News Archive for 09/03/16

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Fandango for iPhone

03/16, 9:55pm

Fandango provides show listings through iPhone

Fandango has announced an iPhone application that provides access to movie and theater information. Users can view schedules and purchase tickets for more than 16,000 screens in the US. In addition to the show listings, users can browse upcoming titles, watch trailers, read synopses and view fan ratings. The program also offers a favorites menu that can be used to save local theater locations for quicker access.

Apple refutes DRM claims

03/16, 5:50pm

Apple claims no DRM protection on Shuffle controls

Apple has refuted recent claims that the new iPod shuffle integrates DRM technology to prevent third-party companies from making compatible products without paying fees. iLounge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation noted the presence of a chip behind the buttons on the in-line controls, leading to the presumption that the component provided authentication for the signal.

Habits, Cropulator

03/16, 5:40pm

iPhone apps: FarFinder, boxee remote, Whrrl

FarFinder (free) allows users to log onto their Mac computer remotely and access files on any and all connected drives. Files can be saved to an iPhone and most can be opened and viewed on the devices itslef. FarFinder also supports Spotlight allowing users to search through all of their files. Additional features include displaying hidden files, showing file extensions and opening packages.

Mac sales fall 16 percent

03/16, 4:30pm

Mac sales slide 16 percent in February

Sales of Mac computers fell dramatically in February, writes Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. Figures released by the NPD Group reveal that Mac units dropped 16 percent year-over-year, a number coincidentally matching a decline in iPod sales. Both figures are at least partially attributable to a recession-fueled pullback in consumer spending, Munster suggests.

EFF attacks iPod shuffle

03/16, 1:40pm

Apple takes flak for iPod shuffle hardware limits

Apple is headed in the wrong direction with the redesigned iPod shuffle, claims the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The public advocacy group notes that while Apple has mostly disposed of DRM in terms of music files, it has effectively added more by limiting which audio hardware can connect to the player's headphone jack. If not used with official Apple earbuds, the player will require an adapter or officially-sanctioned third-party headphones.

iPod touch explosion suit

03/16, 9:25am

Apple faces suit over exploding iPod touch

Apple faces legal action in the case of an exploding iPod touch, court documents show. An Ohio mother has filed a lawsuit on behalf of her 15-year-old son, whose 16GB Touch is said to have spontaneously caught fire while he was sitting in class. After running to a bathroom to remove his pants, he is said to have discovered that the Touch had burned a hole through both his pocket and his underwear, moreover scorching his leg.