Holiday Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Talkcast tonight, 10pm ET/7pm PT: Holiday potpourri

by Kelly Guimont (Mar 31st, 2013)

The Easter bunny has found his eggs, the bonnets have been worn and the ham's been sliced. In a quiet week for Apple news, at least you have us -- your friendly Talkcast family. We'll talk about World Backup Day, warn against April Fool's freakouts, and have a lovely time. To participate live ...

Storm8 and Disney share big app download figures from the holiday season

by Mike Schramm (Jan 2nd, 2013)

Here are two more companies that had a big holiday season on the App Store. First up, mobile developer Storm8 has posted some information about how its holiday went, and as you can see above, December 25 was a pretty big day for them. They saw more than 2 million downloads of their apps in just ...

Talkcast tonight, 10 pm ET: Another auld lang iSyne

by Michael Rose (Dec 30th, 2012)

We've yet to land directly on New Year's Eve with a scheduled TUAW Talkcast; the most recent Sunday night NYE was in 2006, years before we started the show, and the next Sunday alignment with 12/31 isn't until 2017. (We should all come to see it in good health.) One day off is as close as we'll ...

TUAW's Best of 2012 Personal Picks: Randy Nelson

by Randy Nelson (Dec 28th, 2012)

2012 was the first year I can remember where I didn't make a single new hardware or accessory purchase. Software, though, was another story. If there was a notable iOS app released this year, chances are good that I have it -- and I've made a list of favorites to share with you. I'm also an ...

App downloads spike over the holiday, though not as high as expected

by Mike Schramm (Dec 27th, 2012)

The Christmas holiday saw a record number of iOS device activations, and as usual, a nice spike in app downloads for developers (thanks to all of those new devices on the market). But Distimo just shared a report that says Christmas might not have been as merry as we thought for app developers ...

Flurry: 17 million iOS, Android devices activated on Christmas Day

by Mike Wehner (Dec 27th, 2012)

If you received a new smartphone or tablet for Christmas, you're not alone; VentureBeat reports that over 17 million new iOS and Android devices were activated on Christmas day, according to analytics firm Flurry. That's a bump of over 330 percent over the average of the 20 days preceding the ...

TUAW's Best of 2012 Personal Picks: Megan Lavey-Heaton

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 27th, 2012)

Now that Christmas rush is over, you might find that you have some extra cash or gift cards to spend. Or, you might have a new Apple device, and find yourself looking for good recommendations on software or accessories. These are some of my favorites in 2012, in no particular order. mophie ...

TUAW's Best of 2012 Personal Picks: Steve Sande

by Steven Sande (Dec 23rd, 2012)

While I'm busy running the TUAW Best of 2012 nominations and voting process (voting starts soon!), I have a few favorites that I wanted to pass along as my personal Best of 2012. These picks don't follow any particular order and they're definitely not following the categories that we've set up ...

Five apps for the last-minute holiday shopper

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 21st, 2012)

Holiday shoppers, your time is almost up! There are only a few days left until deliveries cease and the stores shut down for Christmas. Here are five apps to make this last-minute shopping frenzy a little easier on you and your wallet. Clutch (iPhone, Category: Lifestyle, Free) Clutch is your ...

TUAW's Best of 2012 Personal Picks: Victor Agreda, Jr.

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Dec 19th, 2012)

It's the holiday shopping season and many of you are trying to find that perfect gift for the Apple owner in your life. Rather than a plain gift guide to help you navigate the sea of hardware, software and accessories, we decided to bring things down to a personal level and provide individual ...

Disney's Bart Decrem on the holiday lineup: Monster's Inc Run, and new Avengers and Wreck-It content

by Mike Schramm (Dec 12th, 2012)

Disney's mobile game division has had one heck of a year. "I feel in general that we're executing very nicely on the vision we laid out a year ago," senior vice president Bart Decrem told TUAW this week. "Among media companies, we are maybe the most successful on the App Store and Android. I ...

Our favorite iPhone photo apps for capturing and sharing the holiday spirit

by Mel Martin (Nov 21st, 2012)

Here in the US it's a holiday weekend, and we'll be visiting friends and family as we celebrate Thanksgiving. Of course a holiday gathering means pictures are going to be taken, and I have put together a list of some of my favorite apps for the iPhone that will help you take great photos and ...

Talkcast tonight, 7pm PT / 10 pm ET: Black Friday look-ahead

by Michael Rose (Nov 18th, 2012)

If it seems to you that the holiday season is rushing toward us this year, there's a reason: this is the earliest that US Thanksgiving can be scheduled (the fourth Thursday in November; this November started on a Thursday, so Thanksgiving is the 22nd). An early holiday means an early unofficial ...

'Tis the season: Apple launches holiday gift guide, offers free shipping

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 13th, 2012)

Apple launched its annual holiday gift guide that bundles together the best gifts for the Apple owner in your life. The 2012 guide sorts gifts based on device ownership with lists for the iPad, Mac, iPhone and iPod. The iPad page showcases the newly released iPad mini, which Apple says is "the ...

Black Friday sales net some good deals on iPads

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Nov 12th, 2012)

We're 10 days away from Thanksgiving in the US, but a number of stores already have released their Black Friday specials, many actually starting on Thanksgiving itself. If you're looking for an iPad as a gift to someone else or yourself, and you're willing to brave the Black Friday crowds, ...