Archives for January 2013
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Browse By Day in January 2013
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iPod Father Tony Fadell Offers Up Secret to Apple Designs
The difference between designing at a company like Apple and a company like Philips is that Apple ships most of…
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Apple & Hearst Give iPad Early Access to 20 Magazines
Apple has launched a new section of Newsstand called Read Them Here First, where 20 Hearst magazines are offered to…
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Designing the New Mac Pro: Technologies & Wishes
Tim Cook has promised us a new Mac Pro in 2013. John Martellaro has been thinking about what a new…
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In China, the Rich Love the Taste of Apple
Products made by Apple are one of the most preferred brands for the rich in China. A Chinese research firm…
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Josh Gad Shown as Steve Wozniak in New Shots From “jOBS” Biopic
New images were released Tuesday from the set of the upcoming independent film "jOBS," showing more of Ashton Kutcher as…
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Walmart’s $45 “Unlimited” iPhone Plan Capped at 2 GB Per Month
The surprisingly low-cost and contract-free iPhone plan announced by Walmart and Straight Talk Wireless earlier this month is not as…
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Amazon Fires Shot at Apple & iTunes with iOS-Targeted MP3 Store
Amazon has taken another shot at Apple's iTunes ecosystem by launching a version of its browser-based MP3 store designed specifically…
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Sprint’s Total Equipment Protection Plan for iPhone Coming 1/25
Sprint will soon offer a repair and replacement insurance program for the iPhone after excluding Apple's smartphone from the program…
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Jeff Gamet Reviews CES at CoMUG
Jeff Gamet, The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, will be speaking at the Colorado Macintosh User Group meeting on Thursday, January…
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Apple Sued in Russia Over Third-party App Logo
Russian Railways has filed a lawsuit against Apple in Moscow after finding its logo in a third-party app icon. Apparently…
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Apple Patent App Wants to Improve “Underutilized” Device Clips
Apple has applied for a patent to turn "underutilized" mobile device clips into functional accessories. The patent application describes how…
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Apple Applies for Multi-Touch Image Editing Patent
Apple has applied for a multi-touch related patent covering a photo manipulation process. The patent application's claims describe a method,…
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Contacts: What Groups Do They Belong To?
There's a really easy way to see what group or groups a particular contact belongs to. Got a lotta groups?…
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Filing Taxes Gets Easier, TurboTax 2012 Arrives on Mac App Store
Another key app has come to the Mac App Store. This time it's Intuit's TurboTax, which lets users download the…
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Omni Group Offers Free Trial of OmniFocus GTD App Until Jan. 31
Popular GTD task-management app OmniFocus for Mac is free to try through the end of January, allowing users to test…
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New Apple & Samsung Products Added to Second Patent Lawsuit
The magistrate judge overseeing the second major patent suit between Apple and Samsung has allowed both companies to expand the…
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Apple a Consumer Credit “Pioneer” in China With New Payment Plan
Apple hopes to help "pioneer" consumer credit options in China and has launched simple low-interest payment plans to help less…
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The Magic Show with an iPad (Video)
Today we have a very entertaining and awesome video to share with you. It's a five minute clip of a…
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AT&T Promises Cellular FaceTime Support for Tiered Plans
AT&T told customers on Wednesday that they would soon be able to use Apple's FaceTime video chat service across its…
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Pace of OS X 10.8.3 Developer Builds Increasing with Build 12D54
Apple on Wednesday released a new prerelease build of OS X 10.8.3, the next major update to Mountain Lion. The…
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$AAPL Rises on Dueling Analyst Notes
Wednesday's Apple stock story is a tale of two analysts occupying different ends of the spectrum, with a variety of…
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Reader Discussion: Is Microsoft’s Surface a True Apple Competitor?
Microsoft's Surface tablet seems to cross the boundaries between a tablet and notebook computer -- at least to a degree.…
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Analyst: Don’t Worry, AAPL is Rebounding
Market analyst Tom DeMark isn't worried about the big drop in Apple's stock price, and even expected it. He also…
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Dave Hamilton Discusses Macworld/iWorld on MyMac Podcast
The Mac Observer's Dave Hamilton joined the MyMac Podcast team to talk about the upcoming Macworld/iWorld conference, and to share…
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Sculley to Cook: Time to Revamp iPhone Supply Chain
Former Apple CEO John Sculley thinks it's time for Apple to rework its parts supply chain to reduce the cost…
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Jeff Gamet Talks CES at Estes Park User Group
Jeff Gamet, The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, will be speaking at the Estes park Internet Computer User Group on Wednesday,…
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Apple & Amazon Ordered to Attempt Settlement in “App Store” Suit
Apple and Amazon have been ordered by the court overseeing their trademark lawsuit to attempt settlement negotiations before the trial…
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Apple’s Strong iPhone & iPad Sales to Offset Poor Q4 Mac Results
With Apple set to hold its crucial quarterly results call next week, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that iPhone…
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Analyst Offers 2013 Apple Product Roadmap Predictions
The majority of new Apple products in 2013 will launch in the third quarter of the year, according to a…
