Review: Motion 5

Our Verdict Somewhere between editing video and designing full - blown motion graphics , there are countless problem that require making things move . It may be making titles , manage transitions , moving around video and imaging in two - dimensional and three - dimensional scene , masking , compositing , or generally arranging assets for purposes of usefulness or eye confect . From its first button , Apple ’s Motion has aimed squarely at this type of activity ....

July 8, 2011 · 14 min · 2855 words · Mary Williams

Stream audio from iOS devices to your Mac with Airfoil 4.5

Apple ’s AirPlay feature makes it possible to send sound from iTunes to a routine of different Apple twist . But what about getting the other audio on your Mac to play on those machine ? Rogue Ameoba’sAirfoilhas long been the answer to that question , and last yr , the euphony utility benefit the power to send audio from your Mac to Io gimmick . On Wednesday , Airfoil expanded its old bag of tricks ....

July 6, 2011 · 2 min · 297 words · Joseph Cunningham

Review: Canon PowerShot SX230 HS is a solid zoom camera

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict TheCanon PowerShot SX210 ISwas one of our highest - rated pocket megazoom cameras of last year . Its successor , the PowerShot SX230 HS ( $ 350 as of May 1 , 2011 ) , keep its core force while total a few far-famed features . The sum of all those parts is a solid all - around pocket megazoom performer that offers manual controls , a selection of creative configurations , and very good simulacrum quality ....

June 30, 2011 · 10 min · 2065 words · Thomas Abbott

Weekly Wrap: MobileMe hosting says goodbye, Final Cut X says hello

summer is upon us ! As is a copious quantity of sunscreen ! With summer ’s arrival , you may be forgiven if you choose to pass a few hours out of doors over the past hebdomad , instead of fastidiously checkingMacworld’swebsite for novel stories every five minutes like I do . Here ’s what you may have missed . Final Cut Pro X net Cut Pro X ’s releasethis past week Was foregather with responses both gay and bleak It ’s new and improved and occupy a groovy recess , But it ’s also a lot more , well , iMovie - ish ....

June 25, 2011 · 4 min · 851 words · Leon Alvarez

LG Revolution: Solid 4G phone

Our Verdict Another day , another 4 G handset on Verizon . TheLG Revolution($250 with a two - year contract with Verizon ; price as of 5/27/11 ) joins theHTC Thunderboltand the Samsung Droid Charge as the third LTE equipment on Big Red . How does it pile up to the other two ? While the Revolution is attractive and solidly built , the overlayer LG slap over Android is n’t the slickest ....

June 24, 2011 · 9 min · 1749 words · Kevin Lang

The Macalope Daily: Faster, pussycat! Fail! Fail!

Another day , another hold dear pundit saw intermission on the surd wood of reality . Yes , despite the direful warnings of many a silly pundit , client only do n’t care about 4G. A late study of phone buyers indicateda sock 4 percentcited focal ratio as the most authoritative factor in picking a smartphone . For those of you who are n’t mathematical statistician , that ’s a very low routine ....

June 23, 2011 · 3 min · 615 words · Rachel Manning

AutoCAD 2011

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict AutoCAD , the industriousness - standard Computer Aided Design ( CAD ) software from Autodesk , is back on the Mac after an 18 - year foramen . This is full news program for many Mac fans in the architecture , engineering science , and design professing who have been unwilling to give up their MacBook Pros and iMacs for the sake of a single software program , despite its condition as a very crucial part of their work flow ....

June 22, 2011 · 10 min · 2066 words · Tracey Sullivan

Dropbox left document storage accounts open for four hours

Online storage service Dropbox accidentally turned off password assay-mark for its 25 million users for four hours on Monday — although “ much less than 1 percentage ” of those accounts were access during the stop , the company said . It is still inquire whether any of those accounts were improperly accessed . Dropbox CTO Arash Ferdowsiwrotethat the fellowship introduce a codification variety at 1:54 p.m. PST that caused a problem in the hallmark mechanism ....

June 21, 2011 · 3 min · 451 words · Willie Jimenez

Lodsys requests one extra month to reply to Apple’s latest motion

Back on June 9,Apple charge a motion seeking to interpose as a defendantin Lodsys ’s patent of invention infringement cause against various iOS , Mac , and Android software package developers . The tourist court has yet to rule on Apple ’s motion , and now may take even longer : Lodsys on Tuesday filed an“Unopposed Motion For Extension of Time to respond to Apple Inc. ’s Motion to Intervene ....

June 21, 2011 · 2 min · 351 words · Mackenzie Marks

Nokia unveils N9 smartphone using MeeGo

Nokia unveiled Tuesday its new N9 smartphone that runs the MeeGo operating system , and is being market as a “ pure touch screen ” machine without buttons . Nokia ’s new N9 smartphone , which uses the MeeGo operating system The N9 will establish later this yr , and the company will unloose later the twist ’s pricing and availability in various market , Nokia CEO Stephen Elop order at a company event in Singapore ....

June 20, 2011 · 3 min · 473 words · Kimberly Brown

Skype executives depart after Microsoft buyout

Eight Skype executives have departed the troupe following Microsoft ’s $ 8.5 billion buyout in May , a Skype spokeswoman confirmed on Monday . “ Skype , like any other practical organization , constantly measure its squad social organization to deport its users the effective ware , ” the company said in a written statement . “ As part of a recent intimate work shift Skype has made some management changes ....

June 20, 2011 · 2 min · 306 words · Rhonda Evans

Weekly Wrap: Drooling over Lion, ruminating over iCloud, and more

Father ’s Day is come ! But let ’s face it : If you have n’t gotten a gift for Dad at this point , you ’re probably just not break to . Instead , sit back and let us catch you up on theMacworldweek that was . Lion in wait We know how you love drooling over Lion features . Serenity Caldwell escape away with this hebdomad ’s pageview crown by post not one , but two Lion rundowns ....

June 18, 2011 · 4 min · 719 words · James Munoz

Remains of the Day: Coulda woulda shoulda

Applecouldbuy out all but one of its mobile phone competitors , the companymightnot acquittance any new Macs until Lion add up out , and maybe — just maybe — Quicken 2007 could still work on Lion . It ’s potential that Dan Moren is driving off into the wilderness of upstate New York right on now , but the remainder for Friday , June 17 , 2011 , are most unquestionably sound nowhere tight ....

June 17, 2011 · 4 min · 703 words · Ryan Moore