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Talkcast tonight: Looking ahead to the Mac App Store

by Michael Rose (Jan 2nd, 2011)

Happy 2011! With CES right around the corner, there are sure to be plenty of new product introductions, glossy gadgets and fun new tech toys -- but the biggest intro in Apple-land is the launch of the Mac App Store, coming in just a few days. We'll dive into the MAS and all the rest of the Mac news ...

Apple lovers in Japan camp out for 'Lucky Bag' sale

by Rick Martin (Jan 1st, 2011)

Retailers in Japan have a New Year shopping tradition of selling "lucky bags," which contain an assortment of items whose value typically exceeds the price you pay for the bag. To the delight of many Apple fanboys here in Tokyo, "lucky bags" are also sold at the Apple store. But at 30,000 yen ...

Year-end reflections and predictions roundup

by Michael Rose (Jan 2nd, 2010)

All our prognostications, anticipations, best-of lists and year-end reflections -- in one handy place. Our favorite iPhone games of 2009 The first full year of the App Store is coming to a close, and so let's take a look back at our favorite games of 2009. Note that these aren't ...

Japan's Apple Stores continue Lucky Bag tradition

by Dave Caolo (Jan 1st, 2010)

Fukubukuro, or "Mystery Bag," is a Japanese New Year's Day tradition during which merchants sell sealed bags of various items at a substantial discount, often as high as 50%. Shoppers may get some great deals on the contents of these bags - even if they don't know what exactly they're buying. ...

TUAW wishes you...

by Michael Rose (Jan 1st, 2010)

...a very happy New Year. Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/london/ / CC BY 2.0 ...

New Year's resolutions: Mac style

by Cory Bohon (Jan 1st, 2008)

Now that it's 2008, time to write down those New Year's resolutions; and why not use your Mac to make sure you stick to them this year! Here's a list of apps that will help you manage your resolutions, and hopefully keep them too: Anxiety (donationware; get organized with to-do management) ...