Michael Grothaus

European Editor

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I'm a novelist, journalist, published author and former screenwriter. Look for my novel about the world of sex trafficking soon. Until then read more about me at michaelgrothaus.com and follow me on Twitter @michaelgrothaus where I always say profound and life changing things.

Michael Grothaus's Latest Posts

iOS-only OnTrees hopes to be the Mint.com of the UK

by Michael Grothaus (May 25th 2013 8:00AM)

I've been attending a lot of meetings with various London-based startups in the last few months to learn their stories on what it takes to launch a successful new product. I'm particularly interested in ones that have a heavy slant towards mobile -- and iOS. This interest is magnified when I find ...

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AT&T's GoPhone prepaid brand to fully support iPhone

by Michael Grothaus (May 24th 2013 1:00PM)

AT&T's prepay GoPhone service is to include an iPhone purchase option as of today. The service will also gain the addition of 4G LTE and HSPA+ support, according to MacRumors. GoPhone lets users sign up for AT&T service without joining a contract. Previously, iPhone owners could sign up ...

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Best Buy to begin month-long iPhone sale on Sunday

by Michael Grothaus (May 24th 2013 12:00PM)

AllThingsD is reporting that Best Buy plans to begin a monthlong iPhone sale on Sunday. iPhone prices will drop by US$50 when bought in conjunction with a two-year contract from AT&T, Sprint or Verizon. All current models of the iPhone -- iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 -- are included. This ...

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Apple expands iOS Maps' 3D Flyover coverage in California, including Disneyland

by Michael Grothaus (May 24th 2013 11:00AM)

Apple is continuing to roll out increased Maps 3D Flyover coverage. The latest update was first spotted by AppleInsider and appears to include large parts of California. Specifically, the latest update includes the cities of San Bernardino, Riverside, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Moreno Valley and ...

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Verizon Cloud comes to iOS devices

by Michael Grothaus (May 24th 2013 10:00AM)

Following up on an announcement made at the end of April, Verizon has begun rolling out its Verizon Cloud storage solution to iOS devices today. Verizon Cloud offers Verizon users a free 500 MB of cloud storage to backup their photos, videos, contacts, music, call logs and text messages. Users who ...

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iAds gets full accreditation by the Media Ratings Council

by Michael Grothaus (May 23rd 2013 12:00PM)

AdAge has an interesting article on the risks and challenges advertisers face when displaying ads on mobile devices. Besides the potential that users may never actually tap on your ad, there's also the risk that an advertiser's ads may not display correctly on various devices. If you're an ...

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Microsoft's new ad slams Siri hard

by Michael Grothaus (May 23rd 2013 11:00AM)

Microsoft has released a new ad featuring the Windows 8 ASUS VivoTab Smart tablet and an iPad. The commercial slams the iPad pretty hard by picking and choosing examples of things the iPad can't do that Windows 8 tablet can, like live updating of tile apps, its inability to use multiple apps at ...

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Shazam app goes universal, adds mapping features, more

by Michael Grothaus (May 23rd 2013 10:00AM)

The uber-popular live-music-recognition app Shazam has received a major update today. The most noticeable change is a new mapping feature. Now users can explore a map and see what songs are being tagged in what areas of the world. Another major change is that Shazam is now a universal app. ...

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Mailbox for iPad now available

by Michael Grothaus (May 23rd 2013 9:00AM)

Popular email client Mailbox is now available for iPad. Previously Mailbox was iPhone-only, but today's version 1.3 update makes it a universal app that runs on all iOS devices. The iPad version of Mailbox comes less than a month after the developers announced plans that they were working on it ...

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Iconic US magazine Saturday Evening Post comes to Newsstand

by Michael Grothaus (May 22nd 2013 10:00AM)

The Saturday Evening Post, one of America's most iconic magazines, thanks in part to cover artist Norman Rockwell, is finally on Apple's Newsstand. Apparently many people don't know the magazine is still in publication (I didn't, and even the magazine's technology director Steve Harman admits to ...

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