Archives for November 2011
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Browse By Day in November 2011
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Apple Sets March 1st Deadline for Sandboxing Mac App Store Software
Apple sent an alert to developers on Wednesday that sets a deadline of March 1st, 2012 for Mac App Store…
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Apple Updates iTunes Match Beta: No Comment on Missed Launch
As TMO reported Tuesday, Apple missed its promised “end of October” launch window for the company’s iTunes Match music service. Without directly…
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Apple Releases iOS 5.0.1 Beta; Targets Battery Life, Security
Apple released a Beta build of iOS, numbered 5.0.1, to developers Wednesday afternoon. The build, 9A402, “fixes bugs affecting battery…
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Judge Rejects AMD Bid to Halt S3 Patent Complaint Against Apple
A federal judge has rejected AMD’s request to halt an ITC patent infringement complaint by S3 Graphics against Apple. AMD…
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Apple to Fix iPhone 4S Battery Drain “in a Few Weeks”
Apple has acknowledged that there is an issue in iOS 5 that effects battery life and said that the problem…
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Mac Pro 2.93GHz 12-Core Intel Xeon: $5259
With all this talk about the possile end of the Mac Pro, this deal from the Deal Brothers seems timely.…
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Samson’s Meteor Mic Is Just Too Cool
The very cool USB Meteor Mic from Samson works with your Mac and your iPad. Use it for making music…
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iPhone 4S: OtterBox Commuter Case’s Dual Layers Rock
OtterBox has a reputation for making iPhone cases that are able to withstand severe conditions. This dual-layer, silicone plus polycarbonate…
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Apple Loses iPad Design Lawsuit in Spain
Apple has lost a lawsuit in Spain where it was claiming Android tablet maker Nuevas Tecnologías y Energías Catalá was…
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Telefonica Czech Dumps iPhone Over Business Terms
Telefonica Czech is apparently refusing to carry the iPhone 4S, and will be discontinuing sales of Apple’s other iPhone models…
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Apple’s Jonathan Ive to Provide Deposition in Samsung Patent Case
Apple senior vice president of industrial design Jonathan Ive has a December 1 deadline to complete a deposition for Samsung…
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PBS to Air “Steve Jobs - One Last Thing” Tonight
PBS will be a documentary about the late Steve Jobs tonight, November 2nd. Titled Steve Jobs - One Last Thing,…
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Reader Discussion: Tim Cook’s New Apple
With Tim Cook officially serving as Apple’s CEO, he’s making small changes that highlight his leadership style. Today TMO readers…
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Schneider Expands iPhone Photography Options with iPro Lens System
During his recent trip to PhotoPlus Expo in New York, The Mac Observer’s John F. Braun learned how to expand…
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Mac OS X: Grabbing Icons from Your Mac Using Preview
All of the high quality app icons you see in Melissa Holt’s tips look great, and they’re easy to get.…
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Parallels Desktop Adds Lion Install Support
Parallels announced the immediate availability of Parallels Desktop 7 for the Mac version 7.0.15050 on Wednesday. The update for the…
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iOS Web Traffic Share Now Over 60%
iOS reached a new high in October, accounting for over 60% of the mobile/tablet share of Web traffic. Android was…
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Tim Cook Brings Small Changes to Apple
One of Tim Cook’s first actions as the newly ordained CEO of Apple Inc. was to tell his employees that…
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An Overview of iPhone 4S Battery Life Issues and Fixes
Despite being heralded by Apple as the iPhone with the best battery life yet, many users are reporting serious battery…
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Microsoft Killed Courier Tablet Because it Wasn’t Windows
Microsoft killed its Courier tablet project mainly because it strayed outside of the company’s two main businesses, Windows and Office,…
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C Spire to Offer iPhone 4S November 11, but with Limited Streaming
Regional U.S. cell service carrier C Spire will start selling and supporting Apple’s iPhone 4S on Friday, November 11. The…
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Apple Misses iTunes Match Launch Deadline
Apple’s promised “end of October” launch window for its iTunes Match service came and went without any any word from…
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Why Apple’s Mac Pro Won’t Last
Apple has a long tradition building a powerful “desktop” tower Macintosh. It has been a given that some customers needed…
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An Apple Television Can Be a Game Changer
To Ted Landau, an Apple-branded television seemed like a bad idea. That was months ago. Now, Ted reverses course and…
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AGF’s Magnate iPhone Case Is Attractive and Rugged
AGF has achieved what many others have tried to achieve, a soft rubber, rugged iPhone case that is also unique…
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GarageBand for iOS Update Adds iPhone, iPod touch Support
Apple released a new update for the iPad version of GarageBand on Tuesday that added support for the iPhone and…
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Re-Downloading the OS X Lion Installer From the Mac App Store
The Mac App Store is a great way to get software on your Mac, but it doesn’t allow you to…
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Twelve South PlugBug Charges MacBook, iPad Together
Twelve South announced the immediate availability of its PlugBug charger on Tuesday. The PlugBug is an add-on for Apple’s MacBook…
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Reader Discussion: Apple, Microsoft & Corporate Philosophies
Apple and Microsoft have taken very different paths to success, and both are big-name players in the technology world. Today…
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Smoovie Brings Stop Motion Animation to the iPad
Open Planet Software announced the immediate availability of Smoovie 1.0 for the iPad 2 on Tuesday. The app uses the…
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iPhone 4S Launches in 15 More Countries November 11
Apple will be launching the iPhone 4S in 15 more countries starting on Friday, November 11, including South Korea and…
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Retail VP Ron Johnson Officially Gone from Apple
Apple senior vice president of retail Ron Johnson was set to leave the company on November 1, and it looks…
