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Apple Putting the Screws on Users to Upgrade?
Apple may be trying to make it harder for users to repair or upgrade their own hardware, according to iFixit’s Kyle Wiens. New iPhones and recent MacBook Pro and Air models are shipping with a new kind of non-standard screw securing the outside and battery cases of these products.Since the ...
Apple's App Store Growing Up With Playboy for iPad
According to Hugh Hefner, Playboy is coming to the iPad starting in March. And that’s not just a big screen conversion of the watered-down app currently available on the iPhone and iPod touch. No, it’s the fully uncensored magazine, both past and current issues.Hefner revealed the new...
Steve Jobs to Take Second Medical Leave of Absence
Apple CEO Steve Jobs will be taking a medical leave of absence from the company to focus on his health, though he will continue on as CEO and still be involved in “major strategic decisions.” In an email to employees released by Apple, Jobs explains that he requested and was granted t...
App Store Beats iTunes to 10 Billion Downloads by 6 Years
Apple has posted a downloads countdown page on its site as it approaches 10 billion apps downloaded. This year marks the App Store’s third birthday, so that’s an average of over 3 billion app downloads per year. iTunes took eight years to reach the same milestone.What makes that figur...
More iOS 4.3 News: "Find My Friends," New Device References
Yesterday, we learned that iOS 4.3 will have new features including more multi-touch gestures, the ability to act as a Wi-Fi hotspot, and third-party support for AirPlay streaming. Today, more features continue to be revealed, and at least one previously removed option has been added back.With t...
Why Microsoft's "App Store" Block Attempt Will Fail
The Financial Times reports today that software publishing behemoth Microsoft has filed a motion with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this week, objecting to Apple being awarded the trademark “App Store.”From the Financial Times;Apple applied to have the term trademarked in 2008,...
CDMA-Compatible iPad Coming to Verizon
Verizon will soon be selling a CDMA-compatible version of the iPad, according to Verizon Communications CFO Francis Shammo (via Bloomberg). Users currently have to use a MiFi device to allow iPads to connect to Verizon’s network via Wi-Fi. The new version would be able to connect directly.S...
Connecting to Denon's A/V Receivers - Now With AirPlay
There are no less than six distinct means of accessing your iTunes media (with or without an iOS device) on one of Denon’s new A/V receivers. And now Denon has finally followed through on their September announcement regarding AirPlay, bringing the total to seven. So how does the new AirPla...
Apple Personalizes Troubleshooting With Support Profiles
Earlier this year, Apple launched Express Lane, a support site designed to help consumers diagnose problems with Apple products through category selection. With an Apple ID, visitors could also see a list of their registered products and get help with common issues, as well as look up repair case...
Imagining a Cloud-Based Future for Mac OS X
Apple has recently been awarded a patent (via AppleInsider)for “administering and maintaining a network-booted operating system.” This could point to the development of a cloud-based Mac OS X.If it comes to pass, what would a cloud-based OS X actually look like and how will it work?I ...
