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Indie video portrays the crazy, notification-driven life of an Apple user

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 1st, 2012)

Ever get bombarded by messages or miss out on something important because you had your nose in your computer? If you can answer "yes" to either question, then you will likely enjoy Digitals, a short film by Chris Crutchfield that portrays our busy ...

Steve Jobs kept letter from Bill Gates on his nightstand

by Mel Martin (Jan 29th, 2012)

Bill Gates's Microsoft was a long time Apple rival, as well as a respected competitor; the two companies also collaborated many times, including Microsoft's role as one of the original Macintosh third-party developers. The Telegraph reports that a ...

Ex-Apple, ex-Palm exec Jon Rubinstein now leaving HP

by Steven Sande (Jan 27th, 2012)

Sometimes the revolving door spins quickly at the top. AllThingsD reported today that HP executive Jon Rubinstein is leaving the company for places unknown. Rubinstein is perhaps best known for his days at Apple, when he spearheaded the rapid growth ...

TUAW on SOPA and PIPA: What they are and why we're against them

by Chris Rawson (Jan 18th, 2012)

By now, news about two bills making their way through the US legislative approval process, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), has spread like wildfire across the Internet, along with widespread criticism of both bills. As ...

Last week of voting for Dailymotion/Original iPhone Film Festival finalists

by Michael Rose (Jan 17th, 2012)

Everyone loves a winner, and when it comes to the top 12 finalists in the Original iPhone Film Festival (OIFF), the decision about who should get the golden trophy comes down to all of you. This year's 12 finalists in the competition (co-hosted by ...

Apple extends recycling program across the UK

by Steven Sande (Jan 17th, 2012)

In a move that's sure to please Apple's critics at Greenpeace, Apple has now taken its popular US recycling program across the Atlantic to the UK, where it will be known as the Reuse and Recycling Programme. The project provides a way to take ...

Valencia Apple Store opening forces reseller to close

by Steven Sande (Jan 13th, 2012)

An authorized Apple Premium Reseller in Valencia, Spain -- Illa Digital -- closed its doors four weeks after an Apple Store opened just four blocks away. ifoAppleStore reports that competition from the Apple Store caused Illa Digital to start ...

US Air Force Special Ops Command changes iPad purchase plans

by Steven Sande (Jan 13th, 2012)

Back in December of 2011, the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) announced that only iPads met the requirements to provide tablet computers to 2,861 crew members. AFSOC had done a three-month test last year with the result that the ...

iPod shuffle debuted on this day in 2005

by Steven Sande (Jan 11th, 2012)

On January 11, 2005, Apple introduced the iPod shuffle to the world. Designed as a way to enjoy music while exercising, the shuffle brought random play of music to the iPod. The first edition of this device looked remarkably like a white stick ...

Amazon launches iPad-optimized Kindle store

by Steven Sande (Jan 10th, 2012)

You may remember the good old days when you could use Amazon's Kindle e-reader app for iOS to pop right into the online Kindle store to purchase ebooks. That feature went away in July of 2011 in order to comply with Apple's policies. Amazon ...

Former Marine marches from battlefield to Apple accessory market

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 4th, 2012)

Devon Read spent five years in the Marines, serving in both Iraq and Africa. Now, the Golden, Colorado resident is a successful Apple accessory maker. He's a self-admitted Apple fan who wanted a protective case for his Apple devices, but ...

Apple to offer Lunar New Year sale on January 6

by Steven Sande (Jan 3rd, 2012)

TUAW readers in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and the Philippines can look forward to a special Apple promotion this Friday. On January 6, Apple is holding a "special one-day Apple shopping event" for "amazing iPad, ...

Newton releases, development in 2011

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 3rd, 2012)

The Newton is almost 20 years old now and still has a developer community actively creating new resources for the personal digital assistant. It's a labor of love that's chronicled at the My Apple Newton blog run by Tony Kan, aka Genghis7777. Just ...