From the monthly archives:

August 2010

Under the Magic Trackpad spell

by Nik Rawlinson on August 31, 2010 in Editorial
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If you think the Magic Trackpad is an extravagance, you’re missing a trick. My poor old mouse. Look at it. Quiet. Dormant. Collecting the dust and cobwebs. After so many years of faithful service, it has been cruelly cast aside and sits there quiet as a… well, as quiet as a mouse. Why? Magic Trackpad [...]

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H.264 video will be free forever

by Simon Aughton on August 27, 2010 in News
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The organisation that licenses the H.264 video codec has announced that it will continue to waive any royalties on video delivered free to end users in perpetuity.

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Apple ditches tablet designer

by Simon Aughton on August 27, 2010 in News
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Apple has severed its ties with an engineering design firm SurfaceInk after it unveiled a prototype tablet deemed to be a little to similar to the iPad for comfort.

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Apple adds iBooks export to Pages

by Simon Aughton on August 27, 2010 in News
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Apple has released an update to iWork that in addition to fixing a handful of bugs, adds the ability to export Pages documents in the ePub format.

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Apple sets date for new iPods

by Simon Aughton on August 26, 2010 in News
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Apple’s annual iPod refresh will take place on 1 September. The company has begun sending out invitations illustrated with an image of a guitar — the customary musical allusion to its yearly rejig of the hugely successful music players.

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Making sure you’ve got every angle covered

by Will Head on August 25, 2010 in Video
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If you’ve used several cameras to film an event, syncing up the footage can be a little daunting. Thankfully, there are ways to make this job easier. If you have control over a shoot and plenty of time for lots of different takes then using a single camera to cover it is likely to be [...]

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