Steven Sande

Features Editor

Steve was born two weeks before the start of the Space Age, and has been a fan of technology since birth. A lifelong resident of Colorado, Steve graduated from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering (1978) and a Masters Degree in Business Administration (1983). He's worked in industry and for himself, and prefers the latter.

He began writing for TUAW in 2008, and is now the Features Editor for the blog. Steve hosts the weekly TUAW TV Live show, and is a frequent voice on the TUAW Talkcast as well.

When he's not blogging for TUAW, he's writing books for Apress and Take Control Books. A three-time NaNoWriMo winner, Steve is also involved in a new e-publishing startup.

Steven Sande's Latest Posts

Instamatch turns Instagram into an engaging iOS game

by Steven Sande (Feb 22nd 2012 3:00PM)

Are you a fan of Instagram? I often find myself taking snaps with the app, adding some special effects, and then posting them for close friends and complete strangers to enjoy. Now the folks at Tiny Hearts, the developers of the fun Pocket Zoo app I reviewed last year, have come up with Instamatch ...

Google makes Flight Search iOS (and Siri) friendly

by Steven Sande (Feb 22nd 2012 2:00PM)

In September of 2011, Google introduced its Flight Search service. The service provides information on upcoming flights to specific destinations, providing schedule, price, and airline information. Now Flight Search has become iOS-friendly, perfect for those who want to check on flight availability ...

Fantastic collection of Steve Jobs videos

by Steven Sande (Feb 22nd 2012 1:30PM)

In the aftermath of the passing of Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, there have been a number of posts in the blogosphere pointing out specific videos that were captured at various points in his life. Now Chill's Scott Hurff has created a huge collection of just about every Steve Jobs video ...

MLB simplifies iPhone, iPad app pricing for MLB TV subscribers

by Steven Sande (Feb 22nd 2012 1:00PM)

For baseball fans, there's no happier day than Super Bowl Sunday, since we know that means that in a few weeks catchers and pitchers will be reporting for early Spring Training. Well, the pitchers and catchers are warming up and now another sign of spring has appeared -- news about pricing of Major ...

Things Cloud public beta goes live

by Steven Sande (Feb 21st 2012 6:00PM)

Last year, Things developer Cultured Code announced a cloud syncing service for the Mac (US$49.99), iPad ($19.99), and iPhone/iPod touch ($9.99) versions of their to-do app. Now the company has finally announced the availability of the public beta of Things Cloud. Prior to today, Cultured Code was ...

Apple OKs independent environmental audits of suppliers

by Steven Sande (Feb 21st 2012 4:00PM)

Just yesterday, we reported on Apple's move to renewable energy at the Maiden, North Carolina data center and other facilities. Now USA Today is reporting that Apple has given the green light to begin independent environmental audits of the companies that make up the Apple supply chain. Apple ...

Rumor: iPad 3 case thicker, shows more gradual taper

by Steven Sande (Feb 21st 2012 10:30AM)

Chinese tech website M.I.C Gadget gets some amazing spy shots on occasion. This time, they have photos that purport to show the back case of the rumored iPad 3. As you can see from the photos above, the alleged iPad 3 case (bottom) is slightly thicker than the case of the iPad 2. Although the ...

iPhone 4S arrives for China Telecom on March 9th

by Steven Sande (Feb 21st 2012 9:00AM)

After months of ads enticing China Telecom subscribers with views of the iPhone 4S, the huge Chinese wireless carrier has announced that it will begin sales of the newest iPhone on March 9, 2012. The company will begin taking reservations for the iPhone 4S on March 2 in anticipation of the rollout ...

Kashoo iPad app: Business accounting on the go

by Steven Sande (Feb 20th 2012 8:00PM)

Kashoo began existence as an online business accounting service. With the addition of a new free iPad app, business owners now have a powerful accounting tool at their fingertips at all times. In this review, I'll take you through a quick look at Kashoo and describe how it's helped one small ...

Georgia Tech's BrailleTouch is a Braille writer for iPhone

by Steven Sande (Feb 20th 2012 6:00PM)

Researchers from the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech have developed a prototype iPhone app called BrailleTouch that should revolutionize texting and data entry for visually impaired iPhone users. The app places six keys -- three for each hand -- on the sides of the iPhone screen in ...