Archives for November 2012

November, 17th November 2012

• How to Get Screen Captures with Stock Mac Software - Part 1

  Do you need to grab images of precisely what's showing on your screen? OS X has a nice handful of…

November, 16th November 2012

• 3 Free Games No iPhone 5 Should Be Without

  If you have an iPhone 5 or latest generation iPod touch then you need great free games. In this week's…

• Heavy Volume Pushes $AAPL from $505 to $527

  Shares of $AAPL closed slightly higher on Friday after being pummeled for the last few weeks. The stock ended the…

• Apple Hardware VP Cashes in $10.7M in Stock

  Apple Senior Vice President Dan Riccio cashed in 20,726 shares of stock in the last two days, a transaction that…

• Stop The Madness! At Least Until The PCs Are Gone

  We're in a comfort zone right now.  Tablets have emerged and are maturing, but there are still plenty of PCs…

• Google Maps for iOS Is Being Tested

  Google has begun the process of testing Google Maps with outside testers. The search giant has distributed its home-grown app…

• Speck FitFolio Case for iPad mini is Workaday

  The Speck FitFolio case for the iPad mini is a folio case that closes book style and protects all sides…

• Australia Hits Apple with $28.5M Tax Bill

  Australia wants $28.5 million in back taxes from Apple for allegedly sheltering revenue in the country. The tax bill comes…

• Forum Poll: iPad mini WiFi or LTE?

  The WiFi iPad mini shipped a couple weeks ago, and the WiFi plus LTE version shipped today. Which do you…

• Judge Limits Android Jelly Bean in Apple, Samsung Patent Case

  U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal allowed Apple to add more products to its second patent infringement case with Samsung such…

• LTE iPad mini Arrives in Stores

  The LTE-capable version of Apple's iPad mini hit store shelves on Friday, two weeks after the WiFi-only model was released.…

November, 15th November 2012

• Judge Allows Apple & Samsung to Add More Products to Patent Suit

  U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal ruled on Thursday that Apple and Samsung can pile on the products in a patent…

• $AAPL Falls to 10-Month Low of $525

  Shares of Apple Inc. fell to a ten and a half month low on Thursday, closing at US$525.62, down $11.26…

• Emerging Markets: Brazil Will Get Its First Apple Store

  Apple confirmed on Wednesday that it will open the first Apple Store in Brazil, embarking on what is likely to…

• JBL OnBeat Micro & Venue: First Lightning Speaker Docks Arrive

  Third-party accessories for Apple's new Lightning interface are finally starting to appear. Audio firm JBL announced the first Lightning-compatabile speaker…

• Save $137 on a 13” MacBook Pro with Retina Display

  Amazon is offering Apple's entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display at an aggressive price, US$1,561.54, a discount of $137.46.…

• Evio Sereno iPad Envelope: Stylish Protection for Naked iPads

  Many iPad cases are designed to be used full-time, but some users like the look and feel of a bare…

• LaCie Rugged USB3 Thunderbolt Review & Benchmarks

  LaCie recently updated its Rugged line of external hard drives, introducing a new model with USB 3 and Thunderbolt support.…

• olloclip Lens Kit for iPhone 5: Improve Your Image [UPDATED]

  The olloclip lens kit for the iPhone 5 carries on the tradition of its predecessor: an incredibly compact, capable and…

• Evernote 5 Hits the Mac App Store

  Evernote announced the immediate availability of Evernote 5 for the Mac on Thursday. The new version of the information organization…

• JFK Airport Theft Nets $1.5M in iPad minis

  3,600 iPad minis, worth US$1.5 million, were stolen from JFK Airport in New York in what appears to be an…

• Australia Gets Apple Maps Turn-by-turn Navigation

  Apple flipped the switch on turn-by-turn voice navigation for its iOS 6 Maps app in Australia on Wednesday, which had…

• iPad mini Enhancing, not Cannibalizing iPad Sales

  Instead of seeing a decline in full-size iPad sales once the iPad mini was released, consumers are still showing strong…

• Apple Updates iBooks to 3.0.2, Aims to Stop Unexpected Crashing

  Apple released an update to its iBooks app late Wednesday. iBooks 3.0.2 addresses an issue that causes the app to…

November, 14th November 2012

• Apple Gains Share in Mobile, Loses Smartphone Share

  Apple got a mixed 3rd quarter report card from Gartner Wednesday, as the research firm showed Apple gaining share in…

• Microsoft Patches Security Holes in Office 2008 & 2011 for Mac

  Microsoft released a pair of critical updates for Office for Mac on Tuesday. Office 2008 12.3.5 and Office 2011 14.2.5…

• Analyst: $AAPL Fundamentals Unchanged, Upgrade to ‘Strong Buy’

  Shares of Apple Inc. were upgraded on Wednesday from a "Buy" to a "Strong Buy" by S&P Capital IQ analyst…

• Jawbone gets into Health & Fitness Again with new UP

  Jawbone is trying its hand again at jumping into the health and fitness tracking market with the launch of its…

• Save $189 on a New 12-Core Mac Pro

  Today's Deal of the Day is for the power users, $189.01 off of a new 12-core Mac Pro. More specifically,…

• Why So Many Observers Think Apple is in Trouble

  Apple's customers highly approve. They are joyously emerging from Apple stores with armloads of products. Sales per square foot considerably…

• FierceWireless Names Apple’s Cook Wireless Industry Leader

  Apple CEO Tim Cook is the most powerful person in the wireless industry, according to the FierceWireless 2012 list detailing…

• AT&T Launches LTE Coverage in Denver, Milwaukee

  AT&T officially launched its LTE network in Denver and Milwaukee on Wednesday, bringing substantially higher wireless data speeds to iPhone…

• Samsung: We won’t Settle Patent Fight with Apple

  HTC may have settled its patent infringement fight with Apple, but Samsung won't do the same, according to JK Shin,…

• OS X: Finding Mountain Lion’s Installed Software List

  If you've ever used System Preferences' Installed Software list to troubleshoot installation problems, you may be disturbed to find out…

November, 13th November 2012

• The Woz Lends His Schnoz to ‘Woz with a Coz’ Game

  Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak will soon be appearing in an iOS video game called "Woz with a Coz." The Woz…

• Apple Nixes AppleCare Sales in Italy

  Apple has stopped selling AppleCare in its Apple Store locations in Italy, and will no longer distribute AppleCare to third…

• Nokia Bringing ‘Here’ Maps to iOS & Android

  Nokia announced on Tuesday that it will be bringing its highly-touted mapping service to iOS and Android. The company is…

• Reader’s Digest Books Get Dedicated Spot in Apple iBooks

  The Reader's Digest Association announced this week that it was launching a dedicated Reader's Digest Books section on Apple's iBookstore.…

• Save $469 on a 17” MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt

  Apple discontinued the 17-inch MacBook Pro, but we know there are people who prefer that form factor. When we saw…

• Apple Granted Patents for Page Turn Animation & iPad Smart Case

  Apple was granted 28 new patents Tuesday, including design patents for the page turn animation found in iBooks and other…

• iOS 6’s Swoosh Sound Sending Email Signifies: Nothing

  Based on evidence accumulated so far, it appears that the swoosh sound heard in iOS 6 when sending an email…

• Apple Leases 69,000 Square Feet of Office Space in Cupertino

  Apple continues to grow but the company's spaceship-like HQ will not be completed until 2015. Until then, Apple has been…

• Reader Discussion: Samsung’s Android-based Digital Camera

  Samsung's US$500 digital camera powered by Google's Android operating system is coming soon. It sports a 16 megapixel sensor and…

• Fitbit One Launches with iPhone Sync, Sleep Alarms

  Fitbit announced the immediate availability of its new Fitbit One health and fitness tracker on Tuesday. The new version can…

• Apple Beats Tiffany in RetailSails List Again

  The annual RetailSails list is out, and Apple once again ranked as the top U.S. retailer based on sales per…

• Apple Launches Annual Holiday Gift Guide

  Apple turned on its figurative holiday lights on Tuesday with the launch of its annual gift guide section on the…

• Pixa Offers Alternative to Mac Image Management

  Shiny Frog announced the immediate availability of Pixa 1.0 on Tuesday. Pixa is an image management and sharing app for…

November, 12th November 2012

• Windows Chief Steven Sinofsky Departs Microsoft

  Microsoft's Windows head honcho has left Big Redmond. The change is at least as big a shakeup as Apple's decision…

• Apple Fixes Serial Number Bug in Aperture 3.4.3

  Apple released Aperture 3.4.3 on Monday, a minor update to fix a major annoyance for some users. The update fixes,…

• Apple Becoming More Amenable to Employee Perks

  Apple is opening up to employee perks, a seismic shift compared to the rigid system in place during the reign…