Archives for February 2011

February, 23rd February 2011

• Apple Hosts Annual Shareholder Meeting Today

  Apple Inc. will be holding its annual shareholder meeting Wednesday, at 10:00 AM PST at the company’s Cupertino headquarters. On…

• New MacBook Pros May Call Light Peak “Thunderbolt”

  Apple hasn’t released updated MacBook Pro models yet, so there’s still time for more rumors, and today’s claim Apple will…

• OWC Unveils 12TB Mercury Elite-AL Pro RAID

  Other World Computing announced the immediate availability of its new 12TB Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 RAID storage system on Wednesday.…

February, 22nd February 2011

• FTC Examines Apple’s In-App Purchases (For the Children)

  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said it would be reviewing in-app purchases Tuesday. FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said that his…

• Letters from Steve: iOS Subscription Rules Created for Publishers

  An e-mail reportedly from Apple CEO Steve Jobs may be offering some clarity on Apple’s iOS subscription policy — an…

• 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…

• Laptop USB LED Lamp & Fan:  $6.99

  The Deal Brothers found this cool USB-powered 2-in-1 lamp and fan device for $6.99. As you can se in the…

• AllThingsD: Apple Will Announce iPad 2 March 2nd

  Apple will be holding a media event on March 2nd to announce the successor to the popular iPad tablet, according…

• iPhone, iPad Updates Delayed - Or Not

  The next generation versions of Apple’s iPhone and iPad are apparently being delayed, according some rumors. Those reports of delays,…

• Apple Working on Higher Quality Music Downloads

   Apple, along with other digital music resellers, is working with record labels to negotiate a deal that would let customers…

• A Phony Firestorm Rages Over Apple’s Future

  So far, I’ve been relatively silent on the Apple subscription tempest in a teapot. Now I’m going to unload. Few…

• Reader Speculation: iPad 2 Features and Launch Date

  Apple’s MacBook Pro isn’t the only product consumers are expecting will be updated soon, so today TMO readers are talking…

• Apple, Others Team Up for $2B Hospital

  Apple, along with Intel, HP, Oracle, eBay and Intuit have teamed up to help fund a new hospital worth about…

• New MacBook Pro May Include SSD, Hard Drive Combo

  Rumors about the upcoming MacBook Pro update are still popping up, and the latest claims the next version will include…

• TextExpander Adds New HTML/CSS Snippet Group

  Smile Software announced the immediate availability of TextExpander 3.2.4 for Mac OS X on Tuesday. The update for the text…

February, 21st February 2011

• UK Carriers Cut iPad Price Fueling iPad 2 Speculation

  Two of Apple carrier partners in the UK — Orange and T-Mobile — have cut their contract-subsidized pricing for iPad…

• Apple’s App Store Rejects Readability, Readability Abandons App

  Apple has rejected readability’s self-titled iOS app because it violates Apple’s newly-instituted policies on in-app subscriptions. As a result, Readability…

• Official Mac OS 7 Apple Playing Cards for Auction

  It turns out your collection of Apple memorabilia isn’t complete: For auction on Ebay is a deck of Apple-branded playing…

• Refurbished Mac Pro 2.93GHz 12-Core Intel Xeon:  $5259

  If you’re in the market for some serious computing power, the Deal Brothers found a deal on the refurbished Mac…

• iKlip: Clip your iPad to your Mic Stand

  This isn’t going to be a very long review — iKlip, from IK Multimedia, is a “universal microphone stand adapter for…

• Book Crawler Adds ZBar ISBN Scanner Support

  Chiisai App Solutions announced the immediate availability of Book Crawler 2.5 on Monday. The updated version of the book database…

• Find Out Who’s Messing with Your Drive with fseventer

  Keeping track of what’s really happening on your Mac’s hard drive can be a daunting task. Apple’s own utilities can…

• Reader Discussion: Presidents, CEOs and Dinner

  Apple CEO Steve Jobs was among the tech industry leaders that had dinner with U.S. President Barak Obama in California…

• MacBook Pro Rumor Roundup

  Apple’s shipping delay for new MacBook Pros from its online store is being held up as proof that the company…

• MacBook Pro Ship Dates Delayed

  Apple MacBook Pro lineup slipped from shipping in 24 hours out to three to five days from the company’s online…

February, 18th February 2011

• EU: Android May Trump iPad Antitrust Concerns

  While various aspects of the European Union’s regulatory bodies are taking a gander at Apple’s subscription plans for its iPad…

• Reader Discussion: Mobile Marketshares in Europe

  Apple, Google, RIM and other companies are fighting for marketshare in the mobile space around the world. Today TMO readers…

• TASCAM Announces DR-05 Portable Recorder

  TASCAM announced Friday the DR-05, a handheld portable recorder. The device allows users to capture digital stereo recordings of live…

• MacTech Boot Camp Adds 4 Cities

  MacTech magazine announced Friday the addition of four cities to its MacTech Boot Camp training seminar tour. The event is…

• Particle Debris (wk. ending 2/18) Left Behind: The Apple Rapture

  This week, John looks at the Apple Rapture Effect and those companies that have been left behind, either because of…

• 3 Cartoons To Turn Any Day Into Saturday Morning

  Like Saturday morning cartoons? in this week’s Free on iTunes, Vern Seward points out 3 TV show freebies that’ll make…

• Fujifilm FinePix S2800HD 14MP Bridge Camera:  $159.99

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on the  for $159.99, after an instant $5.00 discount. This camera ships for Free and…

• Photo: President Dines with Steve Jobs, Others

  U.S. President Barak Obama traveled to California on Thursday for a dinner meeting with technology industry leaders including Apple CEO…

• DOJ, FTC Looking at Apple Subscription Rules

  Apple’s recent policy changes requiring publishers to include in-app subscription and purchase options for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad…

• Adobe Ideas Adds Video Out, Layers

  Adobe released Adobe Ideas 1.2 for the iPhone and iPad earlier this week with support for Apple’s VGA Dock connector…

• Analyst: Apple Closing in on China Telecom iPhone Deal

  With the CDMA-compatible version of the iPhone 4 out and available on Verizon’s cell network in the U.S., Apple is…

• Republicans Move to Block Net Neutrality Funding

  Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives banded together to block the Federal Communications Commission from enforcing Net Neutrality rules.…

• Vogue Struts its Stuff on iPad

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

February, 17th February 2011

• Apple #1 in Mobile Apps with 82.7% of Revenue

  Apple maintained its dominance of the global mobile app market in 2010, according to research firm iSuppli, raking 82.7% of…

• Apple Locks Up 60% of Touch Panels, Locking Out Competitors

  Apple has locked up some 60% of the global supply of glass capacitive touch panels, according to a report from…

• MGG 316: iTunes, MobileMe, Docking, Traveling, More

  Dave and John answer listener questions about iTunes syncing and moving libraries, docking your MacBook, fixing an iSight, resolving MobileMe…

• Apple Adds Liam Gallagher’s Beady Eye to iTunes Festival 2011

  Apple announced Thursday another band in its 31-day iTunes Festival in London, England, Beady Eye. The band will play the…

• Vertex 2 80GB 2.5” SATA II MLC Solid State Drive:  $129.95

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on  the OCZ Technology Vertex 2 80GB 2.5” SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive for…

• Swivel Pro iPad Case Leaves No One Out

  When US+U designed the Swivel Pro™ iPad case they included elements they hoped would meet the needs of any and…

• The Jailbreak-iBooks Conflict is Over

  Earlier this week, you could not open DRM-protected content in Apple’s iBooks app on a jailbroken iOS device. As of today,…

• How The iPad Has Changed my iPhone Life

  The iPhone has introduced us to a palooza of iOS apps. When it launched in the summer of 2007, we…

• Box.net Gets AirPrint, Video Out Support

  Box.net rolled out a new update for its iPhone and iPad app on Thursday that added support for iOS 4.2’s…

• Sony: We Aren’t Leaving iTunes

  Sony Network Entertainment’s COO Shawn Layden countered hints from earlier this month that the company was considering pulling its music…

• Forum Poll: Is the iPhone mini Real?

  Rumors that Apple is planning on shipping a second and smaller iPhone model—the iPhone mini, or the iPhone nano—are flying…

• iPhone 4 Lands Top Honors at Mobile World Congress

  Apple’s iPhone 4 won the “Best Mobile Device” award at this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, despite the fact…