Holiday Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Report: iPads and iPhones helping create 'couch commerce'

by Mike Schramm (Dec 5th, 2011)

Above, you can see an intriguing graph from Compuware APM that shows a kind of kooky new trend in shopping this holiday season, something the researchers are calling "couch commerce." Shopping via the web is up big-time lately, and as you can see above, a big part of that is shopping from the ...

5 Apps to make your holiday shopping easy

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 5th, 2011)

Thanksgiving is done and Black Friday is behind us. Now, it's time to get serious with your holiday shopping. Here are a few apps that will make your holiday shopping easier, maybe even fun (all prices are USD). Santa's Bag- Christmas Gift List ($0.99) Santa's Bag- Christmas Gift List is an ...

Apple receives week-long extension on Aussie Galaxy tab ban

by Mike Schramm (Dec 2nd, 2011)

Australia's High Court has decided to extend Apple's temporary injunction against sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1 in Australia for a week, reports GigaOM. The delay will give the court time to consider Apple's request for permission to appeal the end of the ban, which was struck down on ...

Holiday Gift Guide: Cameras

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 1st, 2011)

Welcome to TUAW's 2011 Holiday Gift Guide! We're here to help you choose the best gifts this holiday season, and once you've received your gifts we'll tell you what apps and accessories we think are best for your new Apple gear. Stay tuned every weekday from now until the end of the year for ...

Filemaker offers free holiday kits for Bento users

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 1st, 2011)

Filemaker has released free holiday-themed goodies for Bento users. The Bento Holiday Kit has templates for cards and labels, a party planner and a gift list. To take advantage of this, you need to have Bento 4 for Mac installed. A free trial is available for those who want to see the program ...

Apple Store Black Friday discounts already live... in Australia

by Michael Rose (Nov 24th, 2011)

As is its custom, the Earth continues to spin on its axis while many of us in the States are working off our turkey and stuffing comas with a solid nap/some football on TV. That means that the expected Apple Store discount offers for Black Friday are already up and running in parts of the world ...

NPD: Outside of the iPad, TouchPad's fire sales make it number one

by Mike Schramm (Nov 22nd, 2011)

Analysis firm NPD has released one last report on tablet computers before the holiday season officially kicks off, and something crazy is happening to that market. Outside of the iPad (which of course is currently dominating the space), the next big contender goes to ... the HP TouchPad, a ...

iPad tops holiday wish list for kids

by Chris Rawson (Nov 17th, 2011)

If the latest survey data from Nielsen is anything to go by, Santa Claus is going to be loaded down with Apple products this year. Nearly half of kids aged 6-12 said they want an iPad this year, while nearly a quarter of kids aged 13 or over said the same thing. Nielsen surveyed a "general ...

SpellTower, Chickon, Superman and lots of other iOS releases today

by Mike Schramm (Nov 17th, 2011)

Believe it or not, we are getting into the start of the holiday season, and that means tons of action on the App Store as people head over to buy apps for their new devices. There are a bunch of exciting new apps to check out today, so here's a quick list: Hothead Games (makers of Kard ...

Apps for Veterans and Remembrance Day

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Nov 11th, 2011)

While 11/11/11 is important to people for different reasons, today is Veterans Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day (or Armistice Day) in Commonwealth countries. Veterans Day is a federal holiday for honoring military veterans while Remembrance Day remembers those who died in the line of ...

Dungeon Hunter 3 screenshots leak

by Mike Schramm (Nov 8th, 2011)

Gameloft's Dungeon Hunter series has delivered some of my favorite gameplay on iOS -- the second game, especially, has made for some really great single-player moments, and even some terrific co-op gameplay. Sure, the series is heavily influenced by Diablo and other hack-and-slash RPG titles, ...

Talkcast tonight, 10pm ET/7pm PT: Pre-Halloween Edition!

by Kelly Guimont (Oct 30th, 2011)

It's the night before All Hallows' Eve, and it's time for the creatures of the dark to make their way to their phones, Skypes and VoIP -- yes, indeed, it's Talkcast time! We won't know if you're wearing a costume (well, we will ask you what you're wearing, but we won't ask for proof) but there's ...

iPad 2 + iPad 2 + fake blood = awesome "hole in torso" costume

by Mike Schramm (Oct 30th, 2011)

We'll have more costumes today and tomorrow, but this one was too good to not share right now. YouTube user onemeeeliondollars has posted video of a costume he apparently made with two iPad 2s that makes it look like you can see clean through his torso. As he says in the video below, you just ...

Halloween costumes inspired by Apple, influenced by Steve Jobs (Updated with costumes)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 30th, 2011)

Halloween celebrations are underway, and it's time to get those costumes out of the closet. We're hoping that some of you are moving beyond the ghost and the witch of your childhood and looking towards Apple for your inspiration. So if you're dressing up as an iPhone, an iPad or some other ...

Apple-themed pumpkin carving for Halloween

by Mike Schramm (Oct 29th, 2011)

The good folks at MacRumors have done us all a favor and rounded up all of the Apple-themed pumpkins they've seen this year so far. Most of them, like the one carved by Sbrocket seen above, have focused on Steve Jobs in some way, which makes sense given that everyone's still thinking about ...