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Daily Update for May 2, 2013

by Steven Sande (May 2nd, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires ...

Apple adds 256 GB, 512 GB flash storage options to iMac

by Steven Sande (May 2nd, 2013)

There's something new under the sun for those interested in buying an iMac. MacRumors is reporting that Apple now has two new flash storage options available for the iMac, both of which can be purchased when buying a configure-to-order device from the online Apple Store. iMac buyers interested in ...

Tim Cook: We should have waited until 2013 to release new iMacs

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 24th, 2013)

During Apple's earnings conference call on Tuesday, CEO Tim Cook fielded an analyst's question regarding Apple's product releases during the Fall 2012 quarter and delivered a surprisingly candid answer. Addressing the shipping delays that plagued Apple's new iMacs, Cook articulated that Apple ...

Play+: A YouTube viewing and discovery app for Mac OS X

by Steven Sande (Apr 18th, 2013)

Developer Saied Ghaffari of It's About Time was perplexed by something recently; while there are good dedicated YouTube apps for iOS, there's nothing similar for OS X. Instead of a clean, fast app for discovering and viewing YouTube videos, Mac users must rely on web browsers and the YouTube ...

iMac G3 on a 1998 episode of Computer Chronicles

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 12th, 2013)

Computer Chronicles aired on PBS during the '80s and '90s and tracked the rise of the personal computer. Not surprisingly, Apple was often featured on the program. We've stumbled upon one episode that Apple users may find interesting. The 1998 episode kicks off with a look the new iMac G3, ...

Daily Update for April 9, 2013

by Steven Sande (Apr 9th, 2013)

27-inch iMacs hit Apple's refurb store

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 9th, 2013)

Apple introduced its new thin iMac models last year and now those beauties have landed in the company's certified refurbished outlet. As reported by Engadget and MacRumors, the refurbished 27-inch iMac is available for up to $270 off the regular retail price. The refurbished base Core i5 model ...

Daily Update for March 14, 2013

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 14th, 2013)

Apple offering iMacs with optional VESA mount adapters

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 14th, 2013)

Apple has begun offering iMacs with an optional VESA mount adapter. The new BTO option was first noticed by Macworld UK. Users who buy an iMac on Apple's online store can order the iMac with the VESA mount adapter instead of the standard foot stand for an additional US$40. The pre-installed ...

Watch a vintage Mac 512K talk to an iMac via Siri

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 11th, 2013)

Niles Mitchell has a variety of Apple devices, including an iPhone with Siri, an iMac and a vintage Mac 512K. Using a combination of the old Speak program, AppleScript and iCloud Notes, Mitchell was able to send files from his iMac to his Mac 512K via Siri. It's a clever mix of old and new ...

Apple releases low-cost iMac for the education market

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 6th, 2013)

According to MacRumors, Apple has quietly released a less expensive low-end iMac for educational customers. The iMac model (ME699LL/A) features a dual-core Intel Core i3 processor, 4 GB of RAM, a 500 GB hard drive and 21.5-inch display. It retails for US$1099, which is $200 less than the ...

Users unhappy with no Apple response to NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 kernel panic issue

by Steven Sande (Mar 4th, 2013)

There's nothing more frustrating to a computer user than to have a software-related problem exist for more than a year without it getting fixed by the manufacturer. In this case the users are owners of early 2009 iMacs using the NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 video card. These Macs have had a problem with ...

New iMac ship times improve to 1-3 days

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 4th, 2013)

For those waiting to get one of Apple's new iMacs, we've got some good news. Over the weekend, ship times for both the standard 21.5-inch and 27-inch models improved to one to three business days in both the Canadian and US Apple online stores. That's a far cry from the two- to three-week ship ...

Analyst: Mac sales up 31% for January 2013

by Randy Nelson (Feb 25th, 2013)

Despite ending on a down note for the first quarter of Apple's 2013 fiscal year, Mac sales seem to be on the rise. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has crunched the latest NPD sales figures and concluded that US sales of Mac desktops increased by 31 percent in January when compared to the ...

The curious case of the persistent image

by Steven Sande (Feb 18th, 2013)

The other day I was working on some blog posts, and when I pulled up an image in Preview to edit it, I noticed something odd. It looked like the Preview window was transparent, and that I was seeing a window through it. I thought nothing of it until a few minutes later when I closed a number of ...