[{"title": "Celebrating the %u201CWisdom of Our Elders%u201D","link": "http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/ideal.az.1582842319?sr=hotnews","readmore":"iTunes U","date": "January 16, 2009","copy":"Through the Living Legacy program, Arizona students interview community members who have lived in the state for many decades and have experienced Arizona%u2019s history first hand. The short documentary films, a small sampling of the educational programming available from <a href=\"http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/ideal.az?sr=hotnews\">Arizona%u2019s eLearning Platform</a>, allow students to tell Arizona%u2019s history via %u201Ca quilt of personal Arizona stories.%u201D","section":["Education","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Coming Attractions: <i>Inkheart</i>","link": "/trailers/wb/inkheart/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/trailers","date": "January 16, 2009","copy":"Mo Folchart (Brendan Fraser) has an amazing ability. He%u2019s able to bring characters from books to life simply by reading the books aloud. But when an evil character from one of those books kidnaps his daughter Meggie (Eliza Bennett), he has to jump into the book and rescue her. That%u2019s the story behind <i>Inkheart</i>. The film, which also stars Paul Bettany, Andy Serkis, and Helen Mirren, opens Friday, January 23.","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Take the new FileMaker 10 UI Tour","link": "http://www.filemaker.com/products/fmp/features.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"filemaker.com","date": "January 15, 2009","copy":"To illustrate many of the new features introduced in FileMaker 10, FileMaker now offers a series of Quick Tours on its website. The tours take us through the new interface (particularly the new Status Toolbar), show us some of the new database Themes and Templates, and demonstrate Script Triggers, Save Finds, Dynamic Reports, and other features new to FileMaker 10. ","section":["Business","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "App Store Pick of the Week: <i>iPump Pilates</i>","link": "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=292835472&mt=8&sr=hotnews","readmore":"App Store in iTunes","date": "January 14, 2009","copy":"Resolved to get %u2014 and stay %u2014 in shape this year? Then you may want to try out <i>iPump Pilates</i>. The app guides and inspires you through a strength training and body toning fitness regimen and makes it easy to log and track your progress. Developed by fitness pros, <i>iPump Pilates</i> is one of 20 fitness apps from <a href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=291276001\">iPump</a> on the App Store. ","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Now on iTunes: It%u2019s Oprah","link": "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=280669922","readmore":"itunes.apple.com","date": "January 13, 2009","copy":"With such video and audio podcasts as <i>Oprah.com%u2019s Health and Wellness Channel</i>, <i>Oprah.com%u2019s Spirit Channel</i>, and <i>Oprah.com%u2019s Money Channel</i>, you can now enjoy some of your favorite Oprah programming whenever you%u2019d like.  Download and watch individual podcasts. Or subscribe to a channel and have iTunes automatically download each new episode for you. Enjoy.","section":["iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "iPhoto %u201909 wins Best of Show award at Macworld","link": "http://www.macworld.com/article/138002-2/2009/01/bos2009.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"macworld.com","date": "January 12, 2009","copy":"%u201CiPhoto %u201809 looks like reason enough to upgrade to the latest version of iLife,%u201D say the Macworld editors who distinguished <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/iphoto/?sr=hotnews\">iPhoto %u201909</a> as a Best of Show award winner at Macworld Expo 2009. Macworld editors praise the addition of Faces (which introduces %u201Cface-detection and facial-recognition technology%u201D to iPhoto) and Places (which lets photographers organize photos by location). ","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Quick Tip of the Week: BCC in Mail","link": "/business/theater/#tutorial=bccinmail?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/business","date": "January 12, 2009","copy":"In addition to the To, CC, and Subject fields, Mail in Mac OS X Leopard lets you easily add a BCC field to a new Mail message, so that you can blind carbon copy one or more recipients. See how easily you can add a BCC field to your next email message by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.","section":["Business","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Learn how to use Spaces in the Science Productivity Lab","link": "/science/productivitylab/#tutorial=organizingspaces&?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/science","date": "January  9, 2009","copy":"If you%u2019re not using Spaces in Mac OS X Leopard, you%u2019re missing out on a highly useful productivity tool. That%u2019s because Spaces helps you banish the clutter from your display by grouping similar applications %u2014 Mail, iChat, and Safari, for example %u2014 in a single space. With Spaces, you can even run Windows applications in one space and effortlessly switch to your Mac applications using a single keystroke.. ","section":["Mac","Science"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "If you dig dinosaurs%u2026","link": "http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/naturalsciences.org.1750424131?sr=hotnews","readmore":"iTunes U","date": "January  9, 2009","copy":"You%u2019ll enjoy %u201CFossil Fields.%u201D Brought to us by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, the iTune U video podcasts introduce us to the rich coastal fossil fields found in North Carolina and other areas in the southeastern US. These fossils reveal that wooly and prairie mammoths, walruses, giant sloths, whales, and numerous invertebrate species inhabited the region up to 220 million years ago.","section":["Education","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Coming Attractions: <i>Hotel for Dogs</i>","link": "/trailers/paramount/hotelfordogs/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/trailers","date": "January  9, 2009","copy":"When Andi (Emma Roberts) and her younger brother Bruce (Jake T. Austin) need to find a new home for their dog Friday, fate drags them to an abandoned hotel that the pair (and their friends) transform into a  <i>Hotel for Dogs</i>. If the trailers are any indication, the film offers lots of tail-wagging fun. Opening in theaters on January 16, it also stars Kyla Pratt, Lisa Kudrow, and Kevin Dillon.","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Take iWork %u201909 out for a spin","link": "/iwork/download-trial/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/iwork","date": "January  8, 2009","copy":"With all of the new features just added to iWork %u201909, now%u2019s a great time to take Apple%u2019s great productivity suite out for a test drive. Just visit our website to download the free, 30-day trial version of iWork %u201909. And as you experiment with Pages, Numbers, and Keynote on your Mac, be sure to watch the <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/iwork/tutorials/\">tutorials</a> and learn more about all three applications. ","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "App Store Pick of the Week: <i>Keynote Remote</i>","link": "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=300719251&mt=8?sr=hotnews","readmore":"App Store in iTunes","date": "January  7, 2009","copy":"Now you can maintain complete control of your Keynote presentation using your iPhone or iPod touch. Thanks to <i>Keynote Remote</i> ($0.99). The new App Store application works with <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/?sr=hotnews\">Keynote %u201909</a> (part of the new <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/iwork/?sr=hotnews\">iWork %u201909</a> productivity suite), letting you progress through your slides with a swipe. Hold iPhone vertically, and you see presenter notes; horizontally, and you see the current and next slide in your presentation.","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Changes come to the iTunes Store","link": "/itunes/whatsnew/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/itunes","date": "January  6, 2009","copy":"Beginning today, all four major music labels %u2014 Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, Warner Music Group and EMI %u2014 and thousands of independent labels, now offer their music in the DRM-free iTunes Plus format with higher-quality 256 kbps AAC encoding. iTunes customers can also now purchase and download songs directly onto their iPhone 3G over their 3G network %u2014 just as they do with Wi-Fi today %u2014 for the same price as downloading to their computer. And in April, based on what the music labels charge Apple, songs on iTunes will be available for 69%u00A2, 99%u00A2, or $1.29, with most albums still priced at $9.99.","section":["iPod+iTunes"],"featured":true,"image":"http://images.apple.com/hotnews/images/featured/changescometotheitunessto200901061140.jpg"},{"title": "Apple introduces new 17-inch MacBook Pro","link": "/macbookpro/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/macbookpro","date": "January  6, 2009","copy":"The new 17-inch MacBook Pro features a durable and beautiful aluminum unibody enclosure and a revolutionary new built-in battery delivering up to 8 hours of use and up to 1,000 recharges. It has a high resolution LED-backlit display and the same large glass Multi-Touch trackpad introduced with the new MacBook family. The new notebook also includes state-of-the-art NVIDIA graphics and the latest generation Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processors, available up to 2.93 GHz. ","section":["Mac"],"featured":true,"image":"http://images.apple.com/hotnews/images/featured/appleintroducesnew17inchm200901061140.jpg"},{"title": "Introducing iLife %u201909","link": "/ilife/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/ilife","date": "January  6, 2009","copy":"Apple today unveiled iLife %u201909, which includes major upgrades to iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand and an updated version of iWeb. iPhoto %u201909 introduces Faces and Places, breakthrough ways to easily organize and manage photos based on who appears in them and where they were taken. In iMovie %u201909, you%u2019ll find powerful, yet easy-to-use new features that let you create a movie quickly or add refinements and special effects if you have more time. And GarageBand %u201909 now offers a fun new way to learn to play piano and guitar with Basic Lessons, which teach fundamentals, and Artist Lessons (sold separately), in which original artists teach you how to play the songs they made famous.","section":["Mac"],"featured":true,"image":"http://images.apple.com/hotnews/images/featured/introducingilife09200901061140.jpg"},{"title": "Apple unveils iWork %u201909","link": "/iwork/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/iwork","date": "January  6, 2009","copy":"Available today, iWork %u201909 adds powerful new features to each of its popular productivity applications. Keynote %u201909 introduces Magic Move, which offers an easy way to automatically animate any image, graphic or text repeated on consecutive slides. In Pages %u201909, a new Full Screen view lets you focus solely on your writing while the new outline mode lets you organize your thoughts. And Numbers %u201909 introduces a quick way to group and summarize data and a dramatically simplified way to create complex formulas. Apple also introduced the public beta of iWork.com, a new service for sharing documents online.","section":["Mac"],"featured":true,"image":"http://images.apple.com/hotnews/images/featured/appleunveilsiwork09200901061140.jpg"},{"title": "Now Available: FileMaker Pro 10","link": "http://www.filemaker.com/products/fmp/index.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"filemaker.com","date": "January  5, 2009","copy":"FileMaker today announced the availability of FileMaker Pro 10. The new version of its award-winning software features a sleek new interface and intuitive new design. For example, database users can now place frequently used FileMaker features in the redesigned and customizable Status Toolbar, resulting in streamlined navigation, better workflow, and time-saving shortcuts.","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Quick Tip of the Week: Selecting multiple email messages","link": "/business/theater/#tutorial=selectmailmessages?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/business","date": "January  5, 2009","copy":"Ever receive multiple, related email messages that you%u2019d like to file in the same folder or delete? You could delete or drag them into a folder one message at a time. But in Mail, you can save time by deleting  or filing all the messages at once. Find out how by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week. ","section":["Business","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "App Store pioneering %u201Ca new kind of business%u201D ","link": "http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/02/technology/personaltech/02apps.html?_r=1&ref=technology&?sr=hotnews","readmore":"nytimes.com","date": "January  2, 2009","copy":"%u201CThe new status symbol,%u201D report Matt Richtel and Laura M. Holson (nytimes.com) %u201Cis what your phone can do %u2014 count calories, teach Spanish, simulate a flute, or fling a monkey from a tree.%u201D  While some %u201Cprograms can genuinely help productivity,%u201D others are simply %u201Cjaw-dropping%u201C fun. The apps, say the authors, %u201Chave become a form of social currency%u201D that is driving %u201Ca new kind of business.%u201D","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Smashing Research at CERN","link": "/science/profiles/briancox/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/science","date": "December 23, 2008","copy":"%u201CThe 17-inch MacBook Pro is my main computer,%u201D says Brian Cox. A particle physicist, Cox works at the CERN Large Hadron Collider, which scientists will soon use to try to recreate the %u201CBig Bang.%u201D Cox uses the Mac because it can run both UNIX for research and productivity apps for everything else. And he%u2019s not alone. %u201CWhen you look around a physics conference now,%u201D he says, %u201Cyou see more Macs than anything else.%u201D","section":["Mac","Science"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "App Store Pick of the Week: <i>The Weather Channel</i>","link": "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=295646461&mt=8?sr=hotnews","readmore":"App Store in iTunes","date": "December 23, 2008","copy":"If you%u2019re traveling this holiday season, be sure to take the <i>Weather Channel</i> with you. Yes, everyone%u2019s favorite source for weather now takes to the road on iPhone and iPod touch. <i>The Weather Channel</i> app offers location-based weather, customizable weather maps, and severe weather alerts. You can even share a weather alert or forecast by emailing it from your iPhone or iPod touch. ","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Interested in Science?","link": "http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/wgbh.org.1387053431?sr=hotnews","readmore":"iTunes U","date": "December 23, 2008","copy":"Then you%u2019ll enjoy the Forum Network Lectures brought to us by WGBH. In the mostly video lectures, we hear noted  planetologists, mathematical physicists, authors, and biologists explore such subjects as the birth and death of stars, the canopy ecosystem of coastal redwoods, and time travel. Come and %u201Centertain your brain%u201D with the Cambridge Forum Network Lectures on iTunes U.","section":["Education","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Coming Attractions: <i>Defiance</i>","link": "/trailers/paramount_vantage/defiance/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/trailers","date": "December 23, 2008","copy":"In <i>Defiance</i>, the four Bielski brothers (played by Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, and George MacKay) recruit Jewish refugees to the Belarussian forest, where they ultimately build a 1200-person strong force of resistance fighters. The film, directed by Edward Zwick (Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai), opens in theaters on December 31. ","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Tapping the power of podcasting","link": "/business/profiles/ocsd/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/business","date": "December 22, 2008","copy":"To effectively train and communicate with its 4,000 staff members, 800 reserve personnel, and nearly 20 divisions, the Orange County Sheriff%u2019s Department found a great solution in podcasts. Unfortunately, it could take weeks for the department%u2019s video staff to produce and deliver their podcasts in a variety of formats. Until, that is, <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/features/podcasts.html\">Podcast Producer</a> turned weeks of arduous production into mere hours of automated production.","section":["Business","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Quick Tip of the Week: Bookmark Multiple Tabs","link": "/business/theater/#tutorial=multipletabs?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/business","date": "December 22, 2008","copy":"Did you know that in Safari, you can easily bookmark multiple sites at the same time? Or that once you save your new collection of bookmarks, you can open them all at once in separate tabs? Find out how by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.","section":["Business","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "David Fincher: %u201CThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button%u201D ","link": "/finalcutstudio/action/button/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/finalcutstudio","date": "December 19, 2008","copy":"It has already been nominated for multiple prestigious film awards. Yet, one of the curiosities about %u201CThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button%u201D is that so little of the film was actually shot on film. In fact, most footage was captured digitally on HD cameras directly to hard drive. Then, the $150 million dollar film was post-produced in <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/overview.html?sr=hotnews\">Final Cut Pro</a> using a completely tapeless digital HD workflow from camera to final output.","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Mac OS X Pro Tip: Super-clean screenshots","link": "/pro/tips/screenshots.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/pro","date": "December 19, 2008","copy":"Yes, you have a number of simple ways to capture screenshots in Mac OS X Leopard. Some may require you to use an image editing application to remove unwanted elements. But one lets you save clean screenshots of Finder windows, menus, and icons. Find out how by reading the latest Mac OS X Pro Tip.","section":["Creative Pro","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Study Less. Remember More. ","link": "http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/tamu-public.1449877921?sr=hotnews","readmore":"iTunes U on iTunes","date": "December 19, 2008","copy":"Deep in the heart of Texas, they%u2019ve learned a thing or two about successful study habits. And you can, too. Just by listening to <i>Wired Study Tips</i>. Brought to us by the Continuing and Professional Studies Office at Texas A&M University, the tips are just a few minutes long but offer great advice that, thanks to iTunes U, we can all take advantage of.","section":["Education","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Coming Attractions: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button","link": "/trailers/paramount/thecuriouscaseofbenjaminbutton/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/trailers","date": "December 19, 2008","copy":"Ever wish you could grow younger with the years? Then you%u2019ll want to see <i>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button</i>. Coming to theaters on Christmas Day, the film, based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, was written by Eric Roth and directed by David Fincher. It stars Brad Pitt as Benjamin and Cate Blanchett as Daisy. Do the two lovers grow old together?","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Taking the MainStage with Nine Inch Nails","link": "/logicstudio/action/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/logicstudio","date": "December 18, 2008","copy":"When Nine Inch Nails went on tour, there used to be %u201Cracks of equipment that we had to carry around to reproduce all the different elements,%u201D explains Keyboard and Sound Technician Mat Mitchell. Now all they need is a MacBook Pro and Logic Studio. With  <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/mainstage/?sr=hotnews\">MainStage</a>, says Trent Reznor, %u201CI can do all of my synth work, and my guitar rig, and my vocal processing in an understandable graphic interface that%u2019s easy to change.%u201D","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Now Available: Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.4","link": "http://support.apple.com/downloads/Digital_Camera_Raw_Compatibility_Update_2_4?sr=hotnews","readmore":"support.apple.com","date": "December 18, 2008","copy":"If you use <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/aperture/?sr=hotnews\">Aperture 2</a> or <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/iphoto/?sr=hotnews\">iPhoto %u201908</a>, the free update extends RAW file compatibility to eight additional cameras, including the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon PowerShot G10, Pentax K2000K-m, Leica M8.2, and four camera systems from Leaf, including the AFi-II 6, AFi-II 7, Aptus-II 6, and Aptus-II 7.","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Charity Checks: the Gift of Giving","link": "/hotnews/articles/2008/12/charitychecks/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/hotnews","date": "December 18, 2008","copy":"Run completely on Macs, Charity Checks is a giving program that lets you make contributions to any charity while your gift recipient chooses the cause. With Charity Checks everyone comes out a winner.","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Dave %u201CSwitch%u201D Taylor: Producing M.I.A.","link": "/logicstudio/action/switch/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/logicstudio","date": "December 17, 2008","copy":"Others might consider his mobile %u2014 and home %u2014 studio sparse, but producer Dave %u201CSwitch%u201D Taylor has all he needs in his %u201D<a href=\"http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/?sr=hotnews\">MacBook Pro</a>, <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/\">Logic</a>, the Apogee Duet, and a set of Adam S3A monitors.%u201D It%u2019s what he used to record and produce Kala, Maya %u201CM.I.A.%u201D Arulpragasm%u2019s last album, even allowing the pair to %u201Ccapture open-air, off-the-street vocals, instrumentals, and serendipitous %u2018noise%u2019 into Taylor%u2019s mic%u2019d MacBook Pro.%u201D","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "See the new tutorial in the Science Productivity Lab","link": "/science/productivitylab/#tutorial=sharingpresentations?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/science","date": "December 17, 2008","copy":"Great for text messaging and video conferencing, iChat offers a new feature %u2014 screen sharing %u2014 that lets colleagues (in the science lab or the office) collaborate in exciting new ways. For example, you could drag a file from your Mac and drop it on your colleague%u2019s desktop. Or use iChat Theater to give a full-screen presentation in real-time %u2014 while you continue to video chat. Take a look.","section":["Mac","Science"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "A great new resource for businesses","link": "/business/resources/","readmore":"apple.com/business","date": "December 17, 2008","copy":"If you run a business, you know how helpful it is to have one place to go to find most of the information you need. That%u2019s why we created the new Resources page on the Apple Business site. With close to 100 white papers, tech previews, QuickStart guides, user manuals, and tech overviews, it offers a rich collection of information on file sharing, mail services, collaboration services, storage and backup, and more.","section":["Business","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "App Store Pick of the Week: iBird Explorer Backyard","link": "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=297644123&mt=8?sr=hotnews","readmore":"App Store on iTunes","date": "December 17, 2008","copy":"If birds are visiting your backyard this winter, your iPhone or iPod touch can help you identify the species coming to your feeders. With iBird Explorer Backyard %u2014 a true multimedia field guide %u2014 you can hear bird songs, read behavior and identification notes, view range maps, and see both illustrations and color photos of birds.  (Want to see all the versions of the <a href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=297644126&?sr=hotnews\">iBird field guides</a> available in the App Store?)","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Remix <i>America%u2019s Suitehearts</i> in GarageBand","link": "http://www.friendsorenemies.com/web/foe/journals/itsnotjustafad/entry/3478421?sr=hotnews","readmore":"friendsorenemies.com","date": "December 16, 2008","copy":"To celebrate the release of <i>Folie %u00E0 Deux</i>, their fifth studio album, Fall Out Boy has invited its fans to remix <i>America%u2019s Suitehearts</i> using <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/garageband/?sr=hotnews\">GarageBand</a> and share the remix with everyone else. Fans of GarageBand, the band has placed the instrument files for <i>America%u2019s Suitehearts</i> on an interactive website, where you can easily download them. Have fun. ","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Coming Soon to the App Store: <i>Rolando</i>","link": "http://www.ngmoco.com/games.php?sr=hotnews","readmore":"ngmoco.com","date": "December 16, 2008","copy":"ngmoco:) has released a number of very popular games on the App Store, including <i>Maze Finger</i>, <i>Topple</i>, <i>Dropship</i>, and <i>Doctor Awesome</i>. On Thursday, the company releases its newest title, the eagerly awaited <i>Rolando</i>, which you can preview on the company%u2019s website. And did you know that <a href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=293559501\">ngmoco:)</a> has dropped the prices of its current game titles to celebrate Rolando%u2019s impending arrival?","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Quick Tip of the Week: Moving windows among Spaces","link": "/business/theater/#tutorial=windowsbetweenspaces?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/business","date": "December 15, 2008","copy":"Spaces in Mac OS X Leopard makes it easy to create one space for iPhoto, one for Safari and Mail, and still another space for Pages and Numbers. Switching from one space to another helps you concentrate on one task at a time. But what happens if you decide to move an application from one space to another? Find out how to reorganize your Spaces in the latest Quick Tip of the Week.","section":["Business","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Striking Gold with iPhone","link": "http://www.newsweek.com/id/174266?sr=hotnews","readmore":"newsweek.com","date": "December 15, 2008","copy":"Pangea Software%u2019s Brian Greenstone has written Mac games for more than two decades, reports Dan Lyons (newsweek.com), but with $5 million in revenue this year alone, he may now focus his attention on <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/iphone/appstore/?sr=hotnews\">iPhone</a>. %u201CIn the last four and a half months we%u2019ve made as much money off the retail sales of iPhone apps as we%u2019ve made with retail sales of all of the apps that we%u2019ve made in the past 21 years%u2014combined.%u201D","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "%u201CI can think of no finer notebook computer. Period.%u201D","link": "http://www.freep.com/article/20081212/BLOG01/81212032?sr=hotnews","readmore":"detroitfreepress.com","date": "December 12, 2008","copy":"Mike Wendland (freep.com) is sold on the Mac in general and the <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/mac/whichmacbook/?sr=hotnews\">MacBook</a> in particular. In fact, as part of his %u201C12 Days of Christmas Tech Gift Guide,%u201D he says that %u201Cwhen it comes to a notebook computer with power that rivals a desktop and portable convenience that can do just about anything on any operating system platform, I have one suggestion that I truly believe fits everyone: Get a Mac.%u201D","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Digging for treasure at the New York Public Library","link": "http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/nypl.org.1703008412.01703008417?sr=hotnews","readmore":"iTunes U on iTunes","date": "December 12, 2008","copy":"Watch the <i>Treasure of The New York Pubic Library</i> to sense the breadth of materials that New Yorkers can enjoy by visiting their Public Library. The videos available on iTunes U introduce you to the library%u2019s Art Deco collection, offer a glimpse of <i>The Katharine Hepburn Papers</i>, and let you sample some of the delights in the library%u2019s extensive collection of menus and cookbooks. What other treasures can you find?","section":["Education","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Coming Attractions: <i>Seven Pounds</i>","link": "/trailers/sony_pictures/sevenpounds/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/trailers","date": "December 12, 2008","copy":"Before it reaches theaters next Friday, you can enjoy multiple clips and the third trailer from Will Smith%u2019s new film <i>Seven Pounds</i> on the Movie Trailers site. Directed by Gabriele Muccino (who directed <i>The Pursuit of Happyness</i>), the emotionally charged <i>Seven Pounds</i> also stars Rosario Dawson and Woody Harrelson. ","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "iPhone and App Store %u201Ca great thing for consumers%u201D","link": "http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_51/b4113078121012.htm?chan=technology_tech+maven+page+-+new_this+week's+column?sr=hotnews","readmore":"businessweek.com","date": "December 11, 2008","copy":"Today, says Stephen H. Wildstrom, %u201Capps are where the action is, and consumers are reaping the benefits.%u201D Wildstrom points out that %u201Cbefore the <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/iphone/?sr=hotnews\">iPhone</a>, relatively few owners of any phones %u2014 smart or dumb %u2014 downloaded applications.%u201D But %u201C%u2018now everyone wants [an app store],%u2019%u201D he quotes Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, as saying.","section":["iPhone"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "App Store %u201Cis iPhone%u2019s killer app%u201D","link": "http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2008-12-10-itunes-app-store_N.htm?sr=hotnews","readmore":"usatoday.com","date": "December 11, 2008","copy":"%u201CHaving downloaded a gaggle of programs,%u201D Ed Baig (usatoday.com) believes more than ever that %u201Cthe killer app for the iPhone is %u2014 drum roll, please %u2014 the iTunes <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/iphone/appstore/?sr=hotnews\">App Store</a>.%u201D And he talks about some of his favorite apps, including <i>Pandora</i>, <i>Ocarina</i>, <i>Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D</i>, <i>Wurdle</i>, <i>Recorder</i>, and numerous others. ","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Profile: the European Bioinformatics Institute","link": "/science/#bioinformatics?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/science","date": "December 10, 2008","copy":"Led by Paul Flicek, researchers at Cambridge University%u2019s European Bioinformatics Institute depend on the Mac to work %u201Con absolute state-of-the-art science,%u201D including such projects as the 1000 Genome Project. From collecting data and handling huge datasets to making it available to the world%u2019s scientists, the Mac helps them move from task to task by providing %u201Cthe ideal human computer interface,%u201D says Flicek.  ","section":["Mac","Science"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "LED Cinema Display %u201Cis, in a word, stunning%u201D","link": "http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9123019&intsrc=hm_list?sr=hotnews","readmore":"computerworld.com","date": "December 10, 2008","copy":"%u201CIf you like the LED displays Apple has in its laptop lineup now,%u201D remarks Ken Mingis (computerworld.com), %u201Cyou%u2019re going to swoon when that same brightness, color saturation and razor-sharp text rendering is blown up on%u201D the new 24-inch <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/displays/?sr=hotnews\">LED Cinema Display</a>. %u201CEqually welcome is how the high-quality display becomes a de facto docking station for Apple laptop users,%u201D he adds.","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "App Store Pick of the Week: <i>Amazon Mobile</i>","link": "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=297606951&mt=8?sr=hotnews","readmore":"App Store on iTunes","date": "December 10, 2008","copy":"Shopping doesn%u2019t get much better than this. With the free <i>Amazon Mobile</i> app, you enjoy the Amazon shopping experience while on the go. Check your shopping cart, add to your wish list, read customer reviews, see product images, compare prices, track shipping status, and make secure purchases from iPhone or iPod touch. And wait till you try Amazon Remembers. ","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Place your order soon","link": "/ilife/iphoto/printproducts/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/ilife/iphoto/printproducts/","date": "December  9, 2008","copy":"Thanks to iPhoto, it%u2019s easy to create professional-quality cards, calendars, or photo books using the photos in your own photo library. But if you%u2019d like your friends and family to receive them by December 25, you%u2019ll need to place your order soon. You%u2019ll find pricing information, shipping deadlines, and helpful tutorials <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/printproducts/?sr=hotnews\">on our website</a>.","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "What are the best products of 2008?","link": "http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2336238,00.asp","readmore":"pcmag.com","date": "December  9, 2008","copy":"The editors at PCMAG.com think they know. And they%u2019ve included <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/imac/?sr=hotnews\">iMac</a> (%u201Cthe iconic all-in-one desktop that others try to emulate%u201D), <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/?sr=hotnews\">iPod touch</a> (%u201Cthe best portable media player on the market, period%u201D), and <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/iphone/?sr=hotnews\">iPhone 3G</a> (%u201Cone of the best handheld computers ever%u201D) among their choices for <i>The Best Products of 2008</i>.","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Now Available: <i>The Dark Knight</i>","link": "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewMovie?id=290567624&s=143441?sr=hotnews","readmore":"iTunes Store","date": "December  9, 2008","copy":"Now you can watch <i>The Dark Knight</i> at home. The most popular film of 2008 won wide critical acclaim and has been nominated for multiple awards. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the Warner Bros. film stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Morgan Freeman. You can purchase and download it today from the iTunes Store for $14.99.","section":["iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Quick Tip of the Week: A Space per OS","link": "/business/theater/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/business","date": "December  8, 2008","copy":"You probably already know that you can run Windows on your Mac. But did you know that you can set up your Mac using <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/spaces.html\">Spaces</a> to run Windows applications in one Space and Mac applications in another? Find out how by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.","section":["Business","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "iPhone 3G among %u201CTop 10 Gadgets%u201D","link": "http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10/article/0,30583,1855948_1863825_1863813,00.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"time.com","date": "December  8, 2008","copy":"%u201CThe gadget that launched the era of mobile computing%u201D is the only cell phone on Time%u2019s %u201CTop 10 Gadgets%u201D of 2008. Wonders Josh Quittner (time.com), %u201Cwith 10,000 free and paid applications, tethered to on-board GPS and utilizing an array of sensors that include a motion-sensing accelerometer, what can%u2019t the <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/iphone/?sr=hotnews\">iPhone</a> do?%u201D And check out Time%u2019s listing of the %u201C<a href=\"http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10/article/0,30583,1855948_1863793_1863795,00.html?sr=hotnews\">Top 10 iPhone Apps</a>.%u201D Are your favorites on the short list?","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "New Apple Retail Store opens in Munich","link": "http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/12/06/apples-munich-opening-is-mobbed-in-fullscreen-panorama/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"fortune.cnn.com","date": "December  8, 2008","copy":"%u201CHere%u2019s something you don%u2019t see very often,%u201Dasserts Philip Elmer-DeWitt (fortune.com). A local photographer using %u201Ca high-res panoramic camera captured the mob scene Saturday morning when Apple opened its flagship Munich retail outlet %u2014 the first Apple Store in Germany.%u201D ","section":[],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Four-mouse rating for the LED Cinema Display","link": "http://www.macworld.com/article/137360/2008/12/apple_led_cinema_displ.html?lsrc=top_1?sr=hotnews","readmore":"macworld.com","date": "December  8, 2008","copy":"%u201CThe <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/displays/?sr=hotnews\">LED Cinema Display</a>,%u201D reports James Galbraith (macworld.com) in his review, %u201Cis bright, environmentally conscious, and looks great next to a new MacBook.%u201D Applauding its %u201Cexcellent viewing angle%u201D and color fidelity, Galbraith also notes that %u201Ctext was sharp and legible even at very small point sizes.%u201D","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Electric Entertainment: Inside Job","link": "/finalcutstudio/action/leverage/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/finalcutstudio","date": "December  5, 2008","copy":"For <i>Leverage</i>, which premieres Sunday on TNT, Executive Producer Dean Devlin devised %u201Can end-to-end Final Cut workflow%u201D that allowed him to deliver a highly-produced show on a cable TV budget. %u201CWe color corrected in Color, we edited in Final Cut Pro, we mixed in Soundtrack Pro. We delivered the show without ever going to an outside post house.%u201D <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/overview.html?sr=hotnews\">Final Cut Studio</a>, Devlin says, %u201Creally exceeded all of our expectations.%u201D ","section":["Creative Pro","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Now you can study Spanish on iTunes U","link": "http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/itunes.open.ac.uk.1542310584?sr=hotnews","readmore":"iTunes U on iTunes","date": "December  5, 2008","copy":"From <i>Portales: beginner%u2019s Spanish</i> to the advanced <i>A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward</i> in Spanish, you%u2019ll find a variety of Spanish course material from the Open University on iTunes U. And once you%u2019re conversant in Spanish, you could sample the German and French language courses, as well. Want to explore still more <a href=\"http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/itunesu.com.1555825058?sr=hotnews\">languages on iTunes U</a>?","section":["Education"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Coming Attractions: <i>Gran Torino</i>","link": "/trailers/wb/grantorino/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/trailers","date": "December  5, 2008","copy":"Clint Eastwood directs and stars in <i>Gran Torino</i>, which opens in theaters on Friday, December 12. Written by Nick Schenk, the film tells the story of Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski (Eastwood) who becomes a hero to his Hmong neighbors after saving Tao (Bee Vang) and his sister Sue (Ahney Her) from gang violence. ","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "David Liittschwager: Tide Pool Portraits","link": "/aperture/action/liittschwager/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/aperture","date": "December  4, 2008","copy":"To capture, process, and tag images for a recent National Geographic shoot, David Liittschwager took Aperture out to the beach. After all, that%u2019s where the nudibranch hang out. There, Liittschwager tethered his Canon 1Ds Mark II to a shrouded MacBook Pro and used <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/aperture/?sr=hotnews\">Aperture</a> to make on-the-fly light and focus adjustments as he shot. How else has Liittschwager come to depend on Aperture for his work? ","section":["Creative Pro","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "The easiest option for giving a cellphone?","link": "http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/gear/2008-12-02-guide-cellphones_N.htm?sr=hotnews","readmore":"usatoday.com","date": "December  3, 2008","copy":"If you want to get someone a phone and still surprise them, Jefferson Graham (usatoday.com) offers some advice: %u201CBuy a gift card.%u201D He notes that you can now purchase %u201Ca special %u2018iPhone 3G Gift Card%u2019 in any denomination you choose.%u201D And when redeemed, he explains, a representative at the Apple Store will %u201Ccustomize the home screen, personalize the ring tone%u201D and perform other setup chores.","section":["iPhone"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "The Killers: Virtual Sessions","link": "/logicstudio/action/thekillers/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/logicstudio","date": "December  3, 2008","copy":"With producer Stuart Price in London and The Killers in Las Vegas, there was only one way for <i>Day & Age</i> to come of age. Using a remote Logic-based songwriting workflow, band members recorded their ideas in <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/\">Logic</a> then shared them via email and iDisk with each other and Price, who, a continent away, added drum loops, keyboard lines, and other effects to the songs before sending them back to Vegas.","section":["Creative Pro","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "The Best of 2008 on iTunes","link": "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewGrouping?id=26300&?sr=hotnews","readmore":"itunes.apple.com","date": "December  3, 2008","copy":"Where can you find the best movies, best albums, and best new artists of 2008? On the iTunes Store, of course. We%u2019ve collected your favorites %u2014 the best-selling audiobooks, Apps, TV shows, songs, music videos, and podcasts %u2014 and combined them with our staff picks. The result: a huge collection of music, movies, and other digital diversions to enjoy.","section":["iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "%u201CPlenty dazzling,%u201D iPhone tops tech gift list","link": "http://www.freep.com/article/20081203/BLOG01/81203031?imw=Y&sr=hotnews","readmore":"freepress.com","date": "December  3, 2008","copy":"On the second day of his %u201C12 Days of Christmas Tech Gifts,%u201D Mike Wendland (freep.com) turns his attention to smartphones. %u201CThe best phone period,%u201D he affirms, %u201Cremains the Apple <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/iphone/?sr=hotnews\">iPhone</a>.%u201D %u201CGroundbreaking in its functionality, features, and fun,%u201D iPhone also tops his list because of the App Store, which %u201Cgives it so much power that none of the competitors can even come close.%u201D","section":["iPhone"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "App Store Pick(s) of the Week: Shopping Season Helpers","link": "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewGenre?id=6012&mt=8?sr=hotnews","readmore":"App Store in iTunes","date": "December  3, 2008","copy":"Now you can use <a href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=297461622&mt=8?sr=hotnews\">Godiva Mobile</a> to give someone the gift of holiday chocolate. Find a great gift using the <a href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=297430070&mt=8&s=143441?sr=hotnews\">Target Gift Globe</a>. Mix up some cool outfits (and enjoy %u201CMerry Mixed Carols%u201D) with the <a href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=296279551&mt=8?sr=hotnews\">GAP Merry Mix It</a>. Relieve holiday anxiety using <a href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=297488914&mt=8?sr=hotnews\">Stress Lifter</a>. Or use iPhone or iPod touch to buy one or more <a href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=296866326&mt=8?sr=hotnews\">Giftcards</a>. You%u2019ll find all of these free shopping apps %u2014 and others %u2014 in the Lifestyle section on the App Store.","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Now Available: the iPhone 3G Gift Card","link": "/iphone/gift/buy.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/iphone","date": "December  2, 2008","copy":"Wish you could give someone a really special gift this holiday season? You can. With the new iPhone 3G Gift Card. Pick up a card at an Apple Retail Store (or order one at the <a href=\"http://store.apple.com/us/personalize/iphone?product=MB891LL/A\">Apple Online Store</a>), and you can make someone extremely happy. In fact, when that lucky person redeems his or her gift card and picks up a new iPhone 3G at an Apple Retail Store, a Specialist will provide free Personal Setup. ","section":["iPhone"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "How to do important, useful, and fun stuff with iPhone","link": "http://store.apple.com/us/product/TS818Z/A?mco=MTIxODk3Mw?sr=hotnews","readmore":"store.apple.com","date": "December  2, 2008","copy":"Did you know that you can tell iPhone not to display your phone number when you call someone? That you can send a photo from your iPhone directly to a friend%u2019s cellphone? Or that you can easily capture a screen shot on iPhone? Scott Kelby and Terry White explain how to do all of the above %u2014 and much more %u2014 in the 2nd edition of <i>The iPhone Book</i>, a great stocking stuffer now available on the Apple Online Store.","section":["iPhone"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Create a Holiday Card in iPhoto","link": "/ilife/iphoto/printproducts/card-printing-guide.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/ilife","date": "December  2, 2008","copy":"%u2019Tis the season. With templates for postcards, greeting cards, and holiday letters, iPhoto %u201908 offers 11 new holiday themes you can use to create your own personalized cards. To see how easy it is to share holiday wishes in a beautiful card featuring your best photos, watch the new tutorial or follow the step-by-instructions on %u201CCreating a Card in iPhoto.%u201D","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Free Holiday Workshop thIs Weekend","link": "/retail/sanfrancisco/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/retail","date": "December  1, 2008","copy":"If you%u2019re in San Francisco, stop by the Apple Retail Store on Saturday, December 6, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., to hear Jim Heid give a special presentation on %u201CCreating Memorable Holiday Keepsakes.%u201D The highly respected author will show you how to create %u201Cgreeting cards, calendars, and even holiday newsletters with video.%u201D It%u2019s just one of many workshops and events you%u2019ll enjoy at the <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/retail/?sh=hotnews\">Apple Retail Store</a>.","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Quick Tip of the Week: Special Characters","link": "/business/theater/#tutorial=specialcharacters?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/business","date": "December  1, 2008","copy":"Trademark and copyright symbols, registration marks, arrows, currency, braille patterns, math symbols, and many more %u2014 they%u2019re special characters you can add to documents in virtually any Mac application. Find out how you can access them %u2014 even mark frequently used characters as favorites %u2014 by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.","section":["Business","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Mac OS X Pro Tip: All about Audio Chats","link": "/pro/tips/audio_chat.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/pro","date": "November 26, 2008","copy":"Sure, you can text someone with iChat. But did you know that iChat also lets you conduct audio chats %u2014 with up to nine buddies at the same time. You can use the built-in microphone on your Mac or connect an external mic. It%u2019s a great way to get a far-flung family together for the holiday. And it%u2019s really easy. 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","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "New MacBook Air bound for %u201Ca lot of holiday wish lists%u201D","link": "http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9121381&intsrc=hm_ts_head?sr=hotnews","readmore":"computerworld.com","date": "November 25, 2008","copy":"Faster DDR3 RAM, %u201Ca faster 1,066-MHz front-side bus, and a notably faster Nvidia 9400M graphics processor,%u201D lead Ken Mingis (computerworld.com) to exclaim that %u201CI really like Apple Inc.%u2019s newly revamped <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/macbookair/?sr=hotnews\">MacBook Air</a>.%u201D And, he adds, %u201C I really, really like the apparent speed boost offered by the larger solid-state drive (SSD),%u201D which, he thinks, %u201Creally stands for Speedy Sweet Delight.%u201D ","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Quick Tip of the Week: Controlling Volume Adjustments","link": "/business/theater/#tutorial=volumeadjustments?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/business","date": "November 24, 2008","copy":"In addition to using the volume slider in the menu bar and the volume keys on your keyboard, you have a number of additional ways to adjust the volume of your Mac. To find out how, watch the latest Quick Tip of the Week.","section":["Business","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Take a free holiday workshop at your local Apple Retail Store","link": "/retail/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/retail","date": "November 21, 2008","copy":"Did you know that you can create beautiful holiday gifts and cards using the photos in your iPhoto library? Make a 2009 calendar. Design your own holiday cards. Create keepsake photo books complete with customized dust jackets. Learn how by taking the free <i>Holiday Workshop: Creating Memorable Gifts with your Photos</i>. The workshops begin at Apple Retail Stores this weekend.","section":[],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Now Available: iPhone 2.2 Software Update","link": "/iphone/softwareupdate/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/iphone","date": "November 21, 2008","copy":"Install the free iPhone 2.2 Software Update on your iPhone or iPhone 3G, and you can go on a virtual walking tour with Google Street View. Find public transit schedules and check fares. Enjoy access to millions of free podcasts on the iTunes Store via Wi-Fi or your cell network.  Or take advantage of a new search-friendly user interface in Safari. What else is new in the iPhone 2.2 Software Update?","section":["iPhone"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Emory University presents readings from Alice Walker","link": "http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/emory-public.1630521911?sr=hotnews","readmore":"iTunes U on iTunes","date": "November 21, 2008","copy":"To celebrate the placement of the archive of her life%u2019s work at Emory, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker visited the university in March 2008 to explain her decision and grace those gathered with selected readings from her prose and poetry. A consummate storyteller, Alice Walker has written more than 23 books, including <i>The Color Purple</i>, one of the works she reads from in these episodes on iTunes U.","section":["Education","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Coming Attractions: <i>Australia</i>","link": "/trailers/fox/australia/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/trailers","date": "November 21, 2008","copy":"On November 26, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman bring <i>Australia</i> to theaters in the U.S. Directed by Baz Luhrmann (<i>Strictly Ballroom</i>, <i>Romeo + Juliet</i>, <i>Moulin Rouge!</i>), <i>Australia</i> tells a sweeping story of war and romance set against the backdrop of the extraordinary Australian landscape. ","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Games %u201Ccome of age on the iPhone 3G%u201D","link": "http://venturebeat.com/2008/11/20/beware-nintendo-ds-video-games-come-of-age-on-the-iphone-3g/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"venturebeat.com","date": "November 20, 2008","copy":"%u201CWatch out, Nintendo. This game is just getting started,%u201D warns Dean Takahashi (venturebeat.com). %u201CThanks to the multi-touch display, great sound, good graphics, and the accelerometer-based tilt feature,%u201D <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/iphone/?sr=hotnews\">iPhone 3G</a> offers serious competition as a prime gaming device. To wit:  Apple has %u201Chad more than 200 million downloads from its <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/iphone/appstore/?sr=hotnews\">App Store</a> since the store debuted in July.%u201D","section":["iPhone"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "New iPod touch earns %u201Ca rare perfect score%u201D","link": "http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2008/tc20081119_123655.htm?campaign_id=yhoo","readmore":"businessweek.com","date": "November 20, 2008","copy":"Sitting %u201Cin a class by itself,%u201D the new <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/?sr=hotnews\">iPod touch</a> receives a perfect 5 stars from Cliff Edwards (businessweek.com). %u201CApple has managed to make the touch look better, work better, and deliver more features,%u201D Edwards points out. %u201CNo longer simply a high-end iPod, it has become the foundation of what%u2019s sure to be an increasingly important handheld computing platform for Apple.%u201D","section":["iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "App Store Pick of the Week: Google Mobile","link": "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=284815942&mt=8?sr=hotnews","readmore":"App Store in iTunes","date": "November 19, 2008","copy":"Available only on iPhone, Google Mobile features Voice Search. Simply speak your query and let Google do what it does best. The free application also offers My Location searches (finding businesses based on your current location), performs contact and history searches, and includes a new Apps tab for rearranging Google Apps. Give it a try. It works, and it%u2019s fun.","section":["iPhone"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Striking it rich with iPhone","link": "http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/11/18/iphone.game.developer/index.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"cnn.com","date": "November 18, 2008","copy":"When Trism hit the <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/iphone/appstore/?sr=hotnews\">App Store</a>, life changed for 29-year-old Steve Demeter, relates Brandon Griggs (cnn.com). In just two months, Trism netted the former ATM software designer a cool $250,000, encouraging him to found his own iPhone game development company, Trismology. %u201CIt%u2019s done phenomenal business,%u201D says Demeter of the game. And he already has five more titles in development.","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Quick Tip of the Week: Help Pointers","link": "/business/theater/#tutorial=helppointers?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/business","date": "November 17, 2008","copy":"Need help with an application? In Mac OS X Leopard, you%u2019ll find Help in the menu bar of every application. Help points the way to tutorials, user guides, keyboard shortcuts, and other valuable resources. Specific to the application you%u2019re using, Help offers Numbers help when you%u2019re running Numbers and Pages help when you%u2019re using Pages. Learn more about Help in the latest Quick Tip of the Week.","section":["Business","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "iMac delivers MRI analysis in less than 10 minutes","link": "/science/profiles/coretech/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/science/medicine/","date": "November 17, 2008","copy":"By comparing the hippocampus of a patient suffering from episodic memory to that of a healthy person of the same age, Professor James Brewer can determine whether the patient is suffering from Alzheimer%u2019s Disease. Trouble is, to manually assemble the 256 hippocampi MRI images, it can take an entire week. Or he can run NeuroQuant on his <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/imac/?sr=hotnews\">iMac</a> and get a statistical report in about 8.5 minutes.","section":["Mac","Science"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk): Musical Macs","link": "/pro/profiles/slork/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/pro","date": "November 14, 2008","copy":"An ensemble of student computer scientists and musicians, the Stanford Laptop Orchestra uses 20 <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/macbook/?sr=hotnews\">MacBook</a> computers to compose and perform new music. %u201CWe tilt the notebook and use its built-in accelerometer to expressively control sound. We use the trackpad as a kind of violin bow,%u201D explains Ge Wang, SLOrk%u2019s founder. %u201DYou can make some wild, diverse music with the MacBook.%u201D","section":["Creative Pro","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "App Store Pick of the Week: <i>Nine Inch Nails Revenge</i>","link": "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=293970592&mt=8?sr=hotnews","readmore":"App Store on iTunes","date": "November 12, 2008","copy":"Tapulous has brought a new rhythm section to its highly popular <i>Tap Tap Revenge</i>. The first special edition of the music game %u2014 <i>Nine Inch Nails Revenge</i> ($4.99)%u2014 lets you tap and shake to the beats of 13 Nine Inch Nails tracks. Play solo or against a friend in head-to-head two-player mode. ","section":["iPhone"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "iPhone and iPod touch vying with game leaders","link": "http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122644912858819085.html","readmore":"online.wsj.com","date": "November 12, 2008","copy":"iPhone and iPod touch have become %u201Cserious competitors to Nintendo%u2019s DS handheld and Sony%u2019s PlayStation Portable,%u201D report Nick Wingfield and Christopher Lawton (online.wsj.com). And for good reason. Says one gamer who %u201Csold his PSP and may get rid of his DS soon%u201D: %u201C%u2018I can listen to my iPod and play games at the same time, and when I%u2019m done I can just put it in my pocket.%u2019%u201D","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Get organized for the holidays","link": "http://www.filemaker.com/redirect/campaign.html?page=515&WT.mc_id=874F07F662794B668EC296FF79EDEB57?sr=hotnews","readmore":"filemaker.com","date": "November 11, 2008","copy":"By downloading the Bento 2 Holiday Pack. In addition to a free, 30-day trial of Bento 2, the Holiday Pack comes with pre-designed templates you can use to organize contacts and keep track of the cards you send and the gifts and donations you make. ","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "iPhone now top handset in the U.S.","link": "http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/11/the-iphone-beco.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"latimes.com","date": "November 10, 2008","copy":"%u201CMove over, Motorola,%u201D says Alana Semuels (latimes.com) iPhone has become the top selling handset in the U.S. %u201CConsumers are buying more iPhones than RAZRs because there is a %u2018watershed shift in handset design from fashion to fashionable functionality,%u2019 said Ross Rubin, NPD%u2019s director of industry analysis.%u201D","section":["iPhone"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "iPhone passes RAZR in sales","link": "http://www.cnbc.com/id/27646992?sr=hotnews","readmore":"cnbc.com","date": "November 10, 2008","copy":"NPD announced today that iPhone 3G %u201Csurpassed Motorola%u2019s RAZR as the leading handset purchased by adult consumers%u201D last quarter, reports Jim Goldman (cnbc.com). %u201CThat%u2019d be a big deal no matter when it happened, but it ends RAZR%u2019s 12-quarter winning streak as the nation%u2019s top handset.%u201D","section":["iPhone"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Logic and The Killers","link": "http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/we-all-use-logic-says-the-killers-dave-keuning-180577?sr=hotnews","readmore":"musicradar.com","date": "November 10, 2008","copy":"Interviewing guitarist Dave Keuning prior to the release of The Killers%u2019 new album, Ben Rogerson (musicradar.com) learned that %u201C the band%u2019s hotly-anticipated third album <i>Day & Age</i> was demoed in Apple%u2019s <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/\">Logic</a>.%u201D In fact, each member of the band %u201Crecorded demos separately in Logic, which allowed us to email our ideas to each other and to Stuart Price, the producer.%u201D","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Quick Tip of the Week: Granting guests access","link": "/business/theater/#tutorial=guestaccess?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/business","date": "November 10, 2008","copy":"When friends or relatives come to visit this holiday season, you can easily grant them guest access on your Mac. With a guest account, they can get email, surf the web, or download a file. You can even set parental controls for younger guests. To find out how you can grant guest access to visitors in a few simple steps, watch the latest Quick Tip of the Week.","section":["Business","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "iPhone second among smartphones worldwide","link": "http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10084008-37.html?tag=mncol?sr=hotnews","readmore":"news.cnet.com","date": "November 10, 2008","copy":"%u201CApple%u2019s blowout quarter for iPhone 3G sales lifted it into second place among all smartphone vendors worldwide,%u201D says cnet.com%u2019s Tom Krazit. Trailing only market leader Nokia, iPhone vaulted %u201Cover Research In Motion to take second place, with 6.9 million shipments, or 17.3 percent of the market.%u201D Apple also shipped more iPhones %u201Cthan all the Windows Mobile devices shipped worldwide by Microsoft%u2019s partners.%u201D","section":["iPhone"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "iPhone earns highest satisfaction score among businesspeople","link": "http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10084250-37.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"news.cnet.com","date": "November 10, 2008","copy":"In its survey of business customers, J.D. Power and Associates %u201Casked respondents to rate the smartphones for ease of operation, operating system, physical design, handset features, and battery aspects,%u201D reports Tom Krazit (cnet.com). And the iPhone, %u201Cwhich generated the highest amount of customer satisfaction among smartphone-using businesspeople,%u201D earned perfect rankings in four of the five categories.%u201D","section":["iPhone"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "iPhone %u201Cperformed well in exceeding customer expectations%u201D","link": "http://www.slashgear.com/jd-power-and-associates-rank-apple-the-highest-in-business-smarphone-customer-satisfaction-0621780/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"slashgear.com","date": "November 10, 2008","copy":"In leading the J.D. Power survey, %u201CiPhone did particularly well in ease of operation, physical design and handset feature factors,%u201D explains Shawn Brown (slashgear.com). Brown quotes Kirk Parsons, Senior Director of for J.D. Power, who said that %u2018by making basic applications and features easy to use and providing functionality in a thin, lightweight device, Apple has performed well in exceeding customer expectations.%u201D","section":["iPhone"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "%u201CiPhone ranks first %u2014 for business customers%u201D","link": "http://www.cnbc.com/id/27575986?sr=hotnews","readmore":"cnbc.com","date": "November 10, 2008","copy":"%u201CThis is a stunner for Apple and its iPhone,%u201D  declares Jim Goldman (cnbc.com). %u201CJD Power and Associates,%u201D he explains, %u201Cranked the iPhone highest in customer satisfaction, not for everyday consumers as you might expect. But for %u2018business wireless smartphone users.%u2019%u201D It led the survey %u201Cwith a score of 778 out of 1,000, %u2018performing particularly well in the ease of operation, physical design and handset factors.%u2019%u201C","section":["iPhone"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "iPhone tops all other smartphones in J.D. Power customer sat survey","link": "http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/11/06/jd-powers-iphone-beats-blackberry/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"fortune.cnn.com","date": "November 10, 2008","copy":"Although the lack of a physical keyboard %u201Cwas supposed to be a deal breaker for hardcore smartphone users in the business world,%u201D suggests Philip Elmer-DeWitt (fortune.cnn.com), iPhone %u201Cranks highest in customer satisfaction among business types, according to J.D. Power and Associates%u2019 second annual survey of smartphone users. Apple%u2019s device easily outscored phones with physical keys made by RIM, Samsung, HTC, and Motorola.%u201D","section":["iPhone"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Stream music wirelessly with AirTunes","link": "/findouthow/mac/#tutorial=wirelessmusic","readmore":"apple.com/findouthow","date": "November  6, 2008","copy":"Thanks to <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/airportexpress?sr=hotnews\">AirPort Express with AirTunes</a>, you can easily stream music wirelessly from your Mac or PC to a stereo or other powered speakers in your house.  AirTunes lets you stream music to multiple speakers. And you can even choose the music you want to hear and control its volume %u2014 remotely %u2014 using your iPhone or iPod touch. To find out how, watch our new Streaming Music Wirelessly video.  ","section":["iPod+iTunes","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Coming Attractions: <i>Quantum of Solace</i>","link": "/trailers/sony_pictures/quantumofsolace/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/trailers","date": "November  6, 2008","copy":"James Bond returns to theaters next week with the <i>Quantum of Solace</i>. Starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, and Olga Kurylenko (as Camille), the 22nd James Bond film continues the story begun in Casino Royale with Bond relentlessly pursuing the man whose ambitions led to the death of Vesper Lynd. In addition to the film%u2019s trailers, you might also enjoy the original <a href=\"http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=293235455&s=143441?sr=hotnews\">Quantum of Solace</a> soundtrack on iTunes.","section":["iPod+iTunes","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Celebrating the legacy of Louis Armstrong on iTunes U","link": "http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/columbia.edu.1673135858?sr=hotnews","readmore":"iTunes U on iTunes","date": "November  6, 2008","copy":"At the centennial of his birth, <i>the Artistry of %u201CPops%u201D: Louis Armstrong at 100</i> celebrates the legacy of %u201Cthe man whose name is synonymous with jazz music.%u201D The program, courtesy of Columbia University%u2019s Center for Jazz Studies offers historic clips of %u201CPops%u201D and a discussion about Armstrong%u2019s contribution to jazz and American culture by musician and jazz critic Stanley Crouch and trumpet legend Wynton Marsalis.   ","section":["Education","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Using a Mac to explore human memory","link": "/science/#gazzaley?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/science/medicine/","date": "November  5, 2008","copy":"%u201CThe Mac has really become an indispensable aspect of the lab%u201D explains Adam Gazzaley, an assistant professor studying the mechanisms of human memory and attention at the University of California, San Francisco. %u201COur entire workflow integrates the Mac at all the different levels%u201D %u2014 from %u201Cstimulus presentation and data acquisition%u201D to %u201Cthe actual publication and presentation of the data.%u201D","section":["Mac","Science"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Appiphilia casts light on iPhone apps","link": "http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/11/iphone-app-revi.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"latimesblogs.latimes.com","date": "November  5, 2008","copy":"%u201CBecause iPhone apps seem to multiply with every click,%u201D Michelle Maltais (latimes.com) offers a new weekly series for those with %u201Can irresistible urge to download iPhone applications.%u201D Called appiphilia, the new LA Times column %u201Chighlights and reviews%u201D new apps %u201Cthat catch our fancy.%u201D So what tempting apps does Maltais serve up in her first installment?","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "MacBook Pro %u201Cthe best notebook you can buy%u201D","link": "http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/11/05/45TC-macbook-pro_1.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"infoworld.com","date": "November  5, 2008","copy":"Awarding it an %u201CExcellent%u201D rating of 9.1 (out of 10), Tom Yager asserts that %u201Con the criteria that matter most to me %u2014 durability, longevity, flexibility, power efficiency, and ecological impact %u2014 I%u2019ve yet to come across a mainstream notebook that measures up to the unibody <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/?sr=hotnews\">MacBook Pro</a>. Apple%u2019s MacBook Pro,%u201D he adds, %u201Cis still the best notebook you can buy.%u201D","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": " App Store Pick of the Week: <i>Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter</i>","link": "http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=293790660&mt=8?sr=hotnews","readmore":"App Store in iTunes","date": "November  5, 2008","copy":"Children have been reading and falling in love with Beatrix Potter%u2019s <i>The Tale of Peter Rabbit</i> for more than 100 years. And now they can relish it on iPhone or iPod touch. While Grandma Janice Greene reads the story aloud, young listeners can enjoy the illustrations or read along with the provided text. Just $0.99, <i>The Tale of Peter Rabbit</i> joins other %u201Ctalkie%u201D books from LoL Software on the App Store.","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "<i>Ballast</i>: DIY Distribution","link": "/finalcutstudio/action/ballast/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/finalcutstudio","date": "November  4, 2008","copy":"%u201CIn the end, I%u2019m really pleased that I cut this film myself, because that%u2019s where it took form,%u201D explains Lance Hammer, who used <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/overview.html?sr=hotnews\">Final Cut Studio</a> and a <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/?sr=hotnews\">MacBook Pro</a> to create and distribute his award winning film, Ballast. %u201CThe fact that I could load it on my laptop and cut at coffee shops or travel, essentially be anywhere and keep cutting film, I can%u2019t tell you how much power you have when you can do that.%u201D","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Now Available: Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.3","link": "/support/downloads/digitalcamerarawcompatibility23.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/support","date": "November  4, 2008","copy":"If you use Aperture 2 or iPhoto %u201908, the free update extends RAW file compatibility to four additional cameras, including the Canon EOS 50D, Nikon D90, Nikon Coolpix P6000, and Sony DSLS-A900.","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Games on iPhone and iPod touch offer %u201Cimmersive, addictive fun%u201D ","link": "http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2008/tc2008113_963033.htm?sr=hotnews","readmore":"businessweek.com","date": "November  4, 2008","copy":"%u201CFor the last few days,%u201D Arik Hesseldahl (businessweek.com) has %u201Cbeen sampling some of the games available from the <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/iphone/appstore/?sr=hotnews\">iTunes Store</a> on the iPod Touch, and and I%u2019ve been stunned at how elaborate and involved they are.%u201D The games, he exclaims, are %u201Cimmersive, addictive fun.%u201D And he contends that %u201Cthe iPhone and iPod Touch are well on their way to becoming an important force in handheld gaming.%u201D","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Mark Papermaster Joins Apple as Senior Vice President of Devices Hardware Engineering","link": "/pr/library/2008/11/04papermaster.html","readmore":"apple.com/pr","date": "November  4, 2008","copy":"Apple today announced that Mark Papermaster is joining the company as senior vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering, reporting to CEO Steve Jobs. Papermaster, who comes to Apple from IBM, will lead Apple%u2019s iPod and iPhone hardware engineering teams. Papermaster has 25 years of product and technology experience and was previously a vice president at IBM.","section":[],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Games a runaway hit on iPhone and iPod touch","link": "http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-iphone3-2008nov03,0,3857333.story?sr=hotnews","readmore":"latimes.com","date": "November  3, 2008","copy":"%u201CWithin days of buying his iPhone, John Furrier discovered that his 13-year-old son, Alec, was sneaking off with the device and downloading games.%u201D Alec%u2019s not the only one. %u201CGames,%u201D reports Alex Pham (latimes.com), %u201Dhave become the fastest-growing and most popular type of application for iPhone and iPod Touch,%u201D inspiring developers to create %u201Cnearly 1,700 games since the online <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/iphone/appstore/?sr=hotnews\">App Store</a> launched in June. ","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Enjoying a laptop that %u201Csimply works better%u201D: the new MacBook","link": "http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1855334,00.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"time.com","date": "October 31, 2008","copy":"%u201CAfter months of reviewing Windows desktops and laptops,%u201C exudes Josh Quittner (time.com), %u201CI put the new $1,600 <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/macbook/?sr=hotnews\">MacBook</a> through its paces %u2014 and it was like returning from a backward country where nothing works only to find your homeland is even better than you remembered.%u201D","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Coming Attractions: <i>Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa</i>","link": "/trailers/dreamworks/madagascar2/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/trailers","date": "October 31, 2008","copy":"They%u2019re back. Alex the Lion (Ben Stiller), Marty the Zebra (Chris Rock), Melman the Giraffe (David Schwimmer), Gloria the Hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith), King Julien (Sacha Baron Cohen), and the rest of the shipwrecked Central Park crew reprise their roles in <i>Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa</i>. The new Dreamworks animated film opens next week on November 7. Enjoy.","section":[],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Lighten that lead foot with a green app","link": "http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/iphone-app-gives-drivers-efficiency-feedback/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com","date": "October 31, 2008","copy":"As Joe Hutsko (greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com) reports, a new application on the App Store %u2014 <a href=\"http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=289973918&mt=8&?sr=hotnews\">greenMeter</a> %u2014 can help you lower your %u201Ccar%u2018s impact on the environment%u201D by tapping %u201Cinto the iPhone%u2019s built-in accelerometer to gauge the car%u2019s rate of forward acceleration, which in turn informs a series of real-time vehicle readings like fuel efficiency (miles per gallon) and carbon footprint.%u201D  ","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "iTunes U delivers the facts behind the science fiction","link": "http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/ehs.uen.org.1630635989?sr=hotnews","readmore":"iTunes U on iTunes","date": "October 31, 2008","copy":"Thanks to the Utah Education Network, students at the Utah Electronic High School get to watch weekly science fiction films, many of which would be perfect candidates for Halloween. That includes films like <i>Black Dragons</i>, <i>Curse of the Aztec Mummy</i>, <i>The Devil Bat</i>, or <i>Werewolf in a Girl%u2019s Dormitory</i>. Though iTunes U can%u2019t show you the films, SciFi Friday can bring you the reality behind the fiction in them.","section":["iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Learn Aperture while photographing at Yosemite National Park","link": "http://aperturenatureworkshops.com/?p=125?sr=hotnews","readmore":"aperturenatureworkshops.com","date": "October 31, 2008","copy":"If you%u2019d like to win a chance to shoot with a pro photographer, learn Aperture from an expert, and take a free photo workshop in majestic Yosemite National Park, you%u2019ll want to participate in the Aperture Nature Photography Workshop contest. To do so, just submit one of you best photographs. If selected, you%u2019ll learn how to use <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/aperture/?sr=hotnews\">Aperture 2.1</a> to process, perfect, and publish the great photographs you take at Yosemite in January.","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Dynolicious a tempting App Store morsel for iPhone","link": "http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/automobiles/autospecial2/30phone.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"nytimes.com","date": "October 30, 2008","copy":"Greig McArthur knows for a fact that %u201Chis Ferrari went from 0 to 60 miles an hour in 5.2 seconds and the Q train in Queens reached a maximum speed of 42.4 m.p.h when he rode it about a month ago.%u201D As Peter Wayner (nytimes.com) explains, McArthur knows because his iPhone told him so.","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Mac OS X Pro Tip: Find files faster with keywords","link": "/pro/tips/spotlight_keywords.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/pro","date": "October 29, 2008","copy":"When you add photos to your iPhoto or Aperture libraries, you probably take a few minutes to assign keywords that will help you find those images faster the next time you need them. Did you know that you can also assign keywords to your presentations, spreadsheets, pdfs, and other files? Keywords allow Spotlight to find your files that much faster. Learn how to use them in the latest Mac OS X Pro Tip.","section":["Creative Pro","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "App Store Pick of the Week: <i>iDialUDrive</i>","link": "http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=288947187&mt=8&?sr=hotnews","readmore":"App Store in iTunes","date": "October 29, 2008","copy":"Wouldn%u2019t it be great, if during your long commute to or from the office, you could have iPhone automatically dial a list of numbers%u2014hands free%u2014while you concentrate on driving? That%u2019s the premise of <i>iDialUDrive</i>. Using the low-cost ($0.99) application, you can assemble a customized call list before you leave. In the car, <i>iDialUDrive</i> dials each number in succession. It offers other options, too. Take a look.  ","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "beamME offers a new way to distribute business cards","link": "http://www.nytimes.com/external/venturebeat/2008/10/28/28venturebeat-swap-contact-info-beyond-the-iphone-with-bea-99720.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"nytimes.com","date": "October 29, 2008","copy":"Handing out business cards is so last century. Especially if you have beamMe installed on your iPhone. As MG Siegler (nytimes.com) explains, using <a href=\"http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=294629657&mt=8&?sr=hotnews/\">beamME</a>, you can send your vCard directly to a new contact from your iPhone. Just enter their cell number or email address and beamME does the rest. The free app even lets you add your new acquaintance to your address book on the spot.","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "New MacBook offers %u201Cspeed in a stylish but compact design%u201D","link": "http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9118166?sr=hotnews","readmore":"computerworld.com","date": "October 28, 2008","copy":"%u201CIf you%u2019re considering a small to midsize laptop of any kind or operating system,%u201D suggests Ken Mingis (computerworld.com) in his review of the new <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/macbook/?sr=hotnews\">MacBook</a> %u201Cyou really owe it to yourself to look these over before deciding.%u201D He calls the new MacBook %u201Cthe most solid-feeling laptop I%u2019ve ever used,%u201D one that %u201C exudes a feeling of solidity every time you pick it up, turn it on and type on it.%u201D","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Quick Tip of the Week: Shortcuts Explained","link": "/business/theater/#tutorial=shortcutsexplained?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/business","date": "October 27, 2008","copy":"Pull down a menu on your Mac, and you%u2019ll see many of the keyboard shortcuts you can use. Some involve just two keys and are easy to understand. To copy selected text, you hold down the Command key and press the %u201Cc%u201D key. Other keyboard shortcuts involve multiple keys, and you%u2019ll see multiple symbols representing them. To find out what keys those symbols represent, watch the latest Quick Tip of the Week.","section":["Business","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Google Earth comes to the iPhone","link": "http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2008/10/27/27readwriteweb-google_earth_on_the_iphone.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"nytimes.com","date": "October 27, 2008","copy":"%u201CGoogle Earth on the iPhone is a clear winner,%u201D exclaims Frederic Lardinois (nytimes.com). Now available on the App Store, <a href=\"http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=293622097&mt=8\">Google Earth</a> %u201Cis a gorgeous application and thanks to the multi-touch interface, it%u2019s extremely easy to use.%u201D %u201CJust like the desktop application,%u201D Lardinois notes, %u201Cit is also a great application to just play with when you have a few extra minutes to spare.%u201D","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "No on Prop 8","link": "","readmore":"apple.com","date": "October 24, 2008","copy":"Apple is publicly opposing Proposition 8 and making a donation of $100,000 to the <i>No on 8</i> campaign. Apple was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to our employees%u2019 same-sex partners, and we strongly believe that a person%u2019s fundamental rights %u2014 including the right to marry %u2014 should not be affected by their sexual orientation. Apple views this as a civil rights issue, rather than just a political issue, and is therefore speaking out publicly against Proposition 8.","section":[],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "New MacBook %u201Ca terrific choice for consumers and students%u201D","link": "http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20081022/apple-polishes-popular-macbook-for-a-higher-price/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"ptech.allthingsd.com","date": "October 24, 2008","copy":"%u201CI%u2019ve been testing the base model of the new MacBook for the past five days, and I like it a lot,%u201D reports Walt Mossberg (allthingsd.com). He %u201Cfound this new MacBook to be speedy, solid, innovative, and comfortable to use, with very good battery life.%u201D %u201CA terrific choice for consumer and students,%u201D <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/macbook/?sr=hotnews\">MacBook</a> comes with Leopard but also runs tested Windows-only programs %u201Cat snappy speeds,%u201D notes Mossberg.","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "New MacBook %u201Canother winner%u201D","link": "http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2008-10-23-macbook_N.htm?sr=hotnews","readmore":"usatoday.com","date": "October 24, 2008","copy":"Apple, says Edward C. Baig (usatoday.com), %u201Chas fashioned a winner with the new <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/macbook/?sr=hotnews\">MacBook</a>.%u201D The new model features a %u201Cbold new metal design with a glossy backlit widescreen LED display, spacious buttonless trackpad and souped-up Nvidia graphics for gamers.%u201D In fact, Baig reports being %u201Cpleased with the detail and fluid motion as I played <i>Spore</i> from Electronic Arts and <i>Call of Duty 4</i>  from Activision.","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Coming Attractions: <i>Changeling</i>","link": "/trailers/universal/changeling/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/trailers","date": "October 24, 2008","copy":"Opening in select theaters today and more widely next Friday, <i>Changeling</i> boasts a stellar cast%u2014led by Academy Award winning actors Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich%u2014and an Academy Award winning director. Clint Eastwood. In the film, Christine Collins (Jolie) must endure not only the kidnapping of her child but a police force more interested in silencing her criticism than finding her son.","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Visiting <i>21st Century Zoos</i> with iTunes U","link": "http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/uctv.tv.1703076229?sr=hotnews","readmore":"iTunes U on iTunes","date": "October 24, 2008","copy":"Visit the University of California Television, and you%u2019ll find a wealth of diverse programming. Take, for example, <i>21st Century Zoos</i>, a fascinating program that features interviews with Jane Goodall and veterinarians from such noted zoos as the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. Learn about 21st Century Zoos and the unique challenges veterinarians face caring for a captive audience.","section":["Education","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "App Store Pick of the Week: <i>Out of Boneville</i>","link": "http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=294057410&mt=8?sr=hotnews","readmore":"App Store in iTunes","date": "October 22, 2008","copy":"Add graphic novels to the list of amazing things you can enjoy on iPhone and iPod touch. In this case, <i>Out of Boneville</i>, the first volume of Jeff Smith%u2019s multiple-award winning Bone series. <i>Out of Boneville</i> (.99) looks great on iPhone, letting you move back and forth with a simple swipe. And if you do have to pull yourself away from the story, iPhone takes you right back to where you were before you left.","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Sign up for the 2008 Insomnia Film Festival","link": "/education/insomnia/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/education","date": "October 22, 2008","copy":"Registration is now open for the 2008 Insomnia Film Festival. In the festival, student teams write, cast, shoot, edit, score, and submit a 3-minute, original film just 24 hours after we release a %u201Ctop-secret%u201D elements list to all teams. We%u2019ll post the entries online, so film lovers can cast their votes. The top 25 films will then be screened by such great filmmakers as Barry Sonnenfeld, Jason Bateman, and Paul Haggis.","section":["Education","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Bento 2 offers %u201Csignificant improvements%u201D","link": "http://www.macworld.com/article/136062/2008/10/bento2.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"macworld.com","date": "October 21, 2008","copy":"Giving it a 4.5-mouse rating (out of 5), William Porter (macworld.com) calls the recently released <a href=\"http://www.filemaker.com/products/bento/overview.html?sr=hotnews\">Bento 2</a> %u201Ca very slick, very easy-to-use database management system.%u201D A %u201Cmore mature product,%u201D Bento 2 %u201Cboasts a number of significant improvements, including better data import and export, enhancements to the spreadsheet-like table view, on-the-fly customization of forms, and the ability to share libraries.%u201D","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Using a Mac to create roadmaps for surgeons","link": "/science/profiles/maki/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/science/medicine/","date": "October 21, 2008","copy":"With a wireless remote, Dr. Maki Sugimoto uses his <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/macpro/?sr=hotnews\">Mac Pro</a> and OsiriX software to superimpose a 3D image on the body of the cancer patient in his operating room. The image allows him to make highly precise incisions and treat his patient with minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery. It%u2019s a surgical technique he conceived and perfected on his Mac.","section":["Mac","Science"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Apple reports fourth-quarter results ","link": "/pr/library/2008/10/21results.html?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/pr","date": "October 21, 2008","copy":"For its fiscal 2008 fourth quarter, Apple today posted revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion, or $1.26 per diluted share. Gross margin was 34.7%. In one of the best quarters in its history, Apple shipped 2.6 million Macintosh computers (an all-time high), 11 million iPods, and 6.9 million iPhones. ","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Quick Tip of the Week: Boolean Spotlight Searches","link": "/business/theater/#tutorial=booleansearches?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/business","date": "October 21, 2008","copy":"In Mac OS X Leopard, Spotlight has become an even more valuable resource. In addition to searching any Mac on your network, Spotlight also lets you take advantage of Boolean search operators%u2014AND, OR, NOT%u2014and other rich search vocabulary. That means you can use Spotlight to conduct pinpoint searches, finding only the files you want. To find out how, watch the latest Quick Tip of the Week.","section":["Business","Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "New MacBook a Laptop Editors%u2019 Choice","link": "http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/apple-macbook-2008.aspx?sr=hotnews","readmore":"laptopmag.com","date": "October 21, 2008","copy":"%u201CIt%u2019s not just beautiful,%u201D says Dana Wollman (laptopmag.com) of the new <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/macbook/?sr=hotnews\">MacBook</a>. %u201CIt breaks the mold for thin-and-light notebooks. The new MacBook%u2019s unibody aluminum construction, one-of-a-kind touchpad, and edge-to-edge glass display draw you in, but what impresses us most about Apple%u2019s overhaul of its most popular portable is that it offers robust productivity and graphics performance without sacrificing endurance.%u201D","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "In Action: <i>Everybody Hates Chris</i>","link": "/finalcutstudio/action/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/finalcutstudio","date": "October 20, 2008","copy":"Now in its fourth season, <i>Everybody Hates Chris</i> %u2014 a runaway success for the CW network %u2014 %u201Clooks more like the Wire or Homicide than it does like any sitcom you%u2019ve ever seen,%u201D notes the show%u2019s Executive Producer Ali LeRoi. Using <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/?sr=hotnews\">Final Cut Pro</a>, he%u2019s reduced his dailies costs by as much as $20,000 a week, savings he reinvested %u2014 in songs and actors and sets %u2014 and %u201Cput right back on the screen.%u201D","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Andrew Zuckerman: The Wisdom Project","link": "/pro/profiles/wisdom/?sr=hotnews","readmore":"apple.com/pro","date": "October 20, 2008","copy":"%u201CIt%u2019s not about brains. It%u2019s not about the accumulation of knowledge. It%u2019s about being decent,%u201D explains novelist Bryce Courtenay. Courtenay is one of 51 notable figures %u2014 all 65 or older %u2014 interviewed by Andrew Zuckerman for the Wisdom Project. %u201CUsing <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/?sr=hotnews\">Final Cut</a> to quickly edit the initial footage into compelling clips is what helped us convince the rest of the people to get involved,%u201D Zuckerman says.","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "iPhone and iPod touch got game","link": "http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2008-10-13-iphonegames_N.htm?sr=hotnews","readmore":"usatoday.com","date": "October 20, 2008","copy":"%u201CiPhone and iPod touch owners can download hundreds of games from Apple%u2019s popular <a href=\"http://www.apple.com/iphone/appstore/?sr=hotnews\">App Store</a>,%u201D reports Marc Saltzman (usatoday.com). While some are free, %u201Cmost games range from $1.99 to $9.99 and take advantage of the iPhone%u2019s touch-screen, built-in sensors and online connectivity.%u201D So what games does Saltzman recommend for racing fans, flight buffs, card sharks, and others?","section":["iPhone","iPod+iTunes"],"featured":false,"image":""}]