Archives for April 2012
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iStopMotion Brings Animation Magic to the iPad
In stop motion animation, the magic happens in between the movie’s frames: It’s what you can not see — namely…
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3 Free iOS Apps For Manly Men
Get in shape and learn man-stuff in this week’s Free on iTunes, where Vern Seward covers Lose The Belly, Men’s…
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Judge Allows In-App Purchase Suit Against Apple to Proceed
A federal judge ruled on Friday that a class action lawsuit against Apple brought by parents whose kids racked up…
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Sterne Agee Sees Strong Q2 iPhone & iPad Sales, Macs Light
Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu told clients on Friday that he expects Apple to report a strong March quarter when…
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Motorola Bluetooth Headphones: $24.99
The Deal Brothers found us a one day deal on a pair of Motorola Bluetooth Headphones for $24.99. These headphones ship…
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Apple & the Black Hole of the Big Business Trajectory
Apple certainly appears to be on a typical business arc. A struggling computer company hits the big time, suddenly has…
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FCC & Carriers Work to Help Consumers Avoid “Bill Shock”
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) have launched a joint initiative to help mobile subscribers…
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Apple Stores Outperforming Other Retailers by a Factor of 17
Apple Stores have been highly successful and new numbers show just how well they have been performing: data compiled by…
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Ted Landau Discusses AT&T Pricing, Game Center Cheating on MacNotables
TMO columnist and popular author Ted Landau joined Chuck Joiner on the MacNotables podcast to share what he thinks of…
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South Korea, 11 other Countries get iPad Today
Sales of Apple’s third generation iPad kick of on Friday in South Korea and 11 other countries. Apple released the…
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Apple, Proview Negotiating iPad Trademark
Apple and Proview have apparently begun negotiating in hopes of reaching an agreement over the dispute as to which company…
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Reader Discussion: Predicting Apple’s Quarterly iPad Sales
Apple introduced the third generation iPad, and dropped the price on the iPad 2 at the same time. Today TMO…
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Diablo III Open Beta Weekend Starts Today
Diablo III, the long-awaited and highly anticipated fantasy action role-playing game, will be available for all Mac and PC fans to test…
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iPhone Regional Carrier Rollout Hits Today
iPhone owners looking for alternatives to the big cell carriers in the U.S. have several more choices as of Friday.…
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iPhone 5 to Adopt Thinner, Lighter In-Cell Touch Display, Report
The next iPhone may adopt “in-cell touch panels,” integrating the display and touch layers of the device’s screen into one…
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Apple’s Suppliers Improving Overtime Compliance
Apple has been addressing concerns over labor practices in its suppliers overseas factories. One of the areas of concern was…
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Apple Defends ‘4G’ Label for New iPad in Australia
Apple is defending its use of the “4G” moniker of the new iPad Wi-Fi + 4G model in Australia in…
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D’oh! Valve Founder Says Tim Cook Never Visited
In an apparent correction of Monday’s rumor that Apple CEO Tim Cook visited game maker and distributor Valve last week, gaming site Kotaku now…
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Court Refuses Dismissal of Apple, Google Hiring Antitrust Suit
A federal judge denied a request to dismiss a private antitrust suit against Apple, Google, Intel, Pixar, Adobe, Lucasfilm, and…
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Forgotten Tapes of Steve Jobs Interviews Discovered
Dozens of forgotten tapes of interviews with Steve Jobs have been discovered by Brent Schlender, who has worked for Fortune and The Wall…
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Security Firms: “Mac OS X Invulnerability a Myth”
With the increasing reports of malware and software exploits, users of Apple computers must now face the realization that “Mac…
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Ballistic’s SG iPhone Case Is Lean And Tough
With the Ballistic Shell Gel case, Ballistic has created an iPhone 4/4S case that provides three levels of compact protection.
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iPhones Account for Over 50% of Verizon 1Q Sales
Just over 50 percent of U.S. carrier Verizon’s first quarter smartphone sales were iPhones, the company announced early Thursday. The two models…
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Genius Bars May Offer Wireless iOS Backup Service
The Genius Bars at Apple Stores may one day offer a wireless backup service to help customers who need on-the-spot…
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Canaccord Raises AAPL Target on Strong iPhone, iPad Sales
Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley raised his 12-month target price for Apple’s stock on Thursday from US$710 up to $740…
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MGG 393: Waking Drives, GPS Pictures, App Associations & Speed!
John and Dave wrap up April’s final Premium show with some fantastic questions (and their best answers!) on topics including…
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Reader Discussion: Nokia’s Decline
Apple’s iPhone continues to gain marketshare, and cell phone king Nokia is dealing with a US$1.2 billion loss in a…
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TMO’s Jeff Gamet, John F Braun Discuss Mac Security on Mac Roundtable
The Mac Observer’s Jeff Gamet and John F. Braun joined the Mac Roundtable crew to talk about the Flashback trojan that’s…
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Apple Giving MobileMe Users Snow Leopard for Free
Apple has started offering at least some MobileMe users that haven’t moved to Snow Leopard yet free copies of the…
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WellRedApps Intros DropKey Easy File Encryption & Sharing
WellRedApps announced the immediate availability of DropKey for the Mac on Thursday. DropKey is a utility that lets users quickly…
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Apple Requests Trial in Publishing Antitrust Case
Apple has requested a trial in the antitrust case being pursued by the DOJ against it and two publishers. Three…
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Twitter’s Patent Hack Gets Support of Venture Capital Group
Twitter’s so-called “Patent Hack,” whereby patent rights are pledged to be used for defensive purposes only and inventors retain some…
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Larry Page Says Android Not Critical to Google
During questioning by attorney David Boies on Wednesday, Google CEO Larry Page claimed that the Android operating system isn’t critical…
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Apple Seeds Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3
Apple pushed Developer Preview 3 of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion to developers on Wednesday. The new version includes a…
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What Ever Happened to Microsoft?
In the spring of 2012, there’s a lot of talk about Apple, Google, smartphones, Facebook and the iPad. Yet, quietly,…
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Disabling Java in Older Versions of OS X
Apple’s recent Java updates address the security issues that led to the Flashback trojan outbreak and now LuckyCat, too. If…
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Apple Configurator App 1.0.1 Tweaks Redemption Codes, More
Apple updated the Apple Configurator App, its tool for mass configuration and deployment of iOS devices, to version 1.0.1 Tuesday. The free…
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Rumor: iPhone 5 to Launch at WWDC with Liquidmetal Back
A new rumor claims that the next iPhone will debut at WWDC this June with a lightweight metal alloy back…
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Makes Time’s 100 Most Influential List
Apple CEO Tim Cook made Time Magazine’s 2012 list of the “100 Most Influential People in the World,” released on Wednesday. Mr. Cook’s placement…
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Verizon 4G LTE Comes to 27 More Markets Thursday
Verizon’s 4G LTE high speed wireless data coverage will be available in 27 additional markets as of Thursday, April 19.…
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Symantec: Flashback Infected Macs on the Decline
The number of Macs still infected with the Flashback trojan is on the decline, although the security firm Symantec said…
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Apple’s Jony Ive Nominated for British Visionary Innovator Award
Sir Jonathan Ive, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Industrial Design, has been nominated for the “British Visionary Innovator” award. The…
