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CES 2013: Nest updates to version 2, fights for more compatibility

by Mike Schramm (Jan 8th, 2013)

We're big fans of the Nest custom controlled thermostat here at TUAW -- it's a great product that got better last year with an update to version 2. Along with a thinner, updated design and brand-new firmware, the version 2 update also jumped up to be compatible with 95 percent of home HVAC ...

30-pin to Lightning adapter: early users test compatibility

by Erica Sadun (Oct 10th, 2012)

We got a message from developer David Stanfill this morning, who's had an opportunity to start using Apple's 30-pin to Lightning connector. As early pre-orders are just now arriving, we were curious as to how things were working. "I can confirm," he writes, "That the 30-pin to Lightning cable ...

Use the Xbox 360 controller on your Mac

by Mike Schramm (Sep 13th, 2012)

TUAW reader Jon emailed in the other day to ask about possible game controllers for Mac, and while we've covered this issue before, it has definitely been a while. In short, the best way to use a game controller with your Mac is just to use one of the better controllers out there: the wired ...

Apple releases new Digital Camera RAW update

by Mike Schramm (Nov 10th, 2011)

Apple has released yet another compatibility update for the RAW format in digital cameras for use with iPhoto and Aperture, and it makes the following (mostly new) cameras compatible: Canon PowerShot S100 Nikon 1 J1 Nikon 1 V1 Nikon COOLPIX P7100 Olympus PEN ...

Dev Juice: Help me leverage Lion-only features

by Erica Sadun (Aug 29th, 2011)

Dear Dev Juice, I'm part of a tiny company developing iOS apps. We're about to develop our first Mac OS X app. There are many cool new features in MAC OS X Lion and we'd like to take advantage of these. However, this would mean only people on Lion could use our app... Do you think most people ...

iCade-compatible games listed

by Mike Schramm (Aug 18th, 2011)

Touch Arcade has a list of the games on the App Store currently compatible with ThinkGeek's iCade arcade stand for the iPad. It's certainly more than just the one official Atari app that it was compatible with at release, but the list is still pretty short, with only 16 titles included: No ...

Lion-ready apps start showing up in Mac App Store

by Chris Rawson (Jul 14th, 2011)

Earlier this week, Apple announced that developers should start submitting their Lion-ready apps to the Mac App Store. While Lion itself has been a no-show despite rampant speculation that it would launch today, Lion-ready third-party applications are starting to show up. OS X Daily spotted at ...

Chopper 2 for Mac controlled by iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Nov 29th, 2010)

You've probably seen Chopper 2 here on TUAW before -- we originally covered the app's iPad-out-to-TV feature and then chatted with creator David Frampton back at WWDC last year. With the news of the Mac App Store coming soon, Frampton has decided to port the game over to the Mac, and since he ...

Report: Apple to make significant enterprise gains in 2011

by Mike Schramm (Oct 20th, 2010)

Despite Apple's insistence that it is a mobile device company, it turns out that the Mac category is far from done growing. A new study from the Enterprise Desktop Alliance says that 2011 is set to be a huge year for Mac on the enterprise level, with reportedly 25 percent of all new systems in that ...

Confirmed: Game Center for 2nd gen iPod touch, not iPhone 3G

by Matt Tinsley (Sep 8th, 2010)

Good news for 2nd generation iPod touch users! As reported by AppleInsider and MacDailyNews, the 2nd generation iPod touch will be compatible with Game Center, Apple's new gaming and social networking application, but the iPhone 3G will not. Other compatible iOS devices are the 3rd and 4th ...

Tips for creating an iPad-compatible Keynote presentation

by Sang Tang (Jun 3rd, 2010)

While the iPad version of Keynote represents a slight twist on Apple's flagship presentation app and serves as a gateway into multitouch computing on a large display, it has a few shortcomings when compared to its Mac OS X counterpart (as we noted back in April). As a result, those who start their ...

Not getting an iPad? Don't forget the 'netbook option'

by Mel Martin (Mar 25th, 2010)

With all of the netbook hoopla, it's worth remembering that Apple really hasn't filled the need for a full-featured, really small laptop. With Steve Jobs saying that they simply can't build a cheap netbook without sacrificing quality, Mac lovers who still want one are left, quite literally, to their ...

iStopMotion now Snow Leopard happy

by Mike Schramm (Nov 5th, 2009)

Just in case you were waiting for the stop-motion app on your hard drive to be compatible before switching to Snow Leopard, you can stop waiting -- even if you're using some other program to do stop motion, iStopMotion is the best and brightest, and with the brand new update to version 2.1, it's ...

SnowChecker will help you make the jump to Snow Leopard

by Steven Sande (Nov 2nd, 2009)

Most of us here at TUAW jumped aboard the Snow Leopard bandwagon immediately after receiving our upgrade disks -- and I mean immediately. We didn't bother to check out what apps would or wouldn't run, and could have cared less about compatibility with scanners and printers or anything else ...

A roundup of Snow Leopard compatibility announcements

by Steven Sande (Sep 10th, 2009)

Now that the shock of Mac OS X 10.6's early release has worn off, many developers are announcing that their products are now completely compatible with Snow Leopard. Here's a list of the latest devs to speak up. Realmac Software announced that RapidWeaver 4.3 is now available. This newest version ...