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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 ...

Apple nabs four of Engadget's 10 gadgets of the decade

by Mike Schramm (Dec 30th, 2009)

Our friends over at Engadget have selected their top 10 gadgets of the last decade (the naughts, as I like to call them), and Apple has come up big: four out of the ten choices are made by the company from Cupertino. The iPhone is on the list (of course), as is the iPod. The original Titanium ...

TUAW Talkcast live tonight at 10pm Eastern

by Mike Schramm (Dec 20th, 2009)

Sunday night means it's time for our world famous talkcast, and tonight's going to be a good one. I'll be hosting the last pre-Christmas show, so I'm sure we'll fit in some last minute gift discussion, and we'll chat about the most popular posts of the past week, including Operation Chokehold, ...

Dev raises price of $3 app to $40 just to spite customers

by Mike Schramm (Oct 13th, 2009)

I like the way Schiau Studios thinks -- when customers complained about the price of their $2.99US App Store game Alchemize, they raised the price up to $39.99. Over on the TouchArcade forums, they make their case: most devs, they say, when faced with complaints about price, will just lower their ...

TUAW Talkcast live tonight at 10pm Eastern

by Mike Schramm (Sep 27th, 2009)

Our weekly talkcast returns to the virtual airwaves this evening over on Talkshoe, so if you're around on a Sunday night, and want to tune in and talk Apple with a crew of TUAW bloggers and readers, you're in luck. We'll start up at around 10pm Eastern this evening, and we'll be talking about the ...

Loss of Wi-Fi connectivity plagues the iPhone 3G as well

by David Winograd (Jul 9th, 2009)

Wi-Fi connectivity problems are not limited to the iPhone 3GS, not by a long shot. The iPhone 3G is widely reported to have connectivity problems that, according to the large number of people discussing it on the Apple Support Discussions, dwarf the reports regarding the 3GS. In over fourteen ...

Apple TV and iPhone forums open at Apple Discussions

by David Chartier (Jan 16th, 2007)

Did your brand new iTV just go on the iFritz? Or possibly your iPhone took a cue from Mr. Jobs and prank called Japa- Wait, they aren't out yet? Well, maybe these two shiny new pre-release Apple Discussion forums, one for the Apple TV and another for the iPhone, will still come in handy for ...

Another potential fix for Intel Mac + Airport station problems

by David Chartier (Nov 8th, 2006)

If you're using an Intel Mac with any of Apple's AirPort base stations, you might have noticed some 'less than stellar' performance after updating to 10.4.8, as well as wonky connection problems that Apple tried issuing a support doc for. As an owner of both a MacBook and an Intel Core 2 Duo iMac, I ...

Let's face it: Steve will have to step down sooner or later, too

by David Chartier (Jun 19th, 2006)

With Gates' bombshell announcement last week that he will be stepping down from his full-time role at Microsoft in 2008 to spend more time with his Gates and Melinda Foundation charity org, I finally came to wonder: how much longer does Steve have at Apple? Both companies were started around the ...

An easier method to get Windows Vista to run with Boot Camp

by David Chartier (Jun 8th, 2006)

Yes, before you fire off a flaming comment, we know this is The Unofficial Apple Weblog, but we thought it might be nice to post a tip for those of you who either want or need to play with the next generation of Microsoft Windows, reportedly due out within the decade (hey, it was originally due in ...

Did the SMC Firmware Update cripple some Intel Mac clock speeds?

by David Chartier (May 17th, 2006)

A thread in Apple's support forums discusses complaints of crippled clock speeds after installing yesterday's SMC firmware update on Intel Macs. Upon an apparently successful update, some users checked their min and max clock speeds with CoreDuoTemp to find that their max has been limited to 1000 ...

My perspective on Unsanity's MacBook Pro "Lost in Transition" post

by David Chartier (Jan 11th, 2006)

One of Unsanity's programmers by the name of Rosyna has posted a really interesting commentary on the new MacBook Pros titled Lost in Translation, focusing on some significant issues that need to be addressed. I recommend you check it out, as it raises questions on a number of issues that Steve Jobs ...