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Why Apple has a split personality when it comes to keeping iPhone owners happy

by Michael Rose (Jul 15th, 2010)

After shelling out top dollar, the customers felt betrayed and angry. The shine on the company's new flagship product was tarnished. The remedy wasn't cheap... and the CEO stepped up and spoke to those irate early adopters. "We want to do the right ...

Steve Jobs on Bill Gates over the years

by Mel Martin (Jul 4th, 2010)

To say the least, Bill and Steve had had an interesting rivalry over the years. Of course, Bill Gates has retired to charity work leaving Steve Ballmer in charge of Microsoft. The Huffington Post has put a fun post together of some of Jobs' best ...

Thirty years of Apple in two minutes

by Dave Caolo (Jun 28th, 2010)

Here's a great video compiled by Gary Katz of Mac M.D. Inc. Using photos of Apple machines in his own collection, Gary's video highlights the major design changes that have taken place over the past 30 years. Old timers (like me) will recognize ...

Get your Mac history lessons on Netflix

by Steven Sande (May 13th, 2010)

Although there quite a few old guys like myself who have been around since the early days of the Mac, there are a heck of a lot more people who have switched to the platform in the recent past. As such, those new to the platform might want a ...

Prototype Apple interactive TV box appears on Ebay

by Dave Caolo (May 5th, 2010)

If you're in the market for an Apple prototype but don't have $5,000 to spend, consider Ebay. This week an Apple Interactive Television Box (AITB) showed up, and quickly sold for less than fifty bucks. Built between 1994 and 1995, the AiTB was ...

Found footage: 1993 Steve Jobs interview on Paul Rand

by Sang Tang (Mar 25th, 2010)

Paul Rand may not be a familiar name or face to many, but he created the public face of many of the world's most well-known companies. ABC Television, IBM, UPS and NeXT are a few of the many companies that Rand designed a logo for. While Rand didn't ...

Highest-resolution Earth photo looks familiar for a reason

by Dave Caolo (Mar 5th, 2010)

Last month, Gizmodo posted an incredible image from NASA: The most accurate, highest-resolution photo of Earth taken to date. It's stunning, in all of its 2048 x 2048 pixel glory. In fact, there are two images: One showing the Americas and one ...

Some things we may not see again from Apple

by Sang Tang (Mar 1st, 2010)

Conan O'Brien once had a recurring segment on Late Night called "Guests We Won't Have Back," during which he would look back at guests (who were fake) that he regretted having on the show. There was bug expert Sara Wiggins, who ate a live beetle in ...

TUAW review and giveaway: Bill Atkinson PhotoCard for iPhone

by Steven Sande (Feb 18th, 2010)

When it comes to famous names in the Apple pantheon, Bill Atkinson ranks very high in the list. The brains behind MacPaint, HyperCard, the Mac OS menu bar, and a host of other innovative software applications has been a professional nature ...

Google calls Apple "valuable partner"

by Mike Schramm (Feb 17th, 2010)

Steve Jobs is trashing Google internally according to rumors, but Google is having none of it. Company reps told the press at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week that Google considers Apple "a very close and valuable partner," and that ...

Macworld 2010: Adam Savage re-enacts the EFF's history

by Mike Schramm (Feb 11th, 2010)

We visited a lot of parties last night (and the TUAW bloggers are nursing hangovers because of it), but the best was undoubtedly the Electronics Frontier Foundation's 20th anniversary bash at the DNA Lounge. It wasn't strictly Mac-related, but ...

Apple and the tablet go a long way back

by Mel Martin (Jan 26th, 2010)

Earlier this month we took you down memory lane for a 1987 video that Apple produced about a futuristic product called the Knowledge Navigator. It was a super smart, full featured tablet with internet connectivity, video conferencing, datebook and ...

Frog Design releases 1983 tablet prototypes

by Mike Schramm (Jan 25th, 2010)

It's this week! It's almost a sure bet that we'll finally, after all of these years, see the Apple tablet unveiled this week, and to celebrate, Frog Design (the company responsible for many of Apple's designs back in the day) has given Wired some ...

Happy 26th Birthday, Mac!

by Steven Sande (Jan 24th, 2010)

Despite all odds, the Mac has survived to its 26th birthday. On January 24th, 1984, Steve Jobs pulled a 128K Mac out of its case in front of a crowd of reporters, turned it on, and let the computer introduce itself to the world. The rest, as they ...

Every "Get a Mac" ad in one place

by Dave Caolo (Jan 19th, 2010)

It's hard to believe that Apple's "Get a Mac" ad campaign is already 4 years old. Since its introduction, the campaign has invited both parody and serious responses from competitors. Plus, poor* John Hodgman and Justin Long can't walk out the door ...

Found Footage: The Story of Macintosh

by Steven Sande (Jan 18th, 2010)

Denver-area Mac consultant Mike Kimble is no stranger to Apple; he worked at an Apple reseller prior to the introduction of the Mac in 1984, and he's been involved with Macs and other Apple products ever since. Mike recently found several old ...