Archives for March 2012
Looking for an older Article? You're in the right place. Use the Search box on the right to look for a specific article or just Browse by Month below. You can click to view each month individually if you prefer. If you're having trouble finding an article or are seeing a 404, Contact Us.
Browse By Day in March 2012
-
Walter Isaacson Reveals 14 Leadership Lessons from Steve Jobs
Writing for the April edition of the Harvard Business Review, biographer Walter Isaacson has penned a piece looking at the…
-
Jeff Gamet, Julie Kuehl Talk iPad Sales on IMP
The Mac Observer’s Jeff Gamet and Julie Kuehl joined the International Mac Podcast team to talk about Apple’s record breaking…
-
Apple Patches 32-Bit Glitch with Safari 5.1.5
Apple released Safari 5.1.5 on Monday, a minor update that patches a specific glitch when running Safari in 32-bit mode.…
-
MGG 388: Backup Strategies & Cool Stuff Found
This week, Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun take you on a deep dive through backup options, meanings, and strategies.…
-
Tim Cook Visits China, Fans Post Pics
Apple CEO Tim Cook visited China on Monday, meeting with unspecified Chinese officials and making at least one stop in…
-
Omniverse Carry Case is Great For All iPads
The Omniverse iPad Case might just be the best carrying case for any version of the iPad to date. David Winograd…
-
15” Quad-Core Intel Core i7 2.2GHz MacBook Pro: $,1679.99
The Deal Brothers found a deal on a 15” quad-core Intel Core i7 2.2GHz MacBook Pro for $1,679.99. This is a…
-
Apple Rejecting iOS Apps that Grab UDID Codes
Apple is pushing developers to stop using the unique identifier embedded in iPhones and iPads, or UDID, and over the…
-
Reader Discussion: Apple’s Potential Stumbling Blocks
Apple is growing by leaps and bounds, but that doesn’t mean the company will continue to grow at its current…
-
Regulatory Approval gets New iPad Closer to China Launch
Apple’s third generation iPad is a step closer to an official launch in China following regulatory approval from the China…
-
Apple Offers Royalty-free Licensing for nano-SIM Patents
To help sweeten the pot in its efforts to make the nano-SIM the new standard for cell phones and smartphones,…
-
Woman Sues Apple for $1M after Walking into Glass Wall
An 83 year old woman is suing Apple for US$1 million after she walked into the all glass front wall…
-
U.S. Pays Up To $250,000 for iPhone Hacks
U.S. government agencies and contractors, as well as other foreign governments, are apparently paying up to a quarter of a…
-
OS X Mountain Lion Galaxy Photo Identified
When OS X Lion shipped, Apple used an image of the M31 galaxy in the constellation Andromeda as the default…
-
A Free App for iPad that Shows Knowledge is Power
Free quality education for all, through your iPad! This week on Free on iTunes, Vern Seward looks at the idea…
-
John Martellaro on GCN Radio: iPad 3, Tim Cook & Verizon
John Martellaro, Senior Editor, Analysis & Reviews for The Mac Observer talks with Gene Steinberg of the Tech Night Owl…
-
The iPad 3: The Heat and the Fury
Apple’s iPad 3 has been the subject of “heatgate” this week. John takes a look at all that fuss and…
-
Apple 17” MacBook Pro quad-core Intel Core i7: $1829.99
The Deal Brothers found us another “Blowout” deal, this time on a 17” MacBook Pro quad-core Intel Core i7 for $1,829.99.…
-
Apple CEO Tim Cook: a Report Card
Tim Cook has been the full-time CEO of Apple since late August 2011. The new captain of the ship is…
-
New iPad Sales Expanded to 25 More Countries
Following the launch of the third generation iPad on Friday, March 16 in ten markets, Apple rolled out the multimedia…
-
Reader Discussion: What’s In Store for the iPhone 5?
With the third generation iPad in customer’s hands, talk has been shifting to what might be in store for the…
-
iTunes Movie Trailers Adds iPad Retina Display Support
Apple released an updated version of its Movie Trailers app for iOS on Thursday that added support for the third…
-
Julie Kuehl Discusses Daisey’s Foxconn Report, More on IMP
The Mac Observer’s Julie Kuehl joined the International Mac Podcast team to talk about Mike Daisey’s fiction-as-fact report on Foxconn…
-
Austin Approves $8.M Incentive for Apple Campus, Jobs
Austin’s City Council unanimously approved a US$8.6 million incentive deal on Thursday for Apple to double its local workforce and…
-
Mail: Hiding Synced Notes in Your Inbox
Frustrated with how the notes you create on your iPhone show up in your Inbox in Apple Mail? Well, be…
-
iPhone & iPad Mobile Safari Vulnerable to Address Bar Spoof
Mobile Safari on iPhone and iPad is vulnerable to an address bar spoofing, according to a security alert from David…
-
Apple Loses Appeal in Italy Over AppleCare Practices
Apple lost its appeal today of a fine that was imposed in Italy in December regarding AppleCare extended warranty coverage…
-
Research In Motion Hiring an iPhone App Developer [Update]
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is looking for a few good app developers, more specifically, an iPhone app developer. The…
-
Bluefire E-book Reader for iPad: Beautiful & Full Featured
If you’re only interested in Apple’s iBooks and Amazon’s Kindle reader for the iPad, you can do a lot. But…
-
Are Apple Media Biased? Of Course
Are Apple news media biased? Do they slant Apple news more positively and more often than other media sources? Does…
-
MGG 387: iOS Calendar Alerts, Network Bridging, 4G & More
John and Dave do their best to make the geeky stuff understandable, digestable, and enjoying. And now, this week’s Premium…
-
15.4” MacBook Pro Quad-Core Intel Core i7 2.0GHz: $1,549.99
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the MacBook Pro quad-core Intel Core i7 2.0GHz for $1,549.99. This is a new…
-
Chinese iOS & Android Activations Now Greater than U.S.
China passed the U.S. in February in the number of iOS and Android activations, including smartphones and tablets. The U.S.…
-
Uniea’s Caj iPad 2 Case Offers Protection With Style
Uniea has released a new iPad 2 case called the Caj. It’s available in leather or denim and features a…
-
Julie Kuehl Dives into Tech, Draw Something on The Tech Lounge
The Mac Observer’s Julie Kuehl joined in on The Tech Lounge to talk about the latest in Apple tech along…
-
Angry Birds Head to Space
Rovio released Angry Birds in Space on Thursday, adding a new twist to the popular bird shooting, pig smashing game.
-
Austin to Offer Apple $8.6M Incentive for Campus Expansion
The city of Austin is ready to approve a US$8.6 million incentive package as part of what could become a…
-
Reader Discussion: Q2 iPad Sales Predictions
Apple sold 3 million of its third generation iPad during the first weekend of availability. Now TMO readers are looking…
-
Photoshop CS6 Public Beta Hits the Web
Adobe released a public beta of Photoshop CS6 on Thursday, giving users a taste of what’s in store for the…
-
SugarSync 3.0 for iOS Gets New Interface, More
SugarSync announced the immediate availability of SugarSync 3.0 for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch on Thursday. The app gives…
-
Apple On Track to Pass Intel as Top Mobile Chip Manufacturer
Apple with its ARM-based chips, such as the recently introduced A5X used in the new iPad, is likely to pass…
-
Apple: 1 Million Users for iPhoto for iPhone & iPad in 10 Days
Apple said on Wednesday that it already has more than a million users for iPhoto for iPhone and iPad, an…
-
Apple Claims Improved Compliance on Excessive Worker Hours
Apple updated its Supplier Responsibility site on Wednesday with claiming that in February 89 percent of the 500,000 employees currently…
-
How I Learned to Love Verizon - and Kill my Land Line
John Martellaro tells the story of his amazing experience with Verizon in his quest to kill his land line with…
-
AAPL Still Pushing for New Heights, at $609 [Update]
The markets are mixed during Wednesday’s trading session, but shares in Apple Inc. continued to push for new highs through…
-
Mac Pro 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon: $2,749
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the refurbished Mac Pro 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon for $2,749.00. This system was originally…
-
Time Warner Cable Talks About IPv6 Launch
In a previous article, John Martellaro described the ins and outs of the IPv6 launch for Comcast’s ISP customers. In…
-
Apple Shaves a Week Off iPad Ship Times
Shipping times for Apple’s newest iPad models are improving. Ahead of the third generation iPad’s release on March 16, shipping…
-
Reader Discussion: Apple iPad Temperature in the News
Apple’s third generation iPad generates heat just like other electronic devices, although some people — and Consumer Reports — seem…
