Archives for February 2013

February, 08th February 2013

• Forum Discussion: Favorite iOS Weather Apps

  With Nemo bearing down on the U.S. east coast, lots of people are looking to their iPhone, iPad or iPod…

• Macmillan Settles in DOJ Ebook Price Fixing Case

  Apple is now the last man standing in the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust case against publishers for allegedly colluding…

• New Games Coming to OS X With Release of EA’s Origin for Mac

  Origin, EA’s Steam-like digital distribution platform, has just launched for OS X. The project was first announced in August 2012.…

• Emergency Flash Update Addresses Active Malware Attacks

  Adobe released an emergency update for Flash on Thursday to address two security issues that are already being exploited by…

February, 07th February 2013

• iPad mini: Summary of Case Reviews [UPDATED]

  The Mac Observer has reviewed several iPad mini cases in the past few months. Here’s a summary of those reviews,…

• The Woz Says Apple Lags Behind Android on Features

  Apple cofounder Steve "The Woz" Wozniak thinks that Apple has allowed itself to fall behind Android in some features. In…

• Digital Camera RAW Update 4.04 Brings Support for New Cameras

  Apple continued its slew of updates today by releasing the Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 4.04 for OS X. The…

• Apple Issues Response to Greenlight Capital Shareholder Proposal

  Apple issued a rare statement Thursday in response to the proposals to and subsequent lawsuit against the company by Greenlight…

• Apple Expands Wi-Fi Setup Options with AirPort Utility 6.2

  Apple released AirPort Utility 6.2 for OS X on Thursday. The update adds new Wi-Fi setup features and international support…

• MyScript Calculator for iOS is Indistinguishable from Magic

  MyScript Calculator for iOS is an app that accepts cursive input of mathematical expressions, converts to text and then computes…

• Forum Discussion: What’s Your Favorite Mac of All Time?

  Apple has been making various Mac models ever since 1984, and there have been plenty to choose from over the…

• First iOS 6.1.1 Beta Does Not Patch evasi0n Jailbreak Exploits

  The first beta build of iOS 6.1.1, released by Apple to developers Wednesday, surprisingly does not patch any of the…

• Investor Sues Apple for Being Stingy

  Greenlight Capitol fund manager David Einhorn has filed a lawsuit against Apple because he thinks the company's purse strings are…

• Renders Compare Rumored 5th Gen iPad to Current iDevices

  Rumors and leaks suggest that the 5th gen iPad will be thinner and narrower with the same relative proportions as…

• Apple’s “Disappointing” Q1 FY 2013 Still Beat All U.S. Companies

  Apple's results for the first fiscal quarter of 2013 sent the stock spiraling, despite record numbers in both revenue and…

• Apple iPhone Patent App Automatically Detects Hearing Aids

  Apple has filed for a patent application to make the iPhone more accessible to users with hearing impairments. The application…

• iPhone Boosts Sprint Q4 Revenue

  Sprint Nextel brought in US$9 billion in revenue for its fourth fiscal quarter and $35.3 billion for the year. The…

February, 06th February 2013

• Apple Releases 10th Developer Build of 10.8.3, Fixes File Bug

  Apple is continuing to extensively test the next maintenance update to OS X Mountain Lion. The tenth prerelease build of…

• Apple’s Samsung Sales Ban Decision Pushed to August

  After several delays and a request for a lower judge's review, Apple will know by August if the import ban…

• One in Six PCs Shipped in Q4 2012 Was Really an iPad

  One in every six PCs that shipped in the December quarter of 2012 wasn't a traditional PC, but rather a…

• Aussie Treasury Department Dumps BlackBerry for iPhone

  Australia's Department of Treasury announced this week that it will be dumping its fleet of BlackBerry devices and replace them…

• Apple’s iPhone Continues to Gain Subscriber Share in Q4 2012

  Apple's share of U.S. smartphone subscribers continued to grow in the December quarter of 2012, according to new data released…

• Firefox for Mac & H.264 videos: a Fix is in Sight

  Those Mac customers who prefer Firefox as their browser and do not have Flash installed are painfully aware that they…

• Apple Releases First Beta of iOS 6.1.1, Improves Maps in Japan

  Apple took no time off from the development of iOS and has released the first beta of iOS 6.1.1 to…

• Forum Poll: Is it Time for Apple to Retire the Mac Pro?

  Apple's Mac Pro hasn't changed significantly in years, but there are hints, rumors and promises that some kind of update…

• Apple Announces 25 Billion iTunes Songs Sold

  Apple announced Wednesday that the company has now sold 25 billion songs via its iTunes Store. An iTunes customer from…

• Analyst: Apple, Samsung Own Smartphone Industry Profit

  Apple and Samsung have once again turned it up to 11 to control all of the smartphone industry profit. According…

• Apple Reseller Hints at Spring Launch for New Mac Pro

  Apple may finally unveil the long-awaited update to the Mac Pro in the next few months, according to information reportedly…

• OS X: Finding Special Characters with Keyboard Viewer

  So you need to use the copyright symbol or an ellipsis while you're writing a document. Did you know that…

• iPhone 4S Reportedly Accounted for Over 40% of Q1 iPhone Sales

  Sources claim that over 40 percent of Apple's iPhone sales last quarter were from the iPhone 4S. Is this a…

• Apple Job Postings Foreshadow Maps UI and Framework Improvements

  Apple is continuing to expand the team responsible for its controversial iOS Maps app and service, according to job postings…

February, 05th February 2013

• Apple Launches Self-Published Book Section for iBooks

  Apple has launched a new section at iBooks called Breakout Books to promote independent, self-published authors. The section exclusively lists…

• Bits & Pieces Gathered From Macworld/iWorld 2013

  Nancy Carroll Gravley shares bits and pieces of helpful and interesting information she picked up at Macworld/iWorld 2013

• Apple Will Lose iPhone Trademark in Brazil

  Apple is going to lose the ability to call the iPhone an iPhone in Brazil. Citing unnamed sources familiar with…

• Sterne Agee Encourages Apple to Pursue Larger iPhones

  Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu told clients on Tuesday that Apple needs to think different[ly] about making a larger iPhone,…

• TMO’s Editors’ Choice Awards for Macworld/iWorld 2013

  The Mac Observer's Editors Choice Awards from Macworld/iWorld Expo 2013 are out and just like previous years, there were plenty…

• Photo Gallery: Cirque du Mac X & The Macworld Allstar Band

  We have photos from Cirque du Mac X and The Macworld All Star Band, including the band, a stilt walker,…

• Can Smart Glasses Replace the Smartphone?

  APX Labs is at the forefront of smart glass technology. While Google has made a splash with Google Glass, that…

• Vintage Computer Festival to Bring Apple Museum to Atlanta

  Longtime Apple fans will want to head to Georgia this April to attend the just-announced Vintage Computer Festival Southeast. Products…

• Hidden Images in iPad’s iOS 6.1 May Foreshadow Apple’s “iRadio”

  Image files hidden in the iPad's iOS 6.1 firmware add support to the longstanding rumors that Apple may soon launch…

• Forum Poll: Are You Buying a 128GB iPad?

  Apple finally started selling a 128GB version of the iPad on Tuesday. Are you buying one, or do the earlier…

• Dell to Go Private, Give the Money Back to Shareholders

  In a move that some will see as a delicious bit of irony, PC maker Dell is planning on buying…

• Apple 128GB iPad Hits the Apple Store

  Apple's brand new 128GB 9.7-inch iPad showed up on the company's online store Tuesday morning, giving users a higher storage…

• OS X Server Update Improves Time Machine, App Store Support

  Apple released OS X Server 2.21 on Monday with improved support for managing Time Machine backups and Mac App Store…

February, 04th February 2013

• The Perfect Name for OS X 10.9

  What will Apple call OS X 10.9? Inquiring minds want to know, and we think we may have it.

• Samsung Galaxy Note Explodes, Owner Injured

  A Samsung Galaxy Note exploded over the weekend, injuring the 55-year old Korean man who had the device in his…

• Barclays Expects 5” iPhablet Late 2013, Early 2014

  Barclays analyst Ben Reitzes told his clients on Monday to expect Apple to release a 5-inch iPhone—or iPhablet—in either the…

• NewerTech Pad Protector for iPad mini: Luxurious Leather

  Newer Technology has just introduced a full leather folio case for the iPad mini. There is no inner plastic shell…

• Web Traffic Logs Show Huge Increase in OS X 10.9 Hits in 2013

  Apple has begun extensive testing of the next version of OS X. Traffic logs at The Mac Observer and several…

• MGG 435: Live from Macworld/iWorld 2013

  Dave and John were out in San Francisco last week and recorded a Mac Geek Gab live from the Macworld/iWorld…