http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/vudu.gets.flickr.pandora.picasa.other.apps/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/vuduappsin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />VUDU on Thursday announced that it has brought brought three key Internet apps to VUDU-enabled TVs. These are the same apps that were already available on the VUDU box and include Picasa, Flickr, Pandora, a free TV on-demand service and a few simple games. VUDU says it brought these apps to the TVs from its partners due to popular demand.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/vudu.gets.flickr.pandora.picasa.other.apps/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/14/acer.liquid.carries.android.16/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/acerliquid.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Acer on Wednesday made a new claim to the fastest smartphone available with the Liquid. The company's first Android phone, it's one of the first to ship with Android 1.6 but is also the first Android phone to ship with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. Using the 1GHz chip makes it faster than the 800MHz Samsung Moment and helps drive the 800x480 touchscreen as well as speed up 3D and Android's al... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/14/acer.liquid.carries.android.16/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/23/fonera.20n.now.in.us/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/fonera20n.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Fon today formally rolled out its once-teased Fonera 2.0n router. The new update adds 802.11n Wi-Fi speeds but is better known for adding built-in clients for several services independently of computers. Owners can upload content to Facebook, Flickr, Megaupload, Picasa, RapidShare and YouTube when the relevant computer is turned off; it can also download BitTorrents and send Twitter updates to s... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/23/fonera.20n.now.in.us/ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/22/google.software.replicates.features.from.iphoto/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/picasasml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google on Tuesday announced that it has released an update to its photo software, Picasa. Version 3.5 adds several new features, including facial recognition technology that is designed to automatically organize content based on the subjects in the pictures. The system works in a similar way to Apple's application, iPhoto, which added facial recognition early in the year.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/22/google.software.replicates.features.from.iphoto/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/home.base.shares.wireless.usb.devices/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/belkinhomebase.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Belkin has introduced its Home Base networking hub on Tuesday, which allows users to share peripherals using their existing wireless networks, including printers, external hard drives or other USB devices. The Home Base is compatible with other Wi-Fi b/g/n devices and will also allow users to automatically back up a connected computer's files onto a designated and connected USB hard drive.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/home.base.shares.wireless.usb.devices/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/10/pioneer.demos.entertainment.tap/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/pioneerentertainmenttap.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Pioneer at the CEDIA expo today provided demonstrations of its first networked media hub. The concept device shown on the floor, so far known only as the Entertainment Tap, still has a Blu-ray player but is intended for online media playback first and foremost: it can recognize media from DLNA-ready devices over Ethernet or Wi-Fi and has access to Netflix movies, Picasa photos and YouTube videos.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/10/pioneer.demos.entertainment.tap/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/03/journe.touch.supports.hd.network.streaming/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/toshibajournetouch.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Toshiba produced a surprise at IFA today with word of a touchscreen media tablet of its own. The Journe Touch is treated as a high-end mobile Internet device (MID) with an emphasis on video playback: the device can play HD video either at a reduced resolution on its 800x480 display or at full resolution through an HDMI output. Its Wi-Fi is used that way as well, as web browsing is considered sec... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/03/journe.touch.supports.hd.network.streaming/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/03/mitsubishi.ships.vudu.enabled.unisen.hdtvs/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/mitsuvudu.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Mitsubishi announced on Thursday that it has integrated VUDU support for the flagship Diamond models in its Unisen Immersive Sound range of LCD HDTVs. This will give users access to VUDU's extensive library that include thousands of HD movies and TV shows. The two Diamond Unisen models, the 46-inch LT-46249 and 52-inch LT-52249, have an Ethernet port that allows them to connect to the web. Otherwi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/03/mitsubishi.ships.vudu.enabled.unisen.hdtvs/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/29/cerevocam/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0908/cerevocam.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Cerevo on Saturday unveiled its first product, a camera designed explicitly for Internet uploads. The CerevoCam is simple, with just a 9-megapixel (but CMOS) sensor and basic controls, but includes 802.11n Wi-Fi for an automatic photo upload feature. It can send photos either to the company's own CerevoLife site, which hosts 5GB of free storage, or else put the content on established sites like ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/29/cerevocam/ Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/04/pana.amazon.vod.for.blu/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/panasonicbd50-3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Panasonic this morning gave all of its Viera Cast Blu-ray players support for Amazon's Video On Demand service. The feature gives the company's more advanced disc readers from 2009, including its portable reader, the option of streaming purchases and rentals directly from the reader without needing the storage for a complete copy. Using VOD isn't dependent on having a matching Panasonic TV (whic... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/04/pana.amazon.vod.for.blu/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:45:00 GMT