Archives for April 2012
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Browse By Day in April 2012
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Sam Jackson & Zooey Deschanel Featured in Siri Ads
New iPhone ads highlighting the Siri personal assistant feature of the iPhone 4S aired Monday in the U.S. during ESPN’s…
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Apple & Chinese Environmental Group to Jointly Audit Factory
Apple is working with the Chinese group the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) to audit a factory where…
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Genius Bars Using iPhone 4S to Replace 16GB White iPhone 4
Genius Bars at Apple stores have been authorized to replace non-working 16GB white iPhone 4 devices with iPhone 4S units.…
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TSA Agent Steals 8 iPads, Stacks Them Up at Home
A TSA agent has been charged with theft after he was found in possession of some eight iPads he allegedly…
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MGG 392: Viruses, Malware, Defragmenting, Car Integration & More!
John and Dave kick off this week with two topics no Mac user ever expects to talk about: viruses and…
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Tim Cook Spotted at Valve, Apple Gaming TV Rumored
Apple CEO Tim Cook was spotted at gaming giant Valve’s headquarters in Washington State late last week, an event that…
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Kuel H10 Stylus for iPad: Not so Cool as a Pen
John Martellaro has been experimenting with styluses for the iPad lately, thinking about styluses as pens. Here is his second…
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Apple’s Stock Dips Below $600
Shares in Apple Inc. sold off on Monday, dragging the stock down more than three percent in strong volume. The…
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Refurbished iPad 2 with Wi-Fi 16GB: $349
The Deal Brothers noted that Apple is offering the refurbished 16GB iPad 2 for $349, a heckuva deal. These deals…
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LuckyCat Malware Threat Targets Macs through Word
Mac users are facing a new malware threat called LuckyCat, fresh on the tail of Flashback. This new trojan targets…
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Forum Poll: Do You want Apple TV or Apple Television?
Rumors say Apple is working on its own television for release sometime this year. With the Apple TV already available,…
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Apple Releases Flashback Removal App for OS X Lion
Apple released a new app, called Flashback Malware Removal Tool, late on Friday that does just what its name implies.…
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Third Gen iPad Launches in South Korea, More on Friday
Apple’s third generation iPad is about to find a home in 12 more countries including South Korea starting this Friday.…
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Final Cut Pro X Adding RED Support this Year
Just as the annual National Association of Broadcasters conference started ramping up in Las Vegas, Apple previewed some planned updates…
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Google Announces Stock Split, Founders to Maintain Majority Control
Google announced on Thursday a two-for-one stock split, a move the founders said was designed to keep them in charge…
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Court OKs Apple Intervention in Lodsys App Developer Patent Suit
Apple has been allowed to intervene on behalf of iOS developers in a patent lawsuit being pursued by patent firm…
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Apple Releases Java Update to Remove Flashback Infections
Apple released Java for OS X 2012-003 Thursday afternoon, a software update that removes “the most common variants of the Flashback malware.”…
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Demand for Kindle, Kindle Fire Declining, Analyst
Demand for Amazon’s Kindle readers and its Kindle Fire tablet is decreasing, according to Pacific Crest analyst Chad Bartley. In…
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Bluefire E-book Reader for iPad - Revisited
Recently, the very capable Bluefire E-book reader, version 1.6, for iPad was reviewed with a very favorable rating. After the…
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USB Super 16 Port Hub: $159.99
Attention gadget freaks: The Deal Brothers found us a deal on the USB Super 16 Port Hub for $159.99, including free…
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X-doria’s Cubit iPhone Case Lets Users Design Exterior
X-doria’s Cubit iPhone case lets users express their creative side as they use colorful cubes to design their own case.
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Jeff Gamet Talks Third Gen iPad at CoMUG
Jeff Gamet, The Mac Observer’s managing editor, will be speaking at the Colorado Macintosh User Group meeting on Thursday, April…
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Apple Hit with Gesture-Based Patent Lawsuit
Touchscreen Gestures filed a lawsuit this week against Apple and RIM alleging the companies are infringing on patents it owns…
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Animated Infographic Details iPhone Costs
MBAonline took a look at the costs involved in producing, using, and disposing of an iPhone and put its findings…
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Reader Discussion: Ebook Pricing, Apple & the DOJ
Apple and some book publishers have been hit with a lawsuit form the Department of Justice alleging they colluded to…
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Adobe to Preview Creative Suite 6 at NAB
Adobe will offer the public its first deep look into the upcoming Creative Suite 6 package during the National Association…
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AT&T Adds St. Louis to LTE Coverage Map
AT&T has expanded its LTE coverage area to include St, Louis, Missouri, bringing the total number of cities where its…
