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Caturday: Tyler, ruler of the iMacs (Updated)

by Steven Sande (Feb 9th, 2013)

Update: While Craig Syverson did send us a picture of Genghis Khat, this isn't it! This beauty is Ace Sebastian's beautiful tabby named Tyler. Many apologies to the cats involved and their humans. Reader Craig Syverson's master, Genghis Khat, rules the roost between a pair of iMacs in this ...

OWC shows NuGuard KX rugged cases, 3.5" Viper SSD at Macworld 2013 (Updated)

by Steven Sande (Jan 31st, 2013)

Other World Computing is a popular manufacturer and seller of a big line of Apple-friendly hardware, and as usual they have a commanding presence at Macworld/iWorld 2013. Among the new products the company announced this year are the NuGuard KX rugged cases for iPhone and an upcoming 3.5-inch SSD ...

Microsoft Office 365 Home Premium brings inexpensive Office power to home Macs (Updated)

by Steven Sande (Jan 29th, 2013)

Like it or hate it, Microsoft Office is the accepted standard office application suite for many companies. Once employees become accustomed to the holy trinity of Word, Excel and PowerPoint, they often decide to use those apps for home use as well. Microsoft today announced global ...

A reasonable response to Java security problems (Updated)

by TJ Luoma (Jan 11th, 2013)

Update: According to The Mac Observer, Apple has acted proactively to block the Java browser plug-in on Mac machines with OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or higher. If you are running an earlier version of OS X, then you should disable Java as noted below. Update 2: In a remarkably speedy turnaround, ...

Phil Schiller: No cheap iPhone in the works (Updated)

by Mike Wehner (Jan 10th, 2013)

We've been hearing rumors of a cheaper iPhone for longer than we'd care to remember, and while everyone from the Wall Street Journal to Bloomberg is trumpeting the budget iPhone horn, Apple's own Phil Schiller is doing his best to put an end to it. TNW reports that in an interview with China's ...

How to move your iTunes library to a NAS (Updated)

by Mike Schramm (Dec 26th, 2012)

Update: We've heard from a knowledgable source that the process described in the Ars story may lead to issues down the road. Specifically, newly purchased or rented video content that ends up on the NAS filesystem may be unplayable due to format errors (previously purchased movies or TV shows ...

Apple ends Kickstarter project over Lightning licensing rules (updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 21st, 2012)

Update: Ars Technica reports that Apple has reversed course on its decision and is allowing 30-pin and Lightning dock connectors to be on the same device for charging. The team behind the Kickstarter-funded POP power station must refund all the money it collected after it failed to get ...

Simple app shares SSL vulnerability with other banking sites, sends personal data on login (Updated)

by Mike Wehner (Dec 20th, 2012)

Update: Good news for Simple customers, the company has already removed your SSN from its encrypted communications and is actively working on a fix to the SSL issue (but it will likely require an app update). Just this past May, Simple Finance launched its iOS app -- also called Simple -- to ...

National Weather Service alerts arriving on iPhone 5 (Updated)

by Steven Sande (Dec 18th, 2012)

Update: For more information on the Weather Alerts System, this FEMA page provides a full description of the one way alert system. Note that the ability to get notifications of AMBER alerts and Emergency Alerts can turned off via a new set of buttons found at the bottom of the Settings > ...

Element Case's Ronin case for iPhone 5: Lightweight luxury (updated)

by Steven Sande (Dec 15th, 2012)

A few weeks ago I received a PR blast from Element Case about their new Ronin case for iPhone 5 ($199.99) and just had to write a short post about it due to its unique and gorgeous design. The case uses a combination of nickel-plated aluminum, exotic wood, and leather in a design that is ...

New York City board votes to approve taxi app pilot test (Updated)

by Steven Sande (Dec 13th, 2012)

Update: Per The Verge, the pilot program has been approved by a vote of the TLC. When savvy travelers want to hail a taxi or limo in many metropolitan areas, they grab an app like TaxiMagic (free) or Uber (free), tap a few buttons to "e-hail" a nearby driver, and they're on their way. New ...

Australian town relocated into desolate parkland, per iOS 6 Maps (Update: fixed)

by Michael Rose (Dec 10th, 2012)

Update: Per The Guardian & Cult of Mac, this geocoding error has been quietly remedied by Apple. Australians may now safely drive just as they did before. The town of Mildura in the Australian state of Victoria is home to some 30,000 people and is known for its agricultural bounty, ...

Watch the Tim Cook interview with Rock Center's Brian Williams (Updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 7th, 2012)

Tim Cook sat down and talked with Rock Center's Brian Williams in an interview that aired Thursday night on NBC. Though the official version is not yet published, a few YouTube users recorded the episode and threw it up online for others to watch. If you missed the original airing last night, ...

BBEdit 10.5 adds Retina support (updated)

by Mike Wehner (Dec 4th, 2012)

Bare Bones Software's HTML and text editing program, BBEdit, has just received a sharp new update that adds a wealth of new features and improvements, as well as full Retina display support for Apple's latest MacBooks. Version 10.5 adds the ability to compare the current document against ...

Nokia Here Maps app soars in App Store popularity (updated)

by Steven Sande (Nov 20th, 2012)

Nokia's Here Maps app (free) just made it to the App Store, but it is already making waves for iOS users looking for an alternative to Apple's Maps. Update: See a hands-on review of Nokia Here Maps by TUAW's Mel Martin. For iPhone 5 users, Here Maps is an especially welcome addition to the ...