Archives for 2011

AT&T on Thursday released its 4Q10 results, noting that it saw its best-ever subscriber gains with sales of 7.4 million…

Apple has followed AT&T’s lead and dropped the price of the iPhone 3GS to US$49

Light Pillar announced the immediate availability of Portal for the iPhone and iPod touch on Monday. Portal is an alternate…

During its Q4 earnings report on Tuesday, Verizon noted that only 26% of its 83 million postpaid subscribers — i.e.,…

While developer interest in iPad and iPhone remains strong, interest in Android has risen too, most notably in tablets, according…

For now, jailbreaking remains an activity attempted only by a small minority of users lurking in the dark corners of…

Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim is now available for Apple’s iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, and includes access to shows from…

National Software Laboratory announced the immediate availability of ArraySync on Friday. ArraySync is a Mac OS X-based application that lets…

Vogue is making its first appearance on Apple’s iPad with the launch of its Vogue Cover Exclusive. The app focuses…

Apple has offered preview looks at Mac OS X 10.7 (“Lion”) to Charlie Miller,  Dino Dai Zovi, and other security…

The Deal Brothers noted that Apple was offering a refurbished Apple TV for $85, with free delivery. That’s the new…

IDC is projecting that Windows Phone 7 is going to become bigger than iPhone by 2015, but Jeff and Bryan…

Adobe issued a warning on Tuesday to alert Flash users that an exploit has been discovered that’s being actively used…

Motorola has taken the impending launch of the iPad 2 in the UK market to have a little fun with…

The Deal Brothers found a deal on the refurbished Mac mini 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo for $599. This ships…

Apple announced Thursday that it has added Noah & The Whale to the company’s iTunes Festival. Being held at The…

Samsung has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple claiming the iPhone and iPad step on technology it controls. The…

Apple’s notoriously secretive CEO, Steve Jobs, has agreed to support an official biography of his life, and it will be…

If you’re looking for an iPad 2, it turns out that Target has an online tool for finding products at…

The Mac Observer’s own Mac Geek Gab co-host, Dave Hamilton, will be speaking at the Princeton Mac User Group on…

Apple is offering the refurbished 13” MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo for $899, according to the Deal Brothers. It…

The Deal Brothers found a deal on Sony’s MDR-NC7 Noise Canceling Headphones for $28, including free shipping. Sony claims these headphones…

A third worker has died following an explosion and fire at a Foxconn factory in Chengdu that builds iPads for…

iOS app developers look to be the latest targets of companies hunting for patent licensing revenue streams related to Apple…

Ted Landau has both a laser printer and an inkjet printer. One has been a reliable near-perfect printer for over…

The Deal Brothers found us a deal on the XtremeMac InCharge Duo for iPhone/iPod/iPad/iPad 2 for $39.99. This device allows you…

Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu believes that Apple’s iCloud, which will be unveiled at next week’s World Wide Developer Conference,…

Lodsys, the patent holding company that’s hitting iPhone and iPad app developers with lawsuits, now has its sights on Android…

In this week’s compendium of cool, technical news debris, John covers some nagging questions about Macs, questions that have been…

Apple was granted another major patent Tuesday covering one of the basic gesture concepts used in the company’s iPhone touchscreen…

Apple has filed for a patent on technology that would allow users to initiate a file transfer with an on-screen…

Shares in Apple Inc. closed over the US$400 mark for the first time Tuesday, setting an all-time closing high in…

Apple introduced its new Apple Thunderbolt Display on Wednesday, following the release of OS X Lion and the unveiling of…

The analysts think they have Apple’s secret plans all figured out, patent-palooza reads like a soap opera, HP announces new…

Apple has pushed new developer beta SDKs for iOS 5 (beta 3), iTunes (Developer Preview 3), iTunes 10.5 (beta 3),…

Apple’s Chairman of the board and former CEO Steve Jobs has had a big impact on the technology and entertainment…

Apple has been sued by a Florida company, Operating Systems Solutions LLC (OSS), that claims the fast booting capabilities of…

Apple’s iPhone 5, which hasn’t been announced or confirmed yet, may be available in Russia some time in November, according…

Nancy Carroll Gravley evaluates the advantages of novice Mac users moving up to Lion, and thinks it’s a great idea…

A South Carolina woman was offered what she thought was an iPad for sale in a McDonald’s parking lot on…

Apple has apparently cut iPad parts orders for the fourth quarter by some 25 percent, according to JPMorgan analyst Mark…

Apple’s rumored iPhone 5 unveiling is said to be coming on October 4, and now it appears that event will…

Amazon announced Monday that it has landed a deal with Fox to bring thousands of movies and TV shows to…

Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun come to you in today’s Mac Geek Gab to help solve listeners’ problems, including…

Apple released Mac mini EFI Firmware Update 1.3 on Wednesday. The update for the Thunderbolt-enabled Mac mini improved Lion Internet…

Adobe released an iPhone, iPad and iPod touch compatible version of its Adobe Reader app for viewing PDF documents on…

iFixit, well know for stripping Apple gear down to the frame so we can all see what’s inside, got their…

Brian Hogan and Sage Wallower, the two men accused of stealing an iPhone 4 prototype from a bar and then…

Apple updated its tribute Web page to company co-founder Steve Jobs on Wednesday with comments that fans and Apple product…

Want to know about every (almost every?) iOS 5-specific option contained in the Settings app? This article is what you’ve…

TMO is the place where you can find hotel deals for Macworld Expo. And while Macworld | iWorld Expo is…

Greenpeace, the non-governmental environmental organization, updated its “Guide to Greener Electronics” Wednesday. The listing, now in its 17th edition, ranks Apple…

Apple finally opened iTunes Match to the public this week, and it looks like plenty of iCloud users are signing…

Changing the time or the date of an iCal event can be a pain. Let’s face it—we all would rather…

The Internet is loaded with useful Web sites, and plenty that you may want to avoid — or even block.…

Dave’s back from vacation and he and John dive right back in, answering questions about Photo Stream, iCloud, IMAP mail,…

Are we in a state of mobility bliss? Are smartphones too small and innocent looking to really think of as…

Apple has reopened iTunes Connect to developers two days early. iTunes Connect is the portal developers use to submit and…

MacMall announced on Wednesday the “Return of Black Friday” sale, extending the company’s discounts on new Macs until December 16th.…

Foxconn, one of Apple’s primary manufacturing partners, announced on Monday plans to expand the size of a plant that makes…