Archives for June 2011

June, 09th June 2011

• iOS 4.3.3: Downloading Previous Purchases

  Apple unveiled its new iCloud service earlier this week at the company’s annual World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco.…

• British Licensing Authority: No UK iCloud Music Until 2012

  Apple is still at an early stage in negotiating with licensing groups in the UK and isn’t likely to launch…

• Refurbished Samsung 23” Widescreen LCD Display:  $179

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on the refurbished Samsung 2333HD 23” Widescreen 1080p LCD Monitor for $179.00, after a $10.00…

• Haystack Developer: Listen to Your Customers

  At WWDC, TMO’s Dave Hamilton caught up with Stefan Reitshamer, founder of Haystack Software. His company makes Arq, online backup…

• EU Investigating Facebook Over Facial Recognition Privacy Concerns

  The European Union is launching an investigation into Facebook’s new automatic facial recognition feature and whether or not it violates…

• TMO’s Jeff Gamet Talks Lion, iOS 5 & iCloud at CoMUG

  Jeff Gamet, The Mac Observer’s managing editor, will be speaking at the Colorado Macintosh User Group meeting on Thursday, June…

• iTunes 10.3.1 Fixes Syncing Issue

  When Apple released iTunes 10.3.1 on Wednesday the included notes only mentioned the changes included in the 10.3 update. Now…

• Reader Discussion: iOS 5 is the New iPhone

  Apple showed off iOS 5 during its World Wide Developers Conference keynote presentation, and there’s a long list of new…

• iMac Firmware Update Addresses Sleep Issues

  Apple released iMac Graphic FW Update 2.0 on Thursday to address sleep, wake and startup issues some users were experiencing.

• Cupertino on New Apple Campus: No Chance We’re Saying No

  Earlier this week Apple CEO Steve Jobs presented his company’s proposed new campus to the Cupertino city council, and Mayor…

• Apple Reverses Stance on iOS In-app Subscriptions

  Apple has dropped its requirement that developers offer equal or better pricing for in-app subscription purchases compared to their Web…

• TMO Interviews Dan Bricklin of VisiCalc Fame, Part II

  At WWDC this week, TMO’s Dave Hamilton arranged to interview Dan Bricklin. Mr. Bricklin was the co-creator of VisiCalc, the…

June, 08th June 2011

• Disabling Facebook’s New Facial Recognition Feature

  The social networking site Facebook has a history of adding new features that can potentially have a negative impact on…

• Apple Bans DUI Checkpoint Apps in App Store Guidelines

  Apple has changed its App Store review guidelines to specifically ban DUI checkpoint apps, apps that are designed to help…

• Apple Is World’s Largest Buyer of Semiconductors

  In 2010, Apple became the world’s largest purchaser of semiconductors, eclipsing HP, Samsung, Dell, Nokia, Sony…and every other tech giant…

• Jeff Gamet Talks Even More WWDC on Mac OS Ken Day 6

  The Mac Observer’s Jeff Gamet joined Ken Ray on Mac OS Ken Day 6 to share even more thoughts and…

• TMO Interviews Dan Bricklin of VisiCalc Fame, Part I

  At WWDC this week, TMO’s Dave Hamilton arranged to interview Dan Bricklin. Mr. Bricklin was the co-creator of VisiCalc, the…

• Apple TV:  $85

  The Deal Brothers noted that Apple once again has a refurbished Apple TV for $85.00. This system was originally released in…

• Lodsys Hit with Patent Invalidation Suit

  Lodsys, well known for targeting several independent iOS app developers with patent infringement lawsuits, is finding itself on the defensive…

• MGG 335: On The Road From WWDC Answering Your Questions

  Dave’s at WWDC, John’s back holding down the fort, and your two geeks dive right in answering your questions and…

• Ted Landau Talks iCloud & the Post-PC World on MacNotables

  TMO columnist and well known author Ted Landau joined Chuck Joiner on the MacNotables podcast to talk about Apple’s new…

• Microsoft May Take on iPad with its Own Tablet

  Microsoft may be working on its own Windows 8-based tablet in an effort to take on Apple’s popular iPad. Unnamed…

• Reader Discussion: Apple’s New Product Ecosystem

  Apple showed off OS X Lion, iOS 5 and iCloud earlier this week at the company’s World Wide Developer Conference…

• Jeff Gamet Discusses WWDC 2011 Keynote on IMP

  The Mac Observer’s Jeff Gamet joined the International Mac Podcast to talk about this week’s World Wide Developers Conference keynote…

• 2011 Apple Design Awards go to Infinity Blade, Pixelmator, More

  Apple gives out awards for the best designed applications during its World Wide Developers Conference, and this year was no…

• Apple Releases iTunes 10.3.1 Without Update Notes

  Apple released iTunes 10.3.1 late on Tuesday, only a day after updating its multimedia content and playback application to version…

• Steve Jobs Pitches Massive Apple Spaceship Cupertino Campus (Video)

  Apple CEO Steve Jobs spent some of Tuesday evening pitching the Cupertino city council on an enormous new campus for…

June, 07th June 2011

• Apple Lists 254 New Features for OS X Lion

  Apple has posted a page on its OS X Lion site listing 254 new features in Mac OS X “Lion,”…

• iOS 4.3.3: Enabling Automatic Downloads

  When Apple CEO Steve Jobs showed off iCloud during his World Wide Developers Conference keynote on June 6, he made…

• Apple Releases iBooks 1.3: Read-Aloud, Audio/Video Playback, More

  Apple pushed out a new version of iBooks Tuesday. Version 1.3 adds a major new feature for kids called “Read-Aloud”…

• Analyst: iCloud Stole the Show

  Gleacher & Co. analyst Brian Marshall believes that Apple’s iCloud introduction during Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference “stole the show.”…

• Think Apple is Killing OS X Server? Think Again

  Apple devoted two hours on Monday to run through features in OS X Lion, iOS 5 and iCloud, but didn’t…

• The Once and Future Macintosh

  It’s really clear now: the Macintosh is going to evolve quickly. The term “Mac” has been eradicated from the Mac…

• iMac 27-inch 3.6GHz Intel Core i5 processor:  $1439

  The Deal Brothers noted that Apple.com has the refurbished iMac 27-inch 3.6GHz Intel Core i5 processor for $1439.00. This system was originally…

• Apple Mail: Creating Automatic Notes with Data Detectors

  If you use Apple Mail, you’re probably quite friendly with the awesomeness of data detectors. Introduced in Leopard, this feature…

• OS X: Upgrading to Lion

  OS X Lion was shown off during Apple’s annual World Wide Developers Conference keynote on Monday, and will be available…

• Dave Hamilton Dives into WWDC 2011 on MacJury

  The Mac Observer’s Dave Hamilton joined MacJury host Chuck Joiner to discuss the announcements Apple CEO Steve Jobs and crew…

• Forum Discussion: WWDC Misquotes and FUD

  Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference keynote presentation on Monday morning has already gone under the microscope with analysts and the…

• Goodbye Mac, Hello Lion

  Apple has been linking “Mac” less with “OS X” lately, but with the introduction of the upcoming version of the…

• MobileMe: Making the Move to iCloud

  Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the company’s new iCloud service during his World Wide Developers Conference keynote presentation on Monday.…

• Apple Releases iTunes 10.3: Auto Downloads, Books, Previous Purchases

  Apple released iTunes 10.3 late on Monday, bringing several features introduced earlier on Monday to users. New features include automatic…

June, 06th June 2011

• Lion, iOS 5, iCloud: This Changes Everything

  Apple was firing on all cylinders today. It revealed more details about Mac OS X Lion (coming in July) and…

• Apple’s MobileMe Already Fading

  Apple has already updated its MobileMe page to reflect its eventual demise.  Customers are advised that MobileMe is no longer…

• Apple’s WWDC Keynote Available as Video Stream

  Apple has already posted the WWDC 2011 Keynote, available as a video stream only. 

• Apple Now at Warp Speed: Competition’s Debris Left Behind

  Apple has, with finality and punctuation, buried the idea that smartphones and tablets are devices with geeky features, specs, and…

• Apple Ties Together Mobile Data with iCloud, iTunes Match

  Apple CEO Steve Jobs officially rang the death bell for the MobileMe service on Monday during his World Wide Developers…

• iOS 5 Gets New Push Notifications, iMessage, More [Updated]

  Apple showed off iOS 5 during its World Wide Developers Conference keynote presentation on Monday. The next version of the…

• Mac OS X Lion to be Distributed Through Mac App Store [Updated]

  Apple showed off Mac OS X Lion during the company’s World Wide Developers Conference on Monday, highlighting ten features and…

• Apple May be Refunding MobileMe Renewals Ahead of WWDC

  Reports are coming in that at least some MobileMe customers set to automatically renew their accounts around the World Wide…

• WWDC Banner Hints at Surprise Announcement

  Apple has been fairly open about what will be discussed at Monday’s World Wide Developers Conference keynote presentation, but at…