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Talkcast tonight, 10pm ET/7pm PT: Sandboxed in

by Mike Schramm (Nov 6th, 2011)

I'll be hosting the TUAW Talkcast this evening over on our usual TalkShoe meeting place, and as always, you're invited to join in both by listening along, and even by jumping in on the conversation. We'll be chatting live about the most popular Apple topics of the last week, including the ...

MacTech 2011: What keeps Aaron Hillegass up at night

by Mike Schramm (Nov 4th, 2011)

Big Nerd Ranch founder Aaron Hillegass took the stage at this week's MacTech Conference 2011, and his talk was labeled, simply, "Going Mobile." That's a big topic, so after going through a few reasons why business and individuals might be for and against making mobile apps (all pretty standard ...

AT&T CEO promises improved service from T-Mobile deal

by Mike Schramm (Mar 30th, 2011)

Businessweek had a chat recently with AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, and he told them that the pending merger with T-Mobile would have the intended effect of improving service and capacity on the networks for all of AT&T's devices, including, of course, the iPhone. "Virtually on the day ...

Who's behind those spammy video converter apps

by Chris Ward (Mar 16th, 2011)

There's an interesting article from last year over on Macworld about how spammers try to use comment systems on discussion forums to promote their wares. Christopher Breen, one of their moderators, dug into the world of Chinese companies promoting dodgy (as in "don't work very well") video ...

Unity takes a bow on Apple's third-party development stance

by Mike Schramm (Sep 14th, 2010)

When Apple first passed out those development restrictions on using third-party platforms to create iOS apps, Unity was one of the third-party services that could have been frozen out (though Flash was obviously in everyone's minds). The team behind the popular game development environment assured ...

Voices that Matter iPhone: "From iPhone to iPad" panel

by Mike Schramm (Apr 27th, 2010)

To end the first day of the Voices that Matter iPhone conference in Seattle last weekend, a group of veteran iPhone developers sat down for a roundtable panel and talked about the iPad. August Trometer (Yowza!!), Brent Simmons (NetNewsWire), Kyle Kinkade (Tap Tap Revenge), Daniel Pasco of Black ...

360iDev: Marketing and promotion on the App Store

by Mike Schramm (Apr 13th, 2010)

To start off day 2 of 360iDev here in San Jose, California, Henry Balanon hosted a panel to discuss the marketing and promotion of iPhone and iPad apps. Panelists Brian Chen of Wired, Rana Sobhany (author of "Marketing iPhone Apps" from O'Reilly), Doodle Jump creator Igor Pusenjak, and Playhaven's ...

Should the ESRB be on the App Store?

by Mike Schramm (Apr 10th, 2010)

Here's an interesting topic of discussion from Slide to Play: Now that Apple seems to be going all-in on gaming with its Game Center app, should the Entertainment Software Ratings Board start looking at App Store games? The ESRB is the self-regulatory industry group that's responsible for ...

iPad Wi-Fi issues continue to irritate

by Michael Rose (Apr 7th, 2010)

This morning, we spotted this write-up on Apple 2.0 about dealing with iPad Wi-Fi issues. Since this is the iPad's number one usability issue -- poor Wi-Fi throughput and lost connections -- users are on the prowl for solutions, even ones that may sound a little offbeat. In this case, one ...

GDC 2010: Interview with Faraway's Steph Thirion

by Mike Schramm (Mar 16th, 2010)

Steph Thirion is a game designer who's been releasing some of the most inventive games I've seen on the iPhone. He started out with Eliss a little while back, and he recently announced Faraway, which I got to play at GDC. The night after I played the game (it was at a party called Gamma IV), I sat ...

Macworld 2010: TUAW's Best in Show

by Mike Schramm (Feb 18th, 2010)

Our videos are almost all posted, the interviews are all transcribed, and the impressions are all done and published -- we're finally bringing our Macworld 2010 coverage to conclusion. It was a heck of a show -- while there wasn't a lot of attention outside the conference floor from folks expecting ...

Join us for a TUAW Talkcast tonight at 10pm Eastern

by Mike Schramm (Jan 31st, 2010)

Our talkcast returns to the virtual airwaves this evening as usual, bringing your chance to get in on the discussion with us. This week's topic? Obviously, the iPad will be front and center as we discuss and digest what Apple's new device means for the world (and whether it's underwhelming or ...

What's missing from the iPad

by Mel Martin (Jan 27th, 2010)

All in all, the iPad turned in a pretty exciting product debut. I don't think Apple will have any trouble selling these things, and it can't be a very good day in Amazon, Sony or Barnes and Noble's executive suites. While all the final info is not out yet, there were a few major omissions from ...

Join us for a Tablet talkcast this evening at 5:30pm Eastern

by Mike Schramm (Jan 27th, 2010)

Everyone's currently engaged with the fervor over the pending announcement, but once the dust settles, there'll be lots and lots of opinions to be shared and "will you/won't you buy it" conversations to be had. That's what our talkcast is for! This evening at 5:30pm Eastern, we invite you to join us ...

Going to Macworld Expo 2010? Join our community for updates and news

by Steven Sande (Jan 13th, 2010)

For the past several years, IDG World Expo has created a community on Ning for Macworld Expo. You can join up and follow various bloggers and companies, and now TUAW has a group page for the show. To join the group, just head over to http://macworldexpo.ning.com/group/tuaw. You can participate in ...