Archives for January 2013

January, 31st January 2013

• Microsoft Sold Less than 900,000 Surface Tablets Last Qtr

  While Apple sold 22.9 million iPads in the Christmas quarter, Microsoft shipped only about 900,000. After returns, the sell-through might…

• Clean More on Your Mac with CleanMyMac 2

  SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- John F. Braun learns more about CleanMyMac 2, a utility to clear large and unnecessary files…

• Daylight Viewfinder: The Camera Viewfinder for the iPhone

  SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- John F. Braun checks out Daylight Viewfinder, a system to help take photos with iOS under…

• Apple to Stop Selling Mac Pro in Europe March 1st

  Apple has revealed that it will stop selling the Mac Pro in European Union after March 1. Apple explained that…

• Ashton Kutcher & Josh Gad Talk About Jobs & Woz at Macworld

  SAN FRANCISCO - Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad took the stage to kick off Macworld/iWorld Thursday talking about playing Steve…

• Pitting Parallels Desktop 8 Against VMware Fusion 5

  For many users, virtualization is an important capability on their Macs that allows them to run other OSes, for example,…

• Apple Remotely Blocks Java OS X Web Plugin for the Second Time

  Apple has remotely blocked the Java Web plugin in OS X for the second time in a month following a…

• Next iPad to Be Thinner & Lighter Due to iPad mini Display Tech

  The next full-sized iPad will adopt the same GF2 DITO display technology that Apple introduced in the iPad mini, sources…

• Apple Patent App Describes Automatic Audio & Video Calibration

  An Apple patent application describing a method of automatically adjusting a device's video and audio output based on the position…

• Gates: Steve Jobs Was “Brilliant, Always Cooler Than Me”

  During a humorous exchange on The Colbert Report Wednesday, guest Bill Gates admitted to host Stephen Colbert that late Apple co-founder…

• iPad Tops 4Q2012 Tablet Market Share, But Lead is Shrinking

  The iPad maintained a strong first place among worldwide tablet shipments for the fourth quarter of 2012, but new IDC…

• iOS 6.1 Jailbreak Named “evasi0n,” Launches Within a Week

  The iOS 6.1 jailbreak, now called "evasi0n," is almost ready and the development team has set up a website to…

January, 30th January 2013

• iOS 6.1 Adoption Skyrockets, Poised to Be Most Rapid Ever

  Just two days into its life, iOS 6.1 is poised to become the most rapidly adopted version of Apple's mobile…

• Apple Updates MacBook SMCs to Address Battery Cycle Shutdown Bug

  Apple released three SMC updates Wednesday, each addressing an unexpected shutdown issue on MacBooks containing batteries with over one thousand…

• Apple Under Scrutiny for Allegedly Bribing Russian Officials

  Apple is under scrutiny in Russia for allegedly arranging a lavish seminar for government officials just as the country was…

• John Martellaro Chats Apple TV & Mac Pro on Tech Night Owl

  John Martellaro, Senior Editor for Analysis & Reviews at The Mac Observer, was a guest on The Tech Night Owl…

• Microsoft’s Ballmer Torpedoes Prospects for MS Office on iPad

  During the launch of Microsoft's Office 365, Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer was asked about MS Office for iPad, a project…

• Siri: Your Email Reply Assistant

  Siri, Apple's virtual personal assistant, makes doing stuff on your iOS device easy and kind of fun. We all like…

• Siri “Eyes Free” Integration Coming to 2013 Honda & Acura Models

  "Eyes Free," a hands-free integration of Apple's Siri personal assistant designed for cars, is coming soon to select Honda and…

• Attempting to Revitalize Brand, RIM Changes Name to BlackBerry

  Struggling smartphone maker RIM has officially changed its name to BlackBerry, CEO Thorsten Heins announced today at the BlackBerry 10…

• U.S. iPhone Owners Have Most Expensive Monthly Wireless Bills

  A new survey shows that U.S. iPhone owners on average pay more per month for their wireless service than users…

• Apple Granted Trademark Protection for Key Retail Store Features

  Apple has been granted trademark protection in the United States for key aspects of the design of its highly successful…

• Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 SP3 Fixes Outlook, PowerPoint Bugs

  Microsoft updated Office for Mac 2011 to Service Pack 3 (version 14.3) late Tuesday. The update provides important fixes to…

• Judge Finds No Willful Infringement of Apple Patents by Samsung

  In a significant ruling Tuesday, Judge Lucy Koh found that Samsung had not willfully infringed upon Apple's patents as part…

January, 29th January 2013

• New Smaller Apple TV On The Way With Faster A5X SoC

  The mysterious "AppleTV3,2" firmware released Monday belongs to a new version of the Apple TV. FCC documents and firmware code…

• The Ins and Outs of the Latest Apple TV Upgrade [UPDATED]

  Apple recently released an Apple TV upgrade, version 5.2.  For most customers, it's a profitable and painless upgrade. But for…

• Surface Pro Storage Configuration Leaves Users Only 35-65% Free

  Microsoft's new Surface Pro tablet will leave end users with relatively little usable space, with Windows 8, built-in apps, and…

• Microsoft Launches Office 365 Subscriptions for Windows and OS X

  Microsoft's new subscription model for its Office productivity suite has arrived. The plan offers access to the desktop applications of…

• Production Issues Plaguing iPad mini & iMac Reportedly Solved

  Chinese-based sources reported Tuesday that the production delays that have limited general availability of the iPad mini and iMac are…

• Apple Loses Ranking as a Top 20 Most Trusted Company for Privacy

  Apple is no longer ranked among the Top 20 companies most trusted by U.S. consumers in terms of user privacy,…

• Parallels Brings Mac Management to Microsoft System Center

  Parallels unveiled its new Parallels Management plug-in for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager on Tuesday. The plug-in lets Microsoft-based IT…

• Sponsor: Smile’s PDFPen for iPhone

  I am very happy to welcome Smile as this week's sponsor here at TMO. Smile this week will celebrate their…

• Samsung Moves to Kill Apple Patent Appeal in Japan

  Samsung is hoping to convince a judge to dismiss Apple's appeal in their patent infringement fight in Japan. The Tokyo…

• Apple Breaks the 64GB Barrier with 128GB iPad

  Apple announced its new 128GB iPad on Tuesday, confirming rumors that a higher capacity version was on the way. The…

January, 28th January 2013

• Steve Jobs Diet Sent Ashton Kutcher to Hospital

  Actor Ashton Kutcher went method in his approach to playing Steve Jobs in the jOBS biopic that debuted at Sundance…

• Failing Drive? SMARTReporter is a Great Diagnostic Utility

  Every hard disk has a Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology system buit-in, called S.M.A.R.T. It reports on the health and…

• iOS 6 Now on 300 Million Devices, 60% of All iDevices Ever Sold

  Apple revealed Monday that iOS 6 is now running on over 300 million iDevices worldwide. This number represents 60 percent…

• Xcode 4.6 Update Adds New OS X and iOS SDKs, Performance Fixes

  Apple has updated its Xcode suite of development tools for iOS and OS X to version 4.6. The free update…

• Apple TV 5.2 Adds Bluetooth Keyboard Support, AirPlay Output

  In addition to releasing iOS 6.1, Apple has also updated the second- and third-generation Apple TV to version 5.2, adding…

• Upcoming iOS 6.1 Jailbreak to Support Nearly All Devices

  Users eager to upgrade to iOS 6.1 will not have long to wait for the untethered jailbreak. Jailbreak team evad3rs…

• Sprint Continues LTE Expansion to Boston, Austin & More

  U.S. mobile carrier Sprint has continued its aggressive LTE expansion plan by adding nine more coverage areas. Sprint customers using…

• Apple Releases iOS 6.1: Improvements to LTE, Siri, iTunes Match

  Apple has released iOS 6.1. The update includes LTE support for more carriers, the ability to purchase movie tickets via…

• The Axis iPad mini Case Offers Something New

  The Axis iPad mini case by Marware brings a feature unseen in any other case to date. But it comes…

• Forum Poll: Are You going to See Kutcher’s jOBS Movie?

  jOBS, the unofficial movie about Apple cofounder Steve Jobs starring Ashton Kutcher, is opening soon and has already been screened…

• Google Faces UK Lawsuit for Sidestepping Safari Privacy

  A group of Apple product users is suing Internet search giant Google in the United Kingdom for violating their online…

• LG Display Plans to “Reduce Dependence” on Apple in 2013

  LG Display, a supplier of displays for many Apple products, reportedly plans to reduce its dependence on Apple due to…

• Deadline for TMO 2013 Editors’ Choice Awards Submissions: Jan 28

  Macworld/iWorld is set to kick off in a couple days, which means it's time to close submissions for The Mac…

• Global Smartphone Market a “Duopoly” with iOS & Android at 92%

  The global smartphone market is now "effectively a duopoly" with Google's Android and Apple's iOS controlling 92 percent of smartphone…

• Apple to Use U.S. Quanta Plant to Make Macs

  Along with designing Macs in Silicon Valley, Apple will be making them there, too. Apple will be using a Quanta…

• Easily Create and Customize iPhone Ringtones With iToner 3

  Purchasing individual ringtones from Apple can quickly become expensive. Thankfully, iToner from Ambrosia allows users to easily create and customize…