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Apple: Google Now violates Siri patents
We recently asked if Apple’s ongoing legal battles with Samsung were worth the effort for the computer giant. As if ...
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Ebooks not growing much in Canada, slightly better in the US
A new study from BookNet Canada notes that the ebook market may be in trouble. Paperback books, ...
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TUAW TV Live: Taxes, Texas and Tim
Today on TUAW TV Live, cohost Shawn “Doc Rock” Boyd and ...
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Warhammer 40K Armageddon gets details, coming in 2014
There are a couple of Warhammer-related titles on their way to iOS soon, but this is the most ...
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Daily Deals for May 22, 2013
It’s time to save some of that hard-earned cash with our Daily Deals, featuring a handy list from Dealnews and our own hand-picked ...
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9to5Toys Last Call: $90 iPod nano 7th Gen (refurb), $150 Seagate 4TB Internal HDD, $60 Philips In.Sight Camera, more
From 9to5Toys.com: A large majority of the deals we cover each day come from a variety of ‘Daily Deal’ websites that feature a couple exceptional deals for ...
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Clear for iPhone and Mac gains list sharing via email, multi task pasting, coming soon to iPad
Realmac Software is on the brink of launching its fun new camera app Analog Camera for iPhone, but it has one more major task to ...
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As expected, Otterbox acquires fellow case maker LifeProof
At CTIA, notable case maker Otterbox announced that it has closed an acquisition deal for competing iPhone case maker LifeProof. Both companies offer similar cases ...
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Corning says sapphire ‘not a major threat’, posts video showing why Gorilla Glass is superior
In case you needed some proof that the rumors of Apple switching from Corning glass to sapphire crystal are unlikely, Corning has posted a video ...
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Readdle’s Scanner Pro updated with live border detection during scans
Scanner Pro, which lets users scan documents, receipts, and more using their iPhone or iPad, recieved a big update to version 4.5 this week. The ...
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Use FileVault to Get Full Disk Encryption in Mac OS X
FileVault is an amazing disk level encryption feature that comes with Mac OS X. When it has been enabled, it encrypts everything, all disk contents, ...
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How to Change the Dock Indicator Lights Color in Mac OS X
The color indicators in the Mac OS X Dock provide an easy way to tell what apps are running just by glancing at the Dock. ...
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6 Tips to Extend iPhone Battery Life That Actually Work
Just about every iPhone user loves the iPhone 5, but if there is one thing to complain about it’s almost always about the devices battery ...
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How to Check an iTunes / App Store Account Balance Quickly from iOS & Mac OS X
Ever wanted to check the remaining balance of an Apple ID, so you know how much credit is remaining for iTunes, iBooks, or App Store ...
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How to Save Web Pages as PDF Files on the iPad & iPhone
One little feature that iOS really needs is the ability to natively “print to PDF” directly on the iPad and iPhone, a popular trick on ...
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Apple's Smart Watch May Not Launch Until Late 2014, Use Biometrics and iPod Nano Technology
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has on a number of occasions offered accurate information about Apple’s product plans, issued a new research report this ...
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Clear Updated with List Emailing Functionality, iPad Version Coming Soon [iOS Blog]
Realmac‘s gesture-based list making iPhone app Clear has been updated to version 1.2.2, adding a ...
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Casemaker OtterBox Acquiring LifeProof [iOS Blog]
In an event today at the CTIA conference, case maker OtterBox announced it was acquiring waterproof case maker LifeProof. OtterBox ...
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Corning Pits Gorilla Glass 3 Against Sapphire, Plans Reflection Reduction and Antimicrobial Technology
Following Apple’s adoption of sapphire crystal as a strong and durable covering for the rear cameras on the iPhone 5 and fifth-generation iPod touch late ...
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Voice Search Coming Soon to Chrome for iOS [iOS Blog]
Google has announced plans to roll out an update to the iOS version of Chrome that will enable voice searching. The feature will function ...
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The Week in iOS Accessories: Cha-ching!
This week’s roundup of iOS accessories features not one, but two ways to elegantly convert your iPad into a cash register. But the iPad and ...
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OmniPresence, the Omni Group's new cloud sync service, hits all the right buttons
Syncing is a hot topic these days, with plenty of alternatives and lots of angst over their perceived limitations and shortcomings. If you happen to ...
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Hands on: Minbox merges email and the cloud for frictionless file sharing
In most of the world, the asymmetric nature of your average Internet connection means that, unless you are lucky enough to be on a corporate ...
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Google I/O from an iOS perspective
Popular as Apple’s iOS mobile platform is, it doesn’t exist in a vacuum. There’s also Google’s Android—a widely used mobile OS in its own right. ...
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Apple says Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on five patents
Samsung’s Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 Apple patents, according to a court filing by Apple. Apple wants to add the new Galaxy S4 to an ongoing ...
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Google to activate voice search in Chrome iOS app
In a post to its Chrome blog on Wednesday, Google announced plans to bring intuitive voice searches directly into the Chrome Web browser for iOS.
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With spotlight on it & Apple, Ireland calls for worldwide tax crackdown
Ireland is in the spotlight following the U.S. Senate’s investigation of Apple’s alleged tax avoidance, and the low-tax nation is now calling for an international ...
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Former Gartner analyst Michael Gartenberg joins Apple marketing
Michael Gartenberg, a longtime industry analyst who most recently covered technology for Gartner, has taken a job on Apple’s marketing team working under executive Phil ...
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Apple's iPad dominates online shopping traffic & revenue generation
Despite growing competition from other tablets, Apple’s iPad still accounts for a whopping 89.28 percent of e-commerce website traffic, and also rakes in more money ...
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Penguin agrees to $75M settlement in Apple iBooks price fixing lawsuit
Book publisher Penguin announced on Wednesday it has reached a $75 million “comprehensive agreement” with U.S. State Attorneys General and private class plaintiffs over e-book ...
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The J-Men Show – MyMac Podcast #458
Download and listen here Subscribe in iTunes Before We start I’d like to say RIP Tim Verpoorten he was a massive influence on me when ...
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Mac Kung Fu – Book Review
Mac Kung Fu, Second Edition – Over 400 Tips, Tricks, Hints, and Hacks for Apple OS X Author: Keir Thomas Publisher: The Pragmatic Bookshelf Price: ...
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Double Vision – TechFan Podcast #119
Download the show here Subscribe in iTunes Google Glass is the discussion this week, as well as Tim and David disagreeing on the state of ...
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Mac Hacks – Book Review
Mac Hacks - Tips & Tools for Unlocking the Power of OS X Author: Chris Seibold Publisher: O’Reilly Media Price: US $24.99 (print) | US $19.99 ...
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An AppleTV TV set? Why?
For quite some time various Apple watchers have been talking about an AppleTV as an actual television set. Oh so very high end with all ...
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If Apple paid more tax, we might pay less or something
Opinion seems to be divided as to whether Apple’s tax avoidance schemes…
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WWDC: iCloud – big changes ahead
Software will be the big focus for Apple’s annual developers event…
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Apple CEO Tim Cook pounds another nail into the Keynesian coffin
Technology giant Apple Inc. has in the past few days been the recipient of juvenile attacks…
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Apple’s iAd becomes first major mobile ad network fully accredited by Media Ratings Council
During the auditing process, iAd demonstrated accurate reporting…
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Apple iPad dominates website traffic tablet share
With global tablet shipments rising 142% in the first quarter of 2013…
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Weekly Poll: Do You Own a Game Console?
Do You Own a Game Console? It’s the season for game console news, with both Sony and Microsoft recently unveiling their ...
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The Best Apps for Mobile Mac Users
Earlier this year, I made the move to a MacBook Pro being my primary machine after years of having a desktop ...
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Apps We Use: Jorge Rodriguez
It’s now my turn to tell you about all the amazing apps I’ve found and kept using to this day, after ...
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Create a Picture From a Thousand Words With Wordify
Typographic artwork is very popular at the moment with all sorts images being created, from maps to movie posters. They look ...
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Animate Your Web Content With MotionComposer
With Adobe’s “no CS7″ announcement, everyone seems a little shaken up. Some are even looking for good software alternatives already. If ...
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Tim Cook’s Reaction To John McCain’s App Question Is Priceless [Image]
Senator John McCain had a lot of fun grilling Tim Cook at yesterday’s ...
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iPhone Case Makers Collide: Otterbox Has Bought LifeProof
Popular iPhone case maker Otterbox has acquired LifeProof for ...
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The Omni Group Releases OmniPresence, Its Own Take On Cloud Sync Between Apps
The Omni Groups makes great, robust apps for OS ...
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Pandora Updated To Let You Share Everything You Listen To On Facebook
Pandora has finally updated its mobile apps and website to let you connect with ...
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Google Voice Search Coming To Chrome For iOS In A Few Days
Google started rolling out voice search functionally for Chrome on ...
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Overnight Recap: Senate Opening Statements, PS4 Teaser, UE BOOM Speakers
OK, gamers, what are your thoughts on that Xbox One? If you’ve seen the hardware, you already know ...
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Want New Hardware from Google? You'll Have to Wait for WWDC
As I was following the stream of Google I/O updates on my Twitter timeline last week, one thought kept ...
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Report Claims People Less Happy with iPhone Than a Year Ago
Are you as happy with your iPhone as you were last year? If not, you may not be alone, according to a recent survey which ...
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Apple Publishes Testimony in Defense of Tax Practices
Apple executives are expected to testify on Capitol Hill today to defend the iPhone maker’s offshore ...
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Overnight Recap: Scanner Pro 4.5, Hacked AT&T Update, VUDU Adds Offline
Yahoo! certainly kicked off the week in grand style Monday with news of its Tumblr acquisition, ...
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Steve Jobs/James Murdoch E-Book Negotiations
Zachary Seward, writing for Quartz: The emails have mostly been viewed in the context of the lawsuit, but they also provide an extraordinary view of high-stakes
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Michael Gartenberg Joins Apple
Connie Guglielmo, reporting for Forbes: Michael Gartenberg, a longtime industry analyst known for covering digital media technologies and companies including Microsoft and Apple, has left his ...
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Reuters Headline Yesterday: ‘Intel CEO Shakes Up Units, Creates “New Devices” Group’
Reuters headline three weeks ago: “Intel Picks Insider as CEO, Dashing Hopes for Shakeup”. Dashed, indeed.
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Azure Is the Future of Microsoft
Paul Thurrott: Microsoft is a devices and services company. The services part is the biggest part. Azure is the king of Microsoft services. Azure is the ...
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The Verge: ‘HTC in Disarray’
Chris Ziegler, reporting for The Verge: The Verge has learned that HTC’s Chief Product Officer, Kouji Kodera, left the company last week. Kodera was responsible for
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Google plans to bring its own voice search to the iPhone and iPad
Voice search will be available as part of an update to Chrome for iOS “in the coming days,” Google announced Wednesday. It’s yet another part ...
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Zite adds 7 new publishing partners; updates iOS app with Google Reader-inspired features
Personalized social reader Zite is updating its iOS app with more Google Reader-inspired features, and also added seven new publishers to its publisher program.
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Integrated Vimeo, Flickr sharing could follow Twitter, Facebook to iOS
A report on Tuesday from 9to5Mac says Apple is looking to bolster social sharing options in iOS 7 by integrating Vimeo and Flickr. The inclusion ...
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Your tax dollars at work: Apple’s Cook navigates the senatorial theater of the absurd
The reason for Apple’s being singled out for common U.S. tax minimization practices wasn’t completely explained by a U.S. Senate subcommittee Tuesday. But Tim Cook ...
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AT&T to allow FaceTime, other video chat apps over cellular for all customers
The carrier says by mid-June it will allow use of FaceTime over cellular for its unlimited plan customers. A broader rollout for even more video ...
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Tim Cook defends Apple tax arrangements at Senate hearing
Tim Cook was grilled by US Senators today over allegations that Apple was the ‘Holy Grail of tax avoidance.’ During the hearing, Cook claimed that ...
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Yahoo buys Tumblr as users seek sanctuary in WordPress
Yahoo confirmed today that it had shelled out a hefty $1.1bn (£723m) for content platform, Tumblr and, perhaps in acknowledgement of what has happened to ...
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Tim Cook hints about US-built Mac
Tim Cook has again talked about the Mac Apple will build in the US later this year. The Apple CEO told US politics website, Politico ...
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Apple announces fifty billion downloads from App Store
Apple confirmed today that the 50 billionth app has been downloaded from the App Store. The milestone was reached when a man from Ohio, Brandon ...
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Google beats Apple to launch streaming music service
Google used the keynote at its I/O developer conference today to launch a streaming music service, the snappily-titled Google Play Music All Access. The new ...
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Use Flickr as a cloud drive
Flickr has announced that all users will now have 1 TB of storage for free. With that much space, surely it would be interesting ...
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Quick way to get artwork from currently playing iTunes track
iTunes makes it easy to retrieve the artwork from the currently playing song. Just drag & drop the artwork displayed in the iTunes LCD (the ...
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Control iTunes AirPlay streaming with AppleScript
iTunes 11.0.3 provides AppleScript support for controlling AirPlay devices. Below is a basic script that illustrates how AirPlay devices can be selected and applied using ...
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Save disk space by deleting copies of Mail attachments
By default, Mail will keep file attachments that you’ve opened or viewed in your ~/Library/Mail Downloads folder, until you delete the associated email. You can ...
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Fix for missing "Assign to..." Mission Control bug in 10.8.x
Having originally upgraded to 10.8 from 10.7, all of my applications’ desktop assignments in (now) Mission Control were already set. I recently decided to wipe ...



