Archives for April 2012
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Browse By Day in April 2012
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Apple Asks Court to Reconsider Samsung Galaxy Injunction
Apple asked a U.S. Appeals Court today to halt sales of some Samsung products that it feels copy Apple designs…
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County Considering More Tax Incentives for Apple’s Austin Expansion
Travis County, Texas is looking to give Apple an 80 percent rebate on its tax bill if it promises to…
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Mac Gaming Shines With Release of ‘The Witcher’
Mac fans of role-playing games need not wait for Diablo III; a great medieval RPG. The Witcher, has just made…
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Workstation Repair Tool Kit: $69.99
The Deal Brothers found a deal on something every geek will want, a large workstation repair kit. It includes pliers,…
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AT&T Agrees to Unlock Off-Contract iPhones
AT&T announced Friday that, beginning Sunday, April 8, the wireless carrier will unlock any iPhone as long as the user…
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Tim Cook Challenge: Fix Apple’s Security Mentality
Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, has been about the business of fine tuning Apple, making some needed improvements and taking decisive…
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Verizon Expanding Ohio, Florida LTE Networks
Verizon will be adding the Cleveland, Ohio area to its 4G LTE network on April 19, as well as Sandusky.…
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Apple Patent Describes Future Laptops with Surround Sound
Apple is investigating a new method of combining audio transducers with multiple laptop speakers to both improve audio quality as…
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Apple Camera Raw Update Adds New Canon Camera Support
Apple released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.12 on Friday, adding support for the Canon EOS 5D Mark III camera…
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Java 2012-002 Update Includes Security Fixes, Few Details
Only two days after releasing its Java for OS X 2012-001 update, Apple rolled out Java for OS X 2012-002…
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Reader Discussion: Apple’s Market Capitalization Crown
It’s no secret that Apple’s stock value is on the rise, and its market cap makes it one of the…
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Twitter Targets Spammers in Lawsuit
The microblogging service Twitter is targeting spammers with a lawsuit in an effort to curb the flow of unwanted messages…
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Mac OS X: Automating Startup, Shutdown & Sleep Times
Using System Preferences, you can easily set up automatic sleep, startup, and shutdown times and configure them to only happen…
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Apple Stock Hits Record Closing High of $633
Shares in Apple Inc. closed at yet another record high on Thursday, ending the day at US$633.68 per share, up…
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Jefferies Raises Apple Target to $800, ‘iPanel’ TV to Ship in Q4
Jefferies & Co. analyst Peter Misek is the latest analyst to hike his price target for shares in Apple Inc.,…
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MGG 390: Tweaking Address Book, Auto-Mounting Disks, QuickTime & More
John and Dave are here with April’s first Premium Mac Geek Gab episode, and it’s one you won’t want to…
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Google Glass vs. the Vision of Steve Jobs
There’s been a lot of excitement about the Google Glass Project in the past 24 hours. John Martellaro has some…
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Isaacson: Jobs Will Rank With Ford, Edison In History
Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will, in time, be regarded as highly as Henry Ford and Thomas Edison due to…
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Apple Investigating 2012 iPad Wi-Fi Issues
Owners of the newest Wi-Fi-only iPad have reported numerous connectivity issues since the product’s launch, including the inability to see…
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Gruber: 7.85-inch iPad in the Works
Reigniting old rumors, Daring Fireball’s John Gruber said on Wednesday’s episode of The Talk Show podcast that a 7.85-inch iPad is in the works at…
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Rumor: Next iPhone to Use Samsung OLED Display
Future iPhones, including products as near as the very next iteration, may use OLED displays, according to statements made by…
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Appalachian, GCI, MTI get iPhone 4S April 20
Apple’s April 20 iPhone 4S regional carrier rollout now includes Appalachian Wireless, GCI, and Matanuska Telephone Association. On Wednesday, both…
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Reader Discussion: When will Apple’s Stock Pass Google?
Apple’s stock is over US$624 and on the rise. Google’s stock is at about $633 and dropping. Today TMO readers…
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Flashback Trojan: Making Sure Your Mac is Safe
The Flashback Trojan poses a potential threat to Mac users with older version of Java installed, and according to the…
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iAd Producer Adds Twitter Support, More
Apple released iAd Producer 2.1 on Wednesday, adding support for Twitter integration along with support for the third generation iPad…
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Apple & Two Publishers Resist Settling DOJ Antitrust Probe
Apple and two of the five publishers being investigated in the U.S. are resisting settlement terms proposed by the U.S.…
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Leak Suggests Apple Kicking Google Maps Out Of iOS 6
A leaked image, allegedly from an early version of iOS 6, suggests that Apple may dump Google Maps from the…
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Install the Command Line C Compilers in OS X Lion
Out of the box, OS X Lion doesn’t have the command line C compilers. Plus, Apple has once again changed…
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Ivy Bridge iMac Refresh Rumored for June/July
The long-awaited refresh to Apple’s iMac line may finally be coming this summer, with a rumored June or July launch…
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The 4G iPhone 4S: Truth or Marketing?
Following the iOS 5.1 update, many AT&T iPhone 4S users saw their iPhone’s network status change to “4G.” Did Apple…
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XtremeMac’s Zip Folio Case For iPad Is Terrific
ExtremeMac’s Zip Folio Case for iPad works with both iPad 2 and the iPad 3rd generation, providing total enclosure along…
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Disney Vacation App Roundup: Disney World Lines
The last of the Walt Disney World apps is Disney World Wait Times. David Winograd explains how, without maps, phone…
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AT&T’s Outrageous iPhone & iPad Rates
How many ways does AT&T overcharge its wireless customers? Every possible way. From text messaging to hot spots, AT&T’s rate…
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Explore the Sky with the Awe-Inspiring Star Chart for iPad
Star Chart is a universal app for iOS that charts the sky for any date from the ancient past well…
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Alaska Communications Now On Board with iPhone
Alaska Communications will be joining nTelos on on April 20 as yet another regional carrier to offer Apple’s iPhone to…
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Snow Leopard, Lion Java Updates Address Trojan Issue
Apple rolled out Java security updates for OS X 10.6.8 and 10.7.3 on Tuesday that address several potential vulnerabilities including…
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Regional Cell Carrier nTelos Joins iPhone Family
nTelos announced on Wednesday that it will be the latest carrier to offer the iPhone in the United States. The…
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FileMaker Go 12 for iPhone & iPad Ship, Now Free
FileMaker announced the immediate availability of FileMaker Go 12 for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch on Wednesday to go…
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FileMaker 12 Ships with New Templates, Charts, 64-Bit Support
FileMaker announced the immediate availability of FileMaker Pro 12 on Wednesday, unveiling several new features such as 64-bit support, new…
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iOS: Share Your Location with Maps
You can use the iOS Maps app to send your buddies the address of your current location (or any other…
