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VMware has pushed out an update for their virtual machine software for Intel-based Macs.

Version 3.1.1 includes:

• Improvements to iSight Camera access
• Fixes an issue where an incorrect disk error message pops up after A Mac hard crash while working in VMware
• Fixes audio recording issues when the device output was not 44.1 kHz

The update is free for all VMware Fusion 3 users, and the update notice should appear when you launch the app. This is the 4th update to version 3 since it was launched in October of last year.

VMWare Fusion 3.1 is available for US$79.99 as a download, and you can add a subscription to all updates for 1 year for an additional twenty dollars.

TUAWVMware Fusion gets an update with some important Mac fixes originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gravity Runner is a little game put together by a group called We Are Colin — it’s a side-scrolling platformer with, as the name implies, a gravity defying twist. The idea is that after tapping to jump as your little character runs along, you can tap again to switch his gravity, and start running on the ceiling rather than the floor. As you might expect, the game gets tough fast — not only is the speed uncontrollable (the game is somewhat forgiving, as hitting obstacles will usually get your guy to stop rather than actually kill him), but the jumping is kind of “floaty,” requiring split-second timing even early on in the game’s 25 plus stages.

There’s also an endless mode to play with, and OpenFeint functionality adds leaderboards and achievements to the mix as well. Gravity Runner isn’t really playing around — just a few stages in, you’ll have to depend on both quick timing and a little bit of thought about which way your guy is headed. But it’s an excellent platformer that eventually turns into a puzzle game, as you try to see just how to get your character jumping up where he needs to be. At its current price of just 99 cents, Gravity Runner has a nice retro charm that’s worth the buck.

TUAWTUAW’s Daily App: Gravity Runner originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We don’t have the whole story yet, but apparently on Saturday there was an attempted robbery at the Salt Lake City retail store — the front window was smashed and the perpetrator tried to get away with several iPads, but as you can see in the gallery below it appears that he was taken into custody by police.

As soon as we have the full rundown, we’ll fill in the details. Thanks to reader S. Mason for letting us reproduce his photos.

Not a particularly good weekend for the retail stores’ security; a Macrumors forum member reported that the Knox St. Dallas store lost 8 iPhones in seconds to thieves. 9to5 Mac links the story, but unfortunately those pictures are Photobucket-hosted and not available at the moment.

Update: Our photographer relays this narrative…

I am surmising that three young Apple fans were so excited to pick up their iPads that they inadvertently forgot to pay for the merchandise. In their haste to get home and try out these fantastic machines they somehow shattered the multi-hundred pound, 12′ door to Utah’s flagship and only official Apple store.

Several bystanders and a gardener who was watering the grass in front of the store quickly followed them and may have tipped off SLC’s finest to their getaway location. Two of the would-be iPad owners came back via a police escort and might have had to apologize to the store manager for their bad behavior. So technically it was more of a grab and smash than a smash and grab.

The Apple store manager was not happy at all that I even took any pictures and with the backing of the mall-cop present threatened to have me and my family escorted off the property, despite the 50+ people inside the store documenting the event on their iPhones and the other 100+ plus people watching in the mall plaza. The amazing thing was the Apple store folks carried on almost business as usual — theft? what theft, broken glass? what glass, but no pictures please!

TUAWAttempted iPad theft at Salt Lake City Apple Store originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The iPhone 3G sold tremendously well in South Korea, and now distributor KT Corporation is hoping the latest model will do the same when pre-orders begin on Wednesday. “We hope the iPhone 4 will draw a hot response from clients as the iPhone 3 did,” a KT Corp. rep said on Monday, noting that the iPhone 4 should be available in South Korea in September.

When iPhone 3G pre-sales began in South Korea, KT Corp. received approximately 65,000 pre-orders. On the day of release, customers had been lined up as early as 26 hours in advance and were rewarded with balloons and a live band.

Apple has sold more than 850,000 iPhones in South Korea since the 3GS went on sale in November of ’09. Above is a television ad that ran prior to the iPhone 3G’s release.

[Via MacDailyNews]

TUAWiPhone 4 pre-orders about to begin in South Korea originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We could say “Nice use of found materials in that iPad stand! It’s a shame that the next person who tries to build out the LEGO City Truck is going to be short a few pieces, but that’s the way the brick bounces sometimes.”

We won’t, though, because this image is a genuine No Comment.

P.S. Braaaiiiins.

Image courtesy of There, I Fixed It.

TUAWNo Comment: LEGO iPad stand shows ingenuity, parsimony originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s Sunday, and that can mean only one thing: Tonight we’ll be rocking the Talkcast at 4pm Hawaiian/7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern time.

Our usual suspects will include me, your host for the evening. We’ll have some discussion of Microsoft’s cute new ad campaign, and of course, a portion of the program will also be dedicated to my favorite pastime: rampant geeky postulating! This week from my house* we have a tired old perennial favorite, some video format rumors, Apple TV (among others) updates, and a debate over AppleTV specs and what they should be in that next rumored update.

Note: West Coast Host means you also get an opportunity to join in on the infamous (and delightfully unrecorded) Aftershow. Prepare to answer the ultimate question, “Caller — what are you wearing?”

Your calls and questions help us make the show the best it can be, otherwise I’m just talking to myself! To participate on TalkShoe, you can use the browser-only client, the embedded Facebook app, or the classic TalkShoe Pro Java client; however, for maximum fun, you should call in. For the web UI, just click the “TalkShoe Web” button on our profile page at 4 HI/7 PDT/10 pm EDT Sunday. To call in on regular phone or VoIP lines (yay for free cellphone weekend minutes!): dial (724) 444-7444 and enter our talkcast ID, 45077 — during the call, you can request to talk by keying in *8.

If you’ve got a headset or microphone handy on your Mac, you can connect via the free Gizmo or X-Lite SIP clients; basic instructions are here. Be there or be four sided with right angles!

*That would be Kelly’s House Of Crackpot Theories, a place where hypotheticals roam free.

TUAWTalkcast Tonight: Heat and Speculation Edition, 7PT/10ET originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It continues to be an exciting time to develop on the iOS platform, and in the last couple of weeks some interesting news has come out.  It appears that a new edition of Apple TV will be released later this year with support for iOS apps, and a new iPod Touch with front and back facing cameras.  While these are just rumors it does make sense and seems like a logical step forward.

Here are the most popular iPhone and iPad programming resources from this site in terms of sharing and visits for the 2 weeks July 31st to August 13th:

2 Great New Open Source iOS Apps: iStrobe and Ecological Footprint – Article about two new high quality apps that the creators have generously released as open source.

Beginners iPhone Action Game Programming Tutorial – An extremely in-depth tutorial on how to program the gameplay in an iPhone action game.

Getting Your App Made Even If You’re Not A Programmer – Article detailing do’s and don’ts for those looking to get an app developed without any programming skills.

Blocks – An Interesting Objective-C Addition In iOS 4 – A tutorial on how to utilize the blocks feature to shorten code in iOS 4 (aka. closures) x5

iTV – Another Platform For iOS Apps? – Article disclosing some of the details of Apple’s rumored iTV device.

Handling Z-Ordering In Cocos2D Map Based Games – A tutorial about creating two custom classes that easily enable correct Z-ordering in Cocos2D map based games.

Custom iPad UISplitViewController Adds Many Slick Features – Open Source – Article on the release of an open source project allowing you to easily implement a UISplitViewController with many useful features added.

Good Explanation Of Instruments In Xcode – A good overview of the instruments available in Xcode.

Interesting Info About iAds For Developers – Article including info  about how much iAds costs for developers and conversion rates.

How To Use Visio As A Level Editor – Tutorial on how convert Visio files into a .plist and then parse the resulting data as level data.

Hosting A Beta Test For Your iPhone and iPad Apps – Tutorial on the essentials of running an iOS app beta test such as ad-hoc distribution.

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