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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Most iOS devices in China sold to customers in urban areas
April 9, 2012 – 3:00 pm | No Comment
Most iOS devices in China sold to customers in urban areas

A report from Chinese strategic advisory firm Stenvall Skoeld suggests that Apple has a 10 percent penetration rate in China with the highest levels of ownership found in urban centers like Beijing, Guandong and Shanghai. The lowest percentage of ownership was found in Tibet …

Daily iPad App: National Geographic Today
April 9, 2012 – 2:00 pm | No Comment
Daily iPad App: National Geographic Today

National Geographic is known for its stunning photography and outstanding videos. Now you can get a portion of both each day with the National Geographic Today App . Released last week, the iPad app includes news, videos, quizzes, articles, and jaw-dropping photography. The National Geographic Today app serves up…

Second Apple Store in Rome preparing to open
April 6, 2012 – 5:30 pm | No Comment
Second Apple Store in Rome preparing to open

Apple may be opening a second Apple Store in Rome and will be celebrating the grand opening on Rome’s birthday, says a report in iSpazio . The new store will be located in the Porta di …

Apple reportedly receives certification to sell Brazilian-assembled iPad
April 6, 2012 – 1:00 pm | No Comment
Apple reportedly receives certification to sell Brazilian-assembled iPad

MacRumors reported Thursday that Apple has received certification to begin selling Brazilian-assembled iPad 2s in that country. It’s only for the 16 GB model, and it would be sold alongside Chinese-assembled models. MacRumors said this would most likely happen when…

Modern Girl by Crowdstar Inc
April 6, 2012 – 12:57 am | No Comment
Modern Girl by Crowdstar Inc

Modern Girl by Crowdstar Crowdstar Inc Genre: Games Release Date: March 06, 2012 Download the @FreeAppADay.com Store App and wish for more top rated apps like “Modern Girl” to become FAAD's Discovery App of the Week! Shop …

Dear Aunt TUAW: Did my wife just get a free upgrade?
April 5, 2012 – 7:00 pm | No Comment
Dear Aunt TUAW: Did my wife just get a free upgrade?

Dear Aunt TUAW, So my wife’s 11-inch MacBook Air went into an Apple Store to get its screen replaced because it cracked. It’s got a core i5 1,6ghz processor in it… Or at least it did! We’ve just got …

Sprint
April 5, 2012 – 12:14 am | No Comment
Sprint

SprintTV Sprint Genre: Entertainment Release Date: February 28, 2012 Sprint TV is FREE with most data plans for Sprint iPhone customers to download and watch! To activate your Sprint TV account for the first …

Five apps to help you file your taxes
April 3, 2012 – 11:05 pm | No Comment
Five apps to help you file your taxes

With only a few weeks before taxes are due — the federal deadline is on April 17, and many states have followed suit — plenty of Americans are scrambling to file before the clock…

Sync iCloud to Dropbox
April 3, 2012 – 1:00 pm | No Comment
Sync iCloud to Dropbox

Mac and iOS users are going to be increasingly pushed to choose between storing their documents in iCloud or Dropbox. I expect that Apple will continue to push more and more features to iCloud that will make people want to use it…

It’s Playing fills the gap left by VLC with a well-designed video player
April 2, 2012 – 8:15 pm | No Comment
It’s Playing fills the gap left by VLC with a well-designed video player

Recently, I looked over (but declined to review) a US$9.99 dictionary application. Despite one particularly lovely visual effect, I found it hard to define an audience for the product and thought the price tag hovered on the high side for an awkward app that didn’t really do anything useful. In…