated graphic below from the email:
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SanDisk SSDs, SD Cards, USB Sticks up to 76% off at Amazon

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Aug 21 2012 - 5:05 am PT
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From 9to5Toys.com:

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Today only, Amazon chops a big chuck off of SanDisk storage products as shown above.  The discount yields the lowest prices we’ve seen on speedy SanDisk product but these usually dry up quick – so hurry! Amazon doesn’t charge shipping if you are a Prime member or the order is over $25 and doesn’t charge tax in most states.

Best bets are the 64GB Cruzer USB stick for $31.99, the Ultra 64SDXC card for $44.99 and the 240GB SSD for $154.99 and not on the page:  $349.99 on SanDisk Extreme 480 GB SSD

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HBR: Who Cares If Samsung Copied Apple?

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Aug 20 2012 - 8:51 am PT
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The Harvard Business Review’s James Allworth asks the question ^

  • If Apple ends up winning this case against Samsung — and either stops Samsung from releasing their phones and tablets to the market, or charges them a hefty license fee to do so — does anyone really believe that the market will suddenly become more innovative, or that devices will suddenly become more affordable? Similarly, if Samsung wins, do you really believe that Apple will suddenly slow its aggressive development of the iPhone and iPad? It’s certainly not what happened last time they lost one of these cases.
  • Now, if you’re with me so far, then I don’t think it’s a leap to suggest that having these companies duke it out in court over “who might have copied who” is counterproductive. Let’s have these companies solely focused on duking it out in the marketplace — where consumers, not courtrooms, make the decisions about innovation. In such a world, the best defense against copying isn’t lawsuits, but rather, to innovate at such a rate that your competition can’t copy you fast enough. That, to me, sounds like an ideal situation not just for consumers — but for the real innovators, too.

This is what Apple used to do.

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Walmart offers $100 iTunes/App Store downloadable gift card for $80

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Aug 19 2012 - 10:37 am PT
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From 9to5Toys.com:

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For a limited time, Walmart.com is offering a $100 downloadable Apple iTunes/App Store gift card for just $80. These popular gift cards can be used on iBooks, iTunes Movies, Videos, music, Mac and iOS Apps.  We’ve heard these do work internationally if paid for with a US source and used in the US iTunes/App Stores.

You are basically getting 20% off every Apple media purchase you make.  Also makes a great gift…we imagine.

Update:

[tweet https://twitter.com/9to5mac/status/237626616879128576]


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Toys: Get $50 worth of InCase stuff for $25

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Aug 16 2012 - 10:07 am PT
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From 9to5Toys.com:

StackSocial today offers $50 worth of InCase credit for $25 with free shipping on orders. The credit expires December 20 (deal ends August 18) so you can use the credit to buy products for upcoming iOS devices and/or gifts for the holidays.

Enhance The Design in Your Life With $50 Worth of Incase Accessories For Only $25.

Have you been searching for unique iPhone & iPad accessories that will get people looking?

Who are we kidding, you can never have enough Apple accessories that’s why we’ve worked day and night to bring you $50 worth of Incase accessories for ONLY $25! That includes shipping to contiguous USA customers only.

Who is Incase?

Incase creates products to protect and enhance the technology that is essential to our lives. Their designs meet the needs of individuals across all interests, professions, and passions – so there is a product for you.

As you browse around Incase’s online shop you’ll notice their products promote design simplicity and offer intuitive functionality keeping you connected and protected anywhere you go.

You can spend your $50 on InCase products which include: 

  • iPhone, iPad, MacBook, & iPod cases
  • Stylish bags for your everyday essentials
  • Sleek headphones
  • And much more
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Apple really wants you to download its own Podcast App

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Aug 16 2012 - 6:32 am PT
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As noted by Twitter user @shahruz_, Apple does not seem to want to show any other Podcast apps besides its own when you search for “Podcasts”. Twelve hours after it was first reported, iTunes still appears to only show Apple’s Podcast app.

We are fairly certain that Apple is not doing this on purpose, but it does not seem to be jumping to fix the error either.


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Deals: Learn To Code Video Bootcamp Bundle: $99, Mac Variety Bundle: $39

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Aug 14 2012 - 11:59 pm PT
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From 9to5Toys.com:

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The fine folks at Stack Social have another deal up their sleeve this week. For $99 you get Step by Step crash course videos on a variety of different programming tracks. Freebie courses are available to those who sign in early and they are even giving away an ‘iPhone 5’.   Courses offered include:

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StackSocial also offers the $39 Mini Bundle which includes:

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  • PDF Editor Pro ($100) – edit and enhance your PDFs with optical character recognition.
  • CrossOverXI ($40) – run Windows applications on your Intel Mac.
  • Invoice 3 ($40) – create and manage your invoices.
  • Fantashow ($50) – making your own movie has never been easier.
  • Logoist ($40) – create logos, title art, icons, banners, web site elements, greeting card headings and more.
  • iClip ($19) – get past the limitations of a single clipboard.
  • Speed Download 5 ($25) – speed up your download times so you can get your assets faster.
  • Watchmac ($20) – monitor your Mac for possible security infringements.

 

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Steve Jobs personal items including his wallet (with his yearly salary in it!), 2 iMacs and 3 iPads returned after theft

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Aug 14 2012 - 5:00 pm PT
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We told you earlier about the burglary at Steve Jobs’ home this past month. The Daily reports on the items missing and the suspect.

Wearing work gloves, McFarlin set down lawn furniture cushions outside the perimeter of the home in order to safely toss his take including: two iMacs, three iPads, one Apple TV, a Sodastream soda maker and various Tiffany jewels before fleeing away in his car.

The jewelry McFarlin lifted was the bulk of the heist’s value, totaling nearly all of the $60,000 in value. Jobs’ wallet, including credit cards and $1 (his famous yearly salary), was also part of the heist.  Laurene Powell Jobs was staying nearby while the renovations were being done.

The suspect, McFarlin, did not seem to realize he was in Jobs’ home. McFarlin said he was in dire straits with money and “he was desperate.”

McFarlin told cops that he had been living in his car and had chanced upon the abandoned Jobs home while sleeping on the street there. He decided it would be the target of his first burglary. Before the heat was on, the novice McFarlin quickly Googled how to fence the jewelry.

He was caught when trying to plug in the Apple equipment and the devices “called home” for software updates.
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Logitech’s Solar Keyboard for Mac, iPad and iPhone: $60

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Aug 14 2012 - 7:20 am PT
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From 9to5Toys.com:

Amazon offers the Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K760 for Mac/iPad/iPhone (920-003884) for just $59.99 with free shipping (Amazon Store link).  That’s the first time we’ve seen this keyboard marked down from its $80 retail price. The Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K760 keyboard charges by sunlight/lamplight and can run for 3 months in total darkness. Users can also immediately switch between iPhone, iPad and Mac (or any 3 devices) with dedicated function keys.

We’re big fans of Logitech’s highly rated Apple gear. Logitech also offers a much more expensive Solar iPad case as well as a thin iPad keyboard smart cover-keyboard (which we loved!) as well as a full size Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 for Mac.

 


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AppleSeed and Mac Developers to get Mac OS 10.8.1 in coming days

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Aug 8 2012 - 12:34 pm PT
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We’ve received word from AppleSeed testers that the first 10.8.1 Betas are on the way.

There has been some concern over excessive battery drain in recent days as well as Apple’s curious new “Save as” behavior which also overwrites the current version which will hopefully be addressed in upcoming releases.

[tweet https://twitter.com/9to5mac/status/233282559855976448]


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Mac Software: Microsoft Office Student: $70, StoryMill: $25, Hulu Plus free for 2 months, CS6 $29.99/month, more

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Aug 8 2012 - 5:50 am PT
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From 9to5Toys.com:

Best Buy offers Microsoft Office 2011 Student Teacher Edition for Mac for $69.99 with free shipping. That’s the lowest price we’ve seen on this Office suite (which doesn’t include Outlook).

Adobe offers $100 off for students on Creative Suite 6 applications using code BTS2012. This includes Adobe Lightroom for $79.99 and CS6 Master collection for $799.

For pros, Adobe offers CS6 Creative Cloud for $29.99/month for your first year of membership ($360 for the year or under $1/day). Offers end August 26th and 31st.

StackSocial offers downloads of the popular “Dreamweaver killer”  Square_fluxMacFlux 4 website building editor application for $44.  There is a huge list of great Mac software currently on sale at Stack Social here.

Get Hulu Plus free for two months. (offer only available to new subscribers – new email addresses).

For you authors out there, MacUpdate has StoryMill half off at $24.95 as a digital download. StoryMill is ideal for the aspiring novelist and described as:
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Apple reportedly places 24 hour freeze on over the phone password resets

Avatar for 9to5 Staff Aug 7 2012 - 5:23 pm PT
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Following the devastating hacking into Mat Honan of Wired‘s digital life, Wired reports that Apple has put a 24 hour freeze on over-the-phone password resets. Honan’s account was infiltrated with help from an AppleCare tech support representative who reset Honan’s password, for the hackers, with minimal information. The hackers obtained a critical piece of information in order to make this Apple iCloud password reset via Amazon. Earlier today, Amazon confirmed that they have plugged that security hole by not allowing account changes over the phone. If you’ve yet to read Honan’s story, you definitely should at Wired. 


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