Monday, March 23, 2015

iTunes 10.1- Music in mono

iTunes 10.1: Music in mono
The original poster checked his connections along with playing the same files in QuickTime, Logic Pro, and via Finder's preview function--all worked fine. After reverting back to iTunes 9.2, the problem was solved.Of course, this does not answer why the files may have been playing as mono in iTunes 10.1. It is possible that a third-party plug-in is the culprit. Users should be sure that all their software is up-to-date at all times, especially when major updates to large programs like iTunes are released. Often, it takes third-party vendors some time to update after major releases. If you find that some of your plug-ins are not compatible with the latest version of iTunes, check with the developer for a new release or delete them. Test your issue again and chances are, you'll be good to go.Do you have any issues with iTunes 10.1? Let us know in the comments.Be sure to follow MacFixIt on Twitter and contribute to the CNET Mac forums.


It's not the iPad 3, but it would be sweet if it was (video)

It's not the iPad 3, but it would be sweet if it was (video)
Gadget geeks everywhere are, of course, beside themselves with anticipation over next week's iPad announcement from Apple. And, of course, the rumors have been flying.But it seems unlikely we'll see too much of a departure from the current model--except when it comes to the high-res display. As CNET's Donald Bell puts it,"the most likely scenario we'll see from Apple is an incrementally improved device that will stun users (and disrupt an industry) with a unique high-resolution display."Related storiesComplete iPad 3 coverageiPad 3 rumor roundupThis isn't iPhone 5, but it might be iPhone 8iPhone 4S (from CNET Reviews)Disrupting an industry is nothing to sneeze at. Still, wouldn't it be cool if we saw something like what Aatma Studio has dreamed up in the video embedded below?As you may recall, the Aatma folks are the same ones who posted an iPhone 5 "concept video" back in August of last year, before that device hit the streets. The iPhone 5--or iPhone 4S actually--also turned out to be an incrementally improved device, which stunned users not so much with an industry-disrupting display, but with a sassy voice assistant named Siri. The Aatma video, though, conjured many dreams of future iPhones--and the studio's current concept vid of the iPad 3 similarly activates the imagination (and the salivary glands). Check it out.


ITC examining HTC's patent claim against Apple

ITC examining HTC's patent claim against Apple
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday said it plans to investigate HTC's claim that Apple's iPhone infringes on its handset technology.The trade panel will look into whether HTC's claim will justify its request that the ITC ban the import and sale of iPhones, iPads, and iPods.HTC complained to the panel in May that Apple infringed on five of its patents related to its handset hardware and software.HTC's suit is a counterclaim to Apple's lawsuit, which first alleged patent infringement by HTC. When Apple filed the suit in March, CEO Steve Jobs said in a statement, "We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it. We've decided to do something about it...We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours."In its suit, Apple claims that HTC phones violate 20 patents it owns related to the iPhone's graphical user interface, hardware, and underlying software. And although HTC is named in the suit, the legal maneuver was widely seen as an indirect way of putting pressure on Google, whose Android software powers many HTC smartphones.