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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