Those customer that have had problems with AT&T over the years may take some pleasure in Consumer Reports latest survey of wireless carriers. To say that AT&T didn’t do well would be a huge understatement. In fact, AT&T scored at the very bottom of the charts for every category but one, where it scored the second worse. (more…)
It’s really amazing that the iPad still has a few detractors, considering everything it’s accomplished in the short time it’s been around. (more…)
New Apple signs put up at its retail locations say the company’s long lost white iPhone 4 will be “available spring 2011.” (more…)
After purchasing about 100 acres of land in Cupertino from HP recently, Apple has reportedly hired one of the world’s most famous architects to build the “City of Apple.” (more…)
Far too much food, not enough time, too much traffic, too many relatives, crowded malls, dry turkey, Lumpy gravy, lousy weather. BAH! HUMBUG! (more…)
Apple and magazine publishers still can’t agree on terms to get magazine subscriptions in the App Store. (more…)
It’s been widely reported, including here, that Apple has added 12 more patents to its lawsuit against Motorola, but that’s not quite the case. (more…)
I guess you can mark this case as solved. Remember back to a time when Apple promised .Mac members additional widgets? They never came. TUAW found out why and it’s a pretty funny story. At least I had a little chuckle on a Friday afternoon. I won’t ruin the entire story, but here’s something to get you started.
At the time of the Tiger launch there was an Apple intern working with the .Mac team. The intern said he could whip up some exclusive .Mac widgets to help capitalize on the Dashboard craze and hopefully spur sales of .Mac
The holiday shopping season has arrived and while it’s good to look for the best deals available, it’s also a good time to be wary. Unfortunately during these tough times, scam artists are looking for every possible way to take your money. If you’re not familiar with some of the more popular scams, take a look at this Macworld article to refresh yourself.
The FBI, McAfee, the Better Business Bureau and F-Secure are all warning about cybercriminals who will try to take you for a ride this holiday season. Here are their most pertinent warnings and tips for staying safe.
How to avoid holiday tech scams [Macworld]
Connected Flow on Thursday released the latest version of its iPhoto and Aperture plug-in, FlickrExport 4. (more…)
There is no doubt competition in the tablet market is going to explode, but right now, consumers overwhelmingly chose the iPad over Samsung’s Galaxy Tab in a consumer survey. (more…)
The people behind the Manhattan Declaration iPhone app — recently called anti-gay by critics — faxed a letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs urging him to reinstate the app to the App Store. (more…)
Tech CEOs can have pretty much anything they want on their Christmas list, but this year one of the top items is an iPad. (more…)
Universal Audio on Wednesday released a significant update to its audio software adding plug-ins for the SSL 4000 Console, the SSL G Bus Compressor, and the Studer A800 tape recorder. UA’s Mac software is also now 64-bit compatible, the company said. (more…)
I am not a filmmaker. I never want to be filmmaker. I do, however, like to share videos with family and friends. You see the problem here, right? (more…)
Thomas Boyd has posted results of his head-to-head comparison of two pro photo cataloging applications: Apple’s Aperture 3 and Adobe’s Lightroom 3. Seeing a bias in news and blog postings trumpeting Lightroom’s supposedly superior speed, Boyd has done his own tests, and found that Aperture 3 is much, much faster, using a MacBook Pro with 8GB RAM running an SSD – a fairly representative system for a serious Mac-based professional photographer.
“The rendering performance of Lightroom was dramatically slower than Aperture. Not only was rendering slow, there was a one or two second lag between the time of pushing the right arrow button and the time it took for the next image to appear…unrendered. It was excruciatingly slow. I wasn’t prepared for that.”
Aperture 3 workflow four times faster than Adobe Lightroom 3 [MacCreate.com]
Olivier Sanche, Apple Global Data Center Director, died of a heart attack on Thanksgiving. Sanche was responsible for Apple’s $1 billion North Carolina data center, which is thought to be the backbone of the company’s future cloud business.
Sanche joined Apple in August of last year, when he began overseeing preparations for the company’s $1 billion new North Carolina data center. He has previously worked for eBay, where he managed the development and construction of that company’s Topaz center in Utah, which was recently awarded a LEED Gold certification for its environmentally sustainable design.
Apple Global Data Center Director Olivier Sanche dies at 41 [AppleInsider]
Apple’s iPhone and its mobile operating system iOS are the most desired smartphone and operating system among smartphone buyers, according to a new study by market research firm, Nielsen. (more…)
Sir Richard Branson is one of the brightest entrepreneurs of our time and he is excited about the iPad. (more…)
There are quite a few silly articles written about Apple. Most, I leave alone, but some are so bad, they deserve a response. PC World has one of those articles today. (more…)
The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been given seizure orders for 82 websites. The sites are accused of selling products that infringe copyright law. Websites include Torrent-finder.com, DVDscollection.com, Sunglasses-mall.com, and NFLjerseysupply.com.
Sites targeted by the two agencies displayed a notice on their home pages saying that ICE had seized the domain names. “Willful copyright infringement is a federal crime that carries penalties for first time offenders of up to five years in federal prison, a $250,000 fine, forfeiture and restitution,” the notices read. “Intentionally and knowingly trafficking in counterfeit goods is a federal crime that carries penalties for first time offenders of up to ten years in federal prison, a $2,000,000 fine, forfeiture and restitution.”
Courts shut down 82 sites for alleged copyright violations [Macworld UK]
Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci said he thinks it will take his company two or three years to overtake the iPad and Apple’s early lead in the tablet market. (more…)
More people were walking out of an Apple store on Black Friday with an iPad than a Mac, according to Piper Jaffray Senior Research Analyst, Gene Munster. (more…)
Market research firm Gartner on Monday lowered its forecast for worldwide PC shipments for 2010, citing the iPad as the cause. (more…)
Last week, we talked about some gear and gadgets you could put on your Holiday Wish List for yourself or your favorite photographer. This week, we’ll look at some more fun things, including some software. (more…)
Second Gear Software on Wednesday released an update for Shareables, its URL shortening and sharing app for the iPhone. (more…)
Ambrosia Software has announced the release of WireTap Anywhere 2.0, an upgrade to their audio routing and mixing software for Mac OS X. It costs $129, and upgrades are available for $69. (more…)
Freeverse has announced the release of Field of Glory for Mac OS X. It’s available for download now for $39.95. (more…)
Sure, the iPhone’s virtual keyboard is great, but there are still some of us out there who prefer the tactile sensation afforded by a physical keyboard. That’s why my ears perked up earlier this year when ThinkGeek introduced the TK-421, an iPhone case with a flip-out keyboard. Now it’s in stock and costs $49.99. (more…)
Thanksgiving travel has begun and if you’re flying, you are no doubt aware of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) enhanced screening process. Now there’s an iPhone app to help you answer some questions. (more…)