Archives for July 2012

July, 31st July 2012

• FTC Approves Google Safari Privacy Settlement

  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission voted to approve a settlement with Google over the company’s efforts to bypass Safari’s privacy…

• FCC Forces Verizon to Allow Android Tethering Apps

  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced on Tuesday a settlement with Verizon that allows Android owners to use third party…

• iPhone Fingerprints Take Mobile Payments Mainstream in 2013

  Fingerprint security technology has the potential to take mobile payments mainstream, according to Barclays analyst Ben Reitzes. Many have speculated…

• GoSmart Stylus Duo: a Technical Leap Forward

  GoSmart has introduced a pair of styluses that advance the stylus technology by using a Teflon impregnated stainless steel nib. …

• HTC Pares Down ITC Complaint against Apple to 2 Patents

  HTC has trimmed down its International Trade Commission patent infringement complaint against Apple to only two patents ahead of next…

• Reader Reaction: Apple’s New Mac Genius Ads

  Apple aired three new commercials during the 2012 Olympics opening ceremonies highlighting the Mac. Some people love them, some hate…

• Apple Pulling the Plug on iWork.com Today

  Apple is officially shutting down its iWork.com online service on Tuesday, bringing an end to its document storage and syncing…

• Hulu Plus Comes to Apple TV

  Apple quietly updated the Apple TV overnight to include a new Hulu Plus channel. The update gives Apple TV owners…

• PDFpen for iPad Adds Jot Touch Pressure Sensitivity Support

  Smile Software released PDFpen for iPad 1.3 on Tuesday, adding support for the Jot Touch pressure sensitive stylus from Adonit.…

July, 30th July 2012

• Analyst: Supplier Ramp Could Indicate Second Fall Product for Apple

  Quarterly ramp ups for Cirrus Logic in the September and December quarters might indicate that Apple is planning to release…

• Ive Says Apple Wants to Make Great Products, Not Money

  Apple’s Senior Vice President of Industrial Design, Sir Jonathan Ive, was interviewed by British paper The Telegraph, where he reiterated the company’s focus on design…

• NY Audit Faults Grand Central Apple Store Deal as Unfair

  New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli issued a report on Monday that said that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) gave…

• Taiwanese University Sues Over Siri Patents

  The Taiwan-based National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) sued Apple in a Texas district court over two speech-recognition patents that it…

• Apple’s iPhone Takes Smartphone Share from Android in U.S.

  Apple’s iPhone gained market share in the U.S. smartphone industry during the June quarter, according to research firm Strategy Analytics.…

• Rumors Mount for September 12th Apple Media Event

  Rumors are mounting that Apple will be holding a media event on September 12th to introduce a new iPhone. iMore…

• Former Apple Designer Fights Samsung Subpoena

  Shin Nishibori, a former designer at Apple, is fighting a subpoena from Samsung to get him to testify and appear…

• All About Mountain Lion’s Power Nap Feature

  Currently, there are three Macs that can take advantage of OS X Mountain Lion’s Power Nap. If you’re one of…

• Digging Deep into iWork Document Sharing in Mountain Lion

  If you use Apple’s iWork apps, and you sync documents across Macs and iOS devices, you want to get OS…

• Mountain Lion: Backing Up to Multiple Time Machine Drives

  Time Machine is the backup system Apple built into OS X for the Mac, but has always felt a little…

• Maxthon: A New Browser With Potential

  The Maxthon Browser for the Mac is being released today in beta form. It’s far from perfect, but it has…

• New Rumor Claims Sept 12 New iPhone, iPad mini Announcement

  Apple will reportedly be hosting a special media event on September 12 where it will unveil the next generation iPhone…

• Apple, Samsung Patent Trial Kicks Off

  The long awaited patent infringement trial between Apple and Samsung finally started on Monday over mobile devices. Apple is claiming…

• Reader Discussion: Samsung’s Copycat Tactics

  Apple says Samsung has been blatantly copying its iPhone and iPad designs, and is fighting over those allegations in court.…

• About those Apple Genius Ads

  The new Mac commercials aren’t cool; they’re not “Steve” ads; and Chuck La Tournous doesn’t like them. But they may…

• Mountain Lion Downloads Top 3M in 4 Days

  Downloads of Apple’s new OS X Mountain Lion operating system for the Mac topped 3 million downloads during the first…

• Apple Intros New Mac Ads During Olympics

  Apple unveiled three new Mac commercials during the opening ceremonies for the 2012 Olympics in London over the weekend. The…

July, 29th July 2012

• MGG 410: Don’t Let Mountain Lion Litter The Sandbox

  Dave’s back in his normal studio (after a stunning success with the mobile setup last week, we might add!), and…

July, 28th July 2012

• MacOS KenDensed: Apple Q3 Earnings & Plugging App Store Holes

  Apple made bucket loads of money during its third fiscal quarter, but not enough to make financial analysts happy. The…

July, 27th July 2012

• 3 Cool Newsstand Mags for iPad

  E-pubs are moving up in the world. Vern Seward takes a look at three e-zines available in iOS Newsstand in…

• Analyst Thinks Apple Wants AuthenTec for Mobile Payments

  Wells Fargo analyst Maynard Um believes that Apple’s US$350 million acquisition of AuthenTec could relate to Apple’s strategy for the…

• Lawyers Circle Apple-AuthenTec Buyout for Shareholder Suit

  Two law firms have already announced “investigations” of AuthenTec’s board of directors to look for evidence of a breach of…

• Microsoft Has a Death Wish

  Microsoft seems to be making the same mistakes that other companies left behind long ago. Now, the new obsession with…

• Mountain Lion Penetrates 3.2% of Mac Market in 48 Hours

  Apple’s OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion operating system has pounced out of the starting gate to capture 3.2 percent of…

• The Walgreens iOS App is Superb

  The Walgreens iOS app is superbly conceived, easy to use, attractive, and very useful. Need to renew a prescription? Scan…

• Apple Wants Amazon Executive’s Testimony in App Store Name Dispute

  Apple is asking the court to force an executive from Amazon.com to testify in its legal fight to stop the…

• Reader Predictions: Apple Q4 Earnings & Sales Estimates

  With Apple’s third fiscal quarter earnings report behind us, TMO forum members already have their sights set the company’s fourth…

• Google Earth for iOS Adds 3D Cities, More

  Google rolled out Google Earth 7 for the iPhone and iPad on Thursday with a new 3D cities view and…

• Apple Buying Mobile Security Company AuthenTec for $365M

  Apple has struck a deal to buy AuthenTec for US$365 million. The company makes security and fingerprint recognition chips along…

• Safari 6: New Ways to Share & Email Links

  In the new version of Safari, sharing links has been completely revamped. We’ve now got Twitter and Messages integration, and…

July, 26th July 2012

• Apple v. Kodak to Remain in Bankruptcy Court

  After a day-long hearing, U.S. District Judge George Daniels denited a request from Apple that its patent dispute with Kodak be…

• Apple Wins Delay in UK “Samsung Didn’t Copy iPad” Notice

  Apple won a temporary reprieve in an order from a UK court that the company must advertise that Samsung didn’t…

• Apple Excited to Attend Black Hat, But Answers No Questions

  Apple’s head of software platform security, Dallas De Atley, told the audience at his company’s first-ever presentation at the Black…

• German Court Rejects Apple Injunction on Samsung Devices

  A German appeals court rejected an Apple request for a preliminary injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet and Galaxy…

• 3 Things People Ask Me About iPads

  Nancy Carroll Gravley looks at recent questions she has received from new users about iPads, including how to organize your…

• My Mountain Lion Install: a Travelogue

  I installed Mountain Lion on my MacBook Air as soon as the new OS was released. Here’s the procedure I…

• Mountain Lion Sharing: Setting Up Twitter & Other Social Networks

  With the release of OS X Mountain Lion, Apple is bringing social networking services to the system level by letting…

• Reader Discussion: Predicting Apple’s Fall Product Announcements

  Apple executives talked about a fall product transition during the company’s third quarter earnings conference call earlier this week, but…

• iTunes U for iOS Improves Note Taking, More

   Apple released iTunes U 1.2 for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch on Wednesday. The update for the iTunes education…

• Mountain Lion Up-to-Date Program: What You Need to Know

  Apple promised customers that purchased a new Mac starting on June 11 that they would be eligible for a free…

July, 25th July 2012

• Apple Updates iOS iWork Apps for Mountain Lion/iCloud

  Apple released updated Wednesday for the iOS versions of its iWork apps, including Pages 1.6.1, Numbers 1.6.1, and Keynote 1.6.1.…