Michael Grothaus

Staff Writer

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Michael Grothaus is an American novelist and journalist living in London. He was first introduced to Apple computers in film school and went on to use them for years to create award-winning films. However after discovering many of Hollywood’s dirty little secrets while working for 20th Century Fox, he left and spent five years with Apple as a consultant. He’s since moved to London and earned his MA in Creative Writing. His first novel, Epiphany Jones, is a story about trafficking and America's addiction to celebrity.

In addition to being a staff writer at TUAW, Michael has written multiple books covering the Mac, iPod, and iPad including Taking Your iPad to the Max, Taking Your iPhoto '11 to the Max, and Taking Your iPod touch to the Max, 2nd edition. Michael has also written for the online men's magazine, Asylum. When not writing, Michael spends his time traveling Europe, Northern Africa, and Asia. You can reach him at www.michaelgrothaus.com and via Twitter.

Michael Grothaus's Latest Posts

New iPad shipping times drop to 3-5 business days

by Michael Grothaus (May 2nd 2012 9:44AM)

The shipping times for the new iPad continue to drop as Apple continues to ramp up production of its newest tablet. US shipping times for all models of the new iPad -- WiFi and 4G -- are now only 3 to 5 business days on Apple's online store. That's down from 5 to 7 business days just ten days ...

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Spotify now ready for iPad

by Michael Grothaus (May 2nd 2012 9:00AM)

Music streaming service Spotify has finally released its long-awaited iPad app. The app itself is version 5.0 of the existing Spotify app -- the company has just made it universal -- but they've really taken the iPad into consideration to give Spotify users a unique experience all their own on ...

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Apple updates iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand for iOS

by Michael Grothaus (May 1st 2012 4:45PM)

Apple just pushed a series of updates for its iLife iOS apps. The iPhoto 1.0.1 update doesn't add any new features, but does offer a number of stability improvements including when publishing a journal to iCloud, the URL of the journal can now be copied using a Copy Link button. It also ...

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RIM claims responsibility for "Wake Up" stunt at Apple Store

by Michael Grothaus (May 1st 2012 11:00AM)

RIM, maker of the BlackBerry, has claimed responsibility for the ultra lame "Wake Up" flash mob stunt that appeared outside the Sydney Apple store last week. The stunt saw flash mobs pull out black signs that read "Wake Up." When confronted with the signs, shoppers at the Apple Store seemed to ...

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Irish Prime Minister visits Apple's European headquarters

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 28th 2012 4:00PM)

One week after Apple announced it would create another 500 jobs at its European headquarters in Cork, Ireland, the employees there got a visit from none other than Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny. The visit happened yesterday, reports MacWorld UK, and during that time Kenny was snapped ...

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Broadway star Josh Gad to play Woz in Jobs biopic

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 28th 2012 3:00PM)

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Josh Gad is in talks to play Steve Wozniak in Jobs, the independent film staring Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs. Gad is best known for his starring role in the South Park creators' musical "Book of Mormon." He is also a correspondent for The Daily Show and ...

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Apple removes Android app searches from Chomp

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 28th 2012 2:00PM)

Just over two months after Apple acquired the app discovery service Chomp, the company has removed features that allowed users to search for Android apps in addition to iOS apps. Chomp is a search tool that lets users to search for an app based on what it can do, instead of by the name alone. ...

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No comment: iPhone case has a "discreet" storage compartment

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 27th 2012 5:30PM)

Have you ever been out and realized you forgot your wallet just as you were going to pay for something? Bummer, right? And it probably makes you wish that Apple would go ahead and build a mobile payment system into the iPhone -- because you never leave your house without that. Now imagine ...

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New iPad arrives in India, eight other countries today

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 27th 2012 1:30PM)

Apple began selling the new iPad today in an additional nine countries, including India. The other countries include Colombia, Estonia, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, South Africa and Thailand. With today's rollout the new iPad is now available in 56 countries around the world -- the ...

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LinkedIn arrives on the iPad

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 26th 2012 8:45AM)

Well, who could have seen that coming? LinkedIn has released version 5.0 of its iOS app and the big feature is that it now natively supports the iPad. LinkedIn is currently the world's third largest social media site with 150 million members in over 200 countries. On the iPad the LinkedIn app ...

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