Review: NASA app for iPhone With this app from the U.S. space agency, you can get info on NASA missions, view images from space, access NASA TV videos, and follow NASA Twitter feeds -- all for free.
NASA brings chemical sensor to iPhone NASA's Ames Research Center has developed what the space agency calls a proof of concept of new technology that would bring compact, low-cost, low-power, high-speed nanosensor-based chemical sensing capabilities to cell phones.
Mac News Briefs: TLA updates Mac version of PCalc The Mac version of the scientific calculator adds many of the features developer TLA Systems has recently added to PCalc for the iPhone. Also on Thursday, Opera put out the latest beta of its Web browser, Delicious Monster updated Delicious Library, and U&I Software launched MetaSynth 5.
Vibration for iPhone Not everyone will need this app, which uses the built-in accelerometer to turn your iPhone or iPod touch into a vibration spectrum analyzer. But if you're an engineer, mechanic, or software developer, Vibration gives you an accurate, easy-to-use tool.
PCalc calculator app ready for iPhone 3.0 PCalc 1.6, arriving on the App Store Monday, has been built for this week's iPhone 3.0 update, adding support for copy and paste to the calculator app.
Slideshow: Macs at the Maker Faire Maker Faire is a two-day do-it-yourself tech and craft fest held in the Bay Area. We paid a visit to the fourth annual event and took note of all the Mac- and Apple-based exhibits on display.
Review: Wolfram Mathematica 7 Mathematica 7.0 continues the tradition of the past 20 years—each version sets a new standard for scientific and technical computing innovation.
Wolfram introduces Mathematica 7 Wolfram Research has released Mathematica 7, a new version of its computing software for science and engineering.
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.
Expo: CrystlaMaker adds animation features in version 8 The latest version of the tool for visualizing crystalline and molecular structures lets users animate changes to demonstrate how molecules transform during chemical reactions.
Expo Notes: Getting creative at Expo Heather Kelly shares a few of her favorite sights from the Expo show floor, all of which have a creative bent.
Review: SPSS 16.0 With version 16, SPSS has leveled the playing field across all platforms, and the program’s Java implementation should allow the Macintosh version to keep up in the future, rather than lagging as it has in the past. It is a significant upgrade that will be warmly welcomed by Macintosh data-mavens everywhere.