Archives for June 2011
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Browse By Day in June 2011
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Survey: Who Wants a Tablet? Gimme an iPad!
Some 50% of consumers surveyed by Bernstein Research want an iPad, and the rest want something that’s very similar to…
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Good News: iPhone Found - Bad News: It’s In Vietnam
Cabel Sasser, founder of Mac software maker Panic, had a good news, bad news sort of day, Monday. The good…
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Ron Johnson to Take Over J.C. Penney February 1st
Apple Inc.’s senior vice president of it retail operations, Ron Johnson, will be taking over full CEO responsibilities at his…
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MGG 337: Navigation Apps, Flat Rate Repair, Quicken & Lion, Data Migration
Dave starts off today’s show talking about how he’s been using his iPhone more and more for turn-by-turn directions, and…
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Lion’s Plan: Set the Stage — Don’t Burn it Down
Apple has a vision for the way we’ll interact with Macs in the future. It appears first in Lion. But…
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Apple Planning Black MacBook Air, Report
Apple is working on a black MacBook Air, according to MacRumors. Citing unnamed sourced, the site said that “at least…
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Lion Without the Finder
Ted Landau believes Apple intends to “deprecate” the Finder in a future version of OS X. It is all part of…
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17” MacBook Pro 2.53GHz Intel Core i5: $1719
The Deal Brothers noted that Apple has the refurbished 17” MacBook Pro 2.53GHz Intel Core i5 for $1,719. This system was…
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Adobe Flash Builder, Flex Add iOS App Support
Adobe announced the immediate availability of Flash Builder 4.5 and Flex 4.5. The updates for the Flash-based development tools added…
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Samsung Denies Apple Patent Lawsuit Negotiations
Apple and Samsung are locked in a patent infringement legal battle, and Apple’s legal team says top executives from both…
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Reader Discussion: iOS 5, iPad 2 & AirPlay Mirroring
One of the new features Apple is including in iOS 5 is AirPlay Mirroring for the iPad 2. Today TMO…
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Apple Highlights iPad Versatility with “Now” Ad
Apple released a new iPad 2 commercial over the weekend that shows off the tablet’s versatility. The new commercial, called…
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New York Post Hits iPad Users with Paywall
The New York Post raised eyebrows over the weekend when it started blocking iPad users trying to visit its Web…
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Idea Greenhouse Interviews Dave Hamilton at PodJam Tonight
The Mac Observer’s Mac Geek Gab co-host Dave Hamilton will be interviewed on stage at Idea Greenhouse’s first ever PodJam…
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Apple Updates MainStage 2 with 21 Bug Fixes
Apple updated MainStage to version 2.1.3 on Friday, a maintenance release that addresses three bugs in the software. MainStage is…
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Apple: Business/Education Can Use Usual Update Methods for Lion
Business and education customers can use the same tools they use now to manage updates to OS X Lion on…
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2 Free iPhone Apps For Mobile Smarts
Think you know everything there is to know about your iPhone? Got a vocabulary that’s inconceivably prodigious? Vern Seward points…
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Apple & Intel Qualified for Nortel Patent Auction
Apple Inc. and Intel Corp. have both been qualified as bidders in the upcoming auction for some 6,000 patents being…
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On Apple, Lawsuits & iPhones in Space
More lawsuit shenanigans, Apple’s retail boss is headed to the mall, Wall Street analysts, iPhones in orbit… It’s like everyone…
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Apple TV: $85.00 Delivered
The Deal Brothers noted that Apple is offering a refurbished Apple TV for $85. This is the current generation that…
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Particle Debris (wk. ending 6/17) Eat Your Own Cloud Food
The week after WWDC, we’re in a daze, trying to figure out what Apple just did, absorbing Apple’s new directions,…
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Spotify Finally Coming to U.S. in July
Music subscription service Spotify may finally be ready to launch in the United States come July. Spotify’s General Manager of…
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WWDC Developers Tell Their Stories
At WWDC last week, TMO interviewed six developers, some newbies and some old-timers, each with a unique story to tell.…
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iOS 4: Keyboard Magic with E-mail & Web Addresses
The keyboard on your iOS device has tons of hidden shortcuts. For example, you can hold down any of the…
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Reader Debate: WebOS versus iOS
HP’s WebOS-based tablet will be going head-to-head with Apple’s iPad, and today TMO readers are talking about whether or not…
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Apple Broadens Claims in Samsung Patent Battle
Apple has filed an amendment in its patent infringement battle with Samsung, adding even more allegations against the phone maker.…
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MacBook Air Update Waiting on Lion Launch
The rumor mill claims Apple’s updated MacBook Air models are apparently ready to roll, but the company is holding the…
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Zuckerberg Green Lights Facebook App for iPad
Facebook CEP Mark Zuckerberg has apparently had a change of heart and decided the iPad is a mobile device after…
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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…
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Quicken 2007 Might Work On Lion, Not Right Away
Long-time Mac users who manage their personal finances on their computers have something to fear with the release of Lion…
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O2 Rejects RIM’s PlayBook for Poor Customer Experience
Telefónica’s British arm, O2, has been telling its customers not to expect Research In Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook on their network…
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Analyst: Ron Johnson’s Departure Not End of World for Apple
The departure of retailing mastermind Ron Johnson from Apple, Inc. is no doubt a loss, but it’s also far from…
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Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 Digital Camera: $159.99
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 Digital Camera for $159.99. This camera ships for free,…
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Marco Arment & Instapaper’s Reading List
Like many popular apps, Instapaper started its life as a personal solution for Marco Arment. Then it took off as…
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Apple Hit with iBooks Trademark Lawsuit
Apple was hit with a new lawsuit on Wednesday alleging the company’s use of the ‘iBooks” name infringes on a…
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Yahoo! Intros Y! AppSpot iPhone App Finder
Yahoo! introduced Y! AppSpot for the iPhone and iPod touch on Thursday. The app suggests other apps you may be…
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Reader Speculation: iPhone 5 Launch Date
Rumors claim Apple won’t be releasing new iPhone models around the beginning of July in line with previous upgrades, so…
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Adobe Patches Another Critical Flash Security Flaw
Adobe released a new security update for its Flash Player on Wednesday, only a week after rolling out its last…
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Apple’s Fifth Avenue Store to Get a $6.6M Facelift
The iconic glass cube at Apple’s Fifth Avenue flagship store in New York City is undergoing renovations in a project…
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Apple Back to School Deal Includes $100 Gift Card
Apple kicked off its annual back to school promotion on Thursday. This year, however, Apple is skipping its usual free…
