Promo Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Postcard on the Run giveaway: discounts, free postcard packs and a personal card from Selena Gomez!

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 27th, 2011)

Selena Gomez, Postcard on the Run, and TUAW have teamed up for an awesome promotion for all our readers, as well as the chance to win some pretty sweet prizes to boot. Postcard on the Run is an iOS and Android app that allows you to bring a physical touch to your digital memories by letting ...

iPhone 4S promo video the year's "most viral tech video"

by Steven Sande (Dec 14th, 2011)

Apple's ads and introductory videos have long set the standard for clear, concise, and exciting tech promos. Now Web video tracker Visible Measures has announced that the 5-minute iPhone 4S promo video was the most viral tech video of 2011. The video (see below) was not only replayed millions ...

Activision releases ProtoSlice iOS app to promote Prototype 2

by Mike Schramm (Nov 5th, 2011)

This is interesting -- Activision has apparently teamed up with an iOS developer to release a promotional game for its upcoming title Prototype 2. ProtoSlice is now available as a free download from the App Store, and it's made by the creators of Slice HD, a developer named SmallBall. The new ...

Samsung supposedly uses screenshot of Apple Maps app in promo

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 18th, 2011)

Samsung goofed when it included a modified screenshot of the iOS maps application (above right) in one of its promotional pieces. The promotion shows a Samsung Android handset with Google Maps that unfortunately is not the Android version. It has a rounded text entry box and teardrop push pins ...

Daily Update for Sept. 7, 2011

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Sep 7th, 2011)

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, which is perfect for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the ...

MacUpdate bundle gets Toasty, TUAW readers can win

by Michael Rose (Sep 19th, 2010)

The MacUpdate Promo bundle is back again -- this edition features the marquee player of Roxio's Toast 10 Titanium, for all your CD and DVD burning needs. Blu-ray and HD capabilities, if you need them, require the separate US$19.95 plugin from Roxio, but that's still only $70 for all the mojo of ...

TUAW giveaway: HexaLex for iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Jul 30th, 2010)

We featured HexaLex as our daily app a little while back. It's an excellent Scrabble alternative, and it mixes up the tried and true formula just enough that, if you and your friends are looking for something different to play, it's worth checking out. And we're here to make that easy for you. ...

20 great, free iPad comics

by Mike Schramm (Jul 29th, 2010)

CNET's Crave blog compiled a great list last week of twenty great, free comic books to read on your iPad. For me, more than anything else, the iPad seems perfect for a visual, interactive medium like comics. Movies are better on my big screen, and books can be read on a Kindle (or just on paper -- ...

Touch Arcade picks their favorite iPhone games of 2009

by Mike Schramm (Dec 26th, 2009)

Our friends over at Touch Arcade have put together their list of the best iPhone games of 2009, and if you happened to unwrap an iPod touch or an iPhone yesterday, that's as good a place as any to start hunting for your favorite games. Spider: Secret of Bryce Manor [$2.99, iTunes link] topped their ...

Ten crazy iPhone cases

by Mike Schramm (Apr 9th, 2009)

I ended up going with an iSkin Revo for my iPhone as a thin little protective case, but now that I've seen some of these crazy cases, I'm reconsidering just a little bit. Who wouldn't want to encase your iPhone in what appears to be bacon, or try out the tactile iPhone case above (which transmits ...

Woz is set for his Dancing with the Stars debut

by Mike Schramm (Feb 20th, 2009)

ABC has released a promo picture of Woz and his dancing partner in the upcoming series of Dancing with the Stars, and it is amazing. Woz is looking good. I thought about photoshopping a pimp hat and a cane into his hands, but frankly, he doesn't need it. That man can rock a pink shirt like no one ...

Mac Update offers holiday bundle

by Cory Bohon (Dec 9th, 2008)

In the midst of the holiday shopping season, MacUpdate is in the process of offering their Holiday Bundle. MacUpdate tells us that their new purchasing system now allows purchases to be gifted, and in this particular bundle if you purchase three copies, you'll receive a fourth free. The bundle is ...

Give Good Food to your Mac, now with international cuisine

by Brett Terpstra (Nov 19th, 2008)

Last year, the Give Good Food to Your Mac promo offered discounts on apps exclusively from Indie developers in Europe. This year the promo is back, and they've opened the doors to developers from around the world. There are some 60 apps available, and the deal is this: buy 3 apps and get a 20% ...

Apple's UK Back to School promo starts, gives away new nanos, touches

by Cory Bohon (Sep 16th, 2008)

Apple has started their Back to School promotion in the UK. It is similar to the Back to School promo that ran in the US, with the exception of people in the UK being able to get one of the new iPods that released at last week's iPod event. This promotion is good on the purchase of any new Mac and ...

Mac Mix Promo gives you deals on Mac apps, starts today

by Cory Bohon (Jul 14th, 2008)

While MacHeist is on their summer break, Mac Mix is hoping to shake things up in the Mac app bundle community. Their website went live early this morning and allows you to mix applications to make your own bundle. You might say, "What's so special about that"? Well, Mac Mix gives you a tiered ...