New York Times writer Brian X. Chen reports that Amtrak is replacing its old manual ticketing system with iPhone, noting that the company is among the “growing number of businesses” to use iOS devices to improve operations. Chen reports that the… - 12 days ago, 7 May 12, 3:08pm -
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 second quarter ended March 31, 2012. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $39.2 billion and quarterly net profit of $11.6 billion, or $12.30 per diluted share. These results compare to re… - 25 days ago, 24 Apr 12, 3:12pm -
Professional video editors around the world have moved to Final Cut Pro X to create faster and more flexible workflows. New York-based production house @radical.media is flipping its entire facility to Final Cut Pro X to tackle high-profile client… - 38 days ago, 11 Apr 12, 2:32pm -
FileMaker, Inc. today announced the release of the FileMaker 12 database software line — including FileMaker Pro 12, FileMaker Go 12, and FileMaker Server 12 — which offers powerful new ways to create custom database apps for iPad, iPhone, Mac, W… - 45 days ago, 4 Apr 12, 12:15pm -
At Lowe’s stores around the country, iPhone is changing customer service for the better. Using custom iPhone apps, store employees have key product information on hand, so they can check pricing, inventory, and location of items within the store, a… - 51 days ago, 29 Mar 12, 2:29pm -
National Geographic magazine reports that ski-mountaineer Hilaree O’Neill — a member of its 2012 Everest expedition — will follow the same route Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay did in 1953, but with an iPad and iPhone in her backpack. iPad g… - 59 days ago, 21 Mar 12, 11:20am -
Apple today announced it has sold three million new iPad devices since its launch on Friday, March 16. “The new iPad is a blockbuster with three million sold ― the strongest iPad launch yet,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice preside… - 61 days ago, 19 Mar 12, 3:22pm -
The new iPad — the third generation of the category-defining mobile device — arrived at Apple’s Retail Stores and the Apple Online Store on Friday, March 16 at 8:00 a.m. local time in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan… - 64 days ago, 16 Mar 12, 11:48am -
Ed Baig of USA Today reviews the new iPad and declares that it “snatches the crown from its predecessor as the finest tablet you can buy. Period.” Baig calls the new Retina display “spectacular” and points out that the screen is “sharper th… - 65 days ago, 15 Mar 12, 5:06pm -
On the heels of an appeals court win that suggested that Samsung should have been barred from selling its copycat Galaxy 10.1 from the get-go, Apple has now filed a motion for a new injunction against the tablet asking it to be pulled from US shelves… - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:30pm -
Apple may be preparing to enable its FaceTime video-chat service to be used over 3G networks. The company has yet to confirm such plans, however Romanian Apple website iDevice has reportedly observed new warnings in iOS 5.1.1 that appear to be geared… - 23 hours ago, 18 May 12, 8:28pm -
On the heels of last week's opening of the Murcia, Spain Apple Store, various sources have reported stores underway or near opening around the world. The next most likely international store is thought to be in Paris, France in the La Defense distric… - 23 hours ago, 18 May 12, 8:24pm -
Facebook's initial public offering remained the biggest story in tech throughout the day, overshadowing the social network's latest acquisition, Karma, a company that specializes in mobile social gifting. The startup has developed an e-commerce platf… - 24 hours ago, 18 May 12, 7:48pm -
A recent patent award reveals plans for further improvement in iOS cameras, allowing for two or more different zones of an image to be selected for focus and other settings, with the camera selecting a compromise point automatically if there is too m… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 7:04pm -
The independent biopic of Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs starring Ashton Kutcher that begins filming next month has modified its title to simply jOBS with the "Get Inspired" portion that was previous thought to be part of the title now id… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 6:01pm -
Continuing with a string of recent arrivals on US regional carriers, the iPhone has arrived to two news that cover northwest Oklahoma and Puerto Rico, respectively. Open Mobile, the Puerto Rico carrier, may be the first exclusively no-contract carrie… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 4:30pm -
Amazon may delay the rumored 8.9-inch Kindle Fire and launch a 10.1-inch model instead. According to DigiTimes, sources speculate that the larger screen will help compete with the iPad, whereas the 8.9-inch variant was said to be designed to go again… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 1:29pm -
Location tracking and check-in service Foursquare has hired its first Revenue Chief. Ex-Apple iAd executive Steven Rosenblatt has been hired to fill the newly created position. Foursquare's former head of business development, Tristan Walker, filled… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 1:28pm -
In the wake of legal "requests" sent to its organizer, the London-based Apple Expo is now called the Appule Expo. Undaunted, Microsoft has recently booked space at the show. The newly named gathering will take place on October 11 and 12 of this year.… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 12:58pm -
Once a week, we catch you up on Macworld's biggest stories from the past week, in case you missed them. This week, we ruminated on the futures of iOS and OS X, covered Hotkeysgate, and offered a slew of reviews. - 10 hours ago, 19 May 12, 9:45am -
One report says Steve Jobs was intimately involved with the four-inch iPhone, while another says he was working on creating the best car ever. Only one person can set the record straight for a major motion picture event. - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 4:30pm -
Investors will pressure Facebook, the public company, to find new ways of making money from users' personal data. If times get hard, can Facebook do that without endangering user privacy? - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 2:00pm -
Market research firm Gartner says adoption of Android tablets and smartphones in large businesses has been "severely limited" because of the complexities of managing the various Android models and versions. - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 1:00pm -
This summer's Mountain Lion update to Mac OS X will continue the trend of bringing iOS features to Apple's Mac operating system. Kirk McElhearn sees the move as Apple's attempt to bring iOS users into the Mac fold. - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 10:15am -
This week’s roundup of iOS apps offers all kinds of listening options, whether you’re staying at home, partying at the club, or going to see your favorite band in concert. Flipboard, StubHub, and Thefuture.fm all have updated offerings for your… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 9:45am -
The AT&T Elevate 4G and the Verizon MiFi 4620 Jetpack are easy to set up and use, and both offer fast speeds--but both suffer from limited battery life, too. - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 8:30am -
The latest addition to Adonit's family of disc styluses for iOS devices, the Jot Flip seeks to fill the stylus/pen niche treasured by those still chained to paper and pen. And while it shares a few stylus flaws with its Adonit siblings, it gets the… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 8:00am -
Are you making an iPad app? If the answer is yes, you’re definitely not alone. A recent report by Flurry Analytics, a firm which conducts research on mobile tech and trends, found that the number of new projects being developed for… - , 12 Feb 10, 2:39pm -
Apple on Friday evening equipped developers with yet another build of its upcoming maintenance and security update for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard that includes few changes from an earlier build distributed two weeks ago.People familiar with the matt… - , 9 Feb 10, 6:45am -
Apple has again expanded the functions of iTunes Preview, the web-based showcase for material at the iTunes Store. In addition to music, site visitors can now see previews of iPhone apps; when opening an app link in a web browser,… - , 4 Feb 10, 11:23am -
Apple on Tuesday updated its Boot Camp software and issued new drivers and utilities to allow users to run Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows 7. The Mac maker also issued its first security update of 2010, addressing 12 vulnerabilities.R… - , 20 Jan 10, 9:46am -
At least our speculation regarding the date and time of Apple’s special press event this month can now come to an end. Apple confirmed today, via invitations sent to the press, that there will indeed be a special event at… - , 18 Jan 10, 8:19pm -
Thursday Psystar officially filed a notice of appeal regarding the permanent injunction against the company prohibiting it from selling hardware with Apple’s operating system.According to official court documents, Psystar filed a appeal on Friday… - , 18 Jan 10, 9:38am -
Microsoft’s big CES keynote, which was hotly tipped as a reveal for the impressive Courier slate PC, was actually just a luke-warm Windows 7 promo. And that has one big result: The tech world is now waiting on Apple.Read more… - , 8 Jan 10, 7:26am -
Apple today began large-scale testing of its next maintenance and security update for Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.3. The update originally entered limited testing in early December. In total the present build incorporates 221 code corrections to 92 s… - , 7 Jan 10, 1:29pm -
As vague “unidentified sources” continue to leak information about Apple’s forthcoming tablet device, the company’s former marketing manager has revealed supposed secrets on how the Cupertino, Calif., company operates.John Martellaro provide… - , 6 Jan 10, 7:52pm -
Mirabile dictu! There's quite a bit of la francaise in this week's price drops, so if you're planning a trip to the Left Bank be sure to load these apps. And for the rest of you, let's just have a look at what we've got cooking in this week's Price D… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 4:30pm -
Another weekend is here, and it’s sure starting to feel like summer. After delaying a new iPhone until October of last year, Apple is surprising us again by shifting its annual iTunes Festival music event in the U.K. from July to September, but don… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 2:48pm -
One helpful reader sent in a batch of Terminal tricks for renaming files and hiding them. Read on to learn more!First, using the mv command, you can rename files in Terminal. For instance, if you wanted to rename filename.png to file_1.png, I would t… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 12:39pm -
iCal will be getting a major upgrade once it's fully integrated into iCloud, but until then you may want to tame the beast with a few easy tweaks. Whether it's learning how to use the application or importing third-party calendars into, we'll show yo… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 10:32am -
I love food and I love cooking, but I know that not everyone appreciates it when I broadcast photos of even the most mundane dishes to all of my social networks. Well, I've found a way to make memories of the food I eat without infiltrating your Inst… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 10:15am -
Sony KDL-46HX853 reviewThis is the best LCD TV we've ever tested. Sony has had a tough ride in the last few years but after a catalogue of mistakes, it's finally come good in the most spectacular of ways. The KDL-46HX853 takes LCD picture quality… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 9:00am -
It's becoming increasingly tough to squeeze into the tightly-packed puzzle genre in the App Store. With tons of tile-matching, piece-sliding, and color-swapping titles available in abundance -- albeit with challenge and mental stimulation often lacki… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 7:25am -
You wouldn’t think so much drama and hand-wringing goes into the creation of something as simple as a SIM card, but where international standards are concerned, compromises must be made. Research in Motion and Motorola have done just that with Appl… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 5:24am -
Ever wonder how far in advance Apple works on their products? According to a new report, the 2012 iPhone was in progress even before co-founder Steve Jobs’ death last year, which he reportedly worked closely on.Bloomberg is reporting that Apple pla… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 5:02am -
Russian forensics firm ElcomSoft earlier this week announced that it has discovered a way to easily access iCloud backups of iOS devices, incorporating the functionality into its Elcomsoft Phone Password Breaker software. While the Apple ID and pass… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 1:11pm -
Russian newspaper Izvestia reports [Google translation] that the organizers behind the Skolkovo technology park near Moscow are currently in talks with a number of high-profile companies including Apple, Google, and Facebook about locating research a… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 10:15am -
Each July since 2007, Apple has held its iTunes Festival in London, offering a month's worth of free concerts from some of the industry's top performers. Apple is now beginning to unveil this year's plans, and the most notable change for 2012 is a m… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 8:21am -
Bloomberg reports that Steve Jobs was intimately involved in the design work for the next-generation iPhone scheduled for release later this year, reiterating claims that the device will be a substantial change from previous designs in part because o… - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 5:50pm -
Aaron Sorkin, the creative genius behind The Social Network, The West Wing, and upcoming HBO show The Newsroom was recently confirmed as the screenwriter for Sony's upcoming movie based on Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs -- though, Sorkin h… - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 5:15pm -
Speaking at Fast Company's Innovation Uncensored conference earlier this week, J. Crew CEO and Apple board member Mickey Drexler shared his thoughts (via Business Insider) on several topics related to Apple, including Steve Jobs' dream to build an "i… - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 2:18pm -
Verizon yesterday made headlines for comments from Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo revealing that the carrier is planning to discontinue its grandfathered unlimited data plans when the carrier rolls out new shared data plans this summer. Verizon… - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 1:41pm -
TUAW reports that Apple will be scaling back on systemwide "hotkey" apps, which allow users to call up other apps and functions, in the Mac App Store as of June 1, the same date the company's sandboxing requirements are scheduled to go into effect.Ap… - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 12:20pm -
Earlier today, we noted that Apple had received official approval for its 20-megawatt solar farm across the street from its data center in Maiden, North Carolina. But even more significant developments are also occurring today, with Apple posting a… - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 11:06am -
The North Carolina Utilities Commission today officially approved (PDF) Apple's proposal to construct a 20-megawatt solar farm across the street from its data center in Maiden, North Carolina.The Public Staff presented this matter to the Commission a… - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 9:25am -
Tedium allows you to easily manage multiple Time Machine backup destinations. Simply add your Time Machine destinations and then switch them at will. Combined with ControlPlane, Tedium is able to automatically change your backup destination based on… - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:05pm -
Back In Focus is an application allowing to refocus blurry images. If you ever took a great photo only to find out it's slightly blurry, Back In Focus can help you get in back in focus! Supports most image formats Is able to recover details smaller t… - 6 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:20pm -
Significator for iTunes is a simple application to easily control iTunes right from your Menu-Bar. It's developed to follow the rule of Apple's strategy, to make everything as easy and beautiful as on the iPhone. This is exactly what I want to achiev… - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:07pm -
Minecraft Server provides an easy way to set up a Minecraft Multiplayer Server on a Mac. The idea came from the Windows "Minecraft Server.exe" To edit configuration files however, you have to show the package's contents, navigate to Contents and then… - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:57pm -
TeXShop is a TeX previewer for Mac OS X, written in Cocoa. Since pdf is a native file format on OS X, TeXShop uses "pdftex" and "pdflatex"; rather than "tex" and "latex" to typeset; these programs in the standard teTeX distribution of TeX produce pdf… - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:53pm -
Ecoute plays your iTunes library. Music, videos, and podcasts goes into this small application that doesn't require iTunes to be launched to play your library. Some other cool features are included like search for missing artwork, last.fm, customiza… - 9 hours ago, 19 May 12, 10:35am -
Flow is a tool to explore the phase portrait of systems of nonlinear differential equations. Press-quality plots can be obtained in PDF format and the solutions can be exported for further processing. System equations and parameters can be saved for… - 10 hours ago, 19 May 12, 9:59am -
Windownaut is a lightweight and robust window resizer, mover and more that aims to have a very small footprint. It allows you to easily resize, move and add a variety of new control options to almost all app windows. Features Window quadrant/corner-… - 10 hours ago, 19 May 12, 9:56am -
AddressBook Cleaner is created for cleanup of Address Book on Mac to avoid duplicated contacts. Keep Address Book clean and contacts identical. Sometimes the sync process is going wrong somewhere along the line and creating duplicate lists of some co… - 10 hours ago, 19 May 12, 9:33am -
Path Finder is a file browser that combines the familiar Finder interface with the powerful utilities and innovative features.Just a small selection of the Path Finder 6 feature set: Dual pane file browser Tabs to quickly manage multiple locations on… - 11 hours ago, 19 May 12, 9:07am -
Foxconn waffles on its Apple television confirmation, Apple calls out Samsung for destroying evidence, investors are talking about a bigger iPhone, and cell carrier unlimited data plans are another step closer to the grave. This week may not have bee… - 10 hours ago, 19 May 12, 10:09am -
Sprint announced on Friday a $100 credit if you trade in an iPhone from another carrier and purchase a new iPhone 4S along with a two-year contract. With AT&T and Verizon sunsetting their unlimited plans, Sprint is hoping to capitalize on the fact th… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 5:58pm -
In this week’s episode of Free on iTunes, Vern Seward takes and exclusive look at a new art exhibiting app, artCircle. If you like looking at art, this is the app for you. - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 4:50pm -
Apple has gotten so good at manufacturing its devices, Bryan Chaffin thinks the company could use pricing to bludgeon would-be tablet competitors when it releases a 7.x inch iPad later this year. - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 4:41pm -
John Martellaro, Senior Editor, Analysis & Reviews for The Mac Observer will chat with Gene Steinberg of the Tech Night Owl Live on Saturday night, May 19, at 10 PM ET on GCN Radio. He’ll be discussing the five major ways tech industry CEOs can bet… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 2:41pm -
When Apple decides to build and market a new product, it has to be a quality product that stands on its own and has value. However, Apple may have moved to a new place in the minds of customers, and that would weigh considerably on the success of t… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 1:25pm -
The Deal Brothers found a deal on a refurbished 13” MacBook Air 1.86 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo for $999. This system was originally released in October of 2010—which means it comes with Snow Leopard—and it ships for free. - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 12:47pm -
The crew at WellRedApps is doing its part to make Mac file encryption a little more affordable by offering its DropKey for OS X as a free app through the Mac App Store. The app is regularly priced at US$29.99, but will be free through the weekend. - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 10:15am -
Apple unveiled its show schedule for London’s 2012 iTunes Festival on Friday. The music festival will take place during September this year, and will be hosted at the Roundhouse music theater. - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 7:28am -
Apple and HTC will be meeting in August to discuss a possible settlement in their ongoing patent infringement lawsuits. The companies were ordered by the Federal court overseeing the cases into the negotiations, although there isn’t any guarantee t… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 6:40am -
Adobe Lightroom 4 is now shipping at half the old price, just $149! And Amazon has good discounts across the Mac line-up, from MacBook Airs to MacBook Pros, Mac Minis through iMacs to Mac Pros. *Plus*, while you're saving yourself money, you're simu… - -
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Should Apple decide to increase the display size of the next version of its bestselling iPhone, it could present developers with new sets of both challenges and opportunities. Speculation about Apple boosting the screen found on the next edition of i… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 5:00am -
There's always a danger of reading analysis by others that matches your own personal experience and then simply using it to build up the foundation of what you know and believe. But hey, danger can spike adrenaline, and I like adrenaline, so check th… - 3 days ago, 17 May 12, 5:00am -
With the expected unveiling of new MacBook Pros just weeks away, rumor mongers have begun to solidify their predictions about the new notebooks. Most Apple prognosticators seem to agree that the MacBook Pros will be thinner, run Intel's new Ivy Bridg… - 3 days ago, 16 May 12, 9:09am -
Apple computer users might soon have a thinner, lighter version of the MacBook, according to numerous reports. The new design will apparently still bear the "MacBook Pro" name but will more closely resemble an Ultrabook -- thin, light and affordable… - 4 days ago, 16 May 12, 5:00am -
Facebook's march toward its IPO has put a harsh spotlight on the social network's shortcomings, and one of the primary worries among prospective investors is that Facebook doesn't have very sharp mobile chops. There are a million things it could be d… - 5 days ago, 15 May 12, 5:00am -
I very much prefer to write reviews only of apps and products that I appreciate, that I find useful, interesting, or just plain awesome. This is not one of those reviews. And the app? It's not one of those apps, either. The makers of some products so… - 6 days ago, 14 May 12, 5:00am -
Terry Gou, chief of Foxconn, has confirmed that Apple has an iTV in the works. The news, which instantly sent the consumer electronics industry into a tizzy, came in an article focused on the company's plans to expand into e-commerce and distribution… - 8 days ago, 11 May 12, 2:56pm -
A Chinese company that claims it owns the rights to the iPad name reportedly refused to settle its claims against Apple for $16 million. The company, Shenzhen Proview Technology, was apparently offered $16 million by representatives of Apple to drop… - 9 days ago, 11 May 12, 5:00am -
After you get over the worry that kids or grandmothers are going to drop your iPad and then accidentally trod on it or stab it with the leg of a walker, other problems quickly arise: For instance, what sort of iMessage or Reminder is going to pop up… - 10 days ago, 10 May 12, 5:00am -
Forbes released its annual list of the largest corporations in the U.S. this week, and Apple had the biggest increase. It jumped from the 35th spot in 2011 to finish 17th on this year's list, which ranks companies on the basis of revenue. Apple still… - 11 days ago, 9 May 12, 5:00am -
Apple was awarded a patent on Thursday for a multi-point focusing system that integrates with devices capable of multitouch input, possibly pointing to future use of the technology in a next-generation iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. - 19 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:35am -
Following a recently won appeal from the federal court, Apple on Friday filed a motion for injunction against Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 which could see the tablet pulled from U.S. shelves as soon as early June. - 19 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:25am -
It was announced on Friday that the made for TV movie "jOBS," which will chronicle the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, is set to begin principal photography in the original garage that was the humble home to what would one day become the world's… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 5:35pm -
In an effort to drum up subscribership and advertise its unlimited data plan for the iPhone 4S, Sprint revealed on Friday that it will begin offering a $100 credit to any customer who trades in an iPhone from another carrier. - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 4:53pm -
With Apple set to flip the switch on its Mac App Store sandboxing system, the company sent out an email to registered developers on Friday reminding them that enforcement of the new rules will being on June 1, 2012. - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 4:09pm -
Apple and a handful of other tech companies are said to be in talks with Russia's Skolkovo Innovation Centre about building research facilities in the organization's "Technopark," which is at the heart of a larger initiative looking to bring high-tec… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 2:19pm -
Warnings contained in the latest version of iOS suggest that Apple plans to bring support for 3G wireless data connections to its FaceTime video chat feature. - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 12:44pm -
Amazon has reportedly begun pitching to advertising agencies the opportunity to advertise on the welcome screen of its Kindle Fire tablet for a price of $600,000. - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 11:14am -
A new lawsuit accuses Apple of participating in "unfair, unlawful, deceptive, and misleading practices" in promoting the simplicity and reliability of its iCloud service. - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 8:19am -
If Apple were to launch a full-fledged television set, it could cause total average annual U.S. household spending on Apple products to double to $888 by 2015, according to a new projection. - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 5:39am -
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