Beepocalypse: How Apple could improve multi-device reminders
May 17, 2012 – 8:00 pm | No Comment

Today, beloved leader Victor pointed me to this write-up over at Tidbits . Although Joe Kissel’s experience with quite so many devices (nine, I believe) falls a bit into the extremes of iOS/OS X use, the problem of dealing with distributed alarms …

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Steve Jobs plays FDR in this old Mac sales video
May 3, 2012 – 5:00 pm | No Comment
Steve Jobs plays FDR in this old Mac sales video

It’s not often you see Steve Jobs impersonating a former president, but leave it to the creatives who made Apple sales videos to make it happen. Yes, in this never-before-seen footage (well, never…

Travis County Commission OK’s Apple’s Austin, Texas expansion plans
May 2, 2012 – 3:40 pm | No Comment
Travis County Commission OK’s Apple’s Austin, Texas expansion plans

As expected, the Travis County Commission has approved an economic development package for Apple to spur the development of jobs in Austin . The package was approved last night by a 4-to…

Spotify now ready for iPad
May 2, 2012 – 2:00 pm | No Comment
Spotify now ready for iPad

Music streaming service Spotify has finally released its long-awaited iPad app. The app itself is version 5.0 of the existing Spotify app — the company has just made it universal — but they’ve really taken the iPad …

iMore compares top music streaming services for the iPhone
May 2, 2012 – 1:45 pm | No Comment
iMore compares top music streaming services for the iPhone

iMore has conducted an in-depth comparison of three of the most popular music streaming services available for the iPhone: Spotify , Pandora and Slacker . As mentioned in the article, iTunes is certainly king when it comes to the purchase of digital music, but undoubtedly, there’s an ever increasing …

Padprop iPad stand giveaway
April 26, 2012 – 10:00 pm | No Comment
Padprop iPad stand giveaway

Last year we reviewed the Padprop iPad stand . It’s a super-handy device that lets you choose multiple viewing angles, rest an iPad between your knees for easy typing and even stores a set of Apple earbuds neatly and securely. I found it durable (it’s made of …

Mophie juice pack powerstation PRO: A big gas tank for your gizmos
April 26, 2012 – 7:00 pm | No Comment
Mophie juice pack powerstation PRO: A big gas tank for your gizmos

We test a lot of external power packs here at the top-secret TUAW labs, most of which are just powerful enough to top off an iPhone or iPod touch. But what if you need enough juice to…

TUAW TV Live at 5 PM ET
April 25, 2012 – 6:30 pm | No Comment
TUAW TV Live at 5 PM ET

Today’s TUAW TV Live should be rather fun, discussing Apple’s continuing good fortunes as announced during yesterday’s earnings call , speculating on the new products we could see from Apple this …

Apple opens nominations for 2012 Apple Design Awards
April 25, 2012 – 4:30 pm | No Comment
Apple opens nominations for 2012 Apple Design Awards

Every year Apple recognizes those iOS and OS X developers whose work is a step above the competition with its Apple Design Awards . Nominations for these outstanding apps start in the spring and the winners are announced at WWDC. This year will be no different…

WWDC 2012 announced, tickets on sale
April 25, 2012 – 1:42 pm | No Comment
WWDC 2012 announced, tickets on sale

Apple has officially announced dates for its Worldwide Developers Conference 2012 . It will take place June 11-15 in San Francisco, California. Tickets are on sale now , selling at $1599 for attendees. Apple will put on over 100 sessions for developers, and there will be …

Ion announces release date, price for iCade Core and Mobile
April 24, 2012 – 9:00 pm | No Comment
Ion announces release date, price for iCade Core and Mobile

We saw the new iCade Core (one of three takes on Ion’s popular iCade iOS joystick accessory) back at CES earlier this year, but now it has a price and a date, for the UK at least. June is when it will …