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Mike Daisey's "The Agony and The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" is funny, forceful agitprop
If you’re looking for coverage of working conditions at Foxconn and other Apple manufacturing partners, ...
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Daily iPad App: Monster Wars is a great addition to Legendary Wars series
I first saw Monster Wars a little while ago at Macworld as Liv Games
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The pros and cons of making a digital jump with comics
Anime News Network did an in-depth comparison of reading manga on an iPad ...
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Apple could be forced to stop selling "iPads" in China
Stick with us on this one — it seems unlikely, but this case could have some ...
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iPads invade Super Bowl parties
I’ve talked quite a bit before about the growing “second screen” phenomenon, where iPads and other ...
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New prototype AppleTV visits ISPs up north, can be controlled only by voice or hand gestures
Canada’s largest newspaper, the Globe and Mail, today says that Apple has been working with wireless and wireline providers including Rogers and Bell to partner with the ...
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Apple in early discussions to open stores inside of Sam’s Club locations
Apple Store inside of a Best Buy Apple and Walmart subsidiary Sam’s Club are in early discussions to widen their already existing partnership. Sam’s Club ...
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Vice President of iPhone and iPod Engineering David Tupman left Apple at the end of last year
Last year Apple saw the loss of many executives ranging from its OS X chief, iAd chief, and Global Security chief, and 2012 has started off ...
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WSJ: Motorola wants 2.25-percent of iPhone sales, representing over $1B in 2011
Following a brief injunction in the Motorola patent case forcing Apple to remove products from its German online store, a judge shortly after suspended the injunction and Apple ...
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Intel’s new 520 Series SSD benchmarked: Easy on the battery, great data protection and compression features
Intel announced today the new 520 Series solid-state storage code-named “Cherryville” and a number of tech websites and blogs already have their reviews up. The ...
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Focus on Apps Easier & Apply Background Filters with Isolator for Mac OS X
It’s easy to be distracted by other open applications and windows while using a computer, and sometimes even the best of us need a bit ...
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Switch Background Styles of Launchpad in OS X 10.7.3
The OS X 10.7.3 update brought with it a variety of subtle changes, including a minor adjustment to how the Launchpad background image style is ...
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Check SHA1 Checksum in Mac OS X
SHA hashing is frequently used with distribution control systems to determine revisions and to check data integrity by detecting file corruption or tampering. For common ...
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iPad Split Keyboard Has 6 Hidden Keys to Make Typing Even Easier
Did you know the split iPad keyboard in iOS 5 includes six hidden ‘phantom’ keys that make typing even easier? The hidden keys are Y, ...
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How to Delete Safari, Mail, FaceTime, Photo Booth, and Other Default Mac OS X Apps
If you have tried to delete Safari, Mail, FaceTime, Chess, Photo Booth, Stickies, QuickTime, or any of the other default Mac OS X apps before, ...
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Rogers and BCE Already Have the Apple iTV in Their Labs, Controlled with Voice and Hand Gestures
The Globe and Mail reports that Apple is actively seeking launch partnerships with Canada’s ...
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Apple Warns Developers Not to Manipulate App Store Rankings
Yesterday, a TouchArcade thread was posted that warned about fraudulent App promotion services ...
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Motorola Requested 2.25% Patent Licensing Royalty on iPhone Purchases [iOS Blog]
Late last year, Motorola Mobility requested Apple pay a potential royalty of 2.25% on its iPhone sales in recently unsealed litigation from last year. ...
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Apple Adds High-DPI Versions of Pointers in OS X 10.7.3
Screenshot from FinerThingsIn.com DaringFireball notes several changes in some of the ...
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Apple Compensates Victim of iMessage Bug for Breach of Privacy
In December, an apparent bug appeared in Apple’s iMessage service that allowed iMessages to be sent to a stolen iPhone. The messages can, apparently, ...
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Remains of the Day: Look around you
Google looks outside the company to hire some integrity, Best Buy looks outside to consumers ...
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Bookle brings ePub reading to the Mac
While reading ebooks on your iOS devices is fairly pleasant, thanks to Apple’s iBooks app, ...
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Add USB charging ports to any AC outlet
RCA’s $20 USB Wall Plate Charger adds a pair of powered USB ports to ...
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Apple snares top smartphone sales spot
Apple was the top seller of smartphones worldwide and in the U.S. last quarter, analysts said ...
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Hands on with Intel's new Cherryville 520 SSD
Intel today started shipping its fastest solid-state drive to date, the 520 Series ...
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Rogers, BCE rumored to already have Apple 'iTV' prototype in their labs
A new report claims Canadian telecoms Rogers and Bell Canada have an early version of a much-rumored Apple television set in their labs and are ...
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Updated UI resources in OS X 10.7.3 may hint at preparations for Mac Retina Displays
The discovery of newly-upgraded high-DPI UI elements in Mac OS X 10.7.3 has led to some speculation that Apple is continuing to lay the groundwork ...
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Apple warns it will crack down on App Store rank fraud services
Apple has warned App Store developers against using promotional services that seek to increase the visibility of their titles by automating sales to inflate their ...
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Briefly: First Enyo-based iOS app, New Zealand trademark dispute
The first app developed for Apple’s iOS using the now open-source Enyo 2.0 framework has hit the App Store, while Apple seeks to bar the ...
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Apple trademarks its patented "macroscalar" code optimization technology
Apple has recently filed for international trademark protections of “macroscalar,” its name for various patented optimizations for efficiently executing code on a processor, suggesting it ...
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Mac OS X Lion, The Missing Manual Book Review
Mac OS X Lion, The Missing Manual By David Pogue O’Reilly Media ISBN: 978-1-449-39749-4 US $34.99, CDN $36.99 909 pages David Pogue’s latest “missing manual” ...
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Leggo my Eggo TechFan Podcast #64
Download and listen to the show here Subscribe in iTunes Tim and David discuss the hotest topic of the year: is an Eggo a Waffle? ...
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“I Left MyMac In San Francisco” Nemo Memo
(With thanks to Tony Bennett, who sang at the 2009 Macworld Expo to conclude the final Apple keynote address.) This week’s Macworld|iWorld Expo was my ...
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The Return of the GMen MyMac Podcast #388
Download the show here Subscribe in iTunes Guy and Gaz finally get back together after the Macworld Expo and go over all the major events ...
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The last of the Macworld Expo- iWorld Interviews MyMac Podcast #387
Download the show here Subscribe in iTunes Guy’s audio on the floor was pretty bad (Tim has the GOOD Microphone), so Guy waited until he ...
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Jim Cramer: The Best Super Bowl ad was for Apple – and they didn’t pay a cent
One ad struck me as the most honest, most riveting and most compelling of all…
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Bernstein analyst sees $204 billion in Apple customer ‘lifetime value’ rising to $373 billion by end of 2014
Rather than being a transactional company with volatile revenues, Apple is a platform company…
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Google loses bid to exclude incriminating email from Oracle patent infringement trial
Google Inc., fighting a patent lawsuit filed by Oracle Corp., lost its appeals court bid…
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Apple shares hit new all-time intraday, closing highs
Apple Inc. (AAPL) shares today gained $4.29 to set a new all-time closing high…
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Analyst sees Apple partnering with existing cable providers for some ‘iTV’ content
Apple could gain access to non-exclusive content and could buy access to exclusive content for it’s Apple television…
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Weekly Poll: Which Version of OS X Are You Running?
Which Version of OS X Are You Running? OS X Lion was announced way back in October of 2010 and released ...
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Best of AppStorm in January
We’ve collected the top four reviews, roundups and how-to articles from across the AppStorm network in February. Whether you’re interested in ...
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Thanks to Our Weekly Sponsor: Ramotion
Our featured sponsor this week is Ramotion, a fantastic icon/UI design and iOS development company. Typically we reserve weekly sponsorship slots ...
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SpeedTao: A Promising Download Acceleration App
I’m sure you’re familiar with the many download managers available for Mac, such as JDownloader, Leech (which we reviewed in 2010) ...
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Hype: A Worthy Flash Alternative?
Hype, by developers Tumult, seems to have a rather appropriate title. There has been a great deal of talk about this ...
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Canadian Telecoms Have Apple’s iTV With Siri Hidden Away In Testing Labs [Rumor]
Canada’s two largest telecoms already ...
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The NPD Group: Android And iPhone Accounted For Over 90% Of All Q4 Smartphone Sales
A study by The NPD Group, a leading market research company, provided us ...
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Apple To Developers: Don’t Try To Game The App Store Charts
Apple has issued a reminder to developers warning them to not manipulate App ...
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iOS Security: One Big Reason Haliburton Chose The iPhone Over Android
Haliburton’s decision to choose iOS as its new mobile platform was made after ...
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HTC Admits Apple Was Right, LTE Android Phones Are A Total Joke
Despite the fact that not only are current LTE chips too power-hungry and ...
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Monday Recap: Best Buy TV Survey, Siri Hardware, AT&T Throttling Unlimited Data
Hey, how about that Super Bowl, am I right? Okay, you got us — we didn’t ...
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How to Create iBooks without using iBooks Author
When iBooks Author was announced a few weeks ago, users hoped it would make it easier to publish your ...
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Path Review
Path launched in 2010 as a single-app combo of Foursquare, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, with a focus on exclusivity. It limited you to 50 friends, ...
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The Week's 10 Hottest Apple News Stories, February 3rd
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Price Drop: Childlike Wonder Games
This week’s games are addictive and packed with cute animals, making them too fun by half. You’ll be fighting your kids to get back your ...
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New High-DPI UI Resources in 10.7.3
Have you noticed that Safari’s hovering-over-a-link pointing-finger cursor looks a little different in Mac OS X 10.7.3? It’s not just that the finger is ...
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Steve Ballmer Laughs at iPhone in 2007
After noting that Apple’s iPhone business now generates more revenue than all of Microsoft combined, MG Siegler linked once again to this classic 2007 ...
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Honeywell Goes After Nest Learning Thermostat for Patent Infringement
So depressing. It’d be one thing if Honeywell had an even vaguely Nest-like product to defend. But they don’t. And how did they get a ...
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Why Didn’t Apple Advertise During the Super Bowl?
Lance Ulanoff thinks Apple should have advertised during yesterday’s Super Bowl: I worry that without Steve Jobs, Apple may have lost some of its fighting spirit. ...
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[Sponsor] If You Can Hear It, Audio Hijack Pro Can Record It
If you want to record audio on your Mac, Audio Hijack Pro is there for you. Need a copy of that Skype conversation? Have a ...
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Is Apple ready to issue a dividend?
With $100B in cash, there have been quite a few whispers about an Apple dividend, starting when Tim Cook officially become CEO. But after years ...
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7 signs that Android is faltering as iOS strengthens
Based on a growing number of data points, Android’s sales dominance may be nearing its apex while iOS is on the rise. Even as a ...
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Turn an iPhone into an in-dash stereo
Your smartphone is already your mobile stereo. Why not make it the centerpiece of your car’s sound system too? That’s what makers of the Devium ...
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Android still 1st choice among virgin smartphone buyers
The iPhone may have passed over Android in total U.S. smartphone sales, but Google’s platform still has one key advantage: it’s attracting more mobile data ...
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Honeywell hits Nest with a law suit over smart thermostat
Thermostat giant Honeywell has filed a lawsuit alleging patent infringement by the buzzy Silicon Valley startup Nest, which makes a smart learning thermostat.
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Latest Issue: Volume 28 No 3
iBooks Author is a brand new and completely free Mac app that lets you create your own multimedia books for the iPad. Just before we ...
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Motorola wins ban on push email on Apple devices in Germany
Motorola has won a permanent injunction in Germany against push email services in Apple’s iCloud and MobileMe. When Motorola enforces the judgement, Apple will have ...
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Browett won’t bring Dixons to Apple says Tim Cook
Apple’s decision to recruit Dixons CEO, John Browett as its international retail chief caused more than a few raised eyebrows on this side of the ...
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NYT admonished by workers’ rights group over Apple China story
The New York Times has been criticised by an organisation which promotes the rights of workers over a story it ran last week which contained ...
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Twitter censorship plan under fire
Twitter has been widely criticised over the implementation of a system which will allow it to block tweets in specific countries while allowing them to ...
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Make the computer sing happy birthday
Here’s a way to use AppleScript and the ‘say’ command to have the computer sing happy birthday to you. Enjoy! set currentUser to long user name ...
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10.7: Updating Lion Server if using CalDAV and CardDAV
If you plan to update your OS X Server to 10.7.2 be sure to restart your machine and stop all server services, especially iCal Server ...
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10.7: Auto-copy Photo Stream images to a folder
To get the Photo Stream working on my MacBook I found out that I had to BUY an upgrade for an application that I don’t ...
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10.7: Fixing a stuck application in Mission Control
I finally upgraded to Lion on my work computer and bid farewell to the wonderful Hyperspaces application. I used all 16 spaces and was loathe ...
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Digital audio-in passthrough with AppleTV2
I have an Apple TV2 hooked up to a DVI monitor by HDMI, an arrangement which doesn’t support audio. As the Apple TV2 also has SPDIF ...



