Sling Updates: HD Streaming Coming to Mac, iPhone Sling App Scheduled for Q1 [Streaming Media]
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Sling Media revealed that HD streaming will be coming to Mac users via Sling.com, and they plan to submit the Sling iPhone app for approval in Q1 of this year.
As opposed to a standalone desktop client, Sling has opted to introduce SlingPlayer for Mac HD as a web-based app that runs through Sling.com.
Craigsphone is an impressively full-featured free Craigslist iPhone app with photo uploads, location sharing (imagine the possibilities!), click-to-call and other goodness. Missing are the “risque” sections, so something you can’t find is a “date.” [
Beejive’s already quite usable Beejive IM iPhone app just got an update to 2.0, adding file transfer and voice messages to its multitude of IM connectivity.
The long-awaited (
Roxio Toast 10 Titanium is the latest refresh to the do-it-all, disc burning and file converting app. Now it streams media to your iPhone over 3G, and sends video files to your Tivo.
This is it. This Tuesday at 9:00am PST we’ll liveblog the last Apple Macworld keynote. Will Phil Schiller announce