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Apple sends takedown notice about customer support email

by Mike Schramm (Feb 3rd, 2012)

If you've ever corresponded with Apple Support (or any major customer support outlet, really), you might have seen that little notice at the bottom of the email that says any conversation included "may be privileged and may contain confidential information." Most of the time, that's just a weak ...

Apple and Motorola scuffle over iCloud and push email

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 3rd, 2012)

Motorola scored a victory against Apple today when it won a permanent injunction against the company's iCloud and MobileMe push email service. According to FOSS Patents, the injunction is "preliminarily enforceable," which means Motorola can enforce the ruling right away by posting a 100 million ...

Tim Cook defends Senior VP of Retail appointment

by Mike Schramm (Feb 1st, 2012)

Apple announced earlier this week that the former CEO of UK electronics chain Dixons, John Browett, was being appointed to the head of retail in Cupertino, but since then, there's been some rumbling among those interested that Browett might not have been the best man for the job. Dixons hasn't ...

Fake Apple billing email is circulating

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 28th, 2011)

Not surprisingly, scammers are targeting Apple customers with a fake phishing email asking them to update their account billing information. People who are new to Apple and probably received their first Mac or iOS device during the holiday season are particularly vulnerable to this scam. This ...

Snap and send photos from your iPhone to Ceiva the networked picture frame

by Erica Sadun (Dec 1st, 2011)

Right now for about a hundred bucks, you can buy a Ceiva picture frame. This device allows you to email pictures to a physical photo frame, allowing you to connect your digital lifestyle to your loved ones. If you have parents or grandparents who don't spend their days hunched over email and ...

Daily Mac App: Starred

by Samuel Gibbs (Nov 22nd, 2011)

If you're a Gmail user who leverages more than the simple mail potential of Google's email service, you'll know how valuable labels, stars and other organizational features are. Trouble is, to take advantage of them you normally have to resort to using the Gmail web app in its various guises, ...

Apple email suggests iTunes Match launch soon

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 11th, 2011)

Apple sent out the following emails to developers this afternoon: iTunes Match Update As we prepare for the launch of iTunes Match, we will be deleting all current iCloud libraries on Saturday, November 12th at 10 AM PST. Please turn off iTunes Match on all of your computers and ...

Sparrow for iPhone tease

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 3rd, 2011)

Sparrow for Mac is a popular Gmail client for the desktop that's easy to use and even easier on the eyes. Soon, its elegant simplicity will be available on the iPhone. Sparrow developer Dominique Leca talked to Business Insider and let the cat out of the bag about the company's upcoming iPhone ...

Postbox 3 launches with more social, more integration

by Brett Terpstra (Nov 1st, 2011)

We've tracked the progress of the Postbox email client for a while now, and it keeps getting better. Postbox -- an evolution of the Mozilla email client -- combines ease-of-use and email power tools to create a full-featured client with great polish. Version 3.0 brings with it not only new ...

Gmail's web app adds multiple accounts, mobile signature

by Mike Schramm (Sep 22nd, 2011)

I do have my Gmail account connected to my iPhone's Mail app through IMAP, but occasionally there are still times (mostly when searching my archived mail) that I need to use the mobile Safari web app version of the popular mail service. So it's good to hear that Google is still updating that ...

Sparrow co-founder tells why the Mac App Store is crucial to his success

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 31st, 2011)

Sparrow co-founder Dominique Leca gave an interesting interview to Business Insider (BI) in which he reveals his thoughts about the Mac App Store from a developer's perspective. We've covered Sparrow, the popular third-party OS X email client, many times before. It launched on the Mac App Store ...

Tim Cook email to Apple employees: "Apple is not going to change"

by Steven Sande (Aug 25th, 2011)

In an email designed to reassure Apple employees who might be a bit trepidatious after the Steve Jobs announcement yesterday afternoon, Apple CEO Tim Cook told workers that "Apple is not going to change." The email, leaked to Ars Technica by a reputable source, includes Cook's reassurance that ...

Sparrow update flies in, alights on Mac App Store

by Steven Sande (Aug 8th, 2011)

Do you use Sparrow? The popular alternative email app has just been updated to version 1.3.2, so if you're partial to "the bird" for your mail, it's time to head out to the Mac App Store and get the latest version. Sparrow 1.3.2 brings the following features to the bird feeder: Features: - ...

Video App Demo: Webmail++

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 29th, 2011)

Raise your hand if you've ever found Web Outlook on your Mac ugly and unusable, particularly the "classic" style. Now, if you have an iPhone and have been forced to use this adomination of everything good about web design, you know that the painful gets even more painful when you have to ...

Second accused AT&T iPad hacker in plea talks

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 29th, 2011)

Last month, Daniel Spitler pleaded guilty to hacking account information from AT&T 3G iPads and faces up to 10 years in prison. His alleged partner in crime, Andrew Auernheimer, is now reportedly negotiating a plea deal as well. Auernheimer's case is currently on hold during these ...