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iPhone repair costs are soaring
Marketwatch recently took a look at the rising price of iPhone 5 screen repairs, pointing out ...
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Apple runs new iPhone ad, dubbed "Music Every Day"
Apple on Thursday evening began running a new iPhone 5 ...
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Reality Absorption Field: iPod's trail of tears, part 1
The recent celebration of iTunes tenth anniversary provided an opportunity to remember that it debuted before the ...
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Daily iPad App: Frozen Synapse simulates some very impressive turn-based strategy
Frozen Synapse has been a successful title on Steam for a while now — it’s a turn-based ...
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Ultima Forever spotted on the Canadian App Store
If you’ve been waiting for Ultima Forever, the new iOS version of Ultima from EA, then it’s here ...
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Judge in Apple eBook case says U.S. government has evidence to prove pricing conspiracy ahead of trial
Earlier this month we heard that Apple submitted to the courts that it engaged in “contentious negotiations”– and not a pricing conspiracy– at a time ...
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Best Buy to extend a $50 discount across the entire iPhone lineup starting this Sunday
From 9to5Toys.com: Beginning this Sunday, Best Buy will be extending a $50 discount on every current iPhone offering when purchased with a 2 year contract, ...
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Jony Ive’s new look for iOS 7: black, white, and flat all over
With the grand unveiling of Apple’s next operating system for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch approaching, sources have provided detailed descriptions of what users ...
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iPhones get 4G data on AT&T’s GoPhone plan from today
Engadget reports that iPhone users can now get HSPA+ and LTE data on AT&T’s revamped GoPhone prepaid plans. The company had previously excluded iPhones from ...
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Passbook passes via MMS on the way for Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon customers
Customers of Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon will soon be able to receive Passbook tickets, coupons and gift cards via MMS instead of email, allowing easier ...
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How to Clear Call History on the iPhone
It’s really easy to delete calls from the iPhone call history log, and you can get quite specific in the process. You can delete a ...
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How to Enable a Hidden Debug Menu in Photo Booth for Mac OS X
Photo Booth is the goofy picture taking application in OS X that can take normal shots or apply a bunch of weird effects to distort ...
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Quick Fix iPhone Stuck in “Headphones” Mode & Speakers Not Working
Ever had your iPhone get stuck in Headphone mode? The symptoms are fairly obvious; you go to change the volume level and the little volume ...
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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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More Details on Jony Ive's Flat iOS 7 Design: Heavier on Black and White
9to5Mac shares more details on Jony Ive’s redesign for iOS 7, noting that not only will ...
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AT&T's GoPhone Prepaid Brand to Gain iPhone and LTE/HSPA+ Support Tomorrow
MacRumors has learned that AT&T’s GoPhone prepaid wireless brand will be undertaking a significant expansion of its services starting tomorrow, offering support for AT&T’s ...
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Apple Posts New iPhone TV Ad 'Music Every Day'
Apple started running a new iPhone ad this evening called ‘Music Every Day‘, the second in a series that launched last month with a ...
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Letter to Brazilian Apple Repair Centers Suggests June 2013 Policy Changes? [iOS Blog]
AppleInsider has obtained a letter supposedly sent to Brazilian Apple Authorized Service Providers suggesting that new policies regarding iPhone and iPad repairs will begin ...
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Microsoft Inaccurately Depicts Windows Tablet as Larger than iPad in New Comparison Ad
To go along with two previously released anti-iPad Windows 8 tablet ads, Microsoft has released a side-by-side comparison of the iPad and various Windows ...
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Bugs & Fixes: iTunes 11.0.3 update improves app updating
Along with the usual bug fixes and performance improvements, the recently updated iTunes 11.0.3 introduces several interface tweaks. For my money, the most welcome ...
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Review: Battle with comic legends in Injustice: Gods Among Us for iOS
Comic book characters have so far struggled to score a smash hit on a mobile platform, with few titles proving worthy of the Marvel and ...
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Mac Gems: Eye-Friendly is a handy resolution switcher for Retina MacBooks
Jörg Jacobsen’s $5 Eye-Friendly (Mac App Store link) is the third resolution-switching utility for the Retina MacBook Pro that I’ve looked at, after ...
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How fast is USB 3.0 really?
As a Mac user, I’ve never been a big fan of USB for storage. Keyboards, mice, sure. But a hard drive connected via USB has ...
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Why many Apple TVs are better than one
My first Apple TV quickly established itself as an essential addition to my home media setup. I used it primarily to send music from my ...
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New service delivers passes for Apple's Passbook via text message
Users of Apple’s Passbook feature for iOS have a new option for getting tickets, coupons, and more delivered to their devices, as Skycore has launched ...
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Steve Jobs's family has been giving money away anonymously for more than 2 decades
While late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs never brought public attention to his philanthropic efforts, he and his family have been giving money away anonymously for ...
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Judge says evidence will likely show Apple culpable in e-book price fixing case
In rare pre-trial “tentative view,” Judge Denise Cote said the U.S Department of Justice will likely be able to prove that Apple colluded with major ...
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AT&T to reportedly add Apple's iPhone to GoPhone prepaid lineup
The nation’s second-largest carrier AT&T will reportedly add Apple’s iPhone to the list of devices customers can buy through its GoPhone prepaid brand on Friday, ...
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Apple airs new iPhone ad, continues brilliant 'quiet' TV campaign
Apple on Thursday released a new ad focusing on the iPhone as a music player, with its quiet, serene style following in the footsteps of ...
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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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Apple steps up lobbying efforts in Washington D.C.
For years, Apple Inc kept a low profile in Washington D.C…
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Apple debuts new iPhone 5 TV ad: ‘Music Every Day’ (with video)
Apple last night debuted the second in a series of new iPhone 5 ads…
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In pretrial view, judge says leaning toward U.S. DOJ over Apple in e-books case
In an unusual move before a trial…
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Google, like Facebook, in talks to buy Waze for $1 billion; Apple not part of discussions
Google Inc. is considering buying map-software provider Waze…
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Doug Kass goes long with Apple Inc. stock
My next long purchase will be Apple (AAPL), as the risk/reward ratio…
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Minbox: the Fastest Way to Share Large Files, Privately
Email nailed communications, and tiny file sharing. Dropbox nailed syncing folders between colleagues. CloudApp and Droplr nailed small file sharing. But ...
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The Best Code Editors for Your Mac in 2013
Web development — and app development — is an ever-growing industry. Over at ThemeForest, there are thousands of website themes available ...
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Spotdox: Take Dropbox Anywhere
I’m a big fan of Dropbox, but I don’t think it’s necessarily the easiest to use of the various cloud storage ...
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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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Judge In Apple E-Book Antitrust Case Thinks Apple Is Guilty, Even Before Trial Starts
Innocent until proven guilty? Not for Cupertino. Apple’s e-book antitrust trial starts on June ...
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Verizon Cloud Backup App Comes To iOS
Verizon Cloud, a new backup service that first came to Android last month, is now available ...
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Make Your Mac Send Sound Output To Your Giant HDTV [OS X Tips]
At work, I use a big Acer monitor connected to my Macbook ...
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Best Buy To Knock $50 Off The iPhone Starting Sunday
Best Buy is set to knock $50 off the iPhone for a four-week promotion ...
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Geoguessr Asks The Question ‘Where The Hell Am I?”
Let’s play a game: You wake up. You’re outside, laying on hard ground. The ...
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AT&T Adding LTE/HSPA+, iPhone Support to GoPhone Prepaid Service
AT&T’s prepaid GoPhone service and the iPhone have always had a complicated relationship — mostly because the carrier ...
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App Recap: 1Password 4 Mac Beta, Units 2.0, Mailbox Goes Universal
Whether you use a Mac, iPad or iPhone, the last 24 hours or so have produced some welcome ...
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Unofficial Google Music App for iOS Adds Support for All Access Subscriptions
Google may be the enemy in the eyes of many iOS users, but it’s hard to deny the ...
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Overnight Recap: WWDC 2013 Keynote, Evernote Reminders, HTC First Pause
We’re heading into a three-day weekend for Memorial Day here in the United States, so we’ll be taking ...
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Rumor: Many Color Choices Available for 'Budget' iPhones
Keep in mind that we’re still in the realm of rumor here, but it’s looking more and more like there might be truth to those ...
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‘Music Every Day’
Love this campaign. ★
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Daring Fireball T-Shirts
Now available for a limited time: a new round of DF t-shirts, including a new heather grey shirt. We’ll take orders through the start of ...
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Philip Elmer-DeWitt on Joe Nocera on Tim Cook
Philip Elmer-DeWitt: But what will be remembered about Nocera’s latest Apple column is that he called Tim Cook a liar — accusing him of telling, under
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HP Envy Remains the Most Aptly-Named Product in PC Industry
Sean Hollister, The Verge: This year, it’s not just thin-and-light laptops getting the treatment: according to company representatives, CEO Meg Whitman has now mandated a unified ...
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Innovative Use of the Word ‘Still’
Larry Popelka, “founder and chief executive officer of GameChanger, an innovation consulting firm”, in a piece for Businessweek headlined “Google Is Winning the Innovation War ...
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Don’t forget these apps when packing for your Disney trip
Know before you go: the best iOS apps for planning for, getting around and navigating the lines at Disney World.
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Apple ebook antitrust trial set for 9-12 days in early June
Apple and the federal government met on Thursday for a final hearing before their trial, which is set to begin on June 3, and features ...
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Smule users record one billion songs, generate $12.6 M in revenue in 2012
iOS app maker Smule has been autotuning and auto-rapping the music app genre all the way to a sweet $12.6 milion in revenue.
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Box acquires Folders technology to enrich iOS offering
Box recognizes that user experience is important, particularly on mobile devices. The company said Thursday it has acquired technology from the Folders iPhone app, which ...
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Apple, in political crosshairs, is on pace to boost lobbying
Having a larger presence in the nation’s capital and making friends with the policymakers that can wield great power over its reputation and fortunes may ...
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Apple confirms WWDC keynote for 10 June
Apple has confirmed that it will kick-off its Worldwide Developers’ Conference with a keynote speech on Monday 10 June. It hasn’t said who will deliver ...
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Analyst: Apple iWatch not a watch and won’t ship til 2014
Apple’s much talked about iWatch is on the way, but won’t ship until late 2014, according to one analyst. Perhaps more surprisingly, it won’t be ...
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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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Put Mac to sleep with Drafts on iOS
Agile Tortoise’s Drafts is a nifty tool for writing texts and doing things with them on an iOS device. I use it mostly for ...
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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 ...



