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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Confirmation of Apple rejecting an app for accessing UDID
March 30, 2012 – 2:30 pm | No Comment
Confirmation of Apple rejecting an app for accessing UDID

Paul Haddad of Tapbots confirmed that Apple is rejecting apps which send out UDIDs . The developer posted a rejection notice for version 2.2 of its popular twitter client Tweetbot. The notice says that Tweetbot was rejected because the “app does not obtain user consent before collecting their …

I am become Middle Schooler, destroyer of Macs
March 29, 2012 – 5:05 pm | No Comment
I am become Middle Schooler, destroyer of Macs

I spent the morning dealing with the fact that my beloved daughter has killed yet another Hackintosh . It’s not exactly her fault. For example, the drive outlived its years. The power …

Rdio to launch in "all countries" in Europe within a few months
March 29, 2012 – 3:15 pm | No Comment
Rdio to launch in "all countries" in Europe within a few months

Rdio has begun spreading across Europe and other parts of the world, as the streaming music service now available in Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, and Denmark. After that, it’s expected to …

Report: Newsstand apps for the iPad generate about $70K per day
March 28, 2012 – 3:15 pm | No Comment
Report: Newsstand apps for the iPad generate about $70K per day

A report from Distimo suggests iPad Newsstand apps are generating US$70,000 per day for Apple and its top 100 participating publishers less than six months after the category debuted in iOS 5. Not surprisingly, the top grossing apps are The Daily…

‘Free on iTunes’ goes MIA
March 27, 2012 – 6:30 pm | No Comment
‘Free on iTunes’ goes MIA

We’ve noticed an interesting change at the US iTunes store this week. “Free on iTunes,” a popular section found in both the Quick Links and in its own front page section, has gone MIA. …

Debunkatron: No, the iPad is not destroying its own battery
March 26, 2012 – 3:00 pm | No Comment
Debunkatron: No, the iPad is not destroying its own battery

Dr. Raymond Soneira of DisplayMate Technologies analyzed the performance of the new iPad’s battery when it says it’s 100 percent charged versus when it’s actually 100 percent charged. Unsurprisingly, he found a discrepancy; it’s already been widely reported that the new iPad’s charging indicator …

LEGO® Ninjago: Rise of the The LEGO Group
March 25, 2012 – 3:32 am | No Comment
LEGO® Ninjago: Rise of the The LEGO Group

LEGO® Ninjago: Rise of the Snakes The LEGO Group Genre: Games Release Date: March 22, 2012 Help the Ninjas of Ninjago battle the evil serpentine in this new game based on last year’s Ninjago: Spinjitzu Scavenger Hunt! •Spin your way to victory in daily battle challenges from warriors from all over …

China surpasses US on iOS, Android activations
March 21, 2012 – 8:00 pm | No Comment
China surpasses US on iOS, Android activations

When I first saw this news on MacRumors this morning, my immediate thought was “Duh! China has 4.4 times the population of the U.S.” But there’s more to the story of China passing the …

Climbing Everest with iPad and iPhone
March 21, 2012 – 6:20 pm | No Comment

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 gives O’Neill a journaling device with a solid…

Mobile is the fastest-growing segment of social games
March 21, 2012 – 2:00 pm | No Comment
Mobile is the fastest-growing segment of social games

The iPad, iPhone and other mobile devices are a growing source of revenue for those selling virtual goods, says a report from Inside Virtual Goods . The report looks at the virtual goods market and tracks sales from mobile devices and…