Aren't you glad you don't have a Blackberry right now? The Air Force is blacking down on Crackberry (or that may be cracking down on Blackberry security, I'm not quite sure) security, even going so far as to disable most Bluetooth functionality, disallowing messages with attached videos and/or pictures, and automatically updating software. Oh yeah - and you won't be able to load any additional software, either.Here at MacTalk we're a huge fan of those awesome Macbook decals you see floating around, so here's another one to add to your Etsy wishlist: a Canon Mode Dial, centered around the Apple logo. It might have looked better if the Apple logo was an actual mode on the dial, but the photographers among us will appreciate this one nevertheless.
AsciiLife is an iPhone app that uses your device's inbuilt camera to replicate your current surroundings in Ascii - but best of all, it does this in real time! It comes preloaded with a couple different modes, so give it a go, and make sure to mention @mactalk if you choose to tweet about any cool shots you've taken!
Toshiba say that they'll soon have a 750GB hard drive available which meets the 9.5mm height standard for most (current and past) Mac portables. They'll also have a 1TB version as well, which due to it's 12.5mm thickness will only work in Unibody machines. Hooray for larger hard drives!
Niji is a quasi-Tetris iPhone game where you "guide the drops of paint to create rainbows of colour in a specific order to create a spectrum of colour". The game itself is free, which includes one level - you'll have to pony up $1.19 for an additional 13 levels, though.
Even longtime Mac users and Photoshop jockeys can learn new tricks with 30 of the best Apple-inspired Photoshop tutorials. From creating iPod-style shillouettes to creating a detailed iPad app icon, there's something for everyone!
WoodWing's Content Station looks all set to be an easy way for current publishers to rapidly create iPad-compatible digital magazines. Current users will use Content Station to build (in conjunction with an existing InDesign workflow) and finalise digital magazines, and then it's only one click to publish your finished product.
Digitizd show us 11 must-have Mac apps. Not all of them are free, and not all of them are applicable to Australia (Hulu desktop being the obvious outlier here) but all of them are well designed and all of them do their jobs well.
The Witcher is a game that's hasn't been afflicted with any dumbed-down elements of current games, and the original on PC even featured explicit collectible cards whenever you slept with different women. Now The Witcher 2 is set to "cast it's spell on the iPhone", according to GamePro.
WordPress for iPhone 2.3.1 is now available in the App Store, bringing with it geotagged posts, something other blogging service Posterous has had for a while now. Currently there's no geotagged post support for self-hosted WordPress installs, but that's coming in a future plugin.
If your iTunes library is barren of any album art, then you don't have to endure a depressing cover-flow any longer - CoverScout is your friend. Mac.AppStorm review CoverScout, and provide a walkthough to even tidy up any existing album art.
Finally this morning, following Anthony's trip to New York to acquire some tasty iPad goodness is no harder than following the Mactalk New York iPad Voyage stream on Twitter.
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