Archives for September 2011
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Apple May Evolutionize Map Searches With Crowd Sourcing
A new patent application shows that Apple may be planning on rewriting the rules for ranking map search results through…
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Apple Campus Expansion 2.0 Moving Along, with 3.0 Not Far Behind
Apple’s visionary time-horizon apparently doesn’t just apply to the company’s products. Before the approval process for an-instantly famous second campus in Cupertino…
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My (not so) Excellent Adventure on Lab Day
Sometimes a lab day, a day dedicated to creative play with a product to be reviewed, can be fun. Other…
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Apple 32GB WiFi iPad 2: $549.99 (Delivered)
The Deal Brothers found us a deal on a the refurbished Apple 32GB WiFi iPad 2 for $549.99, after an instant…
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Ethernet Rules!
Ethernet? Bah! An archaic technology born before the Macintosh, it should now be on its deathbed — at least for…
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Yahoo: For Sale, Maybe
Yahoo!’s board of directors fired the company’s controversial CEO Carol Bartz earlier this week, and now has let word leak…
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Bracketron’s Back-It : a Mate For iPad 2’s Smart Cover
Bracketron has released the Back-It, an iPad 2 back case for those who love their iPad 2 Smart Covers but…
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Apple Launches Employee Charity Matching Program
Apple has launched a charity matching program for employees. According to a team letter leaked online, Apple will match charity…
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VirusBarrier X6 Update from September 6: Broken
The VirusBarrier X6 Threat Filter update from September 6 had a problem that degraded web browsing with Anti-Phishing or Web…
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1Password Beefs Up Lion Compatibility, Adds Mac App Store Availability
AgileBits announced the immediate availability of 1Password 3.9 for the Mac on Thursday. The update for the password and private…
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Reader Discussion: Sorting Out Android’s Forked Platform
Apple offers the same iOS platform for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Google’s Android platform, however, is forked into several…
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Adobe Unveils Carousel Cloud-based Photo Management
Adobe introduced its new cloud-based photo management service Carousel on Wednesday. The service can sync photos between devices, and when…
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Foxconn May be Building 150K iPhone 5 Handsets a Day
Assuming information from Taiwan parts suppliers is correct, Foxconn is already building about 150,000 iPhone 5 units a day ahead…
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Apple Moves to Block Samsung’s Galaxy Tab in Japan
Apple’s patent infringement battle with Samsung has taken another turn in Japan with the iPad maker asking a court to…
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HTC Sues Apple with Patents Bought from Google
A new salvo has been fired in the Apple Patent Wars, as HTC filed a new lawsuit against Apple Inc.…
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Court Documents Show Google Favors Select Android OEMs
Court documents filed in Oracles’ patent infringement suit against Google and its Android operating systems show that Google’s own policy…
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“Forgotten” Apple Cofounder Ron Wayne Releases Biography
Ron Wayne, sometimes referred to as the third “forgotten” Apple cofounder, announced Wednesday the release of an autobiography called Adventures…
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TMO’s Jeff Gamet Talks Lion, Internet Myths at CoMUG
Jeff Gamet, The Mac Observer’s managing editor, will be speaking at the Colorado Macintosh User Group meeting on Thursday, September…
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Apple Was Most-Owned Stock Among Hedge Funds in Q2
Shares in Apple Inc. were the most-owned stocks among hedge funds, according to a Citigroup analyst. In a report, Citigroup’s…
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iCloud Lawsuit Just Drifts Away
In a curious turn of events, the lawsuit brought against Apple by the Phoenix-based iCloud Communications has been dropped. iCloud…
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Patriot Pyro 60GB 2.5” Solid State Drive: $89.95
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the Patriot Pyro PP60GS25SSDR 60GB 2.5” Solid State Drive for $89.95, after a $20.00…
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John Martellaro Chats About Life at Apple
At Tech Night Owl LIVE, hosted by Gene Steinberg, TMO Senior Editor John Martellaro reminisced about life at Apple and…
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Jeff Gamet Discusses Apple Leaks, More on IMP
The Mac Observer’s Jeff Gamet joined the International Mac Podcast team to talk about Apple accidentally handing out hard drives…
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Adobe Digital Publishing Suite to Support iOS 5’s Newsstand
Apple’s iOS 5 will include a new magazine subscription manager called Newsstand, and Adobe plans to include support for the…
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Seagate Intros 4TB GoFlex Desk Hard Drive
Seagate announced the immediate availability of its new 4TB GoFlex Desk hard drive on Wednesday. The company said this is…
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Reader Discussion: Apple’s Growing Impact on the Corporate World
Apple’s product lineup, including the iPhone, iPad and Mac laptops, are proving popular with consumers and businesses, and the company’s…
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Yahoo! Fires CEO Carol Bartz
Yahoo!’s CEO, Carol Bartz was fired on Tuesday, ending her controversial run as the boss of the Internet search company.…
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OS X Lion: New Zoom Features
The zoom ability in OS X is obviously helpful for the visually impaired, but it’s also a valuable tool for…
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QuickBooks 2012 to Focus on Users, not Windows Parity
Intuit unveiled QuickBooks 2012 for the Mac on Wednesday with plans to ship the business accounting app later this month.…
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Report: Facebook to Compete with iTunes
Facebook is presumed to be preparing to announce a music service at it’s f8 conference later this month. Users will…
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Apple Objects to Chinese Food Company’s Logo
Apple has filed objections with Chinese regulators on a trademark filing for the logo of Sichuan Fangguo Food Co., Ltd.,…
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Korean Regulators Raid Google Over Android Practices
Korean regulators raided Google’s Korean offices on Tuesday. The Korean Fair Trade Commission was reportedly looking for information regarding Google’s…
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Apple Forecast to Ship 86.4 Million iPhones in 2011
Apple will ship some 86.4 million iPhones in calendar 2011, according to original research from Taiwan-based newspaper DigiTimes. The newspaper…
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MGG 351: Mission Control, Home Directories, Spotlight & Cool Stuff Found
John and Dave are back after their schedule hiccup last week due to Hurricane Irene, and they’ve got a whirlwind…
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Apple Seeks “Product Security Managers”
Apple has posted job listings for “Product Security Manager” on the company’s corporate “Jobs at Apple” site. The positions are…
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16GB iPod Nano: $149 - Lots of Colors Available
The Deal Brothers noted that Apple is offering refurbished 16GB iPod Nanos for $149 (8GB units are $129). There are…
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Apple Gets Approval to Sell 3G iPad 2 in China
Apple has been granted necessary network access licensing in China for a 3G-compatible product, presumably the iPad 2, from the…
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Canaccord Raises AAPL Target to $545 on Strong iPhone Sales
Apple’s iPhone 4 is still selling strong, and is the top smartphone at both AT&T and Verizon, based on Canaccord…
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Reader Discussion: Product Development, Apple’s Way
Apple has a reputation for not rushing products to market, yet with products like the iPhone and iPad, it seems…
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iPhone 5 Pre-orders Kick Off in Germany
Deutsche Telekom began accepting pre-orders for Apple’s next generation iPhone model on Tuesday even though the product hasn’t been announced.…
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Australia Judge Asks Apple for iPad Sales Numbers
Apple said in its Australian patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung that putting the Galaxy Tab 10.1 on store shelves would…
