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iOS 3.1.3 iPhone/iPod touch users running into App Store issues

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 20th, 2011)

Not everyone has updated to iOS 5 or even iOS 4; there's more than a handful of users who still run iOS 3.1.3 on their older iPhones or iPod touch devices. As of December 16, a growing number of these users are reporting problems with the iOS app store. It doesn't appear to be a bunch of ...

RunKeeper gets a major upgrade

by Steven Sande (Oct 31st, 2011)

RunKeeper, the free fitness tracking app, just received a major upgrade that was announced this morning. The app has been gaining a lot of attention since mid-summer, when the company launched a Health Graph API that developers have been using to integrate RunKeeper capabilities into third-party ...

How to check if you're eligible for an iPhone upgrade

by Steven Sande (Sep 28th, 2011)

With a new iPhone or two just around the corner, TUAW has been getting the usual flood of "how can I check to see if I'm eligible for an upgrade" emails. At least for those of us in the US on either the AT&T or Verizon networks, that's a fairly easy proposition. Here's how to see if you'll ...

Intensive surgery on an old MacBook Pro yields huge performance gains (Updated)

by Chris Rawson (Aug 19th, 2011)

Installing OS X Lion on a 3 1/2-year old MacBook Pro made it clearer than ever just how slow my old machine had become. Beachballs left and right, UI lag, incredibly long reboot times, dismal application load times... as someone accustomed to the "instant on" feel of an iPad or iPhone, I was ...

Apple updates Migration Assistant for Leopard-to-Lion compatibility

by Mike Schramm (Aug 10th, 2011)

Apple previously updated its Migration Assistant app for compatibility between Lion and Snow Leopard, and now here's the original Leopard update. The Migration Assistant Update for Mac OS X Leopard smooths out the transfer from a Leopard Mac to one running with the newest Lion OS, making sure ...

Mac 101: Should I upgrade my Mac or buy a new one?

by Chris Rawson (Aug 8th, 2011)

"Should I upgrade the Mac I have or buy a new one?" It's a question that faces every one of us at some point, and it's not always easy to answer. In a lot of cases, owning a Mac can complicate this answer simply because the darned things are so long-lived. It's a lot easier to justify replacing ...

New MacBook Air SSDs are replaceable

by Steven Sande (Jul 21st, 2011)

No sooner had the new MacBook Air models shown up in Apple Stores than the iFixit team grabbed one for dissection. The site always does a teardown of the latest in Apple technology for the benefit of repair technicians and for hobbyists who love to see what's inside their Macs. The 2011 13" ...

OS X 10.7 Lion and Lion Server released. Available Now in Mac App Store

by Erica Sadun (Jul 20th, 2011)

If you had today marked off on your Lion release day lottery card, congratulations! Apple has finally released OS X 10.7 Lion and Lion Server. Before you do anything else, make sure you have a backup of your Mac; Time Machine is good, and adding a bootable clone is even better. You may have no ...

If Lion is your future, make sure Snow Leopard is your present

by TJ Luoma (Jun 6th, 2011)

As we mentioned in our what Mac owners need to know after today's WWDC announcements roundup, Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) will be required for Lion. If you are using Leopard (10.5) or less, you must first upgrade to Snow Leopard. Amazon shows it backordered 2-5 weeks, (available from ...

Pixelmator 2.0 announced, coming to Mac App Store later this summer

by Steven Sande (Jun 2nd, 2011)

Today, the Pixelmator team provided a peek at the next version of their namesake image editing tool. With the code name of Chameleon, Pixelmator 2.0 is a major upgrade that is expected to ship later in the summer of 2011. Anyone who has already purchased the app via the Mac App Store for US$29 ...

Macworld experiences mixed results with MacBook Air SSD upgrades

by Steven Sande (May 24th, 2011)

Computers are like cars: while the vast majority of owners are happy to drive around in their car for years, exactly the way they came off of the dealer's lot, some people want to customize their wheels immediately. It's not surprising that for some owners of Apple's popular MacBook Air, the first ...

iTunes, Tiger, and irrational ire: The difference between updates and upgrades

by Chris Rawson (May 21st, 2011)

Update: After we posted this story, reader Nate emailed us to suggest that if you find yourself in Rupert Jones' shoes (with a new iOS device that requires Leopard/iTunes 10 for sync support, but still running Tiger on your Intel Mac), call AppleCare. He says that Apple's support team will ask ...

HDD Fan Control software addresses iMac hard drive replacement issue

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 13th, 2011)

Yesterday, Other World Computing wrote a post suggesting you could not install third-party hard drives in the new Sandy Bridge iMacs. According to OWC, any change in the hard drive or switching to a hard drive bay would cause the drive fan to spin at maximum speed. Though this problem does ...

OWC: Replacing main hard drive with third-party is not an option in new iMacs

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (May 12th, 2011)

The folks over at Other World Computing, best known for providing affordable upgrades for your Mac, delivered some bad news regarding installing a third-party hard drive in the new Sandy Bridge iMacs. Apparently, Apple altered the SATA power connector in such a way that removing the hard drive ...

iPhoto 9.1.2 released

by David Winograd (Apr 26th, 2011)

Along with the Snow Leopard Font Upgrade, iPhoto 9.1.2 has just shown up in Software Update. Outside of the usual bug squashing, it brings a few new features and tweaks including new card themes and some enhancements to making photo books. Here's what you'll find in this sizable ...