Archives for July 2011

July, 29th July 2011

• Nortel Completes Sale of Patents to Apple, Microsoft Group

  Nortel announced on Friday that it has officially completed the sale of some 6,000 patents to the consortium of companies…

• HTC CEO Calls Pro-Apple ITC Ruling a “Distraction”

  HTC Corp. CEO Peter Chou told investors on Friday that he is confident in his company’s business, and he called…

• Particle Debris (wk. ending 7/29) The Future Arrived Yesterday

  Things are moving tachyon fast in the technology world.  You have to get your product right on day one and…

• 3 iOS Items For the Stranger in Us All

  Being a bit off center can be fun and profitable. This week Vern Seward takes a look at 3 items…

• Of Fake Apple Stores, Lodsys Patent Games, and a Boy’s Dream

  Knock-off Apple Stores, Verizon in the dark on new iPhones, Motorola’s Xoom isn’t selling like iPads — or hot cakes…

• iMac 21.5-inch 2.5GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5:  $1019

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on the refurbished iMac 21.5-inch 2.5GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 for $1,019. This system was…

• The Future of the Mac After Lion

  Ted Landau has spent the past few weeks using a telephoto lens to zoom in on OS X Lion, examining…

• Scrivener 2 for OS X: A Writer’s Dream Come True

  Scrivener 2.1 for OS X adds technical refinement, additional features and Lion compatibility. It’s one of the great tools for…

• Turn Currency Into Origami With Learn2Make3D iOS App

  This easy to use iOS app uses 3D imagery to give you step by step directions for making origami shapes…

• Suitcase Fusion Gets Lion, CS5.5 Support

  Extensis announced the immediate availability of a new update for Suitcase Fusion 3 on Friday that adds support for Apple’s…

• Reader Discussion: Amazon versus the iPad

  Amazon is said to be working on a low-cost tablet device to compete with the iPad. Today TMO readers are…

• Rumor Claims Apple Looking to Buy Barnes & Noble [Updated]

  Apple is apparently in talks to purchase the retail book chain Barnes & Noble. News of the negotiations comes via…

• Apple’s Cash Pile Tops U.S. Government

  Apple announced during its third quarter earnings conference call earlier this month that it has US$76.4 billion in the bank,…

• Lion Feature Support for Office 2011 Still a Few Months Off

  Microsoft confirmed that it is working on OS X 10.7, or Lion, feature support for Office 2011 for the Mac,…

July, 28th July 2011

• Microsoft Plans Head-to-Head Battle with Apple Store

  Microsoft is planning to go head-to-head against  Apple with a new retail store across the parking lot from Apple’s University…

• S3 Patents that Apple Violated Were Ruled Unpatentable

  So it turns out that those S3 patents that Apple was found to infringe upon were ruled unpatentable by the…

• MGG 344: An Appetizer of Tips with an Entrée of Answers

  Today’s Premium episode — and July’s last — starts off with some great Mac tips that your fellow listeners have…

• Photos from Vietnam Claim to Show iPhone 4S

  Apple has been working on a cheaper, lighter, and faster version of the iPhone 4 that will be called iPhone…

• iMac 27-inch 2.93GHz Intel Quad-Core i7 processor:  $1569

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on the refurbished iMac 27-inch 2.93GHz Intel Quad-Core i7 processor for $1,569.00. This system was…

• Apple Deprecates CDSA & Smart Card Support in Lion

  Apple has elected to deprecate the Common Data Security Architecture (CDSA) in OS X Lion. By extension, this means that…

• ZooGue’s BinderPad is a Perfect iPad Idea For Students

  ZooGue, the makers of exceptional iPad cases, has created an accessory for students that will allow them to safely incorporate…

• Lodsys: Apple’s Interest in Patent Battle Only Economic

  Lodsys has filed a motion arguing against Apple’s request to intervene on behalf of iPhone and iPad app makers in…

• Nielsen Ranks Apple Top US Smartphone Maker

  A new study from the Nielsen research firm says that Apple is now the leading smartphone maker in the United…

• Forum Discussion: iPad Competitors & Copycats

  It’s no secret that once Apple introduced the iPad its competitors went to work on products they thought would hold…

• Jeff Gamet Discusses Lion & More on TUAW’s Talkcast

  The Mac Observer’s Managing Editor, Jeff Gamet, joined The Unofficial Apple Weblog’s Talkcast this week to discuss Apple’s release of…

• OS X Lion: Reclaiming the System Profiler Application

  Ah, Snow Leopard’s System Profiler. It helped me identify problems with my machine, learn all sorts of things about its…

• BBC iPlayer Goes International, US Support Coming Soon

  The BBC is set to launch its iPlayer services for the iPad in Europe on Thursday, bringing on-demand playback of…

July, 27th July 2011

• ITC Rules Mac OS X Violates S3/HTC Patents, Clears iOS

  The ITC has announced that Apple’s Mac OS X violates patents once owned by S3 Graphics, but the commission’s ruling…

• ITC to Investigate Samsung Patent Claims Against Apple

  The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced Wednesday that it would investigate claims from Samsung Electronics that Apple is infringing…

• 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 Bumps Tablet Estimates, Sees Apple with 63% Share

  UBS analyst Maynard Um has bumped his tablet estimates for Apple and its competitors for 2011 and 2012, and he…

• Apple’s Tablet Competitors Will Never Catch Up

  It’s time to admit it.  Despite all the forecasts and best hopes for the competition carving out a stake in…

• Apple Updates Response in Lodsys Patent Case

  Apple filed a revised version of its proposed answer to Lodsys in the patent infringement lawsuit the patent holder has…

• 13” MacBook Pro 2.7GHz dual-core Intel i7:  $1269

  The Deal Brothers noted that Apple has the refurbished 13” MacBook Pro 2.7GHz dual-core Intel i7 for $1,269. This system was…

• Lion: Using Exposé in a Mission Control World

  Exposé was a Snow Leopard feature that apparently didn’t get as much use as Apple would’ve liked, so most of…

• Reader Discussion: Nokia’s Place in the Smartphone World

  Nokia is transitioning its smartphone product line to Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform to better compete with Apple’s iPhone and…

• Apple Looking into Solar Powered Mobile Devices

  Reports out of Taiwan say Apple has been talking with parts makers about solar cells for electronic devices. Apparently the…

• Rumors Hint at Super-thin 15-inch MacBook Pro

  Apple is apparently working on a radical redesign for its 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro that will make the laptops…

July, 26th July 2011

• Mozilla Announces Smartphone OS to Compete with iOS, Android

  Mozilla announced Tuesday Boot to Gecko (B2G), the open source organization’s entry into the smartphone operating system business. The organization…

• Grand Central Apple Store Official, Renderings Published

  Apple’s Grand Central retail store is now official, and details of the deal have been made public, along with renderings…

• Apple’s Stock Closes Over $400 for Record High

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

• OWC Announces 16GB RAM Upgrades for Thunderbolt Mac mini

  OWC announced Tuesday 8GB, 12GB, and 16GB RAM upgrade kits for Apple’s newest Mac mini models, which were announced earlier…

• Lion: Reenable Window Scroll Bars

  OS X Lion changed up several Mac user interface elements, including an iPad-like window scrolling. The new Lion way hides…

• BookBook Case for iPhone Looks Like a Book

  Twelve South announced Tuesday the BookBook case for iPhone, a case that literally looks like a book - a tattered…

• G-Form’s Extreme Sleeve for Laptops Provides Extreme Protection

  The Extreme Sleeve™ for Laptops by G-Form provides flexible, lightweight, water-resistant protection for 11, 13 and 15-in laptops. The 11-in…

• Set Up Your New Macintosh Out of The Box

  If you just bought a new Mac with OS X Lion, this howto will be a helpful guide for the…

• Mac Pro 2.66GHz 12-Core Intel Xeon:  $4249

  The Deal Brothers noted that Apple is offering the refurbished Mac Pro 2.66GHz 12-Core Intel Xeon for $,4249.  It ships…

• Jeff Gamet Discusses Lion, New Macs on IMP

  The Mac Observer’s Jeff Gamet joined the International Mac Podcast team over the weekend to talk about Apple’s brand new…

• TMO’s John F. Braun Jumps into Lion on Mac Roundtable

  The Mac Observer’s Mac Geek Gab co-host John F. Braun joined the Mac Roundtable crew to talk about Apple’s recent…

• KeyCue Adds Lion Compatibility

   Ergonis Software announced the immediate availability of KeyCue 5.4 on Tuesday. The update for the Mac keyboard shortcut reference tool…