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VooMote Zapper universal remote for iOS: A first look and a rant

by Steven Sande (Feb 7th, 2012)

Zero1.tv has released its new VooMote Zapper (US$69.95) universal remote for iOS devices into the wild, and it's also now in your nearby Apple Store. I had an opportunity to try the new device out over the last week, and while less expensive and smaller than the VooMote One remote we mentioned at ...

WiebeTech Drive eRazer Ultra provides super-secure drive wiping

by Steven Sande (Feb 7th, 2012)

For Mac repair shops, enterprise tech support teams, and consultants who need to wipe all data off of hard drives before selling or recycling old Macs, there's now a fast way to erase those drives without tying up a machine for a long time. WiebeTech has a new device called the Drive eRazer Ultra ...

Daily Mac App: Book Palette adds ten new templates to iBooks Author

by Steven Sande (Feb 7th, 2012)

That didn't take long. Only a few weeks after Apple's iBooks Author app debuted, template publisher Jumsoft began shipping Book Palette (US$2.99), a collection of ten professionally designed templates for iBooks Author. I had an opportunity to try Book Palette, which is packaged as a Mac app. Once ...

Mike Daisey's "The Agony and The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" is funny, forceful agitprop

by Michael Rose (Feb 6th, 2012)

If you're looking for coverage of working conditions at Foxconn and other Apple manufacturing partners, there's plenty to go around. The drumbeat of sharply critical stories continued today with CNN's interview of a Foxconn worker; this follows a scathing New York Times story from late January ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Can I boot from a RAM disk?

by Erica Sadun (Feb 3rd, 2012)

Dear Aunt TUAW, I would like to run Mac OS X 10.6.7 off a RAM disk, for better performance/security while browsing the World Wide Web (I don't want to save the image with all those gnarly cookie crumbs to disk). I understand that a family living down the street from me is able to run Linux from a ...

In pictures: AirPort Utility 6.0's missing features

by Richard Gaywood (Jan 31st, 2012)

Apple's new AirPort Utility 6.0 for OS X was released yesterday, bringing over the slick UI from its pre-existing iOS version -- but as my colleague Chris reported, it also removes access to a number of features in the process. At the same time, Apple are still hosting downloads for the older ...

Kanex Sydnee recharging station traces design to an unusual source

by Steven Sande (Jan 31st, 2012)

Kanex is an accessories manufacturer that has traditionally built cables and connectors for Apple products. The company has recently brightened up its branding and is introducing some new products that are sure to grab some attention. I was able to take some photos of the new Kanex Sydnee iOS ...

Readdle previews Remarks iPad app at Macworld iWorld 2012

by Steven Sande (Jan 30th, 2012)

During Macworld | iWorld 2012 last week, I had the opportunity to meet with Denys Zhadanov of Readdle. If you're not familiar with Readdle's products, you might be new to the iOS world. The company has been around for four years and has sold over 3.5 million iOS apps, most of them used for reading ...

Siri VC Morgenthaler weighs in on iPhone 4S bandwidth badmouthing (Updated)

by Michael Rose (Jan 30th, 2012)

Back in early January, wireless optimization firm Arieso released a report on the bandwidth usage profiles of various smartphones and other devices. It noted a surge in download and upload usage for the iPhone 4S, moving the new phone ahead of the iPhone 4 and various Android devices to take over ...

Doxie's new DoxieGo + Wi-Fi: Demo video at Macworld iWorld 2012

by Steven Sande (Jan 27th, 2012)

Yesterday while I was on the show floor at Macworld | iWorld 2012, I came upon a 7-foot-tall scanner walking around. After I figured out that my cold medicine wasn't making me hallucinate, I knew that I was in the right place -- the Doxie booth. There I was able to interview Paul Scandariato of ...

Other World Computing at Macworld iWorld 2012

by Steven Sande (Jan 27th, 2012)

If there's one company at Macworld | iWorld 2012 that epitomizes the leading edge of Apple accessories, it's Other World Computing (OWC). At this year's event, the company is showcasing a number of new or soon-to-be-released products for Mac and iPad. In the Mac realm, OWC is about to release two ...

HP at Macworld iWorld 2012

by Steven Sande (Jan 27th, 2012)

For the past three years, I've had the pleasure to meet with HP at Macworld to find out what new Apple-centric products the company has produced. This year afforded another opportunity for HP to showcase their products, and I've put together a booth tour video with many of the highlights. If you ...

The Omni Group's Ken Case talks with TUAW at Macworld iWorld 2012

by Steven Sande (Jan 26th, 2012)

One of the most innovative and longstanding software development firms in the Apple ecosystem is The Omni Group. The company originally developed software for Steve Jobs's NeXT in the 1990's, created some of the first OS X software in the 2000s, and has gracefully made the transition to iOS with ...

Take a tour of the Macworld | iWorld 2012 show floor

by Mike Schramm (Jan 26th, 2012)

Just as soon as the show floor opened at this year's Macworld | iWorld 2012 in San Francisco, we grabbed a camera and did a run through the exhibitions on display. You can see all of the various booths and their vendors and showcases in the gallery below (everything from Mac and iOS accessories to ...

Atari follows up freemium Breakout Boost with paid Breakout Boost+

by Mike Schramm (Jan 25th, 2012)

A little while back, Atari continued its releases of updated classic games for iOS with Breakout Boost, a freemium version of the classic brickbreaking game that offers updated graphics and a few new mechanics to go with them. This week Atari announced another title called Breakout: Boost+, and ...