Charity Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Tim Cook focuses on charity during Town Hall meeting

by Mike Schramm (Feb 2nd, 2012)

Apple held an all-employee Town Hall meeting a little while ago after the earnings call, and The Verge is reporting that Apple CEO Tim Cook took quite a bit of time during the meeting to point out Apple's charitable contributions to the world. He said that Apple has given $50 million to Stanford ...

"Crazy Ones" poster being sold for charity

by Mike Schramm (Dec 6th, 2011)

The "Crazy Ones" quote used in a few different places around Apple, including some icon Easter eggs and the famous commercials, has been turned into a typeface posted by Los Angeles advertising firm TBWA/Chiat/Day in order to raise funds for charity. You can see and buy the poster over at the ...

Apple retail to mark World AIDS Day by spotlighting PRODUCT (RED)

by Chris Rawson (Nov 30th, 2011)

According to ifoAppleStore.com, Apple will be spotlighting (PRODUCT) RED items in its stores on December 1 to mark World AIDS Day. A percentage of proceeds from the (PRODUCT) RED line, which Apple launched in 2006, is donated to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. Sources indicate that ...

Desert Bus classic gets an iOS port, for charity's sake; AaAaAA!!! coming too

by Mike Schramm (Nov 22nd, 2011)

Penn and Teller's Smoke and Mirrors is one of the weirdest cult titles in all of video gaming -- it's an old game for Sega CD that was more of a prank than anything else. While it did teach you to do a few tricks, the most famous minigame in the entire package is called Desert Bus, a weird ...

Apple corporate matching program raises $2.6M for charities

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 10th, 2011)

As first reported by AppleInsider, Apple has announced to its employees that their combined efforts have led to US$2.6 million being donated to charitable companies since the company's "Apple Matching Gifts Program" began. That's not a bad haul considering the program is only seven weeks ...

TRVL magazine to donate subscription fees to charities

by Steven Sande (Nov 9th, 2011)

TRVL is a free electronic travel magazine for the iPad that I raved about in September. The beautiful photography, layout, and typography all make it a standout among the usual junk that passes for e-magazines these days, and TRVL was free, which made it a no-brainer to subscribe to. The ...

Apple cake pops made to raise money to fight pancreatic cancer

by Mike Schramm (Nov 5th, 2011)

A baker in England has made these gorgeous cake pops (featuring some Apple logos and Steve Jobs's likeness) to raise some donation money for a pancreatic cancer charity. The pops will go on sale next Wednesday in London, when cake blogger and maker "Miss Cakehead" is set to open up a "Steve ...

Bono compares Steve Jobs to Elvis

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 7th, 2011)

U2 lead singer Bono paid tribute to Steve Jobs with kind comments for the man who turned the music industry upside down with the iPod and iTunes. Bono called Jobs "the hardware/software Elvis" and described him as a man who was "only interested in doing truly great things." Speaking of his ...

Humble Indie Bundle team offers a Frozen Synapse Bundle

by Mike Schramm (Sep 29th, 2011)

The Humble Indie Bundle guys are back with another pay-what-you-want bundle of games. Proceeds from your purchase may be directed to the developers or to charity, in any combination you like. This time around, they're focusing on the turn-based strategy game Frozen Synapse, offering it up to ...

NimbleBit donates 35 iPads and more to charity

by Mike Schramm (Sep 27th, 2011)

It's not like we needed more reasons to love brothers David and Ian Marsh of NimbleBit. First off, they make terrific free (and lucrative) games like Pocket Frogs and Tiny Tower. Second, they're super nice and very supportive in the developer community. Third, they're humble and smart, keeping ...

Apple launches charitable matching program for employees

by Dave Caolo (Sep 8th, 2011)

MacRumors has confirmed that Apple has instituted a program to match its employees' charitable donations, up to US$10,000 per year. It's restricted to full-time employees in the U.S. for now, but the company hopes to expand that. Tim Cook announced the initiative to Apple's employees earlier ...

Hit the iPhone snooze button and help charity

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 18th, 2011)

There's no shortage of interesting and creative iOS apps and Snooze is one of them. It's an alarm clock app developed by Letgive, a charitable donation company. The app lets you set an alarm and will donate money (US$0.25) to one of Letgive's non-profit organizations each time you press the ...

Humble Indie Bundle 3 announced, includes Cogs, VVVVVV, And Yet It Moves

by Mike Schramm (Jul 26th, 2011)

The Humble Indie Bundle is back at it again, offering five new indie gaming titles for one low choose-your-own price. This time around, they've got Crayon Physics Deluxe, 3D puzzler Cogs, the excellent retro platformer VVVVVV, Hammerfight, and the award-winning puzzler/platformer And Yet It ...

Zynga, Ngmoco donating to Japan through iOS games

by Chris Ward (Mar 15th, 2011)

Giant gaming company Zynga has joined the Japanese relief effort by enabling in-game donations in FrontierVille, FarmVille, CityVille and other games. A full 100 percent of the virtual goods' purchase prices will be donated to Tsunami relief, and Zynga is partnering with the Save the Children to ...

iPhonewzealand app proceeds donated to NZ Red Cross Earthquake Appeal

by Chris Rawson (Feb 27th, 2011)

Many New Zealand-based Mac and iOS developers are rallying to help the city of Christchurch following its recent devastating earthquake. NZ-based tech blog iPhonewzealand is the latest to join in these efforts. The site's old iPhone app has been withdrawn from the App Store, and in its place ...