An expansion upon what few details have been available from Apple's new Samsung lawsuit has suggested that it reaches more at the core of Android and less at Samsung's specific actions. ...

Two major mobile apps got updates for special features at the end of the week. Spotify on iOS (App Store) now has the option to both stream and sync audio at 320Kbps, the same quality as it exists on the desktop. While it requires either a more intensive Internet connection or extra storage for cached tracks, it puts the app's audio quality ahead of other on-demand music rivals....

Cider port house TransGaming's download service GameTreeMac is now accepting pre-orders for The Darkness II, a first-person shooter released earlier this month for Windows and consoles originally from 2K Games, TheLoop reports. The Mac version is expected in March, and the sequel is based on the same comic book series that inspired the original game, which was released in 2007. ...

Two different tech gear companies have announced two new products for music lovers who want small speakers. Gear4 out of El Segundo are launching the AirZone Series 1 home speaker and iPhone/iPod dock that incorporates AirPlay compatibility for remote sounds and control, while iPod accessory maker iHome is offering two different mini-speakers that stream music and more via Bluetooth ...

A somewhat sensationalist press release from Russian forensic-cryptology company ElComSoft claims that it can "crack" passwords users put on documents created in Apple's iWork software (which comprises Pages, Numbers and Keynote). However, the company admits that the attack is just a variation on a brute-force cracking method that attempts to guess the password....

Instagram finished the week with a significant update to its app (App Store). The 2.1 update now has Lux, an image adustment option that automatically brings out details in highlights and shadows in a rough equivalent to high dynamic range (HDR) shooting. Similar to the tilt-shift effect, Lux can stack with other filters....

Using a network of Facebook event pages, a wiki and a spreadsheet in Google Docs, the anti-censorship group Fight for the Future is planning to launch large-scale crowd-sourced protests on Saturday against what they call the "European version of SOPA," known as ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement). ...

A staff memo has leaked plans for AT&T to hike its device upgrade fee. The BGR copy had the cost jumping from $18 to $36. The cost was allegedly necessary because the "overall costs" for upgrading to a new device had gone up, AT&T said....

Apple is now selling a special scaled-back 13-inch MacBook Air to schools, a report says. The model is said to have the same internal specifications as the standard 11-inch Air, including a 1.6GHz Core i5 processor, 2GB of RAM, 64GB of flash storage, and Intel graphics. The new option is limited to schools buying in bulk, though, at a price of $999 per system, or $4,995 for a group of five. ...

Apple's lawsuit retaliation continued on Friday after it sued Motorola in the US over 3G patent issues. The iPhone designer sought to block Motorola from making patent violation accusations based on its use of Qualcomm's MDM6610 cellular chipset as well as any others it might use. ...

Each week, we round up our most significant stories from the past seven days, mostly because the powers that be refuse to let us write about the biggest news from the week ahead. This week, we covered App Store drama, iPad 3 rumors, and a typical slew of Mac advice.

With the rumor mill abuzz with news of an impending iPad 3, we've already started getting press releases from case manufacturers. While we all wait for what promises to be another exciting chapter in the world of Apple tablets, your Macworld staff has been hard at work collecting a brand new batch of great cases that you can use today.

Some parents of autistic children see benefits from the use of apps and technology; however, experts raise concerns.

Apple's new Siri commercials are a little too comprehensible, the designer of the Mac has an unusual Steve Jobs souvenir, and one Google acquisition apparently came with some guts.

A German court has thrown out a Motorola Mobility patent lawsuit against Apple, breaking a recent run of courtroom successes for the company.

Large portions of the western half of the U.S. do not have access to 3G or faster mobile broadband service, according to a new map released by the Federal Communications Commission.

The App Store offers so many new offerings each week (as well as updates of old favorites) that it can sometimes be difficult to track them all. That’s why we're starting The Week in iOS Apps, to highlight some of the best offerings of the past few days.

It’s been almost 12 months since Thunderbolt made its debut on the 2011 MacBook Pro. In that time, just a few dozen Thunderbolt products have shipped, to the disappointment of users eager to take advantage of the fast connection.

As patent infringement lawsuits continue to pile up in the mobile industry, Google, Apple and Microsoft appear to be trying individually to reassure regulators and standards bodies that they won't use their patents to build a monopoly, experts said.

Google is planning to enter the home entertainment market with a Google-branded wireless device that streams music within a house, according to the Wall Street Journal.

CUPERTINO, California—January 31, 2012—Apple® today released Final Cut Pro® X v10.0.3, a significant update to its revolutionary professional video editing application, which introduces multicam editing that automatically syncs up to 64 angles of video and photos; advanced chroma keying for handling complex adjustments right in the app; and enhanced XML for a richer interchange with ...

CUPERTINO, California—January 30, 2012—Apple® today announced that John Browett will join the company as senior vice president of Retail, reporting to Apple CEO Tim Cook. Browett comes to Apple from European technology retailer Dixons Retail, where he has been CEO since 2007. ...

CUPERTINO, California—January 24, 2012—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 first quarter which spanned 14 weeks and ended December 31, 2011. The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $46.33 billion and record quarterly net profit of $13.06 billion, or $13.87 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $26. ...

 WHAT: Apple® FY 12 First Quarter Results Conference Call WHERE: Via conference call. The dial-in number for press is (877) 616-0062 (toll-free) or (719) 219-0039. Please enter confirmation code 682515. WHEN: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 2:00 p.m. PST/5:00 p.m. EST REBROADCAST: The conference call will be available as a continuous rebroadcast beginning Tuesday, January 24 at 5:00 p. ...

NEW YORK—January 19, 2012—Apple® today announced an all-new iTunes® U app, giving educators and students everything they need on their iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch® to teach and take entire courses. ...

CUPERTINO, California—May 3, 2011—Apple® today updated its signature all-in-one iMac® with next generation quad-core processors, powerful new graphics, groundbreaking high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology and a new FaceTime® HD camera. Starting at $1,199, the new iMac is up to 70 percent faster and new graphics deliver up to three times the performance of the previous generation. ...

 

Apple would like to respond to the questions we have recently received about the gathering and use of location information by our devices. 1. Why is Apple tracking the location of my iPhone? Apple is not tracking the location of your iPhone. Apple has never done so and has no plans to ever do so. 2. ...

CUPERTINO, California—April 27, 2011—Apple® today announced that the white iPhone® 4 will be available beginning tomorrow. White iPhone 4 models will be available from Apple’s online store (www.apple.com), at Apple’s retail stores, AT&T and Verizon Wireless stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers. ...

CUPERTINO, California—April 27, 2011—Apple® today announced that iPad® 2, the second-generation of its breakthrough post-PC device, will arrive in Japan on Thursday, April 28 and Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and eight additional countries on Friday, April 29. iPad 2 will be available at Apple retail stores at 9 a.m. ...

MacProVideo.com announces new titles

TC Electronic celebrates PolyTune's 2 Year anniversary with a reduced price for PolyTune for iPhone

Resonance-Sound releases CFA-Sound Pro-Wave 2 DiscoveryPro expansion

Home of the Brave -- An Elektron Users Event in London takes place on January 26th

Nice to see someone making the effort

Audio Mind Project release Love Tone soundbank

Line 6 announce Mobile Keys tri platform premium keyboard controllers

Fat and dirty one-shot bass tone samples from Simplosive

Producer Loops releases Deep House Progressions Vol 5

Grain Science, TC11 - 2011 Top Five Apps

Read the full story @ KVR Audio Sonokinetic has announced the release of Vivace, a new Cinematic Orchestral FX and Textures sample library programmed for Kontakt 5 and the free Kontakt 5 Player. It costs €199.90. Vivace features t [Read More]

Read the full story @ KVR Audio The CoreStylerz has updated Hardcore Kicks VSTi 2 to version 2.0.1. Changes: Fixed: Issue on expansions. Fixed: Does not show registered to in information. Fixed: Sawtooth sampling corrected. Ad [Read More]

Read the full story @ KVR Audio Klanghelm has updated VUMT, the VU meter and trim plug-in/standalone - to version 1.8.2. Changes: VST3 support has been added. Both Mac and Windows Versions now have a dedicated installer. The PP [Read More]

Read the full story @ KVR Audio Sinevibes has released Deep, a new AudioUnit plugin for Mac OS X for creating rhythmic filter effects. Deep's flexible envelope sequencer runs precisely synchronized to your DAW and modulates an ult [Read More]

Read the full story @ KVR Audio Jack O'Donnell, owner of Numark Industries, Akai Professional, Alesis, Alto Professional and ION Audio, has announced the acquisition of Sonivox, a software company that specializes in developing virt [Read More]

Read the full story @ KVR Audio Two Notes Audio Engineering has updated its freeware Torpedo PI-FREE to version 2.0.12. This update benefits from all the improvements and bug corrections made on the Torpedo PI-101 since last PI-FREE [Read More]

Read the full story @ KVR Audio Celemony has been awarded a Grammy for technical merit. The Munich-based company will be honored by the Recording Academy with its Technical Grammy, which is given in recognition of 'contributions of [Read More]

Read the full story @ KVR Audio Audiority has announced the release of a deep-sampled and designed Guiro for Kontakt, called Epic Pig Guiro. It is aimed to provide a useful companion for both soundtrack composing and cinematic scor [Read More]

Read the full story @ KVR Audio Equinox Sounds has released Electro and Tech Sylenth1 Soundbank, a downloadable soundset for Lennar Digital's Sylenth1 that includes 64 sounds featuring leads, basses, plucks, pads and FX that will en [Read More]

Read the full story @ KVR Audio Sound Magic has updated Imperial Grand to Version 2.6 and Neo EQ to Version 1.1. Changes in Imperial Grand 2.6: Greatly improved CPU usage, now it only consume 40% of CPU compared to Version 2.5. Fi [Read More]

Montclair, NJ (February  10, 2012) - Incident in New Baghdad has been nominated for an Oscar this year in the Best Documentary Short Feature category. The film was scored by Emile D. Menasche, author of The Desktop Studio, Your Sound Onstage, and Home Studio Clinic. He recorded the soundtrack to Incident in New Baghdad in his home studio using his MacBook Pro. ...

Use of Aviom Products Helps Attract New Clients, Makes Production and Maintenance Easier at The Loop Studios and Venue Rental and Recording ServicesCORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, JANUARY 19, 2012—An Aviom Pro16® Personal Mixing System (NAMM Booth 6720, Hall A) is key to the launch of Grammy Award-winner Dylan Ely’s two new companies, The Loop Studios and Venue Rental ...

NILES, Ill., February 8, 2012 — With a platinum-selling album, three trophies from the Country Music Awards, and a GRAMMY® nomination for Best New Artist, The Band Perry has risen quickly to the  top of the charts. ...

GERMAN RADIO GROUP TUNES IN SONNOX BROADCAST BUNDLES  LUDWIGSHAFEN, GERMANY: Attracting over 10 million daily listeners, RPR1., Radio Regenbogen and bigFM are three of Southwest Germany’s largest privately-owned radio stations. ...

—  Bose Panaray® MA12EX system and supporting technologies, as well as an acoustical treatment that cut the reverb time in the mosque in half and restored speech intelligibility during worship, show how GC Pro is the single best resource for any HOW AV need ——  Project was completed through GC Pro’s Affiliate program, with the ...

High-speed, enhanced MIDI interface delivers a portable, plug-and-play solution for music production on iOS devicesEnables communication among 5 pin MIDI, USB MIDI, Mac, PC and iOS devices – all at the same timeZero latency for immediate resultsConnects to all standards-based MIDI gear with the ability to handle twelve MIDI ports total2 mini USB ports for iOS devices1 USB A Host ...

Release Date: February 8th, 2012 Equinox Sounds has released 'Electro & Tech Sylenth1 Soundbank', a  downloadable soundset for Lennar Digital's Sylenth1 VSTi that includes  64 fresh and up-to-date sounds featuring leads, basses, plucks, pads and  FX's that will enhance any Electro, Tech and House production. ...

Los Angeles, CA — February 8, 2012: Alfred Music Publishing, in partnership with National Guitar Workshop, releases Therapeutic Guitar, a comprehensive resource for therapists and guitar teachers of students  with special learning needs, written by board-certified music therapist  Dr. Robert E. Krout. ...

—New software makes mashup creation easier than ever— Miami Beach, Florida—February 8, 2012 —Mixed  In Key has released Mashup (mashup.mixedinkey.com) for Windows and Mac  OS X, a new software application that lets you quickly and easily beatmatch two or more audio files, edit them, and  save your results to a new audio file. ...

ROLAND ANNOUNCES RP301 DIGITAL  PIANOSuperNATURAL Piano Sound in an Entry-Level Instrument Los Angeles, CA, January 19,  2012 — Roland is pleased to announce the RP301  Digital Piano,  an affordable home instrument whose rich sound and impressive  playability belies its modest Equipped with the acclaimed ...

Stacks is a new way to create pages in RapidWeaver: A plugin designed to combine drag-and-drop simplicity with the power of fluid layout. Features Fluid Layout: Stacks lets you build pages that flow text to the dimensions of a theme even if the theme has a variable width. You can build flowing columns, flexible rows, and tiles of images. ...

CodeRunner lets you edit and run code in 10 different programming languages; it's the essential editor for any programmer. With CodeRunner, it has never been easier to write and test code, run scripts, work with algorithms, or simply experiment with a new coding or scripting language. ...

Tiny Tweets is created for people who love to tweet but often find themselves getting distracted from important tasks when they do. Tiny Tweets is all about tweeting without distraction. Sitting inconspicuously within your menu bar you can quickly and easily compose a tweet without the temptation of wasting precious time by reading from the timeline. Don't loose your focus when tweeting. ...

Disk Falcon…Did you ever wonder what would happen if a game studio wrote a disk scanner using its game engine? Wonder no more. Introducing Disk Falcon, a brand-new disk scanning utility for Mac OS X. Based on highly acclaimed game engine used in 'Ultraviolet Dawn', Disk Falcon shines with the polish of over three years of engine development and testing. ...

sunCase lets you easily print CD covers back and front: DVD covers can be printed in 3 Flavors: Standard, Crystal and Slim. Print your Bluray covers in a snap High resolution output Version 3.0:Browse for your lost or damaged covers directly from within sunCase, never leave the application.?Several bug fixes with regards to US Letter printingMac OS X 10.6.6 or later.Download Now

Swift Share allows users to easily create file share points across your local network. Sharing files across your local network just got easier! Swift Share allows the easy creation of both Windows and Macintosh share points. Take control of Mac OS X's built-in file servers and tweak them to perfection. Share points are points across the network at which remote users can access your files. ...

TenFourFox comes in tuned builds for specific processor families: TenFourFox G5TenFourFox G3 TenFourFox G4 - build 7450 TenFourFox G4 - build 7400 (also for 7410) TenFourFox G5 If you feel unsure what type of processor you have, go to the Apple menu and choose 'About this Mac' and check the processor field. ...

iBiz is the premier OS X time-tracking and invoicing application for freelancers, consultants, contract workers or small businesses. Manage your clients, projects, billable hours, expenses and accounts receivable, or compile and send invoices with a click - all from a single app! You can also create customized estimates or statements; sync your clients to Address Book and your events to iCal; ...

The iBiz Professional package includes iBiz Server and two copies of iBiz Client: the basis for a multi-user time-tracking network. With iBiz Pro, law firms, ad agencies or other professional offices with multiple employees, generating billable hours at different rates, can track their work, generate timely invoices and manage accounts effortlessly. ...

Ovulation Calendar helps you calculate your fertile days of the month, so you can achieve or avoid pregnancy. The calendar is based on the date of the last period, the average period length and the Luteal Phase. ...

About Countries and Capitals Today’s children may be extremely well-versed in movie characters, Harry Potter’s rivals and computer terminology, but when it comes to practical knowledge of such areas as geography, they may well appear surprisingly helpless and uneducated. ...

About Luxor: 5th Passage Get ready to wield your winged-scarab shooter in an all-new Luxor! Unlock all 20 achievements as you collect falling treasures and eliminate the oncoming chains of spheres in the #1 action-puzzle game. Save ancient Egypt in the 100-level Adventure mode, or test your accuracy in Blast mode—the 2-minute timed mode that challenges you to rack up the points. ...

About RAW Developer A powerful RAW image processing and conversion application designed and optimized specifically for Mac OS X. RAW Developer gives photographers complete control over their digital images and provides flexible, fast and easy to use batch processing. All image editing operations are entirely non-destructive and never modify your original RAW images. ...

About RapidWeaver Makes it ridiculously easy to create stunning websites on your Mac. Whether you’re building your very first website or your fiftieth, RapidWeaver provides you with the know-how to quickly publish websites to be proud of. ...

About PstExporter An application that exports messages and contacts found in Microsoft Outlook.PST files. Contacts are exported as vCards and easily imported by the system’s Address Book. E-mails are written to mbox files, which can be read by Apple Mail, Entourage and other programs. Multiple pst files can be converted at once using batch mode capability.

About Great Migrations Help the migrating animals to make their way through the migration path. This reverse tower defense game is based up the television event from National Geographic by the same name. You select a leader, collect your followers and lead them to the safe area. Features: - Earn points and prestige as you get the animals to the safe zone through a map full of predators. ...

About Kuassa Amplifikation Creme We have once again entered the world of guitar amplification software, featuring ultra-precise digitally engineered head and matching cabinets with built-in overdrive section consisting three kinds of legendary overdrive pedals built right to the amp giving you a full control of harmonically-rich distortion crammed with intense dynamics. ...

About The Rise of Atlantis Find a way to bring the legendary continent of Atlantis back to the surface and restore it to its might. In this extraordinary puzzle game with spectacular new features, handy bonuses and explosive power-ups you set out on an adventurous quest around the ancient lands of Greece, Troy, Phoenicia, Babylon, Egypt, Carthage and Rome to gather the seven greatest powers ...

About iSoftPhone An easy to use Internet phone for Mac OS X using VoiP to provide crystal clear voice quality in an attractively sleek interface. The quick one-step configuration will allow you to get talking to other iSoftPhone users in seconds. iSoftPhone is integrated with the Mac OS X address book to make calls and manage contacts. ...

About MacHg A native OSX GUI client for Mercurial. It is modern and fully multi-threaded using Grand Central Dispatch and threading goodness. It has a clean interface and allows multiple repositories per document, using a standard mac sidebar interface. It incrementally loads data so its very fast. Ie it easily handles browsing the mozilla repository which is 3.35Gb. ...

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Tuners: Here's a simple guitar tuner that supports multiple tunings! This is a universal app for both iPhone and iPad! Some of us guitarists prefer to tune by ear. This app plays the notes of popular guitar tunings....

iPhone, iPad / Education / Games, Ear Trainig: Download this amazing piano teaching game and your kids will learn the basic of music playing instantly. 50+ songs are included....

iPhone, iPad / Education / Games, Ear Trainig: Ralph, the Restless Rhythm Rat has rhythm in his blood. Do you too? Make the right Moves while keeping the beat, following the commands that Ralph gives you....

Mac, Pc / Tools / Accessories: Wireless audio around your house. Airfoil can now capture audio from Airfoil Speakers. Airfoil now uses a brand-new audio capture engine, for better performance. Airfoil's interface is now resolution independent, and fully compatible with Windows text scaling....

iPhone, iPad / Instruments / Others: Kyoto Keyboard allows you to play a piano keyboard with the sound of the beautiful instrument from Japan - called the 'Koto'. This is a traditional stringed instrument dating back over 1000 years....

Mac, Pc / Audio Production / Virtual Instruments: Synthesizer. The deputy Mark II is a VST™2.4 software instrument Microsoft Windows® in the tradition of classic string machines and early 'polyphonic' synthesizers, written in native C++ code for high performance....

Mac, Pc / Audio Production / Virtual Instruments: Synthesizer. * fixed problem with hanging notes

Mac, Pc / Audio Production / Virtual Instruments: Synthesizer. * fixed problem with hanging notes

Mac, Pc / Audio Production / Virtual Instruments: Synthesizer. * fixed problem with hanging notes * fixed problem with pitch bend wheel

iPhone, iPad / Education / Games, Ear Trainig: Ralph, the Restless Rhythm Rat has rhythm in his blood. Do you too? Make the right Moves while keeping the beat, following the commands that Ralph gives you....