The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) http://www.tuaw.com The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) http://www.tuaw.com/media/feedlogo.gif The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) http://www.tuaw.com en-us Copyright 2008 Blogsmith, LLC. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/TUAW preview: Schmap for iPhone & iPod Touchhttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/09/tuaw-preview-schmap-for-iphone-and-ipod-touch/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/09/tuaw-preview-schmap-for-iphone-and-ipod-touch/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/09/tuaw-preview-schmap-for-iphone-and-ipod-touch/#commentsFiled under: ,

Schmap.com City Guides and Local SearchPlanning some activities out on the town this weekend, or searching for a Mother's Day dining option? The fine folks at Schmap have a treat for you -- they'd like TUAW readers to have the first whack at their new iPhone City Guides and Local Search before the Mobile Safari-optimized site goes into official beta on Monday, May 12.

Point Safari on your iPhone or iPod Touch to www.schmap.com, then enter the pre-launch preview access code: 724627. Once you're in the site, pull up a Schmap Guide for your favorite city for info, maps, and more. Some of the search features aren't wired in yet, but they should be done soon.

Schmap's website has several Flash demos of the features of the Schmap Guides for iPhone. Check it out!

Thanks to Donald at Schmap for the invitation, and Kyle for the tip.
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]]>city guidesCityGuidesiphoneipod touchIpodTouchmapstweet-thisSteven Sande2008-05-09T22:30:00+00:00Muxtape works on iPhonehttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/09/muxtape-works-on-iphone/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/09/muxtape-works-on-iphone/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/09/muxtape-works-on-iphone/#commentsFiled under: , ,

If you are a Web 2.0 fanatic (which, come on, who isn't these days?) then you probably know about Muxtape. For those of you who aren't religiously reading the latest Web application news at DownloadSquad, Muxtape is basically a way to share your personalized mp3 mixtape. Not only can you subscribe to the tape's RSS via iTunes, but it turns out that you can also listen to Muxtapes on your iPhone!

Just navigate over to the Muxtape page of your choosing and select a song. Mobile Safari will then load the file and begin to play it like normal mp3 audio. How cool is that?

Thanks for the info, Craig!
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]]>craig hockenberryCraigHockenberryMuxtapeWeb 2.0Web2.0Cory Bohon2008-05-09T12:00:00+00:00Rumor: .Mac relaunch to coincide with iPhone 2.0?http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/08/rumor-mac-relaunch-to-coincide-with-iphone-2-0/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/08/rumor-mac-relaunch-to-coincide-with-iphone-2-0/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/08/rumor-mac-relaunch-to-coincide-with-iphone-2-0/#commentsFiled under: , ,

A little birdy told us about some unusual happenings at Apple. According to our anonymous tipster, .Mac will undergo a complete revamp that will coincide with the iPhone 2.0 launch (which everyone expects to occur at WWDC 08). We posted about the .Mac push e-mail coming to iPhone 2.0 last night, but according to our tip, that's not all .Mac users are going to get.

According to our little birdy, .Mac could undergo the following changes as soon as next month:
  • Full over-the-air syncing including calendars, contacts, and email (similar to Exchange)
  • .Mac syncing on Windows
This makes sense, since why would Apple make using an iPhone with Exchange a better experience than when it is paired with .Mac? If these rumors turn out to be true, then the $99 price tag on .Mac could seem a whole lot more worthwhile in the coming months.
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]]>.Maccross platformCrossPlatformMicrosoft WindowsMicrosoftWindowsOver the airOverTheAirsyncingtweet-thisCory Bohon2008-05-08T16:30:00+00:00Safari 3 allows styled form controlshttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/08/safari-3-allows-styled-form-controls/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/08/safari-3-allows-styled-form-controls/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/08/safari-3-allows-styled-form-controls/#commentsFiled under: , ,

This was included in WebKit builds beginning several years ago, apparently, but is something I recently stumbled upon. Historically, Safari has been pretty insistent on making sure web page form fields (like drop-down menus and buttons) retain the Aqua look-and-feel. Web designers, on the other hand, have gotten used to choosing colors and font sizes for those controls, so they fit in with their site's design.

Hopefully everyone can now be happy: Safari 3 allows web designers to style form controls with CSS. The results are pictured: instead of a glossy, Aqua-like control, Safari displays a matte-finish control in the color and size of your choosing. You can even apply background images to form controls. If you don't apply styles to your controls, then Safari retains the Aqua look.

This shouldn't require any changes to code that's already written for other browsers: Safari 3 should pick right up on the formatting, and display it as the designer intended. It does, however, open up WebKit-specific CSS to your form controls.

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]]>cssform-controlsrobert-palmersafariwebkitRobert Palmer2008-05-08T12:30:00+00:00AT&T lists WiFi hotspot access as part of iPhone planshttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/08/atandt-lists-wifi-hotspot-access-as-part-of-iphone-plans/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/08/atandt-lists-wifi-hotspot-access-as-part-of-iphone-plans/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/08/atandt-lists-wifi-hotspot-access-as-part-of-iphone-plans/#commentsFiled under: ,



It looks like the reports of AT&T offering free Wi-Fi at their hotspots were not unfounded. Above you can see a new 'Included Feature' that AT&T is bundling with all their iPhone plans. Along with long distance calling, visual voicemail, call forwarding, 3-way calling and Caller ID you now get 'Access to AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots.' Not too shabby at all.

[via iLounge]

Update: And like that it is gone! AT&T really needs to get their story straight on this one.
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]]>Scott McNulty2008-05-08T11:29:00+00:00.Mac push e-mail coming to iPhone 2.0?http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/07/mac-push-e-mail-coming-to-iphone-2-0/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/07/mac-push-e-mail-coming-to-iphone-2-0/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/07/mac-push-e-mail-coming-to-iphone-2-0/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Sometimes, we at TUAW get awesome tips from our readers -- this is proof. A certain, unnamed individual sent us some pictures of the latest build of the iPhone firmware showing .Mac push e-mail. The picture shows the main Settings page with a new button: "Fetch new data." When you click the button, you are taken to a list of your mail accounts, where you can choose between either "fetch" or "push."

According to Mr. Anonymous, while .Mac is offering push e-mail, you are currently not able to do contact or calendar syncing. You can see the iPhone screenshots in the gallery.

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]]>.MaciPhoneiPhone 2.0Iphone2.0push emailPushEmailSDKCory Bohon2008-05-07T21:30:00+00:00Calgoo products now support iCal synchttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/07/calgoo-products-now-support-ical-sync/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/07/calgoo-products-now-support-ical-sync/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/07/calgoo-products-now-support-ical-sync/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Here's good news for users of 30 Boxes and Calgoo Hub. Earlier this week, Calgoo announced two-way iCal synchronization for 30 Boxes, Google Calendar, and Outlook. Calgoo account holders can get started by logging in to their account.

For the uninitiated, 30 Boxes is an online calendar that includes to-do lists, event management, people finder and more. Calgoo is a company whose mission in life is to simplify the calendars people use. It's their new Calgoo Connect service that lets iCal play nicely with these others.

Check it out, and let us know how it goes.
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]]>30 boxes30BoxescalgooicaloutlookDave Caolo2008-05-07T11:30:00+00:00Associated Press launches iPhone-optimized sitehttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/05/associated-press-launches-iphone-optimized-site/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/05/associated-press-launches-iphone-optimized-site/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/05/associated-press-launches-iphone-optimized-site/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Earlier today, the Associated Press launched an iPhone-optimized news site that really is pleasant to use. To check it out on your iPhone simply visit http://apnews.com. Once there you'll find AP articles, of course, but also local events (in fact, you can enter several zip codes and follow events from several locations) and more from many different outlets.

The preference pane looks like that of a native iPhone application (Save the orange sliders instead of blue) and the photos and videos render pretty quickly, even over EDGE. Plus, they've got a cute web clip icon. What more do you need?

It's nice to see the AP catering to mobile users. We say, "Well done."

[Via iPodNN]
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]]>associated pressAssociatedPressiphoneweb appWebAppDave Caolo2008-05-05T15:00:00+00:00AT&T disables free iPhone WiFi?http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/04/atandt-disables-free-iphone-wifi/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/04/atandt-disables-free-iphone-wifi/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/04/atandt-disables-free-iphone-wifi/#commentsFiled under: ,

Last week we posted about AT&T offering free WiFi access for iPhone customers at several of their hotspot locations, including a few Starbucks stores. According to MacRumors, AT&T has disabled this free service. However, since AT&T never made an official announcement of this service, it seems possible that the free service was launched early (possibly for testing). AT&T representatives have declined to comment on the issue.

If you got a glimpse of the free future and have now seen that wireless door slam shut again, let us know.

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]]>ATTfreeiPhonetweet-thisWiFiCory Bohon2008-05-04T21:05:00+00:00Hahlo 3: now out of betahttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/04/hahlo-3-now-out-of-beta/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/04/hahlo-3-now-out-of-beta/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/04/hahlo-3-now-out-of-beta/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

We at TUAW HQ definitely have an obsession with Twitter. We use Twitterrific for the Mac, and Hahlo for iPhone. Hahlo provides great features in a beautiful, usable user interface. A couple weeks ago we got a sneak peek at the beta of Hahlo 3 (titled "the Legendary Edition"), but now you can try it out for yourself. That's because Hahlo 3 was released to the public today. In addition to a completely revamped UI, the new version integrates full searching capabilities via Summize.

To try out Hahlo 3 for yourself, just point Mobile Safari over to http://hahlo.com. It's free and easy to use. If you don't have an iPod touch or iPhone, you can get to Hahlo from any standards-compliant modern browser (Safari 3, Firefox, etc.).
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]]>HahloTwitterCory Bohon2008-05-04T10:30:00+00:00AT&T WiFi portal for iPhone users shows up at Starbuckshttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/18/atandt-wifi-portal-for-iphone-users-shows-up-at-starbucks/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/18/atandt-wifi-portal-for-iphone-users-shows-up-at-starbucks/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/18/atandt-wifi-portal-for-iphone-users-shows-up-at-starbucks/#commentsFiled under: , ,


It was only a couple months ago that Starbucks announced that AT&T would take over hotspot services from T-Mobile. Now the WiFi hotspots are rolling out to some of the Starbucks stores. David Chartier, of previous TUAW and now ArsTechnica fame, recently posted an article on his personal blog about the portal and what it offers. He also took the picture that you can see above.

According to David, AT&T is giving WiFi users 2 free hours of access per day. But AT&T didn't stop there -- they designed an iPhone-specific portal to sign onto the service. A local Starbucks manager told David that all 7,000+ Starbucks stores in the US should be "finished by summer."

I should note that this iPhone portal isn't specific to Starbucks -- every AT&T WiFi hotspot features the same interface -- and all devices are eligible for the 2 free hours of access (not just iPhones and iPod touches). Any WiFi device should be able to logon to the service. It is nice to see AT&T finally giving connectivity away for free.

[via 1FPS]
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]]>ATTiPhoneStarbucksT-mobileWi-FiCory Bohon2008-04-18T08:30:00+00:00Create a PDF of newspaper headlines with Automatorhttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/17/create-a-pdf-of-newspaper-headlines-with-automator/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/17/create-a-pdf-of-newspaper-headlines-with-automator/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/17/create-a-pdf-of-newspaper-headlines-with-automator/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Some of you news hounds may be aware of Newseum, the "interactive museum of news." Every day, they publish the front pages of over 600 newspapers from several companies. Wouldn't it be cool to get just the ones you like delivered to your (virtual) door as a single PDF? Automator to the rescue!

Dave Bednarski sent a great script he wrote to the folks at 37signals which serves that purpose. Basically, you enter the addresses of the papers you'd like to receive, filter for PDFs, download the result to the desktop and combine the lot by appending the pages into one big file. It's just that easy.

For an added bonus, attach this script to an iCal event and have your news waiting for you each morning. All that's missing is your mug of coffee, and the muddy pawprints of the family dog on the carpet after he runs out in the rain to chase the paperboy.
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]]>automatornewspaperpdfDave Caolo2008-04-17T07:00:00+00:00Safari 3.1.1 releasedhttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/16/safari-3-1-1-released/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/16/safari-3-1-1-released/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/16/safari-3-1-1-released/#commentsFiled under: ,

Safari 3.1.1 is now available for both Windows and OS X. According to Apple, this update "includes improvements to stability, compatibility and security."

On the security front, this security bulletin outlines the changes. It appears as if a vulnerability existed that could allow malicious sites to spoof URL headers or execute arbitrary code. There are two issues that specifically affect the Windows version of Safari, so users on both platforms should be sure to update.

Just a reminder -- some plugins, like Saft, will stop working after installing the update. Visit the plugin author's homepage to download the newest versions as they become available.

Thanks Ben!
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]]>safarisoftware updateSoftwareUpdateChristina Warren2008-04-16T17:22:00+00:00Found Footage: Conan on iChathttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/09/found-footage-conan-on-ichat/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/09/found-footage-conan-on-ichat/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/09/found-footage-conan-on-ichat/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

If you're a dedicated Conan watcher, you'll know that Conan O'Brien's normal bandleader, Max Weinberg, is often out on the road playing on tour with Bruce Springsteen, and away from the show for long periods of time. Conan misses Weinberg as much as we do, apparently, and so last night he decided to get back in touch with none other than Apple's own iChat video conferencing.

Sure enough, it's not a fake -- while there are lots of audio and video cables coming off of Conan's MacBook Pro, when they show the desktop (Leopard) and later on bring in a third person, you can see that it really is iChat, running as normal -- the cables are likely just to grab the audio and video for the broadcast.

Unfortunately, this also shows off iChat's limits -- while the technology is cool, it won't necessarily make the people you call any more interested in talking. Odds are that "drummerboymax08" isn't that interested in chatting with you either.

Thanks, Sabi! Video via Macenstein
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]]>appleconan-obriendrummerboymax08excitementfound-footageichatmax-weinbergMike Schramm2008-04-09T21:00:00+00:00Growl website gets redesignhttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/07/growl-website-gets-redesign/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/07/growl-website-gets-redesign/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/07/growl-website-gets-redesign/#commentsFiled under: ,

If you know TUAW, then you know that there's one thing we cannot live without ... it's Growl. Growl is a great way to view important messages from multiple Mac apps as little pop-ups in the corner of your screen.

This weekend, Growl's website received a very nice redesign. It's never been this easy to navigate the styles and various extras on the site.

Thanks, Chris!
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]]>GrowlwebsiteCory Bohon2008-04-07T11:00:00+00:00Sandvox 1.2.7 is ready to gohttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/28/sandvox-1-2-7-is-ready-to-go/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/28/sandvox-1-2-7-is-ready-to-go/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/28/sandvox-1-2-7-is-ready-to-go/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Earlier this week, Karelia released Sandvox 1.2.7. If you're unfamiliar, Sandvox is a great WYSIWYG website development application. It's really fun to use, and features .Mac and iLife integration, templates you'll actually want to put up on your site and a great user interface (in fact, it was the runner up in Apple's 2007 Design Awards for Best Mac OS X User Experience).

Version 1.2.7 is a minor update, but includes some important changes, like
  • Improvements to iMedia Browser, including new movie thumbnailing code
  • Graphical Title Text replacement now works again under Leopard
  • Updates to the Digg pagelet
There's more, of course, and you can get the full run down here. Once you've got your Sandvox site up, share it at Sandvoxed.

Sandvox now requires 10.4.11 or 10.5.x, is a Universal Binary and comes in both pro ($79US) and "regular" ($49US) versions. Version 1.2.7 is a free upgrade for registered users.
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]]>sandvoxweb developmentWebDevelopmentwysiwygDave Caolo2008-03-28T11:00:00+00:00iPhone gaining traction in UKhttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/25/iphone-gaining-traction-in-uk/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/25/iphone-gaining-traction-in-uk/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/25/iphone-gaining-traction-in-uk/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Currently in lead in the UK, Nokia may be given a run for its money as the iPhone is set to be the number one mobile web browsing device. According to iTWire and StatCounter, the iPhone took 0.06 percent of the total internet browser marketshare in the UK for March 2008.

According to StatCounter, the iPhone definitely has some work cut out, if it is to surpass Nokia's 0.15 percent market share to date as of March. iPhone is currently in second place with it's 0.06 percent (which goes up to 0.09 percent if iPod touch browsing is also figured in). But that is still way ahead of the Blackberry with it's 0.02 percent.


[via iTWire]
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]]>iPhoneiPod touchIpodTouchmarket shareMarketShareCory Bohon2008-03-25T18:00:00+00:00Terminal Tip: Safari 3.1 brings true one-window modehttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/21/terminal-tip-safari-3-1-brings-true-one-window-mode/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/21/terminal-tip-safari-3-1-brings-true-one-window-mode/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/21/terminal-tip-safari-3-1-brings-true-one-window-mode/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Are you a browser fiend? The sort of person who loves Safari, yet can't quite live with some of its peculiarities? If you hadn't guessed, I certainly am one of those people. I love the speed and simplicity of Safari, but it never worked as well as (say) Camino, particularly when it came to persuading links from the likes of Gmail to open in the same window. No number of SIMBL hacks (yes, hacks) seemed to persuade Safari to open links in the existing window - driving me away from Safari, and instead swear by Camino.

But that's about to change, as Apple has added a hidden preference to Safari 3.1 that allows you to tell Safari to stick to one window. Even in Gmail. Tipster Dennis Stevense, explains in a blog post that through a simple Terminal command, true one-window mode is finally, finally, here for Safari. All you need to enter is the command below into Terminal, hit enter, and you're sorted.

defaults write com.apple.Safari TargetedClicksCreateTabs -bool true

Thanks Dennis!

Update: If you want to reverse the change, it's a simple matter of entering the following into Terminal:

defaults write com.apple.Safari TargetedClicksCreateTabs -bool false
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]]>safarisafari 3Safari-3.1Safari3tweet-thisNik Fletcher2008-03-21T13:30:00+00:00Safari 3.1 is availablehttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/18/safari-3-1-is-available/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/18/safari-3-1-is-available/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/18/safari-3-1-is-available/#commentsFiled under: , ,

In keeping with the 2008 tradition of Tuesday morning updates, Apple released Safari 3.1 today for both OS X and Windows -- marking the transition out of beta status for the Windows build. At 143MB (for the Leopard version, at least), there's a lot of changes, including
  • Improved JavaScript performance
  • Standards support, including CSS 3 web fonts, HTML 5 video and audio elements, and SVG advanced text
  • Developer benefits like editing CSS in the Web Inspector
  • Caps lock alert in password fields (Yay!)
There's much more, of course, and you can read the full change log here. Note that installation requires a restart. Apple's page describes Safari as "the world's fastest browser," but of course your mileage may vary.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in.
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]]>safarisafari 3.1Safari3.1software updateSoftwareUpdateDave Caolo2008-03-18T11:00:00+00:00Apple to allow VoIP on iPhonehttp://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/08/apple-to-allow-voip-on-iphone/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/08/apple-to-allow-voip-on-iphone/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/08/apple-to-allow-voip-on-iphone/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

A recent eWeek article states that Apple will not limit VoIP on the iPhone while the phone is connected to a Wi-Fi access point. During a a Q&A session after the SDK announcement on Thursday Steve Jobs said, "We'll limit [VOIP applications] over the cellular network." He went on to say that Apple would not be opposed to VOIP apps that work on a Wi-Fi connection, which is welcome news to AT&T we are sure.

According to the article, SightSpeed is at least one VoIP provider that is lined up to make a VoIP solution for the iPhone. Of course, the big question is: will we see Skype on our iPhones come June (the smart money is on yes)?
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]]>AppleiPhoneiPod touchIpodTouchSDKVoIPCory Bohon2008-03-08T15:00:00+00:00