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

When he's not blogging for TUAW, he's writing books for Pearson and his own publishing company, Sand Dune Books.

Steven Sande's Latest Posts

Kenu Airframe: An ingenious car mount for your iPhone

by Steven Sande (May 17th 2013 7:00PM)

One thing that seems to be a common attribute of hard-core Apple fans is that they are connoisseurs of great design. It doesn't matter if it's the sleek curves of a new iMac or the minimalist slab of the iPhone 5, we love how the devices are designed with pleasing dimensions and an enjoyable ...

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Daily Update for May 17, 2013

by Steven Sande (May 17th 2013 4:45PM)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

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US Pentagon grants security clearance to iPad, iPhone

by Steven Sande (May 17th 2013 4:00PM)

Earlier this month TUAW reported that iOS 6 had obtained FIPS 140-2 certification, "opening the door to more government use." It didn't take long for that door to swing wide open, as the Pentagon has now officially approved iPhones and iPads running a version of iOS 6 for use on secure government ...

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Your Mac's connection to Harry Potter

by Steven Sande (May 17th 2013 3:00PM)

The next time you wish to hack into a Mac, it may help to grab your wand and book of spells. At the NoSuchCon security conference this week, security architect Alex Ionescu presented a talk where he revealed that special undocumented code on a Mac's SMC (system management controller) can be ...

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Apple's 50 billionth app contest winner saved up five app purchases

by Steven Sande (May 17th 2013 2:00PM)

Brandon Ashmore, a 21-year-old from Mentor, Ohio, has a lot to smile about as the winner of a US$10,000 gift card from Apple for being the person who downloaded the 50 billionth app from the App Store. Ashmore told NewsChannel5 in Cleveland that he had saved up five apps to download onto his ...

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Apple's Retina display aids accessibility

by Steven Sande (May 16th 2013 5:00PM)

Macworld blogger Steven Aquino wrote a fascinating piece today on how Apple's Retina display technology has helped him -- a legally blind individual with extremely low vision -- to be able to enjoy Apple's products as if he had no vision limitations at all. Aquino says that he had used the ...

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Daily Update for May 16, 2013

by Steven Sande (May 16th 2013 3:15PM)

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Apple to re-locate flagship store in San Francisco

by Steven Sande (May 16th 2013 2:30PM)

Attendees of Macworld/iWorld and WWDC have always known that if they needed an Apple fix during their conference stay, they could walk over to the Apple Store at the corner of Stockton and Ellis streets. The SFGate blog is reporting that the company has submitted plans to open a new flagship store ...

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New Mophie Juice Pack Plus gives your iPhone 5 extra oomph

by Steven Sande (May 16th 2013 1:00PM)

Today, iPhone 5 users have another way to keep their phone charged up for those times when the battery is getting sucked dry. Mophie, which previously brought us the Juice Pack Helium and Juice Pack Air for iPhone 5, today announced the Juice Pack Plus (US$119.95). The case comes in hues of ...

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The Steve Jobs email that has the DOJ's interest

by Steven Sande (May 16th 2013 12:30PM)

TUAW has covered the US Department of Justice price-fixing case against Apple for the past several years. Now an email sent from former Apple CEO Steve Jobs to James Murdoch of News Corporation (parent company of HarperCollins publishers) is being interpreted by the DOJ as showing that Apple and ...

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