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TUAW Social Club: Chat about your new iPad and Apple TV

by Erica Sadun (Mar 16th, 2012)

Happy iPad day, boys and girls! Congratulations on your new 3rd generation baby -- and possibly on your new 1080p Apple TV. If your gadget household just grew in size -- or if you're trying to decide whether to pull the trigger on buying some new tech -- come join the discussion in our ...

You design the iPhone ... in crayon

by Erica Sadun (Sep 27th, 2011)

Here at TUAW central, we're all getting excited about the upcoming new iPhone -- and by the size of our inbox, so are you. You wouldn't believe how many iFauxn submissions we've gotten since the invites went out. So we decided to share the joy. If you have a fake iPhone 5 (or 4S, we don't ...

You're the Pundit: Does the classic iPod have a future?

by Erica Sadun (Sep 18th, 2011)

When it comes to forecasting the next big thing, we turn to our secret weapon: the TUAW braintrust. We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today's topic is the iPod. Are the non-touch units examples of dead devices walking? The iPod classic and shuffle lines have had a big ...

You're the Pundit: Windows 8

by Erica Sadun (Sep 16th, 2011)

Other sites have rumors and speculation. We have the TUAW braintrust. We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today's topic is Windows 8. Will Microsoft's newest operating system prove a threat to Apple's OS X or iOS? The touch-friendly Windows 8 operating system has been ...

You're the Pundit: When will iOS 5 debut?

by Erica Sadun (Sep 12th, 2011)

Other sites have rumors and speculation. We have the TUAW braintrust. We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today's topic is iOS 5. When exactly will this new firmware launch? So far, Apple has shipped seven iOS 5 betas. Will we see an eighth or ninth beta? Or is it time ...

You're the Pundit: iCloud's Future

by Erica Sadun (Sep 10th, 2011)

Other sites have rumors and speculation. We have the TUAW braintrust. We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today's topic is iCloud. With so much to offer, what will its true killer feature be? iCloud stands ready to revolutionize the way we think of cloud storage. It ...

Reasons why USB thumb drives are the wrong choice

by Erica Sadun (Sep 7th, 2011)

Photo: Dead Drops (Flickr) So yesterday, the TUAW backchannel got into a heated discussion about USB thumb drives. We had just posted about why Lion Version support was not available on non-HFS+ file systems. Our debate wasn't over whether they were good or not, but rather why they were a ...

You're the Pundit: Are we going to see a touch iMac?

by Erica Sadun (Sep 5th, 2011)

Other sites have rumors and speculation. We have the TUAW braintrust. We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today's topic is the iMac. Are we about to see a touch iMac debut? For years now, Apple patents have hinted at iMac and MacBook touch screens. A year ago, rumors ...

You're the Pundit: Will iOS and OS X merge?

by Erica Sadun (Sep 5th, 2011)

Other sites have rumors and speculation. We have the TUAW braintrust. We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today's topic is operating systems. Are iOS and OS X set to merge? Under the hood, these operating systems are very close cousins. They share many frameworks and many ...

You're the Pundit: What's the Apple "Product Transition" going to be?

by Erica Sadun (Sep 1st, 2011)

Other sites have rumors. We have the TUAW braintrust. We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today's topic is Apple's mysterious fall "product transition." During Apple's Q3 Financials, Peter Oppenheimer mentioned an upcoming product transition due to take place this autumn. ...

You're the Pundit: iPhone 5 US Carriers

by Erica Sadun (Aug 31st, 2011)

Other sites have rumors. We have the TUAW braintrust. We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today's topic is the iPhone 5 and its carriers. As Autumn rolls around and the iPhone 5 gets ready to launch, what carriers do you expect to see joining Verizon and AT&T with ...

Re-discovering the iPhone magic in real life

by Erica Sadun (May 11th, 2011)

Has the iPhone become...blasé? Recently, I was at the check out at my local supermarket, watching the guy in front of me enter things into his iPhone. "Hey, whatcha doing with the iPhone?" I ask. Turns out he was checking his balance before deciding which debit card to use to pay. ...

iPad Social Club: Share your new baby

by Erica Sadun (Mar 11th, 2011)

Congratulations! You just bought a new iPad, whether a discounted first generation or an updated iPad 2. Now it's time to socialize and chat about your new baby. Please join us in this post's comment section. Did you order your iPad online? Or did you stand in line at an Apple Retail ...

Getting ready for iPad: black or white?

by Erica Sadun (Mar 11th, 2011)

Today's the day. As consumers are getting ready to head off to their local Apple retailers to start the line wait for their new iPad, the question lingers. Black? or White? The overwhelming TUAW blogger consensus is white. We're tired of black. We want more Stormtrooper, less Vader. We want our ...

TUAW social club: What did you get for Christmas?

by Erica Sadun (Dec 26th, 2010)

Were you nice and not naughty? Did Santa reward you with Apple-branded products for all your hard work and effort this year? If Santa left a few Apple goodies under your tree (and helpfully cleaned up your Safari browser cookies and milk), here's where you can share the joy of new ownership. ...