AlarmClocks Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me find a better alarm

by Erica Sadun (Jun 21st, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, Why do all iPhone alarm clock apps have to simulate an old and unattractive 7-segment display? Or the old, cheap, unattractive flip-clock display? I understand the gee-wiz factor of emulating these classic displays, but aren't we way past that point? I would love to see a simple, ...

Alarm clock apps for iOS and Mac

by Dave Caolo (Jan 3rd, 2011)

Now that the iPhone's built-in Clock app has suffered two alarm-hindering hiccups, some users are ready for an alternative. Sure, Apple says the latest issue, affecting non-recurring alarms set for January 1 and 2 of 2011, will be "fixed" as of January 3. However, some of us here at TUAW experienced ...