Macworld Reviews and First Looks

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: iPhone Thanksgiving appsStressed about Turkey Day? The App Store has many offerings that aim to help you plan and prepare a meal. We'll help you find the worthwhile apps while staying away from the real turkeys.
Gems I’m thankful forSometimes we take for granted the little things that make our Mac-using lives easier. On this Thanksgiving holiday (here in the U.S., at least), Dan Frakes gives props to the Mac Gems he uses every day.

Latest Reviews and First Looks

Review: Derek Jeter Real Baseball for iPhone All too often, Derek Jeter Real Baseball fails to live up to its title -- there's not much realism in this flawed baseball game.
Review: iRemember 2.5 We review iRemember 2.5.1, a digital scrapbooking app that gives you the basics, but without a lot of style or flair.
Review: Camera Genius for iPhone This app -- which adds a number of features to improve on the iPhone's built-in camera -- is a handy tool to have if you use your smartphone to shoot a lot of pictures.
Review: Microsoft Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000 The Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000’s thinness and light weight make it ideal for travel, but it’s a basic keyboard that will require you adjust to its design and layout.
Review: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 camera This might be the ideal camera for anyone who doesn’t want to make major compromises when they’re not using a single-lens reflex (SLR) camera.
Review: Big Buck Hunter Pro for iPhone This iPhone version of the arcade classic features outstanding graphics and realistic movement, though the accuracy of where shots are placed is a source of frustration.
Gems I’m thankful for Sometimes we take for granted the little things that make our Mac-using lives easier. On this Thanksgiving holiday (here in the U.S., at least), Dan Frakes gives props to the Mac Gems he uses every day.
Review: Touch KO for iPhone With hard hitting gameplay, impressive graphics, and an inventive control scheme, Chillingo's boxing game is ready to take on all comers.
Review: Sony Ericsson Equinox mobile phone The Equinox is a very middle-of-the-road phone with solid call capabilities and mediocre Web and camera capabilities.
Review: LG Electronics W2353V-PF LCD This well-rounded display showed nice image quality in our tests, and includes a handy auto-adjust button that controls brightness in dim conditions.
Review: My Brute for iPhone This online fighting game for the iPhone and iPod touch has a lot going for it -- if you can accept the limitation on how many times you can fight on a given day.
Review: vTie and vTie Premium for iPhone If you're an occasional wearer of neckties or a student just getting a start in the working world, both of these apps from Lab48 offer a handy reference for assorted knots and how to tie them.
Review: Pzizz Relax for iPhone This impressively relaxing sleep aid provides plenty of variety in a small package.
Review: iStoragePro Pocket portable hard drive Ci Design's iStoragePro Pocket is one of the fastest portable hard drives we’ve ever looked at.
Review: Silent Swords for iPhone This 2-D stealth platform game may not have advanced features or sophisticated graphics. But it offers a truly challenging set of missions.
CookieThief syncs cookies between Safari and Camino CookieThief is a simple utility that lets you sync Website cookies between the Safari and Camino browsers.
Review: NetNewsWire Premium for iPhone With version 2 of both the free and premium version of its newsreading app, NewsGator Technologies has introduced solid improvements (though some flaws remain). Still, this version of NetNewsWire feels more at home on the iPhone than its predecessor did.
Review: Mindjet for iPhone Mindjet has managed to squeeze the power, ease, and versatility of its desktop mindmapping application into an iPhone app. It's an effective tool, though it comes with some limitations.
Review: MacScan 2.7 spyware protection software Although most iPhone users seem satisfied with the smorgasbord of applications delivered by Apple's iPhone App Store, power users yearn for more. Copy and paste...
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