The latest update for Plex makes the best media center application on Mac OS X even better by improving compatibility for Snow Leopard.

Apple on Tuesday released software updates for Leopard and Snow Leopard to support the new Magic Mouse.

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software, Snow Leopard

Update 5:30p: VMware's Pat Lee has acknowledged the problems on the serial-number system and has posted a universal 30-day trial license code and download link to allow users to install the new version.

I never was able to upgrade to a paid version of Fusion 3.0, so I downloaded a demo version and 2.5 hours later received a 30-day serial number.

Installation was trivial, but now I can't find my old version 2.06. That would be bad for people who are trying 3.0 and decide to go back to an older version. I tried a Spotlight search, and my older version is nowhere to be found. That's not good. Has anyone else making the upgrade experienced this? Update: Commenters make it clear that 2.0 will automatically be removed when you move to 3.

I'd already upgraded to Windows 7 on version 2.06, so the same OS came up fine under version 3.0. One of the advantages of 3.0 is that you can assign multiple cores to the app, and since I'm running on a 2 x 2.66 Dual Core Xeon I assigned 2 cores.

Start-up was faster than the old version. About 45 seconds to the Windows 7 desktop, and a few more seconds to bring up a couple of gadgets and settle down. Launch times of apps seem pretty fast, but I don't find the difference dramatic.

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Per celebrare il recente aggiornamento di Camera Genius, di cui abbiamo parlato qui, la CodeGoo ha deciso di offire gratuitamente altre due applicazioni dedicate alla fotografia, ma solo per un periodo limitato di tempo.

Le due applicazioni sono:

• Zoom Photo: consente di effettuare lo zoom digitale 4x
• Tripod: consente di scattare foto stabili, grazie all’uso dell’accelometro (la foto viene scattata quando l’iPhone è perfettamente immobile)

RIM potrebbe presto perdere lo scettro di smartphone preferito dagli americani, dato che Apple, con il suo iPhone, sta conquistando sempre più utenza.

Dagli ultimi dati pubblicati dalla ChangeWave, infatti, emerge che l’iPhone è passato dal 25% al 30% di quota mercato in soli tre mesi, mentre il Blackberry ha perso un punto percentuale, passando dal 41% al 40%.

Malgrado la perdita di un solo punto, il dato è molto significativo, perchè in questo periodo RIM ha presentato nuovi modelli e ci si sarebbe aspettati un aumento di vendite.

Sale anche il numero di utenti che sono intenzionati a comprare l’iPhone nei prossimi mesi, passando dal 23% al 27%, e di coloro che sono pienamente soddisfatti del melafonino (dal 73% al 74%).

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Apple has today confirmed that no new products will be released by the company before the holiday season, reassuring consumers that it is safe to purchase Apple products.

The first comments come from a conversation Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing had with Gizmodo reportedly saying that Apple will not introduce any more new products this year.

Apple PR later confirmed that “The holiday lineup is set.”

ChangeWave Research's quarterly survey of cell phone owners shows the iPhone gaining market share and continuing to lead the pack in satisfaction.

Produttore: Chillingo | Download Via: AppStore | Prezzo: 0,79€

Chillingo, visto l’imminente arrivo della popolare festa celebrata in tutto il mondo, Halloween, ha deciso di scontare una delle sue prime applicazioni approdate su AppStore. Stiamo parlando di iDracula, un hack-’n’-slash game dove sarete chiamati a combattere una serie di mostri in stile Van Helsing.

Il suo prezzo, infatti, passa da 2.39€ a 0.79€ per un periodo di tempo veramente limitato ed il nostro consiglio è quello di, qualora siate interessati, acquistarlo il prima possibile. Vi ricordiamo che lo scopo principale è quello di sopravvivere dai lupi mannari, i vari mostri, e dai vampiri e che potete leggere una recensione completa e dettagliata su iDracula, cliccando qui.

Via | AppAdvice

Filed under: Apple Corporate, Hardware, Retail

It's now safe to shop for Apple products without fear of getting burned by a last-minute release, at least for the next few months. Apple's senior VP of Worldwide Product Marketing, Phil Schiller, told Gizmodo today that "... the holiday lineup is set." Apple typically does this in late autumn to simply let customers know that it's safe to start spending money.

Gizmodo notes that they originally stated, "No more Apple products this year," but they subsequently received a call from Apple asking (by "asking" we mean "telling" ) them to use the language, "The holiday lineup is set." Conspiracy theorists will say that means there could be new stuff still in the pipe, but we think it's just meant to get people in a shopping mood.

[Via The Loop]

TUAWPhil Schiller: Holiday lineup in place originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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