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Ever wondered how to create the time-lapse effect you might have seen on TV or YouTube? Wish you could present hours of a movie in just a few minutes? Well, Gawker lets you do just that.

Gawker is a useful piece of freeware you can download for your Mac. Using an external camera or your built-in iSight, you can start making time-lapse movies absolutely free. One of the neatest features of Gawker is the ability to share cameras connected to other computers on your home network, this allows you to view and record other people around the house and create time-lapse movies of them, too, provided they also have the Gawker application installed.

To create a time lapse movie, all you have to do is select a camera for use with the application and then configure how often you want Gawker to take a snapshot. Every 30 seconds is the preset amount. As you record the movie you can see what has been recorded so far using the “preview” option, and the finished movie is stored as a .mov file at any location you wish.

Gawker is available as a free download, weighing in at just 2.1MB.

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Opera has just released version 9.5 of its operating system for Mac and PC. It’s a free download, weighing in at 15.6MB.

Some of the features include…

• “QuickFind” options for customizing the browser
• Improved security with “Fraud Filter” and content blocking
• Tabs and Sessions

The browser scores an 83/100 on the Acid3 test. You can download the browser here if you’re interested in giving it a spin. Opera is also available for your Mobile phone or PDA.

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• Apple wins summary judgments against Psystar
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The App store could be available for iPod touch and iPhone users sooner than we think. If you remember back to the keynote, you may have noticed that no definite date was given for the App Store launch, “Coming Soon” and “Available Upon Release” was as good as we got. A recent snap shot of Apple’s Australian iPod touch page (see image) clearly states that Apps will be available for download from June the 27th, not “Early July,” as was mentioned during the keynote. Innocent typo or accidental release date? It’s a long shot, but take it as you like. An early release date would certainly be nice.

Via [TUAW]

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Digital Legends Entertainment debuted a currently unnamed iphone game today at WWDC. Similar to God of War, the game features an action/fantasy genre with a the player controlling their character and tackling various problems for example getting from A to B through the use of a rope and possibly battling some extremely ugly enemies. Digital Legends Entertainment started development of the game just two weeks prior to WWDC, but previewed a graphically impressive demo of the game. The game features openGL and touch controls.

Currently thin on details, the game should be finished by September, when it will be distributed to iPhone users via the new App Store set to debut in early July. If the demo was anything to go by, we might be seeing some amazing games hitting the iPhone App Store soon enough.

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Everyone’s favorite glass-encased-monkey game is coming to the iPhone. We had a quick glimpse of the game during the “iPhone Software Roadmap Event,” but Sega has released more details at the recent WWDC. 110 stages have been developed since we had our first look, and the game allows users to play as any of the four characters (AiAi, MeeMee, Baby and GonGon).

The aim of the game is to guide your monkey (ball) around various platforms, ultimately aiming to reach the goal. In the iPhone version of the game, users must guide the monkey by tilting the iPhone ,which in turn tilts the platforms, thanks to the built-in accelerometer. Graphically, the game is looking excellent for a mobile orientated release, rivaling graphics seen on the handheld portable gaming device, the Nintendo DS.

Sega didn’t state how much the game would cost, but some predict that iPhone games could cost as little as $10 for a full blown game, a decent price undercutting most games available for other portable gaming machines. The game is expected to be released when the iPhone App Store becomes available in early July.

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According to Macworld UK, o2, the network carrier for the iPhone in the UK, could soon be offering new deals to try to boost sales in the UK. iPhone sales have been sluggish in the UK so far; could this be how o2 plans to change that?

We’ve already heard that the phone could cost as little as £100 on o2, but some new rumors have emerged that it could be given away free on the most expensive tariff—currently £75 per month for 3,000 minutes of calling time and 500 texts, in case you were wondering. As well, a “Pay as You Go” version is rumored to be sold for the same price the iPhone previously cost on contract, which is just £269.

If that wasn’t good enough, existing customers could be in for a treat, Macworld says that o2 will be offering the 3G iPhone as a free upgrade to existing iPhone customers, provided they agree to sign up for another 18 months on their contract. This is something I’m squeezing my fingers tightly for. Please o2, pleease!

Roll on, Monday! If these offers are true, the UK could soon be just as iPhone crazy as America.

Via [Macworld UK]

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The blogsphere is alive with speculation about Apple’s next operating system, Mac OS v10.6. It just got a little more interesting. Following upon rumors that Apple was prepping a 10.6 release for January 2009 comes even more information, this time by Ars Technica, that Apple has code named the operating system “Snow Leopard.”

As well as the code name, they also say the OS will indeed drop support for PPC Macs and provide “stability and security” without adding new features. Apple’s goal is speed and performance, and since they’re spending a lot of time developing devices like the iPhone and the Macbook Air, it’s no wonder. Battery life has said to be one of the main reasons for the upgrade.

There is much speculation that Apple had chosen the name Snow Leopard to signify a release that isn’t major. Apple may also choose to charge less for the operating system or even give it away for free due to the nature of the upgrade; at least, I have my fingers crossed.

Of course this is all rumor and speculation, so don’t go throwing out your PPC Mac quite yet. I still find it hard to believe that Apple would throw away all PPC support so suddenly when they’ve been so great with backwards compatibility in the past. Still, Apple has been known to surprise.

Via [Ars Technica]

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There’s been talk lately about what Apple’s operating system will be like in the future, and some evidence that Apple is already working on it. Will it be entirely multi-touch? What will it be called? If this next rumor is to be true, we might be seeing a sample of what’s to come sooner than we think. TUAW has reported that the next release of the operating system could be debuted by Apple at the WWDC in just five day’s time, and then seeded to developers. They also say the next release could be dropping support for PPC based Macs, and that it could be ready for release in January 2009.

Hold your horses, though, because they also say that a source has told them that Apple is focusing solely on “stability and security” in their next OS, I guess we’ll have to wait until OS 11 to see any groundbreaking features, then (multi-touch here we come).

If the next OS really does leave behind its support for PPC based Macs, this could come as quite a blow to those still using them. Apple has had excellent backwards-compatibility in their previous operating systems (take Leopard, for example), but we all knew there would come a point when they would no longer support PowerPC. Perhaps not this soon? And is this goodbye to universal applications then?

One more question; what will Apple name the new OS?

Via [a href=“http://TUAW.com” title=“TUAW”>TUAW]

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The Times has said that the 3G iPhone being released by Apple soon could cost as little as £100 in the UK. Analysts have predicted the drop in price due to ineffective marketing strategies such as “network exclusivity deals” in Europe.

Apple had estimated that the iPhone would sell between 500,000 and 600,000 units across the UK and France, but that they have failed to meet this target with just 330,000 sold. Apple could be scrapping the exclusivity deals across Europe and introducing more tempting pricing to try and reach that “10 million iphones sold” goal. So far, the iPhone has only had incredible success in America, with Europe lagging on behind, hence the predictions.

Although analysts say that the iPhone could be sold for as little as €99 across mainland Europe, the slightly higher price for the UK iPhone is due to a two-year-long exclusivity with UK network O2, thereby lacking incentive for competitive pricing. Unlike when the 2.5G iPhone was released, the 3G version is expected to be released to 3G-iPhone-hungry “United Kingdomers” very shortly after the American version is released.

The 3G iPhone is expected to be unveiled during the World Wide Developers Conference on June the 9th, Keep your fingers crossed ... although it’s almost a given.

• Apple wins summary judgments against Psystar
• It’s no surprise Apple considered purchasing AdMob
• Apple’s Black Friday to be surprisingly bright?