Archives for August 2011
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Browse By Day in August 2011
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Apple Ends Wednesday as World’s Most Valuable Company
After spending most of Tuesday worth more than any other company on the planet, only to lose out in the…
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Analyst Calls Apple the “Ultimate Platform Adoption Story”
Apple Inc. is currently the “ultimate platform adoption story,” according to Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu. The analyst told clients…
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FTC Probe Focused on Google Practices for Search & Android
The Federal Trade Commission told reporters Wednesday that a probe the commission launched against Google in June is focusing its…
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DA Won’t Charge Gizmodo for Stolen iPhone 4 Prototype
Prosecutors for San Mateo County in California announced Wednesday that they would not be filing criminal charges against Gizmodo or…
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Apple Updates Logic Pro (9.1.5) w/15 Bug Fixes
Apple released Logic Pro 9.1.5 Tuesday, a maintenance release that includes some 15 documented bug fixes. Those fixes include some…
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Eight Things Apple Does Better Than Your Company
Early last decade, Apple got a reputation for doing some things differently than other companies. Amidst the surfeit of Windows…
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SwissGear COBALT 15.6” Computer Backpack: $39.99
The Deal Brothers have another back-to-school deal for us, a SwissGear COBALT 15.6” Computer Backpack for $39.99. It has a pocket…
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Discontent with Lion’s “My Way or the Highway” Approach
Hear that noise in the distance? It’s the persistent rumblings of users unhappy about Apple’s “my way or the highway”…
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Apple Also Pursuing EU Action Against Motorola’s Xoom Tablet
In tandem with its complaint against Samsung, which led to a preliminary injunction against importing and selling the Galaxy Tab…
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Vudu Comes to iPad Via Browser-Based Streaming
Vudu and its parent company, Wal-Mart, on Wednesday announced that its customers can start accessing its streaming video content via…
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Autodesk Releases 123D Sculpt App for iPad
Autodesk on Wednesday released its free 123D Sculpt app for iPad, which allows users to turn shapes, colors, and textures…
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Amazon Releases Browser-Based Kindle Cloud Reader
Amazon on Wednesday released Kindle Cloud Reader, a browser-based application based on HTML5 that allows full access to the Kindle…
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Apple’s Injunction Against Samsung Has its Risks
Yesterday, Apple was granted a preliminary injunction that prevents Samsung from importing and distributing its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet throughout…
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Apple, Publishers Sued Over E-Book Pricing
Late Tuesday night, a lawsuit was filed alleging that Apple and five publishers — HarperCollins, Hachette Book Group, Macmillan, Penguin,…
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Apple Stock Recovers in “Interesting Times”
Apple stock stages a remarkable recovery and almost closes as the richest stock on US Markets. In this analysis. David…
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Apple Wins EU Import Ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab
Apple has been granted a preliminary injunction in a German court that bans the import and distribution of Samsung’s Galaxy…
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Stock Rally Makes Apple World’s Most Valuable Corporation
A rally in the stock market sent shares of Apple Inc. rebounding off of losses in the last two trading…
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OS X Lion: Recover iLife Suite After Reinstall
The newest Apple MacBook Air and Mac mini have no optical drive, and there is no physical media included in…
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Quark Bought by Private Equity Investment Firm
Platinum Equity announced Tuesday that it has acquired Quark, the venerable and once-powerful developer of its self-titled QuarkXpress layout and…
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13” MacBook 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo: $849
If you’re looking for a Mac portable on the cheap (back-to-school, for instance), the Deal Brothers noted that Apple is…
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Verbatim 97537 Mobile Bluetooth Keyboard - Flawed, But Adequate
Need a portable Bluetooth keyboard? Vern Seward takes the Verbatim 97537 Mobile Bluetooth Keyboard for a spin in this edition…
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First Person to Camp Out For an iPhone 5 Makes His Plans
Rob Shoesmith, who markets and promotes iPhone apps for a company called MEDL Mobile, is planning to soon begin camping…
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New Survey Shows Confusion Over Term ‘Cloud Computing’
A new survey conducted by the NPDG Group has found that 22 percent of consumers are familiar with the term…
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OS X Lion: Magnificent New Spotlight Features
In Lion’s version of Spotlight, Apple has added a few tweaks and improvements that I really like and find quite…
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Gazing Into the iPad vs. Non-iPad Crystal Ball
Forecasting the tablet trend, and whether or not to include that device with overall notebook computer sales, has become something…
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ITC Says it Will Look at Apple’s Patent Complaint Against HTC
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) announced yesterday that it has voted to launch an investigation into the patent violation…
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Is It Time to Jump Out the Window Over Apple’s Stock?
When David Winograd was a kid, his mother used to ask him, “If all your friends jumped off the Empire…
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Apple Releases Lion Recovery Disk Assistant for External Drives
Apple released Lion Recovery Disk Assistant Monday, a free download that allows users to create a Lion Recovery volume on…
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Smugglers Use Zip Line to Haul iPads Into China
A group of smugglers were busted recently using a zip line and a crossbow to haul smuggled Apple products from…
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MGG 347: Better Tabbing, MobileMe & iCloud, Mail Archiving, Cookies & More
Today’s Mac Geek Gab episode features your two favorite geeks, John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton, answering your questions about…
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Market Jitters Send AAPL Down Another 5.5%
Shares in Apple Inc. plummeted another 5.46% Monday as investor jitters sent the broader markets deep into negative territory. AAPL…
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Match Your Display To Natural Lighting Cycles
Using your Mac after sunset may be keeping you up. Even at its dimmest setting, the kind of light given…
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Buy a Mac for College; Get $100 for Apps
Apple’s current Back-to-School offer will give you $100 to spend on the Mac App store when you purchase a Mac…
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OS X Lion for UNIX Geeks: Installing the C Compilers
Out of the box, OS X doesn’t include the standard C compilers. While they are unnecessary for the average customer,…
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Google+ Update Adds Emulated iPad Support, More
Google updated its Google+ app for iOS Monday. The company added support for iPad (in iPhone resolution or through pixel…
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AViiQ’s Portable Charging Station - One Plug For All
AViiQ has released a portable charging station, complete with zippered carrying case and syncing capabilities, that lets you charge multiple…
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Speech-to-Text Found in Latest iOS 5 Beta
The latest Beta of iOS 5 released to developers includes a microphone next to the virtual keyboard, enabling users to…
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Apple’s Rumored Cloud Movie Service Not Likely Any Time Soon
Rumors have percolated over the past few months suggesting that Apple could soon launch something called iTunes Replay, which would…
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Developers Can Transition to Apple’s iCloud Now
While general users can’t do so yet, people who are Apple Developer Program members can begin migrating their MobileMe accounts…
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Apple Sued Over OS X Fast Booting
Apple has been sued by a Florida company, Operating Systems Solutions LLC (OSS), that claims the fast booting capabilities of…
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Apple About to Release a Sub-$1,000 iMac For Education
9to5Mac reported over the weekend that Apple was on the verge of releasing a sub-US$1,000 iMac geared toward education customers.…
