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Dofus game developers prepare Wakfu MMO
Wakfu is a new tactical MMO coming out later this year from the makers of Dofus.
Mozilla logs 8 million-plus Firefox 3 downloads in a day
Mozilla logged more than 8 million downloads of Firefox 3 in 24 hours.
iPhone Central
MLB readies $5 At Bat iPhone app
MLB Advanced Media is getting ready to release the live-score, in-game baseball highlight program it previewed at WWDC as soon as Apple's App Store launches, an MLB executive told Macworld.
Apple TV integrated into $25,000 home theater kit
The ITC One is a new home theater system that integrates an Apple TV and iPod dock, along with a slew of other hardware, in a single box.
Flickr founders leave Yahoo
The founders of Flickr are the latest high-profile officials to leave Yahoo.
Macworld Podcast
iPhone developers roundtable
Jason Snell sits down with three key Mac developers—NewsGator’s Brent Simmons, The OmniGroup’s Greg Titus, and The Icon Factory’s Craig Hockenberry—to talk about their experiences developing for the iPhone.
Wine pops its cork after 15 years
After years of despair, developers celebrated the release of the open-source Wine 1.0 software by uncorking wine bottles.
Microsoft to exhibit at E for All Expo
Microsoft will exhibit at this year's E for All Expo video game event, for the first time.
Princess Bride game coming on June 30th
The Princess Bridge, William Goldman's classic story of true love, is now a video game for Mac, PC and Linux.
WD offers My Book Mirror Edition desktop RAID
The MyBook Mirror Edition contains two drive mechanisms and is available in 1TB and 2TB capacities.
'SlipCover' touchscreen offered for iMac
Troll Touch now offers a user-installable touch screen conversion for the iMac.
Apple lifts lid on first Australian retail store
Apple's first Australian retail store, which opens Thursday evening, will be the second largest of its 215 stores across the globe.
Mac Gems
NoobProof 1.1 and WaterRoof 2.0
Mac OS X’s built-in firewall works well, but Apple offers very few options for configuration. Hanynet’s NoobProof and WaterRoof are utilities that provide just such customization.
MobileMe: What you need to know
Apple’s subscription-based online service is about to get some new features, a stronger focus on mobility, and a new name. Find out what to expect when .Mac transforms into MobileMe.
iPhone Central
iPhone 3G activation will be required at time of purchase
Despite speculation around the Internet to the contrary, iPhone activation must be done at the time of purchase.
Philadelphia Wi-Fi network saved
Philadelphia’s mayor expects to unveil a new plan to further build out and operate the city’s municipal Wi-Fi network.
Toshiba lays claim to ‘world’s lightest’ laptop
Toshiba on Tuesday said it launched the ‘world’s lightest’ laptop, competing with the MacBook Air in the ultraportable market.
iPhone Central
So how do iPhone apps save files?
If the iPhone's filesystem is completely hidden from its users, how will iPhone programs open and save files?
ConceptDraw Office debuts
ConceptDraw Office is a new suite of three previously released CS Odessa applications -- ConceptDraw Mindmap, Project and Pro.
Firefox 3.0 released, servers overwhelmed
Firefox 3.0 is now available for download, presuming you can actually get through to Mozilla's overwhelmed servers.
Apple Juicz powers your MacBook using solar cells
Apple Juicz is QuickerTek's new solar power solution for the MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.
Parallels Server for Mac released
Parallels has gone from the desktop to the server with the release of Parallels Server for Mac.
Playlist
About iTunes library files
We constantly tell you to back up your iTunes Library and iTunes Music Library.xml files when mucking with your iTunes library, but what are these things?
LightSpeed sales software improves Web store
LightSpeed, the point of sale software, gets an enhanced Web store and other changes in its 2.6 release.
iPhone Central
Apple settles Visual Voicemail lawsuit
Apple has settled its lawsuit with Klausner Technology, agreeing to license the company's Visual Voicemail patents.