Archives for February 2013
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Browse By Day in February 2013
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Apple Named Most Admired Company by Business Execs
For the sixth year in a row, Apple has been named the World's Most Admired Company by business executives polled…
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Surge in iPad mini Popularity Shows Tablet Market is in Flux
At one time, all we had was the 9.7-inch iPad, and many observers thought that was the perfect tablet size.…
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Judge Critical of Apple Invites Controversy to Work for Samsung
A UK judge who was very critical of Apple, going so far as to question the company's integrity, has invited…
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Japan Court Shoots Down Samsung’s Anti-iPhone Case
The Tokyo District Court in Japan ruled on Thursday that Samsung doesn't have control over technology used in the iPhone…
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IGearUnlimited’s iPad mini Case: Expensive But Not Perfect
The IGearUnlimited iPad mini Case might be the one for you. It's expensive, and well built, but it has another…
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iTunes U: Over a Billion Served
Downloads from Apple's education-based iTunes U service have topped the billion mark, and over 250,000 students are enrolled in iTunes…
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Jeff Gamet Discusses Jony Ive, Apple Shareholders on IMP
The Mac Observer's Jeff Gamet joined the International Mac Podcast team to talk about Apple's Jony Ive and his long…
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Contacts: Adding Fields & Changing the Card Template
Sometimes you need to add special information into your Contacts program, such as a person's job title, his spouse's name,…
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Tim Cook: “Winning for Apple Is Not about Making the Most”
Apple CEO Tim Cook didn't offer a lot of specifics at his company's 2013 annual shareholder meeting, but he was…
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Labor Union Protests at $AAPL Shareholder Meeting
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) used Apple's annual shareholder meeting Wednesday to protest an Apple contractor. Members picketed, chanted,…
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Intego’s New Mac Security Package is Important for Newbies
In the current Internet threat environment, a security package that scans for incoming malware is essential. However, if security software…
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No Fireworks at Tame $AAPL Shareholder Meeting [Update]
There were no fireworks at Apple's annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, as shareholders backed management's proposals and blocked activists proposals.…
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Samsung Unveils Passbook, er, Wallet
Samsung fired up its copiers yet again, and this time is making its own version of Apple's Passbook app. It's…
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Strotter’s Platforma iPad Messenger Bag Is Like No Other
The Platforma Convertible Messenger Bag for iPad from Strotter won an Editor’s Choice Award at Macworld/iWorld 2013 because of it’s…
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Jeff Gamet Speaks at Ignite Denver Wednesday
The Mac Observer's Managing Editor Jeff Gamet will be stepping a little outside of the technology world Wednesday night to…
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Reader Discussion: Kid-proofing Your iPad
The iPad may be a great tool for educating and entertaining your young kids, but that doesn't mean they should…
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Apple Backs Gay Marriage Filing with Supreme Court
Apple is one of 60 companies that has endorsed a filing with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting gay marriage. The…
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iOS Kindle Update Deletes Stored Books
Amazon is warning its iPhone, iPad and iPod touch Kindle app users to skip the version 3.6.1 update because it…
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Investors to Target Cash at AAPL Shareholder Meeting
Apple's annual shareholder meeting is scheduled for Wednesday morning at the company's Cupertino headquarters, and this year may see executives…
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Jeff Gamet Discusses Apple Rumors on NAMP
Jeff Gamet, The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, joined the Not Another Mac Podcast team to talk about Apple rumors and…
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Pentagon Goes Device-Agnostic, Open to iOS & Android
The U.S. Department of Defense is either losing or gaining religion—depending on your viewpoint—and is abandoning its BlackBerry-only, top-down smart…
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Google Adopts the Language of Steve Jobs for New HQ
Apple and Google are both bitter competitors, but that hasn't stopped the search giant from looking to the computer company's…
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ZooGue’s Prodigy iPad & iPad mini Cases Are Well Crafted
ZooGue prides itself on well crafted, useful, and attractive products and the Prodigy cases for iPad and iPad mini stays…
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Clarm for iOS: Time, Weather, Alarm & Calamity
Clarm for iOS is a Universal app that features date, time, weather and alarms, all overlaid on drop-dead gorgeous photographic…
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New iPhone Exploit Exposes User Data… Sort of
A second lock screen bypass vulnerability for the iPhone has surfaced, this time claiming to give unauthorized users access to…
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Apple Settles Kids In-app Purchase Lawsuit
Apple has agreed to a settlement in a lawsuit where parents said the iPhone and iPad maker did too little…
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iPhoto ‘11: Copying & Pasting Image Adjustments
Photographers can be a picky bunch. "The lighting's all wrong!" "My images have a bluish cast!" "I didn't capture the…
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3 Free Must-Have E-Mags for iOS
E-magazines have grown up. In this installment of Free on iTunes, Vern Seward takes a look at 3 free publications…
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Court Grants Einhorn Injunction Blocking Apple Shareholder Vote
A federal court issued an injunction blocking a vote on an Apple shareholder proposal originally scheduled to take place on…
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Apple’s Tim Cook Demanded Competitor Innovation: He Got it
On July 19, 2011, Apple CEO Tim Cook, during the Q3 Earnings Report, said that he loves competition, but "we…
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Can Chrome OS Mature Fast Enough to Justify a Chromebook Pixel?
Google's latest surprise, the Chromebook Pixel, is a beautiful piece of hardware with one of the best displays ever seen…
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Morgan Stanley Meets with $AAPL CFO, Predicts Higher Dividend
Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty met with Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer this week, and she walked away from that meeting…
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Reader Discussion: MacBook Pro Audio Issues
No audio from your MacBook Pro? That's a problem one TMO forum member is trying to sort out. Head on…
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Apple Hit with Patent Lawsuit Over iTunes, iCloud
Elia Data slapped Apple with a lawsuit alleging iTunes, iCloud, the App Store, OS X Server, and Remote Desktop all…
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TotalSpaces: How Virtual Desktops on OS X Got Its Groove Back
"Spaces" was a great virtual desktop tool first introduced in OS X 10.5 Leopard. But when Apple replaced Spaces with…
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Einhorn’s Dream: An Everlasting AAPL Payout
Hedge fund investor David Einhorn took his case to the public on Thursday in hopes of gaining more support for…
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Apple TV: Tips for Using Remotes
In this article, Melissa Holt will cover a few special features you can take advantage of using your Apple TV…
