Archives for May 2012

May, 04th May 2012

• NPD Predicts Apple iPad to Lose Tablet Share towards 2017

  Apple’s iPad dominates tablets today, but growing competition and even a diversity of operation systems is going to somehow lift…

• Apple 11.6” MacBook Air dual-core Intel Core i7 - 4GB:  $1,619

  The Deal Brothers found us a deal from MacMall on the 11.6” MacBook Air dual-core Intel Core i7 1.8GHz for $1,619.…

• Tim Cook’s Style is Working, Bloggers Are Not

  John Martellaro is getting tired of writers who are making a fuss about how Tim Cook can’t cut it and…

• Opena’s iPhone Case Also Opens Bottles

  You got your iPhone, you got your bottle opener, you got your beverage of choice. The sun is shining and…

• The Mother Eats Her Young: iPad vs. MacBook

  Could the iPad really cannibalize the MacBook line into extinction? Could there be a resurgence of the desktops? John Martellaro…

• German Court Stays Apple Photo Gallery Patent Case

  The Mannheim Regional Court in Germany has temporarily halted Apple’s lawsuit against Samsung over patent infringement claims related to the…

• Forum Poll: When Will Apple Refresh the iPhone?

  Some rumors claim new iPhones are coming this spring while others claim they’ll hit this fall. Those rumors have plenty…

• Walmart Cuts iPhone 4, 4S Prices

  Big box retailer Walmart reduced the prices for the AT&T version of the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S on Friday,…

• Concept Video Demos Amazing iPad Text Editing

  For all the talk about how the iPad is transforming the way we work, the fact remains that, for many,…

• iPad 2’s New 32nm SoC Improves Battery Life Over 2 Hours

  The lower priced iPad 2 that Apple introduced upon the release of the 3rd generation iPad in March has a new, more…

• iPhone 4S: Shutting Siri Up

  Using Siri, the “intelligent personal assistant” for the iPhone 4S, is an efficient and easy way to access your contacts,…

May, 03rd May 2012

• ACM 193: Microsoft’s Nook Move, Tablets, Amazon TV Shows

  Microsoft is investing over $300 million in Barnes & Noble’s Nook ebook reader business, Apple’s iPad snagged nearly 70 percent…

• Apple & Samsung Are Taking the Smartphone Money, Running

  Just a couple of years ago there were at least five manufacturers of phones profiting in the market, but a…

• MGG 395: Streaming DVDs, Clearing File Corruption, Better iPad VNC & More

  Want to learn how to stream DVDs to your iPad? Want to fix your Mail rules so that they stick…

• Facebook Sets IPO Price, Values Company at $86 Billion

  Facebook announced on Thursday an estimated price range for its initial public offering (IPO). The company said in regulatory filings…

• Benchmarking the Sonnet Echo ExpressCard Thunderbolt Adapter

  Thunderbolt is an amazing high speed I/O technology but it hasn’t penetrated the world of memory card readers, which is…

• How to Remove & Clean Up “Find My iPhone” Devices

  Apple’s “Find My iPhone” is a great feature that helps users track stolen or misplaced iPhones, iPads, and, with iCloud,…

• Apple Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over iTunes Double Billing

  Robert Herskowitz claims Apple double billed him for a US$1.29 song, then refused to refund the difference, so he filed…

• IDC: iPad Marketshare Hits 68% Worldwide

  Apple’s iPad climbed from a 54.7 percent marketshare to 68 percent last quarter, and that increase came at the expense…

• Reader Discussion: Estimating Apple’s Q3 iPhone Sales

  TMO readers see a pattern to Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer’s earnings conference call statements about iPhone sales, and they think…

• Amazon to Start Producing its Own TV Shows

  Amazon is about to jump into the world of original television content with its own comedies and children-based shows. The…

• Apple, Samsung Ordered to Trim Back Patent Lawsuits

  Judge Lucy Koh has ordered Apple and Samsung to scale back the number of claims in their patent infringement lawsuits,…

May, 02nd May 2012

• Apple ‘1944’ Promo Film Features Steve Jobs as FDR

  A promotional film produced by Apple in 1984 featuring, among other thing, Steve Jobs as Franklin Delano Roosevelt has been…

• Target Stores to Phase out Kindle Products

  Target has confirmed that it will be phasing out Amazon- and Kindle-branded products in the spring of 2012. There was…

• Amazon Intros Cloud Drive App for the Mac

  Amazon announced the immediate availability of a native Mac app for accessing its Cloud Drive online storage service on Wednesday.…

• Steve Jobs Patent Exhibit to Open at Smithsonian

  Starting May 11, the Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center in Washington, D.C. will display the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s…

• Dropbox & Apple Work to Solve App Rejections

  Dropbox said on Monday that it was working with Apple to solve an issue that had led to App Store…

• Adobe Camera Raw Adds Support for New Cameras, More

  Adobe announced the immediate availability of Camera Raw 6.7 on Wednesday, adding support for new digital cameras from Canon, Pentax,…

• Video Spoofs Tim Cook’s Convergence Putdown: Froaster

  Tim Cook’s recent comments that dismissed the idea of convergence, the physical merging of the MacBook line and the iPad,…

• Travis County Greenlights Tax Incentives for Apple’s Austin Offices

  Apple’s major expansion in Austin, Texas, is a step closer to reality now that Travis Country has approved an incentive…

• iMovie for iOS Adds New Help Features

  Along with updates for iPhoto and Cards, Apple also released a minor update for iMovie for iOS on Tuesday. iMovie…

• Analyst: Apple, Samsung Own the Smartphone Market

  Apple and Samsung combined control 99 percent of the smartphone market’s profits, and that isn’t likely to change any time…

• Spotify Releases Streaming Music App for iPad

  Spotify finally released the long awaited iPad version of its streaming music service app on Wednesday. Spotify 5.0 is a…

• iPhoto for iOS Update Fixes Duplicate Photo Problem, More

  Apple released iPhoto 1.0.1 for iOS on Tuesday with a fix for a problem where some photos would duplicate. This…

• iTunes: Enabling “Show in iTunes Library”

  In this tip, Melissa Holt is going to write about a Terminal trick that’ll give you the ability to jump…

May, 01st May 2012

• Apple Adds Mother’s Day Letterpress Cards to Cards App

  Apple announced on Tuesday a new version of its Cards app, the company’s iPhone app that allows users to order…

• Apple Lets MobileMe Users Keep Mac.com & Me.com E-mail

  Apple told MobileMe customers on Tuesday that they could now keep their Mac.com and Me.com email accounts even after MobileMe…

• RIM Claims Responsibility for Aussie “Wake Up” Stunt

  Research In Motion confirmed on Tuesday that it, not Samsung, was behind the “Wake Up!” stunt staged outside an Australian…

• Industry Analyst Predicts Apple Wireless Service, We Doubt It

  Apple will go into direct competition with iPhone carriers AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint by launching its own wireless service, according…

• Noteshelf for iPad is a Must-Have App

  Noteshelf is an app designed to take written notes on an iPad, but it is so much more than that.…

• Apple Fights Discovery Request for Jobs Deposition in Music Trial

  Apple has objected to a discovery motion seeking, among other things, a deposition given by the late Steve Jobs in…

• The U-Suit Folio Premium Is An Excellent Case for The New iPad

  It’s not often that an iPad case distinguishes itself from the pack. This is one of those times. David Winograd…

• Ballistic’s HC Case For iPhone Is Dual Purpose Rugged

  The HC case for iPhone 4/4S from Ballistic provides rugged protection for on the job, on the trail or in…

• Symantec: Flashback Capable of Generating $10,000 Per Day at Peak

  The wave of Flashback malware that attacked Macs over the past two months could have netted its creators up to…

• RIM Outlines BlackBerry’s Future, Previews BlackBerry 10

  Research in Motion made the case for the continued relevance of its BlackBerry platform during its Blackberry World keynote Tuesday…

• Astronomy Buddy for iOS is Unfriendly

  Astronomy Buddy is an iOS app designed to be a tool for learning about astronomy as well as a helper…

• Reader Discussion: Setting File Permissions in OS X

  The Unix underpinnings in OS X make it relatively easy to change who has permission to open, edit, or view…

• Apple Warns of iWork.com Potential File Loss with Service Shutdown

  Apple alerted users of its iWork.com public beta Tuesday morning that the service will shut down on July 31, 2012,…

• Should Your iPhone Be Your Only Camera?

  Are point-and-shoot cameras, especially ones at the low end of the price range, reaching the end of their useful life?…

• Judge Warns Apple to Stop Frivolous Filings

  The Judge overseeing the patent infringement lawsuits between Apple and Motorola has had enough of what he called frivolous filings…