Gift Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Anomaly Korea creators tease secret game, which you can preorder now

by Mike Schramm (Feb 14th, 2013)

The last time we spoke with the guys from 11 Bit Studios (right before Anomaly Warzone Korea landed), they had plenty of plans for a huge desktop game they were working on (to be available for PC, Mac and Linux). And now, it appears they've announced the title ... sort of. They haven't actually ...

LinkedIn gives all of its employees iPad minis

by Mike Schramm (Feb 13th, 2013)

LinkedIn is most known for being a website that helps users get jobs, but it turns out working there is probably pretty nice as well: The CEO of the company today handed out 3,500 iPad minis, to every one of the company's employees. That's right: If you work at LinkedIn, you got an iPad mini ...

Secondary iPhone market is thriving

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 17th, 2012)

We often hear about iPhone sales during Apple's quarterly earnings report, but we don't talk about secondary sales very much. This is the market where used iPhones in various conditions are bought and sold. I've been an active participant in this exchange, often selling my old iPhone or iPad to ...

Holiday Gift Guide: Procrastinator's Edition

by Michael Rose (Dec 24th, 2011)

You know who you are. It's Christmas Eve, your stockings are yet to be hung with care, and there's a dismayingly large gap in the "gift gotten" column of your personal Nice list -- or maybe you haven't figured out what the last three days of Hanukkah are going to look like when it comes to gift ...

Holiday Gift Guide: iPad apps & accessories for business

by Michael Rose (Dec 17th, 2011)

From one-person shops to giant enterprises, if businesses agree on anything right now it's "iPad Yay." The Apple tablet hasn't even reached the terrible twos yet, but it's clearly making its presence felt across countless verticals and different industries. For at least a couple of mobile ...

TUAW's Holiday Gift Guide: Slightly wacky last-minute gifts

by Michael Rose (Dec 21st, 2010)

Welcome to the TUAW Holiday Gift Guide! We've sorted the treasure from the junk and are serving up suggestions to make your holiday gift-giving a little easier. It's getting late, the shopping season is nearly over, and you just haven't found the perfect item for everyone on your list. Well, worry ...

Get your giving sorted out with Gift Plan

by Michael Rose (Dec 20th, 2010)

Keeping track of all the holiday shopping and the various recipients of gifts among family and friends is a chore that's just crying out for an app. There are plenty of gift organizers on the App Store, but one of the newest and slickest is Glasshouse Apps' new release Gift Plan. This US$1.99 app ...

iOS devices top survey of UK children's most-wanted gifts

by Mike Schramm (Oct 26th, 2010)

The hottest toy in the UK this year isn't a stuffed animal or a dress-up doll -- it's an Apple device. The top three spots on a list of most-wanted gifts in the UK were taken by Apple's iOS devices, with 39% of kids and parents polled saying that iPhones, iPods, and iPads were wanted under the tree ...

TUAW's tips for gifting an iPad for Mother's Day

by Sang Tang (May 7th, 2010)

Still searching for that perfect Mother's Day gift for your mom or wife? Why not get her an iPad? Buy Mom a computer? You're kidding me, right? The iPad's versatility lends itself to some computer-like comparisons. And a natural response to this would be: "Who would want a computer for a Mother's ...

"Gift This App" appears in the app store

by TJ Luoma (Mar 22nd, 2010)

When the 2010 baseball season began, I knew I wanted to buy MLB At Bat for a friend. Unfortunately there was no way to do that directly, so I had to settle for a Gift Certificate. Then I discovered that Gift Certificates are only available in $10 increments, starting at $10 and ending at $50. ...

TUAW Tip: Veency remote controls your iPhone from your Mac

by Mike Schramm (Jan 12th, 2010)

Reader Kevin C. sent us a tip the other day -- he recently got a Bose SoundDock II, which is a nice little speaker dock, as a Christmas gift, and he wants to know: with his iPhone sitting all the way across the room, is there any way he can control the iPhone from his Mac? Obviously there are lots ...

Apple provides a Holiday Sampler for free

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Dec 11th, 2009)

Hard to believe anyone who does the Christmas thing would be lacking in basic music like Silent Night or We Wish You a Merry Christmas, but do you have Sarah McLachlan or Weezer singing your carols? Now's your chance to pick up those classics for the low, low price of nothing on the iTunes store ...

So you just got an iPhone -- now what?

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 25th, 2008)

All day on December 25, TUAW presents "Now What?" We've got first steps and recommendations for all the Apple gifts you (hopefully!) found under the tree today. Happy holidays! Congratulations, you've finally gotten an iPhone! It's either your very first one, or you've managed to upgrade to the ...

So you just got an iPod touch -- now what?

by Christina Warren (Dec 25th, 2008)

All day on December 25, TUAW presents "Now What?" We've got first steps and recommendations for all the Apple gifts you (hopefully!) found under the tree today. Happy holidays! Did you wake up this morning with a shiny new iPod touch under the tree? If you did, read on to get our suggestions in ...

Gifts for the beginning developer

by Cory Bohon (Nov 25th, 2008)

Whether you've just started writing your first lines of code or you've just moved over to the Mac/iPhone platform as a developer, this guide is sure to please. Books Cocoa Programming in Mac OS X ($31.49 on Amazon) There are really two excellent books that should be on every Mac developer's ...