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TUAW TV Live: Google's announcements about iOS

Today at the Google I/O 2013 keynote, developers were treated to a long (three-hour) keynote that covered the gamut from Android developer tools to Google+. The most fascinating parts of the talk for those of us in the Apple world were the variety of…

Belkin WeMo rolls out IFTTT multi-device control

TUAW readers know of my affinity for Belkin WeMo home automation tools, whether I’m using them to get Siri to turn on the Christmas tree or keep my cat cool in the summer. Today Belkin announced IFTTT multi-device control for WeMo switches.

What doe…

Study: iPhone retains value better than top Galaxy models

The next time your Samsung Galaxy-toting friends try to annoy you, here’s a piece of information you can throw back at them. According to a study published yesterday by investment bank Piper Jaffray, iPhones depreciate at less than half the rate of s…

ClamCase Pro for iPad: Solid protection, amazing keyboard

With this review, I think that we’re just about through the Spring 2013 crop of iPad Bluetooth keyboard folio cases, and it appears that I’ve saved the best for last. The ClamCase Pro for iPad (US$169, currently available for $20 off with coupon code…

ClamCase Pro for iPad: Solid protection, amazing keyboard

With this review, I think that we’re just about through the Spring 2013 crop of iPad Bluetooth keyboard folio cases, and it appears that I’ve saved the best for last. The ClamCase Pro for iPad (US$169, currently available for $20 off with coupon code…

Daily Update for May 14, 2013

It’s the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You’ll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what’s happening in the Apple world.

You can listen to today’s Apple …

Daily Update for May 14, 2013

It’s the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You’ll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what’s happening in the Apple world.

You can listen to today’s Apple …

Apple job postings suggest iWork team is growing

Just when you think that Apple has decided to totally ignore iWork, along comes news that the company has added job postings for a number of positions on the iWork team.

The last official release of the iWork suite — Pages, Numbers and Keynote — i…

BlackBerry bringing BBM to iOS and Android this summer

Miracles do happen. BlackBerry today announced that BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) will be available on iOS and Android this summer as a free download.

On the BlackBerry blog, BlackBerry employee Donny Halliwell stated that availability is dependent on …

Realmac Software's sneak preview of Analog for iPhone

Remember what Realmac Software did for to-do lists with its best-seller Clear? In one stroke, the company grabbed the attention of millions of iPhone users with a gesture-driven app that was easy, understandable and colorful. Today Realmac teased us …

Belkin Ultimate Keyboard Case for iPad: Review and giveaway

The next entry in our seemingly endless parade of new iPad keyboard cases is the Belkin Ultimate Keyboard Case for iPad (US$129.99). This case, which works with the second- through fourth-generation iPads, has some new features that make it attractiv…

T-Mobile raises iPhone down payment amount

The launch of the iPhone 5 on the T-Mobile USA network last month was greeted with a lot of fanfare and a new pricing structure — customers could pick up a 16 GB iPhone 5 with a US$99.99 down payment and then make 24 payments of $20 to purchase the …

NY State attorney general asks smartphone manufacturers to help combat theft

Smartphone thefts are running rampant — especially in New York City — so much that the practice of grabbing the expensive phones is being referred to as “Apple picking.” Bloomberg announced yesterday that New York State Attorney General Eric T. Sch…

Paypal security chief wants more fingerprints, fewer passwords in future iPhones

Speaking at an Interop keynote last week, Paypal Chief Information Security Officer Michael Barrett hinted that PINs and passwords may be going away when it comes to account security on smartphones. According to a post on CIO’s website, Barrett serve…

iPhone camera evolution over the years captured by Camera+

Since the release of the first iPhone in 2007, there’s one feature that has been steadily improving — the built-in camera. Lisa Bettany of Camera+ fame provides a visual comparison of the quality of the iPhone camera over the generations in six sets…

A glimpse of the future: 5G wireless technology in the labs now

Over the past few years, 4G LTE wireless networks that can handle download and upload speeds of up to 75 megabits per second (Mbps) have become increasingly more commonplace. Still, it takes a long time to download movies, and streaming video can be …

A glimpse of the future: 5G wireless technology in the labs now

Over the past few years, 4G LTE wireless networks that can handle download and upload speeds of up to 75 megabits per second (Mbps) have become increasingly more commonplace. Still, it takes a long time to download movies, and streaming video can be …

Talkcast tonight, 7pm PT/10pm ET: Moms and computers, Creative Cloud, and more

Tonight’s the night for another edition of everybody’s favorite live podcast (next to TUAW TV Live, of course), the TUAW Talkcast. As we go live tonight Mother’s Day 2013 will be winding down, so we may talk for a minute about Moms and computers. Archi…

Talkcast tonight, 7pm PT/10pm ET: Moms and computers, Creative Cloud, and more

Tonight’s the night for another edition of everybody’s favorite live podcast (next to TUAW TV Live, of course), the TUAW Talkcast. As we go live tonight Mother’s Day 2013 will be winding down, so we may talk for a minute about Moms and computers. Archi…

Talkcast tonight, 7pm PT/10pm ET: Moms and computers, Creative Cloud, and more

Tonight’s the night for another edition of everybody’s favorite live podcast (next to TUAW TV Live, of course), the TUAW Talkcast. As we go live tonight Mother’s Day 2013 will be winding down, so we may talk for a minute about Moms and computers. Archi…

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