News Archive for 08/09/12

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SKM surveillance security system links with iPhone

09/12, 6:25pm

iPhone works with SKM

videoNEXT has announced the availability of SKM-Mobile, its physical security information management solution, for the iPhone. The software gives iPhone users access to the videoNEXT Security Knowledge Manager (SKM) video surveillance system, allowing mobile video monitoring. The app features user-name and password protection, and provides the ability to monitor and control cameras and receive alarms from the SKM system. It incorporates advanced video analytic technology to send alarms/alerts to the iPhone when user-defined events occur. iPhone users can also playback recorded and/or archived video on the phone.

Twittelator 1.3 supports iPhone/iPod 2.1 firmware

09/12, 4:40pm

Twittelator 1.3 update

Stone Design has released version 1.3 of its Twittelator and Twittelator Pro iPhone clients. The update fixes many bugs with the iPhone/iPod touch 2.1 software update, which was negatively affecting previous versions. Twittelator Pro mainly differs from its sibling through four themes and support for unlimited accounts, with the ability to quickly switch between them.

New suede cases announced for new iPod touch, Nano

09/12, 1:55pm

New cases for Nano, touch

Computer bag and case maker WaterField Designs has announced iPod Suede Jackets for the new iPod Nano and iPod touch models released Tuesday. The new cases, offered in black only, are custom-fitted to the dimensions of the new iPods, can double as a screen cleaner and are available with or without a rear mesh pocket. They are available for pre-order now and will ship September 16.

iTunes 8 triggering blue-screens in Windows Vista

09/12, 9:30am

iTunes 8 & Windows Vista

iTunes 8 may be causing "blue screen of death" crashes within Windows Vista, according to various users. Some visitors to Apple's support forums complain that when they attempt to plug an iPod or iPhone into a PC, their systems crash immediately, forcing a reboot. iTunes is believed to be responsible mainly due to the timing of the crashes, and a Vista error message, referencing an Apple-supplied USB driver. "I think it's safe to say then that either Apple's USB driver shipped with iTunes 8 is broken on Vista, or it's causing a problem with some other common Vista driver," claims one user.