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Follow the Presidential inauguration with the official Inaugural 2013 app

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 20th, 2013)

Earlier today, Barack Obama was sworn in for his second term as the 44th president of the United States. Although the public inaugural is Monday, legally the President is installed by 12 noon on January 20; when that date lands on a Sunday, the swearing-in is done twice, with the second public ...

Infinity Blade creators parody themselves with VOTE!!

by Mike Schramm (Aug 22nd, 2012)

Here's a surprise on the App Store this week -- Infinity Blade creators Chair Entertainment have suddenly released a politically-themed parody of their own game, called VOTE!!!. The app should be out on the North American App Store later on this evening -- it's essentially a battle from ...

Steve Jobs gave President Obama a pre-release iPad 2

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Oct 4th, 2011)

Image via White House Flickr account In an interview with ABC, US President Obama said that Steve Jobs personally gave him an iPad 2 a couple of weeks before it was unveiled. This timing would line up with the dinner Obama had with Silicon Valley luminaries like then-Google CEO Eric Schmidt ...

President Obama gets an iPad 2 filled with Polish pride

by Michael Grothaus (May 29th, 2011)

President Obama is on a European tour, and one of his stops included Poland. Before parting, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk gave President Obama several gifts, a usual custom for visiting dignitaries. One of those gifts was an iPad 2. President Obama already has an iPad 2, but TUAW reader ...

President Obama finally owns an iPad

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 28th, 2011)

Last November President Obama saw Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva using an iPad while at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' retreat in Yokohama, Japan. After a brief exchange about the iPad versus lugging around books, it appears the President was swayed. Maybe it's the ...

Steve Jobs to meet with President Obama today

by Kelly Guimont (Feb 17th, 2011)

According to ABC News, President Obama's West Coast field trip is going to kick off in San Francisco with dinner. Not just any dinner, mind you. This happens to be dinner with the outgoing CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt, Mark Zuckerberg (who built some sort of newfangled website) and our own Uncle ...

President Obama signs another iPad

by David Quilty (Nov 25th, 2010)

At the NATO summit in Lisbon, Portugal, an iPad-toting attendee approached President Obama and asked him to sign his 21st century autograph pad. The President replied, "I've done this once before." Back in October, President Obama signed an iPad at a rally at the University of Washington. As Dave ...

Steve Jobs chilling with President Obama today

by Josh Helfferich (Oct 21st, 2010)

According to Business Insider, President Obama is scheduled to be flying into the San Francisco area this afternoon to attend an event for District Attorney Kamala Harris and to deliver remarks at a later dinner. What isn't on the President's public agenda, according to an anonymous source familiar ...

White House releases official app for free

by Mike Schramm (Jan 21st, 2010)

The White House (as in, the home of the American President Barack Obama) has introduced a brand new iPhone app, according to White House blogger Dave Cole. The app is a one-stop shop for everything there is to know about what the president's up to, including blog posts, a newsroom, photos, videos, ...

Mac-savvy Obama staffers frustrated with legacy White House

by Robert Palmer (Jan 22nd, 2009)

According to the Washington Post, the incoming U.S. presidential administration has inherited quite the challenging IT environment: The White House. President Obama's staff -- accustomed to Macs, social media, and having the latest equipment -- found Windows PCs with Microsoft Office 2003 in their ...

Use your iPhone to navigate Inauguration Day

by Michael Rose (Jan 19th, 2009)

Second Update: You can also use the free SHOUTcast Radio [App Store link] to listen to WTOP for Inauguration Day coverage on your iPhone or iPod touch. The stream works great with EDGE, 3G, and WiFi. (SHOUTcast is published by AOL, the parent company of this blog.) Update: Late word is that the ...

Yes, but which will fix the economy: Zune or iPod?

by Robert Palmer (Dec 5th, 2008)

We generally try to stay away from politics here at TUAW, but this week, some controversy erupted when a Philadelphia news photographer saw Barack Obama at the gym with -- gasp! -- a Microsoft Zune music player. PC World even went so far as to call it "ZuneGate." Well, rest assured that an Obama ...

Obama team chose Apple on election night

by Robert Palmer (Nov 7th, 2008)

In what could be a sign of things to come, an unnamed staffer Biden's son Hunter (thanks commenters) was pictured on Election Night showing Vice President-Elect Joe Biden something on a MacBook Air. Biden also appears to be holding an iPhone 3G with a sticker on the back. Biden was apparently ...

Official iPhone app for Obama '08 now in App Store

by Michael Rose (Oct 2nd, 2008)

We're officially a nonpartisan bunch here at TUAW (actually, quite partisan, but only for the Mac) but the announcement of an official iPhone application from the Obama campaign is still worthy of mention. Several high-profile iPhone devs & designers were involved in the project, including ...

iTunes Speechification

by Erica Sadun (Sep 5th, 2008)

Doesn't matter whether you're a Republicrat or a Demublican, or if you're blue, red, or purple. If you've got an interest in World Events, the US iTunes stores has all the speeches from the recent American conventions -- from both sides of the aisle. The speeches and video highlights are free and ...