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AT&T's iPhone "sales" versus "activations": Doing the Math
Love Apple gear? Like math? TUAW’s Doing the Math series examines the numbers and the ...
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Love Box is a low-fi video mixer for iPhone
Creativity is a splendid thing. It lets you come up with never-before-considered ideas, and leads to the creation ...
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Chinese readers respond to story of Apple's Chinese suppliers
The financial world’s eyes are on Apple this week after it
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EFF petitions to extend legal iPhone jailbreaking
In 2010, the Copyright Office said jailbreaking a handset did not violate the ...
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HP at Macworld iWorld 2012
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Bill Gates sent special letter to Jobs before his passing
In a recent interview with The Telegraph, Bill Gates sat down to talk, among other things, about his relationship with Steve Jobs. Gates recalled his ...
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Former Apple Retail head Ron Johnson talks remaking JC Penney using Apple experience
Ron Johnson, Apple’s former head of retail, pioneered the concept of the Apple Retail Stores and the Genius Bar a decade ago. As you know, ...
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Apple, Google, and six other companies must face lawsuit over no-poaching agreements
Late last week we told you that the U.S. Justice Department apparently had evidence that Apple, along along with Google, Adobe, Intuit, Pixar, Intel, Walt Disney ...
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Apple publishes anti-trust decision over AppleCare from Italian authorities, must alter warranties by March
We told you in December that Apple was being fined $1.2 million by Italian anti-trust authorities for “misleading consumers” with AppleCare warranties. At the time, ...
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Tim Cook responds to claims of factory worker mistreatment: “We care about every worker in our supply chain”
This morning, The New York Times published a lengthy report with details about the harsh conditions of working in the factories of an Apple parts ...
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Exclude Folders from Time Machine Backups
Excluding folders and files from Time Machine backups is very easy and can make a big difference in the size and speed of backups on ...
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You Can Install Siri on iPad 2 with Spire
You can now run Siri directly on the iPad 2, thanks to the recent A5 jailbreak and a few third party tools. While Siri works ...
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Learn About an iPhone From the Serial Number
iPhone serial numbers aren’t just randomly generated, they actually contain some interesting information about the device and it’s history, including what factory it was made ...
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Scroll Horizontally with a Mouse Wheel by Holding Shift
If you use a traditional mouse with a scroll wheel and you need to scroll horizontally, hold down the Shift key and then use the ...
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Mute the Mac Boot Chime with StartNinja for OS X Lion
Macs have always had the classic boot chime that announces the system has begun startup or has rebooted, but if you’re in a quiet place ...
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Apple Offers Statement on Warranty Disclosures to Italian Customers [Mac Blog]
Back in late December, Apple was fined $1.2 million by Italian regulators over allegations that the company promoted its AppleCare extended warranty program to ...
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Tim Cook Responds to Report on Working Conditions at Suppliers' Factories
In the wake of yesterday’s report regarding treatment of workers at the facilities of Apple’s ...
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Apple Estimated to Retake Title of World's Largest Smartphone Vendor
Research firm Strategy Analytics today announced its estimates of the global smartphone market ...
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iWorld 2012: Bottle Opener Cases, Wave Cradle, Nomad Brush, Wallet Case
Macworld | iWorld carries the usual collection of iPhone cases and accessories, not all of which are insanely great. But here are ...
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Macworld 2012: WDC Shows Off MyBook Thunderbolt Duo
We briefly mentioned WDC’s press release that they would be showing their new ...
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Macworld | iWorld 2012 Best of Show winners
The annual expo for Mac and iOS users has evolved to focus on the ...
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Expo Notes: Office 2 HD for iPad takes aim at Pages
Office 2 HD’s developers say that the app offers the best ...
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Expo Notes: HP unveils new LaserJets on show floor
HP introduces three new AirPrint-compatible business printers for small and mid-size companies.
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Bugs & Fixes: Short URLs render Safari’s history useless
Ted Landau understand the convenience of shortened URLs used by services such as ...
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Expo Notes: More stuff for the business folks
Yet more proof that Macworld | iWorld isn’t all fun and games: New tools ...
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Former Apple exec and Palm chief Jon Rubinstein leaves HP
Hewlett-Packard on Friday confirmed that Jon Rubinstein, who came to the company through its $1.2 billion purchase of Palm, has left the company.
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EFF working to keep iPhone, iPad 'jailbreaking' legal in US
An exemption from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that has made iPhone “jailbreaking” legal is set to expire, and a digital rights advocacy group hopes ...
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Apple features 'communication to protect consumers' in Italy after court ruling
Apple has complied with a court order in Italy and begun informing customers at its online store about a legally mandated two-year warranty.
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German court dismisses second Samsung patent suit against Apple
In an early morning ruling on Friday, the Mannheim Regional Court dismissed the second of five 3G/UMTS standards patent suits Samsung leveled against Apple.
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Chinese respond to report on Apple's suppliers in China
The New York Times republished its scathing report on Apple’s alleged indifference to workers’ rights in China in a Chinese business magazine to solicit comments ...
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See Tim (TechFan) and Guy (MyMac) LIVE TODAY
We will be in room 2008 today at Moscone West at 2:00 PM here at Macworld Expo. Come sit down, and enjoy an hour with ...
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A Podcast with a Twist MyMac Podcast #386
Download and listen here Subscribe in iTunes Shorter than usual but taking probably twice as long as it needed to since nearly everything was created ...
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Day Two: The Show Opens
Thursday started with the traditional MyMac.com breakfast at Mel’s Diner. From there, we walked to Moscone West and set up camp in the media room. ...
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Awesomo Show TechFan Podcast #63
Download the show here Subscribe in iTunes Tim Robertson sits with a variety of guests for the first Macworld Expo iWorld show of 2012. Guests ...
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Best use of Apple’s cash? How about an Apple credit card?
Apple’s iPhone users could have two big advantages…
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It’s about time for Apple to dramatically improve graphics card driver performance
For years, Apple never really spent time and resources for improving performance…
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Don’t blame Siri: She’s not a bandwidth hog and her users are not the problem
The sky is falling again in cellular land, and this time Siri is to blame…
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New Siri patent paves way for Apple stock to run to $1,000
I have come across Apple’s plan to become a $1,000 stock…
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Motorola moves only 200K tablets, reports $80-million loss in Christmas quarter
Motorola Mobility only 200,000 Xooms and Xyboards sold in the fourth quarter of the year…
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Is iOS the Future of the Mac?
When I used an iPad for the first time, I couldn’t help but think that it felt like the future of ...
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Master Tabbed Web Browsing With Sleipnir 3
In Norse mythology, Sleipnir is the gray, eight-legged steed that Odin rides to Hel. In the world of technology, it’s an ...
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Mac 101: Part 2, Organizing OS X
Having discussed the very basics and some of the apps which come bundled with OS X Lion in part one of ...
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20 Copies of MailTab Pro for Gmail Up for Grabs
MailTab Pro for Gmail is an awesome app that allows you to enjoy the complete Gmail experience right from your menu ...
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Motorola (Along With Google) Sues Apple On Patent Infringement
It seemed like 2011 was the year of lawsuits both for and against Apple however 2012 is looking to be no ...
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The Best From Macworld’s RapidFire Event [Macworld / iWorld 2012]
SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD/IWORLD 2012 — One of the closing events from the first ...
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These Apps Take Your iPhone Photos From Banal To Bliss [Macworld /iWorld 2012]
SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD / iWORLD 2012 — If you want to create great ...
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Time to Move On
This is my last regular news post for the ...
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Apple Could Eliminate The 30-Pin Dock Connector With MagSafe Data Cables
We already know from previous reports that Apple is working on a magnetic ...
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Brazil Foxconn To Begin Producing iPads As Tax Hurdle Overcome
A Brazil-made iPad has been in the offing since July 2011. However, plans ...
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Power Tube 3000 Battery Review
Feed the beast How many chargers do you use for your iOS device? Maybe I’m a weirdo, but I’ve got chargers in every room of ...
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Hero Academy Review
Whether you’re looking to challenge someone to a game of chess or go toe-to-toe in a match of phrase-based jousting, a quick trip to the ...
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Thursday Recap: Nokia Down, AT&T Up, AJA Ships Pro Video Thunderbolt Interface
You’ve almost gotta feel bad for the tech companies who have to announce quarterly financial ...
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10 Alluring iOS Calendar Apps
We’ve all been in the shoes that the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland was in. “I’m late, I’m late for a very important date,” ...
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Law & Apple: Secret Deals, Dismissed Patents, and Appeals Denied
A busy week from Apple lawyers, but really, not much went well for Cupertino. This week, Apple ...
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Make That Two
Analyst Ed Zabitsky sees AAPL shares falling to $270: The reason for his bearish view of the company is that Zabitsky believes the competing Android mobile ...
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There’s Always One
Thomas Kee is doubling down on his advice to sell Apple short: My purpose here is NOT to suggest that sales of iPhones are going to ...
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The State of Apple
If you’re at Macworld Expo, come see Jason Snell, Andy Ihnatko, and yours truly on stage at 4pm speaking about the state of Apple. If ...
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Nvidia and AMD Blame Hard Drive Shortages for Poor GPU Sales
Sean Hollister, The Verge: Yes, you read that headline right: despite the fact that neither AMD nor Nvidia manufacture a product that requires a magnetic drive, ...
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Con Artist Starred in Government Sting on Google
Thomas Catania, reporting for the WSJ: The government’s case also contained potentially embarrassing allegations that top Google executives, including co-founder Larry Page, were told about legal ...
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Apple buy Hollywood? Not a chance
Could Apple spend its $100 billion in cash to create a virtual cable operator to compete with Comcast and the like? Sure. But it would ...
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For Apple, iCloud is just the beginning
Apple CEO Tim Cook said iCloud “is not just a product, it’s a strategy for the next decade.” What will that mean for a company ...
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Samsung probably sold the most smartphones in 2011
Trying to count who sold the most smartphones is a difficult business. But based on clues from Samsung, IHS iSuppli says Apple was No. 1 ...
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Why the iPad is a salesperson’s best friend
Recent studies show that Apple’s iPad is doing very well in the enterprise, with new activations soaring. One company just deployed 1,300 of the Apple ...
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Siri is not a bandwidth hog and users are not the problem
The sky is falling again in cellular land, and this time Siri is to blame. At least that’s the assessment form this opinion article in ...
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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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Apple smashes Q1 earnings estimates with mind-boggling results
Apple has announced that it made $46.33 billion in revenue for its fiscal first quarter, which ended on 31 December. That’s a 77% increase on ...
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Apple UK prices most expensive in Western Europe says Idealo
The price of Apple products in the UK is higher than anywhere else in Western Europe, when VAT is excluded, according to a report from ...
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Latest Issue: Volume 28 No 2
You probably pay for more things with a card than with cash, and hardly any with a cheque. It’s taken us since the 1970s to ...
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Apple launches iBooks 2 with interactive textbooks
Apple announced a new version of iBooks today with support for interactive textbooks, and a Mac application for authoring them. Textbooks in iBooks 2 behave ...
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Control+T in Terminal shows time snapshot
Not sure if this was available before 10.7, but hitting Control+T while running a command in the Terminal will show what process is executing, the ...
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10.7 : Enable Recovery HD after restore from Time Capsule/File Vault 2.
File Vault 2 and embedded ‘Recovery HD’ disk are new additions to OS X in Lion release. A fresh OS X Lion installation creates ...
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iOS 5: iPad show mailbox gesture
Maybe everybody already knows this, but I missed it in all the new features of iOS 5. The iPad mail app adds a new gesture ...
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A Spotlight Plugin for InDesign
Every now and then I poke around the web to see if someone has found a way to search InDesign files with Spotlight. For many ...
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Sticky Widget from Selected Text
There’s a recent Macworld article for quickly making Stickies. I thought that some folks might want to make Sticky Widgets instead. This is derived from



