Apple has a handful of stores in Italy, but none will supposedly compare to the store Apple is building in Via Roma, Turin. According to a report by Italian website Macity, Apple is planning a flagship store that could become one of Apple’s most important outlets. The Via Roma store will occupy over 1000 square [...]
TechSmith’s powerful Snagit app for capturing and annotating screenshots or websites has been around for a little over a year, having first been reviewed on TUAW in November 2010. Today Snagit (US.95) has been updated to version 2.0, expanding the capabilities of the app to a higher level. Screen capture apps like Snagit are extremely [...]
I reviewed Edmunds for the iPhone a few months ago and found it quite useful. Anyone who’s car-shopping will find it provides all the information you need. Edmunds has now brought that experience to the iPad. The device’s large screen and improvements in the app make it the best version of Edmunds for iOS yet. [...]
Say the word “Winclone” to any Mac-centric IT person and you’ll likely get a wistful sigh in return. The original Winclone utility, which provided a handy GUI wrapper around CLI tools such as the open-source NTFSprogs, did a spot-on job of backing up and restoring the Boot Camp partition of a dual-boot Mac. After Mike [...]
This past weekend, while noting the discount on iPads at Best Buy now in force, I happened to mention the retailer’s return policy for tablets (and desktop/laptop computers, as well): 14 days from purchase for a refund. That’s aligned with Apple’s retail rules, which also allow two weeks to change your mind. (Best Buy apparently [...]
It might. Evi, a Siri knock-off, has apparently turned some heads at Apple. I took a look at Evi a few weeks ago. After a rocky start with overloaded servers, the app settled down and has gotten more reliable, but still has a lot of bad reviews in the App Store. Evi is attractive because [...]
Vimeo has updated its video-viewing app to version 2.0, providing new user interfaces for both the iPhone and the iPad. The iPad version is a now native app, and the iPhone version has been tweaked to be easier to use, which is always nice. The app also now lets you shoot and create projects, and [...]
Google Street View is coming to Navigon iOS apps. The app will pop up a street-level view as you arrive at your destination so you can, for example, identify a particular building that is your destination. That should be of significant help when you are heading to an unfamiliar area. Navigon was recently acquired by [...]
AllThingsD recently sat down to chat with Rovio CEO Mikael Hed, and while much of the news about Rovio from the past few years has been to do with its enormously popular Angry Birds franchise (the latest title of which will be Angry Birds Space — stay tuned for more on that next month). But [...]
Have you ever kept a journal or diary- For writers, it’s almost a given that you’re going to keep a personal log of what you do during each day, how you feel, or interesting things that might create that prize-winning book some day. For others, it’s a way to keep track of health issues, emotions, [...]
Apple sent out an email today asking developers in its various programs to go ahead and get their applications ready with the Developer ID program, which is basically a new form of certifying apps that run on your Mac or iOS device. Developers can request a certificate through the tools included in Xcode, and then [...]
Apple has a problem with iPhone sales in select European countries, says a recent Wall Street Journal report. The problem isn’t with the hardware or even distribution, but pricing and carrier subsidies. In the US, the iPhone is affordable to many people because the carrier foots the bill for the cost of the phone. On [...]
At an interview during the Mobile World Congress going on in Spain this week, AT&T executive John Donovan told the Wall Street Journal that the company is apparently hoping to have app developers pick up some of the cost of network usage. The whole idea sounds kind of dumb, but obviously AT&T wants to make [...]
When I worked in retail, I quickly learned all about “loss prevention,” which is the program that most retailers undertake to try and (you guessed it) prevent loss of product at whatever store they’re running. Customer theft is obviously an issue anywhere you have merchandise sitting out in public, but an even bigger issue, surprisingly, [...]
It’s the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You’ll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what’s happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today’s Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires Flash) [...]
On Friday, Apple released iMac Wi-Fi Update 1.0, a small 1.3 MB update that is recommended for all iMacs (late 2009 and newer) running OS X 10.7.3. This appears to be a very specific update to resolve a very specific issue — there’s no other word from Apple on additional issues with iMac Wi-Fi that [...]
As TUAW has reported previously, Apple is working with the Fair Labor Association on a study of working conditions at supplier factories. The independent audits are attempting to determine areas where workers may be exposed to poor or dangerous working or living conditions so that changes can be made for the sake of the workers. [...]
Imagine you’re working on a complicated Photoshop document at home and need to go to work. Instead of uploading to Dropbox or saving to a thumb drive, you merely unplug your iPhone. You drive across town, get to your desk, dock your iPhone, and your desktop immediately springs back to life with your work still [...]
Adobe has finally gone and done it. An iPad version of Photoshop called Adobe Photoshop Touch is out for the iPad via the App Store. It’s tremendously impressive and to a lesser degree a bit frustrating. Let’s start with the good stuff, because there’s plenty of it. Getting a sophisticated photo app running on the [...]
Apple scored a legal victory against Motorola in a case involving a standards essential (FRAND) patent that Motorola must license to other companies on fair terms. The Mannheim court originally ruled in favor of Motorola and Apple was forced to remove select iPads and iPhone models from its German online store earlier this month. Today, [...]
Every time a developer preview of a new version of Mac OS X or iOS arrives, we at TUAW wait for the onslaught of emails telling us about the favorite apps that did or did not work, peripherals that suddenly won’t work, or machines that end up being totally borked. Jason O’Grady at ZDNet has [...]
Mercedes-Benz is making it easy for iPhone owners to use their handset in the car with a new in-car system that “puts the iPhone on wheels.” The automaker is introducing a new A-Class line of cars which will have an updated COMAND infotainment system that’s centered on the iPhone 4S. Not only can you access [...]
I’m always looking for educational and fun games that are appropriate for the younger set. Even though the App Store is filled with games, it’s not that easy finding quality titles designed for the dexterity and abilities of three and four-year-olds. One game that fits this bill is Zoo Sounds from Tantrum Apps. Zoo Sounds, [...]
Apple has aired a new iCloud commercial, Harmony. It demonstrates how photos, iTunes and iBooks purchases and contact information is automatically shared across compatible devices. You even get a glimpse at my favorite feature: fiddle with an iCal event in one location and it’s changed everywhere else. It ends with the tagline “Automatic. Everywhere. iCloud.” [...]
Final Fantasy Tactics first came out for the original PlayStation in 1997 as a more strategic take on the famous roleplaying game franchise. I didn’t get around to playing it until 2001, but when I did, it turned out to be a peerless game that still ranks among my all-time favorites. Between a deep combat [...]
Whether it’s impending iPad refreshes, don’t-be-evil cookie workarounds, or misrepresenting the Law of Large Numbers, there’s one place you can go to talk about all of it: the weekly shmoozefest we all know as the TUAW Talkcast. Sore throat or no, I’ll be there tonight for the full hour; hope you will, too. Tonight’s special [...]
Reader Alexander Wright dropped us a line this afternoon to point out that Best Buy is now selling all variants of the iPad 2 for off the usual list price. Given that the Apple-authorized big box electronics retailer usually sticks to the regular pricing, this is a bit atypical. The first reported discounting of the [...]
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been getting up to speed on using Telestream’s Wirecast Pro for Mac to broadcast the weekly TUAW TV Live show. In this review, I’ll describe some of the features of the latest version (4.1.3) of Wirecast Pro, and how it will be streamlining the production of the show. For [...]
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been getting up to speed on using Telestream’s Wirecast Pro for Mac to broadcast the weekly TUAW TV Live show. In this review, I’ll describe some of the features of the latest version (4.1.3) of Wirecast Pro, and how it will be streamlining the production of the show. For [...]
JP Morgan’s hardware analyst Mark Moskowitz has laid bare exactly how huge Apple has become lately, calling the company an actual “sector,” not just a company any more. Of course, on paper, Apple is competing with other computer and device manufacturers like Dell and Samsung, but the numbers just don’t make that comparison meaningful any [...]
So here is an interesting read for this weekend: It’s about Messages, how they’ve just made it across to the desktop (in beta form, sure, but coming soon in final version form), and how they sort of “compete” against FaceTime in Apple’s messaging domain. Writer Trevor Gilbert’s suggestion is that Apple should combine those two [...]
Do you like reading articles on the web, but hate all of the cruft that ends up making posts hard to read- Relax. Readability is going to be available for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch for free on March 1, 2012. Readability is somewhat akin to Reader in Safari on the Mac, only much better. [...]
Zynga’s gotten a lot of flak for creating basically a clone of Tiny Tower, and you could make the argument EA has done the same thing with its new freemium title Monopoly Hotels. The game features a set of freemium goals as you set up a series of businesses in Monopoly’s famous establishments, and just [...]
You know Bungie, the game studio that developed Marathon and Halo- Well, one of its founders, Alex Seropian, is now working on a new mobile-focused project. He’s one of the brains behind Industrial Toys, a start-up development studio that intends to focus on mobile titles for core gamers. “We are driven to innovate beyond industry [...]
Those of us who watch hours of the Food Network know that Umami is one of the five basic flavors. iPad users might be more familiar with the word from the Umami TV companion iPad app (free), which today received an update that adds social aspects for sharing your TV-watching experience. The two new features, [...]
Apple’s share of the overall mobile market seems to be heading dramatically upward, at least according to inMobi. The company measures how ads they serve (almost 100 million ads deployed each month) are filtered onto mobile devices. The figures are striking. Apple’s share of ad impressions went from 23.2% in October of 2011 to 35% [...]
It’s the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You’ll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what’s happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today’s Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires Flash) [...]
ZDNet (via Macgasm) has posted a couple of neat iCal tweaks that should make your life a bit easier: Enabling the debug menu and showing two weeks worth of appointments at once. The trick involves a couple of Terminal commands. To enter debug mode, use the following: defaults write com.apple.iCal IncludeDebugMenu 1 And, if you [...]
It’s rare to come up with a Friday Favorite for something as seemingly ho-hum as a USB hub, but this particular model caught my eye a while ago when a colleague brought it with him on a project. “What is that-” I asked, wonderingly. The blue glow of the ports was so hypnotic that I [...]
Apple’s 30-pin Dock connector has spawned generations of cables, docks, and accessories that all use the wide dongle we’ve all become familiar with. But is it something that has outlived its usefulness and is ready for replacement- That’s the question iMore’s Rene Ritchie discussed in a post yesterday, and his opinion is that Apple may [...]
Proview stepped up its legal assault against Apple by taking its complaint to the US court system. Earlier this month, U.S.-based Proview Technology Inc. filed a suit against Apple in the Superior Court of the State of California in Santa Clara County. The suit claims Apple acted with “oppression, fraud and/or malice” when it bought [...]
Dear Aunt TUAW, Has there been any information on the likely storage capacity of the “iPad 3-” Is it likely to keep the 16/32/64 paradigm, or might we see a doubling at current prices of 9/9/9- Your loving nephew, Dave Dear Dave, Auntie rather doubts that the storage options are going to change this time, [...]
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