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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MacTech NYC Boot Camp to include TUAW/TidBITS panel
April 4, 2012 – 3:20 pm | No Comment
MacTech NYC Boot Camp to include TUAW/TidBITS panel

On April 18 and 19, the MacTech live event series will be coming to the Big Apple. The Park Central Hotel in New York will be hosting MacTech Boot Camp and MacTech In Depth: OS X Server …

Ashton Kutcher prepares to play Steve Jobs
April 4, 2012 – 3:00 pm | No Comment
Ashton Kutcher prepares to play Steve Jobs

Ashton Kutcher photo from Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com iPad publication The Daily reports that Ashton Kutcher is whole-heartedly preparing to play former Apple CEO Steve Jobs . Producer Mark Hulme of Five Star Feature Films: “He is already meeting with folks …

Nokia Lumia 900 vs iPhone 4S camera test
April 4, 2012 – 2:25 pm | No Comment
Nokia Lumia 900 vs iPhone 4S camera test

Nokia and AT&T are launching the Lumia 900 this weekend and reviews for the Windows Phone hit the Internet last night. CNET had a review unit and used that opportunity to compare the 8-megapixel Lumia with another 8-megapixel…

FileMaker Pro 12 offers new design features, improved iOS compatibility
April 4, 2012 – 2:00 pm | No Comment
FileMaker Pro 12 offers new design features, improved iOS compatibility

I started using FileMaker Pro way back with version 6, when I was developing solutions for a residential school. I grew to love the pro database software, and since then it’s gotten better and better. The new version 12 of FileMaker Pro, announced today, continues the…

Walter Isaacson on the leadership of Steve Jobs
April 4, 2012 – 1:20 pm | No Comment
Walter Isaacson on the leadership of Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson, the author who wrote the Steve Jobs biography , penned a recent column for the Harvard Business Review focusing on the traits that made Jobs an excellent business leader. Isaacson spent many hours with the Apple CEO while writing this book…

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…

iPhone, iPad owners use Wi-Fi more often than Android users
April 3, 2012 – 7:00 pm | No Comment
iPhone, iPad owners use Wi-Fi more often than Android users

That’s the word from comScore in a study that shows some interesting differences in Wi-Fi use depending on geography, platform and carrier. A key finding is that iPhone owners tap into WiFi more than Android users. The study reveals that 71 percent of all unique…

Readdle PDF Expert receives major update in version 4.0
April 3, 2012 – 6:40 pm | No Comment
Readdle PDF Expert receives major update in version 4.0

A lot of us here at TUAW use Readdle’s PDF Expert (US$9.99) to view, annotate, and organize Adobe Portable Document Format files. The app has always provided a useful and fast way to mark up PDFs, and there’s a new update available…

Shazam 5.0 offers faster tagging and startup
April 3, 2012 – 6:15 pm | No Comment
Shazam 5.0 offers faster tagging and startup

When you absolutely, positively need to know the song that is playing on the background soundtrack at the restaurant or club, Shazam is the go-to application. The app “listens” to music, queries a database, and responds with information including the song’s title, artist, and sometimes…

RIM’s server software now manages iPhone, Android devices
April 3, 2012 – 5:30 pm | No Comment
RIM’s server software now manages iPhone, Android devices

RIM launched its highly-touted BlackBerry Mobile Fusion today. The enterprise software solution lets network administrators manage iOS, Android and BlackBerry devices using a single, web-based application. The software lets admins manage multiple devices per user, set and manage security…