Archives for July 2012

July, 09th July 2012

• MGG 407: Number 12 On The Beaufort Scale

  Dave and John are back in the Monday evening slot this week, and it’s time to rock! Download, listen, and……

• Google Edges Jelly Bean Closer to Release

  Google announced on Monday that the company was releasing Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to the open source community, a step…

• Apple’s Share of Chinese Smartphone Market Up 75%

  Apple’s share of the Chinese smartphone market leapt 75 percent in the June quarter, rising from 9.9 percent to 17.3…

• Apple Seeds Mountain Lion Golden Master to Developers

  Apple has released the first Golden Master candidate of OS X Mountain Lion to developers on Monday. Online reports say…

• Apple Shuts Down Sites Selling Access to iOS Betas

  Apple’s lawyers have been getting in some billable hours shutting down sites selling access to iOS betas to fans outside…

• NuForce’s Tiny Cube Speaker Packs A Wallop

  NuForce has introduced a 2-inch cube speaker that will fit in your bag or backpack and outputs amazing sound. 

• Targus Stylus: Inexpensive, No-frills & Colorful

  The Targus Stylus for the iDevices has a basic, no-frills design. The tube is a plain cylinder, there is a…

• Mozilla Drops Thunderbird Development

  Mozilla has officially put its Thunderbird email client out to pasture by dropping development of the app. The organization said…

• Samsung Wins Temporary Stay in Galaxy Nexus Injunction

  Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone is back on sale in the United States following a Court of Appeals ruling granting the…

• Reader Discussion: New iPhone Design Ideas

  Apple tends to stay tight lipped about new product designs, so today TMO readers are sharing their thoughts on what…

• Judge Rules Galaxy Tab “Not Cool” in iPad Patent Infringement Case

  Samsung was given a backhanded win in its patent infringement fight with Apple when a UK Judge ruled that the…

• Apple Pulls Mac Lineup from EPEAT Certification

  Apple has decided to stop submitting its Macintosh computer lineup for the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, or EPEAT, review…

July, 07th July 2012

• MacOS KenDensed: Samsung’s Courtroom Smackdown & App Store Blues

  Samsung has a pretty consistent track record in court right now. Unfortunately for them, it’s consistently losing. The big rumor…

July, 06th July 2012

• 3 iOS Apps To Get You Cooking

  Are you handy or would like to be handier in the kitchen? This week in Free on iTunes Vern Seward…

• UN Standards Body to Host Patent Litigation Round Table

  The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) announced on Friday that it will be hosting a round table discussion on patent litigation…

• Apple Awarded 3 iOS Patents, Including Playlist

  Apple was granted 22 new patents this week, three of which relate to iOS and are of some interest to…

• AT&T to Begin Blocking Stolen Phones July 10

  On July 10, AT&T will begin blocking phones that have been reported to a customer service representative as stolen. This…

• Prep for Mountain Lion with New Take Control eBook

  TidBITS and Take Control are hoping to make the transition to the upcoming release of OS X Mountain Lion easier…

• Reader Discussion: Why Make a 7-inch iPad?

  With more rumors claiming Apple is going to introduce a 7-inch version of the iPad TMO readers are asking why…

• Apple Fixes App Store Corruption Issue

  iOS app developers can rest a little easier now that Apple has fixed an issue that led to corrupt iPhone,…

• Amazon to Join the Smartphone Game

  Online retailer Amazon.com is apparently working on its own Android-based smartphone designed to compete with Apple’s popular iPhone. Sources claim…

• Mac OS X: Controlling Compressed Files

  By default, Mac OS X uses a built-in program called Archive Utility to handle compressing and uncompressing files. It gives…

July, 05th July 2012

• Samsung Galaxy Nexus Phone Pulled, Google Plans Workaround

  Google and Samsung have pulled the Galaxy Nexus smartphone from store shelves and the online Google Play store to comply…

• Apple Configurator Updated to Version 1.1

  Apple updated Configurator to version 1.1 on Thursday. The new version of the enterprise iOS management software includes new preferences…

• Chinese Firm Sues Apple for Siri Patent Infringement

  Apple has been hit with yet another lawsuit in China over patent infringement. Zhizhen Network Technology claims that Apple’s Siri…

• UK Court Gives HTC a Victory in Apple Patent Disputes

  The High Court in London has ruled that HTC did not infringe on patents which Apple claimed it had the…

• Apple Pulls ‘Find and Call’ App Following Security Alert

  Apple has pulled the Find and Call app for iPhone from its App Store after a security alert from Kaspersky…

• Apple, Samsung Scale Back Infringement Claims Ahead of Trial

  Apple and Samsung have both scaled back their patent infringement claims against each at the request of Judge Lucy Koh…

• Corrupt App Store Updates Giving Developers, Users Headaches

  Apple’s App Store is apparently serving up corrupt versions of apps to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users, leading to…

• Reader Discussion: Sizing Up the Mini iPad Rumors

  There isn’t any shortage of rumors claiming a smaller screen version of the iPad is coming soon, and even the…

• Apple Ramping Up for iPad Mini Production

  Apple is apparently prepping for September production of a new iPad tablet that’s smaller than the current model. The iPad…

• Apple’s Sandboxing…One Month In

  It’s now been over a month since Apple began enforcing its sandboxing policies for the Mac App Store. With the dust beginning…

• QuickTime X: Extracting Audio (Very) Easily

  There’s an incredibly easy way to extract the audio from a movie file and save it out using QuickTime X.…

July, 04th July 2012

• Happy U.S. Independence Day

  In honor of Independence Day — a U.S. holiday — The Mac Observer is taking off Wednesday, July 4th, so…

July, 03rd July 2012

• Apple Faces New Chinese Trademark Dispute Over Snow Leopard

  Chinese company Jiangsu Xuebao has filed suit against Apple accusing the American company of infringing on its Snow Leopard trademark…

• Apple’s Sandboxing…One Month In

  It’s now been over a month since Apple began enforcing its sandboxing policies for the Mac App Store. With the…

• MGG 406: What Should We Call This One?

  John and Dave kick off July’s first Premium show with a bang. Some great stuff in here, including a good…

• Apple Appeals Italian Warranty Ruling

  Apple has appealed a Monday ruling from an Italian regulatory body that said the iPhone, iPad, and Mac maker still…

• Pong’s iPad Case Is Unusual & Pricy

  The primary feature of Pong Research Corporation’s new iPad case is that it boosts 4G and Wi-Fi reception, improves signal…

• The Open Alternative to Apple’s Mac App Store: Bodega

  We all know about Apple’s Mac App Store, built into Snow Leopard and Lion. But for apps to be in…

• Steve Jobs: ‘The Lost Interview’ Available on iTunes

  Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview is available on iTunes for the first time. The interview was conducted in 1995 by…

• Uighur Activists Targeted with Mac Trojan

  A new trojan malware threat for the Mac has surfaced the Turkic Uighur population in China. The malware masquerades as…

• Navigon for iPhone Adds Google Street View

  Navigon updated its self-named app for the iPhone to version 2.1 on Tuesday, adding support for Google Street View for…

• Reader Discussion: Apple Q3 Earnings Expectations

  Apple’s third fiscal quarter earnings conference call is scheduled for July 24. Today TMO readers are talking about the conference…

• Samsung Denied: Galaxy Tab 10.1 Injunction Stays in Place

  Samsung’s efforts to get a preliminary injunction blocking the sale of its Galaxy tab 10.1 tablet in the U.S. was…

• Apple Q3 Earnings Report Set for July 24

  Apple’s third fiscal quarter earnings report for 2012 is scheduled for Tuesday, July 24 at 5PM eastern time. The conference…

July, 02nd July 2012

• California Fast-Tracks Apple’s Spaceship HQ

  California Governor Jerry Brown on Friday approved Apple’s new campus for fast-track treatment during its environmental review process. However, the…

• Apple Store Reportedly Tries New Genius Bar Configuration

  Apple appears to be testing out a new configuration of the Genius Bar space in at least one of its…

• Patent Office Expands with Silicon Valley Office

  The U.S. Patent & Trade Office (USPTO) announced on Monday a major expansion of its operations. The Department of Commerce…

• Italy Still Not Satisfied With Apple Warranty Practices

  The Italian competition and market authority is still not happy with Apple’s AppleCare practices. After fining Apple €900,000 (US$1,132,559), it…