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Poll: Some issues reported around using cables between iPad versions

by Erica Sadun (Mar 14th, 2011)

Experiencing cable woes? TUAW reader Chris Arnold of Sumo Computers sent in this photo demonstrating why he believes his original iPad cable had problems working with his iPad 2. TUAW rigorously tested several cables but was unable to duplicate these issues -- all the cables we tested worked ...

Analyst: Apple's Bumper case program a win-win for customers and shareholders

by Mike Schramm (Sep 14th, 2010)

Analyst Shaw Wu with Kaufman Bros. says that, while Apple is likely taking a hit by giving away free cases and bumpers to iPhone 4 buyers (and the company is even extending the offer after the deadline to anyone who calls AppleCare), the program will likely be a win in the long run. Obviously, ...

Survey: 73% of iPhone users are fine with AT&T's service

by Mike Schramm (Jul 26th, 2010)

If you're the kind of person who loves quoting that ".5%" number given by Jobs at the press conference a few weeks ago as proof that AT&T's reception problems are overblown, you'll love this. A new survey released by Yankee Group says that 73% of iPhone users polled are actually "very satisfied" ...

Crisis expert says Apple gets a C on iPhone 4 PR

by Mike Schramm (Jul 19th, 2010)

Hilarious Taiwanese videos aside, just how did Apple do with last week's touchy press conference? Patrick Kerley, a communications strategist for a firm in Washington, DC, tells Computerworld that Apple actually did very well -- only it might have been too late already. He said that Jobs was very on ...

Woz having reception problems, too

by Mike Schramm (Jul 15th, 2010)

For all of his exceptional qualities, part of Woz' popularity these days lies in the fact that he is really the prototypical Apple fan -- he stands in line like everyone else, he postulates about Steve Jobs' condition, and he loves the products just as much as we do. So when even Woz admits to ...

Recent MBPs suffering from 'narcolepsy'

by Dave Caolo (Jun 10th, 2010)

There's an active thread on Apple's support boards about current-model MacBook Pro machines, running current builds of Leopard and Snow Leopard. These MBPs are refusing to wake from sleep. Specifically, users find a black screen when trying to rouse their machines, despite hearing the disk spinning ...

iPad Wi-Fi issues continue to irritate

by Michael Rose (Apr 7th, 2010)

This morning, we spotted this write-up on Apple 2.0 about dealing with iPad Wi-Fi issues. Since this is the iPad's number one usability issue -- poor Wi-Fi throughput and lost connections -- users are on the prowl for solutions, even ones that may sound a little offbeat. In this case, one ...

Psystar's lawyer: Psystar not done yet

by Mike Schramm (Dec 21st, 2009)

Last night on the Talkcast, we talked about the big news last week that Psystar seemed to be down for the count, and the consensus was that we'd heard the last of them. But not so fast: their lawyer now says that they're not calling it quits just yet. The company that has gotten pummeled by Apple ...

Psystar alienates the Hackintosh community, too

by Mike Schramm (Nov 12th, 2009)

Say what you will about Psystar, the community that continues to sell computers running OS X, despite bankruptcy, constant legal problems with Apple, and a case so slim even their own legal team gave up. Sure, they're out of reason, out of room, and way out of line, but at least they've got plenty ...

CrossOver Games 8.0 released

by Mike Schramm (Sep 3rd, 2009)

Codeweavers tells us that they've released version 8 of their Crossover Games software -- I tried it out a while ago, and found that while it was a pretty good way to play their recommended games, once you went off the reservation, things got a little hairy. Then again, that was a long time ago, ...

Patch for Microsoft Office 2008 XML issues now available

by Sang Tang (Aug 7th, 2009)

As promised, Microsoft has released a patch (dubbed version 12.2.1) to address issues that some Microsoft Office 2008 users have had with opening XML-based documents. When attempting to open a document in Microsoft Office 2008, some users have been presented with an error message that resembles the ...

Is the Mac OS X 10.5.7 update causing you grief?

by Steven Sande (Jun 11th, 2009)

Against my better judgment, I always download and install Mac OS X updates immediately. That has never caused an issue with any of my Macs until now. Since I installed 10.5.7 literally minutes after hearing about its release, I have been experiencing sporadic issues with USB on my first-generation ...

Apple releases QuickTime 7.5.7, fixes HDCP issues

by Cory Bohon (Nov 25th, 2008)

Apple just updated QuickTime to version 7.5.7. This update is big news for users of the MacBook and MacBook Pro unibody computers because it fixes the problem where some users were unable to play protected movie files from iTunes on external displays. This is a problem that TUAW noted last week. ...

Apple releases Trackpad firmware update for MacBook and MacBook Pro

by Cory Bohon (Nov 17th, 2008)

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/Apple_releases_Trackpad_firmware_update_for_MacBook; If you are one of the early adopters who rushed out to purchase a MacBook/MacBook Pro, only to realize that the new Trackpad was a bit buggy, then you may be in for a treat. That's because Apple just ...