Archives for June 2012
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Browse By Day in June 2012
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3 iOS Apps To Help You Go Paperless
Hugging trees is one way to save them, going paperless is another. In this week’s Free on iTunes Vern Seward…
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Apple OS X Veteran Bertrand Serlet Shows Up There
Apple veteran Bertrand Serlet has showed up at a new startup called Upthere. Mr. Serlet, who was one of the…
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Apple Wins Second Rare Pre-Trial Injunction Against Samsung Phone
U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh granted Apple a second pre-trial injunction in just one week against Samsung, this time…
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Why I Don’t Use the Chrome Browser
The choice of browser involves a lot more than just how cute the interface is. John Martellaro explains.
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Google Chrome Crashes on MacBook Air, Pushes Update
Google acknowledged late on Thursday that its Chrome browser was causing crashes on some MacBook Air models. Google issued a…
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iTunes Redesign Coming with Better iCloud Support
Apple is said to be working on a major redesign of its iTunes application that will tie in better with…
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New Apple Stores Opening in US, Australia on Saturday
Apple is set to open three new retail stores on June 30. Two of the stores are in the U.S.…
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Forum Poll: Estimating Q3 iPad Sales
How many iPads will Apple report selling during its third fiscal quarter for 2012? That’s the question TMO forum members…
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Apple Corporate Controller Betsy Rafael to Retire
Betsy Rafael, Apple vice president and Corporate Controller, will be retiring from the company on October 19, 2012. She joined…
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iTunes: Hiding Purchased Items
Thank goodness Apple’s given us a way to hide anything we want from our list of previously purchased media. This…
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Preparing for MobileMe’s June 30 Shutdown
Apple has been reminding MobileMe subscribers for months that this Saturday, June 30, will be the day it shuts down…
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TMO’s App Highlights: ThisLife, Chrome, Cheddar & More
It probably goes without saying, but there are way too many great apps flying off the shelves these days. So…
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Bob Mansfield Retires as Head of Apple Hardware Engineering
Apple announced on Thursday that Bob Mansfield, the company’s well-respected senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, will retire. Dan Riccio,…
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What Google’s New Tablet Tells Us, on The Surface
The Google Nexus 7 tablet is the product of a very different vision than the Microsoft Surface. The Nexus 7…
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Google Brings Chrome to App Store for iPhone & iPad
Google brought its Chrome browser to Apple’s App Store on Thursday. The company is pitching its as a fast browsing…
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SnapScan 1300i: Great Scanner; Hardly an Upgrade
Fujitsu’s latest mid-size scanner is the S1300i. Happily, it maintains Fujitsu’s fine tradition of quality scanners. As an upgrade, however,…
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Publications International’s iCookBook App Is A Treat
The iCookBook iPhone/iPad app from Publications International Ltd. contains hundreds of yummy recipes complete with pictures and easy to follow…
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Wells Fargo: New iPhone Launch to be Biggest in History
Wells Fargo analyst Maynard Um resumed coverage of Apple this week, and said that the 2012 iPhone refresh will be…
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Reader Discussion: Google’s Move Into the Tablet Market
Google showed off its new Nexus 7 tablet during the Google I/O conference on Wednesday, marking the company’s move into…
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Apple Lands $89M Tax Break for Reno Data Center
The Reno, Nevada, city council unanimously approved a tax incentive deal to bring two new data centers from Apple into…
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Apple Posts $2.6M Bond for Samsung Galaxy Tab Injunction
Apple was granted an injunction on Tuesday blocking the import and sale of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the…
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Analysts: Nexus 7 No Competition for iPad
Google unveiled its Nexus 7, a 7-inch Android-based tablet, on Wednesday, and analysts are saying its no threat to Apple’s…
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Spec Comparison: New iPad v. Nexus 7 v. Kindle Fire v. Surface
Google has entered the tablet market with its own device, the Nexus 7. At 7 inches and $199, the Nexus…
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Splashtop Gets Better…at a Cost
Splashtop Remote Desktop 2 is out. This is a superb app for accessing your Mac from an iPad. The upgrade…
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Google Introduces the Nexus Q, Streaming TV Accessory
Google has announced the Nexus Q, an entertainment device that interfaces an Android device to your TV system. It’s similar…
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Google Announces $199 Nexus 7 Android Tablet
Google announced on Wednesday the Nexus 7 Android-powered tablet, a US$199 tablet that completely resets the bar on the 7-inch…
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Daedalus Text Editor for iPad Soars
The Daedalus text editor for the iPad is easy to use, full of features, and feels just right on the…
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Android Jelly Bean: Siri versus Google Voice Search
Google showed off its new Jelly Bean version of Android OS on Wednesday, and one of the features the company…
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Samsung Appealing Apple’s Galaxy Tab Injunction
Only hours after Judge Lucy Koh granted Apple a preliminary injunction blocking the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet…
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iBank Financial Management Comes to the iPad
IGG Software announced the immediate availability of iBank for the iPad on Wednesday. The personal finance management app has previously…
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Apple Launches iTunes Store in Hong Kong, Taiwan, More
Apple brought its online iTunes Store to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and nine other Asian countries on Wednesday. The iTunes…
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Forum Poll: Estimating Apple’s Q3 iPhone Sales
How many iPhones will Apple report selling during its third fiscal quarter? That’s the question TMO readers are debating today.…
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Google Ready to Unveil Nexus Tablet
Google apparently has plans to unveil its own Android-based tablet to target Apple’s iPad. The US$199 tablet will sport a…
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Pages ’09: The Overlooked Bottom Toolbar
Pages has a valuable set of tools that most users never even notice. You can use these features to find…
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Apple Publishes Retina Display FAQ for MacBook Pro
Apple has published a FAQ called “MacBook Pro: Frequently asked questions about using a Retina display.” As the name suggests,…
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Apple Wins Injunction Prohibiting Samsung Galaxy Tab Sales
A U.S. court handed Apple a major victory on Tuesday, granting the company a preliminary injunction that prohibits the sale…
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Apple Adds RAW Support for Canon Rebel T4i, Sony SLT-A37
Apple released Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.14 on Tuesday. The release adds RAW image compatibility to Aperture and iPhoto…
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Apple Releases iOS 6 Beta 2 to Developers
Apple released iOS 6 beta 2 to developers on Tuesday. The new version’s description, “This beta version of iOS 6…
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Orbitz Shows Mac Users Pricier Hotels Because They Book Them
Online travel service Orbitz has been experimenting with showing Mac users pricier hotels than the rooms shown to PC users.…
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Apple’s Sandboxing Nontroversies
Apple’s sandboxing requirements are a fact of life for developers hoping to sell their apps through the Mac App Store,…
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Yojimbo iCloud Syncing Near, Requires MAS Purchase
The good news for Bare Bones Software’s Yojimbo users is that a migration path for iCloud syncing is (finally) almost…
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Email Documents to Your iPad’s Kindle Reader
There are many ways to move documents onto your iPad. This technique uses a Kindle.com email address to send a…
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Apple Releases Podcasts App for iPhone, iPad
Apple released its rumored Podcasts app on Tuesday well ahead of the launch of iOS 6. The app lets iPhone,…
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Preparing for MobileMe’s June 30 Shutdown
Apple has been reminding MobileMe subscribers for months that this Saturday, June 30, will be the day it shuts down…
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Reader Discussion: Microsoft’s Focus in the Mobile Market
Microsoft’s new message seems to be that it is getting serious about the tablet space in the mobile device market.…
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Instagram Update Improves Facebook Support
Instagram 2.5 for the iPhone and iPod touch hit the App Store Tuesday, bringing with it improved support for Facebook.…
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MacTech Magazine Comes to iPad with Free Issues
The Apple-related tech and developer magazine MacTech Magazine is now available on the iPad, and is giving away several issues…
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ITC Reconsiders Infringement Ruling in Apple, Motorola Patent Case
Following the dismissal of Apple and Motorola’s patent infringement lawsuit, the International Trade Commission plans to review its own related…
