February 2012
“It matters not whether federal courts thing it wise or desirable for California...”
– Federal appeals court decision overturning Proposition 8
Architect of Obama's health care plan fears a... →
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January 2012
The Tyler Clementi Tragedy: Five Takeaway Lessons... →
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Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New... →
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The Magical (and Sometimes Ridiculous) Gadgets of... →
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Navigating Love and Autism - NYTimes.com →
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U.S. Government Glossed Over Cancer Concerns As It... →
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Red Sweater Blog – Learn To Code →
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The BRAD BLOG : No Photo ID Required to Vote in... →
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Rumor: Apple media event slated for January? →
On this slow-start Monday (the official observance of the New Year’s Day holiday in the US, in case you were wondering why everything was moving like molasses), we have AllThingsD’s Kara…
iPhone alarms work fine on 1/1 and 1/2, if you... →
There’s two possible explanations for why Engadget’s tipline was heating up this morning with emailed complaints about iPhone alarms not going off as scheduled on New Year’s Day (first
December 2011
Jonathan Ive gets a knighthood →
The UK’s New Year’s Honours list is out, and there’s a familiar (well-muscled) figure on it. Apple’s design lead Jonathan Ive has received the honorary title of Knight Commander of the…
Online shopping gets iPad surge on Christmas Day,... →
There’s no rest for the weary in retail this year, but at least on Christmas Day most of the shopping frenzy was online and not in line. IBM’s Smarter Commerce unit, which tracks 500…
“Rather than workable solutions, my party is offering low taxes for the currently...”
– David Frum on the GOP’s Lost Sense of Reality — New York Magazine
TUAW wishes you a Merry Christmas →
From all of us at TUAW to all of you who celebrate it, our heartfelt wishes for a very merry Christmas. It’s also Hanukkah this week, so best holiday wishes there too. Belated blessed…
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Arcade emulator iMAME punted out of App Store →
Fans of vintage arcade games know that the popular and free emulation tool MAME (stands for “Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator”) can be used to recreate the experience of classic coin-op…
Giving the gift of the painfully obvious |... →
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Talkcast tonight 10pm ET: Reviewing the year that... →
It’s time again for the TUAW Talkcast! We’ll be live on our usual TalkShoe meeting place, podcast fates and bandwidth permitting, starting at 10 pm Eastern time.
Given the calendar…
Haifa may host Apple innovation center →
The Israeli business publication Calcalist reported this week that Apple plans to site an innovation center (translation, original here) in the northern Israel city of Haifa, close…
Brooklyn filmmaker working on app to help prevent... →
When it comes to creating innovative apps to address municipal, environmental or social issues, the answer increasingly comes down to crowdsourcing. The public problem-solving site …
Chris Mooney | Can Fact Checking be Politically... →
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“Van Gundy recalled something he once heard from Daryl Morey, the Rockets’...”
– Rush for Christmas start leaves NBA in disarray
Apple accessory developer conference pushes... →
Last week, Japanese blog Macotakara reported that Apple hosted its “Made For iPhone” (MFI) technology summit in Shenzen, China (translated version). The conference last week, including…
A grand opening for the Apple Store at Grand... →
Early this morning, while thousands of NYC commuters trudged by, mostly unaware and uninterested, a modest band (about 100 at 8 am) of diehard Apple fans congregated in a long…
“Unfortunately, that instantly becomes a very hollow fact indeed, because the...”
– So The Mythbusters Punched A Hole In A House With A Cannonball. Now What? - WNYC
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iOS code names head for the hills →
Apple’s modern desktop OS is famous for its feline monikers — Panther, Tiger, Leopard/Snow Leopard and Lion, among others. But what about the other Apple operating system, iOS?…
“I am very sensitive to looking hypocritical,” says Deace, the radio host who...”
– Newt Gingrich and evangelicals: They could never support him, right? Wrong.
As Universal drains Jaws for the last time, I... →
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November 2011
Insanely Great launches made-in-USA iPhone... →
Whether your iPhone has been with you for years or you just picked one up this weekend during the holiday shopping rush, you’re facing the same problem either way: getting it to stay…
Apple Store Black Friday discounts already live...... →
As is its custom, the Earth continues to spin on its axis while many of us in the States are working off our turkey and stuffing comas with a solid nap/some football on TV. That means that…
Fusion 4.1 support for pre-Lion, non-server OS X... →
Late on Friday, Macworld’s Jason Snell discovered that the new 4.1 version of virtualization tool VMware Fusion had a special talent. Up until 4.1, Fusion would refuse to install non-server…
Why Obama Still Matters - The Dish | By Andrew... →
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REVIEW: Siri is a seriously good innovation - even... →
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Teaching Good Sex - NYTimes.com →
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Target, Best Buy post Black Friday deals: $195... →
Shopping season is here, with a vengeance. The circulars and sales sheets are popping up like discounted weeds, and while most Apple products aren’t eligible for steep discounts at…
One trick for getting iTunes Match to recognize... →
Welcome, iTunes Match users. After you’ve coughed over your 25 bucks and waited all night for your music library to reconcile with the great iCloud in the sky, you may have noticed those…
VMware Fusion now virtualizes standard builds of... →
VMware released the latest dot update to its flagship Mac virtualization product today. The free update, Fusion 4.1, improves Lion full-screen compatibility, graphics performance and…
Daily Mac App: WriteRoom →
It seems every writer, coder or GTD aficionado has a favorite plain text editor on the Mac these days. For everyone who starts each day with a screenful of untitled TextEdit windows full…
Split large movie files quickly on 10.6 with... →
Updated to clarify that a split clip feature exists in 10.7’s version of QuickTime X.
Say what you will about the QuickTime X framework and player introduced in Mac OS X 10.6 — it’s crazy speedy
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The inside story of how Microsoft killed its... →
Explain to me again how a creative professional shares work made on a tablet WITHOUT AN EMAIL CLIENT.
October 2011
NYT: Siri-powered Apple HDTV is definitely coming →
Over at the New York Times’ Bits blog, Nick Bilton has added his well-sourced voice to the rising chorus of yea-sayers on the rumor of an Apple-branded television set, arriving at some date…
Macworld Expo rebranding as Macworld | iWorld for... →
In line with the ever-expanding impact of iOS devices and mobile technology on the userbase-formerly-known-as-the-Macintosh-market, the premiere tradeshow for all things Apple will have…