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Time, Inc., Apple at odds over App Store subscriptions

by Dave Caolo (Jul 28th, 2010)

Remember this video demonstrating Time, Inc.'s vision for a tablet-based version of Sports Illustrated (SI)? It preceded the iPad's release and got many fans excited for the future. The real thing isn't quite so impressive, but the demo demonstrates the publisher's enthusiasm for the emerging ...

Steve Jobs on Time magazine cover again

by Dave Caolo (Apr 1st, 2010)

There's a super article in the current issue of Time magazine featuring Stephen Fry's interview with Steve Jobs. As you may know, Stephen Fry is a writer, actor and comedian. He was also the 2nd person in all of Britain to own a Macintosh (author Douglas Adams was the first). That's precisely why ...

Billings Touch hits the App Store

by Brett Terpstra (Jan 6th, 2010)

We mentioned its imminent arrival a few days back, and now it's here: Billings Touch [iTunes link] hit the App Store last night (Free, $15 in-app upgrade for full functionality). It's packed with time and expense tracking features, client management, invoicing, and other necessities of the ...

Magazine publishers joining together for iTunes-like magazine store

by Steven Sande (Nov 24th, 2009)

The New York Observer is reporting that Time, Inc. executive VP John Squires has been making the rounds of other major publishing houses lately with one thing in mind: creating an iTunes-like magazine store for digital distribution of their titles. At this time, it appears that Time, Inc., ...

Time names Apple MacBook, iPod touch among best travel gadgets

by Dave Caolo (Nov 9th, 2009)

Time Magazine has published their list of 2009's best travel gadgets, and the iPod touch and MacBook have made the cut. Time notes the MacBook's size and high green ratings as well as the iPod touch's speed, Wi-Fi compatibility and library of games worked in their favor. I do my share of ...

First Look: Minimalist time tracking on Mac using Minco

by Steven Sande (Sep 21st, 2009)

Mauritius is a minimalist island nation in the Indian Ocean, and from that tiny set of spots on the map comes a new Mac time-tracking application for anyone who needs to keep track of how much time they spend on tasks. Minco, now in public beta from Celmaro, is a minuscule Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard ...

Capo gives you play-along tempo controls for $39

by Mike Schramm (Apr 21st, 2009)

Capo is a new app from the makers of TapeDeck, and it's the talk of the town amongst musicians -- it allows you to simply change the speed or pitch of any songs you happen to have laying around your computer, so that you can play or sing along with them at your own pace. We got a chance to try out ...

Convertbot updated to 1.1, adds more units to convert

by Mike Schramm (Apr 21st, 2009)

I haven't had much use for Tapbots' Weightbot, even though I actually am currently watching my weight, but I really appreciate the look and feel of the program -- it's one of the most polished apps on the App Store. And Convertbot is no different -- while the actual situations where I need to ...

Date/time bugs throughout the years for Apple

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 31st, 2008)

As 30GB Zune owners deal with the sudden bricking of their systems after midnight this morning, hopefully they can take comfort in the fact they are not alone in this. Throughout the years, Apple products had their share of time & date problems. In February 2000, Newton owners began reporting ...

Fieldrunners and other great iPhone games for the holidays

by Mike Schramm (Dec 11th, 2008)

Time Magazine has named Fieldrunners one of the top ten games of the year -- and the only game on the list for the iPhone. Very impressive. The App Store has only officially been out for half a year, and games have been in development for only a little longer than that, but already, we're getting ...

iPhone is #3 on Time's gadgets list

by Dave Caolo (Dec 10th, 2008)

Apple has long been a darling of Time Magazine's tech writers. Just take a look at the history The iPhone is 2007's Gadget of the Year The iPhone is 2007's Invention of the Year The MacBook Pro was Gadget of the Week back in 2006 Several appearances on the cover Heck, even the Nike+ iPod ...

TUAW Tip: Add date to the menu bar clock

by Cory Bohon (Aug 18th, 2008)

Have you ever wanted to quickly verify today's date, but didn't want to open iCal? Well, you could click on the clock in the menu to get the month/day/year. However, you can also change the layout of the clock to include the extra information such as month/day/year. To do this, open System ...

DST reminders for Mac users

by Michael Rose (Mar 10th, 2008)

If you're extra-drowsy this morning in the USA, you're not alone. The switch to Daylight Saving Time over the weekend, moved earlier last year, leaves us scratching our heads in sleepiness for a few days... although, according to a recently-published study, the DST-associated rise in automobile ...

iPhone is "Invention of the Year": Time

by Dave Caolo (Nov 1st, 2007)

Time Magazine's love affair with Apple is very well documented. This week, they named the iPhone the "Invention of the Year." The winning combination: The industrial design, touchscreen, the effect on the market overall, the introduction of Mac OS X on a mobile platform and the future, according to ...

Keeping time with Aurora and PolarClock

by Mike Schramm (Aug 20th, 2007)

Here's two more cool ways to figure out what time it is, because sometimes you just can't look out a window. First off, Aurora (which we've written about in the past) is an free and easy little alarm clock that will play almost any media you've got, including any playlist in iTunes or even channels ...