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Apple: The king of digital music

13 hours 4 min ago
Judging from the impressive new crop of iPods announced last week along with an update to iTunes, PCWorld's Ian Paul thinks Apple’s dominance of the digital music world seems solid -- at least for now.

Hurd joins Oracle as co-president

13 hours 34 min ago
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd has been appointed co-president of Oracle, the software company announced Monday.

QuickBooks 2011 to deliver multi-user functionality to Macs

21 hours 33 min ago
Intuit on Tuesday will unveil the latest version of its accounting and small business management application. The new version, available later this month, is highlighted by the arrival of multi-user functionality.

Review: Voice Band for iPhone

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 15:35
It can take lots of time, patience and determination in order to produce a listenable song with this app, which transmogrifies your voice into the sound of various musical instruments. But Voice Band definitely puts a unique spin on mobile music creation.

Mac Gems: F10 Launch Studio 3

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 13:40
F10 Launch Studio offers you quick, easy, and intelligent access to all the applications on your Mac, making it possible to launch your favorite apps with no more than a few keystrokes. However, functionality similar to some of the features F10 Launch Studio offers is already provided by Mac OS X, so you should give those tools a shot before you plunk down the cash.

In ad, Motorola hits out at iPhone over lack of Flash

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 13:27
Motorola has once again hit out at Apple with another ad, this time highlighting the lack of Adobe Flash on the iPhone compared to the Droid 2.

Success of Samsung Galaxy Tab doomed by carrier contracts

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 12:25
Tony Bradley sees the iPad holding a potential advantage over Samsung's Galaxy Tab. The latter will likely have contracts with carriers that won't compare to the iPad's no-commitment contract for 3G service.

What to expect from Apple's iOS updates

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 11:55
iOS 4.1 is supposed to arrive this week, followed by the 4.2 update in November. If you've got questions about Apple's batch of iOS updates, we'll supply the answers.

iPad Orchestra shows musical potential of Apple's tablet

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 11:44
Members of The iPad Orchestra recently performed 'Sweet Dream' by Ilya Plavunov on four iPads, much to the approval of Apple.

Review: iBrainstorm for iPad

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 10:45
This app turns your iPad into a virtual whiteboard and lets iPhone users with a free companion app wirelessly contribute notes to your brainstorming session. It's a promising idea, but one that ultimately has too many limitations to be the creative collaborative tool iBrainstorm's developer envisions.

Did e-mail and the Internet kill the 9-to-5 workday?

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 10:26
A survey conducted by Harris Interactive in the United States and Opinion Matters in the United Kingdom on behalf of Xobni found that the 9-5 workday is a myth, and that there is no such thing as a real day off any more.

LittleFin's Chronicle tracks monthly bills

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 09:50
LittleFin updates its attractive, but rather stripped-down, financial management software.

Harman AKG releases Quincy Jones Signature Line of headphones

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 09:28
Harman AKG has released 3 new headphone models under its new Quincy Jones Signature Line.

Apple TV, 'Ping' and iTunes -- what it means

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 09:00
Computerworld's Ryan Faas takes a closer look at a pair of announcements from last week's Apple event -- Apple TV and iTunes' Ping feature.

Apimac brings personal database solution to OS X

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 08:24
The company's iDatabase can now sync between Macs and iOS devices seamlessly.

Mark Hurd may take job at Oracle, report says

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 08:05
Former HP boss Mark Hurd is in talks to take a job at Oracle, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, citing unnamed sources.

Review: Drive Genius 3

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 07:30
For anyone who has visited a Genius Bar lately at an Apple store, you know it is always a good idea to pay careful attention to the tools they use. Leaning over the shoulder of a technician, you might spot Drive Genius 3, the latest version of Prosoft Engineering’s drive defrag and partitioning tool.

Review: iMusic Puzzle for iPhone

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 12:10
Think you know the songs in your iTunes library? Perhaps you should try your hand at iMusic Puzzle, a 99-cent game from I-Play.