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iPhone 3G owners and AT&T upgrade woes

by Michael Jones (Jun 8th, 2009)

With the introduction of the new iPhone 3G S at WWDC, existing AT&T customers who wish to upgrade to the new model are quickly finding out that they are not eligible for the pricing announced today. If you were among the first 10 million ...

Re-defining "Pro": The 13" MacBook Pro

by Christina Warren (Jun 8th, 2009)

Once again, Gruber called it (aside, I wish I had his sources); the naming distinctions between the unibody 13" MacBook and the 15" MacBook Pro are now gone: say hello to the 13" MacBook Pro. Complete with a lower price (starts at $1199 and goes to ...

TUAW at E3: Castle of Magic hands-on

by Mike Schramm (Jun 8th, 2009)

Gameloft was kind enough to show us their whole upcoming stable of iPhone and iPod touch titles at E3 last week, and the most impressive game we saw in their "party bus," parked outside the Los Angeles Convention Center, was Castle of Magic. It's a ...

Friday Favorite: Photomatix Pro

by Mel Martin (Jun 5th, 2009)

There are few times I have used software that really caused my jaw to drop. Photomatix Pro did just that. It's a Mac OS X utility that allows you to create what are called High Dynamic Range (HDR) images from separate digital exposures taken at ...

What I'd like to see in iPhone 3.0 (but probably won't)

by Mel Martin (Jun 4th, 2009)

Yeah, I know we haven't seen it yet, but based on what we do know, here's some things I'll bet Apple missed that I'd like to see ASAP. Unified mailbox as an option: This works great in OS X. I sure am getting tired of checking 3 email accounts ...

Wall Street analysts anticipate WWDC 09

by Steven Sande (Jun 4th, 2009)

With WWDC 09 coming up next week, Wall Street analysts are polishing their crystal balls and commenting on what they think we'll hear about. In a post on Barron's Tech Trader Daily blog, Eric Savitz polled the top tech analysts for their ideas. ...

Rumor: New iPhone to be called "iPhone Video?"

by Michael Jones (Jun 4th, 2009)

Further fueling the iPhone fire (try saying that one five times fast), TUAW has received an anonymous tip stating that AT&T's support website will be updated with "iPhone Video" as one of the model choices when choosing Apple as the phone ...

TUAW at E3: The Sims 3 for iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Jun 4th, 2009)

The Sims 3 pretty faithfully recreates the Sims experience on Apple's handhelds, albeit in a more streamlined version. While the handheld port avoids a lot of the new complexity of the latest PC release, the core Sims experience is still here -- ...

Rumor: New iPhone pictures leaked?

by Michael Jones (Jun 4th, 2009)

With the increasing evidence that a new iPhone may be just around the corner, we've seen our share of screenshots, speculations, and mock-ups. Now, the Italian iPhone blog iSpazio has posted pictures of what could possibly be the next iPhone (English ...

TUAW at E3: Robocalypse: Mobile Mayhem for iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Jun 3rd, 2009)

I'm spending the week at E3, and while iPhone games are somewhat few and far between (odds are that we'll see most of the App Store's goods next week at WWDC), there are a few gems to find out on the floor. In the Vogster booth, I got to play ...

Net Applications numbers show growth for Mac browsers

by Michael Rose (Jun 2nd, 2009)

If you're looking for a bright spot in the Mac market share numbers after the recent dips, Net Applications has your back. The May survey indicates an uptick in Safari's share of browser usage -- up to 8.43 in April, and 2% higher than a year ...

Newcomer steps in to fill Mac clone "Quo"ta

by Christina Warren (Jun 2nd, 2009)

Update: @JoeWilsonTV responded in the comments that Quo Computer is open (telephone number in his comment) and that they are taking orders in the store. The website is supposed to launch next Monday. Thanks Joe! It seems like it was only last week ...

Japanese university tracking students via free iPhones

by Mike Schramm (Jun 1st, 2009)

If you happen to be enrolling in Aoyama Gakuin University's School of Social Informatics in Tokyo this year, make sure to stop by the admissions office to pick up your free iPhone -- the school made a deal with Softbank Corporation, the iPhone's ...

Next-gen iPhone photos leaked?

by Mike Schramm (May 31st, 2009)

The iPhone blogs says they've uncovered the very first photos of a brand new version of the iPhone (the pictures are watermarked from a site called UMPC Fever), and while there's no actual indication that they're real (at the very least, it wouldn't ...

Future iTunes versions could block the Pre, but why?

by Robert Palmer (May 30th, 2009)

Yesterday, Megan noted a Fortune story saying that iTunes syncs flawlessly with the new Palm Pre. This, of course, got the water-cooler talk bubbling: "How did Palm pull it off? Will Apple allow this to happen?" Turns out they already have. A tech ...

Award-winning board game Zooloretto in the App Store now

by Mike Schramm (May 29th, 2009)

Chillingo is not kidding about iPhone releases lately -- it seems like every other day they're premiering a new download in the App Store, for better or worse. Their website calls them "The Leading Publisher of iPhone Games," and it seems like ...