Today Engadget leaked Apples iPhone 4th-generation, with images, but was unable to show any new software changes because they could not get past recovery mode.

In a keynote by Apple (Keynote Video) Steve Jobs announced the new release of the iPhone OS 4 (Official Site).  Within the keynote Jobs talked about many new features being released with the OS including folders and the ability to multitask between Apps. Although with all the new features coming to the iPhone the older 3G iPhones will not be able to fully upgrade and older 2G iPhones will not be able to upgrade at all.

On top fo the new OS if you follow what Apple usually does then there should also be a new release of a new iPhone all together.

So the questions are. If there is a new iPhone are you going to get it or hold on? And why can’t they upgrade the older iPhones? Or at least fully update the iPhone 3G!

If you have ever connected a second screen or monitor to your Mac and don’t like how the Apple menu does not extend to both screens. SecondBar is a Tool which allows you to have more than one menubar in Mac OS X. With this you no longer have to drag your mouse across multiple screens to do a file, copy or file, print or open a new browser window.

To run secondbar just simply download the .dmg file and move it into your “Applications” folder. Once it is in your applications folder double click it to run and you should now see an additional bar on your other screen(s).

Although there has been many speculation and rumors on if the iPad was even going to exist, look like, or even be called it has, today, just been officially announced. Apple has just put their latest product, the iPad on their website today. Although you can not purchase the product yet they do show you a great pricing structure, design, features and and tech specs about the new iPad.

As I started looking at the iPad I realized that in a way it’s just really a bigger version of the iPhone with more battery life (10 Hours), a bigger screen (9.7 – inch), and some new features. One thing I thought thT was really cool about the new iPad is it has the ability to connect to wi-fi and 3G networks. So this means if you are on the go you can easily stay connected to the internet to check your email or surf the web even if you are not near a wi-fi area.

Below is an image of the iPad pricing structure. As you can see the product is actually very affordable for what you are getting. The iPad comes in three different classes (no wi-fi, wi-fi, wi-fi + 3G) and from those classes come 3 sub classes (16GB, 32GB, 64GB). Picture captured from Apples official website.

Apple iPad Pricing Structure

Looking for a free way to serve media to your PS3 such as Movies? At my house I have a Windows Server setup and a couple TB hard drives full of software, music, movies and other types of documents. It was great for sharring them between computers but I really didn’t have a way to view them on the PS3. I looked all around for solutions and found this free piece of software that runs on Windows, Linux and MAC OS. It may not be feature packed but the best thing about PS3 Media Server is its free!

PS3 Media Server is a DLNA compliant Upnp Media Server for the PS3, written in Java, with the purpose of streaming or transcoding any kind of media files, with minimum configuration. It’s backed up with the powerful Mplayer/FFmpeg packages.

URL: http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/

Current features

• Ready to launch and play. No codec packs to install. No folder configuration and pre-parsing or this kind of annoying thing. All your folders are directly browsed by the PS3, there’s an automatic refresh also.
• Real-time video transcoding of MKV/FLV/OGM/AVI, etc.
• Direct streaming of DTS / DTS-HD core to the receiver
• Remux H264/MPEG2 video and all audio tracks to AC3/DTS/LPCM in real time with tsMuxer when H264 is PS3/Level4.1 compliant
• Full seeking support when transcoding
• DVD ISOs images / VIDEO_TS Folder transcoder
• OGG/FLAC/MPC/APE audio transcoding
• Thumbnail generation for Videos
• You can choose with a virtual folder system your audio/subtitle language on the PS3!
• Simple streaming of formats PS3 natively supports: MP3/JPG/PNG/GIF/TIFF, all kind of videos (AVI, MP4, TS, M2TS, MPEG)
• Display camera RAWs thumbnails (Canon / Nikon, etc.)
• ZIP/RAR files as browsable folders
• Support for pictures based feeds, such as Flickr and Picasaweb
• Internet TV / Web Radio support with VLC, MEncoder or MPlayer
• Podcasts audio/ Video feeds support
• Basic Xbox360 support
• FLAC 96kHz/24bits/5.1 support
• Windows Only: DVR-MS remuxer and AviSynth alternative transcoder support

Let’s face it: The iPhone’s “Genius” recommendation tool for finding apps is mediocre at best. Fortunately a startup cooked up something better. It’s called Appsaurus.

You “train” Appsaurus into understanding you better by tapping apps on a list that you like; you swipe to remove those you dislike. Every time you tap an app you might like, a new list pops up with possible recommendations. You keep tapping and deleting apps until Appsaurus grows familiar with your preferences. The app breaks its learning process into “Evolution Stages”; the final one is “All-Knowing.” It doesn’t end there, either: It keeps learning with each app you select or ban.

I had some time to test drive Appsaurus and found a few gems after tapping through. To me, an even more useful feature is the ability to perform a custom search for a type of app you’re looking for based on a search term and category. From there on, Appsaurus narrows down the lists based on your criteria, and you find recommendations the same way — tap apps you like and swipe those you wouldn’t consider.

Appsaurus is a slick-looking app, and it’s better than Genius. The App Store’s Genius tool makes recommendations based only on the apps currently installed on your iPhone, and it spits out a pretty bland list of recommendations, from my experience.

Appsaurus’ approval can be considered a triumph. In November, Wired.com published a story documenting a major risk of developing for mobile platforms controlled by larger corporations: You can be easily squashed if you inadvertently compete with the giant. Software development house Hello, Chairwas an example. The team of three was working hard on an App Store recommendation tool called Appsaurus, but Apple beat them to the idea by releasing App Store Genius in September.

Put yourself in Hello, Chair’s shoes, and you’ll face some tough questions. Do you keep moving forward with Appsaurus? Is Apple going to reject the app since it does something similar to a built-in iPhone feature (as the company has done with apps that “duplicate functionality” of the iPhone)? Ultimately, is it wise to continue competing with a giant?

Hello, Chair opted to finish Appsaurus and submit it. Apple did, in fact, reject the app a number of times: The initial submission of Appsaurus pulled information from star ratings and user reviews to help make recommendations, but Apple is extremely protective of that data and wouldn’t allow it to be used in the app.

Finally, after a series of confusing phone calls with Apple and tweaks to Appsaurus, the app showed up in the App Store on Monday. And, albeit a compromise, the end result is still pretty sweet. It’s available in the App Store for $1.

Original Article From: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/appsaurus-iphone-app/

Apple, without giving any kind of details other than they have booked the Yerba Buena Centre on the 26th of January to announce a major product. The company has previously used January launches to unveil products including the iPhone and the MacBook Air.

Although no one is really sure what they are goign to annnounce except for Apple themselves. There has been many rumors in many blogs about the announcment of a new Apple Tablet computer. Names have already been given to it such as the iSlate or iTablet.

These rumors have already helped Apple raise its shared bye 11%.