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  • blkhockeypro19
    FakeSMC (the open source SMC emulator written by Netkas) has been given many new features, thanks to the hard work of "Slice" on the Project OSX forums. By using the source code provided by Netkas for FakeSMC 2.5, Slice was able to add a pluggin system. This allows for new extensions to be paired with FakeSMC, creating the possibility for new features. Here are the pluggins that are included with Slice's FakeSMC:
     
    IntelThermal - Intel CPU temperature monitoring.
    LPCMonitor - temperatures and fans from ITE, Winbond and Fintek controllers. - now replaced by SuperIO plugin
    TZplugin - temperature from ACPI device "Thermal Zone" - now excluded by ACPI monitor replacement
    NVidia GPU temperature and FAN
    Intel X3100 temperature
    ACPI monitor - temperatures, fans, voltage, current - all that you can find in your DSDT. Manual DSDT modifying required.
     
    These pluggins make it possible for programs like iStat to properly display more system temperatures, something that was not possible with the original FakeSMC 2.5.
     
    I would also like to note that the source for Slice's work, along with the pre compiled driver and some more information, can be found here.
  • blkhockeypro19
    FakeSMC (the open source SMC emulator written by Netkas) has been given many new features, thanks to the hard work of "Slice" on the Project OSX forums. By using the source code provided by Netkas for FakeSMC 2.5, Slice was able to add a pluggin system. This allows for new extensions to be paired with FakeSMC, creating the possibility for new features. Here are the pluggins that are included with Slice's FakeSMC:
     
    IntelThermal - Intel CPU temperature monitoring.
    LPCMonitor - temperatures and fans from ITE, Winbond and Fintek controllers. - now replaced by SuperIO plugin
    TZplugin - temperature from ACPI device "Thermal Zone" - now excluded by ACPI monitor replacement
    NVidia GPU temperature and FAN
    Intel X3100 temperature
    ACPI monitor - temperatures, fans, voltage, current - all that you can find in your DSDT. Manual DSDT modifying required.
     
    These pluggins make it possible for programs like iStat to properly display more system temperatures, something that was not possible with the original FakeSMC 2.5.
     
    I would also like to note that the source for Slice's work, along with the pre compiled driver and some more information, can be found here.
  • Ed
    FileMaker, an Apple subsidiary, has launched a mobile version of its software for the iPad and iPhone for interacting with it popular database format.
     
    The FileMaker Go client allows users of iPads and iPhones to browse, search and update FileMaker databases that have been created on Mac or Windows. Although databases can't be created on the iPhone or iPad, files can be copied to the mobile device for updating on the go, or they can connect to a FileMaker server via Wi-Fi or 3G.
     
    FileMaker Go is available on the App Store now for $39.99 for iPad, and $19.99 for iPhone.
  • Ed
    BMW has announced that it is to utilise the new iPod Out feature of the recently released iOS4 in its new cars, starting next year in 2011. They have produced a video (below) giving details and a sneak peak into how the iPod Out interface would look within BMW's existing iDrive system. Very cool!
    BMW has announced that it is to utilise the new iPod Out feature of the recently released iOS4 in its new cars, starting next year.

    BMW were one of the first manufacturers to announce iPod integration with their vehicles, and now they look set to be one of the first manufacturers to take iPhone/iPod integration to the next level in 2011. The iPod Out integration provides an Apple-designed interface on the BMW's built-in screen, and is a very iPod/Front Row style navigation system complete with album cover artwork and Genius Mixes.

    They have produced a video (below) giving details and a sneak peak into how the iPod Out interface would look within BMW's existing iDrive system. Very cool!



  • Ed

    Steve Jobs on Bill Gates

    By Ed, in OSx86,

    The Huffington Post has a great collection of Apple CEO Steve Jobs' remarks towards Microsoft and it's founder, Bill Gates, over the past few decades.
    The relationship between Apple and Microsoft has been an interesting one, from battling it out over the desktop OS supremacy, to the investment (bailout!) in the nineties that Microsoft made in Apple during its dark days.

    The Huffington Post has a great collection of Apple CEO Steve Jobs' remarks towards Microsoft and it's founder, Bill Gates, over the past few decades.

    With Apple now on a much stronger footing and widely accepted as one of the computing giants alongside Google and Microsoft, Steve seems to have chilled out a bit these days.
  • Ed
    Viral video sensation Kim Yeo-hee, also known as "applegirl002" on YouTube, has landed a record deal as a result of her wildly successful home-made videos of her performing Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable" and Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" using an array of iPhones with music apps. Here's the first video which started it all:
     

     
    Later followed up by the Lady Gaga cover below. The music apps in question appear to be Beatmaker, miniSynth and I am T-Pain.
     

     
    More details over at WSJ.
     

  • Ed
    AppleInsider has an interesting post on rumours surrounding a possible push into the TV market by the cash-rich giant. Apple TV and Front Row appear to have been left dormant as sideline projects for Apple as the Cupertino giant continues to focus on its activities in the mobile sector, but this may change in the future as more and more technology companies turn their attention to the TV-space.
  • Ed
    Apple has reported a staggering 1.7 million sales of its latest iPhone in just the first 3 days of release, from Thursday 24th June through to Saturday 26th June.
     
    This is the most iPhones Apple has ever sold in such a short space of time for any new iPhone release.
     
    The first iPhone sold its first million units after 74 days. Unsurprising given that no App Store was around at this time, the product was being sold at a premium, and the iPhone hadn't been established.
     
    The iPhone 3G sold 1 million units in 3 days.
     
    With Apple planning to launch in a further 18 countries by the end of July, sales are expected to stay strong.
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