Transferring files securely. If you're on the road and need to send or receive files without worrying who might intercept them, you've got plenty of options for sending them securely. Kirk McElhearn explains how.

Review: Creative Xdock Wireless Music System for iPod. If you want to listen to your iPod's audio in multiple locations, Creative's Xdock Wireless Music System is one option, although it doesn't come cheap.

Apple: Psystar’s antitrust claims ‘deeply flawed’. Apple is asking a judge to dismiss a countersuit from clone-maker Psystar, saying that the Florida company’s antitrust allegations against Apple are without merit.

Prevent iTunes 8 from adding track numbers to filenames. One of the preferences removed in iTunes 8 was the ability to control whether or not iTunes would add track (and disc) numbers to songs’ filenames. Learn how to regain control, and fix filenames if they’ve been modified.

MercuryMover 2.0. If you're a keyboard-centric person, MercuryMover lets you move and resize windows without ever taking your fingers off the keys.

Nokia takes aim at Apple with touch-screen phone. Finnish phone maker Nokia launched a touch-screen phone on Thursday intended to one-up Apple’s iPhone on features and at a competitive price.

Obama camp offers iPhone app. Obama's campaign has released an iPhone app to enable supporters to get up to date information.

InstantAction 3D Web-based games go live for Mac. InstantAction, a Web site that lets you play 3D action games, is now Mac-compatible.

Apple misses September deadline for iPhone notifications. At WWDC, Apple promised to roll out a push notification system for iPhone apps in September, but that deadline has now passed.

HSC Edit for Aperture adds photo resizing. HSC Edit adds a new plug-in for Aperture that lets you resize images.

Frameline 47 version 3 released, for video editors. Frameline 47 version 3 reworks its user interface and database, adds new features like Bonjour support and more.

Google lets users search like it’s 2001. As part of its 10th anniversary celebration, Google has put up a 2001 version of the Google search index that lets users search the Web of seven years ago.

Music royalty rates to remain at current level. A decision by the Copyright Royalty Board keeps royalty rates for songwriters at 9.1 cents per track, a big relief for companies such as Apple that sell music.

Apple releases iTunes, Apple TV updates. Apple on Thursday released updates for iTunes and Apple TV, fixing security holes and adding new features.

First Look: More CS4 app previews. We wrap up our preview of the Adobe’s massive CS4 updates with profiles of the major changes in Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and four other apps.

Review: Save Benjis for iPhone. This free app provides quick, efficient comparison-shopping online, searching dozens of retail and auction sites for the best prices.

Review: StoryMill 3.1. StoryMill 3.1 provides an impressive workflow approach and toolset that can’t be replicated in your current word processor.

Using Apple’s online iPhone buying program. Apple now lets you begin the process of buying an iPhone 3G online so that you can streamline the credit check process used by service-provider AT&T. Peter Cohen takes the online buying program out for a spin, as he upgrades to a new phone.

Digital Photo: Geotag your shots. Most digital cameras don't include GPS receivers. No matter. With the right software you can easily add location data, called geotags, to your photos and then your snapshots on a map or share your photo route with others.

VisualHub developer Techspansion shuts down. Techspansion, maker of media conversion utilities VisualHub, AudialHub, and iSquint, has decided to close its doors.

Bugs & Fixes: Finding 10.5.5’s bug fixes. Last month’s OS X 10.5.5 update promised many bug fixes. So why haven’t you noticed them? Ted Landau explains how most bug fixes can escape the notice of many Mac users.

Orange to rate environmental impact of mobile phones. Network operator Orange will rate the environmental impact of the fixed-line and mobile phones it sells.

Improve readability of notes in iCal. Here’s a very simple tip to make your iCal notes a bit more readable.

iPod case roundup: Give your old iPod touch a new case. Roman Loyola takes a look at three cases for the original iPod touch: Core Cases' Aluminum Slider Case, OtterBox's Defender, and Speck's TechStyle Classic.

Steve Jobs heart attack post highlights citizen journalism perils. A false CNN iReport post claiming that Steve Jobs had a heart attack caused Apple’s stock price to temporarily tumble Friday. But it also raised questions about potential pitfalls posed by citizen journalism, Computerworld says.

Hands on with the Kodak Zi6. The small digital camera found in pockets and purses across the globe may soon have a companion—the pocket digital camcorder. These diminutive moving-picture makers produce quality good enough for casual viewing and YouTube and cost less than $200.

Video: World Tech Update. In this week’s show we're at Ceatec where we find cell phones that split in two, a unicycling robot and get hands-on with a fuel cell. Plus news on Nintendo's DSi and a concept car instrument panel from BMW Mini.

App Store successful, but shows flaws. Apple's App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch has been a big success so far. But there are still numerous usability issues that might hinder further growth.

Where classical music and iPhone apps converge. Apple's progress in handling classical music on iTunes suggests the App Store's design will also gradually improve.

A visit with Guy Kawasaki. Jason Snell sits down for a brief chat with Apple veteran Guy Kawasaki to talk Alltop, App Store evangelism, and old columns.

Excerpt: Choosing a microphone and other podcasting hardware. Want to try your hand at podcasting? You’ll need to pick out some necessary hardware first. In this excerpt from his Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac e-book, Andy Williams Affleck tells you what to consider when picking out a microphone, breakout box, or mixer for putting your podcasts together.

IPhone gets first major corporate customer in Japan. Japan's Softbank Mobile has will supply 1,000 iPhones to BearingPoint in Japan, it said Monday.

Dream Capture adds H.264 support. Dream Capture, an iSight video recording app, has been updated with H.264 encoding support and other changes.

Fretlight guitar Lesson Player software released for Mac. Fretlight's Lesson Player software is now available for the Mac.

Review: Razer ProClick Mobile Notebook Mouse. The ProClick Mobile takes Razer’s excellent high-precision 1,200 dpi optical resolution technology, and packages it into a smaller wireless body. The ProClick Mobile is available in four colors.

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones comes to Mac. Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones is now available for Mac, thanks to Ubisoft and TransGaming.

Sportsuit Convertible protects fourth-gen iPod nano. Marware's Sportsuit Convertible is a three-in-one case for the new iPod nano.

Color Expert app for designers released for iPhone. Color Expert is a new color chooser and comparison app for the iPhone and iPod touch.

Sequence screen capture app adds sound recording. The screen capture app Sequence can now record sound from your Mac.

Etiquette and the BCC field. An email message's To field is not a plaything. Be respectful of others' addresses by putting the BCC field to good use.

Review: Gas station finders for the iPhone. Several apps take advantage of the iPhone’s ability to pinpoint your location in order to help you find nearby gas stations offering the least expensive gas. Rob Griffiths takes three of these gas finders out for a test spin.

Mac Security: Do you need a third-party firewall?. OS X has not just one, but two, firewalls built in. So when, if ever, do you need a third-party firewall program? Chris Pepper and Rich Mogull explain.

Sanyo laser to enable faster, higher capacity Blu-ray Discs. Sanyo Electric has developed a laser diode that will help lay the ground towards higher capacity and faster Blu-ray Disc systems.

Podcaster returns under jailbreak. Podcaster, the application booted from the App Store for reportedly duplicating the podcasting functionality of the iPhone, is now being distributed via the open-source installer used to place applications on jailbroken iPhones and iPod touches. Christopher Breen has the details.

PC World: Amazon Kindle 2 details and pictures leaked. PC World reports on leaked pictures of the forthcoming incarnation of Amazon’s ebook reader, which appeared on the Web over the weekend.

eBay buys payment firm, lays off over 1,000. EBay announced two acquisitions Monday, at the same time saying it will lay off more than 1,000 staff worldwide and cut back on recruitment.

One in three iPhone 3G customers ditch their carriers. A new report from market research firm NPD Group shows above average carrier defections for iPhone customers.

Report: SEC investigating false Jobs heart attack rumor. Bloomberg reports that the SEC is probing whether a false report of a Steve Jobs heart attack was posted in order to drive down Apple’s stock price.

So many SMS messages, so little time to delete them. Apple introduced the ability to delete multiple email messages in iPhone 2.0, but what about SMS messages?

Analysis: How Facebook changed gaming. The booming resurgence of casual games—games that don’t a huge time commitment—was the focus of some speakers at the E For All Expo this past weekend.