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January See All From This Month →

Reader Discussion: Mac and iPhone Profit Numbers
Today TMO readers are discussing the amount of money the Mac product line brings into Apple in comparison to iOS…
TMO to “Count the Tablets” at CES 2011
The Mac Observer is pleased to announce a fun game for this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas…
Chuck La Tournous Shares Safari Tips at Macworld Expo
The Mac Observer Contributing Editor Chuck La Tournous will be digging under the hood in Apple’s Safari Web browser at Macworld…
Dave Hamilton Shows How to Run Your Mac Lean and Clean at Macworld Expo
The Mac Observer’s Mac Geek Gab co-host, Dave Hamilton, will be sharing tips and tricks on keeping your Mac running…
Apple Hires NSA Pro David Rice as Security Boss
Apple has apparently hired former U.S. Naval cryptology officer and NSA global network vulnerability analyst David Rice to serve as…

February See All From This Month →

iPad Competitors? Send In The Clones
Vern Seward has a question: Has anyone else noticed that darn near every new smart phone being released looks like…
Apple Hiring Photography Expert for Mac/iPad
Apple is looking for a new software engineer to help, “deliver great photography applications for the Mac and iPad platforms.”…
Sony Considers Move Away from iTunes
Sony is planning on expanding its Music Unlimited streaming service and is hinting that it may not have long-term plans…
Market Jitters Send AAPL Down 3.4%
Shares in Apple Inc. dropped 3.41% on Tuesday, ending the day at US$338.61, down $11.95 (-3.41%), on heavy volume of…
Google Gets in the Subscription Game with One Pass
Google introduced its own online subscription service dubbed One Pass on Wednesday, just a day after Apple opened up its…

March See All From This Month →

speedClock 2 for iPhone Improves Speed Measurements
Kaiser & Kaiser announced the immediate availability of speedClock 2.0 on Friday. The new version of the speed measurement app…
TMO Forum Poll: Are You Lining Up for an iPad 2?
Apple’s iPad 2 goes on sale at 5PM local time on Friday, March 11. Take today’s TMO forum poll and…
They Came, They Waited, They Bought - A New iPad That Is
Apple launched the iPad 2 last Friday, and at the Barton Creek Apple Store in Austin, Texas they lined up…
Study: iPhone Downloads Faster on AT&T than Verizon
AT&T’s 3G network offers iPhone 4 owners faster data downloads than Verizon’s network, according to a recent study by Metrico…
Japan iPad 2 Launch Delayed During Earthquake Recovery
Apple’s first wave of international iPad 2 launches is set for March 25, but Japan isn’t on that list any…

April See All From This Month →

Marware’s C.E.O. Hybrid iPad 2 Case Is Splendid
Marware has just introduced the C.E.O. Hybrid iPad 2 case which combines a hard shell case with a soft fabric…
Report: Apple Snags Top Data Center Expert from Microsoft
Apple Inc. has reportedly snagged one of the top data center experts on the planet, and the company did its…
Clorox Employees Choose Their Smartphone; 92% Pick iPhone
When Ralph Loura became CIO (chief information officer) of Clorox, he began replacing the BlackBerry smartphones in use at the…
Adobe Warns of New Critical Flash Security Flaw
Adobe issued a warning to Flash Player users that it has discovered another critical security flaw in its multimedia playback…
13” MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo: $929
The Deal Brothers found a deal on a refurbished 13” MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo for $929.00. This laptop ships…

May See All From This Month →

3 More Replacement Apps: Gorillacam, Camera Free, & Camera All In One
Vern Seward continues his look at free at to replace iOS built-ins by looking at possible replacements for the Camera…
Analyst Raises Estimates for iPhone, iPad, Mac; Price Target $460
Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu raised his estimates for Apple’s iPhone, iPad, and Mac shipments Friday. The analyst also raised…
Flash Update Adds In-app Privacy Controls
Adobe released Flash Player 10.3 on Thursday, finally adding support for managing privacy settings via Web browser settings or through…
plasq Brings Comic Life to the iPad
plasq announced the immediate availability of Comic Life for the iPad on Wednesday. Just like the Mac OS X version…
Accessory Gifts For Dads And Grads, Part 1
Dads and Grads — it’s that time of year. These two groups can be difficult to buy for, and when…

June See All From This Month →

Facebook Seeks Failure by Challenging Apple’s App Store
Facebook is working on a super secret project called Project Spartan that would wrest control of mobile app distribution away…
AT&T Has Shared Data Plans in the Works
AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega said his company has plans for shared data offerings for customers. He shared that…
Next Gen iPhone, iPad May Use Rogue Video Chip
Apple’s next generation iPhone and iPad may get a performance boost from Imagination Technologies and its new PowerVR Series6 GPU,…
Apple’s Money Trail: iPads, Games & Patents
iPad paywalls, Apple’s new in-app subscription rules, how to PWN the gaming market, how to sell more iPhones, Apple patents,…
Steve Jobs Gets Comic Book Biography
Apple CEO Steve Jobs will be gracing the pages of a new comic book come August with the Bluewater Productions…

July See All From This Month →

Adobe Buys Digital Signature Company EchoSign
Adobe brought EchoSign under its wing on Monday, giving the design and PDF giant access to the company’s digital signature…
Apple to Continue Offering Final Cut Pro 7 Enterprise Licenses
Apple has apparently decided to continue offering Final Cut Pro 7, although only for enterprise deployments. Apple representatives revealed the…
Mac Photo Project Lands Artist in Legal Hot Water
New York artist Kyle McDonald found himself in potential legal hot water when U.S. Secret Service agents confiscated his computers…
Apple Offers Concert for Bangladesh for Free (3 Days Only)
Apple is offering iTunes customers the chance to watch The Concert for Bangladesh, George Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s charity fund…
Analyst: Parts Prices Benefiting Apple
Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu sees improving component prices as a good sign for Apple’s bottom line and ability to…

August See All From This Month →

Apple Ramps Up 2011 iPhone Orders to 56 Million
Apple has apparently scaled up its iPhone orders from 50 million to 56 million for the second half of 2011…
Convert Between File Types Without an App, Part II
Sometimes, we find ourselves having to convert from one file type to another, and the app we have at hand,…
NI Announces Guitar Rig 5, Kontakt 5, More
It was a busy day for Native Instruments Monday, as they company announced Guitar Rig 5 Pro, Kontakt 5, Solid…
Salesforce.com CEO Gifted App Store Trademark to Apple in Thanks
Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com, presented Steve Jobs and Apple with the trademark and domain for App Store as a…
Mac Pro 2.93GHz 8-Core Intel Xeon: $3,649
The Deal Brothers noted that Apple is offering the refurbished Mac Pro 2.93GHz 8-Core Intel Xeon for $3,649. This system…

September See All From This Month →

3 iOS Apps From All Over
Sometimes you just want to be a sponge and absorb. In this week’s Free on iTunes, Vern Seward points out…
Apple Was Most-Owned Stock Among Hedge Funds in Q2
Shares in Apple Inc. were the most-owned stocks among hedge funds, according to a Citigroup analyst. In a report, Citigroup’s…
Apple Files UK Patent Infringement Suit Against Samsung
Apple filed a lawsuit against Samsung in the United Kingdom on Monday over claims that the company’s Android-based mobile devices…
Reader Discussion: Apple, Stock Splits & the Dow
Apple’s stock is on the rise and has been for some time. Today TMO readers are talking about whether or…
Moshi’s Zefýr 2 Cooler for MacBooks Is Simply Super
Moshi’s Zefýr 2 Cooler for MacBook Pro and MacBook Air is a high-efficiency cooler that dissipates heat and prevents overheating.…

October See All From This Month →

Apple Launches iPhone 4S Preorders
As promised, Apple began accepting preorders for the new iPhone 4S on Friday. So far, the company is showing that…
iPads in Space & Apple TV Rumors that Just Won’t Die
More iPhone 4S talk, the new Apple television frenzy, the iPad is a Wi-Fi glutton, and the iPad has a…
FCC Universal Service Now Means Broadband
The FCC unanimously approved a plan to overhaul a portion of the Universal Service Fund to bring broadband coverage to…
Apple Releases Server Admin Tools 10.7.2
Apple released Server Admin Tools 10.7.2 on Wednesday following the rollout of OS X Lion 10.7.2. The update for the…
Samsung Loses Early Bid to Block iPhone 4S in Italy
Judges in Milan, Italy, have rejected Samsung’s request to have Apple’s iPhone 4S banned in Italy ahead of its October…

November See All From This Month →

iPhone 4S: Incase Pro Slider: Gorgeous and Strong
This is another excellent iPhone 4S case from Incase. Because it is so strong and rigid, it comes in two…
Developer: “Losing Control of Our Destiny to Apple”
TMO’s Dave Hamilton attended MacTech 2011 and had the opportunity to interview several Apple developers. Here’s the conversation Mr. Hamilton…
Sharp IGZO Tech Rumored to Power Next Gen iDevices
Apple will switch to Sharp IGZO LCD panels for future iPads and iPhones, allowing for thinner, higher resolution, and lower…
PhoneArts Celebrates Art Made on iPhones
PhoneArts.net has launched as a site dedicated to art created on iPhones and iPod touches. The site offers hundreds of…
HP’s webOS May be Up for Sale
Rumors that HP may be ready to sell off webOS are back, and this time Oracle is hinted at as…

December See All From This Month →

Acer Chairman: Apple Weakening, Windows Ready to Grow
Acer chairman JT Wang thinks Apple’s growth in the PC market is coming to an end, and that Windows-based PCs…
Choose Your Winning Sports Teams with SportsPicker Mobile
OHK Labs announced the immediate availability of SportsPicker Mobile for the iPhone on Thursday. The game, which has been available…
International iTunes Match Launch Stumbles
Apple’s iTunes Match launch outside of the United States doesn’t seem to be going smoothly. The iCloud music storage service…
Reader Discussion: Smartphones, Privacy & Carrier IQ
With the news out that Carrier IQ is logging user’s smartphone activity without their knowledge, consumers, politicians and privacy rights…
Rogue Amoeba’s Piezo Records Other (Sandboxed) Mac Apps
Rogue Amoeba announced Wednesday the release of Piezo, an app that can record audio from other Mac software, even apps…

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