Google Maps tests geo-tagged YouTube video. Google is testing a new feature on its Maps site that adds geo-tagged video from YouTube to maps in the same way that photos are.



RIM launches touch-screen iPhone rival. Research In Motion (RIM) is continuing to confront the encroachment of Apple's iPhone into its traditional business arena.



Kingston ships 32GB USB thumbdrive. Kingston Technologies is offering a 32GB version of their DataTraveler 150 thumbdrive.



iPhone 3G Feather case measures less than 1mm. The Feather is a new form-fitting iPhone 3G case that measures less than one millimeter thick.



YouTube adds iTunes click-to-buy links. YouTube is adding "click to buy" links in music videos that will take you to the iTunes Store.



Freeverse offers Burning Monkey Puzzle Lab for iPhone. Burning Monkey Puzzle Lab has made its way from the Mac to the iPhone, courtesy of Freeverse.



Review: Maple 12 mathematical software. For this update, Maple has chosen to build on its strengths as a pedagogical tool and to strengthen its ties to the engineering and technical-computing arenas.


Yahoo revamps calendar service. Yahoo plans to launch a public beta test of a new Yahoo Calendar on Wednesday.



Google extends e-mail archiving service to 10 years. Google is extending its hosted e-mail archiving service to hold messages up to a decade, the company said Wednesday.



Firefox extension blocks dangerous Web attack. A popular security tool for the Firefox browser has been upgraded to block one of the most dangerous and troubling security problems facing the Web today.



Undercover theft recovery software reduces memory usage. Undercover, the theft recovery software, has been updated with a dramatic improvement in memory and CPU usage.



Kid-safe Mac, App Store improvements. This episode of the Macworld Podcast is all about control—both taking and letting go.


Blizzard updates Wrath of the Lich King system requirements. Blizzard has updated Wrath of the Lich King's system requirements, and they're a bit higher than previous World of Warcraft releases.



Document switching shortcuts. Care to quickly move through open document windows? If you haven't learned these shortcuts by now, it's high time you did.



Review: Trip Cubby for iPhone. Trip Cubby lets you keep track of the miles that you spend driving for tax purposes. It's a solid effort, but not without its quirks.



Review: Fuel mileage trackers for iPhone. In his round-up of iPhone apps that let you track your fuel mileage over time, Rob Griffiths discovers two solid performers that convinced him to retire his fuel-tracking pen and notebook.



AppleScript Pro Sessions coming to Florida. AppleScript Pro Sessions will take place in St. Pete Beach, Fla. from April 20 - 24, 2009.



Rondo MIDI software improves interface. Rondo, the MIDI software from FracturedSoftware, has been tweaked with an updated interface and other improvements.


iTunes and media file organization. If you use iTunes, how much attention do you pay to how iTunes organizes and names your media files in the Finder? If you organize your files manually, what are the advantages of doing so?



Recording Studio: The Mac backup band. If you're finding impromptu jam sessions hard to come by, consider software that will let your Mac act as your band.



Review: Canon Pixma MP480 multifunction device. Canon’s Pixma MP480 doesn’t have all of the fancy features found on some of the MFPs we've tested recently, like integrated fax capabilities, an automatic document feeder, or wireless connectivity. But the MP480 proved to be a very capable device in all of its functions.



Mozilla locks in Firefox 3.1 feature list. Mozilla plans to add a private browsing mode and beef up Firefox’s address bar during a several-week delay it added to the Firefox 3.1 schedule.



Macworld Expo boss named Show Manager of the Year. Macworld Expo boss Paul Kent has been named a Show Manager of the Year by The Expo Group.



Apple launches iPhone Tech Talk World Tour. Apple's holding a series of worldwide tech talks for iPhone development starting in October.


FileWave software management tool boost performance. FileWave, the software management tool for IT, has been updated with enhanced performance and new features.



iPresentee offers Keynote Themes 3.0 collection. iPresentee's Keynote Themes 3.0 collection includes 10 new themes for use with Apple Keynote.



ezView Leather Case for iPhone 3G released. The ezView Leather Case for iPhone 3G acts as a stand so you can watch video without having to hold the iPhone.



Apple to hold special notebook event on Oct. 14. Apple will hold an event next week, where it will release new notebook computers.



Recover from a misplaced Character Palette window. Learn a couple of ways to force the Character Palette window back to its normal position -- this can be a problem if you occasionally use your laptop Mac with an external monitor, for instance.



Will the next MacBooks be better gaming systems?. Peter Cohen hopes that the next MacBooks will include the robust graphics processing needed by modern games.


Syncing iTunes U videos. You've downloaded a course from iTunes U but the videos aren't organized on your iPhone or iPod the way you'd like. Here's how to impose some organization on that content.



Apple posts Security Update 2008-007. Apple has posted Security Update 2008-007 for Mac OS X 10.4.11 and Mac OS X 10.5.5.



Video: World Tech Update. In this week’s show: new games from the Tokyo Game Show, AMD splits into two, Panasonic sets a world record, the BlackBerry Storm readies to debut, Sony shows off a new OLED and Toshiba demonstrates a cell phone running on a fuel cell.



Apple's fall notebook classic. As Apple prepares to roll out updates to its notebook line, Dan Moren takes a shot at what we might end up seeing in the next MacBooks.



Review: Newsstand and News Now for iPhone. Newsstand is a sophisticated RSS reader with a neat gimmick. News Now is a free, bare-bones RSS reader. Both apps take different approaches to keeping you up-to-date on the latest news via your mobile device.



Review: i-rocks RF-7550A 2.4GHz Cordless Optical Mouse. The affordable RF-7550A is a good mouse—not a great mouse, but a solid five-button RF-wireless unit that at 3.5 ounces is heavy enough to be comfortable but light enough to be portable.


Bugs & Fixes: 10.5.5’s font display problem. Ted Landau reports on a problem that built-in OS X apps like Preview have displaying fonts in some PDFs in Mac OS X 10.5.5.



Smartphone showdown: BlackBerry Storm vs. iPhone. Network World looks at how the newly announced BlackBerry Storm measures up to Apple’s iPhone 3G.



DLO offers TransDock Direct for iPods. DLO's TransDock Direct uses the aux in port on many car stereos to provide iPod audio input.



Tom Bihn Zephyr. Tom Bihn's Zephyr is attractive and well-made, but you pay for that quality. It's best-suited for those with specific organizational needs.



VideoPier simplifies MPEG-2/AVCHD camcorder use. VideoPier is a new utility to help camcorder users whose devices use MPEG-2 or AVCHD formats.



Delkin offers SD to CF adapter. Delkin's new SD to CF adapter enables you to use SD and SDHC flash cards in CompactFlash-compatible devices, such as digital cameras.


Apple offers MacBook Pro Nvidia graphics repair. Apple is offering a fix for MacBook Pros affected by an Nvidia graphics problem.



BBC blames Apple for iPhone/iPlayer hold-up. The BBC has announced that content downloaded from its iPlayer can now be viewed on mobile devices, but not on the iPhone.



Lifted iPhone NDA opens the door for conferences, books. The lifting of the iPhone NDA will help developers, trainers, authors, and ultimately the end user.



Favorite Firefox extensions. In this week's Macworld Video, Rob Griffiths show you how to use extensions to extend the power of Firefox, all for no cost and with only a little bit of work.



United Lemur announces Puzzllotto for iPhone. Developer collaborative United Lemur announced the company's first iPhone app, an exploration puzzle in the spirit of Zork and Myst.



How to fix Drop Box permissions issues in 10.5. Some users have permissions issues—read-only files—when working with documents placed in their Drop Box folder. Learn how to fix the cause of the problem, and a simple workaround.


Sync ‘Em 1.00 released. Sync 'Em, a sync tool for Microsoft Exchange, Google and Address Book, is now available.



Apple empowers Malaysian music production. Malaysia's International College of Music is using MacBook Pros and Logic Studio to facilitate mobile recording


