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Apple has quietly released a new software update to the Apple TV which brings the system software up to version 2.4. The exact changes have not yet been listed by Apple so we can’t tell you everything that’s been changed just yet. Apple typically …

Apple has quietly released a new software update to the Apple TV which brings the system software up to version 2.4. The exact changes have not yet been listed by Apple so we can’t tell you everything that’s been changed just yet. Apple typically …

Sweeter Rhythm LLC today is delighted to announce the release of Harmony 1.0, dynamic lyric presentation for worship leaders and churches. Harmony makes worship presentation effortless. It automatically scales to your projector’s size and aspect ratio and takes the hassle out of set-up. Harmony delivers SongSelect importing, and nursery call for children that need to be picked up during the service.

Medialets today released the results of JavaScript benchmark tests performed using the SunSpider test suite on the iPhone 3G and 3GS, the T-Mobile G1 running Android, and the Palm Pre running webOS. The use of the SunSpider suite for benchmarking st…

Fredrik Wahrman is pleased to announce the release of iAssociate for the iPhone and iPod Touch. iAssociate is the successor to his previous word association game, Mercury Mind. iAssociate takes word association games to a new level, offering a smooth gameplay experience as well as the opportunity for players to compare their skills against players from all over the world.

Research firm iSuppli today announced the results of its teardown of the new 16 GB iPhone 3GS, estimating the device’s parts cost at $172.46, with an additional $6.50 in manufacturing costs bringing the total cost to $178.96. The data compares to a …

Personal finance management for the Mac takes another leap forward with today’s release of iBank 3.5. With over 30 enhancements and fixes, including the ability to sync with iBank Mobile for account updates on the go, iBank 3.5 represents the most ambitious update yet for the leading Mac-only software alternative to Quicken.

Magnetism Studios today announces the release of SnapWords 1.1, a unique and simple social game designed to be played with others by passing the phone or iPod between multiple players. Inspired by classic party games like Taboo and Pictionary, SnapWords is all about getting together with friends and having fun. Players split into two teams and are challenged to make their partner guess the word on the screen.

Avantar has reached several major milestones, including surpassing the 2 Million new downloads mark and now serving nearly 5 Million monthly local mobile search results. This was accomplished in a relatively short period of time, 11 months, thanks to Apple’s extraordinary strides in the development of their new economic powerhouse supporting third-party applications downloaded through the App Store for iPhone and iPod touch users.

I’ve been using push notifications with the Beejive app on the iPhone, which got updated recently and it works great. But when using AIM on a Mac, it can be kind of frustrating since you cannot be logged into two Machines at the same time with AIM. So, if you are logged into the iPhone (even in the background), and you connect with iChat or Adium on the Mac, then AIM sends you a message at both places asking you which Machine you want to be connected from.

To me, it would be ideal to only receive notifications on my Mac when I’m using my Mac, and only receive notifications on the iPhone when I’m using my iPhone. This seems to be pretty much attainable when using Google chat (over Jabber) instead of AIM (and thus requiring Beejive instead of AIM on the iPhone). If you are logged into Jabber from two Machines, and someone chats you, it will send the messages to all machines that a…