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Why go Pro when iMac goes faster?
The new Core i7 iMac is a potent machine -- so potent, in fact, that it outpaces a couple of Mac Pro models in benchmarks. It's also an incredible bargain, offering tremendous power given its price.
Review: 27-inch Core i5 iMac (with Core i7 option)
The wait is over: The 27-inch Core i5 (and Core i7) iMacs have arrived. We've tested the new quad core iMacs, and it was worth the wait.
Review: Photo geotagging apps for iPhone
Geotagging -- adding data to a photo that reveals the location it was taken -- brings a new dimension to enjoying and sharing photography. Several apps let you start tagging your photos with GPS data. We'll help you find the one that's right for your needs.
Review: Quip for iPhone
This app aims to let you send pictures with text messages to your friends' cell phones a la MMS, only without the texting charges. But Quip doesn't offer iPod touch support, and it has a number of flaws that make it a poor choice for most iPhone users.
Slideshow: CatPaint got your iPhone?
The newly-released CatPaint iPhone app makes a simple promise: to let you insert cats in your photos. But does it deliver? Macworld editors put the application to the test.
CatPaint iPhone app adds cats to any photo
CatPaint lets you add cats to your photos. For some reason.
Macworld's complete Mac buying guide
In this buying guide, we'll cover all the Macintosh models available, tell you how they've changed over the previous model, and how well they did in our benchmark tests.
Mac hardware, tested and reviewed
We take a final, definitive look at Apple's fall hardware update and revisit the vagaries of Apple's App Store approval process.
Photo Essentials 3 plug-in released for Photoshop Elements
The new suite adds easy-to-use tools for correcting images, removing backgrounds, and applying artistic effects to your photos.
Adobe unveils public betas for Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2.0
Adobe has released a public beta for Flash Player 10.1 and AIR 2.0 for developers.
Runtime Revolution 4.0 offers new Web-authoring option
The latest version of this cross-platform software-creation environment allows developers to deploy apps directly to the Web.
Explaining iPhoto Library size discrepancy
Why does iPhoto report a library of 7GB when the Finder says 21GB? There's more to the iPhoto Library package than meets the eye.
More Mac bundles for the masses
TheMacSale 2 and TheMacBundles offer their own respective bundles of Mac software for $50, but at what cost to developers?
New iMacs get touchscreens, courtesy of Troll Touch
Troll Touch brings their touchscreen installation options to the new 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMacs released in late 2009.
Speedmark 6: Macworld Lab's new benchmark suite
The Macworld Lab has been hard at work tweaking Speedmark, our overall system performance testing tool, to better accommodate Snow Leopard and to test the Macs on which it runs.
Add more effects to Photo Booth and iChat
Learn how to add over 20 additional effects to photos taken in Photo Booth and iChat
Steve Jobs disliked ‘iMac,’ had an appalling alternative
An interview with one of TBWA\Chiat\Day's former executives revealed that Steve Jobs wasn't always bully on the iMac.
Review: 21.5- and 27-inch iMacs (Late 2009)
The Late 2009 iMacs are really about the new displays—and the displays are impressive.
iMac (Late 2009) benchmarks
Macworld Lab has the new iMacs and we’ve put them to the test.
Review: Google Picasa 3.5 photo organizer
When it comes to organizing, editing, and sharing photos, most Mac users know iPhoto. But Google offers Picasa, a free photo editing and sharing app that rivals iPhoto ‘09.
Adobe points at Apple for lack of Flash on iPhone
Adobe's gone passive-aggressive on Apple, posting a note on the iPhone version of its Flash download page that points the finger at Cupertino for the absence of an iPhone version of the plug-in.
Review: Acorn 2.1 image editing software
Acorn 2.1 is a great app for digital photography hobbyists, bloggers, or anyone who needs a decent amount of flexibility in editing images but doesn't require the power of a full image editor.
Hands On: iPhone and iPod touch remote controls
Christopher Breen takes a look at iPhone and iPod touch remote controls that you can use with your multimedia Mac.
OnOne introduces PhotoTune 3
onOne Software has announced a range of new products including PhotoTune 3 for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.
Review: Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone
The good part about Adobe's new Photoshop.com Mobile iPhone app is that it's easy, intuitive, fast, and fun, and does what it says it will do. The bad part is that it doesn't do that much.
Plex 0.8.3 brings extensive Snow Leopard compatibility
The latest update for Plex makes the best media center application on Mac OS X even better by improving compatibility for Snow Leopard.
Review: HDR Camera for iPhone
This image-editing app uses filters to give photos stored on your iPhone or iPod touch an HDR look. Some may find the effects worthwhile, but it takes some effort to get a pleasing result.
Review: Adobe Photoshop Elements 8
Adobe's low-cost image editor features some interesting new tools and lots of small changes that add up to top-notch program.
Apple: Boot Camp will be late to the Windows 7 party
Rushing to get home from work to install Windows 7 in Boot Camp today? Not so fast, says Apple, and not at all if you own a handful of specific first-generation Intel Macs.
Adobe launches Lightroom 3 public beta
The newly unveiled public beta of Adobe Lightroom 3 promises performance improvements, better noise reduction, and other features.