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CableKeeps keep charger and cable together
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Apple's MagSafe power bricks come with integrated flip-up tabs that let you coil the attached power cable for easier packing and storage. Chargers for iOS devices afford no such luxury. Luckily, a new Kickstarter project called CableKeeps hopes to remedy that situation.
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| (Published: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:40:18 +0000) |
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Badger makes iPhone photo sharing more relevant
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There's no shortage of photo-sharing apps on the iPhone, thanks to Instagram's instant success. But Badger, a new app that hit the iOS App Store Friday, has a genuinely fresh approach that just might succeed in turning heads.
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| (Published: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:49:14 +0000) |
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4 useful tips for working with OS X Lion’s Launchpad
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Launchpad, the new app launcher in Mac OS X Lion, can be useful for hunting down apps you don't use very often. However, sometimes it can feel bloated and difficult to navigate. Here are a few tips to make Launchpad a bit easier to work with.
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| (Published: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:14:38 +0000) |
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Where to watch Farm Aid 2011 live online
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Farm Aid will have an all-star lineup of musicians performing this weekend to raise money for family farms. But those who can't make it to Kansas City, Kan., this weekend can stream it live on the web and on a number of mobile devices.
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| (Published: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:11:06 +0000) |
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The case for and against a September iPhone 5 launch
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Everyone knows Apple will launch a new iPhone, but no one knows quite when. Friday saw new claims as to when it might arrive, so it's a good opportunity to look at all of the iPhone 5 release date rumors and see where we end up.
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| (Published: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:35:01 +0000) |
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Report: iPad 3-powering A6 won’t be ready until next year
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Those hoping for iPad lightning to strike twice this year might be disappointed by a new report out Friday. The A6 processor, cited as the central component for a new, more powerful iPad won't hit the public until next year, sources say.
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| (Published: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:32:55 +0000) |
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Cord Cutters: Checking out the Boxee iPad app
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Boxee's new iPad app aggregates videos from your Twitter and Facebook contacts, plays videos files stored on your computer and beams videos straight to the Boxee Box or an Apple TV. Check out a detailed walk-through in this week's episode of Cord Cutters
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| (Published: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:08:08 +0000) |
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Lion 101: How to know more about your Mac
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New Mac owners don't often know things about their computers that might prove otherwise helpful, like exactly which model they have. Luckily, OS X Lion organizes system info in a better way than its predecessor. Plus, there are two other great free tools that help, too.
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| (Published: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:15:59 +0000) |
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iOS 101: How to recover from an app or device failure
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It happens to the best of us, and usually at the worst times: Your device freezes up or iOS decides to go on a long weekend without you. Don't panic, though; there are a number of options to help get your iPhone/iPad/iPod up and running again.
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| (Published: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:46:07 +0000) |
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Why Nintendo should re-invent itself as an iOS developer
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Nintendo's investors think the company is wasting time and energy developing for its own devices. Instead, fund managers think Nintendo should turn its attention to developing for smartphones, especially Apple's iPhone. Once you put all the facts on the table, it looks like the smart play.
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| (Published: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:07:03 +0000) |
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In smartphones, same old story: Apple and Android win
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Smartphones were up 74 percent in the second quarter of 2011, accounting for a fourth of all mobile device sales, versus just 17 percent last year. The companies benefiting most from increasing smartphone sales are clearly Apple and Google, but which is benefitting the most?
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| (Published: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:14:51 +0000) |
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Finally: Apple is now the most valuable company in the world.
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Apple surpassed Exxon Mobil Corporation to become the company with the highest market cap after trading on Wednesday. It's an achievement that comes as the result of a long, steady climb for Apple, aided in no small part by the iPhone and the iPad.
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| (Published: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:27:12 +0000) |
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At this rate, there won’t be a tablet market, just an iPad market
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Apple won an injunction to halt Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales across most of the EU yesterday and today, Motorola's Xoom has surfaced as the next potential target. Is Apple weeding out all potential iPad competitors or is it trying to control the entire tablet market?
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| (Published: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:51:23 +0000) |
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Adding GPS info to iPhoto with myTracks
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Keeping track of where you've taken photos is not as easy as you might think. Your iPhone automatically geotags images, but most digital cameras aren't GPS enabled. You can manually add the data, but there's a better way to do it automatically in batches.
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| (Published: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:32:40 +0000) |
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Amazon shows media companies the future of the web
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Amazon's new browser-based version of its Kindle e-book app is designed to get around Apple's restrictions on in-app purchasing, but it is also a great example of how media companies should be looking beyond the world of apps to the future of the browser-based web.
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| (Published: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:16:33 +0000) |
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The Future of Mac: Truckin’
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Steve Jobs revealed at the D8 conference his vision of what the future of the Mac looks like: a Ford F250. Not in design, and maybe not in build quality, but in everyday utility.
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| (Published: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:44:52 +0000) |
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Did the New York Times Just Declare War on News Aggregators?
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Like many other newspapers, the New York Times has been trying to find an online business model that works, including experimenting with iPhone and iPad apps. Now, the company appears to be sending its lawyers after news aggregators that use its RSS feeds in commercial applications.
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| (Published: Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:12:49 +0000) |
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Apple Increasing Platform Opacity and Kicking Out Competitors with iAd
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One thing Jobs has made clear is that he wants statistics coming from vetted sources, not from just any mobile market research firm. Pursuant to that goal, Apple recently changed the terms of its developer agreement to keep out third-party analytics companies.
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| (Published: Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:00:42 +0000) |
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25 Safari Extensions You Can Install Now
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Apple’s new Safari 5 brings support for browser extensions, which the company plans to showcase on its own gallery in a few months. In the meantime, we’ve compiled a list of some of our favorites.
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| (Published: Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:29:12 +0000) |
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TechUniversity: Font Management
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Managing fonts has become a bit of a black art, but it doesn't have to be. Using tools built right in to OS X, you can manage a font collection with ease.
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| (Published: Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:16:07 +0000) |
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Quick Tip: Sharing iPhone and iPad Apps On the Go
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What if you are on the road with your spouse or children and want to try out one of their apps, or share one of your own? Apple provides an easy way to do this
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| (Published: Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:00:46 +0000) |
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Video: What App Developers Think of the New iPhone
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After the iPhone 4 presentation at Apple's WWDC in San Francisco today, I hit the town to talk to app developers in the event center about their perceptions of Steve Jobs' latest and greatest device. Here's a video to give you a flavor of the scene.
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| (Published: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:07:16 +0000) |
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Hands-On: Macally’s Bookstand Case for Apple iPad
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After two months of searching for an iPad case, I decided to purchase the Macally Bookstand. The Bookstand offers the same versatility as Apple's iPad case, but it's a much more stable solution in landscape while providing control and button access in a smart design.
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| (Published: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:03:49 +0000) |
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Analyzing Apple’s Boilerplate
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A boilerplate is a flexible term used to describe many different things, but Apple's boilerplate is those lines of text that you see at the bottom of each of all its press releases, and it has remained largely unchanged for the past few years.
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| (Published: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:01:52 +0000) |
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Safari 5 Brings Speed, Reader and Extensions
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Apple quietly released a major upgrade to Safari, bringing the browser up to version 5.0 for both Mac and Windows. Safari 5 brings several welcome improvements, including a new "Reader" mode, improved HTML 5 support and a new extensions architecture.
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| (Published: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:15:11 +0000) |
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iPhone 4 Brings 2 Cameras and HD Video
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Monday saw the unveiling of the fourth generation iPhone and with it came not one, but two new integrated cameras, both of which offer a whole host of sorely awaited, yet welcome features.
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| (Published: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:53:49 +0000) |
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Steve Jobs Survives Gizmodo, But Not MiFi
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes tremendous pride in his public performances, and it pays off. His product presentations are usually seamless and even hypnotic. But today at WWDC, one glitch almost took Jobs down: too many Wi-Fi networks due to attendees packing their own.
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| (Published: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:31:23 +0000) |
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Did Apple’s iPhone 4 Just Kill the Flip?
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Apple's new iPhone 4 features 720p HD recording, a built-in LED spotlight and the ability to edit videos on the spot through a dedicated iPhone version of iMovie. All of those features should make Cisco pretty nervous as they make the company's Flip camcorder look outdated.
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| (Published: Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:35:17 +0000) |
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iPhone 4: FaceTime Mobile Video Conferencing
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FaceTime is the name of iPhone 4's video chatting feature, and the WWDC keynote's coverage of the feature makes it look pretty impressive. Steve Jobs invoked the full power of his reality distortion field when he opened the FaceTime demo.
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| (Published: Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:01:26 +0000) |
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iPhone 4: Retina Display
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Apple has a new display to go with all the snazzy new features of the iPhone 4. The metaphorically named "Retina Display" sports 4x the resolution (double the pixel density) to provide a noticeably crisper and more detailed image.
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| (Published: Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:30:17 +0000) |
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WWDC: Netflix With Adaptive Bitrate Streaming Coming to the iPhone
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iPad owners aren't the only ones that can enjoy Netflix on their portable device. This summer, Netflix for iPhone hits the App Store. Netflix subscribers can watch part of a program on the iPad and pick up where they left off on the the iPhone.
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| (Published: Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:19:09 +0000) |
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iBooks Moves to the iPhone, Gains New Features
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At WWDC today, Steve Jobs actually mentioned iBooks, the iPad native e-reader, twice: once before and once after announcing iPhone 4. The first time was to say that later this month, the iBooks app will be receiving an update.
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| (Published: Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:15:58 +0000) |
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Apple Crams a Powerhouse Into the New iPhone 4
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Inside the new iPhone 4 revealed today at WWDC is the same superfast chip architecture that powers the iPad, the A4. Alongside the A4 is a bigger battery, giving the iPhone better battery life and improved performance.
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| (Published: Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:10:20 +0000) |
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iPhone 4 Announced
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Today Steve Jobs unveiled the fourth iteration of the beloved iPhone, dubbed, iPhone 4. It was, of course, the device that we've seen leaked in recent weeks, but there's a lot more to this new phone than meets the eye.
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| (Published: Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:46:46 +0000) |
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