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/09/11/23/googles.brin.sees.two.oses.merging/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/googlechromeos.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google co-creator Sergey Brin followed up the introduction of Chrome OS with hints that the new operating system may eventually merge with Android. While the two are currently separate in most ways, the executive suggested the two could unite simply because smartphones and notebooks increasingly share common traits. He pointed out that both have Linux at the root and WebKit for their browsing en... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/googles.brin.sees.two.oses.merging/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/flash.and.air.betas.also.bring.hw.decode/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/adobeflash.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Adobe today fulfilled earlier promises and provided betas for both Flash Player 10.1 and AIR 2. Both are the first from Adobe to have a Flash layer that supports multi-touch input, including gestures such as pinching to zoom the window. Flash Player specifically gets H.264 hardware decoding through newer video chipsets and, initially for Windows PCs, can significantly reduce the workload on the ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/flash.and.air.betas.also.bring.hw.decode/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/13/rims.bberry.9900.and.webkit.browser/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/blackberrystorm2-verizon.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />RIM's rumored BlackBerry 9900 and WebKit-based browser gained corroborating evidence today with a research note from Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu. He points to contacts in the industry and parts suppliers who say the touchscreen slider phone is in development and resembles a cross between the Storm2 and one of RIM's non-touch QWERTY devices. It's currently in the prototype stage and is likely t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/13/rims.bberry.9900.and.webkit.browser/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/24/rim.buys.torch.for.browser/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/blackberrytour-web.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Software developer Torch Mobile on Monday hinted at Research in Motion's (RIM) future plans for the BlackBerry by confirming that it has been bought out by the Canadian smartphone maker. While the terms of the deal aren't known, Torch explicitly says it expects to bring its experience with developing WebKit-based browsers like Iris to BlackBerry devices. It will similarly continue to develop Web... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/24/rim.buys.torch.for.browser/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/24/garmin.nuvifone.g60.ships/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/garminnuvifoneg60-ctia.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Garmin today offically threw itself into competition in the touchscreen phone arena by shipping the nüvifone G60 to its first market. The handset is now due to reach Taiwan on July 27th and should reach both Malaysia and Singapore by the end of August. The GPS-centered device is also now deemed "on schedule" for both European and North American launches before the end of the year, though carrier... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/24/garmin.nuvifone.g60.ships/ Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/10/google.ceo.talks.to.apple/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0904/google.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google chief Eric Schmidt last evening said he would talk to Apple to determine whether or not he should recuse himself from the Mac maker's board of directors following the unveiling of Chrome OS. The executive told those at Allen & Co's technology conference that there is currently "no issue" with his remaining on the board but that he will ask Apple if it sees a conflict of interest to have an... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/10/google.ceo.talks.to.apple/ Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/15/samsung.jet/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/samsungjet.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Samsung's phone introductions today have been bolstered by the addition of the Jet, a high-end media device that claims a rare record in the field. The touchscreen uses a Samsung-made 800MHz processor nicknamed the Jet Engine that the company says makes it the fastest full touch phone in existence. To exploit the added speed, the Jet comes with a newer web browser known as Dolfin that uses WebKi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/15/samsung.jet/ Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/18/offline.gmail.and.pre.maps/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/palmpre-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google held an event at Mobile World Congress to demo several of its latest technologies, including Maps for the Palm Pre and offline Gmail for the iPhone. The Maps webapp is coded completely in HTML5 and uses the integrated WebKit engine instead of working as a native app, while retaining the same functionality, according to Pre Community. The interface supports multitouch input and offers the st... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/18/offline.gmail.and.pre.maps/ Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/16/custom.chrome.for.mac/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0902/chrome-macdev.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A primitive Mac version of Google's Chrome browser has been compiled by an independent coder and released to the public. The build, number 9780, is actually based on the development Chromium version of the Mac browser, which is still in a early state and may not produce a formal Mac version of Chrome until as late as June. The custom build is nevertheless said to add working links, and be less t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/16/custom.chrome.for.mac/ Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/13/mac.chrome.in.early.phases/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0902/chrome-macdev.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Mac version of Google's Chrome web browser continues to make progress, but at a slow speed, one of its developers hints. Work during the past couple of months is said to have mostly revolved around basic layout tests and WebKit compatibility, and only recently progressed to developing the interface. Links remain non-functional, and renderers are said to regularly crash.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/13/mac.chrome.in.early.phases/ Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:25:00 GMT