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iTunes Store adds 99 cent weekly movie rental specials
via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) by Mat Lu on February 22, 2008
Filed under: iTS, Apple TVAlong with the iTunes update we noted earlier, Apple has introduced a new weekly special movie rental for 99 cents. Macrumors reports that each Thursday Apple will make available a new movie at the special price, good until the following Monday. You'll have the standard 30 days to watch it. The first special this week is The Hours (iTunes link).This looks like a...
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Safari AdBlock Frees Hulu
via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) by Erica Sadun on May 13, 2008
Filed under: Multimedia, Internet ToolsTUAW reader Eric F sent in a note letting us know that "Safari Adblock allows you to watch Hulu programming completely commercial free!" I gave it a try. I downloaded a copy of Adblock from its SourceForge repository, installed it, activated it, and fired up Hulu. A nearly complete episode of Buffy later, I can confirm that I wasn't shown commercials. I...
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Scanning wallet cards into the iPhone
via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) by Mike Schramm on May 14, 2008
Filed under: Software, Hacks, Tips and tricks, Odds and ends, iPhoneThis is pretty much genius. Like Albert, I have a bunch of "membership cards" in my wallet -- they're those cards with a barcode or number on them that you get from places like the local grocery store, or some other retailer. They're useful to have around, but they tend to pile up after a while, and pretty soon, your...
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Beta Beat: IntelliScreen for iPhone
via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) by Erica Sadun on May 14, 2008
Filed under: iPod Family, Beta Beat, iPhoneReally cool stuff today over at ModMyiPhone. The new IntelliScreen software customizes your "Slide to Unlock" screen allowing you to load widgets onto that otherwise unusued space. Options include listing calendar events, mail subjects, SMS messages, weather reports and RSS news feeds.One note though about beta releases: We love them for the inspiration...
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Facebook featured on new iPhone ad
via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) by Cory Bohon on February 06, 2008
Filed under: Cult of Mac, Apple, iPhoneTonight, Apple released two new iPhone commercials in the standard iPhone-esqe style -- Facebook and Cars. In these two commercials, Apple expounds on features that have already been introduced in older commercials. This is the first time that Apple has shown a web application on the iPhone in a commercial. Apple announces in the commercial, "If you love...
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ScreenFlow: The killer screencasting app is here
via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) by Brett Terpstra on February 14, 2008
Filed under: Software, Cool toolsWhether you love them or hate them, screencasts made on Macs just got exponentially better. We at TUAW are in awe of the latest contender for your screencasting love: ScreenFlow, from Vara Software (the maker of Wirecast and Videocue). The feature set is, well, unbelievable in comparison to what is currently available on our platform of choice. And it's an...
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Handbrake 0.9.2 now out & Leopard-only
via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) by Nik Fletcher on February 20, 2008
Filed under: VideoIf you're a fan of Handbrake -- the tool that allows you to extract your DVDs* into more portable formats (such as your iPod / iPhone / Apple TV) -- listen up. Handbrake has hit version 0.9.2!So what's changed from the last version, released back in October last year? Well, first-off the application is Leopard-only which may well irk some readers (debate away in the...
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DVD Jon breaks free of iTunes DRM
via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) by Erica Sadun on February 20, 2008
Filed under: iTSToday's Times Online reports that DVD Jon has introduced new software that allows you to break iTunes DRM and play back your iTunes purchases on any device. Apparently this new anti-DRM software works with an unsual analog-hole. It replays songs in fast-forward and copies the audio track. The Times articles says that this tool can convert about two hundred tracks per hour....
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iPhone as a touchpad
via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) by Mike Schramm on February 21, 2008
Filed under: Odds and ends, Freeware, Developer, iPhoneI love this. Reader Jahanzeb sent us a little mini-app he cooked up out of vnsea that turns your Installer.app-enabled iPhone into a touchpad for your PC (and Mac, I assume, though the video above shows Windows). Once you've got the two talking to each other, you can click, double-click, and even drag windows around. Jahanzeb says...
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Buy your own TiAlN modded iPhone
via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) by Dave Caolo on February 27, 2008
Filed under: iPod Family, Mods, iPhoneEarlier this week, we wrote about a beautiful iPhone case mod that involved wrapping the whole thing in a ceramic coating called TiAIN. A lot of you wrote to say how much you liked it. Well, you're in luck, because now you can buy one.Just send in your iPhone plus $299US, and you'll get Black back, no brandingTiAlN Black (or gold) glossy logoTiAlN...
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