Archives for January 2012
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Browse By Day in January 2012
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Report: Apple to Support 802.11ac Ahead of Official Launch
Apple is working on supporting 802.11ac, a fast, next generation wireless technology that hasn’t been formerly ratified by the standards…
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iMac 21.5-inch 2.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5: $1,249
The Deal Brothers found us a deal on the refurbished iMac 21.5-inch 2.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 for $1,249. This system…
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Chris Robertson’s Story Book App Updates Tooth Fairy
Chris Robertson narrates his book titled The Tooth That’s on the Loose and it puts a whole new spin on…
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History Won’t be Kind to Apple & Textbooks
Apple has entered several publishing markets where the company takes its 30 percent. Textbooks are one market where, for the…
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Tablet & E-Book Ownership Doubles Over 2011 Holiday
Both tablet computers and e-book readers saw their U.S. ownership shares nearly double between mid-December and early January, according to…
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How to Combine Multiple PDFs Using Preview
As discussed on Mac Geek Gab 370, the Preview application in Mac OS X is an extremely powerful tool. One of…
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Reader Discussion: AAPL Q1 Earnings Report Expectations
Apple will be hosting its first fiscal quarter earnings report on Tuesday, January 24, after the stock market closes. Today…
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iSuppli Predicts Windows Phone’s Edge Over iOS by 2015
Windows Phone, Microsoft’s most recent mobile operating system, will surpass iOS market share by 2015, market research firm IHS iSuppli predicted…
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Analyst: 350,000 Apple Textbook Downloads in 3 Days
Apple unveiled its plans to shake up the education publishing industry with its interactive textbooks for the iPad last Thursday,…
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Shakeup at RIM: Co-CEOs Step Down Amid Reorganization
Research In Motion (RIM) co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis are stepping down from their positions early Monday and handing…
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3 Free iOS Apps for The Reader, The Dreamer, & The Planner
Vern Seward has a lot of time on his hands while convalencsing. That means he’s doing a lot of reading,…
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Siri’s Future Discussed in Apple Patent Application
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published the first patent application from Apple related to its Siri digital assistant technology…
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Apple Fanboys Will Get “Samsunged” During Super Bowl
If you’re an Apple fanboy (fangirls should be on notice, too) and planning to watch the Super Bowl, hold on…
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Mac mini 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5: $699
The Deal Brothers found us a deal on the refurbished Mac mini 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 for $699. This system…
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Microsoft Joins Apple in Public Support of Same-Sex Marriage
Software giant Microsoft has joined Apple in publicly backing same-sex marriage by voicing its support for two bills currently being…
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The 23rd Century Has Arrived Early
This week’s collection is short but bold. A computer desk that will make you go crazy with techno-lust. Hitler’s take…
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“Absinthe A5” Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Released
The Greenpois0n jailbreak has just been updated with “Absinthe A5,” an enhancement that enables for the first time an untethered jailbreak of…
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Alice for the iPad: A Charming Must Have
Alice for the iPad is an iPad app that provides a both abridged and full text version of Lewis Carroll’s…
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SOPA Follows PIPA, Goes On Hold
U.S. Representative Lamar Smith reversed his position on the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, on Friday to follow Senator…
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How to Manage Data Backups with iOS 5 and iCloud
A great new feature of iOS 5 and iCloud is the ability to back up your iOS device wirelessly to…
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Google Tops Fortune’s List of Best Companies to Work For
Google is the best company to work for in 2012, according to Fortune’s yearly update to its “100 Best Companies to Work For”…
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Reader Discussion: iPhone 4S Battery Performance
Not everyone is happy with the battery life of the iPhone 4S, and today TMO readers are talking about their experiences…
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Senate Postpones PIPA Vote
U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) announced on Friday that he is postponing the Senate’s vote on the Protect IP Act,…
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When Force Quit Doesn’t Work & Other Tales of Horror
Our Macs usually run fine and don’t give us headaches, but every now and then they cause us no end…
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German Court Shoots Down Samsung Patent in Fight with Apple
A German court rejected one of Samsung’s patent infringement claims against Apple on Friday. The patent in question related to…
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Battery Patent Application Hints at Thinner Apple Devices
The US Patent & Trademark Office on Thursday published an Apple patent application revealing a novel way of designing batteries…
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Apple Market Cap Surpasses Several Countries’ GDP
Following Thursday’s Education Special Event in New York City, Apple’s (AAPL) stock briefly rose to an all-time high of US$431.37, resulting…
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Google Misses Expectations, Aftermarket Punishes Stock
Google Inc. announced its fourth quarter earnings report on Thursday, and while the company posted a significant increase year-over-year revenue…
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First Thoughts: Apple’s Attempts to Revolutionize Education
Today, Apple announced iBooks 2, iBooks Author, and a new, free iTunes U app. Apple executives tout these as efforts…
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MGG 376: Managing iCloud Backups, Graphics Cards, Batteries, & LaunchAgents
Today’s show features your two favorite geeks, Dave Hamilton & John F. Braun, first sharing some tips about managing your…
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The Fatal Flaw with iPad Textbooks for K-12 Education
When Apple announced Textbooks for K-12 in iBooks 2 this morning in New York, David Winograd believes the company forgot…
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Year One A.J. (After Steve Jobs)
To the vast majority of the world, we are living in the year 2012. To those of us who spend…
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Custom Firmware Whited00r Brings iOS 5 to Older iDevices
A new custom jailbreak targeted at older iOS devices provides access to iOS 5 features on devices that are otherwise…
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Apple Releases Full Video of Today’s Education Special Event Keynote
Apple has just released the video from this morning’s “Education Special Event.” The full video can be streamed from Apple’s website or downloaded via…
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Chuck La Tournous Previews Macworld | iWorld Session: ‘The Geek Outdoors’
Can high tech and high adventure coexist? TMO Contributing Editor Chuck La Tournous speaks geek (camping geek, that is) in his…
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Foxconn Chairman Calls Employees “Animals”
The chairman of Apple supplier Foxconn has fanned the flames of an already growing concern about the working conditions and…
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Details on iBooks Textbook Pricing and Distribution
Apple’s new textbook ecosystem will follow the same model as the App Store and iBookstore, with the company taking 30%…
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Apple Releases iTunes 10.5.3 with Textbook Sync Support
Following its iBooks 2, iBooks Author and iTunes U app announcements on Thursday, Apple released iTunes 10.5.3. The update for…
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Apple Offers Online Courses through iTunes U App [Updated]
Apple is making its iTunes U online learning service even more accessible as of Thursday with the introduction of its…
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Apple Launches iBooks Author Ebook Creation Tool [Updated]
Along with iBooks 2, Apple unveiled iBooks Publisher on Thursday during its special education-related media event in New York City.…
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iBooks 2 Textbooks Already Available at iTunes Store
Apple announced iBooks 2 with interactive textbook support only minutes ago, and titles that support the new iPad app are…
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Apple Unveils iBooks 2 with Interactive Textbook Support [Updated]
Apple introduced iBooks 2 for the iPad on Thursday during a special education-related media event in New York City. The…
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Reader Discussion: The Future of the Mac Pro
Apple’s Mac Pro is long in the tooth, and there has been lots of speculation around whether or not the…
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Kodak Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
130 year old Kodak filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday in a effort to keep the company afloat.…
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Mac OS X: Using Console to Troubleshoot Problems
Melissa Holt spends a lot of time troubleshooting Macs. She reports that the most useful tool in her arsenal is…
