Software

Weekend Biking

Julia Tuttle Says Happy Birthday, Miami

Miami-Based Psystar Will Get Around To Apple's Law Suit When It Feels Like It

Psystar Strikes Back at Apple with an Anti-Trust Suit

Tamper Tantrum

Yours for the Hacking

The county’s court system has spent $36 million on a revolutionary new database, but when programmers warned it was vulnerable, they’re the ones who got deleted

Citrix Just Giving Away Computers

The county’s court system has spent $36 million on a revolutionary new database, but when programmers warned it was vulnerable, they’re the ones who got deleted

Lobbying for a Commission Seat

Juan Carlos Zapata, a state representative from the Kendall area, is gunning for Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe Martinez's job. The legislator is going to be termed out of office in 2010, so he's laying the groundwork for a run at Martinez's seat in 2012. Already, the first Colombian-American ... More >>

Cloud Nine

Juan Carlos Zapata, a state representative from the Kendall area, is gunning for Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe Martinez's job. The legislator is going to be termed out of office in 2010, so he's laying the groundwork for a run at Martinez's seat in 2012. Already, the first Colombian-American ... More >>

Dirty Type

Google Trends reveals South Florida's penchant for salacious searches.

The Future Is Now

DVDJs bring audio and video together with Serato and Pioneer's newest inventions.

What’s a Blog?

DVDJs bring audio and video together with Serato and Pioneer's newest inventions.

Sole Sonic Force

Electro whiz Überzone dodges the formula

Hydroplane

Electro whiz Überzone dodges the formula

BEST LOCAL BOY MADE GOOD

Blake Ross

Digital Intrigue

Did Miami-Dade County Manager Steve Shiver deceive commissioners in an effort to steer a lucrative software contract to a friend? The friend says no. Shiver isn't talking.

Cyber Stakes

South Florida is at the heart of the Internet gambling boom -- and of the war to stop it

Big Mac Attack

Hollywood meets Silicon Valley in the music industry's new modem operandi

Apple Yanks iPhone Porn App

Well, it seem Apple hasn't gotten their freak on after all. Apparently when the "Hottest Girls" app was originally approved for their iPhone app store they weren't aware that some of the pictures were of a topless nature, and they've pulled the product. Apparently, the Score Group was ... More >>

Silicon Beach: iPhone App Design for Dummies

A refreshing application, built by a designer with a little help from geeks. Shaken Not Stirred will feature cocktail recipes and lounge music.​Well, not exactly. But California-based ANSCA stopped by this month's South Florida iPhone Meetup to introduce local geeks to Corona, an application that' ... More >>

Miami-based Psystar takes on Apple

A refreshing application, built by a designer with a little help from geeks. Shaken Not Stirred will feature cocktail recipes and lounge music.​Well, not exactly. But California-based ANSCA stopped by this month's South Florida iPhone Meetup to introduce local geeks to Corona, an application that' ... More >>

Ten New Video Games for Foodies

We all know someone who likes to play with his or her food, so why not give that epicurean enthusiast in your life a little fun this holiday season? Lots of new games are either already out on shelves or will be released in time for the holidays, so drop that turkey and get to the stores! Or just st ... More >>

Psystar Loses Key Copyright Ruling In Apple's California Lawsuit

This past week, we brought you the story of Rudy and Robert Pedraza, the Miami brothers who have taken on Apple by hacking its OS X to run on cheap PCs.by C. StilesRobert Pedraza at Psystar headquarters in Doral.​Although the self-funded, self-taught programmers are taking on a computer giant, we ... More >>

Letters from the Issue of November 19, 2009

This past week, we brought you the story of Rudy and Robert Pedraza, the Miami brothers who have taken on Apple by hacking its OS X to run on cheap PCs.by C. StilesRobert Pedraza at Psystar headquarters in Doral.​Although the self-funded, self-taught programmers are taking on a computer giant, we ... More >>

Local DJs Duke It Out On iPhones/iPod Touches Tomorrow Night at Voodoo Lounge

via groovemaker.com​Can you hear that faint thump? It's the heads of turntable purists smacking their heads against their desks. Still, like it or not, what constitutes "DJing" has forever changed with technology -- it's only a matter of time before somebody figures out how to use the DJ Hero cont ... More >>

Silicon Beach: Refresh Miami, November Edition

Rafael MontillaGeeks in a tropical setting.​Held November 18 at the Mutiny Hotel in Coconut Grove, Refresh Miami was tame but very tropical.  The location just about upstaged last month's meeting at the Mayfair Hotel, what with the Mutiny being a grand dame of the 1980s, notorious for drug ac ... More >>

Psystar and Apple Reach Settlement; Doral Clone-Maker May Live Another Day

Don't write Psystar's obituary just yet. By C. Stiles Robert Pedraza stands in front of Psystar headquarters.​Psystar, which we recently profiled in depth, has been locked in a heated legal battle with Apple since last year because the tiny Doral-based firm sells unauthorized "clones" of M ... More >>

UPDATE: Judge Accepts Psystar-Apple Settlement; Clone-Maker to Keep Fighting

The California judge overseeing the long and bloody fight between Doral-based clone-maker Psystar and Apple has accepted a settlement between the two firms, setting the stage for Psystar to keep fighting in appeals court. By C. Stiles Robert Pedraza outside Psystar's Doral headquarters. ... More >>

Silicon Beach: Crisis Camp Helps Haiti With Mobile Translation App

Less than a week after Crisis Camp in Washington, D.C., a new application is ready to help Haiti's relief workers.​Silicon Beach reported on Crisis Camp in this week's Wednesday installment. Just two days later, geeks from D.C. launched a mobile phone application called Tradui that facilitates Kre ... More >>

WMC 2010: Nightlyfe.com Launches WMC App

​With every imaginable type of iPhone app out there these days, from drunk texting apps, to X-rated vibrator apps (no joke) it's hardly surprising that even our beloved annual Winter Music Conference would get its own app. The folks at Nightlyfe.com have announced the launch of their WMC Mobile ... More >>

WMC 2010: Q&A With King Britt, Playing His Album Release Party at Electric Pickle Tonight

Photo by Pier Nicola D'Amico​King Britt has never been an easy talent to pin down. The main common thread, perhaps, throughout the career of the easy-going Philadelphia artist is one of experimenting. In every genre he tackles, he's always been a little out in left field. That's been true from his ... More >>

Apple TV to Change the Face of Living Room Gaming?

​Last week we mentioned how Google TV is giving Apple TV a run for its money. Well, maybe not. Engadget received a tip on Friday that was confirmed by a source close to Apple regarding specs of the next Apple TV: Brace yourselves and hold on to your tiny remote controls. Apparently this makeover h ... More >>

Hurricane Season Gone Tech With New iPad App

​Nothing's worse than planning a trip somewhere along the coast, only to arrive to hurricane evacuations. Our local weather forecasters do the best they can, but let's face it: They dumb it all down for us. Not Hurricane HD. After the torrential downpours experienced on the first official day of h ... More >>

Stream World Cup While at Work on Your iPhone, iPad, or Via Web

Zakumi, the mascot of the 2010 FIFA World Cup​We've all been there: A big game is on TV, and we're stuck somewhere we don't want to be, like work. This World Cup season will be especially difficult to catch, with a Round of 16, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, and a final showdown, all starting on Jun ... More >>

Free iPads, Software, and Other Giveaways at First Apple Business Expo and iPad/iPhone Zone in Miami

​Are you obsessed with everything Mac/Apple related? If you found out about the iPhone 4 before Gizmodo did and every tech gadget in your house has a bitten apple logo on it, this one's for you. IT product and service provider Loop USA is hosting the Apple Business Expo 2K10 -- the first in Miami ... More >>

Robbie Rivera rocks the Gansevoort

Catch him poolside Sunday, September 5.

Free Australian Lamb App

​There's something missing in your life, but you can't quite put your finger on what it is? I've got the answer: You've been subconsciously yearning for an Australian lamb app for your iPhone and iPad. Yearn no more. Now it's available for download, free, through the Apple App Store.Stephen Edward ... More >>

Download Best Of... App for iPhone

​More than two decades of Miami's best is available today on our new Best Of... app for iPhone. That's right. You can check out categories like Best Dance Club, Best New Restaurant, Best Bar, Best Hotel, and many others.The app lets you check out not only current winners -- this year's issue is d ... More >>

Download Best Of... App for iPhone

​More than two decades of Miami's best is available today on our new Best Of... app for iPhone. That's right. You can check out categories like Best Dance Club, Best New Restaurant, Best Bar, Best Hotel, and many others.The app lets you check out not only current winners -- this year's issue is d ... More >>

Download Best Of... App for iPhone

​More than two decades of Miami's best is available today on our new Best Of... app for iPhone. That's right. You can check out categories like Best Dance Club, Best New Restaurant, Best Bar, Best Hotel, and many others.The app lets you check out not only current winners -- this year's issue is d ... More >>

Paranoids Rejoice! The FDA Makes Searching for Food & Drug Recalls Easier

CC CosmoPoliticianDo you know what you're eating?​​It seems like every week there's a story on the news about food or drugs being recalled. Just recently both Del Monte canteloupes and O.N.E. Coconut Water were pulled from store shelves.The problem with recalls is that once you hear about your f ... More >>

Twenty-Two Men Arrested in Florida Underaged Sex Sting

​Twenty-two men have been arrested for agreeing to have sex with young children, some as young as nine, that they had met online. When they arrived, though, they were met by the Polk County Sheriff's Office. The men arrested include a UCF Student, a former television executive, a specialist in the ... More >>

Is Pitbull's New Planet Pit App Worth Its $9.99 Price Tag?

The new Planet Pit app's home screen.​Nobody would accuse Pitbull of being a slouch in the business department. To paraphrase another rapper, the great Jay Z, Pitbull isn't a businessman, he's a business, man. The former Mr. 305 -- now firmly Mr. Worldwide -- seemingly never met a new product id ... More >>

Correction: Planet Pit App for iPhone 4

Not the Planet Pit app for iPhone 4.​Yesterday, Crossfade published a blog reviewing Pitbull's new Planet Pit app for the iPhone 4: "Is Pitbull's New Planet Pit App Worth Its $9.99 Price Tag?" But we accidentally purchased both the iPad-only version of the app, and another official Pitbull app, ... More >>

iPhone Case That Also Stores Blunt Birthed By Ingenuity of Miami Designers

​Update: The funding campaign seems to have been suspended by Kickstarter's staff.Wanna get high? There's not an iPhone app for that yet, but thanks to the ingenuity of Miamians there is now an iPhone case for that. A couple of local guys, according to their Kickstarter page, are trying to raise f ... More >>

Food Truck iPhone Apps; Truck Tracker for Tonight

Burger Beast A screen shot of the Burger Beast Truck Track app.It's lunchtime and you're in your car jonesing for your favorite food truck. Where is it? Well, there's an app for that! Blogger Burger Beast is busy developing an app that will make it easy to find your favorite truck. The app wi ... More >>

Tour the New Planet Pit Interactive App, Designed by Miami's ROBA Interactive

​To quote another rapper: Pitbull isn't a businessman, he's a business, man. In a time of general industry floundering, Mr. 305-turned-Mr.-Worldwide has anointed himself the king of endorsements and new business deals. Dr. Pepper? Sure. Kodak? How about lyrical product placements. Voli "low-calo ... More >>

Justin Sanchez: Creating Cyborgs

​To quote another rapper: Pitbull isn't a businessman, he's a business, man. In a time of general industry floundering, Mr. 305-turned-Mr.-Worldwide has anointed himself the king of endorsements and new business deals. Dr. Pepper? Sure. Kodak? How about lyrical product placements. Voli "low-calo ... More >>

New Times 'Best Of' App Gets Year-End Love From Wired, iTunes

​Do you camp out by the newsstand every year waiting for our Best of Miami issue? Ever wish while you were on the road -- whether driving through Kendall thirsting for a great bar or spending a work week in K.C., Sacramento, or D.C. -- that some of that New Times wisdom could travel with you?That' ... More >>

Is Your Smartphone Spying On You? Miami Lawsuit Targets "Invasive" Carrier IQ Software

photo by John Karakansantis via Wikimedia Commons​What if your smartphone has secretly tracked everything you've done for the past two years: every Google search, every website, every key stroke -- not to mention everywhere you've traveled? Sounds like a paranoid fantasy from Enemy of the State, b ... More >>